National Honor Society
Dover-Sherborn Chapter NHS Advisors: Ms. Andrews and Ms. Melad
Officers for 2023-2024 School Year:
Lilly Caplan
Maddie Cronin
Charles Fang
Angela Lin
At the conclusion of every school year, rising juniors and seniors, who have a GPA of 3.8 or higher, are invited to apply to the Dover-Sherborn chapter of the National Honor Society. Although academic achievement is a prerequisite for membership, qualified applicants should understand that the National Honor Society is also a leadership and service organization. Ideally, members will have demonstrated themselves to be brilliant and diligent scholars who have stood out in the classroom and even at the state or national level through winning academic awards or competitions. They will have handled setbacks with grace and perseverance. Members will have demonstrated character by proving themselves trustworthy and reliable whether or not they are at school, whether or not someone is watching. They will have distinguished themselves as leaders inside or outside of school by serving in elected, appointed, or volunteer positions in which they have proved themselves able to guide and motivate others. Students will have distinguished themselves in their devotion to serving others, certainly going far beyond the minimum graduation community service requirement.
According to the National Honor Society Handbook, membership is: "an honor bestowed upon a student. Selection to NHS is a privilege, not a right. Students […] provide information to be used by the local selection committee [Faculty Council] to support their candidacy for membership. This is not an election, nor is membership automatic simply because a student has achieved the specified level of academic performance [3.8 average or above is required]. Selection for membership is based on outstanding scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Once selected, members have the responsibility to continue to demonstrate these qualities."
Applications for membership consideration are typically due between the second and third week of September. The supporting information that students supply is reviewed by the Faculty Council, and then selected students receive an invitation to join the Dover-Sherborn chapter of the National Honor Society.
Please click here to access the NHS application form- Applications for fall 2023 are due (online) on September 13, 2023
The complete constitution for the National Honor Society may be found on the organization's official website.
Application Process and key dates for 2023-2024:
At the start of July, all rising juniors and seniors who have a 3.8 average or higher will be sent a letter notifying them that they are being invited to apply to join the DS chapter of the National Honor Society.
If you have any incomplete grades at the end of the 2020-2021 school year, you will not qualify to apply until all incomplete grades are resolved. Please note that if you have an incomplete grade, you will not be receiving the invitation letter in early July, but you will still be able to apply to NHS in the fall once your grades are complete (assuming you have a 3.8 or higher). The application due date is Wed, 9/16, so you will need to have resolved any and all incomplete grades prior to that date. All current and prospective NHS members will want to note the key dates below:
Early July 2023: NHS invitation letters sent out through the mail
Wednesday, September 13: NHS Application Due to the Google Classroom
Second/ Third week of October, 2023: Notification emails sent out to all applicants-
*If requested, individual meetings held with rejected students and NHS advisors
Thursday October 19: NHS Induction Ceremony--mandatory attendance for all current and new members
Friday October 27: first meeting for all NHS members- during Flex Block
Early/Mid November: Group Service project
Monday December 4: ISP proposals due
April 10: Individual Projects should be completed
Requirements for current NHS members:
1. Complete at least 2 hours of tutoring
All tutoring requests are located on our shared Google Sheet- check our NHS Google Classroom
Verify your tutoring with an email/ a signed form and upload the tutoring confirmation to our Google Classroom
*you should not be tutoring a best friend, significant other or fellow NHS member for your service!
2. Complete an Individual Service Project (ISP)- must commit at least 10 hours
NHS Individual Service Project Proposal Due Monday December 4, 2023- Post to our Google Classroom
Need some ideas for an ISP? Look at some projects completed by NHS members last year
Projects should be completed by mid-April and should be verified by an email from the project's supervisor- all verification should be uploaded to the Google Classroom
3. Complete a Group Service Project (with the members of NHS)
This year's group project involves helping at the Greater Boston Food Bank
* If you cannot attend any part of the group service project please contact Ms. Melad and Ms. Andrews immediately!
According to the National Honor Society Handbook, membership is: "an honor bestowed upon a student. Selection to NHS is a privilege, not a right. Students […] provide information to be used by the local selection committee [Faculty Council] to support their candidacy for membership. This is not an election, nor is membership automatic simply because a student has achieved the specified level of academic performance [3.8 average or above is required]. Selection for membership is based on outstanding scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Once selected, members have the responsibility to continue to demonstrate these qualities."
Applications for membership consideration are typically due between the second and third week of September. The supporting information that students supply is reviewed by the Faculty Council, and then selected students receive an invitation to join the Dover-Sherborn chapter of the National Honor Society.
Please click here to access the NHS application form- Applications for fall 2023 are due (online) on September 13, 2023
The complete constitution for the National Honor Society may be found on the organization's official website.
Application Process and key dates for 2023-2024:
At the start of July, all rising juniors and seniors who have a 3.8 average or higher will be sent a letter notifying them that they are being invited to apply to join the DS chapter of the National Honor Society.
If you have any incomplete grades at the end of the 2020-2021 school year, you will not qualify to apply until all incomplete grades are resolved. Please note that if you have an incomplete grade, you will not be receiving the invitation letter in early July, but you will still be able to apply to NHS in the fall once your grades are complete (assuming you have a 3.8 or higher). The application due date is Wed, 9/16, so you will need to have resolved any and all incomplete grades prior to that date. All current and prospective NHS members will want to note the key dates below:
Early July 2023: NHS invitation letters sent out through the mail
Wednesday, September 13: NHS Application Due to the Google Classroom
Second/ Third week of October, 2023: Notification emails sent out to all applicants-
*If requested, individual meetings held with rejected students and NHS advisors
Thursday October 19: NHS Induction Ceremony--mandatory attendance for all current and new members
Friday October 27: first meeting for all NHS members- during Flex Block
Early/Mid November: Group Service project
Monday December 4: ISP proposals due
April 10: Individual Projects should be completed
Requirements for current NHS members:
1. Complete at least 2 hours of tutoring
All tutoring requests are located on our shared Google Sheet- check our NHS Google Classroom
Verify your tutoring with an email/ a signed form and upload the tutoring confirmation to our Google Classroom
*you should not be tutoring a best friend, significant other or fellow NHS member for your service!
2. Complete an Individual Service Project (ISP)- must commit at least 10 hours
NHS Individual Service Project Proposal Due Monday December 4, 2023- Post to our Google Classroom
Need some ideas for an ISP? Look at some projects completed by NHS members last year
Projects should be completed by mid-April and should be verified by an email from the project's supervisor- all verification should be uploaded to the Google Classroom
3. Complete a Group Service Project (with the members of NHS)
This year's group project involves helping at the Greater Boston Food Bank
* If you cannot attend any part of the group service project please contact Ms. Melad and Ms. Andrews immediately!