T-shirt Sneak Peek

We were given a small sneak peek at this year's NEHS shirt today....

Shirt orders were completed this week and all new members will be receiving a short-sleeved t-shirt. Returning members and new members were given the option to purchase long-sleeved t-shirts and hoodies, which will be the same design and colors.

All shirts will be ready for pick-up beginning after school next Friday, in T-10!

On various days throughout the year we ask NEHS members to wear their shirt and promote NEHS school wide. You would be surprised what an impact 120 students all wear the same shirt can make! The first day we will all wear our shirts is Friday, Sept. 11th. This is the night after our induction ceremony and will demonstrate the unity we all will share. Spread the word!

Wow - Information Meeting Overload!

We had about 200 students show up for the NEHS meeting today. Wow. We totally didn't expect that kind of turn out! If you did not receive an application, please pick one up from T-10 or T-3 tomorrow. All applications are due Monday to Mrs. Lusher.

All members MUST also sign-up for the NEHS google group. Click on the link on the right side of this page.

Reminder!

The first NEHS meeting of the 2009-2010 school year is tomorrow (Monday, 8/17) at 2:30pm in T-10!! Get there early to get a seat! We are so excited to see everyone back for another AWESOME year with NEHS!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to another great year at NGHS! Your sponsors and officers already have a great year planned for you! Make sure you pick up a flier on Open House night from your English teacher or stop by T-10, T-3, or T-4.

We will have our information meeting on Monday, August 17th at 2:30 in T-10. This is when the officers and sponsors will address all questions and go over the requirements. The applications will also be given out. This meeting will last about 30 minutes due to the amount of information we have to give you.

We will have our first official NEHS meeting the following Monday, August 24th at 2:30 in T-10. This meeting will be very short and we will be collecting money and applications and taking t-shirt orders. Most likely it will be over by 2:45pm.

We are also very excited to announce our speaker series for this fall. We have many prominent professionals from around Atlanta coming to speak once a month on their profession and how it relates to English/Literature/Speaking/Writing/Etc. These speaker series are MANDATORY (like your induction ceremony) events. You must clear your schedule now for these once a month events. They will last approx. 30 minutes - 1 hour (depending on the speaker). If for some reason you can not attend, please see one of the sponsors to be excused.

Our August Speaker Series will be on Monday, August 31st at 2:30pm, location TBA. The speaker will be Matt Felten from the Shakespeare Tavern. You may remember him as Hamlet, Puck, or Tiny Tim from last year's performances we attended. He will be speaking on his career and he will have an extended Q & A session.

We are looking forward to seeing all of you very soon!

End of the Year Picnic

Well, the year has come and gone. We've had a fantastic time this year! Thank you so much to all the officers, graduating seniors, and underclassmen members! You guys make this club everything it is, and each year it just gets better and better.

Yesterday we had out End of the Year Picnic, Awards Ceremony, and Officer Induction Ceremony. Despite unfavorable weather, we all had a great time! Congrats to the seniors, our scholarship award winners, and new officers!



Thank you again for a great year, and we look forward to seeing you all back again next year!

Hamlet

Last Friday, NEHS went on a trip to see Hamlet at Shakespeare's Tavern!

Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's most notable works, so seeing it on stage was a great experience, especially watching it be performed by actors we were already familiar with through A Midsummer Night's Dream and A Christmas Carol.

Overall, the play was fantastic and everyone had a lot of fun.

Here are some pictures! :)

Farewell, Hello~

Dear NEHS members,

I want to thank you all for making another great year

at NEHS.

As a member-at-large, I was able to take on the responsibilities

of being an officer of this organization.

But most of all, I take with me from this year,

all the wonderful memories of outings, celebrations, and

laughter we shared together.

I hope it was the same for you too.

_

Also, as the new NEHS President,

I say hello to you.

I hope to make the 2009-2010 school year

another exciting year at NEHS with all the support

and help from the new officers and members.

If you have any concerns, questions, or comments,

please do not hesitate to contact me!

Thank you,

Seo-Eva Kim

Sidewalk Poetry

In case you haven't heard...April is National Poetry Month!

In celebrating this great month NEHS completed a Sidewalk Poetry project. For two afternoons NEHS members picked out their favorite poems and copied (and illustrated!) them on the sidewalks of the school.

LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR!!

DEAR NEHS MEMBERS!!!

The last official, general meeting of the year is on NEXT MONDAY.

The meeting will be held in Ms. Lusher's trailer, like always, after school.

IT is VERY IMPORTANT that you attend this meeting:

1. we will be selecting next year's officers (Seniors, you too have voting rights!!)

2. we will be updating everyone on last-minute point opportunities

3. there will be FOOD>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So, I hope this is enough encouragement for all of you to attend!!

See you all there,

Seo

A Problem..

Tomorrow is our poetry on the sidewalk event...

However, it seems like it's going to rain tomorrow.

I don't know what we are going to do, but I think we might

put off the event until we find a day that it does not rain..

IMPORTANT NEWS~~

Hello, NEHS!

First of all, a lot of you missed last Monday's meeting.

You should have gotten the meeting notes through e-mail.

Make sure that you come to next week's meeting because

we will be discussing very important upcoming events~~

Second, one of those events is the "Poetry on the Sidewalk" event.

NEHS members will be assigned into groups to write poetry on

our school's walkways. SO BE SURE TO E-MAIL MS. LUSHER

YOUR POETRY IF YOU ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE!

This is an easy point opportunity, so don't miss it!

In celebration of April/ Poetry Month, we are also having a

"Poetry at the Park" event (April 5th)

Those who are going to attend this event need to

bring poetry to read!!!!

We have tons of other fun point opportunities coming up

: Shakespeare's Tavern, movie day, Shakespeare's b-day, renaissance festival, etc.

SO ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 30th at MS. OLSEN' s room (614)

to sign up!!

Thanks,

Seo KIM

Peach Awards List

I know some of you have been waiting since last summer for the 2010 Peach Award Book Nominees. :o) Well, I have good news for you....the list came out today! I know many of you read every book on the list, so go ahead and get started or the save the list for your summer fun!

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff
Blood Brothers by S.A. Harazin
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Deadline by Chris Crutcher
Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
Getting the Girl by Susan Juby
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Impossible by Nancy Werlin
Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs
Ophelia by Lisa Klein
Spud by John Van de Ruit
Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Wake by Lisa McMann
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Margaret Mitchell House

We have the permission forms! Please see me (in T-10) or Mrs. Olsen (in 614) to pick one up! They need to be returned by this Friday at Movie Day or to me in T-10 by Friday at 2:10pm.

UPDATE!

Hey members!

Don't worry if you weren't able to participate in Poetry Jam, there are still some point opportunities left! [FOR EXAMPLE! the following:

-This Friday in Ms. Olsen's room {room 614} there will be a MOVIE DAY. We will be watching the second half of Gone With the Wind

-The next General Meeting will be on March 2nd, from 2:30 to 3:00 in Ms. Lusher's trailer. There will be guests from UGA coming

-ALSO! There is going to be a visit to the Margarent Mitchell house at 10:00 on Saturday, March 7th. Tickets are $15 and you can pick up permission forms later this week.

And finally, thank you to everyone who participated in the NEHS poetry jam this past Friday. We had a wonderful time and raised over $150 for Relay for Life [huge round of applause]. Here are some pictures from the event [please forgive my photo taking skills]

If you missed the meeting yesterday...

We inducted our new members into NEHS, had some yummy cake (thanks Mrs. Olsen!), and talked about possible point opportunities all taking place this week. After we had gone over everything someone exclaimed, "You can earn 90 points with the Poetry Jam alone!" That is incorrect. You can actually earn up 105 points during this activity! This activity is so important because it raises money for Relay for Life and we need EVERYONE to participate. So, I ask all of you to do yourself a favor and participate in Poetry Jam so you will have an easy time in NEHS for the rest of the year!

How Can I Get Involved?
(Or more importantly, how can I earn points?)

POETRY JAM
Turn in poetry to recite at the Poetry Jam
Due by Wednesday at the latest!
Email your poems to Mrs.Lusher@gmail.com or Julie_Lusher@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Limit 4 poems or 20 pts. Ultimately, you can recite as many poems as you want,
but you will only receive 20 points. :o)
Make to include your name!
*We are also inviting singer/songwriters to play at the poetry jam (bring your own guitar,
or key board provided) email Mrs. Lusher if interested!

Come decorate for the Poetry Jam – 5 points per day
Wednesday and Thursday from 2:15-3:15pm
Bring art supplies!

Buy a ticket
$3 before from Mrs. Haddock in T-4
$5 at the door
Bring one friend, get one point – Bring five friends, get 20 points (non-NEHS members)

Bring Used Books
Drop off books in T-10
1 point per book, max. 20 points

Bring Baked Goods
Bring all baked goods on Friday to T-10
5 pts. per baked good (at least 20 items separately wrapped)
Limit 20 points

Work the Jam
This is available to the first 10 people who email Mrs. Lusher
You must have already purchased a ticket
You must show up at 6:00 and stay until 9:00pm
You will receive 15 points
*There are six more openings!

*All proceeds go towards Relay for Life!

OPERATION SCARP
All items due by Friday to T-10
5 points for 5 items, limit 20 points
Acceptable items to donate:
§ Pencils
§ Pens
§ Markers
§ Colored pencils
§ Glue stick
§ Spiral notebook
§ Notebook paper
§ Tote bag
§ 3 ring binders

*All items must be new and still in their packages! :o)

I think...

We need to update our calendar...
I don't know how to, though..TT

Spring 2009 Induction Ceremony

Please make sure you attend! Refreshments will be served!

NEHS-OPERATION SCRAP and BOOK SALE

HEy Guys~~~ Don't forget about Operation SCRAP!

NEHS is still collecting donations to help the students

in Iraq get the necessary school supplies.

As National Honors Society Students,

we should all be pitching in to help other students (around the world)

receive educational support.

NEHS adopted 15 children;

what each children needs is Bring whatever you can: (new)

pencils, pens, erasers, markers, papers, notebooks, etc. By FEBRUARY 9TH to Ms. Lusher's trailer.

You will receive points for donations~

ALso, don't forget to bring used books to be sold at our Valentine's Day Poetry Jam to Ms.

Lusher. The books are due by Next Wednesday, and you will receive 1 point per book (the limit

is 40 books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) So, let's get moving with our donations~~~~~

UPDATE!

Hey guys,

Remember February 13th, 7:00 pm is the Valentine's Day Poetry Jam! The poetry jam is an NEHS tradition that we use to raise money for Relay for Life. There will be poetry and music; we'll be selling baked goods and having a used book sale (prices starting at 25 cents). There will also be a walk in raffle; turn in your ticket at the front table in order to receive a prize.

You get 10 points for attending the Poetry Jam and it's highly suggested that you attend, not only because it's for fun, but also because the proceeds go to Relay for Life. [tickets are $3 in Ms. Haddock's T-4 trailer and $5 at the door]

If you would like to perform, it's 5 points per poem [please turn them in to Ms. Lusher] limit = 4 poems. You may also perform songs [there will be a keyboard for piano players and if you play guitar, please feel free to bring it in]

If you want to help decorate, you recieve 5 points per day, decorations will be made on the 11th and the 12th in Ms. Lusher's trailer

Please donate books for the book sale [proceeds for this also go towards relay for life]. You recieve 1 point per book. We all know you have many books at home that you do not read, please bring them in for us.

Also, remember that we will be having a bake sale, so please bring baked goods for the Poetry Jam [the day of it] 5 pts per item [limit = 4]

Be sure to bring friends: 1 point per person, and if you bring 5 people, you recieve 20 points...SO DO IT!!!!!


sincerely,

-Sheena Patel

[ATTEND POETRY JAM!!!!! or we'll send ninjas after you!!!! aka. Mr. B] [and Sheena will follow you around with a spray bottle and spray you every five seconds till you look like you have been walking through rain the whole day]

January Moive Day

January's Movie Day is going to be tomorrow (Friday) at 2:30pm in Mrs. Olsen's room (614). We will be watching the first half of Gone with the Wind in preparation for our trip in March to the home where it was written. Please join us for the first half of this awesome movie! Your welcome to bring a friend and a snack to share! You will receive 10 pts. for attending the entire 2 hours tomorrow. See you there!

Save your plastic bottles!

One of our NEHS members, Jennie Kim, is collecting plastic bottles to raise money for Relay for Life. I am helping her out and placing a bag in my room to collect bottles. These can be any kind of plastic drinking bottle...Coke, water, tea, etc. Please help us out by saving all your plastic bottles and drop them off in my room. For every 5 bottles you drop off, you will receive one point! Jennie's goal is 1,000 bottles (for a $50 donation to Relay for Life) and I am sure we can raise even more than that! Please let Jennie know if you have any questions, or email me and I can ask her your question. Thanks!

SCRAP Project

At yesterday's meeting we discussed the community service project, SCRAP. NEHS has adopted 15 kids to sponsor with school supplies. All supplies are due to Mrs. Lusher's room (T-10) by Feb. 10th. Members will receive one point per item they bring. Please seen the flyer below for more information!

Meeting Tomorrow!

Just a last minute reminder of our meeting tomorrow! 2:20pm in T-10!

Hamlet

Tomorrow after school I will be showing "Hamlet" in my room at 2:30pm. This is mainly for the AP Lit kids, but if you are in AP Lang or one day planning on being in an AP English class this would benefit you. This is not an official NEHS "Movie Day", but you can still get your movie points if you would like to join us. I will be bringing popcorn and the movie will be over by 4:45pm.

OPERATION SCRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey NEHS!!!
Our school and the Gwinnett community is participating in an exciting and
meaningful event this year!!
It's called OPERATION SCRAP- helping Iraqi school children get their
necessary school supplies.
The terrorists in Samarra, Iraq have destroyed many schools, and the
U.S. army there has been building back some.
But the children do not have school supplies to work with.
So, one of the Lieutenant officers native of Gwinnettt County asked
us to help out.
North Gwinnett High School decided to adopt 1000 kids to support,
and it asks ALL organizations and clubs to adopt children.

Each child needs:

-4 pencils
-2 pens
-1 pack of erasers
-1 notebook
- 1 pack of lined paper

This is not much~ We can definitely support a lot of kids!

I will give you guys more info. on our Jan 26th mtg.
But this will be our big NEHS community service project,
so look out for OPERATION SCRAP~~~

Thanks,

Seo Kim

Happy 3 day weekend and MLK Day!

I hope everyone has a wonderful, WARM 3 day weekend! The next NEHS meeting is on Monday, Jan. 26th. Also, feel free to blog or leave comments as you read our posts. On Tuesday across the school we will be watching the Inauguration in our 5th period classes. To get info ahead of time and know what's going on, please check out any of the following websites:

http://www.inauguration.dc.gov/index.asp
http://inaugural.senate.gov/
http://dc.about.com/od/specialevents/a/Inauguration.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/explainer.inauguration/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27721638/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/executivebranch/index.html

Love is in the air!

Attention all of you who may not have earned your 100 points last semester, or anyone who wants to get a jump start earning points for this semester:

We will be having a Valentine's Day Poetry Jam on February 13th in the Commons area at 7:00pm. The theme is "Love" (duh!) and we will begin planning this event after our meeting on Monday, Jan. 26th. There are many ways to earn points during the Poetry Jam, however, you must be a part of the planning committee to earn the big points. So, if you are interested please stay after our next meeting for more info!

These are a samplings of the point opportunities available for the Poetry Jam:

• Attend and buy a ticket (10 pts.)
• Recite poetry ( 5 pts. per poem)
• Bring a baked good to sell (5 pts. per item)
• Bring used books to sell (1 pt. per book)
• Be a member of the Poetry Jam comittee (up to 20 pts.)

I look forward to seeing EVERYONE participating in this activity!

And now presenting...

The 2009 NEHS Calendar

Well, only January and February. I will be updating as we go. Please look them over and put important dates in your agenda.

Say Cheese!

Club Picture Day at North Gwinnett is this Wednesday, Jan. 14th. The NEHS picture is at 11:55am and passes to get out of class have been given to your LA teacher. Please wear your NEHS shirt and show up on time!

Hey Guys!

As part of NEHS, you must all be very dedicated English students, right? :D

Well, many of the classes you take require for you to read certain novels. There are many ways to find free reading sources. Below are a few websites where you can access FREE books online. These books are usually classics, like books by Charles Dickens, Jules Verne, Joseph Conrad, and George Orwell. They have many more than that though!

http://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks.asp
http://www.truly-free.org/#fiction
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/50-places-free-books-online.htm

*This last link includes 50 websites where you can access free books online.

Happy reading!!

-Sheena

Last chance to join NEHS for this semester!

Tomorrow is the last chance to join NEHS for this year. Applications are in T-10, but all applications and fees MUST be turned in by 3:00pm tomorrow (Friday)! Current members receive 10 points for referring a member. This is your last chance to spread the love of literature among your friends!

Lots of exciting things being planned!

We had our first officer meeting of the New Year on Monday and talked about some exciting things that will be happening during this semester. Everything from plays, author birthday parties, holiday poetry jams, book sales, and even an exciting service project! I know EVERYONE will want to join in the fun this semester and expand your literary world! Here are the meeting minutes from Monday's meeting:

NEHS Officer Meeting
1/5/09

I. Complete probation notices and send to teachers
a. Sheena stayed to help label and deliver notices to teacher boxes.

II. Activities for Spring 2009
a. Shakespeare’s Birthday Party
b. R & J for Valentine’s Day
c. Hamlet
d. Margaret Mitchell House
e. Renaissance Fair
f. AJC & CNN
g.Valentine’s Day Poetry Jam & Book Sale
h. Poetry in the Park
i. Community Service Project: Children’s Storybooks
j. End of the Year Picnic, Officer Inductions, Awards
k. UGA English Honor Society speaker at a meeting

III. Open Officer Positions
a. Public Relations – Sheena Patel

IV. New Member Induction
a. During the meeting on Feb. 9th
b. Carnations, pin, certificate
c. refreshments

V. Club Picture Day
a. Jan. 14th at 11:55am
b. Next week put names on passes and give to teachers

VI. Blog
a. Sheena is going to update blog
b. Send a reminder about the email website
c. Set up updated blog email

VII. Scrapbook
a. Esther will share scrapbook on Jan. 26th

VIII. Next Meeting: Officer Meeting on 1/12/09
a. Go over the calendar
b. Bring ideas about stuff we want do

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to school! I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and winter break. I enjoyed spending some time with my family in Florida and managed to visit Orlando, Crystal River, Ft. Lauderdale, and Miami. I am now rested and ready to begin the 2nd semester!

I would like to welcome back all returning members and congratulate those of you who earned 100 points 1st semester and are in good standing with the organization. Those of you who did not earn 100 points and would like to retain your membership have some work to do! I also would like to welcome the new members who turned in their applications in December. We will be inducting these members soon and look forward to seeing them at our meeting and activities!

We have many ideas about what we will be doing this semester, but welcome your input! Please leave a comment if you have an idea of something we can do, or some place we can go! Shortly, I will be posting the spring calendar, so keep an eye out.