By Tyler Chavez – News Editor 

Jonathan Law’s National Honor Society has already started on various service projects. NHS president Jill Bendlak sat down with Advocate News Editor Tyler Chavez to answer questions about the club and the recent Relay for Life event.

Tyler Chavez: What does the National Honor Society do around Jonathan Law?

Jill Bendlak: We mostly revolve around service. We have 4 sections: scholarships, service, leadership, and character. So that’s what makes up a National Honor student.

TC: What projects are the National Honor Society apart of?

JB: We support multiple different projects. We do Relay for Life, the Gift Tree, and the Brain Bowl. Some of the profits go towards the American Cancer Society, mental health awareness, and suicide prevention. We want to create a nice community in our school and encourage students to be good people and have good character and take part in your community.

TC: How does National Honors Society help you as a student?

JB: It’s really nice to be amongst some of the most involved students. We have a group of really, really great, intelligent students so I think it also prompts me to do more. It kind of pushes me to my limits and to be the best person and student I can be. It makes volunteering a lot of fun and it makes you feel good about yourself and the people you’re helping. It gives you hope.

TC: What is your job as National Honor Society president?

JB: I help conduct the meetings, organize the fundraisers and events, I promote the events among the other officers, we do the Brain Bowl and make the tests and the Brain Bowl video. I provide as like a liaison for other people.

TC: What did the National Honor Society do at Relay for Life?

JB: We did henna tattoos! It was really fun. Not all of us are artists but it was really interesting to do it because people discovered they were good at henna tattoos. We raised over $230 at Relay and online we raised around $100. So our total was $330 which is really, really good. We got to spend the day together and it was really fun.