National Honor Society
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Started in 1921, the National Honor Society, or NHS, is an organization whose intent is to recognize middle and high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Typically, NHS members belong to chapters that operate independently of the national offices. While not always the case, such chapters are based in middle and secondary schools and maintain their own invitation and induction criteria for membership at that school.
National Honor Society groups are commonly active in community service activities both in the community and at the school. Many chapters maintain a requirement for participation in such service activities. These chapters will often not allow people outside of NHS to participate in these community services.
In addition, NHS chapters typically elect officers, who, under the supervision of the chapter advisor, coordinate and manage the chapter as a student organization.
[edit] Reference
- National Association of Secondary School Principals. (n.d.). About us. Retrieved January 13, 2004 from National Honor Society - About Us
[edit] See also
- German National Honor Society
- French National Honor Society
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Mu Alpha Theta
- National Art Honor Society
- National Beta Club
- National Junior Honor Society
- National Technical Honor Society
- Quill and Scroll
- Tri-M
