National Honor Society Candidate Survey Page 7
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7Guide to the Survey & Selection Process of Seminole High School’s National
Honor Society
The Survey Process
Students are invited to participate in the NHS Survey Process based on:
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Minimum GPA of 3.0 unweighted and a 3.5 weighted.
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Discipline record provided by administration and reviewed by the Faculty Council.
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Junior or Senior status.
The Survey: an Overview (refer to specific directions in the survey packet).
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Leadership & Service: The candidate will list all SHS involvement in leadership & service including clubs,
sports, band, chorus, drama, ect., in addition to activities outside of school completed throughout their high
school career. The candidates will list the candidate’s adviser, number of hours involved and the dates of
participation for each activity. The candidate’s activity adviser will note the level of participation for
leadership (active/non-active participant to officer/captain) in addition to the adviser’s signature and phone
number. Note: Please be courteous of the advisers and provide them ample time to fill out the survey.
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Scholarship: The candidate will list all personal information (name, address, phone number, etc.) in
addition to the courses they will be taking both first and second semester of the application year.
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Character: The candidate will type/double space an essay and attach it to the survey packet in which the
candidate describes how he/she demonstrates one of the Four Pillars of the NHS (Leadership, Service,
Scholarship or Character).
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Signatures: The candidate and parent/guardian must sign the survey packet where noted or will be
disqualified from the process.
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Survey Completion: The survey packet must be completed in full and turned in by the time and due date
noted or the candidate will be disqualified from the process (no exceptions). Please note: the survey
packet may be turned in early.
The Selection Process
Faculty Recommendations
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The members of the SHS Faculty are given the opportunity to rate each candidate on character and
leadership and provide any comments regarding positive as well as negative interactions with the candidate
to be reviewed by the Faculty Council.
The Faculty Council
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The Faculty Council is a five member team selected by the SHS Principal representing each of the major
subject areas (Math, English, Social Studies & Science) in addition to World Languages.
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Each member of the Faculty Council will thoroughly read and review each survey packet independently. If
there is a question regarding the student’s leadership/service, the Faculty Council member may call the
candidates activity adviser for clarification but will not contact the candidate. It is the candidate’s
responsibility to accurately and completely fill out the survey.
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The Faculty Council will be looking for the well rounded individual that is maintaining the required NHS GPA,
continuing to take challenging courses and actively involved in a variety of SHS clubs, sports, activities and
leading, representing and serving Seminole High School as well as the community.
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Each Faculty Council member will (based only on the information provided: survey packet and Faculty
recommendations) independently select or non-select each candidate for induction into the NHS. Please
note: The NHS Adviser’s role in the selection process is as a facilitator. The NHS Adviser does not have a
vote nor will influence the voting of the Faculty Council.
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If a candidate has three or more votes for selection by the Faculty Council, the student will be tapped on a
later date and inducted into the NHS. If the candidate has three or more votes for non-selection, the
student will not be invited into the NHS and will receive a letter during school on the day of tapping. If the
candidate is a non-selected Junior and continues to maintain their GPA and positive discipline record, they
may be eligible to participate in the selection process again during their Senior year.
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The Faculty Council’s selections/non-selections are final and cannot be overturned unless there was a
procedural error (for example: inaccurate GPA calculation).
SHS NHS 15-16
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