Application process

Membership is open to those students who meet the required standards in four areas of evaluation: scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

At the beginning of each semester, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders who have at least an overal GPA of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) will be sent and invited to fill out a Candidate Information Form. 

A faculty council will then evaluate each candidate based on what was submitted in the form, review school disciplinary records, and then solicit the faculty for input regarding their professional reflections on a candidate’s service activities, character, and leadership.  After carefully reviewing everything to determine membership, a majority vote of the council is necessary for selection.  Each candidates will be notified regarding selection or non-selection according to a predetermined schedule.  While waiting for their notice, all candidates will be considered "probationary" members and should continue to meet the NHS standards for GPA, service hours, character, and leadership.

Following notification, a formal induction ceremony is held at the school to recognize all the newly selected members at the end of the year.  Once inducted, new members are required to maintain the same level of performance (or better) in all four criteria that led to their selection.

Fall semester applications will open August 15th and will be due August 29th.

 

Upcoming NHS Meetings:

New Members’ meeting: August 14th (at lunch)

Make up: August 20th (in the morning)

 

Fall Semester meeting schedule:

Sept. 11th (lunch)

Oct. 16th (lunch)

Nov. 6th (lunch)

Dec. 4th (lunch)