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Minimum Requirements for Service:
5 hours from the NHS FACULTY COUNCIL LIST
10 hours min. from First-Tier Community Service or Second-Tier Community Service (the majority of those 10 hours, should be First-Tier hours to receive above a "1" on the Selection Rubric.)
First-Tier Community Service
The Faculty Council will give the most weight to First-Tier Community Service (see the Selection Rubric). This is seen as the most dedicated form of community service. Examples:
Involvement with local and national non-profit organizations such as March of Dimes, Relay for Life, Open Your Heart, Heritage Center, Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross, Seeds of Hope Thrift Store, Tracy’s Sanctuary House, Ronald McDonald House, etc.
Tutoring through a tutoring program at a middle or elementary school, or verified through the Campus Volunteer Program at any of the High Schools
Volunteering with Bismarck, Century, or Legacy High School’s National Honor Society (or school's NHS Club)
Serving through a mission trip
Serving through a club whose purpose is to serve the community (For example, working with Key Club or another group to put together food baskets for the Open Your Heart Campaign)
Working as a candy striper, singing or playing in a nursing home
Working as an unpaid coach with a youth league through Bismarck Parks and Recreation or the YMCA. (However, if the student is employed with Bismarck Parks and Rec or the YMCA, then this will not count for service hours. A student cannot earn hours through an organization with which he or she is regularly compensated.)
Second-Tier Community Service
The Faculty Council will give more weight First-Tier Community Service than to Second-Tier Community Service (see the Selection Rubric). Nevertheless, this sort of service is still seen as valuable and will count towards one's 15 minimum service hours. Examples:
Volunteering with one's high school sports team/music groups (line judges, score-keepers, etc.)
Volunteering for the school boosters or for your sports team (concessions stands, Papa's Pumpkin Patch, Camps, etc)
Serving a church, such as teaching classes or playing music, or serving the community through a church
Third-Tier Community Service
THESE DO NOT COUNT, and could result in a zero on the Selection Rubric.
The Faculty Council will not consider Third-Tier Community Service as valid service for induction into the National Honor Society. Although Third-Tier Community Service is still important, Third-Tier service cannot count toward one's 15 minimum hours. THESE are hours that just makes you all round a good person and neighbor. Examples:
Shoveling snow or raking leaves for family members or neighbors.
Babysitting for family members or friends
Fulfilling court-mandated community service
Helping a parent, family member, or friend with chores or job-related tasks
Helping a teacher or coach at school with job-related tasks.
Any hours that could be paid hours but you choose not to be paid
Student managing for a sports team or any activity for which you can receive a varsity letter.
Volunteering for a class. Example: Volunteering for Medical Related Careers or earning points for Teen Court.
Performing or participating in school, community, church musicals or plays (ex. Sleepy Hollow) and sports activities (ex. football, basketball, etc), this would be considered as the Leadership/Involvement on the Selection Rubric.
Attending club meetings, unless one is performing service for a community non-profit organization
Working at one’s job or a profit-making business for free
Campaign efforts for candidates
Any type of musical performances required for a GRADE or a part of the Leadership/Involvement Pillar
Please view the Selection Rubric to further understand the implications of counting First and Second-Tier Service hours.
Why does the Faculty Council make the distinction between First-Tier, Second-Tier, and Third-Tier Community Service?
The Faculty Council would like to note that all altruistic service is to be valued; however, for the purposes of National Honor Society Induction, First-Tier Service clearly demonstrates the one's commitment to serving the community. First-Tier Service requires a student to get out into the community and find a passion. It challenges students to leave their places of comfort and seek to right a social injustice or meet a need within the community. Second-Tier Service is also valuable, but might be more comfortable or convenient as it is completed through a school organization, sport, or home church. However, Third-Tier Service generally does not demonstrate a personal drive or commitment to a social justice cause. It is easier, more comfortable, and does not challenge a student to explore one of his or her passions. Third-Tier Service will not count toward one's 15 minimum hours nor will it be considered by the Faculty Council as a part of the selection process. Students who list Third-Tier Service on their applications will most likely not be inducted into the National Honor Society.
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