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National honor society broad run high school chapter

Learn about the National Honor Society and how to apply at Broad Run High School, including criteria, application steps, and key requirements like leadership and service.

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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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