I. Scholarship

All students with a weighted or un-weighted cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.5 are eligible for membership consideration on the basis of leadership, service and character.

II. Leadership

The leadership criterion is considered highly important for membership selection. Leadership can be interpreted as a number of offices a student has held in school or community organizations, although it is important to recognize that leadership also exists outside elected positions including effective participation in other co-curricular activities offered on campus. Leadership roles in both the school and community may be considered, provided they can be verified.

The student who exercises leadership:
• Is resourceful in proposing new problems, applying principles, and making suggestions.
• Demonstrates initiative in promoting school activities.
• Exercises positive influence on peers in upholding school ideals.
• Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school.
• Is able to delegate responsibilities.
• Demonstrates academic initiative.
• Successfully holds school offices or positions of responsibility; conducts business effectively and efficiently; demonstrates reliability and dependability.
• Is a leader in the classroom, and in school activities.
• Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted.

III. Character

A person of character, as defined by the National Honor Society, demonstrates the following six qualities: respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

In addition, a student of character:
• Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously.
• Constantly exemplifies desirable qualities of personality.
• Upholds principles of morality and ethics.
• Cooperates by complying with school regulations concerning property, programs, offices and halls.
• Demonstrates the highest standards for honesty and reliability.
• Shows courtesy, concern and respect for others.
• Observes instructions and rules, punctuality, and faithfulness both inside and outside of the classroom.
• Has powers of concentration and sustained attention as shown by perseverance and application to studies.
• Manifests truthfulness in acknowledging obedience to rules, avoiding cheating in written work, and showing unwillingness to profit by the mistakes of others.

IV. Community Service

Service is generally considered to be those actions undertaken by the student which are done with or on behalf of others without any direct financial or material compensation to the individual performing the service. In considering service, the contributions this candidate has made to school, classmates, and community, as well as the student’s attitude toward service can be reviewed.

The student who serves:
• Volunteers and provides dependable and well organized assistance, is gladly available, and is willing to sacrifice to offer assistance.
• Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult or inconspicuous responsibilities.
• Cheerfully and enthusiastically renders any requested service to the school.
• Is willing to represent the class or school in inter-class and inter-scholastic competition.
• Does committee and staff work without complaint.
• Participates in some activity outside of school, for example, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Religious groups, volunteer services for the elderly, poor, or disadvantaged.
• Mentors persons in the community or students at other schools.
• Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, and students.