National Honor Society

Interested Students: If you are interested in joining the NHS, please download and complete this form with information about your participation in other activities and community service.

The National Honor Society was created by the National Association of Secondary Principals in 1921 and has become a prestigious organization designed to recognize outstanding secondary school students throughout the country in both private and public institutions. A charter governs the organization and each participating school forms its own chapter and writes its own, local guidelines, in accordance with national rules.

The Warren Hills Chapter of the National Honor Society considers students for induction once a year. To be eligible for consideration for induction into the Warren Hills Chapter of the National Honor Society, a student must have been in attendance at the school the equivalent of one semester. This regulation may be waived with the recommendation of the principal of the candidate’s previous school. Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.4 to be considered for induction. These grades are provided to the advisor by the Guidance Department during the first marking period at the close of the previous school year. All students meeting this academic requirement will be asked to complete a student profile. A committee of five faculty members will thoroughly review each profile to nominate students to the chapter. Nominations will be based on qualities of leadership, service, scholarship, and character as delineated in the student profile. The advisor does not vote on nominations, but acts as an advocate for each student being considered. Nominations are made by a majority vote of the faculty committee.

Community Service is defined as, but not limited to, volunteering time to community or school organizations or groups, etc. for which you are not paid. Examples of community service are:

• Volunteer at hospitals or nursing homes
• Religious group activities
• Helping at food kitchens
• Helping clean up the environment
• Service clubs: Key Club, SAVE
• Scouting service projects
• Tutoring (unpaid)

Leadership is defined as, but not limited to any position in which you were directly responsible for directing or motivating others. Examples of leadership are:

• Peer Leadership or Peer Mediation
• Elected officer or committee chairs
• Summer Counselor
• Athletic Leadership
• Project Organization
• Leadership in the workplace also considered

It is important to show an ongoing commitment to all leadership and service activities. Freshmen who hope to be asked to be a member of the National Honor Society should take care to do their best in all their academic students and to maintain unquestionable integrity and respect for students and teachers.

Character is a major criterion for consideration and is based on written recommendations from teachers and community members each candidate is asked to submit with their profile. A student’s induction is often approved or rejected on the basis of character and a student may be removed from the National Honor Society for major infractions of civil laws or school rules or regulations. Students can only be removed from the by a majority vote of the Faculty Council after due process notification.

Students will remain eligible for consideration as long as they maintain the required 3.4 GPA. Students inducted into the Society are expected to maintain their academic standing and may be subject to review by the Faculty Council if they fail to maintain their grades.

Students my be rejected or removed from the National Honor Society for major disciplinary infractions, involvement in violation of school policy, community infraction which reflects negatively on the student or Warren Hills, and failure to meet National Honor Society standards.

Students, who feel they should be considered for induction into the National Honor Society but who do not receive notification of their consideration, should contact their Guidance Counselor immediately.