Membership Requirements

COVID-19 Changes to requirements

Due to COVID-19, there have been some changes made to requirements depending on the student cohort. The requirements are outlined below based on the year a student was inducted.

Typical Requirements

Maintain a 4.0 GPA

Community Service Hours

Each member must complete 20 community service hours each semester. We have recently gone paperless, so students need to utilize the Google form on the NHS classroom. If there are any questions, please contact Ms. Watson!


NHS Project Hours

Members must participate in 5 hours of NHS sponsored projects each semester. Current NHS projects in which students may participate:

    • Tutoring

    • The Clarke County Fair, Ruritan stand

    • STEM Camp

    • Recycling

    • Audiobooks

    • PenPal program

Community Service Project

This project is created and implemented individually or with up to two other members. Before implementation, members must receive approval from Ms. Watson. The project should involve both participant and community involvement, and serve a specific community need. Members can see examples and descriptions of former projects via Google classroom.