2016-17 Rules and Newly Admitted Members

Established Rules

Requirements:

1. Every member must have a minimum weighted GPA of 3.5 (AP and Honors extra point counts toward GPA) 
2. All general members must have at least 25 hours completed (1st and 2nd Semester). Seniors must complete their reduced 12.5 hour requirement (1st or 2nd Semester, based on preference). Lastly, half or less of your requirement hours can be outside hours.
3. All new members must have at least 10 hours completed. (1st semester) All new members will be considered general members during 2nd semester of this school year.
4. All general members must attend at least 2 meetings before semester 1 ends. NHS will conduct 3 more meetings in the 1st semester (10/21, 11/4, 12/9). The meeting requirement for new members is 2 meetings.  (You are exempt from meetings if you have a valid excuse. E.g. Peer counseling or other Friday cabinet meetings. Be sure to notify Secretary Elaine Tran.)
5. At the end of each semester, every member must re-apply. Members must fill out the designated form for that particular semester (Ask Secretary for help) and must staple a copy of their recent semester's report card. 
6. All new members must pay a 5 dollar membership fee next semester. Your contribution will help us cover stoles, socials, banquet, and our chapter membership fee, as well as many other benefits.
7. All members must attend 1 social per semester. Socials are planned for Thanksgiving break, spring break, and our end-of-the-year banquet; the inductions ceremony will also count as a social for returning members who wish to attend.

Services:

1. If a member (who is also volunteering)  drives a minimum of 3 NHS volunteers to an event, the driver will earn an extra hour. (No parent/guardian/non-member can help a member earn the extra hour.) 
2. You may sign up or omit yourself from an event before the deadline date stated on every post. 
3. If you are signed up and fail to show up, you will be deducted 1 hour.
4. You must arrive to the service on time and stay until the the service ends. (In case of an emergency, you must notify the attending officer/leader before leaving.) 
5. Everyone must sign in and sign out of every service. No record of your presence will result in a deduction an hour. 
6. No double-dipping. If you are signed up with NHS and another club for the same service, and you attempt to gain hours for both, you will face further ramifications. 
7. Outside hours from previous semester shall not be included in the current semester's hours

Face Probation:

1. One fails to meet all the requirements (That means all hours, meeting, and GPA requirements) 
2. One earns a D or an F on final semester report card
3. One earns a U as a citizenship grade on final semester report card 
4. One attends a service and sneaks out of the service early without notifying an officer 

If one is placed on probation at least once, one will be ineligible for a stole and and unqualified to run for NHS cabinet. There is no way to repeal a member's probation. 

NHS Cabinet (+Emergency Contact number)
Adviser- Ms. Keller
President- Calvin Phung (626) 236-6670
Vice President- Sydney Trieu (626) 642-4792
Treasurer- Jonathon Nguyen (626) 586-2645
Secretary- Elaine Tran (626) 215-5330
Public Relations-  Emily Su (626) 643-8883

Without further ado, congratulations to the admitted members for the 2016-17 school year!

Congratulations to

Aileen Cheung
Alice Li
Angela Lu
Bowen Chow
Brandon Lien
Cathy Do
Chau Phong
Chelsea Li
Cynthia Abuede
Cynthia Ly
Eileen Ong
Ernest Tse
Jacqueline Chi
Jamie Fong
Katherine Huang
Kelly Guan
Kim Ta
Natalie Li
Richard Ha
Roger Tran
Selina Han
Serena Ta
Sharon Tu
Shawn Ikaika Ho
Shirley Fung
Sonam Huang
Tiffany Kung
Vanessa Hoang
Wendy Zamora
Yin Fang Huang

We are excited to work and make memories with you all in the near future. Keep achieving, new inductees! 

- National Honors Society Cabinet 2016-17

P.S. Stay updated on the Facebook group and this Blogspot about new services, meetings, hour requirements, and more.

P.S.S. There will be an induction ceremony for all the new members next Friday. Check your email for more details!