| Frequently Asked Questions |
Members of Waterford-Halfmoon's chapter of the National Honor Society are required to participate in two different types of service. The first is a group service project in which all members participate. The second is an individual service project chosen by each student and is done on his or her own. Our group service project is to tutor other students in the cafeteria on Monday-Thursday evenings at Homework Club. The officers of the honor society will be in charge of organizing this, and everyone is required to donate ten hours to this project. Usually honor society members sign up to work in pairs. Sometimes students sign up to be tutored; others just walk in. If no one shows up to be tutored, the honor society members are free to work on their own assignments as long as they stay in the library for the time they agreed to be there. The tutoring begins September 13 and stops in early June.
How do I go about getting my individual service hours approved?
In addition to the group tutoring service project described above, each honor society member is also required to complete twenty hours of service on his or her own. The first ten of those twenty hours (total) needs to be completed by the end of the first semester (see the advisor(s) if you are unsure), and the remaining ten need to be completed by the last official class day in June (before Regents week.)
What if I don't complete my ten hours of service by the January deadline?
If the verification is late and/or if the hours can not be verified, the student will be put on probation. If the student’s work is not complete by the probationary deadline, the student can be disciplined by the Faculty Council or lose his or her membership in the honor society. The chapter advisor will contact any student who has not fulfilled all of the service requirements for membership (including but not limited to tardy filing, inadequate hours and/or unverifiable hours) and will give that student the option to set a date and time for him or her to meet with the Faculty Council to explain the failure to comply. The Faculty Council will then determine what if any sanctions or extra responsibilities that student will have to bear in order to keep his or her membership in the honor society. Failure to comply with the decision of the Faculty Selection Committee in all respects will result in loss of membership in the honor society. If you lose your membership, you will not be recognized as a member of the honor society at graduation.