Article 3

ARTICLE III: SELECTION OF MEMBERS

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• Section 1—The selection of members to this chapter shall be by a majority vote of the Faculty Council consisting of five faculty members appointed by the principal. The chapter adviser(s) shall be the sixth, nonvoting, ex officio member of the Faculty Council. 

• Section 2—Prior to selection, the following shall occur:

  • a. Students’ academic records shall be reviewed to determine scholastic eligibility.

  • b. Students who are eligible scholastically (“candidates”) shall be notified and asked to complete and submit the Student Activity Information Form for further consideration for selection. 

  • c. The faculty shall be requested to evaluate candidates determined to be scholastically eligible using the official evaluation form provided by the chapter adviser(s). 

  • d. The Faculty Council shall review the Student Activity Information Form and faculty evaluations in order to determine membership. 

• Section 3—The selection of new active members shall be held once a year during the first semester of the school year.  

• Section 4—Candidates become members when inducted at a special ceremony. 

• Section 5—Once selected and inducted, all members are expected to maintain the standards by which they were selected and maintain all obligations of membership. 

• Section 6—An active member of the National Honor Society who transfers from this school will be given a letter indicating the status of his or her membership and signed by the principal or chapter adviser(s). 

• Section 7—An active member of the National Honor Society who transfers to this school will be automatically accepted for membership in this chapter. The Faculty Council shall grant to the transferring member one semester to attain the membership requirements and, thereafter, this member must maintain those requirements for this chapter in order to retain his or her membership.