National Honor Society at GWUOHS

The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization for recognizing outstanding high school students. The George Washington University Online High School (GWUOHS) is honored to support a chapter.

National Honor Society Eligibility & Application

The National Honor Society is more than just good grades. It honors 11th and 12th grade high school students who demonstrate excellence in character, leadership, scholarship, and service.

To be considered for membership in the GWUOHS chapter of the National Honor Society, students must have at least 12 credits by the end of 10th grade and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.33. To be inducted as a new member, students must have been enrolled with GWUOHS for at least one semester prior to the review process.

Candidates apply for membership and are voted on by the Faculty Council based on the leadership, experience, service, and character students demonstrate on their application.

Once inducted, NHS members are expected to uphold high academic standards, attend regular meetings, and complete a chapter service project, as well as an individual service project each year.

The GWUOHS branch of the NHS will recognize National Honor Society memberships awarded by other schools.

National Junior Honor Society

The GWUOHS National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) chapter is open to all eligible middle-grade students passionate about service and leadership. GWUOHS middle school students with a B average may qualify for membership by completing an application in the fall semester, in which they are asked to outline examples of personal leadership, character, citizenship, or prior service work in their communities. 

National Junior Honor Society members meet monthly to develop and discuss new initiatives for our school and share their service work experiences, of which they are required to accumulate at least 10 hours per semester. GWUOHS NJHS members also meet in person for an annual service project and/or event and lead social events for the school throughout the year.

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Why Join Our Chapter of the National Honor Society

The NHS program empowers and equips your students with the knowledge and skills to be transformative leaders in their school, community, and beyond. Students in their NHS chapter usually have access to:

LEAD Conferences: LEAD Conferences are designed to help good student leaders become exceptional. They provide NHS and NJHS members with national-level leadership training. Students gain

NHS Scholarship: Each year, NASSP awards more than $2 million to NHS senior members who have demonstrated a commitment to the four pillars of the NHS. The top 25 scholarship recipients and their advisers receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C.

College and Career Readiness Series: Live webinars on the college admission planning process give student members and their parents access to valuable advice directly from admissions experts.

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