Table of Contents
National Honor Society Constitution …………………………………. 1-6
Salmon River High School Bylaws………………………………….7-12
Membership Selection …………………………………………………… 13
Discipline/Dismissal………………………………………………………. 14
Dues for Membership……………………………………………………… 15
Officers Duties………………………………………………………… 18 &19
Service……………………………………………………………………….. 20
NHS Scholarship…………………………………………………………… 21
Introduction: The following version of the NHS Constitution was approved for all chapters on May 2, 2008 by the NASSP Board of Directors. This is the most recent
Edition for use by chapters. Changes have also been approved for the NJHS Constitution.
ARTICLE I: NAME AND PURPOSE
ARTICLE II: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
ARTICLE III: STATE ORGANIZATIONS
ARTICLE IV: LOCAL CHAPTERS
ARTICLE V: THE PRINCIPAL
ARTICLE VI: THE CHAPTER ADVISER
ARTICLE VII: FACULTY COUNCIL
ARTICLE VIII: MEMBERSHIP
ARTICLE IX: SELECTION OF MEMBERS
ARTICLE X: DISCIPLINE AND DISMISSAL
ARTICLE XI: CHAPTER OFFICERS
ARTICLE XII: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ARTICLE XIII: MEETINGS
ARTICLE XIV: ACTIVITIES
ARTICLE XV: OFFICIAL INSIGNIA
ARTICLE XVI: CHAPTER BYLAWS
ARTICLE XVII: AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE I: NAME AND PURPOSE
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools (NHS).
Section 2. The purpose of this organization shall be to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of secondary schools.
Section 3. NHS is a program of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit association.
ARTICLE II: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
NHS Constitution, Version 7.1.08 Page 1 Section 1. The control of this organization shall be vested in the NASSP Board of Directors
Section 2. There shall be a National Council to advise the NASSP Board of Directors regarding NHS and its policies and procedures.
Section 3. The National Council shall consist of eleven members appointed by the Board of Directors of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, one representative chosen from each of the NASSP administrative regions, two at-large principals or assistant principals (from any region), and the NJHS Representative, a chapter adviser from a middle level school. Regional representatives shall alternate terms between principals and advisers according to the schedule developed by the national office. The executive director of NASSP shall be an ex-officio member of the National Council. The NASSP director of student activities shall be an ex-officio member and shall serve as secretary of the National Council.
Section 4. Members shall be appointed for a term of no more than three years.
Section 5. A simple majority of members shall constitute a quorum of the National Council.
ARTICLE III: STATE ORGANIZATIONS
Section 1. Local chapters may choose to organize state associations. Section 2. Any state association of National Honor Society chapters shall conform to this
Constitution and shall work with NASSP in furthering the purposes of this organization.
Section 3. All state associations shall be affiliated with the National Honor Society.
Section 4. The state affiliate shall not serve as an appeal board for local chapter non-selection or dismissal cases.
Section 5. Bylaws of the state associations must be approved by NASSP and must be consistent with the NHS Constitution.
ARTICLE IV: LOCAL CHAPTERS
Section 1. Any secondary public school is eligible to apply for a charter for a local chapter. Nonpublic secondary schools accredited or approved by state departments of
education or by accrediting agencies approved by NASSP are eligible to apply for a charter for a local chapter. Each school shall have its own chapter except in cases where a
school’s size precludes the formation of a full Faculty Council. In such cases, a chapter can be shared as long as all other constitutional requirements can be met. A middle level
unit in the same building with a high school unit will be appropriate cause for two separate chapters (one for the National Junior Honor Society and one for the National
Honor Society). [See page 28 of the 2005 NHS Handbook for clarification of this last provision of Section 1.]
Section 2. Each chapter shall pay a chartering fee determined by the NASSP Board of Directors.
Section 3. Each school with a chapter shall pay an annual affiliation fee approved by the NASSP Board of Directors.
Section 4. The annual individual member dues paid to a chapter or state affiliate, if any, shall not exceed twenty dollars inclusively. The exact amount shall be determined by the executive committee of the chapter and shall be subject to the approval of the chapter membership.
Section 5. Duly chartered local chapters shall conform to this Constitution as set forth by the NASSP Board of Directors. Failure to do so may result in the loss of the charter.
ARTICLE V: THE PRINCIPAL
Section 1. The principal shall reserve the right to approve all activities and decisions of the chapter.
Section 2. The principal shall annually appoint a member of the faculty as chapter adviser, who may serve consecutive terms.
Section 3. The principal shall annually appoint a Faculty Council composed of five members of the school’s faculty who may serve consecutive terms.
Section 4. The principal shall receive appeals in cases of non-selection of candidates, and
the disciplining or dismissal of members.
ARTICLE VI: THE CHAPTER ADVISER
Section 1. The chapter adviser shall be responsible for the direct, day-to-day supervision of the chapter and act as liaison between faculty, administration, students, and
community.
Section 2. The chapter adviser shall maintain files on membership, chapter history, activities, and financial transactions. The chapter adviser shall send the annual report to the national office.
Section 3. The chapter adviser shall regularly review each member for compliance with Society standards and obligations.
Section 4. The chapter adviser shall help the chapter officers understand and carry out their duties.
Section 5. The chapter adviser shall be an ex-officio, non-voting, sixth member of the Faculty Council.
Section 6. The chapter adviser shall be a member of the faculty, appointed annually by the principal, and may serve consecutive terms.
ARTICLE VII: FACULTY COUNCIL
Section 1. The Faculty Council shall consist of five voting faculty members appointed annually by the principal. The chapter adviser shall be an ex-officio, non-voting, sixth
member of the Faculty Council. No principal or assistant principal may be included on the Faculty Council. (See commentary on pages 14 and 15 of the 2005 NHS Handbook regarding the functions of the Faculty Council.)
Section 2. The term of the Faculty Council shall be one year. Members may be appointed to consecutive terms.
Section 3. The Faculty Council shall meet at least once a year to review the procedures of the chapter, select members, and to consider non-selection, dismissal, other disciplinary actions, and warning cases.
Section 4. The Faculty Council will develop and revise, when necessary, all chapter procedures for selection, discipline, and dismissal of members, all of which must remain in compliance with this Constitution and NHS policies.
ARTICLE VIII: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Membership in local chapters is an honor bestowed upon a student. Selection for membership is by a Faculty Council and is based on outstanding scholarship,
character, leadership, and service. Once selected, members have the responsibility to continue to demonstrate these qualities.
Section 2. Membership shall be known as active, honorary, and graduate. Active members shall become graduate members at graduation. Graduate members shall have no
voice or vote in chapter affairs.
Section 3. The Faculty Council shall reserve the right to award honorary membership to school officials, principals, teachers, NHS advisers, adults, students with disabilities, or
foreign exchange students in recognition of achievement and/or outstanding service rendered to the school in keeping with the purposes of the National Honor Society.
Honorary members shall have no voice or vote in chapter affairs.
Section 4. Candidates become members when inducted at a special ceremony.
Section 5. Members who are seniors in good standing are eligible to be nominated by their chapters to compete in the National Honor Society Scholarship Program.
Section 6. An NHS member who transfers to another school and brings a letter from the principal or chapter adviser to the new school adviser shall be accepted automatically as a
member in the new school’s chapter. Transfer members must meet the new chapter’s standards within one semester in order to retain membership.
Section 7. Members who resign or are dismissed are never again eligible for membership or its benefits.
ARTICLE IX: SELECTION OF MEMBERS
Section 1. To be eligible for membership the candidate must be a member of those classes (sophomore, junior, senior) designated as eligible in the chapter bylaws.
(Freshmen [ninth graders] are not eligible.) Candidates must have been in attendance at the school the equivalent of one semester. 1
Section 2. The national minimum standard for scholarship shall be a cumulative scholastic average of at least 85 percent, B, or 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or the equivalent
standard of excellence. Candidates shall then be evaluated on the basis of service, leadership, and character. 2
Section 3. The selection of each member to the chapter shall be by a majority vote of the Faculty Council. Prior to notification of any candidates, the chapter adviser shall review with the principal the results of the Faculty Council’s deliberations.
Section 4. A description of the selection procedure shall be published in an official school publication that is widely available in a timely fashion to all students and parents of the school. The selection procedure shall be determined by the Faculty Council and shall be consistent with the rules and regulations of NHS.
Section 5. NASSP shall not review the judgment of the Faculty Council regarding selection of individual members to local chapters.
ARTICLE X: DISCIPLINE AND DISMISSAL
Section 1. The Faculty Council, in compliance with the rules and regulations of the National Honor Society, shall determine the procedure for dismissal. A written
description of the dismissal procedure shall be available to interested parties.
Section 2. Members who fall below the standards that were the basis for their selection shall be promptly warned in writing by the chapter adviser and given a reasonable
amount of time to correct the deficiency, except that in the case of flagrant violation of school rules or the law, a member does not have to be warned.
Section 3. The Faculty Council shall determine when an individual has exceeded a reasonable number of warnings.
Section 4. In all cases of pending dismissal, a member shall have a right to a hearing before the Faculty Council. (Note: This hearing is required and is considered “due
process” for all members –Ed.)
Section 5. For purposes of dismissal, a majority vote of the Faculty Council is required.
Section 6. A member who has been dismissed may appeal the decision of the Faculty
Council to the principal and thereafter under the same rules for disciplinary appeals in the school district.
Section 7. NASSP shall hear no appeals in dismissal cases.
(Note: Refer to Article VIII, Section 7 regarding the permanent consequences for members when dismissed.)
ARTICLE XI: CHAPTER OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers of the chapter, their duties, and the method of their election shall be determined by the members of the chapter, approved by the Faculty Council and the
principal, and described in the chapter bylaws.
Section 2. New officers shall be installed at a special ceremony.
ARTICLE XII: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1. The executive committee shall consist of the officers of the chapter and the chapter adviser.
Section 2. The executive committee shall have general supervision of the affairs of the chapter between its business meetings, make recommendations to the chapter, and determine and perform such other duties as are specified in the chapter bylaws. All actions and recommendations of the executive committee shall be subject to the review of the chapter membership.
Section 3. The executive committee shall have the responsibility for ensuring that chapter activities and procedures follow school policy and regulations.
ARTICLE XIII: MEETINGS
Section 1. Each chapter shall have regular meetings during the school year on days designated by the executive committee and in accordance with school policy and regulations.
Section 2. The regularity of the meetings (i.e., weekly, monthly, or bimonthly) shall be designated in the chapter bylaws.
Section 3. The chapter president or other designated student leader may call special meetings approved by the executive committee.
Section 4. Chapters shall conduct meetings according to Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised in all points not expressly provided for in this Constitution or the chapter bylaws.
ARTICLE XIV: ACTIVITIES
Section 1. Each chapter shall determine one or more service projects for each year.
Section 2. All members shall regularly participate in these projects.
Section 3. These projects shall have the following characteristics: Fulfill a need within the school or community; have the support of the administration and the faculty; be appropriate and educationally defensible; be well planned, organized, and executed.
Section 4. Each member shall have the responsibility for choosing and participating in an individual service project that reflects his or her particular talents and interests. This is in addition to the chapter projects to which all members contribute.
Section 5. Each chapter shall publicize its projects in a positive manner.
ARTICLE XV: OFFICIAL INSIGNIA
Section 1. This organization shall have an official emblem. The emblem shall be uniform and its distribution and rules for its use shall be determined by the NASSP Board of Directors.
Section 2. Each active, graduate, or honorary member in good standing with the chapter shall be entitled to wear this emblem.
Section 3. Any member who resigns or is dismissed shall return the emblem to the chapter adviser.
Section 4. All insignia must be procured from the national office of the National Honor Society, 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA, 20191. All insignia are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may not be copied by anyone without written permission of the NHS national office. (See also, Logo Usage Guidelines as found at www.nhs.us/logo .)
Section 5. The motto of the National Honor Society shall be Noblesse Oblige.
Section 6. The official colors of the National Honor Society shall be blue and gold.
Section 7. A graduate member may purchase a replacement for a lost emblem by verifying membership to the national office.
ARTICLE XVI: CHAPTER BYLAWS
Section 1. Each chapter shall write bylaws to amplify sections of this Constitution and to clarify operating procedures of the chapter. Bylaws do not need the approval of NASSP but must be consistent with this Constitution.
Section 2. The chapter bylaws shall contain information concerning the election and duties of officers, the schedule of meetings, member obligations, dues, and the like.
ARTICLE XVII: AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended by the NASSP Board of Directors based on input
from the NASSP staff and the NHS & NJHS National Council.
1. Article IX, Section 1. Some candidates may be ineligible for induction because of the semester ruling. Many students, including students of military parents, are required to move with parents or guardians that have transferred in their work. The present school principal should seek a recommendation from the previous school principal or chapter adviser pursuant to the candidate’s selection. On the basis of the recommendation of the previous principal or chapter adviser, the Faculty Council may waive the semester regulation.
2. Article IX, Section 2. Local chapters may raise the cumulative GPA standard above the national minimum, or increase standards for the remaining selection criteria, apply them fairly and consistently, and include these standards in their locally published selection procedures. See pages 28ff in the NHS Handbook for more information.
3. Article X, Section 1. To maintain compliance, all local procedures must conform to the full provisions of this article. Faculty Councils can consider disciplinary actions that are less severe than dismissal if circumstances warrant.
4. Article XII, Section 3: This section is generally viewed to include chapter activities except those with regards to the selection, discipline, and dismissal of members which are the sole domain of the chapter’s Faculty Council per the provisions of Article VII,
NHS National Constitution
Revised and approved by the NASSP Board of Directors, May 2008.
© 2008 NASSP
Honor Society Chapter Bylaws
ARTICLE I: NAME AND PURPOSE
Section 1—The name of this chapter shall be the Riggins, Idaho Chapter of the National Honor
Society of Salmon River High School.
Section 2—The purpose of this chapter shall be to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render
service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in students of Salmon River High School
ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1—Membership in this chapter shall be known as active, honorary, and graduate. Active members become graduate members at graduation. Graduate and honorary members have no voice or vote in chapter affairs.
Section 2—Membership in this chapter is an honor bestowed upon deserving students by the faculty, and shall be based on the criteria of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.
Section 3—Eligibility
a. Candidates eligible for election to this chapter must be members of the sophomore, junior, or senior class.
b. To be eligible for selection to membership in this chapter, the candidate must have been in attendance for a period of one semester at Salmon River High School
c. Candidates eligible for selection to the chapter shall have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (out of 4.0; 85 or “B” are alternative minimum standards for schools using either 100-point scales or letter grades only). This scholastic level of achievement shall remain fixed, and shall be the required minimum level of scholastic achievement for admission to candidacy. All students who can rise in scholarship to or above such standard may be admitted to candidacy for selection to membership.
d. Upon meeting the grade level, attendance, and GPA standard requirements, candidates shall then be considered based on their service, leadership, and character.
ARTICLE III: SELECTION OF MEMBERS
Section 1—The selection of members to this chapter shall be by a majority vote of the Faculty Council consisting of three faculty members appointed by the principal. The chapter adviser shall be the sixth, nonvoting, ex officio member of the Faculty Council.
Section 2—Prior to selection, the following shall occur:
a. Students’ academic records shall be reviewed to determine scholastic eligibility.
b. Students who are eligible scholastically (“candidates”) shall be notified and asked to complete and submit the Student Activity Information Form for further consideration for selection.
c. The faculty shall be requested to evaluate candidates determined to be scholastically eligible using the official evaluation form provided by the chapter adviser.
d. The Faculty Council shall review the Student Activity Information Form and faculty evaluations in order to determine membership.
Section 3—The selection of new active members shall be held once a year during the second semester of the school year. (Alternative or additional selection periods may be
added.)
Section 4—Candidates become members when inducted at a special ceremony.
Section 5—Once selected and inducted, all members are expected to maintain the standards by which they were selected and maintain all obligations of membership.
Section 6—An active member of the National Honor Society who transfers from this school will be given a letter indicating the status of his or her membership and signed by the principal or chapter adviser.
Section 7—An active member of the National Honor Society who transfers to this school will be automatically accepted for membership in this chapter. The Faculty Council shall grant to the transferring member one semester to attain the membership requirements and, thereafter, this member must maintain those requirements for this chapter in order to retain his or her membership.
ARTICLE IV: DISCIPLINE AND DISMISSAL
Section 1—Any member who falls below the standards of scholarship, leadership, character, or service may be considered for dismissal from the Salmon River High School chapter of the National Honor Society. A member of the National Honor Society is expected to maintain his or her academic standing and take an active role in service and leadership to his or her school and community.
Section 2—If a member’s cumulative GPA falls below the standard in effect when he or she was selected (fill in the minimum cumulative GPA for your chapter selection), he or she will be given a written warning and a time period for improvement. If the cumulative GPA remains below standard at the end of the warning period, the student will be subject to further disciplinary action by the Faculty Council, which may include consideration of dismissal from the chapter.
Section 3—If a member fails to perform any of the published obligations of membership, he or she will be given a written warning and a time period for improvement. If the obligation remains unmet at the end of the warning period, the student will be subject to further disciplinary action by the Faculty Council, which may include dismissal from the chapter.
Section 4—Violation of the law or school regulations can result in dismissal of a member. These violations include, but are not limited to, DWI; stealing; destruction of property; cheating; truancy; or possession, selling, or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol at school or school-related activities. [Note: This section should reflect the content of any existing behavioral guidelines in place with the chapter or at the school. Input from the local school administration is essential for this provision.]
Section 5—Offenders of the school conduct code (such as use of profanity, failure to comply, unexcused absence, excessive tardiness, etc.) will receive written warning notification. A conference may be requested by either party (Faculty Council, student, or parent). If the member is involved in another violation of the school conduct code, the member may be considered for dismissal.
Section 6—In all cases of pending dismissal:
a. The member will receive written notification indicating the reason for possible dismissal from the adviser or Faculty Council. The member and adviser will discuss the written notification in a conference. Situations that involve flagrant violations of school rules or the law can warrant disciplinary action without a written warning although a hearing must still be held (see below).
b. The member will be given the opportunity to respond to the charge against him or her at a hearing before the Faculty Council prior to the vote on dismissal. The Faculty Council will then vote on whether to dismiss. A majority vote of the Faculty Council is needed to dismiss any member.
c. The results of the Faculty Council vote will be reviewed by the principal and then, if confirmed, expressed in a letter sent to the student, parents, and principal. Dismissed members must surrender any membership emblems to the adviser.
d. The Faculty Council’s decision may be appealed to the building principal and afterwards through the school district discipline policy.
e. When a student is dismissed or resigns, he or she is no longer a member and may not be reconsidered for membership in the National Honor Society.
Section 7—In lieu of dismissal, the Faculty Council may impose disciplinary sanctions upon a member as deemed appropriate.
ARTICLE V: OFFICERS
Section 1—The officers of the chapter shall be president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer.
Section 2—Student officers shall be elected at the last meeting of each school year. All returning active members are eligible to run for a position as an officer. All active members of the chapter are eligible to vote.
Section 3—A majority vote shall be necessary to elect any officer of this chapter. If the first vote does not yield a majority, a second vote shall be taken of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes.
The following duties should reflect the responsibilities developed for officers in the local chapter:
Section 4—It shall be the duty of the president to preside at the meetings for this chapter.
Section 5—The vice president shall preside in the absence of the president and shall also keep a record of members’ contributions to leadership and service.
Section 6—The secretary shall keep the minutes of meetings and be responsible for all official chapter correspondence.
Section 7— The treasurer shall keep the record of chapter expenses, dues, and all other financial transactions of the chapter.
ARTICLE VI: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1—The executive committee shall consist of the faculty adviser and the chapter officers.
Section 2—The executive committee shall have general charge of the meetings and the business of the chapter, but any action by the executive committee is subject to the review of the chapter members.
ARTICLE VII: MEETINGS
Section 1—Meetings of this chapter shall be monthly, the second Monday of every month during lunch in the library.
Section 2—This chapter shall conduct its meetings according to Robert’s Rules of Order.
Section 3—All chapter members are expected to attend all regularly scheduled chapter meetings.
ARTICLE VIII: ACTIVITIES
Section 1—The chapter shall determine one or more service projects for each year.
Section 2—All members shall regularly participate in these projects.
Section 3— These projects shall have the following characteristics: fulfill a need within the school or community; have the support of the administration and the faculty; be appropriate and educationally defensible; and be well planned, organized, and executed.
Section 4—Each member shall have the responsibility for choosing and participating in an individual service project that reflects his or her particular talents and interests and as approved by the chapter adviser. This is in addition to the chapter projects to which all members contribute.
Section 5—The chapter shall publicize its projects in a positive manner.
ARTICLE IX: EMBLEM
Section 1—Each member of this chapter who is in good standing with regard to the membership standards and member obligations shall have the privilege of wearing the emblem adopted by the National Honor Society.
Section 2—Any member who withdraws, resigns, or is dismissed from the chapter shall return the emblem to the chapter.
Section 3—Chapter members who are seniors in good standing shall be granted the privilege of wearing the honor cords or other insignia adopted at the local level at graduation.
ARTICLE X: DUES
Section 1—Annual dues for this chapter shall be $20
Section 2—Dues will be payable to the chapter treasurer within 30 days of induction and or the new school year..
ARTICLE XI: POWERS
Section 1—The chapter adviser is given the authority to supervise the administration of chapter activities, as delegated by the school principal.
Section 2—The principal shall reserve the right to approve all activities and decisions of the chapter.
Section 3—These bylaws are designed to amplify provisions of the national constitution and cannot contradict any components thereof. The chapter is obligated to adhere to the provisions of the national constitution in all activities it undertakes.
ARTICLE XII: AMENDMENTS
Section 1—These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the chapter, provided notice of the proposed amendment has been given to members at least one month prior to the vote. The exceptions are Articles III and IV (selection and discipline), which are developed by the Faculty Council with the approval of the principal.
Section 2—Bylaws and amendments must be consistent with the constitution of the National Honor Society.
Date: September 2009
Chapter President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Adviser: Jan Barany
Selection for membership
Selection for membership in The Salmon River High School Honor Society will include a minimum of a 3.0 GPA, a history of service activities, a person of character that is trustworthy, caring, responsible, respectful a good citizen and fair, and has leadership qualities.
The student must be in attendance of SRSH for one complete semester for eligibility and be a sophomore, junior or senior.
Discpline/Dismissal
A member can never be dismissed automatically for failing to maintain standards, not meeting member obligations, or even being found guilty of violating school rules or the law.
A written notification and hearing are called for in Article X, Section 4, and must be conducted by the Faculty Council to dismiss a member. By definition, a member is a student who has successfully completed both the selection process and the induction ceremony. Consequently, the process for discipline and dismissal of members differs significantly from the process used for selection. In addition, chapters can indicate that certain violations will lead to immediate consideration of dismissal by the Faculty Council, but they can never describe such violations as warranting “automatic dismissal” under any conditions. Members should understand fully that they are subject to dismissal if they do not maintain the standards of scholarship, leadership, service, and character that were used as a basis for their selection. The Faculty Council can select to discipline a member by placing them on warning (sometimes referred to as suspension or probation), during which time they are considered not in good standing with the chapter, although technically still retaining membership. Such warning periods are generally for a specific amount of time after which regular membership is restored. Article XV, Section 3, notes that only members who are in good standing will be allowed to wear the Society’s emblem, unless the local chapter bylaws indicate to the contrary. Chapter advisers are encouraged to remind senior members of this condition on several occasions during the members’ last year and include it in the written list of chapter member obligations. Members should also be informed that they are allowed limited warnings during their membership, and that in the case of a flagrant violation of school rules or the law, a warning is not required for dismissal, but a hearing will still beheld. The hearing is identified in the NHS constitution as aright of membership; is guaranteed as due process as identified by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution; and requires the chapter to notify the member of the action being contemplated, the reasons for the action, the date and time of the hearing, and the opportunity for the member to respond either in writing or orally. A student who is dismissed or who resigns is never again eligible for membership in NHS.
Dues for membership will be $20 annually to be paid to the high school secretary within thirty days of the new academic year.
Meetings will be held monthly on the second Monday of every month during lunch in the library all members are expected to be present.
· Each NHS Member will remain in good standing with a GPA of 3.0 or better
· Each Member will attend the monthly meetings.
· Each member will pay annual dues
· Each member will participate in two school sponsored service projects and one individual project not associated with the school.
· Participate in the Induction Ceremony
Officers are elected in the spring semester. All officers are expected to:
Attend all meetings, executive and general;
1. Participate in the induction of new members
2. Oversee and assist in projects; and
3. Notify the advisor should problems occur
The President will:
1. Oversee, direct organize and represent the chapter
2. Call the meetings
3. Direst the induction ceremony
4. Meet with the advisor weekly
The Vice President will:
1. Act in the President’s absence
2. Perform specific duties delegated by the president;
3. Administer the election of the officers in the spring
The Secretary will:
1. Take the minutes;
2. Conduct the correspondence, such as;
Induction invitations, chapter agendas
3. Help maintain attendance records
The Treasurer will;
1. Collect, record and deposit money
2. Help maintain attendance records
3. Report member deficiencies to advisor after each meeting or project
4. Service Projects
The Salmon River National Honor Society will complete the following annual projects;
· Head Start Parent Night babysitting 2-3 hours once a month for 8 months 2-3 volunteers needed each time
· Red Cross Blood Drive: Twice a year Recruiting, advertising and refreshments and volunteering during the day of the drive.
· Easter Egg Hunt: Organize and collect donations for community Easter egg hunt for the children. Fill eggs with candy, publicize the event, and manage the event.
· Lunch Buddies: Mentor an at risk student twice a month during lunch at the elementary school. Participate in a onetime training, communicate with your NHS Adviser and attend an end-of-year dinner to celebrate and say goodbye for the year.
NHS Scholarship
Each year two seniors are selected by the faculty council to apply for the National Honor Society Scholarship. These are $1000 scholarships awarded by the National Principal’s Association to over 250 NHS Seniors nationwide. Each school is allowed to nominate only two people. These applications are forwarded to the National Selection Committee for consideration. Seniors interested in applying for this scholarship should see the NHS advisor in November of their senior year.