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National honor society broad run high school chapter

National honor society broad run high school chapter. Mr. Collin Ray, Adviser & Ms. Mahlet Abdalla, Adviser. The National Honor Society: The National Perspective. What is the National Honor Society?

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National honor society broad run high school chapter

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  1. National honor societybroad run high school chapter Mr. Collin Ray, Adviser & Ms. Mahlet Abdalla, Adviser

  2. The National Honor Society: The National Perspective • What is the National Honor Society? • The purpose of this organization shall be 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.

  3. The National Honor Society: What is the Faculty Council? • According to the NHS Constitution, the Faculty Council shall consist of five voting faculty members appointed annually by the principal. • We have eight anonymous faculty members currently appointed to the Council who make up our governing body. • Neither Mr. Ray or Ms. Abdalla have any voting power in the Council.

  4. BRHS National Honor Society: How does a student become a member? • Print and complete the application from the Broad Run NHS website. • Adhere to the instructions of the application as a key to success. • Applications are due on Tuesday, October 10th! • Please note that this is after the 3 day holiday • Room 186 – 8:25-9:00 and 4:03-4:35

  5. The National Honor Society: What does a member of the NHS have to do once selected? FOLLOW THE FOUR PILLARS: OTHER REQUIREMENTS: • LEADERSHIP • CHARACTER • SERVICE • SCHOLARSHIP • 20 HOURS/SEMESTER • Tutoring/Learning Lab • In club • Mixed • SERVICE PROJECT • Golf for a Cause • Holiday Party • Basket Bingo • Color Run

  6. KEY PARTS TO THE APPLICATION • Leadership • Service • Recommendation • Essay

  7. LEADERSHIP POSITIONS – Elected or Appointed • The leadership criterion is considered highly important for membership selection. Leadership roles in both the school and community may be considered, provided they can be verified. • Leadership positions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Sigma Tau Sigma Mentor • Officer of a Club (DECA, Debate, FBLA, Honor Societies, etc) • Captain of a sports team • SCA • Supervisor at job • Religious group leader

  8. LEADERSHIP VERIFICATION TEMPLATE

  9. SERVICE – COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES • List all applicable community activities – religious groups, Boys/Girls Scouts, soup kitchen, or other community service activities.

  10. RECOMMENDATION LETTERS • Each applicant must submit 3 letters of recommendation. • Two from the core subjects (Math, History, Science, English, World Languages) • Minimum one additional – other teachers, employers, community leaders, religious leader, etc • Mr. Ray and I can write these too! TEACHER NAME STUDENT’S NAME TEACHER SIGNATURE

  11. ESSAY • This is the best way to demonstrate how you exemplify the pillars of NHS! • 2 Pages maximum • Double spaced • Highlight a sentence that is a key example of each pillar. • Leadership • Service • Character

  12. SELF ADDRESSED ENVELOPE BROAD RUN HS 21670 Ashburn Rd. Ashburn, VA 20147 YOUR NAME YOUR ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

  13. Last but not least…Order of Submission • Order of the application and all accompanying documentation is listed in the application on the last page • Please pay close attention! • Please double/triple-check your information packet. If something is missing, hence incomplete, you will not be considered for acceptance into NHS! Best wishes!

  14. FINAL SUBMISSION! • 9X12 ENVELOPE • Name in upper corner, include grade • Yes, it all fits! 

  15. PLEASE SEE US WITH ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS! Thank you for coming! National honor societybroad run high school chapter Mr. Collin Ray, Adviser & Ms. Mahlet Abdalla, Adviser

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