SOCIEDAD HONORARIA HISPÁNICA

The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and/or Portuguese, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. The SHH was formally organized as the Spanish National Honor Society in The name was changed to Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica in At present there are more than 2,000 national and international chapters of the SHH.

The mission of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is to recognize high school achievement in Spanish and Portuguese and to promote interest in Hispanic and Luso- Brazilian studies.

Any secondary school student who has maintained an honor average (3.5 GPA) in the study of Spanish or Portuguese for a minimum of three semesters and is in the 10th grade or higher is eligible to be a member of the SHH. It should be remembered that the SHH is an honor society for those students of high academic achievement.

In the spirit of our mission, each year the SHH contributes more than $150,000 in awards to student members of the SHH. The most prestigious of the awards are college scholarships given to 52 high school senior SHH members and the Student Travel Awards given to 24 high school junior SHH members.

Each chapter selects a Spanish name. Our chapter will be called the El Cid Chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica. Each chapter will have elected officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. We will have an induction ceremony TBA for all new members each year. We will meet monthly on A-club days.

The SHH publishes the journal ¡Albricias! which contains essays, poetry, and short articles as well as photography and artwork created by student members of SHH. Cash awards are presented to students for contributions that are published.

Once you become a senior, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase a SHH Honor Cord to wear at graduation for $9.

If you’d like to purchase an “official” SHH t- shirt, the price will be $9.

For the El Cid chapter of the SHH, we will participate in projects throughout the community. – Read Spanish children’s books to elementary students after school – Help with Angel Tree sign-ups – Other ideas decided upon by the chapter

Interested in becoming an officer? Check out the officer duties: rce/resmgr/shh2013files/student_officer_duties.pdf Write a 1-page explanation detailing why you think you would make a good _____. Anyone interested in being an officer will have to be present at every meeting.

Membership Dues The $7 for membership dues is going to be due by Friday, February 14. If you’re a senior and would like an honor cord, your total dues will be $16. Need help remembering? Sign up for Remind 101: to (404)