Interested in Quill and Scroll membership?
Read the requirements below and then see Mrs. Hutchinson by the date indicated above. You must have a formal letter of recommendation from the staff member in charge of the media program you are heavily involved. This letter should include what you do with/for the organization, the leadership role you hold, and the number of hours you have committed to the organization and in what capacities.
If you have questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to the Catoctin High School Quill & Scroll Advisor:
Theresa Hutchinson
theresa.hutchinson@fcps.org
Quill and Scroll chapters have been established at more than 11,000 schools around the world. When a candidate is recommended for membership, the student pays an initiation fee of $25. The Society then provides the initiate with an official membership pin of their choice and a lifetime membership certificate.
Members of Quill and Scroll Honor Society must be chosen from students enrolled in the high school who, at the time of their recommendation, meet the following requirements:
They must be of sophomore, junior or senior classification.
They must have the equivalent of a B grade average, or be in the upper third of their class in general scholastic standing, either for the year of their election or for the cumulative total of all high school work.
They must have done superior work in some phase of journalism or school media work. They may be staffers of a magazine, newspaper, yearbook, news organization, online site or radio/television station at the school, or one conducted by an external organization.
They must be recommended by the supervisor or by the committee governing the media.
They must be approved by the Quill and Scroll Executive Director.