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Selecting Members
Every chapter develops its own process for selection. This process must adhere to the national policies outlined in the NHS Constitution and NHS Handbook.Chapters may set their scholarship criteria (cumulative GPA requirement) at or above the national minimum standard of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. (Note that the scholarship standard must remain based...
November 2016
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Think Globally. Act Locally. The formal launch of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Student Leadership Initiative: Global Citizenship took place at the LEAD Conference in Denver on November 11 during a Facebook Live event. The initiative brings NASSP and its student programs—NHS, NJHS, the National Elementary Honor Society, and...
Honor Society News, Honor Society News: 2016–17
2023 Winners
NASSP, parent organization of the National Honor Society, is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 National Honor Society Scholarships! Every state in the U.S. is represented among the winners, along with the District of Columbia and our overseas chapters. These students, all members of the class of 2023, were chosen from among thousands...
Award Recognizes International School’s Student Council
The student council at Boston International School (BIS) in Jiangsu, China, is among the 337 winners of this year’s National Council of Excellence. The award recognizes student councils for implementing a strong leadership program that meets council goals; functioning in an ethical and responsible way; and engaging others in leadership, spirit, civic, and service activities....
Student Leadership
Where to Begin? What New Advisers of Honor Societies Should Know
Welcome to your new advising role! When I first started as an adviser, I was handed a box from my predecessor containing chapter bylaws, some plastic containers, and folders. I had no idea where to start or what to do. So, I printed out and read the handbooks for both National Honor Society (NHS) and...
School Leadership, Student Leadership
Morning Announcements: Winter 2021
How Will You Celebrate? NHS marks its 100-year anniversary on March 1, 2021. As we look to the future, NHS will continue to push the boundaries of student development, serving as the champion of student growth and achievement for the entire learning community. To help chapters around the world celebrate, we’ve created a tool kit...
Advise, Advise: Volume 49 (2020-2021)
Still Standing Tall: Winter 2021
In 1921, the year Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in physics, a high school principal in Pittsburgh supported a proposed idea for a nationwide honor society to recognize student achievement. When the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) passed a resolution to form the National Honor Society (NHS) that year, Edward Rynearson’s school,...
Advise, Advise: Volume 49 (2020-2021)
Honor Society News: November 2018
TOP NEWS NHS Scholarship Application Process Open The NHS Scholarship application process is open! Advisers must download the application procedures to distribute to active senior members of your chapter who are in good standing. Members must complete their applications by December 7. Download and distribute this information for your members today. Why Apply...
Honor Society News, Honor Society News: 2018–19
What’s Your Problem?
While problem-solving skills might be near the top on a checklist of attributes that student leadership advisers hope to develop in their students, those skills are also critical for the advisers themselves. Unique and thorny problems often crop up in these oversight positions, and the same strategy that helps teach students how to solve problems...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)