2015-16 National Honor Society App Columbus High School
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National Honor Society
Selection Procedures for Columbus High School
According to the NHS National Constitution, these are prerequisite conditions for selection:
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Membership is open to qualified sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
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Academic requirements will be the same for all three classes of candidates.
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There will be no specific quota or percentage of members per class.
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Transfer students must be in attendance at Columbus High School at least one semester prior
to selection.
Selection for membership of the Discoverer Chapter of the National Honor Society will be based on
four established criteria:
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Scholarship
Leadership
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Service
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Character
The following will be used as criteria or defining parameters for these four areas:
Scholarship: a student must have a cumulative grade point average (as determined by the spring
semester grades of last year) of at least 3.5.
Leadership: The student who exercises leadership:
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Successfully holds offices or positions of responsibility; conducts business effectively and
efficiently; demonstrates reliability and dependability.
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Is a leader in the classroom, at work, and in other school and community activities.
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Demonstrates academic initiative in completing assignments and projects and assuming
leadership in the classroom when completing assigned activities.
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Inspires positive behavior in others.
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Is able to delegate responsibilities.
Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted.
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Service: Service is usually considered to be those actions undertaken by the student that are done
with or on behalf of others without any financial or material compensation. Service can be provided to
the school, to a religious institution, or to the community. This is defined as a person who does some
of the following:
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Volunteers and provides dependable and well-organized assistance.
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Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult responsibilities.
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Cheerfully and enthusiastically renders any requested service to the school.
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Performs committee and staff work without complaint.
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Participates in some activity outside of school, for example, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, church.
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Mentors persons in the community or other students in schools.
Character: A person of character demonstrates the following six qualities: respect, responsibility,
trustworthiness, fairness, caring and citizenship (taken from the Six Pillars of Character – Character
Counts Coalition). A student of character would:
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Take criticism willingly and accept recommendations graciously.
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Consistently exemplify desirable qualities of behavior.
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Uphold principals of morality and ethics (from National NHS guidelines).
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Demonstrate the highest standards of honesty and reliability.
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Demonstrate self-discipline both in and out of the classroom.
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