National Honor Society

National Honor Society

Moderator: Ms. Joann Conwell - conwellj@slshs.org

This organization recognizes accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Seton-La Salle sponsors a chapter of the National Honor Society. Juniors and Seniors are eligible to apply for membership when their cumulative weighted QPA is 3.5 or above. In addition, students must exhibit leadership skills, honorable character, as well as service to the community - a willingness to use talents and skills for the improvement of society. The application process occurs twice a year at Seton-La Salle High School, in the Fall and Spring; and the judgments made by the school committee are subjective evaluations of the quality of the student's participation in the life of the school.

Upon becoming a member, students are required to maintain the standard in all four areas that established his or her membership. Through the N.H.S., the school gives recognition and appreciation to the students and their achievements.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY SELECTION PROCEDURES:

Selection to NHS is a privilege, not a right. Students do not apply for membership in the National Honor Society. Instead, they provide information to be used by the local selection committee to support their candidacy for membership.

Membership is granted only to those students selected by the Faculty Committee in each school on the condition of their having met the standards for selection established. This is not an election, nor is membership automatically conveyed simply because the student has achieved a specified level of academic performance.

According to the constitution, only those students who have attended the school the equivalent of one semester may be considered for membership. Membership is open to juniors and seniors.

The faculty committee selects students who demonstrate outstanding performance in all four criteria of NHS – scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Students are first identified with the pre-requisite GPA and then their performance is evaluated in the areas of leadership, service and character.

Scholarship: Is based on a student’s cumulative GPA of a 3.5 or higher.

Leadership: This criterion is considered highly important for membership selection. Leadership exists in elected positions as well as outside including effective participation in positions of responsibility in other activities offered on campus such as athletic team captains, section leaders in band and chorus, committee chairs in student groups. Leadership roles in both the school and community may be considered provided they can be verified.

Service: Service is generally considered to be those actions undertaken by the student which are done with or on behalf of others without any direct financial or material compensation. In considering service, the contributions a candidate has made to school, classmates, and community as well as the student’s attitude toward service are reviewed. All service references by candidates should include verification by an adult supervisor of the activity under consideration.

Character: We consider the positive as well as the negative aspects of character. All judgments are free of speculation and rumor. The NHS uses a multi-faceted definition of character known as the 6 pillars of Character. A person of character demonstrates the following six qualities: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. A candidate will be able to demonstrate an outstanding record of conduct and behavior with regard to school and community rules, guidelines and policies or be able to demonstrate sufficient growth and improvement to compensate for previous inadequacies.

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