Crestwood High School NHS Service Projects

2024-2025 Select Service Projects and Activities

Crestwood Flags

Ever wonder who puts up and takes down the flags each day? NHS members volunteer for this very important job to raise and lower the three (3) flags we fly each day - the United States, Michigan and Crestwood High School flags.

Schoolwide Recycling

Our chapter of the National Honor Society oversees the recycling of our school's scrap paper, cardboard, plastic, metal cans, and batteries. Making sure our waste becomes new products again is a major goal of our organization. NHS volunteers typically pick up recyclables from each room of the school once a week, usually on Fridays. Recycling, along with promoting other sustainable practices has earned our school the distinction of being a "Green School".

After School Study Hall/Tutoring and Summer Learning Camps

We continue with our efforts to assist at-risk or struggling students at CHS. It's easy to fall behind when one's sick for an extended period of time or the subject is a difficult one for the student. We assist teachers after school in the Library with students who are either assigned a study hall or who drop in voluntarily for assistance. NHS provides assistance for struggling students in any academic discipline. We are also helping with summer learning camps at both Riverside Middle School and Hillcrest Elementary during our break this summer.

Dearborn Heights Watershed Commission

We currently have 9 NHS members who serve as Dearborn Heights Student Watershed Volunteers. They help the city with local watershed activities and also make certain our city's rain gardens are rehabilitated when necessary.

Red Cross Blood Drives

Our community is in desperate need of life-saving blood. Every pint that is donated has the potential to save three (3) lives. Because of COVID we've missed nine (9) regularly scheduled blood drives. We currently have three (3) blood drives scheduled for the 20224/2025 School Year - one in October and February. Do you part, step up to give the "gift of life".

Adopt-A-Road

Our chapter has officially "adopted" a two (2) mile stretch of Edward Hines from Inkster Road to Telegraph. We clean this stretch three (3) times a year - April, July, and September. This activity each member of how important it is to take care of our local watershed by picking up trash that could otherwise possibly wash into the Rouge River.

CHS Annual Pink Out to Raise Money to Research a Cure for Breast Cancer

Pink Out Week is a tradition at Crestwood High School during the month of October. With the help of the student body in 2024, we raised $4,612.81 that we donated directly to breast cancer research. By collaborating as a school, we are able to make a difference in the fight to cure cancer.

CHS Annual Blue Out to Raise Money for Angelman Syndrome

During the 2023-2024 School Year we partnered with Student Congress and raised $4,473.87 that we donated to F.A.S.T., a nonprofit organization that uses the funds raised to research a cure for Angelman Syndrome (AS). 94.3% of every dollar goes to support critical research for both AS and related disorders. Two of our Crestwood teaching staff - Mr. and Mrs. Ray, have a daughter with Angelman Syndrome. Our annual Blue Out is how the Crestwood community supports both them and other affected families. A cure for Angelman Syndrome will hae a tremendous impact on society at large. The gene that causes Angelman Syndrome has been linked to several other diseases and genetic disorders involving learning and memory. The work F.A.S.T. researchers are doing may be the gateway to therapies to other disorders that affect the lives of millions, especially those with other neurodevelopmental disorders. This coming school year we hope to partner with even more school sports, clubs, and organizations in our quest to support research for a cure.

Sharpening Pencils for Testing

Someone has to be sure that pencils are ready for all of the State and National testing we provide at Crestwood High School. Our NHS Chapter makes sure that the pencils are ready to go!

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