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PALATINE HIGH SCHOOL National Honor Society Induction Standards

At Palatine an applicant to NHS must meet requirements in the following categories:

I. Scholarship II. Leadership and Service III. Character IV. Faculty Review I. Scholarship Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA (un-weighted) at the conclusion of the fifth semester.

II. Leadership and Service A. Service Project: Service is an integral factor in membership in the National Honor Society. Describe one service project (from school, community, etc.) you have participated in while in high school. Please limit your response to around 300 words. You may type it directly in the space below or insert a picture of your essay.

This essay serves as verification of the service component required for acceptance.

B. School Participation: Applicants must have actively participated, during one’s high school years, three different activities with one being a multiyear commitment.

A-E Activities: Alumni Club, American Sign Language Club (ASL), Aquarium Club, Art Club, Art Club ELS, Astronomy Club, Athletic Training Student Assistants, Auto Club, , , - Boys, Basketball-Girls, Basketball Band, Best buddies, Black History, Book Bunch Reading Club, , Business Club (BPA/FBLA), Chamber Orchestra, /Fall, Cheerleading/Competitive, Chess Team, Children’s Play, Chinese Club, Color Guard(Flags)/Competitive, Color Guard(Flags)/Spirit, Computer Club, Computer Programming and Design Club (formerly CAD Drafting Club), Computer Science Club, Cosmetology Club, , Cross Country-Boys, Cross Country-Girls, Cultural Awareness Club, Dance Fusion, Dance Show, Debate Team, Digital Democracy, District 211 All- District Choir, District 211 Honors Band, District 211 Honors Orchestra, DNA Hip Hop Dance Crew, Drama Club, Ecology Club, Equality Club

F-J: Fall Play, Fashion Club, FCCLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Film Making Club, Football, Foreign Exchange Club, Foreign Exchange Host, French breakfast Club, Freshman Class, Future Educator Club, Gaming Club, Genders and Sexualities Alliance (GSA), -Boys, Golf-Girls, Group Interpretation, -Boys, Gymnastics-Girls, HOSA, I-Compete (Multiple Seasons Only), Improv Club, Improv Show (Fall, Winter, or Spring), International Club, Investing Club, Jazz Band, Jazz Combo, Junior Class

K-O: -Boys, Lacrosse-Girls, Latin Dance Crew, Literary Magazine (FACE), Marching Band, Mariachi Club, Math Team, Midnight Blues, Motorola Mentorship (BBBS), Musical-Crew, Musical – Performer, Musical – Pit Orchestra, National Hispanic Institute (NHI), Newspaper (Cutlass), On-Our- Own, Orchesis, Outdoor Adventure Ed Club (Not the Class)

P-T: Palatine’s Promise Student Leader, Peer Mediator, Pep Squad, Photography Club, Pirates and Politics, Pirate to Pirate, Pom Pom Competitive, Pom Pom Spirit, Presidents Club, Principal’s Advisory Board, Robotics Club (Engineering Club), SADD, Scholastic Bowl Team, Science Olympiad, Service Club, Slam Poetry, Soccer-Boys, Soccer-Girls, , Sophomore Class, Special Olympics Athlete, Special Olympics Partner, Speech Team, SSC Peer Tutor, Student Council, Student Homeroom Committee, & -Boys, Swimming and Diving-Girls, Tech Crew, - Boys, Tennis-Girls, The Guys!, Theatre Guides, Track and Field-Boys, Track and Field-Girls, Treble in Paradise, TRUST Counselor

U-Z: Variety Show – Performer, Varsity Club, -Boys, Volleyball-Girls, -Boys, Water polo-Girls, Web Page Design, Woodworking Club, Wrestling, Writing Club, Yearbook (Spotlight), Yoga Club

III. Character Applicants must exhibit the six Pillars of Excellence in character as defined by Palatine High School’s Do the Right Thing – citizenship, cooperation, honesty, integrity, respect, and responsibility – and must secure the sponsorship of one member of the teaching faculty. After all applications are received, PHS faculty and the Faculty Review Committee will further evaluate Character issues.