Overview

The NHS Indian Star Chapter of Bremen High School is a duly chartered and affiliated chapter of this prestigious national organization. Membership is open to those students who meet the required standards in four areas of evaluation: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. General standards for selection are established by the national office of NHS in Washington, D.C. and may be customized to meet local chapter needs. Students are selected to be members by a five-member Faculty Council which bestows this honor upon qualified students on behalf of the faculty of our school during the months of September and October. Students in the 11th or 12th grades are eligible for membership. 

Membership Criterion and Application information

For the scholarship criterion, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 4.4 or better after four semesters for juniors or six semesters for seniors. Those students who meet this criterion are invited to complete a Student Activity Information Form that provides the Faculty Council with information regarding the candidate’s leadership and students must document a minimum of FIVE service hours. Those service hours must be completed between the start of the student's freshman year and the application deadline. A history of participation in school sports and/or activites is also required. Invitations to apply for NHS membership will be emailed to students in Late August. More information can be found on the Membership Application Page. 

 To evaluate a candidate’s leadership and character, the Faculty Council solicits input from the school faculty members and the Deans regarding their professional reflections on a candidate’s service, school-based activities, character, and leadership. The responses to this faculty survey and the responses submitted by the student on the Student Credential Forms are carefully reviewed by the 5-member Faculty Council to determine membership. A majority vote of the Council is necessary for selection. Candidates will be notified regarding selection or non-selection after the Council meets in early to mid October; decision emails will be sent to the students school email accounts shortly after the selection meeting. Any student who is not selected has the opportunity to appeal the decision of the Faculty Council. The selected candidate will become a member only after his/her participation in the Induction Ceremony. The Induction Ceremony will be held in late October. There will be a required rehearsal for the Induction Ceremony prior to the event; all current and incoming members must attend both the rehearsal and the ceremony.

Membership Expectations

Once inducted, new members are required to maintain the same level of performance (or better) in all four criteria that led to their selection. This obligation includes regular attendance at chapter meetings held monthly at 3:05 p.m. on the first non-SIP Wednesday of every month during the school year. In addition, students are required to: pay chapter dues, participate in the chapter service projects, complete a total of 20 hours of documented service to the community, maintain a clean disciplinary record and maintain/establish positive relations with their teachers. Students or parents who have questions regarding the selection process or membership obligations can contact the chapter adviser, Sarah Bogard at sbogard@bhsd228.com.