What are the benefits of membership?
National Honor Society is an international organization that highlights students for their exemplary performance. Students can include their membership on college and scholarship applications. Member students can also apply for the NHS Scholarship. Lastly, member students who are in good standing at the end of their senior year will be given the opportunity to wear an NHS stole in their graduation regalia.
Who is eligible to apply for NHS?
Upperclassmen (junior and senior) students with a 4.0 GPA and have maintained compliance with the student code of conduct will be invited to apply for membership during the fall semester of each year. Underclassmen (freshman & sophomores) are not eligible to apply.
I was a member of National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) in middle school. Am I automatically eligible to join NHS?
No. NJHS and NHS are separate programs with different requirements for membership. NHS members are selected through the NHS chapter at their school. The NJHS membership does not automatically convert to NHS membership.
How do I apply for NHS?
Students who meet the grade level and academic requirements will be invited to complete the application via email or on the Schoology course. Upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) who meet the required 4.0 GPA will receive the invitation in the fall semester. Please do not request the application.
What is on the application?
Our chapter strives to give practical meaning to the NHS’s pillars of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These four ideals are considered as the basis for NHS membership selection. Students will be asked to provide evidence of their leadership experience, community involvement, and dedication to service.
What is on the application?
Our chapter strives to give practical meaning to the NHS’s pillars of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These four ideals are considered as the basis for NHS membership selection. Students will be asked to provide evidence of their leadership experience, community involvement, and dedication to service.
Who evaluates the application?
All applications are reviewed by the NHS application review committee, which includes multiple teachers from various departments on campus and a school administrator were included on the committee. We want to assure you that applications are closely examined multiple times by committee members.
Our chapter strives to give practical meaning to the NHS’s pillars of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These four ideals are considered as the basis for NHS membership selection. Therefore, committee members used a point system with a standard set of objective criteria to ensure all students are treated fairly. Points must be earned in the areas of scholarship, leadership, character, and service.
We do not “reserve” spots for seniors nor do we cap the number of inductees. All students are looked at using the same criteria. All applications are reviewed by the NHS application review committee and scored based on the same objective criteria.
What are the responsibilities of members?
All members are responsible for meeting the following ongoing requirements:
Attend all monthly membership meetings.
Maintain exemplary scholarship: Maintain a cumulative GPA of 4.0 for every semester.
Maintain dedication to serving their community through tutoring and service hours.
Maintain exemplary character: Students who violate the RRHS Code of Conduct as written in the student handbook, or receive a discipline referral, will be eligible for dismissal from the NHS.
Pay annual membership dues of $10.
Members can check their status on all requirements in the Grades section of the NHS Schoology course.