National Honor Society members have been busy this spring. They recently served meals and left groceries at Our Father's Kitchen for people in need. Members enjoyed leaving positive notes on bags and serving others in our community.
Members also brought in items to show appreciation for the staff of CMHS during teacher and staff appreciation week. They gave buckets of treats to the cafeteria staff, bus drivers, custodians, teachers, aides, and office staff.
NHS members also participated in Magnified Giving this year. Magnified Giving is an organization, founded by Roger Grein, that teaches students the importance of philanthropy. Mr. Grein's philosophy is that everyone has something to give, whether that be their talent, their time, or their treasure. Magnified Giving promotes philanthropy by giving a grant of $1,000 to a nonprofit of our choice. The students were divided into four sub-committees and visited separate nonprofits, then voted on our top choices as an organization.
The first non-profit that was granted $ 500 was the Clinton County Homeless Shelter is centered in Wilmington. They are a place to call home for anyone in need, no matter their situation, race, gender, identity, or creed. They provide services for any individual or family that is struggling financially. The Clinton County Homeless Shelter goes above and beyond every day to help our community in the most caring ways possible.
The second non-profit that was granted $1,000 is the Clinton- Massie Local Schools foundation. With the funds awarded, the members plan to establish a resource that elementary school teachers can use to support their specials programs. This initiative will function as a grant, allowing teachers to apply for needed materials, such as art supplies, gym equipment, and music tools. Once approved, the requested items will be purchased to help enrich students’ learning experiences in these important areas.
This year the National Honor Society members served over 1250 hours in their school and community. They helped in their churches, aided in classrooms, translated for a little girl, helped at the school food & clothes pantry, helped with voting, volunteered at the humane society and libraries, laid wreaths at the cemetery for veterans, helped with recycling in the HS & MS, and worked on Eagle Scout projects. How exciting it is to have these young people in our community representing CMHS so well! Thank you, members! We are proud of you!
