Leader shares insight about position
National Honor Society vice president focuses on organization, dedication
December 8, 2015
When the vice president position opened for the National Honor Society, senior Madison Vignes decided to run because she enjoys volunteering and helping the community.
“I love volunteering and making a difference in the community, so what better way to continue my involvement than through NHS,” Vignes said.
Vignes said she adores the pillars of National Honor Society (NHS) because a well- rounded person embodies the characteristics, such as being a hard worker in school or having a good heart when it comes to community service.
“I also really like the four pillars for NHS, which stand for character, leadership, scholarship and service,” Vignes said.
Adviser Jenny Magdal said it was a long process in choosing the vice president.
“Students needed teacher recommendations with ratings. Also, they needed to have a interview with the former officers and I, and they would be given each a rating. Lastly, we had an election for all members to vote on,” Magdal said. “The officers we decided on have good ideas and are very passionate about community service.”
Vignes said her job requires her to organize monthly NHS meetings, provide snacks for meetings and create the meeting agenda.
“I think one of the most important things that I accomplish as vice president is to relay important information and make connections with the members so they feel comfortable to ask questions,” Vignes said.
Vignes said in order to make meetings more enjoyable, she uses comic relief to lighten the mood during early morning sessions.
“We provide comic relief every once in awhile,” Vignes said. “Our first meeting, we were introducing ourselves to our members and after Jonah presented himself as president, I chimed in and said ‘If you haven’t noticed, he’s the man.’”
Vignes said she keeps a lookout for community service opportunities for members.
“I look for service opportunities, such as going to places like Feed my Starving Children and Second Harvest,” Vignes said. “Also, helping out at STEP.”
Vignes said her job can sometimes be easy, but also has challenges.
“I think I’m doing well at connecting with both returning and new members. I still need to work on doing a better job at organizing meetings,” Vignes said.
Vignes said passion, leadership and organization help her as vice president.
“First is passion, so we can focus on what NHS really stands for and wants to accomplish. Second is leadership to make sure everyone is informed and active as members. Last is organization to make events possible and improve the chances of everything going according to plan,” Vignes said.
Vignes said she hopes to show NHS members the importance of their work in the community.
“My goals for the year is to really get people on board with the ideas that NHS can be a means to make a meaningful impact in our community instead of a quota of service hours,” Vignes said.
The next NHS meeting takes place at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 9 in room C350.
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