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The National Honor Society (NHS) is a national organization of 12,500 high schools and is run by the local chapters. A chapter was first established at Villanova in 1950.
The objectives of NHS are to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service to the school and community, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in the nation's secondary school students.
NHS membership is a distinguishing item to list on a college or university application. Members of the Villanova Chapter of the National Honor Society will receive a special seal on their diplomas and on their permanent transcripts.
To qualify for membership, a student must demonstrate scholarship, service, leadership, and character. The student must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, must have a record of service at school or in the community, must have demonstrated a willingness to be a leader at school or in the community, and must have a record of honorable conduct both in and out of school.
Juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.5 or above will be invited to complete an information sheet for membership. A five member faculty panel will review sheets that are properly completed and submitted.
The panel will be composed of Villanova teachers, whose identity will remain anonymous to all except the NHS faculty moderator and Villanova's administration.
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