The National Day on Writing, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), takes place on October 20 each year and is a wonderful opportunity for NEHS Chapter Advisors and student members to share their knowledge about writing, organize events in their schools and communities, and transform the public’s understanding of writing and the important role it plays in society today.
Megan Soukup, NEHS Chapter Advisor for the Artemisa Bowden Chapter at TMI Episcopal School in San Antonio, TX, has created a video guide to planning activities and events for National Day on Writing that will inspire and support you as you plan your own celebration!
A toolkit for organizing activities at your school is available on the NCTE website.
National English Honor Society
The National English Honor Society (NEHS), founded and sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta, is the only international organization exclusively for secondary students and faculty who, in the field of English, merit special note for past and current accomplishments. Individual secondary schools are invited to petition for a local chapter, through which individuals may be inducted into Society membership. Immediate benefits of affiliation include academic recognition, scholarship and award eligibility, and opportunities for networking with others who share enthusiasm for, and accomplishment in, the language arts.
America’s first honor society was founded in 1776, but high school students didn’t have access to such organizations for another 150 years. Since then, high school honor societies have been developed in leadership, drama, journalism, French, Spanish, mathematics, the sciences, and in various other fields, but not in English. In 2005, National English Honor Society launched and has been growing steadily since, becoming one of the largest academic societies for secondary schools.
As Joyce Carol Oates writes, “This is the time for which we have been waiting.” Or perhaps it was Shakespeare: “Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer . . .” we celebrate English studies through NEHS.
National English Honor Society accepts submissions to our blog, NEHS Museletter, from all membership categories (students, Advisors, and alumni). If you are interested in submitting a blog, please read the Suggested Guidelines on our website. Email any questions and all submissions to: submit@nehsmuseletter.us.
