Jefferson NHS - Requirements and Rules

Requirements

30 total hours
Hours from other organizations (band, JagCorps, etc.) do not count towards your NHS hours.
Hours from service projects are required and do not count toward your total.
Seniors:
- - 25 hours are due by the end of Trimester 2 (March 11th, 2026)
  - 5 additional hours must be completed between March 11th and May 15th in order to earn gold tassel for graduation
Juniors:
- - 20 hours are due March 11th, 2026
  - 10 additional hours must be completed between March 11th and May 15th to remain in good standing for senior year
2 service projects: TBD
Participation in fundraiser: TBD

Expectations

3.667 unweighted cumulative GPA
Attend mandatory trimester meetings

Other Rules

If you are TUTORING someone, they MUST be an underclassman (NO juniors or seniors).
Helping Family/Friends with chores (i.e. shoveling snow, cleaning) is invalid.

Strike System

If you get three strikes you will be removed from NHS. Here is a list of a few of the reasons you could get a strike:

Failure to turn in hours (expulsion if hours not made up within 2 weeks of due date).
Failing to show up for an event or service project you signed up for.
Cumulative GPA dropping below 3.667 (expulsion if not brought up by following trimester).

You will be contacted when a strike occurs and will have a reasonable amount of time to correct the deficiency. Seniors will not receive a gold tassel at graduation or recognition in the program if any of our requirements are not met.

For more serious offenses, such as not turning in hours at all or breaking academic integrity guidelines (cheating/plagiarism), you may be removed from NHS. Note: Strikes do follow members from year to year.

National Honor Society Pillars

Character
Service
Scholarship
Leadership

As a member of the National Honor Society, you are expected to represent Jefferson using these four pillars.