National Honor Society

All sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or above may apply for admission to the DANIEL PEARL MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.

 

Notice of eligibility will be delivered to those who meet the GPA requirement.

 

Application forms are available to those students who meet the GPA requirement and have received a congratulations letter.

 

Admission is not automatic.  In addition to having the required GPA, applicants must demonstrate significant accomplishment and/or participation in various areas.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:  National Honor Society (NHS) is a service organization.  Membership is a highly sought after honor, but it requires commitment to the ideals of the organization.  Your acceptance of membership will indicate your willingness to participate in NHS sponsored activities, service projects and meetings. To maintain membership in NHS, you must maintain your GPA, fulfill your service hour requirements, be a good leader, show good character and abide by the NHS bylaws. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in dismissal from the NHS. If your behavior in school requires disciplinary action, your membership may be revoked.

 

Your application will be based on the following criteria. Please make sure you include all the information listed on the application. Failure to do so will automatically disqualify you for acceptance into NHS. 

 

Scholarship:

Students need to have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in grades 10-12 to be eligible to apply for NHS membership. You must maintain a 3.5 GPA or you will lose your membership status.

 

Service: 

You will be required to have a total of 10 Service Hours each semester which may be a combination of School and Community Service.

 

Examples of school service activities: helping with tournaments that raise money for your school sponsored activity, helping with a community project/benefit representing a school sponsored group, participating in Sparkle Saturday.

 

Examples of community service projects: helping with benefits, blood drives, food drives, helping with church/synagogue/other religious institute activities, student initiated cleaning of the park, Boy/Girl Scouts projects, student lead and organized projects not planned by teacher/advisor.

 

Character:

Character is not based solely on personality nor upon minor incidents unless they are repeated so as to indicate specific pattern of behavior.

 

Promptly meets individual pledges and responsibilities. 

Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty, reliability, fairness and civility.

Adheres to school rules and regulations (i.e., attendance, tardiness, truancy, academic honesty, conduct, etc.)

 

Leadership:

Successfully assumes responsibility and demonstrates constructive initiative in the classroom, at work, and in school or community activities.