National Honors Society

BY BRADLEY WARNER
Amanda Steffen, advisor of the National Honor Society, sat down and answered some questions on the subject of the organ-ization and how one may be able to partici-pate in the National Honor Society.

"The National Honor Society is a group of students who can strive to obtain scholar-ships, gain leadership roles, create strong characteristics, and help the community," said Steffen.

For a student to join NHS, he or she has to fill out an application form. "The criteria that a student needs are a certain amount of voluntary community service, a display of leadership qualities, and an excellent GPA range. A sophomore’s GPA must be 3.0 or higher, and juniors, as well as seniors, must have a GPA of 3.3 or higher. Once the form is filled out, a group of teachers review the documents and pick the most impressive applications," explained Stef-fen.

Students may ask themselves what the beneficial factor is for joining NHS and how this will provoke them to be better leaders. "Students are involved with differ-ent activities, and one of the most known is the Candy Grams. Students take control of the activities and must have responsibility for leadership; they must know whom to send the product to after receiving the money, and take part in community service outside of school," said Steffen.

The students are also expected to have the following attitude: "Representing good characteristics, doing well academically, [and]having good leadership skills. [I]f a grade falls, the student will be put on pro-bation from National Honor Society, and if they do not raise it back up to the GPA they must have, the student will then be removed from NHS," explained Steffen.

When asked why someone would want to run such an exclusive club, Steffen replied, "When I was in high school, the National Honor Society had a major impact on my personality and characteristics. NHS gives students the chance to branch off into lead-ership roles, and I am inspired by what the students can do for the community."

Forms for National Honor Society will be available in the beginning of February. Students will be informed of the specific date in the daily announcements.