NHS Application Information

Chaparral High School's NHS application process takes place during the spring semester. At the end of January, invitations are sent to current sophomores and juniors who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 (unweighted) or higher.  Students are selected for membership by majority vote of a five-member principal-appointed faculty council.  Students must have 2 positions of leadership and 25 hours of community service, with 5 of the hours dedicated to Chaparral or its feeder schools.  See the service tab for a log to keep track of service hours. Also, see below for more details.

Scholarship – Students in grades 11-12 are eligible for membership.  Those seeking admission to the Chaparral High School NHS must have a minimum academic GPA of 3.5 (unweighted) for at least one full year of high school course work. At the end of January, invitations to apply are sent to school email accounts of eligible sophomores and juniors. Once membership is attained, students must work to maintain this set standard.

Service – All students seeking admission to the Chaparral High School NHS must have participated in at least three separate service activities during grades 9, 10, or 11 prior to seeking admission. The minimum number of documented* service hours is at least 25 hours, with at least 5 hours being related to Chaparral or its feeder schools. These should be activities (not for class credit) in which the student participated for the betterment of the community and not for compensation or for the benefit of a person or organization that the student is affiliated with. Once inducted, members must complete a minimum of 15 verifiable service hours per semester. 

Leadership – All students seeking admission to the Chaparral High School NHS must be able to demonstrate they are leaders in the school and/or community. Students must demonstrate their leadership by listing two or more verifiable roles or positions where they were either elected or appointed. Leadership roles should have an element of leading a group of people toward a common goal. These positions or roles may be held in the school, community, and/or workplace since starting high school. 

Character – All students seeking admission to the NHS will have their names submitted to school and community authorities for evaluation before the selections are finalized. Not following school and community rules and regulations may be grounds for disqualification. Discipline and attendance records will be checked to ensure no rule infractions of the student code of conduct have occurred during the past year.

*All service hours on the application must be accompanied by a signature from an adult representative of the group or organization for which the service was performed.  Signatures must be from an advisor/sponsor/director/employer who is outside of the family of the student seeking admission to NHS.  Signatures are acceptable in one of the following ways:  1) directly on the NHS application, 2) on an attached piece of paper describing the activity and noting the hours served, or 3) on a printout of an email showing a digital signature following a description of the activity and noting the hours served.