National Honor Society (NHS)

  • Welcome! National Honor Society (NHS) is an organization for juniors and seniors who have demonstrated excellence in, and wish to grow in, scholarship, leadership, service, and character. From the NHS Handbook, the purpose of NHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students.

    Are you interested in joining NHS? Great! We will have a mandatory meeting for all applicants on September 10th at Lunch in the Aux Gym.

    Please join our Google Classroom using the code 4beze6c to see announcements and service opportunities. 

    Information regarding West Linn High School's National Honor Society can be found below. Check back here for updates. Any questions regarding National Honor Society can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. Any questions regarding the webpage can be directed to our advisor, Brandon Smith at smithb at wlwv.k12.or.us

    If you have a volunteer opportunity that you would like to offer to NHS members, please send requests to Brandon Smith.

NHS Advisor

  • Mr. Brandon Smith - Room B206

     

NHS Officers

  • Congratulations to our new 2024–2025 Officers

    President: Lauren Kamali

    Officer: Rachel Han

    Officer: Naomi Oltmans

    Officer: Sydney Taylor

    Officer: Steven Walker

     

     

Upcoming Meetings

  • Important NHS Dates of the 2024-2025 School year

    • September 10, 2024 (Mandatory for new applicants and returning members) at lunch in the Aux Gym
    • September 27, 2024: Applications and 20 hours of service due by 3:30 pm. Submit to Google classroom.

    Join the classroom using code: 4beze6c

    NHS Mandatory Meeting Schedule for 2024-2025: All meetings except for May are the second Tuesday of the month, at lunch, in the Aux Gym.

    • September 10 (Mandatory for new applicants and returning members) at lunch
    • October 8
    • November 12
    • December 10
    • January 14, 2025
    • February 11
    • March 11 Board Nominations for 2025-2026
    • April 8 Elections for Board 2025-2026
    • May 13
    • TBD: NHS Induction at TBD pm in the PAC. Juniors and Seniors that are new to NHS will be inducted. All seniors that fulfill the requirements will receive their honor cords. 

     

NHS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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    By being a part of the National Honor Society, members are expected to show good character, leadership, scholarship and be responsible for their own independent service hours. Students are expected to communicate with advisors if there are any questions concerning their membership in NHS.

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  • What are service hours?

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    Service hours are hours that are done while fulfilling the needs of the school, community, or an organization. The hours are completed without any benefit to you, financial or otherwise. These hours should be part of something that reflects your individual interests and talents, since we hope you can use your time with NHS to discover ways you are able to uniquely contribute to the community you are a part of. These hours can be done with another organization, such as Red Cross, Environment Science Club, Computer Science Honor Society, etc. but you cannot count those hours for both organizations nor can these hours be a requirement for membership in another organization (this would be a benefit).

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  • Is there a difference between Service Hours and Service Projects?

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    Yes. Service hours are completely independent of the service project. Members must complete 20 service hours each year to join or to remain in good standing. For the 2024-2025 school year, service hours must be completed from 10/1/2023-9/27/2024. These hours must not have been used on a previous NHS application or as a requirement for another club or honor society. Once you become a member, you must participate in one service project per quarter that is hosted by an NHS officer to stay in good standing. Semester one projects must be completed by 1/17/25 and semester two projects must be completed by 5/2/25. 

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  • How many service hours do I need to complete?

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    New and returning members must complete 20 hours by September 27, 2024. Applicants may count any volunteer activities from October 1, 2023 to September 27, 2024 that were not done as a requirement for another club, organization, or honor society.

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  • How many hours may I get credit for when participating in Outdoor School?

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    You may count up to 6 hours for any one-off camp or activity, such as Outdoor School, Summer of STEAM, all day SOLVE cleanup, etc.

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  • How many service projects do I need to complete?

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    You must complete one service project with a designated NHS board member or through the WLHS tutoring center each quarter.

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  • Where can I find out about NHS Service Projects?

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    NHS Service projects are announced at monthly meetings, via Instagram, and in our Google Classroom.  Please be aware that there are a limited, but sufficient, number of projects per year.  Only so many people can participate in each project, generally around twenty.  Toward the end of each semester, the projects fill up quickly.  The sooner you sign up for one, the better.

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  • Can I get excused from a Service Project because I am involved in sports/music/etc?

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    No. You need to prioritize and plan ahead. You are expected to complete, at minimum, one service project per quarter.  Members have and continue to successfully balance their activities and National Honor Society; there will be no exceptions.

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  • How many absences can I have?

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    You cannot have any unexcused absences from meetings. If you have an unexcused absence, you must complete a service project to make up for the meeting. You are only allowed to do this once a semester. A second unexcused absence will result in removal from NHS. 

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  • Does my school attendance affect my acceptance to and status in NHS?

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    Yes. Your school attendance must be good.  Students that are on the chronically absent list will first receive a warning that their attendance is below standards. Appearing on the chronically absent list a second time may result in removal from NHS.

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  • What if I miss a meeting?

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    If your absence is excused, meet with Mr. Smith to show him your excused absence, then ask your assigned officer about information you may have missed. Mr. Smith will not recap the meeting for you

    If your absence is not excused, you will need to complete a second service project in order to make up for the absence. Two unexcused absences from a monthly meeting will result in your removal from National Honor Society.

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  • When are meetings?

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    The usual meeting time is every second Tuesday of the month at lunch in the AUX gym. The May meeting is the only exception and is held the first Tuesday of the month due to our induction ceremony.

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  • What if I have a test to make up during one of the meetings?

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    You will need to reschedule your test or plan to do an additional service project. See the section on unexcused absences.

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  • How will I know if I have been accepted into NHS?

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    The NHS acceptance list will be posted in the NHS Google Classroom

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  • What if I have a question?

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    Read all the Frequently Asked Questions to make sure your question has not already been answered. If you still have a question or concern, please contact Mr. Smith or our president Lauren Kamali.

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