NHS Candidate Eligibility and Application Process

Students are not eligible until after mid-year grades are posted JUNIOR year. 

Eligible juniors will be invited to a Google Classroom page in March and
should look for a Google Classroom invitation. 

Paperwork is due no later than March 31, 2025.

CHARACTER:

The student of character:

• Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously.

• Constantly exemplifies desirable qualities of personality including friendliness, poise, and emotional stability

• Upholds principles of morality and ethics.

• Cooperates with school regulations concerning property, programs, office, and hallways.

• Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability.

• Shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others.

• Observes instructions and rules, punctuality, and faithfulness both inside and outside the classroom.

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

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

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

LEADERSHIP:

The student who exercises leadership:

• Is resourceful in recognizing new problems, applying principles, and making suggestions.

• Demonstrates leadership in promoting school activities.

• Exercises influence on peers in upholding school ideals.

• Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school.

• Is able to delegate responsibilities.

• Exemplifies positive attitudes.

• Inspires positive behavior in others.

• Demonstrates academic initiative.

• Successfully holds school offices or positions of responsibility, conducts business efficiently, and effectively, and is reliable and dependable without prodding.

• Demonstrates leadership in the classroom, at work, and in school activities.

• Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted.

SERVICE:

The student who serves:

• Is willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal school attitude.

• Demonstrates school service by showing consistent* participation in LHS clubs/activities.

• Participates willingly in some consistent* outside activity: Scouts; church groups; volunteer services for the aged, poor, or disadvantaged; family duties.

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

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

• Cheerfully and enthusiastically renders any requested service to the school.

• Is willing to represent the class or school in interclass and inter-scholastic competition.

*consistent is defined as occurring during the course of a number of years