Irvin Bottner Chapter of THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

The purpose of the National Honor Society is 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.

Who is eligible?

Any junior or senior with a cumulative grade point average of 3.750 or above. Students who have attended Norris continually for an entire school calendar year. 

What is the selection process?

1. Eligible students will receive the Student Activity Information Form and informational slides via email.
2. After the activity form is submitted to the National Honor Society sponsor, the names of the candidates are submitted to faculty via the teacher evaluation form.  Teachers are to evaluate only candidates they know well enough to make an informed judgment. Candidates are evaluated on their character, service, and leadership.
3. Examples of character: exemplifies desirable qualities, upholds principles of ethics and morality, demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability examples of service: does committee and staff work without complaint, participates in some activity outside of school, cheerfully renders any requested service to the school examples of leadership: demonstrates initiative in promoting school activities, exercises positive influence on peers in upholding school ideals, successfully holds school offices or positions of responsibility, conducts business effectively, demonstrates reliability and dependability, and is willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal school attitude.
4. A faculty council reviews the student activity form and the teacher evaluations during the decision-making process. Any teacher ranking a student low is required to indicate the reason.  The faculty council is allowed access to all administrative disciplinary files during deliberations. All faculty evaluations and disciplinary files are used in confidence during the selection process.
5. The faculty council extends invitations for membership to candidates after careful deliberation.

Selected candidates and their parents/guardians are invited to a formal installation on Monday, October 28th, 2024.

STUDENT ACTIVITY INFORMATION FORM

Deadline for submitting the 2024-2025 application:  Thursday, September 19th, 2024