By Jack Davis, Katherine Carlton, Melissa Hamrick, Julia Glass, and Patrick Mulqueen
Last spring, when we began to plan the upcoming year for National Honor Society (NHS), each officer brought in different ideas: more Cary Academy-focused service projects, greater publicity in the community, more technological integration, etc. But each of these ideas was grounded in a desire for progress, to increase NHS’ presence in the community rather than maintaining the already strong presence established by the many teams of officers before us.
In one trimester, we have already accomplished a great deal. In September, we welcomed Dr. Rezvani, a distinguished neuroscientist at Duke University, who spoke on the experiments of today that have the potential to become the norm of tomorrow. He also discussed the neurological effects of substance abuse and explained his process of breeding alcoholic rats for research. In early October, we hosted a panel presentation discussing the future of neuroscience and mental health, bringing in three speakers to share their insights on the matter, We also plan to welcome a virtual speaker for the first time in NHS history to provide a third look into the future of neuroscience.
Within the club, we have instituted many changes as well. We now have a OneDrive site to ensure important resources such as schedules and meeting notes are available to all members, making us one of the first Cary Academy clubs to capitalize upon this digital resource. Also, we have restructured our system of projects in order to foster greater club engagement throughout the year. In terms of publicity, an NHS blog is in the works, along with more exciting possibilities to explore throughout the year.
We are enthused to lead NHS this year and look forward to sharing future developments with the Cary Academy community. Stay tuned for more information on NHS.