Reminder of New Guidelines for Admission to the National Honor Society (By Shannon Hudson, Director of College Counseling and Academic Services)
As stated in the National Honor Society Constitution, selection for membership to the NHS is "based on outstanding scholarship, character, leadership, and service." St. Michael’s current GPA requirement for NHS application eligibility is a 3.5 GPA. However, the 3.5 GPA cut-off leads to an applicant pool that now seems misaligned with the overall vision of NHS.
If we are to truly reflect the Constitution's membership requirement that students demonstrate outstanding scholarship, it would stand to reason that we increase the minimum GPA for NHS to reduce the percentage of eligible students.
We believe that by adjusting our approach there will be more focused engagement by NHS students in service within the school and in the greater community. As well, we would more fully recognize those students who have achieved exceptional academic success at St. Michael’s.
Therefore, we will shift the GPA eligibility from a 3.5 to a 3.75 beginning with the Class of 2022. During this transition time, students in the Class of 2021 will be eligible to apply for NHS with a 3.50 GPA.
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If we are to truly reflect the Constitution's membership requirement that students demonstrate outstanding scholarship, it would stand to reason that we increase the minimum GPA for NHS to reduce the percentage of eligible students.
We believe that by adjusting our approach there will be more focused engagement by NHS students in service within the school and in the greater community. As well, we would more fully recognize those students who have achieved exceptional academic success at St. Michael’s.
Therefore, we will shift the GPA eligibility from a 3.5 to a 3.75 beginning with the Class of 2022. During this transition time, students in the Class of 2021 will be eligible to apply for NHS with a 3.50 GPA.
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