Participation in service hours and projects: All members are required to complete a minimum of four (8) projects, two (4) meeting donations, and log 60 hours of community service per school year . Four projects, two meeting donation, and 30 service hours must be completed in the first semester of the school year. If more than two projects or more than 30 hours are completed, the additional projects and hours will carry over to the second semester. The meeting donation will not carry over, but an extra meeting donation will count as a project. Participation in projects for other clubs/organizations does NOT automatically count for NHS. Projects must be made available to all members of the organization to be acceptable. Service hours associated with a class are eligible but cannot count for a grade in the class. The purpose of participating in projects and doing community service hours is to represent Coronado High School and give back to the community.
Verification forms: May not be signed by a parent, family member, or a student. If you have a class such as CAS, JROTC, etc., and you are receiving a grade for the service, you may NOT use it for NHS. If you have more than 20 hours on a verification form, you must have a letter/email from the person who signed it or that person may email the adviser.
Completing fundraiser: All members are required to participate in the annual fundraiser. Monies collected will be used to provide NHS t-shirts for all members and graduation stoles for each Senior. In addition, these funds will cover expenses incurred for national affiliation fee, the annual Induction Ceremony, Senior Banquet, and lunch at monthly meetings.
Payment of annual dues: All members are responsible for the payment of annual dues in the amount of $10.00. Dues are collected at the first meeting of the school year. Any member not paying dues within two (2) weeks of that meeting will be assessed a late fee of $5.00, for a total amount due of $15.00. Members who fail to pay dues by the second meeting will be subject to dismissal hearing from NHS. However, membership will not be denied because of a student’s financial inability to pay (e.g., those who appear on the official list for free or reduced-price meals). These monies will be combined with those earned via the fundraiser.
Attendance at monthly meetings: Members are expected to attend all monthly lunch meetings and are expected to have id’s for attendance purposes. Each member may not have MORE THAN two (2) unexcused meetings PER YEAR. Makeup work, testing, other organizations, or tutoring sessions will not be excused. Members are responsible for submitting a written excuse using the form at the end of this packet. Only excuses on the appropriate form will be accepted. No reminders will be given regarding this excuse. It must be received within five (5) school days of the absence.
Maintenance of grade point average: All members must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.7 with no rounding. Cumulative averages will be checked in August and January. Any student falling below this average will be subject to dismissal hearing from NHS.
Returning signature page of contract: All members and parents must complete and return the Signature Page of this Contract.
The National Constitution: All NHS chapters function under a single national constitution, adopting bylaws to the constitution to establish local procedures, as noted in Article XVI, Sections 1 and 2 of the Official NHS Constitution on file with the advisers.