Howell High School NHS MEMBER CONTRACT 2025-26

Please review the Service Hours Portion for all Current NHS Members. 

Once a candidate has decided to apply or is a current member of NHS, he/she must comply with the rules and requirements identified below. 

 I. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT 

a.    Students must maintain a 3.75 GPA (not rounded) or better.

b.    Any student who falls below a 3.75 will be put on academic probation and given until the end of the next marking period to improve his/her average to meet the standard.

c. If a student is unsuccessful in raising his/her average by the end of the next marking period, his/her case will be presented to the NHS Faculty Council for dismissal.

d. A member is allowed only one probation period.

 II.  SERVICE HOURS (Requirements for the 2025-2026 School Year ) 

a. All members are required to perform a minimum of 40 hours of community service in addition to attending all HHS NHS events. Five Hours (5) must be through peer tutoring for the duration of your NHS Membership. 

b. All members during the 2025-26 school year are required to perform a minimum of  40 hours of community service during the 2025-2026 school year.  Hours may be submitted on the dates below. 

• Semester 1- Fall/Winter Submission of Hours -  June 2nd 2025 to February 2, 2026- 20 Hours Due

• Semester 2- Spring Submission of Hours - February 3, 2026  to June 3rd 2026 - 20 Hours Due

• All hours must be submitted with the proper dates within the range of the semester.

c. Service hours accumulated in the Summer of 2025 may count towards your 20 Hours Submission for your Semester 1 Submission date February 2, 2026. 

d. Members must have all service activities documented via letter or certificate including organization letterhead, date, number of hours, signature of on-site supervisor, and thorough explanation of service. Members must submit record of service within one month of completing that service.

e. Faculty advisors reserve the right to determine whether an activity counts for community service. 

f. Seniors must submit their hours by the required due dates. Failure to do so will result in dismissal. 

g. The following page provides details of those hours that will and will not be accepted. Please refer to the NHS Volunteer Hours section of the website or look at the NHS Bylaws.

h. Those Seniors who fail to complete the community service requirement for the 2025-26 school year will be dismissed from NHS.