National Honor Society

        Blackman High School NHS Basics:

 

 

What is the National Honor Society?

 

The National Honor Society’s purpose is to “promote high school academic standards, a means of ensuring the continuation of democracy, and an instrument for the betterment of the individual and the school.” The four core tenants of NHS are: Character, Scholarship, Leadership, & Service.

 

The Blackman High School NHS Chapter received its charter in May 2001.  Through the 2014-15 school year, we have had 759 Inductees out of approximately  7,500 Seniors (10%).

 

 

Want to be in NHS in your Senior Year?

 

• NHS candidates must:· You must take 3 or more Honors, Advanced Honors, AP, or Dual Enrollment courses in each year of high school through the first semester of junior year.

• You must be enrolled in at least one AP or Dual Enrollment course for the 11th and 12th grade school years.

• Must retain a GPA of 3.7 or higher through the first semester of Junior year.

• NHS is invitation-only. Invites go out in the second semester of your Junior Year.

• $30 dues goes to:National & Local Dues, Graduation Stole, Chapter Project funds, and NHS shirt

 

What do NHS Members Do?

 

(1)  Attend monthly Speaker Series events during the day. 

  Speakers include:

     

Ms. Michelle Villarreal--BHS Spectrum Instructor/Graduation/Scholarship guru

 

MTSU Honors College Representative Casey Brown

 

Vanderbilt University Representative Mary Elizabeth Tist

 

Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland

 

Dr. Sherry Galloway, MD (ER Doctor from St. Thomas Murfreesboro)

 

Mr. Butler Touchton, 30 year veteran of the banking industry

 

(2) Complete 20 volunteer hours between May 1st, 2015 - April 8th, 2016.

These hours must be pre-approved by either Mr. Seadorf or Mrs. Jenkins.

 

Volunteer activities completed by previous NHS members include:

 

• NHS Tutoring Program

• Sunday School helper                                

• Helped neighbors with yard work                

• Sam David Home volunteer                        

• Sheriff's Department volunteer                  

• Hands-On Science center volunteer             

• DECA Golf Tournament volunteer         

• Marching Band band camp assistant   

• Political campaign intern                         

• Key Club volunteer                                   

• MTSU MSA volunteer                               

• Last Call for Grace volunteer                  

• Feed America First volunteer                 

• VA Hospital volunteer                               

• Reading to elem. schools                           

• Tree Lighting/gift wrapping--mall             

• Dance studio volunteer                              

And many more!!!!

 

What do NHS Members Get?

 

(1) Recognition as an NHS member

(2) A giving spirit for future charity work

(3) NHS cords and certificate for graduation

(4) Scholarship possibilities

 

Blackman High School NHS History

 

The Blackman High School Chapter received its charter in May 2001. 17 members of Blackman’s first graduating class, the Class of 2001, were privileged to be inducted into the newly-chartered chapter, while 20 juniors, representing the Class of 2002, were also inducted. We have had over 705 Inductees total

     

United States National Honor Society History

 

       In 1919 at the annual convention of the National Association of Secondary Schools Principals, J. G. Masters, principal of Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, proposed a national honor society of secondary schools. He and other principals were concerned about the growing movement to emphasize athletic and strictl academic activities, often to the detriment of programs designed to stimulate leadership and character.

       Edward Rynearson, often considered the founder of the National Honor Society, spoke in favor of Masters’ proposal, saying, “Will not one common badge for the entire country be more valuable than may different local badges? . . . if the fundamental principle of the honor society is sound, it should be national in its application.”

       The Committee on Constitution and Organization, appointed in 1920, presented its findings at the 1921 NASSP convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Faced with the necessity of providing an organization broad enough to meet all the varying needs of existing societies, the committee recommended character, leadership, scholarship, and service as the fundamental virtues most worthy of encouragement.  By adopting the recommendation of the committee, delegates affirmed that the National Honor Society would be regarded as a concrete way to promote high school academic standards, a means of ensuring the continuation of democracy, and an instrument for the betterment of the individual and the school.

       A testament to their vision is the fact that today more than 12,500 chapters have been chartered at high schools nationwide.