Honor Society Update: Summer 2021
The National Honor Society (NHS) is committed to helping students achieve their postsecondary education goals. Since 1946, more than $19 million in scholarships has been awarded to outstanding NHS senior members. The scholarship program is supported by the parent organization of NHS, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). This year, we’re honored to...
Advise, Volume 49 (2020-2021)
A Conversation With Eliana Hornbuckle: Summer 2021
Since 1946, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and NHS have awarded more than $19 million in scholarship funds to students across the United States. In 2020, the awards totaled $2 million. These scholarships aid students in a number of ways. Advise recently caught up with 2020’s semifinalist recipient, Eliana Hornbuckle, to find out...
Advise, Volume 49 (2020-2021)
A Conversation With…: Winter 2021
The Edward Rynearson Adviser of the Year Award was established to recognize outstanding Honor Society advisers for their leadership and commitment to the purposes of the National Honor Societies. Each year, one NHS and one NJHS adviser are selected from among the submissions to be recognized as the Rynearson Advisers of the Year. For 2020,...
Advise, Volume 49 (2020-2021)
Inclusive Leadership
The difference between access and inclusion? Access is an invitation to a party. Inclusion is an invitation to dance at the party. Leadership is very similar. Many may be invited, but how many of our student leaders get a chance to dance? How many truly get to participate and be seen by peers and school...
Advise, Volume 48 (2019-2020)
A Conversation With… Donna Murphy
Donna Murphy has served as the NHS adviser of the Raymond G. Pluemer chapter of the National Honor Society for more than seven years. In addition to her duties as the chapter’s NHS adviser, Murphy has served as the school counseling chairperson for Eastern Technical High School since 1998. She has been recognized as the...
Advise, Volume 48 (2019-2020)
A Conversation With… Jenny V. Ha
Jenny V. Ha, a National Honor Society (NHS) scholarship recipient, is the Legislative Affairs Subcommittee chair and youngest serving board member on the University of Southern California (USC)Norman Topping Student Aid Fund—a student-led initiative to provide financial and academic support to high-needs students. She is currently a freshman majoring in sociology and pursuing double minors...
Advise, Volume 47 (2018-2019)
A Conversation With… Jahnavi Rao
Jahnavi Rao is a recent graduate from Conestoga High School in Berwyn, PA. But she’s not your average student. In addition to being a productive member of the National Honor Society (NHS) and being accepted into Harvard University, Rao formed a nonpartisan, high school-run organization called 2018 New Voters. New Voters has now been registered...
Advise, Volume 47 (2018-2019)
Honor Society Update: September 2018
Another school year is upon us, and with it comes National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) students—both seasoned and new—who show a passion for personal growth, community leadership, and professional readiness. But their ambition also requires careful guidance—and that’s where you come in. We know that you and your honor society...
Advise, Volume 47 (2018-2019)
A Conversation With… Nara Lee
Nara Lee serves as the new director of the National Honor Societies at NASSP. Her career includes work with Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. She most recently served as director of member engagement for the Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success—an organization that represents more than 130...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)