National Honor Society

Please congratulate the following students for being elected as National Honor Society Officers for this year!

• President: Lilian Berrios
• Vice-President: Paige Stewart
• Point Reps: Isaac Yu, June Bailey, and Anna Nguyen
• Activity Coordinators: Kaelyn Nisperos and Ben Nguyen
• Social Media/PR Manager: Bade Tarhan

Join the Schoology Course that matches your grade level for the 2025-2026 school year. 

• Freshmen:
  • NHHV-XF5C-4BP53
• Sophomore:
  • SXWB-CRNN-BPVM8
• Junior:
  • 5FCF-389N-MZMC9
• Senior:
  • ZSSK-H62H-48CB7
• After joining the course, you should be automatically assigned the first hour's submission "assignment". Only submit this "assignment" when you are completely done with the first 10 Valhalla/10 Individual hours and all of your documentation is attached to the document. 
• The second hour submission will be assigned after February 7th.
• The electronic membership application (assignment on the Schoology Course) for the 2025 - 2026 school year is due February 6th by 3:15 pm. ALL students must fill out the application/membership form, even if you were a member previously. 
• Part of the service hours (10 Valhalla/10 Individual) are due on Feb 6th, 2026 by 3:15 pm. 
• The remainder of service hours (5 Valhalla/5 Individual) and the Membership Dues ($5) are due on April 17th, 2026 by 3:15 pm. 
• Remember that full IB Diploma candidates (11th and 12th grade) are exempt from the 15 Individual Hours. Everyone does the 15 Valhalla hours.
• There are absolutely NO exceptions to any of the deadlines. REALLY.
• The induction ceremony will be at 6:00 pm on May 21st, 2026 in the Northshore Concert Hall. This is MANDATORY for all inductees.

Requirements and Details FOR NHS Induction 2025-2026

1. Hours/Award year is always from the day after Induction until the due date the following year - so for 2025-2026, it is May 23rd, 2025 - April 17, 2026.
2. GPA Requirement: 3.5 cumulative (FOR ALL STUDENTS)
3. Hours Requirement:
   • 15 Valhalla Hours (FOR ALL STUDENTS)
   • 15 Individual Service Hours (Full IB Diploma Students Exempt – Juniors/Seniors)
4. Membership Fee ($5) paid to bookkeeper or on Touchbase by April 17th, 2026 at 3:15 pm. Those students qualified for Free and Reduced Lunch MUST submit for this fee with the bookkeeper or on Touchbase and the system will automatically zero out the $5 membership cost. 
5. Freshmen: You are required to fulfill the Valhalla and Individual Service Requirements this year (9th grade) in order to be eligible for membership AFTER your grades for the entire year have been entered. The reasoning for this is that we need to have a year of High School cumulative GPA that will be checked at the end of this (9th grade) year after final grades are submitted in June- that, along with your hours, will be used to determine your eligibility for membership in the IHS Valhalla chapter of NHS. Your NHS Certificate for your 9th grade year will be available for pick up from NHS Advisory at the start of your Sophomore year.
6. More than 1 Academic Dishonesty incident (cumulative) on record means no NHS membership eligibility.
7. Must be a member of NHS for 3 of 4 IHS years INCLUDING Senior Year to earn Honor cord at the NHS induction ceremony (or majority of time at IHS including Senior Year).
8. Link Leaders can claim a total/maximum of 10 Valhalla Hours for their participation in Link Day Orientation activities throughout the school year.
9. No double dipping - hours that you are counting for ANY other club or activity (DECA, Amnesty, Key Club as examples), including CAS hours or any paid activities are not eligible for NHS hours.
10. Juniors and Seniors are the only ones eligible to hold NHS Office as long as they were also members as Sophomores. 

Valhalla Hours (15 Required for ALL Students)

• Regularly check the Schoology course and Instagram

Individual Service Hours (15 hours for all students - Full IB Diploma Candidates 11/12th Grade are EXEMPT from this)

• Check the Schoology course and NHS Instagram

Important Reminders

• All hours forms are digital (can be printed if desired) and  the links can be found on the Schoology courses.
• Do NOT wait until the last minute to get hours accomplished. Valhalla hours are very specific opportunities that need to be completed throughout the school year. It is NOT the job of the Officers or Advisor to come up with last-minute Valhalla opportunities the week before the Hours deadline. 

Questions? 

Email: kskinner@nsd.org (Kamille Skinner, NHS Advisor)
**For the individual service hours, you have choice in the activity in which you participate.  HOWEVER -- paid work, working for an immediate supervisor who is a parent (or guardian), working at a for-profit agency, duties in extra-curricular events in which you're already involved are unacceptable for credit.  Church related activities are acceptable only if they help the community at large (e.g., a canned food drive for the poor in your community); National Honor Society requires inductees to fulfill the needs of the community at large. 

**For summer camp, retreats, and similar hours opportunities - you are allowed to count a maximum of 8 hours per day- and those must be verified by your supervisor who can attest that you were actually volunteering and working during all 8 hours.  These must be volunteer, community service opportunities- you can't get paid or otherwise compensated for these hours and they can't count for credit to any other organization (no 'double dipping'). Always ask the Advisor before assuming that your hours will be applicable if there is any question.

• Name/Title of Event
• Date/Time/Location
• Number of Volunteers/Job Description
• How to sign up
• Contact Person for Questions/Approved Person to sign off on Valhalla hours forms.

Upcoming Events:

• Freshmen:
  • NHHV-XF5C-4BP53
• Sophomore:
  • SXWB-CRNN-BPVM8
• Junior:
  • 5FCF-389N-MZMC9
• Senior:
  • ZSSK-H62H-48CB7

*For the INDIVIDUAL service hours , you have choice in the activity in which you participate.  HOWEVER -- paid work, working for an immediate supervisor who is a parent (or guardian), working at a for-profit agency, duties in extra-curricular events in which you're already involved are unacceptable for credit.  Church related activities are acceptable only if they help the community at large (e.g., a canned food drive for the poor in your community); National Honor Society requires inductees to fulfill the needs of the community at large. You can tutor in an NSD classroom and count those as community service hours.

For summer camp, retreats, and similar hours opportunities- you are allowed to count a maximum of 8 hours per day- and those must be verified by your supervisor who can attest that you were actually volunteering and working during all 8 hours.  These must be volunteer, community service opportunities- you can't get paid or otherwise compensated for these hours and they can't count for credit to any other organization (no 'double dipping'). Always ask the NHS Advisor before assuming that your hours will be applicable if there is any question. 

**Remember: If you are a full IB Diploma candidate you only have to complete the Valhalla hours.