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Monthly Update for April 2003 International Developments
Welcome to Louisiana schools Cecil Picard, State Superintendent of Schools for Louisiana, has introduced the Society to all of the public and private schools in Louisiana. Schools have received materials to nominate their top junior and senior students for membership in the Society. Click Here for more about this.NSHSS International Student Council Nominations The Society is requesting nominations for student council members for the 2003-2004 academic year. Student council nominees must be members of The National Society of High School Scholars. Student members may nominate themselves or other outstanding members. The NSHSS International Student Council has the following duties and responsibilities including, but not limited to: making recommendations concerning program initiatives and new scholarship awards, communication with prospective and students members (i.e., member to member programs and website development), and to represent the society at state, regional, national, or international functions. Only members who have graduated from high school this academic year and will be attending college this fall are eligible to serve as volunteer leaders for this next academic year. Please send your name, email address, college or university, past leadership experience, and a statement of 500 words explaining your interest in this leadership position to Dr. Susan Thurman. The deadline to nominate is May 15, 2003. Student council members will be announced in the June edition of the Scholar’s Journal. New Feature for the Website "Ask Claes Nobel" Email any questions or comments and we will feature one or two a month in the update with a response from Mr. Nobel. Please send questions and comments to ask.claesnobel@nshss.org New Feature: "Brain Floss" 20 Question Mini-Competition
On Monday, April 21st at 7:00 PM EST we will have a 20 question quiz posted right here in the monthly update to challenge our members on a variety of topics. The first five people to complete the quiz with 100% accuracy and email us the results will win a Society T-shirt. The first person will be featured as "Quiz Master" in next month's update and can submit a new question for next month's quiz. Only members can participate.
RULES - When you complete the test with 100% accuracy, you will get a pop-up window with instructions to verify successful completion. Do not close the pop up without reading all of the instructions. Results are subject to verification. CLICK HERE to start your Brain Floss session.
Honor Cords If you would like to order an honor cord to wear at graduation or an honors assembly, please check with your school to make sure the cord is allowed. Also, in order to insure delivery on time, please allow two weeks for delivery. Click here to order
New Sri Lanka placements with Projects Abroad
In the Central and Uva Provinces volunteers can work in
Tamil schools in the mountains where the kids’ parents work on the tea
estates. Most schools in Sabaragamuwa Province (near the capital Colombo)
are normal government schools with around 400 kids in each school; levels
of English may be basic but the children understand enough for you to help
them improve. The schools have a mixture of Sinhala Buddhist students,
Muslims and Tamils attending lessons, so you’ll be in for a fascinating
cultural mix. Volunteers can also teach local villagers in Buddhist
monasteries which are
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Mr. Claes Nobel
recently attended the annual meetings of the Association for the
Advancement of International Education (AAIE) and The National Association
of Independent Schools (NAIS). Oscar Arias was the featured speaker at the
NAIS conference. He is the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former
President of Costa Rica. You can find out more about Oscar Arias at his
“Lush
and mountainous with sea views, and elephants…” This is a description of
often set in beautiful scenic spots on top of hills and surrounded by
coconut trees.