National Honor Society

National Honor Society:

The National Honor Society was created to recognize and encourage academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. Since the founding of the Society in 1921, the selection to the NHS has been based on scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Each year in April the high school faculty selects new members to the society. To be eligible for selection to the NHS a student must have an overall grade point average of 90. Students who then complete the application process are rated on a scale of 1 to 10 by high school staff members, with 10 being high, in the following areas: Leadership, Service, Character. To be eligible the student must obtain an overall average of at least 7 on these teacher ratings. The following guidelines will give further help in the definition of leadership, service, character.

Leadership: The student who exercises leadership is:

1. Resourceful in proposing new problems, applying principles, and making suggestions;

2. Demonstrates leadership in promoting school activities;

3. Exercises influence on peers in upholding school ideals;

4. Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school;

5. Is able to delegate responsibilities;

6. Exemplifies positive attitudes;

7. Inspires positive behavior in others;

8. Demonstrates academic initiative;

9. Successfully holds school offices or positions of responsibility, conducting business efficiently and effectively, and without prodding, demonstrates reliability and dependability;

10. Demonstrates leadership in the classroom, at work, and in school or community activities;

11. Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted.

Service: The student who serves is:

1. Willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal school attitude;

2. Participates in some outside activity: Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, church groups, volunteer services for the aged, poor, or disadvantaged, family duties;

3. Volunteers, dependable and well-organized assistance, is gladly available, and is willing to sacrifice to offer assistance;

4. Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult or inconspicuous responsibilities;

5. Cheerfully and enthusiastically renders any requested service to the school;

6. Willing to represent the class or school in inter-class and inter-scholastic competition;

7. Does committee and staff work uncomplainingly;

8. Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, and students.

Character: The student of character:

1. Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously;

2. Consistently exemplifies desirable qualities of behavior (cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, stability);

3. Upholds principles of morality and ethics;

4. Cooperates by complying with school regulations concerning property, programs, office, halls, etc.;

5. Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability;

6. Shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others;

7. Observes instructions and rules, punctuality and faithfulness both inside and outside of the classroom;

8. Has powers of concentration and sustained attention as shown by perseverance and application to studies;

9. Manifest truthfulness in acknowledging obedience to rules, avoiding cheating in written work, and showing unwillingness to profit by the mistakes of others;

10. Actively helps to rid the school of bad influences or environment.