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CANDIDATE INFORMATION SHEET

Information sheet must be typed or computer generated. Please return to Mrs. Hawthorne room 109 by 3:00 PM Wednesday September 29, 2004.

·  Membership in this chapter shall be based upon scholarship, service, leadership, and character. To be eligible for selection to membership, the candidate must have been in attendance for a period of time equivalent to one semester in this school.

·  The candidates eligible for selection to this chapter must be a member of the junior or senior class with a cumulative weighted GPA of 3.50 or better. All students who have attained such standards, or better, may be admitted to candidacy for selection for membership. Their eligibility shall then be considered on their service, leadership and character.

·  Any member who falls below standards, which were the basis for their selection, shall be promptly warned . . . a NHS member must maintain the standards in order to retain his/her membership. Once a member is removed, he or she is never again eligible for membership to NHS.

·  The regular meetings of this chapter will take place once a month on a Wednesday or Friday during the beginning of A.E.

·  If after reading the above you feel that you can abide by the constitution and strive to uphold its ideals and statements, sign below and finish completing this form.

I have read the above excerpts from the NHS constitution and I understand and will abide by them.

Signature______date______

Type your answers to the following and make sure that your application is neat.

Name: Grade in school:

Telephone number:

Mailing address:

Parent's or guardian's name:


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NHS information sheet

I.  Service: Please list all organizations or clubs in which you are or have been involved. Consider school, church and community involvement. Be specific as to the service performed.

Name of club or organization / Describe Service / Frequency or length of service / Person to contact to verify

II.  Leadership: List positions of leadership you have held or are presently holding in the above organizations. A captain of a team for only one game or the leader of only one meeting does not qualify as true leadership.

Name of club or organization / Describe role of leadership / Length of service / Person to contact to verify

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III. Additional information: Please attach a typed statement giving a brief portrait of yourself, including any awards or special honors you have received. Explain why you wish to be selected for membership in NHS and what unique qualities you could provide to this organization. What are your goals after graduation from high school?