<p>I was wondering why I see many people talking about NHS, National Honor Society. I also don't have a clue what it is and why our school doesn't have it. Enlighten me. Thanks. :D</p>
<p>After checking out this site, I realized that my school doesn't have it either. SO, I'm writing down the website, and talking to my counselor first thing about it next year....I want to set it up at my school hopefully.</p>
<p>it's nothing important (for most schools). the only benefit is you get a tassel at graduating. at my school, the only requirement is that you maintain an (unweighted) B average, do 2 hours of tutoring a semester (that most people have a friend sign for them) and pay 5 dollars. There are some 200+ members at my school (2000 people total) I believe. The reason so many people do it is that there's not really a point to NOT do it when it is so easy to join.</p>
<p>Although, I have heard that it might be a bigger deal at some schools. Also, there are "leadership" position available in it, just like in clubs and whatnot.</p>
<p>NHS is big at our school. They require 100 hours of community service, with 50 of them having to be leadership hours, and an A average. Then a bunch of teachers evaluate your "merit".</p>
<p>yeah NHS varies from school to school. at a lot of schools it's a trophy for the kids on the honor roll, so colleges tend to view it as meaningless. that being said, having an elected position in NHS (basically just president) is considered highly prestigious. you can achieve a lot of things as a member/leader in NHS, so remember, membership alone means nothing.</p>
<p>I know my school has NHS but when can you become a member, or is it different for each school? I think in my school you can only be in it if you are a junior or senior.</p>
<p>for our school its the most "prestigious" club..as our sponsor says redundantly...</p>
<p>u have to go through a long application process..which is then evaluated like college apps by a committee...many good people are rejected because they lack in some qualities</p>
<p>u have to maintain a 3.5 weighted cumul. GPA
complete 40 hours of community service each year
continue to demonstrate leadership, involvement, etc.</p>
<p>its a big deal basically at my school...but it varies from school to school..usually depending on the sponsor's committment to it</p>
<p>Our school doesn't have it. But I hear it's only worth something if you do something spectacular because of it.</p>
<p>just a quick question--is it spelled national honor society or national honors society?</p>
<p>national honors society</p>
<p>Actually it's just National Honor Society - 'honor' not being plural.</p>
<p>oh ya..ha...that was a mistake ...it is honor</p>
<p>At my school, they have a whole application process. First of all, to even qualify to apply you need an overall high school average of 90 or above. Then a commitee judge you on activites, clubs, leadership and awards. When I got accepted back in the 04-05 year, 66 total people qualified, 42 from my grade, out of something like 300 total in the class.</p>
<p>what do you guys do in it?</p>
<p>Mostly comunity service.
It's just another club where it will mean nothing unless you hold some kind of important position in it.</p>
<p>At my school, our NHS chapter is fairly small - last year we had maybe 40 kids - 25 seniors and 15 juniors (myself included). Many more were eligible (a 92 grade average, or 90 if more than one class per semester was AP), but a) some were not aware of their eligibility because teachers failed to distribute handouts telling them so, and b) not all of those who were eligible and applied were accepted.</p>
<p>Our chapter is pretty active - we did at least one service project or fundraiser a month, and every member was required to contribute two service hours (including said projects/fundraisers) and two tutoring hours.</p>
<p>I somehow managed to win the spot of NHS president for next year (cue Sally Field: "You like me! You really like me!"), and our vice president is a registered user on this board too.</p>
<p>They keep chaning the requirements to be eligible at my school. Its not very hard to get in I think, but it's not hard to get kicked out either. Kids got kicked out for being slackers. Everyone w/ a 3.5 GPA is eligible, but most kids a)don't want to join because their friends in it tell them how much it sucks b)forget to turn in apps c)are terrified of the lady who sponsors NHS or d)quit after the first two meetings</p>
<p>is it a widespread organization that does important stuff like key club international, or is it just another thing for smart people to brag about? i was kinda upset that i didnt get in last year, our school has somewhat complicated application process as well - 3.8 gpa, comm service, leadership, all that jazz. i had tons of comm service and other stuff, but it was mainly in another country, so i guess they didnt really count it. bastards.</p>
<p>I don't like the NHS at my school because one of the recquirements is unweighted GPA, so people who take remedial classes and get As can join NHS. They just don't think things though</p>
<p>It's a supposedly elite organization where students of good academic and social standing get selected to participate and such. However, every school treats NHS differently, so it varies from school to school.</p>