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(National Honor Society)

CONGRATULATIONS 
to the New NHS Members '06

JUNIORS Benjamin Becker Ryan Bingham John Cheadle Allison Claas Jenna Diffee Kaley Hanson Kylie Hodges Ashley Huebner Rachel Hunerdosse Mason Jellings Andrea Jones Derek Klavas Emily Latorraca Kailynn Mitchel Kate Nagel Chukwuma Offor Richard Oliphant Alisha Paul Gregory Payne Tracy Pierick Lisa Putnam Amy Ranzen Graham Ryan Colin Schmidt Sarah Seibold Alison Stace-Naughton Derick Stace-Naughton Ty Steinle Janna Ten Bruggencate Deidre Vaughn Heidi Voelker Andrew Voxman Lisa Winders Emily Woch

SENIORS Amy Ableidinger Ellie Brochtrup Rachel Darken Mary DiCristina Kyle Dillman Hussain Harun Emily Klongland Troy Marks Rebecca Mosel Charles Peterson Allison Schwarz Mike Sorenson Katie Stalker Alex Swanson

Scholarship Requirements  |  Membership
Other Guidelines--Character, Leadership, Service  

While National Honor Society functions as a club, membership is accorded as an honor to students who have shown outstanding achievement in the areas of scholarship, character, leadership, and service.  Students must meet the standards in all four areas to be considered.  Students who have met the standards for scholarship after the first semester of their junior year are invited to apply for membership which involves submitting documentation of service hours.  Teachers then evaluate the student's character and leadership.  Those chosen are notified and the installation of new members takes place in the spring.  Those not chosen are notified with the reason they were not selected and may be considered again at the beginning of their senior year based on the work concluding their junior year and courses taken the first semester of their senior year. The information that follows represents revised standards and timetables compared to the information in the student handbook.

Scholarship Requirements [Back]

• A minimum GPA of 3.5

• A minimum of 8 advanced level or honors classes taken (for students considered at the beginning of their senior year the number is 10, and includes the first semester of their senior year.  Acceptance in the society is therefore contingent until the classes are completed)  

Character Guidelines [Back]

• Displays the qualities of cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, and stability

• Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously

• Demonstrates high standards of honesty and reliability

• Shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others

• Shows perseverance in applying himself or herself to studies

• Follows instructions and rules, is punctual, and shows faithfulness in obligations both in and out of the classroom

Leadership Guidelines [Back]

• Exercises a positive influence on peers

• Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school

• Exemplifies positive qualities

• Inspires positive behavior in others

• Demonstrates academic initiative

• Demonstrates leadership in the classroom, at work, and in school activities

• Demonstrates dependability in any role he or she accepts

Service Guidelines [Back]

Service is generally considered to be actions taken without compensation to benefit those with a genuine need.  While students present many different activities for consideration, what we like to see is service to the school or community that is selfless and does not indirectly or directly benefit the student doing the activity.  Tutoring, working on a school blood drive, or a school food drive fits this definition, while raising money for an activity that benefits the student, a sports team for instance, is not considered in the same light.  Often other organizations require service, such as a church requiring service for confirmation, or the Boy Scouts requiring service for a particular level or badge.  While we will consider this, we would like to know that it was required, and again, the service we are most interested in seeing is service to the school and community that is selfless and comes from the heart.

• Students must present at least 30 hours of service, 15 to the school and 15 to the community

• Service must be demonstrated across the entire three years of the candidate's career at LaFollette

• Service must be documented on service cards (available in Guidance), which must be filled out by the student and signed by the advisor of each club or activity the student participates in

• Cards may not be signed by parents

• Some examples of opportunities include: tutoring, food drives, blood drives, WHA and Public Radio fund raising, school clean up, work on beautifying the grounds, Ronald McDonald House meal preparation, working at the Salvation Army, volunteering at nursing homes and area hospitals, Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots, The Giving Tree, or bell ringing for the Salvation Army during the holidays

Membership [Back]

Members are expected to attend biweekly meetings and continue to provide service to the school and community.  They must maintain their grade point average and sign a code of conduct.  Members automatically belong to the national organization.  Member's names are listed in the graduation program and members wear gold honor cords on the graduation robes.

Contact Person: John Ferguson