SCHOLARSHIP

The current academic requirement needed for consideration is a 92 cumulative average at the end of the sophomore year for a junior or at the end of the junior year for a senior. The students who have met the scholarship requirement are then eligible for consideration on the basis of service, leadership, and character.  Eligible students will receive an invitation to apply in the Fall.

LEADERSHIP

The student who exercises leadership:

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

• Demonstrates initiative in promoting school activities

• Exercises positive 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 effectively and efficiently; demonstrates reliability and dependability

• Is a leader in the classroom, at work, and in other school or community activities

• Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted

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

• Student may be quiet and still possess positive leadership skills through the actions listed above

CHARACTER

A person of character demonstrates the following six qualities: respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship.  Additionally, a student of character:

• Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously

• Consistently exemplifies desirable qualities of behavior (cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, stability); actively helps rid the school of bad influences or environment

• Upholds principles of morality and ethics

• Cooperates by complying with all school regulations

• Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability

• Regularly shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others

• Observes instructions and rules, is punctual, and faithful both inside and outside the classroom

• Has powers of concentration, self-discipline, and sustained attention as shown by perseverance and application to studies

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

SERVICE

The following provides some expectations regarding the service requirement:

• Students must have been actively involved in a combination of at least three school and community service groups or projects for more than 45 hours cumulatively for juniors and 60 hours for seniors.

• Service hours will be calculated based on activities performed since January of the previous year.

• School service may include clubs/organizations, music, drama, publications or sports but may not be limited to only one of these.

• The variety, consistency, value, and depth of service will be reviewed by the faculty council. They will be looking for a pattern of on-going involvement.

• School clubs and activities will be assigned a maximum of 5 hours depending on involvement and ratings from advisors. For example, a club that meets once or twice a month may be worth an hour, whereas a club that meets every week and participates in a number of events may be worth up to 5 hours. School service will be evaluated by advisors and faculty council members.

• Sports or drama productions will be worth a maximum of 15 hours (or 1/3 of the total service requirement) depending on level of involvement and advisor ratings.

• Service hours must be activities for which the student did not receive academic credit or monetary compensation and were not performed as a requirement for another honor society.

• Community service must be documented on letterhead by the supervisor of the organization involved and must include the student’s name, description of service completed, time frame, and a contact phone number.

The overall quality of the student’s service will be based on the following:

• Willingness to render service to school when called upon

• Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, advisors, students, and/or administrators

• Volunteers and provides dependable and well-organized assistance

• Willingness to sacrifice to offer assistance