Dallas Center-Grimes National Honor Society
DCG’s National Honor Society is based around the following four pillars: scholarship, service, character, and leadership. Students inducted into NHS volunteer in service of their school and community, lead as students, facilitate two annual blood drives, improve the culture of the building, and complete yearly service projects for a cause of their choice among other things.
Interested students need to know that induction into NHS requires a minimum cumulative GPA (3.6), a thorough application, and a selection process facilitated by a faculty council. The application process requires students to display their volunteer and service efforts as well as their leadership experience in multiple areas. Sophomores-Seniors will be notified if they are eligible to apply in February.
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“National Honor Society (NHS) membership has been the true mark of student achievement for over 100 years, but it goes far beyond a report card. By empowering, championing, and recognizing well-rounded students, NHS provides schools with a values-based framework to elevate a culture of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.
NHS chapters operate in all 50 states and many schools around the world, engaging and serving more than 1.4 million students. Each year, the average NHS chapter contributes:
- 1,000 hours of school/community service
- $26,000 in charitable donations
- 1,000 pounds of food to local, state, and national causes
- 100 pints of blood
Reflecting school leaders’ profound commitment to student leadership development, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) founded NHS in 1921 based on the four pillars of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.”