NHS applications will open for rising juniors and seniors in the Spring of 2026.
Upon completion of three consecutive semesters, sophomores and juniors who meet the GPA requirement will receive an invitation to pick up an application for membership to our Bellaire chapter of the National Honor Society. The date those email invitations are sent out, prospective candidates will be notified via social media, our Cardinal e-News, and through school- wide PA announcements. Eligible applicants should check their HISD email for pertinent information on when and how to collect an application. If you don't receive an invitation but feel that an error was made, please see Ms. Camarillo in Rm2705 the week the announcement is made, please.
Eligibility:
Must be a current sophomore or junior.
Must have a minimum of one semester attendance at Bellaire High School.
Must have an unweighted GPA greater than 3.75 using data from at least three semesters of high school.
*If you TRANSFERRED from another school, and were a MEMBER in GOOD standing of your previous school's NHS chapter, please see Ms. Camarillo in Room 2705 as soon as possible. Please know that NHS meetings are CLOSED to all but BELLAIRE's active members. You would be expected to have met all of YOUR previous school's requirements and obligations for your membership to be transferred successfully, AND will be held accountable for Bellaire's requirements and obligations by the established deadlines if you wish to remain a member in good standing of the National Honor Society.
Application Calendar
01/27/26- 02/05/26: Ms. Boynton (School Registrar) processes Sem1 grades and helps generate a list of sophomores and juniors enrolled for longer than a semester at Bellaire AND with an unweighted GPA of 3.75.
02/09-12/26: STUDENTS on that list receive an email inviting them to pick up an application from Ms. Camarillo's room (2705) any day after school. Announcements are made daily for students to check their emails.
02/12/26: Last day to pick up an application.
02/12-26/26: APPLICANTS have two weeks to complete the application and submit it and all relevant paperwork afterschool to Ms. Cam's room (2705).
02/26/26: APPLICANT application deadline. Submit the application and all relevant paperwork after school to Ms. Cam's room (2705).
02/26 - 27/2026: OFFICERS and ADVISERS go through applications to ensure completeness. Applicants who failed to submit a completed application are notified by email that their application will not go through this year due to missing x, y, z.
03/02 - 05/26: FACULTY COUNCIL and ADVISERS meet ONE day afterschool to discuss Fall2025 discipline/ news, set a rubric and point value for candidacy for 2026-27 applicants, review a batch of applications, score for candidacy, and submit to Ms. Cam for tally.
Mr. Niggli has approved compensation for the extra hours.
Ms. Campbell usually arranges dinner for us; this is to be TBD.
03/03-13/26: MS. CAM notifies students with Letters of Warning on Faculty Council decisions regarding membership.
Ms. Cam tallies up each applicant's score.
Ms. Cam creates a comparative Excel sheet to distinguish Applicants from Candidates, & review gray bubble area points.
03/06 OR 16/26: FACULTY COUNCIL receives an email to vote electronically and confirm (approve) or Call to Edit (change/ alter) the official list of students based on the rubric and tally data.
03/16 OR 17/26: MS CAM notifies students via email of the Faculty Council's decision regarding membership.
Applicants are notified if their application failed to demonstrate that they were ready to take on the mantle of a BHS NHS member.
Candidates are notified that their application indicates they are ready to receive an invitation to attend an induction rehearsal AND induction ceremony to become a member of our chapter.
03/16-19/26: CANDIDATES (received an offer to rehearsal & induction) must reply to the email or come in person to 2705 after school and accept the Faculty Council's invitation to both the rehearsal and induction.
03/19/26: CANDIDATE acceptance deadline (reply to the email or come in person to 2705 after school and accept the Faculty Council's invitation to both the rehearsal and induction).
03/20/2026: MS. CAM emails students who failed to reply to the invitation, notifying them that the missed deadline rescinds the Faculty Council's invitation for membership. If a sophomore, they are welcome to wait for the email inviting them to apply the following year. If a junior, they can appeal to Mr. Niggli and the Faculty Council in writing.
04/06/26 @ 5pm: FACULTY COUNCIL, OFFICERS, ADVISERS, & CANDIDATES* attend an Induction Rehearsal prior to induction.
*This rehearsal is MANDATORY for all candidates.
04/13/26 @ 6 pm: FACULTY COUNCIL, OFFICERS, ADVISERS, & CANDIDATES* attend our Induction Ceremony.
*Induction is MANDATORY for Candidates to become Members of our chapter of the National Honor Society.
04/29/26: NEWLY INDUCTED MEMBERS can attend their first NHS meeting and hear from current officers on positions, duties, and obligations of and for office in NHS.
05/07/26: OFFICE CANDIDATES present 30sec OR 1min Campaign Speeches. Voting begins after lunch.