<p>At my school, students who are part of it feel honored because the NHS has strict guidelines for admission. At most schools, it's no big deal and most of the "good students" are admitted.</p>
<p>Besides the NHS for juniors and seniors (which is a huge deal at my HS) there is a National Junior Honor Society for 8th, 9th, and 10th graders.</p>
<p>at my school it's 3.5 uw gpa and up, plus 10 hours of on-campus service. they do a initiation ceremony and recognize you at graduation, but i never realized other schools actually have it as an organization with a president and stuff</p>
<p>85+ average gets in
attendance policy for meetings
we had two group projects over a year
40 hours community service <em>on your own</em> required (needless to say not many people really did what they wrote down!)</p>
<p>...i was our chapter's treasurer. i got to count the hands of people who liked/disliked ideas.</p>
<p>my school is messed up. You need a 3.8 average to get in.</p>
<p>Hmm.. at our school we need a 3.5+ GPA (uw) and have an application process including teacher recs, essays, etc. To stay in you must have 40 hrs a year. It's not a small deal here, and probably one of the biggest/most consequential clubs at our school. We run about 5 service projects every month and 2-3 really big annual projects.</p>
<p>At my school, you need a 90 average and 70 credits per semester. Ten of those credits must come from helping inside the school, such as being on a squad or helping a teacher. One club is 15 credits per term. A JV team is 55 credits. A varsity team is 65 credits. Orchestra is 50 per term. Math team is 50 per term. Debate is 65 per term. I am probably forgetting a bunch. One also has to work hard to maintain a 90 average, since all students had to take an entrance exam to get accepted to my HS and everyone is technically "smart." It's an insane system, and a lot of people are shut out because they don't have enough credits or don't have the average. While in Arista (NHS), we have to have at least 20 hours of tutoring and 2 projects, while maintaining a 90 average and having 70 credits/term. That's why I feel as if I am being cheated out of something when at regular public high schools, one can get into NHS just by being a "good kid."</p>
<p>At my school, you need a 90 average, have to already have done community service and have had leadership positions, and your name is given on a list to teacher who have had you and can evaluate your character. It actually isn't just all of the smart kids who are in the club, but mostly a lot of kids who are involved with a lot of stuff.</p>
<p>We need to perform 30 hours of community service and attend at least half of the meetings in order to wear cords at graduation. We run the school's tutoring program, put on a dance and are looking to start becoming more involved with the community, and undertaking more large projects, possibly working with Habitat for Humanity.</p>