Chieftain Counselors

Eligibility Information

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• All  juniors and seniors who have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.75 or above may apply for admission to the TONGANOXIE HIGH SCHOOL CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.

 

• Application forms are linked below.  

 

• Admission is not automatic.  In addition to having the required GPA, applicants must demonstrate significant accomplishment and/or participation in the all areas indicated on the application form.  It is necessary to have some accomplishments in each area.

 

• All activities, accomplishments, etc. included in the application must have taken place during high school.  Do not include anything that occurred before you were in high school.  Doing so could jeopardize your chances for admission.

 

• Make sure your application is Typed.  You will need to use DocHub to edit and sign the PDFs.  

 

• Alcohol and drug violations are in breach of National Bylaws.
   

• Your application must be turned into the NHS advisor (Mrs. George or Mrs. Martin) by November 2nd, 2018.

 
PLEASE NOTE:  Honor Society 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 National Honor Society 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 National Honor Society bylaws. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in dismissal from the National Honor Society. If your behavior in school requires disciplinary action, your membership may be revoked.

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The 4 Tenets of National Honor Society

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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 will need to have a minimum GPA of 3.75 in grades 11-12 to be eligible to apply for NHS membership. You must maintain a 3.6 GPA or you will lose your membership status.
 
Service:  
You will be required to have total of 10 Service Hours each calendar year which must 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 (example:FFA helping set up Farm & Home Show or a benefit), cleaning golf course as part of cross country, track or golf,  working the concession stand for basketball, football, activities organized by a school advisor, etc. This does not include hours worked for any class.
You must have a minimum of 5 hours of school service hours.
 
Examples of community service projects: helping with benefits, blood drives, food drive, organizing the food pantry, helping with church activities, student initiated cleaning of the park, 4-H sponsored activities, Boy Scouts projects, student lead and organized projects not planned by teacher/advisor, only *5 hours of active tutoring during study hall can be counted, etc.
You must have a minimum of 5 hours of community service hours.
 
*Active tutoring means you are sitting with a student or group of students and helping them with an assignment.
It is not merely sitting in a study hall and writing down hours because you are there.
 
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. You must have been or currently are an officer for at least one year of an organization such as:
Class Officer, FFA, FCCLA, Student Council Rep, 4-H, Boy Scouts, Church Youth Group, etc.

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