What is the National Honor Society?
When the National Honor Society was established by the National Association of Secondary School Principals in 1921, the hope of the principals involved was to create an organization that would recognize and encourage academic achievement while also developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. These ideals of scholarship, leadership, service, and character remain as relevant today as they were in 1921.
Now, 90 years later, the National Honor Society has become a prestigious organization, ranking high among administrators, faculty members, students and parents, and residents of the school community. Its reputation for excellence is the result of years of commitment on the part of everyone involved.
Through NHS chapter service activities, members maintain and extend the qualities that won them selection. Membership if thus both an honor and a commitment.
-From the National Honor Society Handbook
When the National Honor Society was established by the National Association of Secondary School Principals in 1921, the hope of the principals involved was to create an organization that would recognize and encourage academic achievement while also developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. These ideals of scholarship, leadership, service, and character remain as relevant today as they were in 1921.
Now, 90 years later, the National Honor Society has become a prestigious organization, ranking high among administrators, faculty members, students and parents, and residents of the school community. Its reputation for excellence is the result of years of commitment on the part of everyone involved.
Through NHS chapter service activities, members maintain and extend the qualities that won them selection. Membership if thus both an honor and a commitment.
-From the National Honor Society Handbook
How are students chosen for NHS?
For many students, selection as a member of the National Honor Society is the pinnacle of their achievements in high school. This honor, recognized throughout the nation, is both the public recognition of accomplishment and the private commitment to continued excellence on the part of the new member. In the fall, all students with a grade point average of 3.5 and above are invited to apply for membership. Letters which summarize candidates’ experience in Leadership, Service and Character are reviewed by a 5-person Faculty Council, which makes recommendations to the Principal for final approval. In 2014, 24 students were offered membership.