National Honor Society Requirements
1. To be eligible for membership
in National Honor Society, a student must be at least a second
semester sophomore with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better.
2. Each eligible student will receive a preapplication.
3. The nomination process would be completed as follows:
a. Teachers will evaluate students
based on character they have observed as they've worked with them
in class and during an extracurricular activity. Once the forms
have been completed and turned in they will be figured in the
following manner:
1. The top ten teacher
evaluations will be scored.
2. A recommendation will receive 10 points.
3. A non-recommendation will receive -5 points.
4. The total score must add up to 75/100 to pass this part of the
nomination process.
b. Teachers will evaluate students
based on leadership they have observed in the classroom as well as
their participation in school and community activities. All
academically eligible students will be given a
preapplication to determine their participation in school and community activities. These
will be passed along to teachers when they get their nomination
forms. Once the forms have been completed and turned in, they will
be figured in the following manner:
1. The top teacher evaluations will be
scored.
2. The
leadership rankings will be added together.
3. A
student must receive 75/100 to pass this part of the nomination
process.
4.
A copy of the nomination form is attached.
4. The application process
will consist of the following.
a. A FORMAL, scored interview
with the faculty council.
b. A FORMAL, scored essay explaining
why he/she should be a member of National Honor Society.
c. The interview will count toward
50% of selection.
d. The essay will count toward 50% of
selection.
e. In order to be accepted into
membership, the student's score must total 75% of the points
possible for both parts combined.
