National Honors Society: Embarking on a New Tradition

Have you ever wanted to be part of a new club or organization? Is your grade point average at least an 88? Do you have community service hours that you need to put to the test? Fortunately, you’re in luck. Our school has joined in the chapters of The National Honor Society (NHS,) and recently inducted a second year of new members.

NHS is a nationwide organization, consisting of many chapters. According to the official National Honors Society website, nhs.us.com, induction into this organization is based on four criteria: service, leadership, scholarship and character. Additionally, NHS chapters typically elect officers, who, under the supervision of the chapter advisor, coordinate and manage the chapter as a student organization

Scholarship for the students inducted is based on the students average GPA before NHS.

“I was honored to be the leader of NHS and I’m looking forward to learn and experience more throughout this school year,” said a senior inductee Wingsum Cheung, who spoke about the scholarship and it’s requirements.

Character, in the National Honor Society is effected by how the student behaves or acts. Students attending National Honor Society are role models for their peers. Leadership is based on how involved a student is in different school activities.

Service is determined on what the student does for the community in and outside of school. In our school, in order to graduate a student must have at least 120 community service hours.

Citizenship is the last of the five pillars of the National Honor Society, and does not happen until a student is inducted. Citizenship is based on how a student acts once inducted.

These pillars acknowledge all the achievements of each students. It is a way to prove that all  their hard work and success has paid off.

“National Honor Society is a lot of fun, and putting together the induction ceremony was a great experience,” said  senior inductee Katie McSherry

On Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 17 students were inducted into the National Honor Society.  Mr. Christopher Chieh, Ms. Karolynn Mangiero, Ms. Ho-Ling Lo, Mrs. Aimee Horowitz, and Mr. Joseph Canale spoke on behalf of the students being inducted and were able to broaden the inductees perspectives as lovers of learning, by giving words of advice.

Once  everyone is inducted, elections are held to see which  member will hold which job, president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. After they are assigned their job, they must fulfill the duties that come with being a part of NHS.

“The National Honor Society is an extraordinary academic student organization that shines on the achievements of the students in it,” said senior Raquel Wood.

“It was a real privilege to speak at the National Honors Society ceremony. My message was for the students to be persistent in their goals, and be dedicated to everything they do. The ceremony was very well planned,” said science teacher Mr. Christopher Chieh.

At the ceremony, while the students were describing the five pillars, a candle was lit for each of them. Moreover, each of the students inducted were called up one by one and given a certificate, a membership card with a pin, and a candle to hold.

After the last person lit their candle, the NHS pledge of allegiance was recited.

“I am excited to work with new and old NHS members. These members are gifted and talented students who have achieved academic and personal accomplishments. I look forward to supporting these students in their future success,” said math teacher and NHS advisor Ms. Ho-Ling Lo.

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