National Honor SocietyInformation Meeting

Welcome!

Congratulations!

You have been invited to attend this meeting because you have a

4.0 or higher grade point average. This is the first step in the selection

process!

Background Information about National Honor Society

(It’s the HONOR Society….

not HONORS Society)

What is National Honor Society?

National organization founded in 1921 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals

Four objectives: --to create enthusiasm for scholarship --to encourage development of character in the nation’s

secondary school students --to promote leadership --to encourage service

Over 12,500 chapters across the nation

Hoover High School Chapter was established

in 1939

Present membership, 2013-2014: 83

No quotas…no membership “cap”

Is National Honor Society for you?

If you become a member of National Honor Society,

you must:

•attend monthly meetings (7:00 a.m. first Tuesday of the month)

•participate in an ISP(Individual Service Project)

•complete a required # of NHS-sponsored service activities each semester

•participate in the spring chapter service project

NHS Individual Service Projects(ISP)

Windsor Nursing Home Chairperson

Humane Society Chairperson

Kids’ Christmas Party Chairperson

Hoover Historical Society Tree Decorating Chairperson

Puppy Chow Sales Chairperson

Other Individual Service Projects

Freshmen Mentoring

Ohio Reads

Peer Tutoring

Buddy Project

Stark Sharks Coach

NHS Yearly Chapter Project

Super Service Saturday Project Chapter-wide service day for all members

includes: ceiling tile painting…public library service…

building clean-up…Humane Society visits… Project Linus blanket making…volunteering at ReStore…fund-raising for chapter charity…Bingo party and other activities at area nursing homes …

The SSSP is an entire day of volunteering culminating with dinner and evening service activities.

Please note and remember…..There are no inactive memberships!

athletes, post-secondary students, Aultman Academy students, artists, International

Baccalaureate students, musicians, cheerleaders….

EVERYONE who is inducted into the membership of National Honor Society is required to attend meetings and participate in NHS activities.

Now…..what’s next?

Becoming a member of

the Hoover High School

National Honor Society

(It’s the HONOR Society,

not Honors Society)

The Four Tenets of NHS

Tenet: a principle or belief

ScholarshipCharacterLeadership

Service

I. Scholarship

You are here at the Info Meeting, so…..

you have already completed the first step toward NHS membership by earning a 4.0 (or higher) g.p.a.

Congratulations!

II. Character

Character is who you are when no one is watching…

(It’s already established!)

How is “character” determined?

Hoover High School teachers complete confidential evaluations of student character.

Teacher evaluations are based on classroom contact, extra curricular activity participation and personal observation.

III. Leadership

a club officer

a chairperson for a committee

a representative on a church, parish, or school council

a marching band squad leader

Leadership includes being elected or selected to work as:

(More Leadership)

concert band section leader

choir officer

Student Council representative

Leadership Camp Youth Staff member

(Still More Leadership)

Scout Patrol leader

class officer

IV. Service

unpaid peer tutoring

Aultman Hospital volunteer

Service includes volunteer activities for which you DO NOT receive any type of

compensation such as a salary or school credit. Examples of service

activities include…..

(More Service)

volunteering at Pegasus Farm

teaching Sunday School

volunteering at St. Luke Nursing Home

working at a Habitat for Humanity house

volunteering at the public library

(Still More Service)

church related mission trips

volunteering at elementary school carnivals

helping with Eagle Scout projects

A Final Note…..

Membership in the National Honor Society is a privilege, not a right.

Members are expected to uphold the four tenets of the organization …..

ScholarshipCharacterLeadership

Service

And now, on to…..

the Student Activity Packet!!!

Due Date:

by 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013

please type…please type…please type…please type

Yes, this is like the previous slide !!!

Activity Packets should be returned to Mrs. Rankin in the Library Media Center

by3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013

please type…please type…please type…please type

very important…………..very important

The NHS Student Activity Packet

gives you the opportunity to document

examples of your leadership abilities

examples of your own service to the school and community

Tips about the Packet

For best results, type the requested information!

You are one of over 160 grade eligible students…

present yourself in the BEST way possible.

Watch for grammatical errors and whatever you do…

USE SPELLCHECK!!!!!!!!!!

One more thing…..

Before you turn in your spell-checked, well-written, neatly typed

Student Information Activity Packet…..

make a copy for your own records!

(Remember: you are filling out information for

the National Honor Society

not the honors society!)

For Your Information

The National Honor SocietyStudent Activity Packet

is available on the NHS Homepage.Use the Files Page link.

Access this site through the Activities Sectionof the Hoover High School Homepage