The National Honor Society
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The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character.
Induction in the National Honor Society is one of the highest honors given to a student by the faculty of De La Salle Institute.
The following are taken into consideration when deciding student induction:
- Students must be in their Junior or Senior year;
- Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher;
- Prolonged involvement in co-curricular activities in-school and out-of-school;
- Leadership positions held in school, community, or work activities in which the student is/was directly responsible for directing or motivating others; for example, elected student body, class, or club officer, committee chairperson, team captain, newspaper editor, work area manager; or community leader;
- Community activities in which the student has participated and noting major accomplishment for each activity- these should be any activities outside school in which the student participated for the betterment of the community; for example, church groups, clubs sponsored outside the school, Boy or Girl Scouts, volunteer groups, or community art endeavors;
- Job experiences, honors, or recognitions that the student has received which support his/her bid to be selected for membership in the National Honor Society. Work experience may be paid or voluntary.
- Each student who submits the form for candidacy is evaluated by faculty members who know the student based on "Character" and "Leadership" as described below.
The leadership criterion is considered highly important for membership selection. The student who exercises leadership:
- Is resourceful in proposing new problems, applying principles, and suggestions
- Demonstrates initiative in promoting school activities
- Exercises positive influence on peers
- Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school
- Is able to delegate responsibilities
- Exemplifies positive attitudes
- Demonstrates academic initiative
- Successfully holds school offices or positions of responsibility; conducts business effectively and efficiently; demonstrates reliability and dependability
- Is a leader in the classroom, at work, and in other school or community activities
- Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted
- Is willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal school attitude
In terms of character, consider the positive as well as the negative. All judgments in this and other selection criteria should be free of speculation and rumor. A person of character demonstrates the following six qualities: respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship. In addition, students of character can also be said to:
- Take criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously
- Consistently exemplifies desirable qualities of behavior (cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, stability)
- Cooperates by complying with school regulations concerning property, programs, office, halls, etc.
- Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability
- Regularly shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others
- Has powers of concentration, self-discipline, and sustained attention as shown by perseverance and application to studies
