NHS Membership is a privilege bestowed by the school upon those students who are found to meet the criteria for selection. Membership is not considered a right inherent to any student. Candidates for NHS must have attended Battlefield High School the equivalent of one semester. Only Juniors and Seniors can participate as NHS Members. However, Sophomores can be inducted in the Spring if there is a Spring induction.

1. All students with a 3.5 GPA meet the scholarship criteria to be an NHS member at Battlefield high school. Students with a 3.5 GPA or higher should decide if they want to join NHS.
2. Students then need to demonstrate strengths in the remaining three criteria – leadership, service, and character. To be considered for selection to the chapter, students will complete a “candidate information form” outlining their achievements in the areas of service, leadership, and character. In addition, students will provide at least 3 recommendation forms to their teachers to complete called a “faculty input form” in which teachers will describe the students’ qualities of leadership, service, and character in the classroom and provide any comments as needed.
3. The selection of candidates is made by the five Faculty Council members, not the Adviser, and the Faculty Council members identities are kept confidential. Each student’s candidate form is reviewed at least twice to ensure fairness and then a final vote is made by the entire Faculty Council for membership. Before candidates are notified of membership, results are reported to the Principal for verification. Missing any deadlines in the selection process will be a reason for nonselection. The ability to meet deadlines is a reflection of a student’s level of responsibility, an aspect of both character and leadership. Submitting forms on time ensures the Faculty Council has time to review all forms.
4. Students attend the NHS Induction Ceremony in person. Students are not a member until inducted. There is no make up NHS ceremony. If the student misses the ceremony and is not inducted, they cannot be an NHS member. For Spring inductions, Sophomores would officially begin their membership in the Summer/Fall as Juniors and Juniors would officially begin their membership in the Summer/Fall as Seniors. For Fall inductions, Juniors and Seniors attend the induction ceremony and begin membership right away. Dues must be paid 30 days after induction to maintain membership.

Leadership:
Students must have at least one leadership role in the community or school activities. The Faculty Council must be able to verify this leadership role so collect supervisor information for your leadership role. The quality or effectiveness of those leadership experiences will be assessed by the Faculty Council by using the candidate information form, the 3 or more faculty input forms, or by contacting the supervising adult.

Service:
Prior to application, the student should be active in at least 2 service projects in the school and community and have at least 10 hours of community service with a school or non-profit organization since the start of ninth grade. When you participate in the community service, fill out a form with location, your role and tasks, date, time, supervisor, signatures, etc.

Character:
Demonstrate an outstanding record of conduct and behavior with regard to school and community rules, guidelines, and policies, or be able to demonstrate sufficient growth and improvement to compensate for previous inadequacies. Conduct and behavior will be verified using report cards, which should have an S or O for conduct. Discipline referral data will also be reviewed for all candidates.

Scholarship:
Students must have a 3.5 GPA to establish candidacy. Grades will be pulled and reviewed during the selection process.

• Junior or Senior
• Maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA
• Pledge to uphold high standards in scholarship, service, leadership and character
• $20 Dues paid within 30 days of induction using https://www.studentquickpay.com/pwcs/ 
• Attend bi-monthly meetings
• 15 hours of service project participation (both chapter and individual) EACH YEAR
  • 2.5 or more hours must be BHS sponsored tutoring
  • 1.5 or more hours must be chapter service projects
  • 6 or more hours must be individual service projects
  • The remaining 5 hours can go towards either chapter service projects or individual service projects.
  • If a student joins as a senior, they must complete all 30 hours in one year
• Join and engage in the BFHS-SA: National Honor Society Canvas Course
• Participate in fundraising activities, if planned
• NHS Officers must attend separate officer meetings and perform duties assigned to officers

• not paying dues
• falling below the standards for which the student was selected, such as a 3.5 GPA
• not completing the 15 volunteer service hours each year, or 30 volunteer service hours their senior year if they joined as a senior
• Violations of the law or school regulations can result in immediate consideration of the dismissal of a member.