NHS

South Portland High School Chapter of the National Honor Society

Adam Burpee, Alexis Preston, Brian Arsenault, Brian McHugh, Chad Macleod (vice president), Chelsea Bartlett, Christina Fields, Derek Bergner, Elizabeth Hardy, Erin Speeches, Evan Beck, Greg Reinhold (president), Hannah Noll, Jeff O’Connor (secretary), Jon Clement, Kaiya Hansen, Karleigh Bradbury (public relations), Kate Lagios, Kate Murray, Keegan Hyland, Lilly Pearlman, Liza Decesare, Matt Morey, Nick Brown, Olivia Whitton, Sam Knutson, Savannah King (philanthropist), and Will Carter.

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Section 1. The name of this chapter shall be the South Portland High School Chapter of the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools.
 * ARTICLE I: NAME AND PURPOSE **

Section 2. The purpose of this chapter shall be to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in students of South Portland High School. Section 1. Membership in this chapter shall be known as active, honorary, and graduate. Active members become graduate members at graduation. Graduate and honorary members have no vote in chapter affairs.
 * ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP **

Section 2. Membership in this chapter is an honor bestowed upon deserving students by the faculty, and shall be based on criteria of **Scholarship, Service, Leadership and Character.** Section 3. Eligibility: a. Candidates eligible for election to this chapter must be members of the junior or senior class. b. To be eligible for selection to membership in the chapter, the candidate must have been in attendance for a period of one semester at South Portland High School. c. Candidates eligible for election to the chapter must have a minimum weighted grade of 285 or higher, 94 in level 1, 89 in level 4, 92 in level 3, 85 in A.P. This scholastic level shall remain fixed, and shall be the required minimum scholastic level of achievement for admission to candidacy. All students who can rise in scholarship to or above such standard may be admitted to //candidacy// for selection to membership. d. Upon meeting the grade level, and GPA standard requirements, candidates shall then be considered based on their leadership and character. e. A total of at least **three school activities** in at least **two** categories (sports, service, arts, academic) in the past year are required for admittance. Section l. The selection of members to this, the South Portland Chapter of the National Honor Society, shall be by a majority vote of the NHS Faculty Committee, consisting of five faculty members appointed by the principal. The chapter adviser shall be the sixth, non-voting, ex-officio member of the Faculty Council. Section 2. Prior to selection, the following shall occur: a. Students' academic records shall be reviewed to determine scholastic eligibility. b. Students who are eligible scholastically ("candidates") shall be notified and asked to complete and submit the **//Candidate Form//** for further consideration for selection. c. Once students return their applications, the NHS Faculty Committee shall then review the candidates based upon their rating by faculty in leadership and character. d. The NHS Faculty Committee shall then make a final decision of candidates based upon a majority vote. Section 3: The selection of new, active members shall be held once a year during the second semester of the school year. Section 4. Candidates shall officially become National Honor Society members once they are inaugurated into the organization at the annual induction ceremony in April. Section 5. An active member of the National Honor Society who transfers from this school, will be given a letter indicating the status of his/her membership and signed by the Principal and/or the chapter advisor. Section 6. An active member of the National Honor Society who transfers to this school will be: a. Automatically accepted for membership in this chapter. b. Following his/her acceptance, the NHS Faculty Committee shall grant to the transferring member one semester to attain the membership requirements. (Article II). c. Thereafter, this member must maintain the requirements expressed in Article II in order to retain his/her membership in the SPHS Chapter of NHS. Section 1. Any member who falls below the standards of scholarship, leadership, character, or service may be dismissed from the South Portland Chapter of the National Honor Society. A member of the National Honor Society is expected to maintain his/her academic standing and take an active role in service and leadership to his/her school and community. Section 2. If a member's cumulative grade point average falls below the standard in effect when he/she was selected (93), he /she will be given a written warning and a time period for improvement. If the cumulative grade point average remains below standard at the end of the warning period the student will be subject to further disciplinary action by the Faculty Council that may include dismissal from the chapter. Section 3. Violation of the law or school regulations can result in dismissal of a member. These violations include, but are not limited to, DWI, stealing, destruction of property, cheating, truancy, or possession, selling, or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Section 4: Those who break the school conduct code (such as fighting, excessive use of profanity, failure to comply, unexcused absence etc.) will receive a spoken or written warning notification. A conference may be held to discus if the member is involved in other violations of the school conduct code. The member may be dismissed from the National Honors Society.
 * ARTICLE III: SELECTION OF MEMBERS **
 * ARTICLE IV: ** ** DISCIPLINE and DISMISSAL **

Section 5. In all cases of pending dismissal: a. The member will receive written notification indicating the reason for possible dismissal from the adviser. The member and adviser will discuss the reasons during a conference with parent(s) present at student request. Situations that involve flagrant violations of school rules or the law can warrant disciplinary action without a written warning although a conference must still be held. b. The member will be given the opportunity to respond to the charge against him/her at a conference with advisor and principal prior to the vote on dismissal (in accordance to due process identified in **Article X** of the National Constitution). The member has the opportunity to present his/her defense either in person or in writing. The Faculty Council will then vote on whether to dismiss. A majority vote of Faculty Council is needed to dismiss any member.

c. The results of the Faculty Council vote will be reviewed by the principal and then if confirmed, expressed in a letter sent to the student, parents and principal. Dismissed members must surrender any membership emblems to the adviser.

d. The Faculty Council's decision may be appealed to the building principal.

e. When a student is dismissed or resigns, he/she is no longer a member and thereafter may never be considered for membership in the National Honor Society. Section 1. The officers of the chapter shall be president, vice president, secretary, public relations, and philanthropist.
 * ARTICLE V: OFFICERS **

Section 2. Student officers shall be elected during the first few meetings of the school year. All returning active members are eligible to run for a position as officer. All active members of the chapter are eligible to vote.

Section 3. A majority vote shall be necessary to elect any officer of this chapter. If the first vote does not yield a majority, a second vote shall be taken of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes.

Section 4. It shall be the duty of the president to preside at the meetings for this chapter.

Section 5. The vice president shall preside in the absence of the president.

Section 6. The secretary shall keep the minutes of meetings and be responsible for all official chapter correspondence.

Section 7. The philanthropist shall oversee the service aspect of the chapter.

Section 8. The public relations officer is responsible for publicizing the chapter activities. Section 1. The executive committee shall consist of the faculty adviser and the chapter officers.
 * ARTICLE VI: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE **

Section 2. The executive committee shall have general charge of the meetings and the business of the chapter, but any action by the executive committee is subject to the review of the chapter members.

Section 1. Meetings of this chapter shall be as needed-not to exceed twice a month. Section 2. All chapter members are expected to attend all regularly-scheduled chapter meetings.
 * ARTICLE VII: MEETINGS **

Section 3. Not attending chapter meetings could result in the loss of NHS membership and/or privileges. Section 1. The chapter shall determine one or more service projects for each year.
 * ARTILCE VIII: **** ACTIVITIES **

Section 2. All members shall regularly participate in these projects.

Section 3. These projects shall have the following characteristics: fulfill a need within the school or community, have the support of the administration and the faculty, be appropriate and educationally defensible, and be well-planned, organized, and executed.

Section 4. Each member shall have the responsibility for participating in the individual service project as approved by the chapter adviser. This is in addition to the chapter projects to which all members contribute.

Section 5. The chapter shall publicize its projects in a positive manner.
 * ARTICLE IX: ** **EMBLEM**

Section 1. Each member of this chapter who is in good standing with regard to the membership standards and member obligations shall have the privilege of wearing the emblem adopted by the National Honor Society. (NOTE: The content of this section parallels Article XV, Section 3 of the national constitution, revised 2000.) Section 2. Any member who withdraws, resigns, or is dismissed from the chapter shall return the emblem to the chapter. Section 3. Chapter members who are seniors in good standing shall be granted the privilege of wearing the honor cords (or other insignia adopted at the local level) at graduation. Section 1. There will not be any annual dues for this chapter, but there will be a group fundraiser to earn money normally covered by dues.
 * ARTICLE X: DUES **

Section 1. The chapter adviser is given the authority to supervise the administration of chapter activities, as delegated by the school principal.
 * ARTICLE XI: POWERS **

Section 2. The principal shall reserve the right to approve all activities and decisions of the chapter.

Section 3: These bylaws are designed to amplify provisions of the National Constitution and cannot contradict any components thereof. The chapter is obligated to adhere to the provisions of the National Constitution in all activities it undertakes. Section 1. These by-laws may be amended by a 2/3 vote of the chapter, provided notice of the proposed amendment has been given to members at least one month prior to vote. The exceptions are articles III and IV (selection and discipline), which are developed by the Faculty Council with the approval of the principal.
 * ARTICLE XII: AMENDMENTS **

Section 2. By-laws and amendments must be consistent with the Constitution of the National Honor Society.

** National Honor Society ** Chelsea Bartlett (Thursday or Friday Red Day) || **Before school** Savannah King (Thursday or Friday White Day) || Brian McHugh (Tuesday/Wednesday Red Day) Keegan Hyland (Thursday or Friday Red Day) || **Block 1** Adam Burpee (Thursday or Friday White Day) || Brian Arsenault (Tuesday or Wednesday Red Day) Nick Brown (Thursday or Friday Red Day) Liza De Cesare ( Monday/Tuesday Red Day) || **Block 2** Evan Beck (Thursday or Friday White Day) || Kate Murray (Monday/Tuesday White Day) Elizabeth Hardy (Thursday or Friday White Day) Will Carter (Tuesday or Wednesday White Day) || Jeff O’Connor (Thursday or Friday Red Day) || **Block 4** Derek Bergner (Thursday or Friday White Day) Jon Clement (Thursday or Friday White Day) Matt Morey (Tuesday or Wednesday White Day) || Lilly Pearlman ( every Monday) Kaiya Hansen (Wednesday or Thursday White Day) || **After school** Lillian Pearlman (Wednesday or Thursday White Day) || Karleigh Bradbury-Monday Kate Lagios-Kaler- Monday-2nd block/ Mrs. Alfiero Greg Reinhold Alexis Preston- Hannah Noll || **Memorial/Brown** Sam Knutsen Chad Macleod Erin Speeches Christina Fields Brown School/ Mrs. Dixon || Olivia Whitten- Adult Ed ||  || 12/22/2009
 * Learning Lab Tutoring Schedule**
 * 2009-2010**
 * **Before school**
 * **Block 1**
 * **Block 2**
 * **Block 3** || **Block 3**
 * **Block 4**
 * **After school**
 * **Mahoney/Kaler**
 * **Off campus**

12/18/2009