National Honor Society The National Honor Society is our nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students, and membership is both an honor and a responsibility. The purpose of National Honor Society is “to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character” in our students. Selection for membership is based on outstanding scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Selection to the National Honor Society is a privilege awarded to selected students based on criteria established and published by the local chapter in compliance with national guidelines. Students do not apply for membership in the National Honor Society; instead, they provide information to be used by the Faculty Council (five members appointed each year) to support their candidacy for membership. This is not an election, nor is membership automatically conveyed simply because a student has achieved a specified level of academic performance. ● The HCA Faculty Council will evaluate each candidate’s qualifications for membership in the following manner: ● Eligible students (any high school sophomore, junior, or senior student with a 3.7 cumulative weighted GPA) are provided application materials by the chapter advisor. ● The advisor is available to assist in answering any questions as the student completes the application. ● All completed applications must be turned in to the chapter advisor by the application deadline established each year and published at the start of the school year. ● HCA Faculty members provide feedback based on their professional interactions in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service and character (based on the HCA Student Outcomes – Christian Character.) ● The Faculty Council meets to consider each candidate for membership based on the candidate’s strengths in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service and character (based on the HCA Student Outcomes – Christian Character.) ● Each candidate who receives a majority vote by the five-member Faculty Council is offered membership into the NHS. Faculty Council decisions are final. ● All candidates are notified of the results of the selection process in writing including the reasons, if any, that they have not been admitted to the NHS. ● Members are officially inducted during a formal ceremony held after the selection process. Middle School Mentoring Program The Middle School Mentoring Program is a leadership and discipleship opportunity available to high school students who desire to invest in the spiritual, emotional, and relational growth of younger students. In weekly small groups during the school day, typically on Wednesdays, mentors guide discussions on topics such as friendship, identity, peer pressure, stress management, biblical character, and the HCA Honor Code. Groups are composed of 10–12 middle school students and are led by 1–3 trained high school mentors.
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