National English Honor Society
 

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• Biennial Book Drive - collected 3,267 books 
• Reading Olympics Escape Room
• Hands Holding Hearts community grief readings
• Teaching story structure through story writing with elementary students
• CR North audio books website for elementary students
• Creative writing competition
• Reading to elementary students
• Peer review system for student peer reviews
• Poetry Slam at local book store
• Author books for elementary students
• Noun/Verb/Adj. lesson/creative writing contest for elementary students
• Surviving middle school English lessons to elementary students

• Multicultural Book Club
• Book bonding in CRNorth
• Magazine Drive
• Virtual book club with Pickering Manor
• Audiobook website for elementary teachers and students
• Kindergarten enrichment reading with Crossing Cooperative Nursery School
• Elementary book clubs and scavenger hunts 
• Book and movie club
• English class Kahoot and Quizlet competitions

• Virtual book club with Newtown Middle
• Read-alouds with elementary schools
• Pen Pals Projects with area nursing homes
• American Sign Language Awareness Initiative
• Pen-pal programs with district elementary schools
• Creation of an NEHS CRN Teacher-recommended Reading site

• Bake sale for books! (Books donated to Cradles to Crayons)
• Book clubs at Sol Feinstone & Newtown elementary schools
• Kahoot morning announcement challenge
• Middle school research support club
• Reading to Austistic Support students
• Middle school literature board games
• One-act play contest
• Teacher recommended books book reviews

• Biennial book drive - collected 2,000+ books that were donated to Cradles to Crayons
• Book clubs at Sol Feinstone & Newtown elementary schools
• Northampton Library Scavenger hunts
• Kahoot morning announcement challenge
• Middle school research support club
• Multicultural literary displays
• Reading to Austistic Support students
• Middle school literature board games
• One-act play contest
• Teacher recommended books book reviews

• Fund-raising to support decimated Texas and Florida libraries
• Book clubs at Sol Feinstone & Newtown elementary schools
• Literary Scavenger hunts
• Scrabble Tournament
• Letters to Veterans & active service men/women
• Reusable alphabet books for girls' school in India
• Kahoot morning announcement challenge
• Multicultural literary displays
• ????

• Bi-annual book drive - collected 2,010 books that were donated to Cradles to Crayons
• Reading Olympic support at the elementary level
• VA Hospital writing project
• Latin prefix blue screen
• Literary quote fortune cookie sale
• Literary recipe published on Bucks County Bites food blog
• Books and Beverages

Membership Information

CRNorth National English Honor Society (NEHS)

Membership Information

**There is only ONE application period per year--near the end of the third marking period.  There is NO fall application period.  Please check the application requirements on the "Membership Requirements" tab above. Look/listen for postings and morning announcements and listen for English teacher announcements, as well, to signal that the application period is open.

Sophomores and juniors with a love of and a high competency in English and the language arts, as well as a desire to promote reading, writing, and literature, are encouraged to apply. 

CAREFULLY READ AND FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS ON THE APPLICATION.  NOTE:  It is an applicant's responsibility to submit completed applications on time.   

Informational Slide Show - Please view for important information on applying. 

Monthly meetings occur on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (subject to change).  Additional meetings may be scheduled as necessary.   Please keep yourself abreast of meeting dates as your attendance is mandatory.

Any juniors and seniors who are new to Council Rock and who may have thus missed the spring application period may contact Mrs. Dayton-Ventresca at kdayton@crsd.org before the end of September of the current school year to apply.

Membership Requirements AND Petition for Membership Materials

Membership Information Slide Show

NEHS membership informational PPT.pptx 

Requirements for Petition for Membership and Active Membership in NEHS

Read the Bylaws below--which include the requirements for petition for membership and active membership in NEHS--thoroughly prior to petitioning for membership. 

BYLAWS of the National English Honor Society:  Council Rock North High School Chapter

NEHS Petition for Membership 

Print out the document below ONE SIDED, and read it in its entirety before beginning.  Failure to follow directions or complete any portion of the application may result in a forfeited application and refusal to membership. Please do not wait till the last minute to apply; put your requests in for report cards (to Mrs. Dragani), recommendations (to current/former English teachers), and English-related activity verification (to the sponsor/advisor of the activity) as soon as possible.  Check application due dates via postings, morning announcements, on the website, and/or with Mrs. DV.

2024 Spring Application due date:  Applications are due in full by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17.  Note, requests for report cards and recommendations are due by April 11.  Induction of new members will take place on Tuesday, May 14th at 2:30-3:45; all accepted applicants will be expected to attend.  You will receive notice of acceptance by May 1st; if you do not hear before then, please contact Mrs. Dayton-Ventresca.

Petition for Membership: National English Honor Society: Council Rock North High School Chapter

NEHS Relevant Links

NEHS Xpress for high school students

A monthly newsletter for National English Honor Society (NEHS), NEHSXpress, is distributed via email to Chapter Advisors, students, and parents. Each edition provides chapters up-to-date and useful information that highlights what chapters are doing and provides suggestions for what others might emulate.

NEHS Museletter

Includes important announcements, ideas for projects, competitions, etc. relative to high school students from the National board of NEHS.

Social Media Links

NEHS has a number of social media outlets that work together to provide information to and facilitate interaction among NEHS members at the local, regional, and Society levels.

NEHS Official Website

Refer to the NEHS Official Website for information and news about the National English Honor Society for high schools. 

NEHS Scholarship Opportunities

Congratulations to Class of 2020's Angela Shen, recipient of one of NEHS's 32 nationally awarded Merit Scholarships in the amount of $5,000.  Congratulations, Angela!

NEHS scholarship opportunities are available to active members of CRNorth's NEHS.

Overview 

• NEHS Scholarships
• Student Awards Opportunities
  • Intellectual Freedom Challenge
  • Junior Summer Study Award
• Common Reader  Essay contest

NEHS Photo Gallery

CRNorth' 2023-'24 NEHS 

CRNorth NEHS Archives

2017-18 Officers:       

President:  Raagini Pareek       

Vice President:  Anna McQuarrie         

Secretary/Treasurer: Matt Whalen    

2017-18 Projects: 

See a video on our completed projects here.

• Fund-raising to support decimated Texas and Florida libraries
• Book clubs at Sol Feinstone & Newtown elementary schools
• Literary Scavenger hunts
• Scrabble Tournament
• Letters to Veterans & active service men/women
• Reusable alphabet books for girls' school in India
• Kahoot morning announcement challenge
• Multicultural literary displays
• ????

Advisor:       
Ms. Dayton-Ventresca      

2016-17 Projects:

• Bi-annual book drive - collected 2010 books that were donated to Cradles to Crayons
• Reading Olympic support at the elementary level
• VA Hospital writing project
• Latin prefix blue screen
• Literary quote fortune cookie sale
• Literary recipe published on Bucks County Bites food blog
• Books and Beverages

  2016-17 Officers:       

President:  Charlotte Lang       
Vice President:  Grace Maurer       
Secretary: Jessica Clark       
Treasurer: Katie Miernicki             
Historian: Riley Gallagher        

2015-16   Officers:              

Vice President:  Sami Renck       
Secretary:  Matthew Haldeman      
 Treasurer:  Arthur Vasilyuk            
Historian: Emma Kwasnoski        

Activities:

•  bi-annual Scrabble Tournament

Highlights:     

2014-15   Officers:         

President:        
Vice President:        
 Secretary:         
Treasurer:              

Historian:           
 

Activities:

• Bi-annual book drive - collected 2100 books that were donated to Christ Homes in Philly

  Highlights: