At Arapahoe High School, the National Honor Society (NHS) chapter is large and highly active, inducting nearly 150 new members each year. With so many students completing service hours, tracking and managing those efforts used to be a significant challenge.
Today, with Helper Helper, the process is streamlined, efficient, and far more effective—for both students and staff.
From “Record-Keeping Nightmare” to Streamlined System
Before implementing Helper Helper, the NHS team relied on paper forms and spreadsheets to track service hours.
“We used paper forms and a spreadsheet to track hours. It was honestly a record-keeping nightmare.”
Students would submit forms at the end of each semester, leaving staff to sort, verify, and manually update records—an inefficient and time-consuming process.
With Helper Helper, everything is now centralized. Students log hours digitally, and staff can instantly access accurate, up-to-date records without chasing paperwork.
Helping Students Find and Complete Service Opportunities
One of the biggest improvements has been making service opportunities more visible and accessible.
Previously, some students struggled to find ways to complete their required hours. Now, they can easily browse opportunities and sign up in one place.
Helper Helper also allows advisors to quickly communicate with members—especially helpful when new opportunities arise on short notice.
Real-Time Progress Tracking with Goals
For NHS at Arapahoe, tracking different types of service hours is essential. Students must complete both NHS-sponsored hours and outside service hours, and keeping those categories organized used to require constant oversight.
Helper Helper’s goals feature now handles that automatically.
Students can see their progress in real time, which reduces the need for reminders and follow-up from staff.
Increased Accountability and Efficiency
With better visibility into student progress, the NHS team has been able to improve accountability across the board.
Because administrative tasks are now much more efficient, advisors have more time to support students who may be behind or need guidance.
“Helper Helper has helped us hold students accountable… we can take the time to follow up with students who may have late or missing hours.”
Saving Time and Supporting a Growing Program
For a large NHS chapter like Arapahoe’s, efficiency is critical.
“Helping our students track and reach their service hour goals would be much more challenging without Helper Helper.”
By eliminating manual processes and simplifying tracking, Helper Helper allows the team to focus less on logistics and more on supporting student success.
Building a Stronger Service Culture
With over 2,000 hours of service completed this year, Arapahoe High School continues to build a strong culture of engagement and leadership.
By giving students clear visibility into their progress and making opportunities easier to access, Helper Helper has become an essential tool in supporting that mission.