National
Honor Society, a national organization for high school students, is designed
to promote and to recognize four traits: scholarship, service, leadership, and
character. At Crete High School,
members are chosen annually and are inducted into the chapter at a ceremony
held in the spring. This year's
tapping for membership in the Cardinal Chapter will take place on Tuesday, April
19 with induction on April 21. The
following notice concerning the selection process is published for the information
of any interested person.
New
members of the Cardinal Chapter are chosen once a year during the second
semester by a council consisting of five faculty members appointed annually by
the principal. Only members of the
sophomore and junior classes who have been in attendance at Crete High School
for one semester are eligible to be chosen.
The
selection process begins with a determination of the student's cumulative grade
point average. Any sophomore or
junior with a cumulative scholastic GPA of at least 3.50 meets the SCHOLARSHIP
requirement and is eligible for further consideration as a potential member.
Each student who is academically eligible is asked to fill out an
Activities Form which provides information on membership and/or offices held in
other organizations. This form is not
a guarantee for membership, but a failure to return the Activities Form
constitutes removal from consideration for membership.
The Activities Form is used by the Faculty Council to evaluate the
SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, and CHARACTER components of the National Honor Society
requirement.
While
every effort is made to make the selection process as fair and objective as
possible, the decision of the faculty council is final.
Candidates who are not selected but who wish to have their files reviewed
for computational accuracy must request this action of the principal within five
school days following the induction ceremony.
All selection procedures comply with the National Honor Society
Constitution and the Cardinal Chapter Bylaws.
Students who are chosen for membership are reviewed periodically and must continue to exhibit the standards for which they were selected. If a member is found deficient in one or more qualities, the Faculty Council determines the consequences, which may range from probation to expulsion from the chapter. Once a student is expelled, he/she is never again eligible for membership. Selection for National Honor Society is the highest honor a high school can bestow upon a student, but students who are chosen must be prepared to maintain the high standards for which they were selected.
NHS members must also meet chapter membership requirements. All members must attend every chapter meeting, with one allowed absence. Members must also participate in half of the chapter's scheduled activities. These activities include, but are not limited to the following: Concession stand sales, Homecoming window painting and cleanup, worker auction, candy sales, Christmas caroling, and helping with the blood drive. All NHS members must also complete 15 hours of community service, which must be approved by the chapter advisor. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in probation or expulsion from the chapter.
Any
patron of the Crete School District who would like further information
concerning National Honor Society should write or call the Cardinal Chapter
Advisor, Ms. Kathy Boyes, at the high school.
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