NHS Officers
President - Sarah Stafford
Vice President - Sandra Siatkowski
Secretary - Mitchel Colebank
Treasurer - Kate Macsay
**NHS officers meet the 1st Wednesday of each month at 8:00 AM in B308.
About the National Honor Society
The National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) are the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school and middle level students. More than just an honor roll, NHS and NJHS serve to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character (and Citizenship for NJHS). These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since their beginnings in 1921 and 1929.
Four main purposes have guided chapters of NHS from the beginning: "To create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of secondary schools." (from the NHS Constitution) These purposes also translate into the criteria used for membership selection in each local chapter.
The process of acquiring new members for the Mauldin High Chapter of the National Honor Society will begin soon after school starts. New members will be chosen from the Junior and Senior classes. Membership in the National Honor Society involves much more than good grades. Yes, students must have a GPR of 4.25 or higher and at least 2 Honors and/or AP classes each year, but membership also requires Leadership Ability, Excellent Character and equally important, Service to the Community.
The membership procedure is a fairly complex one. A list of those qualified by GPR is acquired and a copy sent to all teachers and staff. Each person is asked to go over the list and grade any student they have had in class, or that they know through academic, sport or other school activities. They are given a score of 1-5 in the four areas of Scholarship, Character, Leadership and Service for a possible total of 20. A student must have an average score of at least 16 from those teachers who responded to them to be invited to apply for membership.
The NHS Advisory Board, a group of 5 teachers appointed by the principal, then goes over the scores to create the list of students who receive applications.
Students interested in becoming members will have a week to return their application forms. Then the committee will look over them and create the list of those invited to join. The most important things that will be considered at this stage will be service to the community/school and leadership.
In short, the NHS looks for academically successful leaders with good character-- students who are well-rounded and able to make time to “do it all”.
Those inducted into the Mauldin NHS must keep up their grades and do 15 hours of service per semester. No more than 5 service hours can be counted with any specific group or organization per semester: for example, volunteering at Church, for Soup Kitchens, Relay for Life, Neighborhood cleanup, etc. There is also a $25 per year membership fee.
Students who graduate in good standing with the NHS will get to wear the distinctive white stole at graduation.
Our hope is that these students, our future leaders, will be motivated to always be looking for ways they can help others.
**Please send questions about NHS to Mrs. Taylor.
