Spanish National Honor Society

Spanish National Honor Society

José Martí Chapter

La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and it is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers for Spanish and Portuguese. The purpose of the society is to recognize the high achievement of students in the Spanish language and promote a continuing interest in Hispanic Studies.

Our chapter has been established since 2008 as the Capítulo José Martí in honor of the Cuban patriot and writer José Martí. Our motto is "All together" and our induction ceremony is held in the Fall.

REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW:

· Student will be enrolled in an advanced Spanish class.

· Student will be enrolled in honors level Spanish courses and will maintain a

minimum of an 89 average in these courses.

· Students will attend all monthly meetings “Charlas” afterschool. Charla is an event

where Spanish is practiced and we participate in an enrichment cultural activity.

· Students will perform a minimum 5 hours of community service hours.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

1. The application will be available in April 2017 in room C-58 after school.
2. The completed application must be submitted in person to Sra. Vázquez in Room
   1. C-58 no later than Friday, May 26, 2017.
3. The society adviser will notify each applicant in writing of the decision in mid-June.
4. A mandatory induction ceremony will be held in the fall in the Media Center.

RELATED FILES:

Requirements:

Spanish National Honor Society requirements.pdf

Service Document:

Spanish National Honor Society Service Document.pdf

RELATED LINKS:

SOCIEDAD HONORARIA HISPANICA http://www.aatsp.org/?SHH