National Elementary
Honor Society Selection Process
The National Elementary Honor Society™
chapter of Cheraw Intermediate School is a duly chartered and affiliated chapter
of this prestigious national organization. Membership is open to those students
who meet the required standards in two areas of initial evaluation: scholarship
(academic achievement) and responsibility. General standards for selection are
established by the national office of NEHS and have been revised to meet the
needs of our school and fall within our strategic goals.
Students are selected to be members of
NEHS by teacher advisers, appointed by the principal and supervised by an
additional member of the staff serving as the chapter adviser. This group
awards the honor of membership to qualified students on behalf of the staff of
the school during each school year. Our NEHS chapter will conduct its selection
procedures annually at the beginning of the second semester.
Students in the 4th or 5th
grade are eligible for membership. For the scholarship criterion, a student
must have a core subject semester average of
3.5 or higher (no more than 2 "B's" per semester). Those students who
meet this criterion are invited to complete a Candidate’s Form that provides the
teacher advisers with evidence of the candidate’s responsibility at home,
school, and in the community.
In addition, both the candidate’s
current and previous year’s teachers are asked for input regarding a candidate’s
personal responsibility qualities. These forms and the Candidate’s Forms are
carefully reviewed by the teacher advisers to determine membership. Candidates
are notified regarding selection or non-selection according to a predetermined
schedule established by the chapter.
Following notification, a formal
induction ceremony is held at the school to recognize all newly selected
members. Once inducted, new members are required to maintain the same level of
performance (or better) in all of the criteria that led to their selection.
This obligation includes regular attendance at chapter meetings held monthly
during the school year, payment of $5 annual dues, and participation in other
chapter service projects and activities.
Students or parents who have questions regarding the selection process or membership obligations can contact the chapter adviser, Mrs. Kaye Marsh.