National Honor Society

The National Honor Society, NHS, was officially started by the National Association of Secondary School Principals in 1921. It started in a Pittsburg high school, but quickly grew throughout the nation. NHS has maintained a long history of admitting exemplary students into the organization. NHS developed four main tenants that have helped guide the purpose, as Zeiger (n.d.) explained: "to create enthusiasm for scholarship; to stimulate a desire to render service; to promote leadership; and to develop character in the students of secondary schools". I have chosen to do the National Honors Society, because it helped me throughout my junior and senior years in high school. After becoming a member, I quickly learned that with honor comes great

This document states that they will abide by all the rules of NHS and better their community, so that future inductees can do the same. At the induction ceremony, there is a pledge that every new member must state to insure they understand their role and goals in NHS. The pledge basically states that devote all your time to NHS as well as the many activities and clubs you participate in. These social rules of NHS came into existence in 1921, when NHS was first established. They have been maintained and strictly enforced throughout the years. They were developed precisely to encourage students to exceed the required curriculum and better themselves as well. This was another reason why I thought NHS would be a great outlet. Once I got more involved, it seems like everyone was doing it. This made me second guess NHS. With so many involved is there even any advantages if I do it. In my school, NHS didn't have an extensive lexis like many of the other organizations. Students that are "tapped" and moved to a certain location to be informed that they have been selected to join NHS. Tapped means basically tapped on the shoulder and escorted out of the classroom to an alternate location. In my school, a committee of students ran NHS. They were all voted into office by NHS members and all had a designated duty. Some positions held were: the president, whom had the job of opening and closing

This group mirrors the individualism in texas politics perfectly. Each student is focused on their individual improvement. My group is also affected by traditionalistic political culture because the rules seldom changed. Unfortunately, NHS actually suffers from the current political climate in Texas. A country that is so wrapped up in individualism, has students that are working together to achieve a common goal. There is no point in having NHS, if students have no perseverance to succeed without