National Honor Society
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Started in 1921, the National Honor Society, or NHS, is an organization whose intent is to recognize middle and high school students in the United States and across the world. The students must show achievement in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Typically, members of the National Honor Society belong to chapters, which operate for the most part independently of the national offices. While not always the case, many such chapters are based in middle and secondary schools and maintain their own invitation and induction criterion for membership at that school.
National Honor Society groups are commonly active in community service activities both in the community and at the school. Many chapters maintain a requirement for participation in such service activities. These chapters will often not allow people outside of NHS to participate in these community services.
In addition, National Honor Society chapters typically elect officers, who, under the supervision of the chapter advisor, coordinate and manage the chapter as a student organization.
Criticisms
The National Honor Society has occaisionally been criticized; its critics claim NHS is an elitist organization which segregates student bodies and creates negative atmospheres within schools.Reference
- National Association of Secondary School Principals. (n.d.). About us. Retrieved January 13, 2004 from http://www.nhs.us/aboutnhs/
See also
- German National Honor Society
- French National Honor Society
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Mu Alpha Theta
- National Art Honor Society
- National Beta Club
- National Junior Honor Society
- National Technical Honor Society
- Quill and Scroll
- Tri-M
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