National Honor Society By-Laws

• Officer Duties
• President
• Responsible for one service project and oversees all service projects.
• Responsible for creating weekly agendas and running all meetings.
• Communicates daily with the faculty advisors.
• Vice‑President
• Responsible for one service project.
• Responsible for leading the chapter in the absence of the President.
• Responsible for coordinating the fall and spring induction ceremonies.
• Treasurer
• Responsible for one service project.
• Responsible for record keeping regarding fundraisers(student directory and honor cord sales).
• Responsible for coordinating the Honors Banquet with the faculty advisors.
• Secretary
• Responsible for one service project.
• Responsible for meeting minutes and other records such as attendance.
• Responsible for the creation of a college decision list for members at the end of senior year to be included in official NHS publications.
• Responsible for the monthly publication of The Academician newsletter.
• Officer Elections
All officers will be elected in the spring (prior to the senior year) after the induction of new members. In order to be elected, a student must obtain a majority of votes for a particular position. Run‑off elections are held until a winner is declared.
• Committee Chairs and Members
• Committee chairs are appointed by the elected officers in the spring prior to the senior year. Those members who are interested in a chair position must officially apply to be considered. Once appointed, the committee chairs are responsible for one service project in addition to coordinating the activities of the committee which the student chairs. Committee chairs will enlist the help of NHS members to perform the following activities:
• The Directory/Technical Committee: Responsible for creation, publication and distribution of the student directory in the fall of the senior year and handles all computer related needs such as the NHS website and at the scholars banquet and the induction ceremonies.
• The Service Committee: Responsible for the organization of the NASH open-house volunteers, spring musical ushers and for record keeping for service project credit.
• The Social Events Committee: Responsible for the coordination of the fall picnic and the winter ice‑cream lunch event. Responsible for delivering attendance warnings to members.
• The Publicity Committee: Responsible for the publicizing all NHS sponsored events.
• Attendance at Monthly Meetings
• Attendance at all NHS general meetings is mandatory. The meetings are generally held in the auditorium during homeroom on the third Wednesday of every month, with more frequent meetings early in the year as needed. A calendar of scheduled meetings is distributed to the members after the spring and fall inductions.
• After the second unexcused absence the member is issued a warning letter stating that a third unexcused absence will result in the revocation of membership.
• Service Projects
Each member is required to participate in more than one NHS‑sponsored service project throughout the year. Three "service stars" must be earned prior to the end of April of the senior year. A list of projects and the number of stars earned for each project will be distributed to the members at the beginning of the year. Generally, one star is given for two hours of service. If the student has not earned three stars prior to the end of February, a warning letter will be issued to remind the member of the requirement. Any student who has not fulfilled the requirement by the end of April will be dismissed from the chapter. A service record chart which shows the number of service stars earned by each member will be posted in the school cafeteria and updated weekly.
• Honor Cords
All NHS members will be required to purchase official honor cords to be worn during the graduation ceremony. This purchase must be made through the local chapter.
• Dismissal from the National Honor Society
• If a member's QPA falls below 3.8500, the Faculty Advisory Council will be notified and a decision regarding membership status will be made by the Council on an individual basis.
• Any member failing to demonstrate behavior representative of the NHS as identified in the official Honor Code will be dismissed from the chapter. All members will be given a copy of the Honor Code upon induction. Such behaviors include, but are not limited to the following:
• Cheating, plagiarism, blatant disrespect for others
• Unexcused absence from three general membership meetings
• Failure to comply with service project requirements