National Honor Society

Our students have demonstrated scholarship vie a 3.5 cumulative weighted Grade Point Average (GPA) as well as completed at least 50 hours of community service from the beginning of his or her freshman year. Students have also demonstrated model character hallmark through abiding by the Reynoldsburg Academic Code of Conduct.

More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

Four main purposes have guided chapters of NHS from the beginning: to create enthusiasm for scholarship; to stimulate a desire to render service; to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of secondary schools. These purposes also translate into the criteria used for membership selection in each local chapter.

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) officially established NHS in 1921. Under the leadership of Dr. Edward Rynearson, principal of the Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh, the organization grew from the original Alpha Chapter at the Fifth Avenue School to more than 1,000 chapters by 1930. Equipped with a constitution, an emblem and motto, and a group of dedicated principals as coordinators, the new NHS organization quickly developed into one of the country's leading educational groups.

Today, it is estimated that more than one million students participate in NHS activities. NHS chapters are found in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, many U.S. territories, and Canada.

Information acquired from the following source:
"About Us | NHS." About Us | NHS. National Honor Society, 1 Jan. 2016. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.