Arapahoe High School's chapter of National Honor Society considers for membership juniors who have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and seniors who have a GPA of 3.25 or higher.  In addition to scholarly achievment, applicants must also demonstrate a history of service, leadership, and outstanding charcter. 

If you have questions please feel free to contact one of the sponsors:

Mrs. Kristin Leclaire  (kleclaire@lps.k12.co.us)

Mr. Jeff Smith (jsmith@lps.k12.co.us)

Invitation letters for the 2009-10 academic year have been sent to all juniors with a GPA of 3.5 or higher and seniors with a GPA of 3.25 or higher.  In addition to meeting this academic requirement, you must complete an application packet that verifies your past community service, your leadership, and your character.  An informational meetings will be held in early October. Please attend ONE of the following meetings:

Wednesday, October 7 -- 6:55 a.m. in C-12

Wednesday, October 7 -- 2:20 p.m. in C-12

Thursday, October 8 -- 6:55 a.m. in C-12

Thursday, October 8 -- 2:20 p.m. in C-12

Click HERE to download an NHS application packet.

All applications are due to Karla Brachtenbach in the library no later than 3:00 on Monday, October 26th.

Late or incomplete applications will disqualify the applicant.

President: Kylie Youmans

Vice-Pres: Matt Fitzgerald

Treasurer: Maria Krump

Secretary: Kari Baker

Publicity Officer: Laura Brennan

The members of Arapahoe's National Honor Society view the club as an active service organization that fosters the values of not only scholarship, but also leadership, character, and service.  In order to make membership more than honorary, the students involved with NHS have chosen to require volunteer service as a part of ongoing membership.

You should plan to complete 20 hours of service each semester.  In addition, you should participate in at least one club activity each semester.  Use a Service Log form to record your service hours and the signatures of the supervisors who can verify your service.

Click here for a PDF of the service log.

All NHS meetings are held in the forum at 2:20.

Our first meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 9, 2009.

Here are the dates for the 2009-2010 year:

10/14

11/11

12/9

1/13

2/10

3/10

4/14

5/12

Volunteer Position at Non-Profit Headquarters in Littleton

The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS) is seeking a solid student volunteer (or two) to help assist in managing our network of more than 6,500 professional photographers in 25+ countries who volunteer their time providing families with heirloom portraiture of their infants who will never come home from the hospital. Our web site is www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org.

Only candidates who express a true understanding of the sensitivity of this organization and its mission will be considered. We are looking for a volunteer to help work 3-4 hours a week. We would be happy to sign off on volunteer hours that may be needed for an Honor Society, etc.

Posted Position: Volunteer Assistant

• Location: Littleton, Colorado (near Broadway and Ridge Road)

Responsibilities during volunteer hours:

1)   Help process all orders that come in through website

2)   Process files of photographers (this includes scanning/saving and emailing)

3)   File (physically) photographer files

4)   Once a month help ship out Training Manuals to new members

5)   New tasks as they arise

We are flexible with schedules and need your help in catching up. If interested, please email christa@nilmdts.org. Please include in the email dates and hours available a week to volunteer and length of time you are willing to volunteer.

We appreciate your consideration and look forward to hearing from you.

The Tile Project:
The Arapahoe Library District is hosting a tile painting project to raise money for the Arapahoe Library Friends Foundation on three upcoming Saturdays:

August 29
Sept 12
Sept 19 

Proceeds will support programs and projects for the Library District. The Tile Project will be held at Southglenn Library.  Several NHS volunteers are needed to help on each of those days. Volunteers will be registering participants, helping children paint and helping staff with crowd control.  Each day is broken into two shifts: 10am-1pm and 1pm-4pm. Five volunteers per shift are needed each day.

Tutoring: 

If you are interested in being a Peer Coach in the AHS Study Center, please contact Ms. Lobser in the Study Center.  You can also email her at mlobser@lps.k12.co.us

Note: You can fulfill all of your volunteer hours for the year by committing to being a Peer Coach in the Study Center for one hour a week for one semester.