About our NHS Chapter

Academic recognition

• Members can list their affiliation with NHS on job and college applications.

• Students are permitted to wear the NHS insignia (pin) and NHS shirt at all NHS school and community sponsored activities.

• Members with Crestwood High School Varsity jackets can purchase and have an NHS Chenille Letterman patch sewn on.

• Senior members in good standing wear the blue NHS sash, a gold NHS tassel, their NHS pin, and other pins recognizing their NHS achievements at the honors convocation and commencement.

• Senior members in good standing also have their names recognized at the honors convocation and commencement.

• Elected officers of the chapter and/or members of the NHS Executive Board are permitted to wear gold honor cords at the honors convocation and in the commencement program in recognition of their leadership and service.  Two year officers wear an additional blue and gold cord.  

Scholarships

• Students receive notification of scholarships and contests available to academically talented high school students.

• Our chapter typically nominates 4 members to compete annually in the NASSP National Honor Society Scholarship Program.  Members of the NHS vote on who will represent them in the competition.  We have had three (3) national scholarship winners in the past!  Farah Chammaa won in 2017, Ali Eter in 2019, Hayat Nachar in 2021, and Nour Kochaiche in 2022.  Each of these individuals were awarded $3,200 for college.  No other chapter in the U.S. has had so many scholarship winners in such quick succession! 

• Recently, in 2023 a staggering three members were awarded national scholarships! Omar Ahmad and Hady Salame were both recognized as Semi-Finalists and each received scholarships of $3,200. For the first time ever, we had a finalist in the scholarship competition and Savannah Jomaa earned a scholarship of $5,625. 

• In 2024 we again had three of our NHS members recognized by our parent organization NASSP. Maher Harp was honored as one of the only 24 NHS Scholarship Finalists from around the U.S. to win an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., to attend the NHS Trailblazing Leadership Week. Maher also Won a scholarship of $5,625. Isabella Jomaa and Mahdi Nassereddine were named NHS Scholarship Semi-Finalists. These members each earned scholarships worth $3,200 each. 

• Scholarship nominees are recognized in the induction program, given a commemorative plaque or trophy, and area awarded an NHS medallion to recognize their achievement.

Leadership  opportunities

• Students can attend leadership conferences and institutes that provide opportunities to learn or enhance leadership skills.

• Our chapter has eight (8) elected officer positions where members can cultivate and grow their leadership skills

• Our chapter also provides opportunities for general members to supervise, chair, and coordinate a variety of NHS sponsored activities.

Chapter activities and awards

• Our chapter sponsors several activities each year to promote chapter unity and teamwork.

• We earned a prestigious national award from our parent organization, NASSP in 2018.  NHS members who assisted with our Blue Out were able to list this as one of their high school achievements.

• Each year our organization develops a wide variety of school and community service projects specifically designed to give our members the opportunity to serve others.  Service opportunities are available all year round for students to participate in.

• NHS members have the opportunity to earn several service-based awards.  These awards acknowledge service provided and can be listed on scholarship applications and college applications.  Certificates and pins are provided for each award.  Pins can be earned throughout a member's involvement in NHS and are suitable to be worn on the NHS sash during graduation.  Currently over 50 awards can be earned.

College admission and financial aid planning

• The National Honor Society national office now provides online options for students investigating college and university options including webinars, virtual events, and even scholarship searches.

• NHS advisers have access to other college planning tools they can make available to members of the organization.

Intrinsic rewards

• Because you are held to a higher standard than other students, you become a better person in all of  your classes, a more responsible athlete, and a devoted contributing member of our local community.

• As you incorporate the four (4) pillars of NHS into your daily life, you become a positive role model for others and an ambassador for our NHS chapter and school.