Honor Society
Tolt Middle School Chapter
Mark Klune, Advisor
klunem@riverview.wednet.edu (425) 844-4615
Volunteer Hours Documentation Page
Guidelines for Individual Service Projects
What are the characteristics of NJHS members? click here
Graphic by student Eli G.
Future Events:
Next Required Meeting of the New Year:
Friday, Oct 3, 2008. All current members are required to attend the first meeting of the new school year, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. We will be electing officers to join Pres. Bawden and also hand out complimentary hooded sweatshirts.
Members who cannot attend the meeting must provide a legitimate excuse in person to Mr. Klune at least two days prior to the meeting. Not doing so, or not attending, will count against members as an unexcused absence, which can lead to dismissal from NJHS. Athletes: your coaches have already granted permission for you to attend this meeting and arrive at practice late.
Monday Nov 3, 2008. We will be finalizing our plans to hold a school-wide election of President and Governor on Nov 4. Also, we will be discussing plans to assist the Puerta Abierto Foundation. Electing the rest of our officers will also be occupying us.
Volunteer Opportunities for Individual Service Hours (check back to see updates):
After School Tutor Help: Tolt teacher Mrs. McDaniel has asked for help tutoring her students after school. Contact her for more information.
Check out Camp Korey for volunteer opportunities: www.campkorey.org.
King County Parks Salmon Habitat Restoration Events: November 15th – Chinook Bend Natural Area along the Snoqualmie River, near Carnation. To join a Planting Event call Tina Miller, Volunteer Coordinator 206-296-2990 or e-mail at tina.miller@kingcounty.gov to register and to get directions. Events are from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Riverview Educational Foundation: November 15. REF Runs (Turkey Trot) volunteer opportunities. We will show you everything you need to know! Information about ways you can participate or volunteer are provided at http://www.refweb.org/trot/trot_volunteers.htm. Contact person: Paige Denison.
 | Mandatory Volunteer Training - Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Sno-Valley Senior Center, 4610 Stephens St. Carnation, WA. |
| Volunteers can expect to receive a confirmation email prior to the event. The email will state your assignment and contact information you will need. |
| Volunteers check in/out at the volunteer table in the TMS breezeway. |
| Volunteers will need to sign a Volunteer Release Form. |
Past Events:
June 5, 2008. All current members are required to help staff the 5th grade transition event from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. Permission slips must be returned to Mr. Klune by Friday May 9.
Two meetings in May (5/6/08 and 5/21/08) to work on the Induction Ceremony. Also our field trip (for current members only) to Seattle Public Library will take place on May 19, 2008. Permission slips are due to Mr. Klune by Friday May 9.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008. 3:00 to 4:00pm in E505. The officers will bring the members up to date on their efforts to plan a field trip. Members will need to bring in their completed Citizenship Posters so they can present the results.
Friday March 14, 2008. The officers will bring the members up to date on their efforts to plan a field trip. Members also worked on their Citizenship Posters.
Thursday, January 17, 2008. 3:00 to 4:00pm in E505. The officers will bring the members up to date on their efforts to plan a field trip. They will also unveil a required poster project that will have members interviewing leaders.
Dec. 4, 2007. 3:00 to 4:00pm in E505. We will elect a Webmaster, Powerpoint Directors, Photographers, Volunteer Documenter, and then discuss our upcoming required school project for Dec. 7: Stillwater Elf Workshop.
Required School Project:
Elf Workshop. The officers have decided to make this a
required school project. Stillwater's
PTSA will be sponsoring its annual Elf Workshop (holiday crafts from around
the world are made and taken home).
Nov. 7, 2007. 3:00 to 4:00pm in E505. We will elect a Vice-President and then construct our care packages for the villages in Costa Rica. Please arrive at the meeting with your items placed in a separate grocery bag. The officers will supply the Ziploc® bags. We will be bringing in enough items to fill up to seven bags per member. Each bag must weigh no more than one pound. Refer to the informational brochure for more details.
Toothbrush, toothpaste (small), small bar of soap, small bottle of shampoo, deodorant stick, band-aids, and one small hand towel.
Other items may be included, as long as they are flat, weigh very little, and will not burst at high altitude. Consider bringing a small photo to place onto a bookmark or card that we will make at the meeting.
Next Meeting for Current Members Only: Another meeting will take place Tuesday, May 29th, 2007. Again, members will continue making preparations for the upcoming June Induction Ceremony. Members who cannot attend the meeting must provide a legitimate excuse in person to Mr. Klune at least two days prior to the meeting. Not doing so, or not attending will count against members as an unexcused absence, which can lead to dismissal from NJHS.
Fifth Grade Transition: June 7th, 2007. All current members are required to attend this annual event at TMS to welcome fifth grade students to our school. Members will be matched up with Tolt staff members to escort our visitors around campus to various classrooms. More information later.
Induction Ceremony for New Members: Thursday, June 14th, 2007 in the TMS multi-purpose room. Applicants who complete their volunteer requirements will be invited to the ceremony. Current members will be pulled from their 5th and 6th period classes to help set up and run the ceremony. Inductees will be called down to the MPR 6th period. Family members are invited! More information later.
Recent Meeting: Friday, May 4, 2007. We will assign duties for the upcoming June Induction Ceremony. Members will also get some time to work on their individual slides for the Ceremony.
Field Trip to University of Washington: We will be going on our field trip to UW on Wednesday, March 28. We will leave TMS at 8:30am and arrive at UW at 9:30am. Our guided tour will begin at 10:30am. We will eat lunch at one of the cafeterias on campus and then finish perusing the campus on our own. We board the bus at 1:30pm and arrive at TMS by 2:30pm. Permission slips were handed out at the February meeting and must be returned to Mr. Klune by March 21. Members who were not present at the February meeting can pick up the form from Mr. Klune.
Recent Meetings:Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Time: 3:00 to 4:00pm. We will finish working on leadership poster projects. The project will be due by the end of the meeting. We will also be going on our field trip to UW on the day after, Wednesday, March 28. Our actual guided tour will begin an hour after we arrive on campus. We will return to Tolt in time to ride the busses home. Permission slips must be picked up and returned to Mr. Klune by March 21.
School Service Event: All members were expected to sign up for four hours of service on Saturday November 11, 2006. Tolt's NJHS is supplying volunteers for the REF's Day of Fund Raising.
Recent Meetings: Wednesday, February 21, 2007. Time: 3:00 to 4:00pm. We will continue working on leadership poster projects. The project will be due by March's meeting. We will also go further into field trip possibilities.
Recent Meetings:Thursday, January 25, 2007. Time: 3:00 to 4:00pm. We looked over field trip ideas and started our poster interview projects.
Recent Meetings:Tuesday, December 12, 2006. Time: 3:00 to 4:00pm.
Recent Meetings:Wednesday, November 15, 2006. Time: 3:00 to 4:00pm. We will be electing a PowerPoint Officer and two Field Trip Coordinators during the meeting. Mrs. Timson visited our last meeting. She is looking for volunteers to help out at the book fair.
Recent Meetings:Friday, October 20, 2006. Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm. We will discuss two possible volunteer projects for National Make a Difference Day and for REF Runs For Riverview. We will also begin the process of electing other officers, to help our current President, Glynis Bawden. Attendance at this meeting is required, as are all monthly meetings. Athletes on Tolt sports teams will be excused from the first part of practice to attend this meeting.
Past School Service Project:
Tolt Middle School is hosting its annual 5th Grade Transition Night on Thursday, June 8, 2006. Honor Society members will be on hand to help staff the event. Some members will escort groups of 5th graders around campus, while others will work with teachers at individual classroom stations. Volunteering will take place from 1:45pm to 5:30pm. This is a required event. Remember to wear a TMS top and some clean pants or shorts.
Induction Ceremony: Thursday June 15, 2006. Current members decorate 5th period (1:00 to 1:45pm) and run the ceremony during 6th period (2:00pm to 2:45pm). All members, new and current, are to participate 6th period.
Past Meeting: May 31, 2006. We will be handing out jobs for the Induction Ceremony which is scheduled for 5th and 6th periods, June 15. We also handed out permission slips for the 5th grade transition event.
Field Trip to Pacific Science Center: For Current Members only. Tuesday, May 23, 2006. Depart TMS at 9:00am and return by 2:30pm. Cost is only $7.50, since TMS is paying for the bus. We will see an IMAX film about Ancient Greece, and view the exhibits at the Science Center. Bring a sack lunch or money for the Center House. Permission slip and money due to Mrs. Cruz (E515) by Friday, May 19.
School Service Project: Our Spring project is going to be the Stillwater Elementary 70's Sock Hop. All the people who did not attend the Fall service project must attend this event. Also, any other members who want Individual Service hours can come but there should not be over 20 volunteers altogether. There will be an opportunity to make decorations on Monday the 24th. The main event though, will be on Friday the 28th when the Sock Hop will take place from 6 - 10:30 PM. All volunteers must dress like for 70's. Diane Zakrajsek's email: [diane_zak@hotmail.com]
Past Meeting: The last meeting was on Wednesday, April 26th. We talked about the field trip and had time to work on the PowerPoint slides.
Past Meeting: Thursday, January 19th. The main portion of our meeting was spent outlining the latest NJHS project. Members have been asked to select one staff member and interview them about a favorite leader in their lives. Then, by the February meeting, members are expected to research this person. Our February meeting will be devoted to creating posters to be hung around campus. We also elected several new officers: Ian Atwater is our second field trip coordinator, Madison Hancock is our historian, and Corinne Gould was elected as NJHS's scrapbooker. Several volunteer opportunities (listed further down on this site) were outlined, and it was announced that sweatshirts, are available. (also listed further down).
Past Event: Wednesday, March 29th. NJHS meeting after school 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Required attendance. Come prepared to turn in your leadership poster. Members must tell Mr. Klune at least two days in advance if they cannot attend the meeting. Two unexcused absences may put your membership in jeopardy.
Once each spring after the second trimester is complete. This is the only time new members are welcomed.
What are the characteristics of NJHS members? click here
New members must complete two types of service projects. The first is the School Project that Mr. Klune has set up to benefit the Duvall Library on a Saturday in May. All applicants must volunteer at this event to be inducted. The second type of service project must be planned by the applicants themselves and total four hours (Mr. Klune must approve this project ahead of time).
Students who successfully complete the two types of volunteer projects and who are approved by the Faculty Council will be inducted in a June ceremony. The following year, members will have to attend monthly meetings and complete service projects.
New Members Welcome!
How do I join Tolt Middle School's Honor Society?
New members can apply for membership each Spring.
Should members of the Faculty Council approve the application, new members can complete their Service Project and be inducted during a June ceremony.
What are the characteristics of NJHS members? click here
When is the last day to submit Service Project hours?
Friday June 9th. If you have events happening after that date, contact Mr. Klune individually. Remember that new applicants need four hours. Current members need the following hours of service: 10 hours for 7th graders, and 12 hours for 8th graders. Be sure to have Mr. Klune pre-approve your service project ideas. Any project must not be counted toward another club or school membership (such as Boy Scouts, or TMS Citizenship).