This leadership opportunity is earned based on accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, character, service and leadership. This opportunity is available to grades 10-12 who have been notified of eligibility by the school and must submit the application for review before being inducted into NHS. Qualification of membership is based on the criteria laid out in the four pillars of NHS:
- Scholarship
Students must have and maintain a weighted cumulative core GPA of 3.7 or higher for consideration of induction into NHS each year.
- Service
This involves voluntary contributions made by a student to the school or community, done without compensation.
- Leadership
Student leader are those who are resourceful, good problem solvers, and idea contributors. Leadership experiences can be drawn from school or community activities while working with or for others.
- Character
The student of good character is cooperative, demonstrates high standards of honesty and reliability, shows courtesy, concern and respect for others, and generally maintains a clean disciplinary record.
Students inducted must maintain membership eligibility and may be subject to dismissal if the standards of scholarship, service, leadership and character are not maintained each year.
