National Art Honor Society

Welcome to the RHAM National Art Honor Society page!!! You will find the chapter constitution, bylaws, and application form documents at the bottom of the page.  Application forms including all requested materials must be submitted by Tuesday Oct 1, 2024 to be considered for membership in the 2024-25 school year.  

To become a member of the RHAM High School chapter of the National Art Honor Society, a candidate must fill out and return the Google form application linked in the document below.  Please carefully review the criteria in the google doc below and collect what you need before filling out the google form.  The advisor will accept applications, review them after the application deadline and candidates will be notified of their application acceptance by mail.  Once achieving NAHS membership, each student is expected to continue to meet the RHAM NAHS criteria, or membership will lapse until those standards are once again met.  Yearly dues for membership are being waived and we'll be doing fundraising activities to cover membership fees.  Each candidate for student membership is instructed in the aims, purposes, and programs of the honor society.  

The National Art Honor Society is an international program dedicated to the recognition of exceptional art students in grades 9–12 that meet the art, academic, leadership, and character criteria asked of every NAHS member. 

In 1978, the National Art Education Association began the National Art Honor Society (NAHS) program specifically for high school students, for the purpose of inspiring and recognizing those students who have shown an outstanding ability in art in grades nine through twelve. Each year, thousands of students are inducted into the organization and in fact, at the end of the 2009-2010 school year; NAHS membership peaked at 43,334 total student participants with 1728 active chapters. The benefits to each school that can boast of a NAHS chapter are many. For starters, students are recognized for their work in the school environment and their success as visual art scholars. Second, the structure of the NAHS promotes student leadership and the opportunity for chapters to encourage volunteerism through the visual arts. The NAHS strives to aid members in working toward the attainment of the highest standards in art areas, and to bring art education to the attention of the school and community.

The criteria for membership in the National Art Honor Society emphasize outstanding artistic scholarship and volunteer service to the school and community through development of artistic endeavors together with a strong moral character. By exemplifying these standards, the members of the society promote an awareness of art and become active participants in the education process at their school and in their community.