• Andover NHS Induction and Membership Criteria

    Selection to the National Honor Society is a privilege awarded to selected students based on criteria established by the local chapter in compliance with national guidelines.  Students do not apply for membership in the National Honor Society; instead, they provide information once invited to be used by the local selection committee (Faculty Council) to support their candidacy for membership.  This is not an election, nor is membership automatically conveyed simply because a student has achieved a specified level of academic performance. 

    The Faculty Council will evaluate each candidate's qualifications for membership in the following manner:

    • Eligible students (Sophomores and/or Juniors with a minimum 3.8 cumulative GPA) are invited to apply in trimester 2 and will be provided application materials by the chapter advisor(s).*
      • *no further consideration of academics is permitted under NHS guidelines.
    • Some criteria that must be met in order to be considered for induction are as follows:
      • Honors Courses:
        • 10th grade applicants must have taken 4 or more honors/AP courses between 9th and 10th grade.
        • 11th grade applicants must have taken 6 or more honors/AP courses between 9th, 10th, and 11th grade.
      • Service Hours:
        • 10th grade applicants must have completed 10 hours or more between 9th grade and the time of application (these hours may include the required Civics hours)
        • 11th grade applicants must have completed 15 hours or more between 9th grade and the time of application (these hours may include the required Civics hours)
        • These hours will be verified at the time of the application
    • Candidates are responsible for completing all sections of the application (incomplete applications will be given NO further consideration).
    • All completed applications must be turned into the chapter advisor(s) by the application deadline.  No extensions will be granted.
    • The Faculty Council meets to consider each application for membership.  The following process will be used to evaluate each applicant:
      • The criteria of Leadership, Scholarship, Character, and Service are evaluated using a rubric.
      • The Faculty Council deliberates on the merits of each applicant's leadership, scholarship, character, and service as provided in the student application packet and the rubric is completed on each applicant.
      • A vote is taken on each candidate after all rubrics and discussions are complete.  Membership will be offered to those candidates receiving a majority vote by the five member Faculty Council.
      • All decisions are final.
    • All candidates are notified in writing of the results of their selection process.
    • Applicants who are selected for induction into the NHS and their families are invited to participate in the induction ceremony in mid-to-late April or early May.

    If you are a student who has transferred to Andover High School from a different school district and have questions about your eligibility, please see an NHS advisor for more information.

    Maintaining Membership in NHS

    Once selected into the Andover National Honor Society Chapter, students must fulfill the following criteria to maintain an active membership status in NHS.  Failure to meet these criteria may result in probationary status or removal from the Andover NHS Chapter.

    • Maintain a minimum of a 3.6 cumulative GPA or show a high continuation of honors and AP level courses
    • Maintain 20 or more service hours within the school year (these can be completed through NHS service opportunities offered throughout the year)
    • Members must attend the NHS meetings (1 meeting before school per trimester).  If a student is unable to attend the meetings for any reason, this must be communicated to the NHS advisor prior to the meeting.
    • If a student is placed on probationary status, the student will have one trimester to work alongside the NHS coordinator to redemonstrate fulfillment of NHS requirements.