Award Description:  This pin is awarded to NHS members who go "above and beyond" during the normal school day and at high school and district service events,  This award is one where positive behavior is noted by Crestwood School District staff members and who are referred to the NHS adviser for recognition.

Minimum Hours Required:  Does not require a minimum number of hours to earn.  Students can earn this award up to three (3) times (once a year) during their membership in the chapter.

Award Description:  This award recognizes members who have taken and passed at least eight (8) Advanced Placement (AP)  classes offered by our high school during their enrollment at Crestwood High School

Minimum Hours Required:  Does not require a minimum number of hours to earn.  NHS members must have taken eight (8) or more AP classes during high school at CHS. 

Award Description:  Is awarded to any NHS member who volunteers at a local hospital, senior home, Red Cross facility, home for individuals with disabilities, Special Olympics, etc.  Service must be pre-approved by the NHS Executive Board and hours cannot have already been counted for something else such as involvement in a club or church/mosque activity.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires 20 hours of service (and an additional 20 hours for the second award) - hours cannot be used or counted for a class or program currently enrolled in.

Award Description:  Is presented to members who volunteer for 20 hours at City of Dearborn Heights election events (time spent training counts also).  This award is only counts hours volunteered through our chapter.  Volunteer work for the campaigns  of individuals running for office is not counted.  

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires 20 hours of service at city election events (can only be earned once).

Award Description:  This award recognizes any NHS member who completes service within our local community through our chapter.  This includes assisting with the Spirit Festival, City-Wide Garage Sale, fire department open house, events we sponsor with local libraries or other city departments, veteran's dinner, etc.  Does NOT include school district events.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires 20 hours of service through our chapter (can only be earned once) - and only certain events count for this award.

Award Description:  This award recognizes any NHS member who completes service within our local community through our chapter.  This includes assisting with the Spirit Festival, City-Wide Garage Sale, fire department open house, events we sponsor with local libraries or other city departments, veteran's dinner, etc.  Does NOT include school district events.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires 20 hours of service through our chapter (can only be earned once) - and only certain events count for this award.

Award Description:  This award is for assisting for anything CHS related but NOT blood drives, tutoring,  library, office, recycling, or courtyard help.  This is for helping out with Parent Teacher Conferences, booster club concessions, setting up for school testing (sharpening pencils, taking down tables and chairs, etc.).

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires 20 hours of CHS service (can only be earned once.

Award Description:  Is awarded to any NHS member who donates blood for the first time at one of our sponsored blood drives.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires being a first-time donor at an NHS blood drive.

Award Description:  This award can be earned by assisting with school cleanups, helping out with the school courtyards we've adopted, and doing other environmentally related service sponsored by our chapter.

Minimum Hours Required:  Members must accumulate at least 20 hours of NHS sponsored environmentally related service.  Students who earn an additional 20 hours can earn the second award.

Award Description:  Is awarded on an on-going basis throughout the school year to any member who has demonstrated exceptional initiative during the implementation of any CHS chapter sponsored service project.  This award is recommended by a member of the NHS Executive Board.

Minimum Hours Required:  Does not require a minimum number of hours to earn.  Students can earn this award only ONCE during their membership in the chapter.

Award Description:  This pin is award to top seniors who have earned the most service hours by the end of their senior year.  It is presented at the NHS Senior Award Ceremony at a meeting in May.

Minimum Hours Required:  This award requires that members significantly exceed the mandated service requirement for each semester throughout their membership in NHS.

Award Description:  Members collect donations for a cause sponsored by our chapter such as our Michigan Association of National Honor Society Chapters (MAHS) annual state charity, our spring service project, Blue Out, or other suitable chapter project.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires a member to collect a minimum of $100 to be contributed to the selected good cause.  Can be earned up to two (2) times in separate years.

Award Description:   Awarded to NHS members for going out of their way to help others or for acts of personal bravery.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires nomination to the NHS Executive Board with narrative outlining the contribution.

Award Description:   Awarded to members who design their own individual service project (must be pre-approved by the NHS Executive Board) and who accumulate a minimum o 20 hours dedicated tot he project (only 5 hours from individual service projects count towards each semester requirement however, the total hours may be included in your chapter totals).  This project cannot be related to any other club, organization,  church/mosque, etc.  You cannot design your project with any other NHS member but you may have NHS members help you complete the project.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires accumulating 20 hours of service related to the individual service project.

Award Description:   This award is given to students who attend the state MAHS/MASC Convention and/or attendance at a week-long summer institute, also for Michigan Youth Leadership Conference, Boys/Girl's State, GLOBE annual meeting, research symposia, etc.

Minimum Hours Required:  Must attend at least one multiple-day leadership conference (career conferences do not count).  Must earn the Leadership I Award first before Leadership II can be earned.  Restrictions of the Leadership I Award also apply.

Award Description:   Is awarded to any NHS member who assists with activities related to our high school library.  

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires the completion of 15 hours of service for our high school library.  The Library Service II Award requires an additional 15 hours of service.

Award Description:   Is awarded to one or two NHS members who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment and exemplary service during a particular month.  

Minimum Hours Required:  This award can be earned only once throughout a members involvement in our chapter.  It does not have an hour minimum but instead the adviser and executive board choose a member who demonstrated outstanding performance during a month.

Award Description:   Is awarded to the graduating senior who has earned the most NHS awards during their membership in the chapter.

Minimum Hours Required:  More than one award is given if a tie exists.

Award Description:   Recognizes NHS members who have significantly most improved their involvement in society affairs.

Minimum Hours Required:  Is given to a student just once as the situation merits itself.

Award Description:   Awarded to any NHS member who helps and assists with activities related to ur middle or high school's main office, guidance, or board office.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires 20 hours of activities related to any of the aforementioned district offices.  Can only be earned once.

Award Description:   NHS members earn this award by assisting with putting up and taking down the flag each day for one marking period (half of a semester).

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires putting up our school's 3 flags and taking it down each day for one marking period without making a mistake or missing a day.

Award Description:  Is awarded to NHS members who read the three (3) books selected by either the College Board or our CHS librarian during summer break (see historian for more information).

Minimum Hours Required:  Can be earned twice (once each summer for the time you are a member of our NHS chapter.  Requires that all 3 books be read (each summer) and a log or record be kept as a means of verification with a discussion requirement before school begins in the fall.

Award Description:  This award recognizes sophomore members who were just inducted.  It is given to those members who have accrued the greatest number of hours between their acceptance and the end of the calendar school year.  Is presented in September of the new school year.

Minimum Hours Required:  This award requires that members significantly exceed the required hours for a new member.

Award Description:  Is awarded to any NHS member who assists with blood drives by volunteering to do the set-up, take-down, operate the canteen, run passes, etc.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires 20 hours of activities related to our blood drives (can only be earned once).

Award Description:  NHS members who assist in our district's elementary and middle schools with conferences, teacher assistance, sports activities, open houses, etc.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires 20 hours of activities related to school service (can earn just once). 

Award Description:  This pin is awarded to juniors who have earned the most service hours since becoming members.  The award is presented at the first meeting in September of the new school year.

Minimum Hours Required:  This award requires that members significantly exceed the mandated service requirement for each semester leading up to the beginning of their senior year.

Award Description:  This award recognizes the members who recruited the most successful donors during a particular blood drive.

Minimum Hours Required:  Requires recruiting the most donors who successfully donate blood during any of the four (4) regularly scheduled blood drives.

Award Description:  This award is presented to the senior who has accumulated the top number of service hours during their tenure as a member of the CHS Chapter of the National Honor Society.

Minimum Hours Required:  This award goes to the one senior member with the greatest number of service hours.  We recognize this individual at the last meeting that NHS seniors attend.

Award Description:  Awarded to any NHS member who volunteers to tutor elementary, middle, or high school students.  All tutoring must be set up and approved by the officer and adviser.

Minimum Hours Required:  A minimum of 20 hours is required for this award.  Upon completion of an additional 20 hours beyond the first tutoring award, members are eligible for the second award.