National Honor Society

Membership in the John A. Convery, S.J., chapter of the National Honor Society is based on and requires exemplary behavior in character, scholarship, leadership, and service. In order to be considered for selection, students must meet certain minimum qualifications.

Juniors who have a cumulative numerical weighted average of 90 or above at the end of the fourth quarter of their junior year will be regarded as scholastically eligible for selection in the National Honor Society. Additional students who meet the same academic criteria at the conclusion of the third quarter of their senior year will also be eligible.

Students who are scholastically eligible for membership in the National Honor Society will be notified by the Principal and invited to complete a Student Activity Information Form. The student must fill out the form in its entirety by the deadline given in order to be eligible for further consideration for selection to the National Honor Society.

Eligibility in terms of activities shall be determined according to the following point system:

• For each year of participation in an official extra-curricular activity sponsored by the school, one point shall be awarded.
• For each position of leadership attained in these activities (captain, editor, student council officer or significant leadership role recommended by an activity moderator and approved by the Principal), one point shall be awarded.
• One special discretionary point may be awarded by the Principal in recognition of some outstanding service to the community rendered by the student.
• Juniors shall be eligible for membership in this activity category if they have accumulated four points according to the above criteria.
• Seniors shall be eligible for membership in this activity category if they have accumulated five points according to the above criteria.
• The moderator or coach of each activity for which points are claimed shall certify the validity of the claim. The moderators and coaches of the respective school activities shall determine the eligibility requirements for points in each activity. Fidelity in attendance at meetings, practices, active participation and consistent interest shall constitute the deciding norms.
• Excessive absence is not exemplary behavior. A student may be kept or removed from membership in the National Honor Society due to excessive absences.

Membership activity points may be cancelled if a student fails to maintain participation in those activities for which he or she previously merited credits. If this cancellation reduces the points below the eligibility number, he or she is then excluded from the Honor Society. Also, unbecoming conduct (such as academic dishonesty, offenses that lead to probation, suspension) and failure in studies are sufficient grounds for forfeiture of membership in the National Honor Society.

Senior members of the NHS are required to participate in the Peer Tutoring program to maintain their membership.

NOTE: As communicated in the summer of 2024, starting with the Class of 2028, the minimum cumulative GPA for eligibility for membership to the NHS will be 94.