About National Honor Society
LHS - NHS
The National Honor Society (NHS) is an organization devoted to acknowledging high school students who have excelled in four characteristics during their high school years. These four characteristics are Leadership, Service, Character, and Scholarship. NHS members make every effort to work for the betterment of their community.
Every high school that is part of NHS has its own set of rules and standards that are laid down by its advisors. In addition, each state that has schools that are part of NHS has a state board and state advisors. The job of the state advisors is to make sure that each school follows the national chapter of the National Honor Society
Students who are invited to apply for the membership of the Lexington High School Chapter of National Honor Society must have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above at the end of their sophomore year. Secondly, they must exhibit outstanding leadership qualities, character, and service during their years in high school. Once the student has become a member, they must maintain their GPA and attend all NHS meetings as well as complete a service requirement during the school year.
Students must register at least 20 hours of community service for NHS during their junior year (at least 15 hours must be NHS-specific hours). During their senior year, they must register another 20 hours, but only 10 hours are required to be spent on NHS-specific projects.
The standards that have been put in place by the Lexington High School chapter of NHS make it an organization devoted to the improvement of community, school, and self by adhering to the characteristics of Leadership, Service, Character, and Scholarship. Over the course of their junior and senior years students participate in several community service activities such as YES (youth exploration of science), peer tutoring, Special Olympics, Red Cross blood drive, and many more.
Hours and Selection
Applying to NHS
National Honor Society applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.50. All qualifying juniors have been added to a NHS Application Google Classroom, where they can submit their application. All applications are due by Monday, October 2nd, 2023 at 3:15 pm. Unsolicited or late applications will not be considered. If you believe you qualify to apply but have not been invited to the Google Classroom, please email Dr. Kumar – pkumar@lexingtonma.org to resolve the issue.