NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

CHAPTER BY-LAWS

 

ARTICLE I :  NAME AND PURPOSE

Section 1.  The name of this chapter shall be North Point High School Chapter of the National Honor Society.

 

Section 2.  The purpose of this chapter shall be to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in students of North Point High School.

 

ARTICLE II:  MEMBERSHIP

Section 1.  Membership in this chapter shall be known as active, honorary, and graduate.  Active members become graduate members at graduation.  Graduate and honorary members have no vote in chapter affairs.

 

Section 2.  Membership in this chapter is an honor bestowed upon deserving students by the faculty, and shall be based on the criteria of Scholarship, Leadership, and Character.

 

Section 3.  Eligibility

  1. Candidates eligible for election to this chapter must be members of the sophomore, junior, or senior class.
  2. To be eligible for selection to membership in this chapter, the candidate must have been in attendance for a period of one semester at North Point High School.
  3. Candidates eligible for election to the chapter shall have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.75 at the end of the first semester of their 10th grade(sophomore) year.  The scholastic level of achievement shall remain fixed, and shall be the required minimum scholastic level of achievement for admission to candidacy.  All students who can rise in scholarship to or above such standard may be admitted to candidacy for selection to membership.
  4. Upon meeting the grade level, attendance and GPA standard requirements, candidates shall then be considered based on their service, leadership, and character.

 

ARTICLE III: SELECTION OF MEMBERS

Section 1: The selection of members to this chapter shall be by a majority vote of the Faculty Council consisting of five faculty members appointed by the principal.  The chapter adviser shall be the sixth, non-voting, ex-officio member of the Faculty Council.

 

Section 2: Prior to selection, the following shall occur:

  1. Students’ academic record shall be reviewed to determine scholastic eligibility.
  2. Students who are eligible scholastically (“candidates”) shall be notified and asked to complete and submit the Student Activity Information Form for further consideration for selection.
  3. The faculty shall be requested to evaluate candidates determined to be scholastically eligible using the official evaluation form provided by the chapter adviser.

 

Section 3.  The selection of new, active members shall be held once a year during the second semester of the school year.

 

Section 4.  Candidates become members when inducted at a special ceremony.

 

Section 5.  An active member of the National Honor Society who transfers from this school will be given a letter indicating the status of his/her membership and signed by the chapter adviser.

 

Section 6.  An active member of the Honor Society who transfers to this school will be automatically accepted for membership in this chapter.  The Faculty Council shall grant to the transferring member one semester to attain the membership requirements and, thereafter, this member must maintain those requirements for this chapter in order to retain his/her membership.