The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization that is offered at many schools, available for students to join. To join the NHS, there are a few eligibility requirements. Students need to either be a junior or senior, have an overall grade point average of 3.5 and meet the requirements of the four pillars of NHS. The four pillars include; scholarship, which represents a dedicated commitment to lifelong learning, service, which represents stepping outside of oneself to meet the needs of others, leadership, which represents innovation and influence and lastly, character, which represents the essence of who you are.
At the beginning of each school year, NHS has an induction ceremony. Each student takes an oath at this ceremony, and speeches will be given by the NHS officers, as well as some of the faculty members. A proper induction of the new members will also take place.
NHS has four officers who are seniors; President Emma Falk, Vice President Chase Grable, Treasurer Logan Larrick and Secretary Brenna McIlvain. The sponsor of the organization is English teacher, Mr. Kenneth Dickey.
NHS gives students the opportunity to be a part of the community around them. Each week, the members of the NHS will do something called ‘power packing’, which is essentially putting together free lunches that they are able to give out to children in the district. Following this act of service, members of the NHS also are required to put in individual community service hours. Some students take different routes for this requirement than others. Students are required to tutor younger students that are in need of help. Others help out at local businesses, like the Beaver County Humane Society.
“I feel like tutoring is making a difference for the students that need the help. It also feels good to help others in areas that they struggle in”, senior Jenna Haskey. said.
The NHS has a lot of great opportunities that help seniors and juniors tremendously, and give them a better chance at colleges.
“I feel like the National Honors Society has not only given me more academic opportunities but helped me put life in perspective. I get to serve others who are less fortunate while learning better ways to make myself academically strong. The benefits and hard work put into all aspects of the NHS have helped me better myself in every way,” Grable said.