National Honor Society Membership Selection Process

By Pat Brauer on March 16, 2007

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MEMBERSHIP IN THE SEWARD CHAPTER OF

THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Members of this year's sophomore and junior classes are eligible for consideration for membership in the Seward Chapter of the National Honor Society.  Students are selected by a faculty council which includes the following faculty members: Helen Banzhaf,  Jack Broderick, Shannon Davis, Chris Oerman, and Steve Pinkall.  The chapter advisor is Pat Brauer who serves as a sixth non-voting member of the Faculty Council.

Membership is based on four criteria which are the cornerstones of the National Honor Society.  They are scholarship, leadership, service, and character.  To meet the scholarship criterion, students must have an average grade of 93.00% during one term of the current school year and a cumulative GPA of 90.00%.  If they meet the scholarship criterion, their names will be submitted to the faculty as a whole.  The faculty will rate each student on a 1 to 4 scale in the next three areas and are instructed to evaluate only the students whom they know.  Additionally, each student will be asked to complete a student survey form to support the student's candidacy by providing relevant information for use by the Faculty Council.   Selection for membership to the chapter is always determined by a majority vote of the Faculty Council after reviewing faculty evaluation forms, student information forms, and administrative records. 

According to the published guidelines of the National Honor Society, "selection to NHS is a privilege, not a right.  Students do not apply for membership in the National Honor Society; instead, they provide information to be used by the local selection committee to support their candidacy for membership.  For many students, selection as a member of the NHS is the pinnacle of their achievements in school.  This honor, recognized throughout the nation, is both the public recognition of accomplishment and the private commitment to continued excellence on the part of the new member."

The selection process will begin during fourth term.  Students should check the office door where the names of candidates for membership will be posted.  The induction of the members will take place in on April 17.

Students or parents who have questions regarding the selection process or membership obligations can contact the chapter adviser.