NHS or National Honor Society is a highly thought of club here at Dakota because of the many members who donate their time to spread acts of kindness around our community. The people we have to thank for keeping everything running smoothly is our President Liz Gray and our Vice President Sabryn Leidlein. In order to really understand how NHS works and how its beneficial we went to these leaders for more information.

Q: What does your club do?

A: “NHS is not just an honor roll, but is and organization that works to create enthusiasm and a desire to offer service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in students” (Gray).

Q: How can someone be a part of NHS? Are there specific requirements?

A: You have fill out an application given to you if you meet the GPA requirement.

“You must also uphold the four pillars of scholarship, leadership, character and service” (Leidlein).

Q: Is this club helpful for applying at colleges?

A: “I believe it is. It shows colleges that you take some kind of initiative in your community” (Gray).

“It shows you have great character and that you care for the community due to all the volunteering that is required” (Leidlein).

Q: What do you feel is the goal of this club?

A: “Personally, I think our goal is not only to help the community but also bring forth a sense of community and fulfillment to our members” (Gray).

“The clubs goal is mainly to serve the community…it feels amazing to be selfless for just the three hours you’re at an event; the smiles and thank you’s you receive make everything worth it” (Leidlein).

Q: Do you organize any events at Dakota?

A: Recently NHS put on a Christmas party for less fortunate or homeless children, but are working on hosting more events in the future.

Q: For someone who gets in the club what can they expect in terms of workload?

A: “They are required to complete 40 community service hours over the entire school year. It may seem like a lot, but its completely doable if you put forth the effort!” (Gray).

“It’s very doable if you commit to it and pace yourself” (Leidlein).

Q: How did you each get your position?

A: “At the end of last year, they announced that they were accepting applications for the E-board for the following year. It’s funny because at first I wasn’t even going to apply. But, I decided to take a shot…and surprisingly got the most votes out of the anonymous election they run” (Gray).

“At the end of the year, if you want to run for a position you are required to write an essay about why you’re an exemplary leader, then those are anonymously posted and the members vote for who they think is the most qualified” (Leidlein).

Q: How many people are part of the club?

A: NHS has approximately 300 members!

Q: What do the President and the Vice President do?

A: “As President, my job is to be in charge of organization of the events that people sign up for. I keep a giant list of all the events for the school year and add onto it as people request our members, { to run events } onto the website we use for signups, and send out lots of remind messages and answer any type of miscellaneous questions” (Gray).

“My job as Vice President is to keep track of people’s hours. I receive anywhere from 20-50 emails a week containing people’s hours, and then I log them in an excel sheet every 1-2 weeks. It takes forever!” (Leidlein).

Not only are these girls committed to the success of NHS they are also people just like us. We want to say a huge thank you for answering all of our questions and for keeping NHS running smoothly with continuing to inspire the act of giving. Good Luck the rest of the year.