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Download National Honor Society and more Schemes and Mind Maps Business in PDF only on Docsity! Name: __________________________________ Grade: ______ SHS NHS Survey 18-19 Pg. 1 National Honor Society Candidate Survey Congratulations! You have been selected as a candidate for the Seminole High School National Honor Society. Membership is based on the four pillars of the National Honor Society: Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. You have demonstrated the Scholarship requirement for consideration into the National Honor Society by achieving a 3.5 (or above) weighted cumulative grade point average and a 3.0 (or above) unweighted GPA. In addition to excelling in academics, your character will be evaluated by your teachers and can be demonstrated in your essay. In order for the Faculty Council to evaluate your leadership and service, we ask that you please complete the attached forms. Feel free to make additional copies as necessary. Please read the brief paragraph at the top of each page and follow the instructions carefully. We are primarily interested in your leadership and service involvement at Seminole High School in addition to community involvement during your high school years. Please return your completed, printed survey to Mrs. Wolodkowicz (A22) no later than Tuesday September 25th and by 2:00pm or your survey will not be accepted (no excuses including absence). You are welcome to submit your survey prior to Tuesday September 25th, before or after school only (please do not disturb Mrs. Wolodkowicz’s classes). Incomplete forms will not be selected and incomplete entries will be disregarded. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to ask an officer or Mrs. Wolodkowicz. Yours truly, NHS Executive Board President Secretary Historian Gabrielle Ray Sydney Connell Emma Nickse Vice President Treasurer Parliamentarian Maggie Bradley Vanessa Torres Ashley Butler Name: ______________________ Grade: _________ SHS NHS Survey 18-19 Pg. 2 Leadership The student who exercises leadership: • Holds leadership positions or is an active member of SHS clubs, SHS Academies, SHS sports, SHS arts, and or SHS activities in addition to being involved in community activities. • Is resourceful in proposing new problems, applying principles, and making suggestions. • Demonstrates leadership in promoting SHS school activities. • Exercises influence on peers in upholding school ideals. • Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school. • Is able to delegate responsibilities. • Exemplifies positive attitudes. • Inspires positive behavior in others. • Demonstrates academic initiative. • Successfully holds school offices or positions responsibly, conducts business efficiently and effectively, and is reliable and dependable without prodding. • Demonstrates leadership in the classroom, at work, and in school activities. • Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted. Service The student who serves: • Participates in volunteer activities sponsored by SHS clubs, SHS Academies, and other SHS organizations that serve the school & community • Is willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal school attitude. • Is dependable and well-organized, is gladly available, and is willing to sacrifice and offer assistance. • Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult or inconspicuous responsibilities. • Cheerfully and enthusiastically renders requested service to the school. • Is willing to represent the class or school in inter-class and inter-scholastic competition. • Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, and students. Character The student of character: • Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously. • Constantly exemplifies desirable qualities of personality (cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, stability). • Upholds principles of morality and ethics. • Cooperates by complying with school regulations concerning property, programs, office, halls, etc. • Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability. • Shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others. • Observes instructions and rules, punctuality, and faithfulness both inside and outside of the classroom. Name: ___________________________________ Grade: ___________ SHS NHS Survey 18-19 Pg. 5 School Leadership School Leadership includes involvement in SHS clubs, SHS sports, SHS arts, & SHS Academies *Please list your school leadership on the form by date (most recent should be at the top). Feel free to print multiple copies of this page. It is the sponsor’s responsibility to print and sign their name, to provide a contact number for verification and to rate you according to the following standard: • 1- limited participation • 2- active participation • 3- held/hold an office/leadership position SHS Organization/SHS Club Duties Dates of Membership Sponsor’s Name Sponsor’s Signature Contact Number Rating Name: _________________________ Grade: _____ SHS NHS Survey 18-19 pg. 6 Essay Demonstration of the NHS four pillars is expected of a student under consideration for the National Honor Society at Seminole High School: Scholarship Leadership Service Character Essay: Select one of the pillars and describe how you have demonstrated that particular characteristic. This essay must be typed and double spaced. I understand that consideration for the National Honor Society involves a faculty rating of Leadership, Service, and Character. I will respect the confidentiality and integrity of this rating. _______________________________________ Student Signature Date _______________________________________ Parent Signature Date If inducted I promise to participate in all of the National Honor Society activities and projects to the best of my ability. ________________________________________ Student Signature Date National Honor Society Survey Check List _____Primary Information (pg.3) _____Scholarship (pg. 3) _____Service (pg. 4) _____Leadership (pg. 5) _____Essay (pg. 6) _____2 Student Signatures (signed & dated) (pg. 6) _____Parent signature (signed & dated) (pg. 6) By checking & then signing the NHS survey check list above, I verify that I have completed the survey. I also understand that if the survey is incomplete in any way, the student is subject to non-selection by the Faculty Council. ________________________________________________ Student Signature Date Guide to the Survey & Selection Process of Seminole High School’s National Honor Society SHS NHS 18-19 Pg. 7 The Survey Process • Students are invited to participate in the NHS Survey Process based on: o Minimum GPA of 3.0 unweighted and a 3.5 weighted. o Discipline record provided by administration and reviewed by the Faculty Council. o Junior or Senior status. • The Survey: an Overview (refer to specific directions in the survey packet). o Leadership & Service: The candidate will list all SHS involvement in leadership & service including clubs, academies, sports, band, chorus, drama, etc. (please note- Bright Future Hours will not be accepted). The candidates will list the candidate’s sponsor, number of hours involved and the dates of participation for each activity. The candidate’s activity sponsor will note the level of participation for leadership (active/non-active participant to officer/captain) in addition to the sponsor’s signature and phone number. Note: Please be courteous of the sponsors and provide them ample time to fill out the survey. o Scholarship: The candidate will list all personal information (name, address, phone number, etc.) in addition to the courses they will be taking both first and second semester of the application year. o Character: The candidate will type/double space an essay and attach it to the survey packet in which the candidate describes how he/she demonstrates one of the Four Pillars of the NHS (Leadership, Service, Scholarship or Character). o Signatures: The candidate and parent/guardian must sign the survey packet where noted or will be disqualified from the process. o Survey Completion: The survey packet must be completed in full and turned in by the time and due date noted or the candidate will be disqualified from the process (no exceptions). Please note: the survey packet may be turned in early (before or after school only if submitted early). The Selection Process • Faculty Recommendations o The members of the SHS Faculty are given the opportunity to rate each candidate on character and leadership and provide any comments regarding positive as well as negative interactions with the candidate to be reviewed by the Faculty Council. • The Faculty Council o The Faculty Council is a five member team selected by the SHS Principal representing each of the major subject areas. o Each member of the Faculty Council will thoroughly read and review each survey packet independently. If there is a question regarding the student’s leadership/service, the Faculty Council member may call the candidates activity sponsor for clarification but will not contact the candidate. It is the candidate’s responsibility to accurately and completely fill out the survey. o The Faculty Council will be looking for the well rounded individual that is maintaining the required NHS GPA, continuing to take challenging courses and actively involved in a variety of SHS clubs, sports, activities and leading, representing and serving Seminole High School as well as the community. o Each Faculty Council member will (based only on the information provided: survey packet and Faculty recommendations) independently select or non-select each candidate for induction into the NHS. Please note: The NHS Sponsor’s role in the selection process is as a facilitator. The NHS Sponsor does not have a vote nor will influence the voting of the Faculty Council. o If a candidate has three or more votes for selection by the Faculty Council, the student will be tapped on a later date and inducted into the NHS. If the candidate has three or more votes for non-selection, the student will not be invited into the NHS and will receive a letter during school on the day of tapping. If the candidate is a non-selected Junior and continues to maintain their GPA and positive discipline record, they may be eligible to participate in the selection process again during their Senior year. o The Faculty Council’s selections/non-selections are final and cannot be overturned unless there was a procedural error (for example: inaccurate GPA calculation).