Membership in the National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the highest honors that can be awarded to a high school student. The NHS has worked hard to bring the accomplishments of parents, teachers, peers, and the community. Chapters in more than 12,500 high schools across the Nation strive to give practical meaning to the Society's goals of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These four ideals form the basis for selection to the NHS. No student is inducted simply because of a high academic average. The Society strives to recognize the total student: one who excels in all these areas.

The Standards used for selection are:
1. Scholarship - 85 GPA or better cumulative average since attending high school.
2. Leadership, Community & School Service, and Character - as demonstrated by activities and teacher evaluation.

Membership in the Society is more than an honor. It incurs a responsibility to demonstrate those outstanding qualities that resulted in a member's selection. If the Excellence Chapter is to be effective and meaningful, each member must become actively involved by participating in all Chapter meeting, activities, and maintaining excellence in academics and character. Failure to meet responsibilities will result in dismissal from the NHS.

School year activities of the Excellence Chapter include a Thanksgiving Food Drive for the needy in lower Naugatuck Valley; a Holiday Toys For Tots Drive for the less fortunate children in the community; a Chapter volunteer activity at Spooner House in Shelton, CT.; and fund drives, as need, for local, national, and international disasters.

The selection process for members in the NHS is as follows. The Chapter's Advisor and officers will review academic records of Juniors and Seniors in September of each school year for qualified candidates. A letter of invite to join the NHS and an application is sent to all academically qualified candidates in early October of the school year. A committee of trade and academic teachers reviews submitted applications and makes selections by mid-November. Inductees are notified prior to the Thanksgiving Recess. Those students who are not selected are personally counseled by the Chapter Advisor as to how they may achieve membership. The selection process is repeated for eligible candidates beginning in February of the school year.

Excellence Chapter Members

OFFICERS
President- Samantha Bomba
Vice President of Operations & Activities- Ethan Freer & Nathan Favreau
Secretary/Public Relations Officer – Andre Santos
Treasurer – Vincent Massafra

Seniors
Samantha Bomba
Nathan Favreau
Ethan Freer
Vincent Massafra
Andre Santos

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