DM Roosevelt NHS

Our NHS December Service Project is coming up on Monday 12/21/2020 from 11:00 AM-Noon. Please pass it on to your friends and family!

✔Drop off your items in the student lot at TRHS on the North side of the building!

✔Masks required for drop off!

✔We are collecting:

Canned food and non-perishable food items
New or gently used children's books
Cards or letter for Des Moines Health Care Heroes

A huge shout out to our NHS Officers! They pulled off a wonderful, safe, and social distancing service project. We had over 50 NHS members participate today. (In the chilly weather!) They collected blankets, coats, and canned foods for Central Iowa Shelter and Services. The Do Something club joined the efforts and collected personal care items for them too!

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Tonight! Live webchat on the class of 2020 As we approach the close to the 2019–20 school year, we invite you to join us for a webchat with student leaders from the National Honor Society and National Student Council as they share what graduation looks like for them and how they’re approaching higher education plans this fall.

Want to help the community during Covid-19?
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Please think about sending a teacher an email today for Teacher Appreciation Week! Building Community and thanking teachers for their service is a way to show your character!

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Today marks the start of Teacher Appreciation Week. I am going to try to wear a teacher themed t-shirt all week but you know how good I am of taking pictures of myself. :( I would love it if you could make a sign to a teacher or your teachers in general and post those to your social media with
You could also send a note or email to your favorite teachers too. I know they would love to hear from you! If you let me know you participated on social media or blind CC on the emails, it will count as community building service for NHS!
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Our Treasurer for 2020 is Anna Gilbreath. Anna is attending the University of Northern Iowa in the fall to study business.

Our Secretary for 2020 is Maggie Thompson. Maggie will be attending NYU in the fall to study Bio-molecular Engineering with a minor in both Public Health and Spanish.

Vice-President for 2020 is Clara DeForest Colvig. Clara will be attending Colorado State in the fall and is currently undecided on her major but she knows she wants to minor in Spanish.

Our President for 2020 is Zoe Fry. Zoe will be attending Loyola Marymount University in the fall. Her goal is to study Health and Human Sciences with a minor in Communications.

Hello, my name is Clara Colvig and I am the vice-president of Roosevelt’s NHS chapter. Character is one of the four pillars that build up NHS. Being from the Midwest, we know a thing or two about having good character. We have the signature wave we give while driving when someone lets you in the lane and there is even a phrase called “Iowa nice”. Now although most of us have grown up learning this way of life, there is more we can do than just being “Iowa nice” to help us achieve a good character. Having good character means having integrity, being kind, and being accountable for your actions, especially when no one is watching. We must tell the truth even when it is difficult, stand up for those in need, and treat others how we want to be treated. By abiding by these certain qualities the good character will emerge in all of us and help to strengthen our NHS chapter and our community. Thank you!

Hello my name is Zoe Fry and I am the National Honor Society President this year. I would like to first say thank you to all of these bright young students who have put in the amazing work and effort in over the years, and have taken the time to fill out the NHS applications. Congratulations on making it this year. The last of the four pillars of NHS is Service. To me, service is voluntarily improving the community in any way, shape, or form. I know for a fact all of these NHS members are extremely involved in sports, band, volunteering, and much more. Each student may have more than one community. They may have a community at church, at school, on a cross country team, in a choir, or at home. Service is a wonderful thing because it can tie the volunteer closer to their community.
Throughout high school I have considered pursuing the path of dentistry. I enjoy science, but I also am interested in running my own business, and working with other people. This year I discovered a non profit organization called dental connections that gives dental care to people in need. While volunteering I call patients to remind them of appointments, file documents, & observe dental procedures. Volunteering for this organization has opened my eyes to the bigger community of the Des Moines area, and it has ignited a passion for helping others in need.
NHS requires each member to complete 20 hours of service by the end of the year. We will host service events at the school, like the blood drive, and organize trips to organizations to volunteer at. I hope through service, each and everyone of you will be able to become closer to your community, or ignite a passion as well.

Hello, My name is Anna Gilbreath and I am the treasurer of NHS. Scholarship is one of the four pillars of National Honor Society that you all have shown in your applications. It started when you were young, practicing being a high achiever by balancing your school work with extracurricular and out of school commitments. Scholarship is not about being the most skilled or intellectual person. It is about having an intellectual curiosity that drives one to not only enjoy learning new things, but to also have the persistence and integrity to apply oneself to understanding difficult concepts. Our NHS students are curious and strive to see how the world outside of school connects to the work they do in the classroom. They demonstrate a commitment to challenging themselves in the pursuit of knowledge. I believe real intelligence is understanding there is always more to know, and working through diligence and effort to grasp more each day, as Scholarship means a commitment to learning. Through hard work you strive to become a more educated individual that is better suited to initiating positive changes in society.

Hello, I am Maggie Thompson and I am the Secretary of National Honor Society. Leadership is one of the 4 pillars of NHS that all of you demonstrated in your applications. And Leadership is defined as the action of leading a group of people or an organization; the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal; or being able to communicate values openly with people, creating an atmosphere of certainty and trust. These definitions all have a common theme. Being a leader is about motivating people to do something effectively; about, rallying people you may have never met and unifying them into a force that does good; and about being reliable. Leaders need to be people that will always show up, encourage others and can take responsibility if something goes wrong. Being a leader isn't easy, it is more work and more responsibility. Also being a leader is not just about rallying people to do whatever comes to mind. I believe being a leader is about rallying people to do something you are passionate about. Being a leader is about using the things you are passionate about and your influence to create positive change in your community. There are countless ways to do this. Through things you think of as being leadership positions such as being a captain for a sports team but also less thought of things, like helping others learn in the classroom. I believe that in some aspect of their lives, everyone is a leader. If it is with their friends, in sports, in music, in a club, with their family or in their community everyone has something they are passionate about and want to take charge in. I have been fortunate during my time at Roosevelt to be a leader in things such as Marching Band, Tennis and now in National Honor Society. All of these experiences have helped me share the things I love with the community at Roosevelt. And that’s what being a leader is really about, not simply being in charge but being passionate enough about something to want others to care as deeply as you do, and when that is the reason you are leading, being in charge isn't quite so difficult.

This page has been created to share information about Roosevelt’s National Honor Society Chapter. TRHS NHS prides ourselves on following the four pillars of Leadership, Scholarship, Service, Character.