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[helloheyhi]

when does the school start giving applications for NHS? i know its in the spring but when in the spring exactly?and i know you need a certain grade but..do they look at your transcript of ALL the years? like if your gonna register for the junior year, do they look at your sophmore year transcript only or freshmen or both?

[vinman]

helloheyhi, on Sep 30 2005, 07:16 PM, said:

when does the school start giving applications for NHS? i know its in the spring but when in the spring exactly?and i know you need a certain grade but..do they look at your transcript of ALL the years? like if your gonna register for the junior year, do they look at your sophmore year transcript only or freshmen or both?

The school starts giving nhs appls during the last weeks of may or early june. yes, they do look at the transcript for all yrs. must maintain 85+. you also need around 50 -100 comm. service hrs to apply +recommendation+ an essay

[MaMoNy]

if you apply as a senior, you need min 100 hrs of community service. if you apply as a junior, you need min 50 hrs of community service.

[helloheyhi]

so lets say you want to apply for your junior year...but your freshmen year transcript is only 80 avg but your sophmore year is 85+ avg...can you still get into NHS or no?

[mSspontaneouS]

i have a question about nhs also... im a sophmore and in the end of last year i got a nhs certificate saying that i was in the top 20 scorers of my year. does this automatically put me in nhs, or is it just a certificate? if i apply, do i have an advantage?

[esong27]

I don't know the answer to that... but hey, good job!

[lola101]

THe average for when you apply in your juniro year, the overall average is what is looked at. THat must be over 85.
That top twenty certificate is only for freshman and sophmores. Its commending your high achievments. WHile sponsored by the Nhs it doesn't automatically put you into nhs. You must apply.

[helloheyhi]

by the overall do you mean the freshmen year and sophmore year avg combined?

[z2z007]

Julia_Class2008, on Sep 30 2005, 10:22 PM, said:

i have a question about nhs also... im a sophmore and in the end of last year i got a nhs certificate saying that i was in the top 20 scorers of my year. does this automatically put me in nhs, or is it just a certificate? if i apply, do i have an advantage?

I think it is just a certificate and you might be invited to the Top 20 dinner. I would have to check up with MaMoNy. She would know for sure.

[lola101]

helloheyhi, on Sep 30 2005, 11:15 PM, said:

by the overall do you mean the freshmen year and sophmore year avg combined?

yes

[esong27]

Just a tip to freshmen: try hard to get a good average your first year. Milk it for all it's worth. Because usually, it's the easiest year with the smallest workload. It's going to be harder to get a "stellar" average your subsequent years. It'll serve as a nice foundation grade. Good luck!

[lola101]

Another hint, Manage your time. I know it seems tough to do extra work on the weekend when you have just had a hard week at school, full of tests and projects. But how do you think that overload gets there? If you space out your work, you will never be overloaded. It took me two years of insanity to figure that one out.

[MaMoNy]

the top 20 thing isn't related to nhs. haha i thought it was too, cuz i was in it freshman and sophomore year, so i figured hey score automatic acceptance! but no, you apply like everyone else. and NO there is no "advantage," you're not competiting w/ one another to get into NHS.

the 85 cutoff thing is DEAD serious cuz virtually everyone applying to nhs has an average just about higher than that. some people have like an 84.8 or something and..eh. i don't think we accepted them last year. but hey, if you're average isn't high enough by the end of your senior year, try to bring grades up junior year and apply then.

NHS is SUPER FUN ...and I'm sure it looks good on college apps and whatnot but if you really think about it, if you're one of those kids who are striving for Ivys, you can bet that a huge portion of the applicant pool for that school is gonna have NHS as one of their extracurriculars. so...yeah. try to have fun and make the best out of it. and don't stress out over applications, just LISTEN for announcements during the END of the school year and be sincere about what you give in.

[azntechguy]

MaMoNy, on Oct 1 2005, 10:24 AM, said:

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so...yeah. try not to have fun and make the best out of it.

Way to discourage them Mony LOL.

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With a more dose of seriousness:

Check out your transcript average at the end of Sophomore year. Right there is the average you're looking for. That coveted 85 cumulative!

[lola101]

anyone know the website for nhs?

[Asuka]

there use to be a website for NHs, but i think it's down. it's not exactly an informative website anyway, if you're looking for information. you better off just going to the NHS office and finding out information there.

you can apply for NHS either in Spring sophomore year, or Fall junior year. It doesn't really matter, the only thing that changes is the communitty service requirement. transcript-wise, they look at the overall average, which means it's your sophomore yr and freshman yr combined. so work hard!

once they have the applications, it should be announced. If not, just go check and ask in the NHS office.

[MaMoNy]

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so...yeah. try not to have fun and make the best out of it.
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Way to discourage them Mony    LOL.

Thanks, man! I try, yanno?

TYPO!!! lol..its fixed now.

Okay well..website. There was no website last year because the administration didn't put one up. So this year we received nothing. But the webmaster/vice president of computer services made one on geocities (not as fancy, i know, but its better than nothing)...but we're gonna transfere ALL the stuff there to an actual website once we start paying for it. The website WILL be useful (and cool, because there will be pictures and stuff!) and up and running before the end of the year. We'll give a link once the site is up.

And, also, if anyone ever has any NHS questions, feel free to ask here or PM me cuz ..I'm this year's president so I'll hopefully be able to answer anything you need to know.

[helloheyhi]

so to apply you need 50 hours at least of community service right? when do they give out the applications?

[tycoonboy388]

In late May, early June. Remember you apply as a Sophomore or Junior to enter as a Junior or Senior.

MaMony please feel free to correct me.

[MaMoNy]

MaMoNy, on Sep 30 2005, 08:34 PM, said:

if you apply as a senior, you need min 100 hrs of community service. if you apply as a junior, you need min 50 hrs of community service.

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