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Qualifications to join Butler's National Honor Society
Qualifications to join Butler's National Honor Society
Membership in the National Honor Society (NHS) is based on a student's fulfillment of four requirements. Members of the junior and senior class who meet all four requirements and complete an application will be admitted to the National Honor Society.
Scholarship
Students are eligible to apply for NHS membership if they demonstrate academic achievement through their grade point average. In order to be eligible for acceptance students must have an unweighted GPA of 3.5. Grade point average will not be rounded to meet the minimum requirement.
Leadership
The BHS chapter of the NHS requires that each student has held a leadership position in some activity while in high school. By BHS standards, a leadership position requires that the student be responsible for overseeing a group of people. Leadership in organizations outside of school may count towards this requirement. Examples of leadership activities include:
officer of an activity or organization
editor of a publication
team captain, coach, or manager
crew chief or production manager in a dramatic or musical production
camp counselor
diversity trainer leader
Service
The BHS chapter of the NHS requires members to participate in a variety of BHS activities, but also to serve the greater community outside of the school.
Character
Each eligible student will be evaluated by the faculty and administration according to the National Honor Society standards for good character. Character will automatically be questioned by events leading to suspension from school, consistent lateness, cheating, or other offenses brought forth by a member of the faculty or administration. If someone deems a student's character not sufficient, that opinion will be discussed with the student's current teachers, counselor, or dean, and the relevant information will be forwarded to the Faculty Council for consideration
Application Process
All eligible students are responsible for completing an application and documenting their service/activity hours. Applications will be must be submitted online by 2:15pm on Friday, September 23, 2022 for all current and new members.
The application link can be found on the Butler website scrolling announcements.
The Faculty Council will evaluate the requirements of scholarship, leadership, service, and character for each eligible candidate. Final selection of the National Honor Society is the responsibility of the Faculty Council.
All National Honor Society members are expected to maintain membership requirements of the National Honor Society, including GPA, and to take part in National Honor Society service projects. The Faculty Council may dismiss any member failing to fulfill these obligations.
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