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| National Honor Society | |
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| Founded | March 1, 1921 Fifth Avenue High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Type | honor, high school |
| Affiliation | National Association of Secondary School Principals |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | International |
| Pillars | Scholarship, Character, Leadership, and Service |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Chapters | 17,000+ |
| Members | 1.4 million collegiate |
| Headquarters | c/o/ National Association of Secondary School Principals 1904 Association Drive Reston, Virginia 20191-1537 United States |
| Website | www |
The National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the oldest, largest, and most widely recognized cocurricular student organizations in American high schools, with 1.4 million members.[1][2]
The purpose of the NHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to recognize outstanding students, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of secondary schools.[3][4]
Membership in local NHS chapters is an honor bestowed upon a student by a Faculty Council and is based on the four pillars of NHS: scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Once selected, members have the responsibility to continue to demonstrate these qualities.[4]
- ^ "National Honor Society | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "About". NHS. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "National Honor Society / History of Organization". www.fortbendisd.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b "NHS National Constitution". NHS. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-14.