About
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The National Honor Society seeks to recognize and commend outstanding students in high schools all across the United States.
The goal of National Honor Society is 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 all students of Ava High School.
Membership is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors is based upon scholarship, service, leadership, and character as defined by the National Honor Society. There are chapters of the NHS in more than 20,000 American high schools. The Dorothy Norman Chapter at Ava High School has been in existence since 1987.
MANHS
Provides activities and information to National Honor Societies on the state level. MANHS offers leadership training for Chapter Advisers and officers in October of each year. The MANHS State Conference is held at Tan-Tar-A during the month of March.
All chapters are invited to attend all activities to share ideas, network and have fun with other NHS chapters in the state.
State associations operate independently of the national association, are not involved in selection or dismissal of individual chapter members at the school level, and generally do not influence the processes used for these purposes at the local chapter level. Chapter concerns fall under the domain of the local chapter adviser and school principal. Individuals seeking input on national policy or procedure for NHS or NJHS can contact the national office at nhs@nhs.us for assistance.
NHS
The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921. Today, it is estimated that more than one million students participate in NHS
activities. NHS chapters are found in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, many U.S. territories, and Canada. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.
History
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) officially established NHS in 1921. Though many local and regional honor societies existed prior to 1921, no nationwide organization had been founded. Under the leadership of Dr. Edward Rynearson, principal of the Fifth Avenue High School in
Pittsburgh, the organization grew from the original Alpha Chapter at the Fifth Avenue School to more than 1,000 chapters by 1930. Equipped with a constitution, an emblem and motto, and a group of dedicated principals as coordinators, the new NHS organization quickly developed into one of the country's leading
educational groups.
Four main purposes have guided chapters of NHS from he beginning: to create enthusiasm for scholarship; to stimulate a desire to render service; to promote leadership; and to develop character in the students of secondary schools. These purposes also translate into the criteria used for membership selection in each local chapter.