Student Handbook

National Honors Society

Selection Process

Membership is open to all juniors and seniors who have completed one full semester at Badin High School and have at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.35. A list of students who met this criteria is published. Any student wishing to be considered for membership is asked to fill out and submit a student profile sheet. Those students returning a completed profile sheet are then evaluated by the entire faculty. All materials are then submitted to the faculty council. This faculty council, appointed by the principal, then selects students for membership. The principal is not a member of the faculty council and the National Honor Society advisors are non-voting facilitators of the council.

Criteria for Membership

Membership in the National Honor Society is both an honor and a responsibility. Students may not apply for membership. Membership is granted only to those students selected by the faculty council in each school. Students selected for membership are expected to continue to demonstrate the qualities of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. The faculty council will meet at the request of the advisors to consider discipline and dismissal issues, in accordance with the National Honor Society handbook.

The following guidelines, as stated in the National Honor Society handbook, will be used in determining membership:

Leadership

The student who exercises leadership:

• Is resourceful in identifying new problems, applying principles, and
• Demonstrates leadership in promoting school activities.
• Exercises influence on peers in upholding school ideals.
• Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school.
• Is able to delegate responsibilities.
• Exemplifies positive attitudes.
• Inspires positive behavior in others.
• Demonstrates academic initiative.
• Successfully holds school offices or positions of responsibility, conducts business efficiently and effectively, and is reliable and dependable.
• Demonstrates leadership in the classroom, at work, and in school activities.
• Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted.

Service

The student who serves:

• Is willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal school attitude.
• Participates in some outside activity: Girl Scouts; Boy Scouts; church groups; volunteer services for the aged, poor, or disadvantaged; family duties.
• Volunteers dependable and well-organized assistance, is gladly available, and is willing to sacrifice to offer assistance.
• Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult or inconspicuous responsibility.
• Cheerfully and enthusiastically renders any requested service to the school.
• Is willing to represent the class or school in inter-class and inter-scholastic competition.
• Does committee and staff work uncomplainingly.
• Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, and students.

Character

The student of character:

• Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously.
• Constantly exemplifies desirable qualities of personality (cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, stability.)
• Upholds principles of morality and ethics.
• Cooperates by complying with school regulations concerning property, programs, office, halls, etc.
• Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability.
• Shows courtesy, concern and respect for others.
• Observes instructions and rules, punctuality, and faithfulness both inside and outside of the classroom.
• Has powers of concentration and sustained attention as shown by perseverance and application to studies.
• Manifests truthfulness in acknowledging obedience to rules, avoiding cheating in written work, and showing an unwillingness to profit by the mistakes of others.
• Actively helps to rid the school of bad influences or environment.

Phone Massages

Phone messages will not be delivered to students during school hours except in case of emergency.

Lockers

Students will be assigned one locker at the beginning of the school year. Students may not trade lockers or utilize unassigned lockers. Students must use the permanent locks on their lockers. The school is not responsible for items missing from lockers. Lockers can be searched by administrators or staff members with permission of an administrator. Lockers are the property of Badin High School. No stickers or writing will be allowed other than school-related signs.

Physical Education students are required to use a Badin lock for P. E. lockers.

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