Elwood Junior-Senior High School
National Honor Society
Dr. Troy Friedersdorf, Principal Heather Anderson, Asst. Principal
Anthony Dockrey, Advisor
Membership in the National Honor Society (NHS) is based on a student’s fulfillment of four requirements. Members of the junior and senior class who meet all four requirements, have been in attendance at Elwood Junior/Senior High School for the equivalent of one semester, and complete the candidate information form will be admitted to the NHS.
The four basic requirements for membership are scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Scholarship
Students are eligible to apply for NHS membership if they demonstrate academic achievement by achieving a 3.50 or higher GPA. Grade Point averages will NOT be rounded to meet the minimum requirement.
Leadership
According to the National Honor Society standards, A student exercises leadership when he or she:
- Is resourceful in proposing new problems, applying principles, and making suggestions
- Demonstrates initiative in promoting school activities
- Exercises positive influence on peers in upholding school ideals and spirit
- Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school
- Is able to delegate responsibilities
- Inspires positive behavior in others
- 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, or in other school or community activities
- Is dependable in any responsibility accepted
Service
According to the National Honor Society standards, the student who serves:
- Volunteers and provides dependable and well-organized assistance, and is willing to make sacrifices to offer assistance
- Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult or inconspicuous responsibilities
- Enthusiastically renders any requested service to the school
- Is willing to represent the class or school in interclass and interscholastic competition
- Does committee and staff work without complaint
- Participates in some activity outside of school, for example, Girl Scouts; Boy Scouts; religious groups; volunteer services for the elderly, poor, or disadvantaged.
- Mentors in the community or students at other schools
- Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, and students.
The EJSHS chapter of the NHS requires members to participate in a variety of EJSHS activities but also to serve the greater community outside of the school.
Character
Each eligible student will be evaluated by the faculty and administration according to the National Honor Society Standards for good Character, which state that student of character:
- Consistently exemplifies positive and desirable qualities of behavior (cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, stability)
- Cooperates by complying with all school policies and regulations and codes of student conduct
- Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously
- Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty, academic integrity, and reliability
- Regularly exhibits courtesy, concern, and respect for others
- Complies with instructions and rules, and displays personal responsibility.
The character will automatically be questioned by events leading to suspension from school, consistent lateness, cheating, or other offenses brought forth by a member of the faculty or administration. If someone deems a student’s character not sufficient, that opinion will be discussed with the student’s current teachers, administrators, or counselor, the relevant information will be forwarded to the Faculty Council for consideration.
Application and Membership
Eligible students are responsible for completing a candidate information form and supplying all required information.
The Faculty Council will evaluate the requirements of scholarship, leadership, service, and character for each eligible candidate. The final selection of the National Honor Society is the responsibility of the Faculty Council.
All National Honor Society members are expected to maintain membership requirements of the National Honor Society, including GPA, and to take part in National Honor Society service projects (including the annual silent Christmas auction). The Faculty Council may dismiss any member failing to fulfill these obligations. Dismissal will result in the removal of the NHS designation from school records and, depending on the severity of the infraction, possible notification of colleges to which a student applied.
National Honor Society Application Checklist
£ Candidate information form (Character, Service, & Leadership). (Form filled out and submitted in Google Classroom.)
£ Signature page
£ Discipline Record (Character)
£ Transcript (Scholarship)
All information must be received by Friday, January 28, 2022, by 3:30 P.M.
Deliver to Mr. Dockrey in Room 208