National Honor Society

North Haven High School's Chapter of the National Honor Society

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Advisors: Carla Destefanis x2224 [email protected]

Jennifer Zettergren x2215 [email protected]

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) oversees the National Honor Society chapters in high schools and middle schools throughout the United States. The criteria for membership include scholarship, leadership, character, and service. Please review the National Honor Society Scoring Rubric below.

In order to be invited to apply Junior or Senior Year, the student must have:

Scholarship:
Cumulative grade point average of 4.0.
Service:
Minimum of 90 community service hours.
This quality is defined through the voluntary contributions made by a student to the school or community, done without compensation and with a positive, courteous, and enthusiastic spirit. Service must be documented by the guidance office and viewable on PowerSchool by March 1st (Juniors) or October 1st (Seniors) of the year of application in order to be considered. Please see the National Honor Society Community Service Hours Memorandum for updates regarding COVID-19.

Once invited to apply, in addition to the previously mentioned criteria, students must also demonstrate the following in order to be accepted and inducted into the North Haven Chapter of the National Honor Society:

Leadership:
Character rating of a “3” or better on the NHS scoring rubric, which corresponds to a minimum of two leadership credits. See NHS Leadership Information Form for more information. The North Haven Chapter defines leadership as:
“ …actively organizing and guiding individuals through sustained initiatives that result in the betterment of the community while having a positive influence on others.”
Leadership units are typically measured in one-year increments, entire courses, or an equivalent duration. Paid positions do not constitute leadership for the National Honor Society. For additional information, please consult with the National Honor Society Advisors, Carla DeStefanis and Jennifer Zettergren.
Character:
Character rating of a “3” or better on the NHS scoring rubric.
Students must be of good character and uphold principles of morality and ethics, demonstrate high standards of honesty and reliability, and show courtesy, concern, and respect for others. Character is assessed by three current academic teachers of the prospective candidate. The student is responsible for asking these three teachers to complete the Google Survey and following through with this task.

National Honor Society Scoring Rubric

The NHS Faculty Council meets to review the candidate’s application materials. In order to be inducted, prospective candidates must earn an average score of 3.67 or better on the rubric in the areas of Character, Service, and Leadership on the following rubric:

Rating	Character	Service	Leadership
4	Outstanding - Achieved a character rating of 7-8 (4)	Outstanding - Logged over 120 hours of community service (4)	Outstanding - Three or more leadership positions (4)
3	Above average - Achieved a character rating of 6 (3)	Above average - Logged between 90-119 hours of community service (3)	Above average - Two leadership positions (3)
2	Average - Achieved a character rating of 4-5 (2)	Average - Logged 60-89 hours of community service (2)	Average - One leadership position (2)
1	Below average - Achieved a character rating of 3 or less (1)	Below average - Logged 59 hours or less of community service (1)	Below average - No leadership positions (1)
The ratings earned by Candidate in each category are averaged. Candidate must earn a score of 3.67 or better to be admitted.

Candidates are informed of their application status by letter. The induction ceremony is held in May.