Point Requirements

Junior and Senior SNHS members

For the 2022-2023 school year, students must have a 8 points by the end of the first semester and 15 by the second semester.
If you are missing points at the end of first semester, you can make up for them second semester but you must add an additional 5 points to the spring

Sophomore SNHS members

For the 2022-2023 school year, students must have a 7 points in the spring semester

2022-2023 Point Opportunities:

Monthly Chapter Meetings (1 point/meeting): Attend monthly meeting. Required 4 per year

Service Hours (1 point/hour, 10 max): Required 4 hours.

SNHS Officer (2 points/semester): Be elected by the student and contribute to furthering scientific endeavors for SNHS

Science Clubs (1 point/club): HOSA, Science Team, Quiz Bowl, Robotics, etc

SNHS Project (1 point/semester): Participate in the organized SNHS chapter event

Science Internship/Shadow Experience (2 points): Participate in a science shadowing experience (medical, research, environmental, etc)

Induction Ceremony (2 points): Mandatory new members, optional returning members

Mini Science Fair (3 points): Conduct an experiment with a high-school degree of difficulty (proposals will need to be sent in and approved by the officers). Take 3 pictures of results and write a short 1-page double-spaced lab report sharing your findings

Science in Nature (1 point/occurrence, 3 Max): Go Outside, take a picture of a natural occurrence, and explain a scientific fun fact to go with it.

Science Book (1 point/book, 3 Max): Read a science-related book (must be approved by the officers) and write a SHORT one page double-spaced review. Include a favorite chapter or passage and why. 3 points

Science Documentary (1 point/documentary, 3 Max): Watch a documentary or read a scientific article/paper about a new innovation or topic of interest. Explain its significance, its relation to current events, or how the innovation/knowledge could be used to further science.

Winning SNHS Games (1 point/game won): Participate and win in one of the activities at the end of each SNHS meeting