1. National Honor Society Application Information Meeting

2. What is National Honor Society? The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921. These purposes also translate into the criteria used for membership selection in each local chapter.

3. Why Join National Honor Society? Access to innovative leadership cultivation and career exploration Service projects, both by the chapter and individual, allow members to build teamwork capabilities, hone project management aptitude, and make friends—all valuable life skills Unique member-only college admission resources, integrating web and social media platforms Help with financing college education through a members-only scholarship search tool and the NHS Scholarship program, which, since its establishment in 1946, has awarded more than 16,000 scholarships totaling more than $12 million to seniors who best reflect the values of NHS

4. Application Criteria GPA (must be above a 5.0 on a 6.0 scale) Exceptional Behavior while at MHS (No suspensions) 8 Teacher Recommendation Scores (7 current teachers and 1 other) Essay Score Community Service Leadership Roles Extra-Curricular involvement Volunteer work Honors, Awards, Work Time, etc. Attendance at this meeting Completion of both Application Forms

5. Activity Form In School Activities (Band, sports, clubs) Out of School Activities (sports, scouts, Volunteer groups) Examples

6. Information Form All parts filled out

7. Due Dates for Forms October 16 th 2015 to Mr. Sherwood C212 or Mr. Zendt C133

8. Essay Dates October 8 th or 13 th Both session in LGI from 3:00 – 4:15 Will have an hour to write essay-when done you can leave No pre-writing will be accepted Will be graded as a rough draft, not final draft Rubric on website Prompt is “Why do I want to join National Honor Society, and What I will bring to the chapter.”

9. Teacher recommendations How do I ask my teachers to do the recommendation? What if you don’t have 7 teachers? How do I check to see if all my recommendations have been done? What if I ask my teacher to fill out recommendation and they haven’t done it yet?

10. When will I know? When we are done with grading applications, we will deliver letters stating your grades. Should be the week of November 2 nd

11. Induction Ceremony We will have a mandatory practice session November 11 th in the auditorium from 6-7pm (students only, no parents please) We will have the ceremony November 12 th in the auditorium from 6-7 pm Relatives are encouraged to attend Will have cake/drinks in atrium after

12. I’ve been inducted, now what? $5 dues per semester Completion of committee service hours Attend fundraiser (once a year) No ISS Attend monthly meetings Officers will be elected from the junior class March 7 th

13. Questions?