1.† To be nominated a student must be in the second semester of their sophomore year (grade 10) or in their junior or senior year, and have attended ISB for at least 1 full semester.
2. Candidates must have a cumulative scholastic average of at least 3.500 (on a 4.0 scale) to be eligible.† There will be no Уrounding upФ of GPAТs.
3.† The GPA calculation will use the most recent accumulated grades for a studentТs entire high school career, including grades earned at all previous high schools.
4.† The GPA calculation is made using semester grades only, not progress-report grades.
5.† The Faculty Council may waive the semester attendance requirement (Constitution Article IX, Section 1) upon review.
6.† Students will be notified, in the announcements and other publications, that the selection process is about to take place.
7.† In the second semester of each year a list of those students eligible for selection will be posted in the High School office.† The posting will be announced in the daily notices and in other publications. Students who are not on the list should contact the NHS adviser immediately if they believe a mistake has been made.
8.† The NHS adviser will hold informational meetings concerning the membership procedures.† At this meeting the four criteria for membership will be explained and information sheets will be distributed to eligible candidates, along with a due date for their return.†
9.† It is the responsibility of candidates to obtain information sheets and other information by attending one of the meetings described in section 8.† Interested candidates must then return the completed information sheets to the NHS adviser by the deadline given.
10.† A list of eligible students and selection criteria shall be provided to all certified members of the high school faculty. The faculty will indicate their perspective on potential members by rating each student on the Leadership and Character criteria on a 1-5 basis, with 1 representing the low rank and 5 the highest.† Faculty will also provide written comments on the strengths and weaknesses of each eligible student.
11. A primary component of the Service criterion is the number of community-service hours a student has earned. It is the studentТs responsibility to make sure that their community-service hours are up-to-date, including hours earned on Week Without Walls trips.
12. Utilizing information generated by both candidates and faculty, the Faculty Council reviews and discusses the qualities of the students and by majority vote selects the new members.
13.† Students are notified via a letter from the chapter adviser whether or not they have been accepted.† The principal will also invite any interested students who have not been selected to make an appointment to discuss the decision.† Via information gained from the faculty council, the principal will offer the students information on the area where the most improvement is needed.
14. Non-selection appeals will be heard according to procedures in the National Constitution.
