NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY

The National Honor Society promotes recognition for students who reflect outstanding accomplishments in the areas of Scholarship, Character, Leadership, and Service.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for membership, the candidate must be a member of the JUNIOR or SENIOR class and must have attended Beavercreek High School/Greene County Career Center the equivalent of one semester.  Even though a student was selected for membership at another school, it is important to note that a student must meet the requirements of the Beavercreek High School chapter.

SELECTION PROCESS:

Students’ academic records will be reviewed at the start of the first semester to determine scholastic eligibility.  A 3.6 GPA is required.  There will be no rounding.

Students who are eligible scholastically will be notified by mid-October.  At that time, students will be given instructions for completing the mandatory Student Activity Form.   It is very important for the student to carefully read and follow the instructions on the form.  No consideration will be given to a student’s form that is improperly completed.

The Student Activity Form must be submitted to the NHS advisor by the date stated on the form.  Forms will not be accepted after the designated date. The NHS advisor and the Faculty Council will submit a list of names of all those students who returned their Student Activity Form to all faculty members. The faculty will be asked to comment on the candidates’ leadership in the classroom and on the candidates’ observable character. The Student Activity Form, the input acquired via the Faculty Information Sheet, along with other verifiable information (letters verifying community service), will be reviewed by the Faculty Council.  The Faculty Council will, according to predetermined criteria, award a numerical value to each of the four main categories.

Scholarship:  A student who demonstrates outstanding scholarship will receive:

• (5)   for a 4.0 to 4.6 GPA

• (4)   for a 3.6 to 3.9 GPA 

Leadership:   A student who demonstrates outstanding leadership will:

• exhibit leadership in the classroom

• demonstrate reliability and dependability

• uphold principles of morality and ethics

Character:  A student who demonstrates outstanding character is one who:

• is respectful, reliable, dependable, and honest.

Service:  A student who demonstrates outstanding service is one who:

• volunteers dependable and well-organized assistance to his/her community,

• church, and school.

• All school volunteer service must be done outside of the school day and cannot be the required or fundraising activity of any co-curricular activity or sports team.

• Volunteer hours should be accumulated each year from the beginning of freshman year to present.  Students should begin compiling documentation early.

• Letters of verification of hours and type of service volunteered must be provided.

• In order to receive the maximum amount of points, service hours should be from a variety of types of service (i.e. church, Scouts, hospital, etc.).

WHO IS CHOSEN?

The Faculty Council will award points from (1) to (5) for leadership, character, and service, and a (4) to (5) for scholarship.  An average of 4.0 is required for selection.  There will be no rounding.