- Watertown Mayer Schools
- National Honor Society
About
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Watertown-Mayer’s National Honor Society is a carefully selected group of students who are leaders in our school and community and are dedicated to service. W-M NHS takes pride in the work we do to serve our community as a group. This past year NHS sponsored the Tackle Cancer event raising over $1000 for the cause. NHS students organized a Parent’s Night Out where childcare was provided free of charge for an evening with great activities for children ages 3-11. The NHS has a goal of one service project per quarter as a group and all members complete at least 25 hours of community service over the course of the year. The goal is to provide service for the community and to bring service opportunities to other students at Watertown-Mayer High School.
Eligible students for the National Honor Society (NHS) are required to have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 or higher and be in grades 10-12. These students are encouraged to apply for membership at the beginning of the second semester of each school year. Once students apply, teachers rate them on leadership, service, and character. The Faculty Council, which is comprised of high school faculty members, examine each student's application and ratings to make the final selection. The new members are notified and inducted at a banquet in the spring.
Service & Eligibility
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Eligibility
National Honor Society demonstrates ROYAL PRIDE!
Membership into National Honor Society is based upon Scholarship, Character, Leadership, and Service.The student who exercises leadership:
- Demonstrates initiative in promoting school activities
- Exercises influence on peers in upholding school ideals
- Is resourceful in proposing new problems, applying principles and making suggestions
- Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school
- Is able to delegate responsibilities
- Exemplifies positive attitudes
- Inspires positive behavior in others
- Demonstrates academic initiative
- Successfully holds school offices or positions of responsibility, conducting business efficiently and effectively and without prodding demonstrates reliability and dependability
- Is a forerunner in the classroom, at work and in school or community activities
- Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted
The student who serves:
- Is willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal school attitude
- Participates in some outside activity: Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts; church groups; volunteers services for the aged, poor or disadvantaged; family duties
- Volunteers dependable and well-organized assistance and is gladly available and willing to sacrifice to offer assistance
- Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult or inconspicuous responsibilities
- Cheerfully and enthusiastically renders any requested service to the school
- Is willing to represent the class or school in inter-class and inter-scholastic competition
- Completes committee and staff work without complaint
- Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, and students
The student of character:
- Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciouslyConsistently exemplifies desirable qualities of behavior (cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, stability)
- Upholds principles of morality and ethics
- Cooperates by complying with school regulations concerning property, programs, office, halls
- Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability
- Shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others
- Observes instructions and rules, punctuality and faithfulness both inside and outside of the classroom
- Has powers of concentration and sustained attention as shown by perseverance and application to studies
- Manifests truthfulness in acknowledging obedience to rules, avoiding cheating in written work and showing unwillingness to profit by the mistakes of others
- Actively helps to rid the school of bad influences or environment.
The student of scholarship:
- Has a cumulative grade point average of a 3.3 after the completion of 1st semester of the given school year in grades 10-12.
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Service Projects
Quarterly All -Group Service Projects
Tackle Cancer Fundraiser
Parent's Night Out
Decorating for I Love to Read Month at the Elementary School
Feed My Starving Children
Individual Service Hours
All members must complete documented individual community service. New inductees must complete ten hours by the end of the school year, current members will need to have completed twenty-five hours by May 22. Seniors must have all of their hours submitted by April 17 in order to receive their medallion in time for graduation.Please fill out the Individual Service Hour Form for each service project you participate in. Group activities do not count. Once the form is completed, turn it into Ms. Fiscus's room. Remember to continue to submit additional activities after you have reached your required number of hours. Awards are given for service above 50 hours.
Application Form
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Invitations to apply are sent in the mail after 2nd quarter grades are finalized. The deadline to apply is in Feburary. Check out the application for details.
