2021-2022 NHS Induction process/tips:
Wed Sept 8 - DEADLINE for app (Sept 9or10 after school = faculty review board decides)
By Sept 14 - announcement of acceptance/rejection
September 15 - GENERAL First meeting with 2021 + 2022 groups via MS Teams
Before September 29- Contracts (physically signed paper returned to NHS sponsor) and DUES (paid online ONLY; see Dues tab on this site) deadline
September 29 - NHS INDUCTION 6pm-ish
Wed Sept 8 - DEADLINE for app (Sept 9or10 after school = faculty review board decides)
By Sept 14 - announcement of acceptance/rejection
September 15 - GENERAL First meeting with 2021 + 2022 groups via MS Teams
Before September 29- Contracts (physically signed paper returned to NHS sponsor) and DUES (paid online ONLY; see Dues tab on this site) deadline
September 29 - NHS INDUCTION 6pm-ish
The steps of the NHS Induction Process:
Note - Don't pay dues until after induction or when you actually become a member.
INDUCTION NIGHT will be September 29th, 2021 6pm Auditorium.
And FYI Volusia Live SCHS students are welcome to apply!
1) Read the 4 page NHS Induction Process handout (physical copy available outside room C14) or in the attachment. (Can check main page of this website for overviews about what NHS is about too)
Note - Don't pay dues until after induction or when you actually become a member.
INDUCTION NIGHT will be September 29th, 2021 6pm Auditorium.
And FYI Volusia Live SCHS students are welcome to apply!
1) Read the 4 page NHS Induction Process handout (physical copy available outside room C14) or in the attachment. (Can check main page of this website for overviews about what NHS is about too)
| 2021_information_packet_nhs_final.pdf |
2) 2021-2022 Officers Intro to NHS video at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HQENTT5PkzcNmjN21Woz-OUhCnIOv2Yd/view?usp=drivesdk
can Watch the 7 minute video in Google Drive HERE (OLD or from Aug 2020 cycle...but useful still) that explains the induction process (all digital)
can Watch the 7 minute video in Google Drive HERE (OLD or from Aug 2020 cycle...but useful still) that explains the induction process (all digital)
3) Select a SCHS teacher who would give you a positive recommendation for your CHARACTER. Send that teacher an email (Teacher email list at https://www.sprucecreekhigh.com/faculty-list) using this template if desired:
Subject Line: I request your recommendation to become an NHS member at SCHS!
Email body/msg: Hello. I am interested in becoming a member of National Honor Society at Spruce Creek High School and I need your help to complete a recommendation form (that should take less than a minute to do) that demonstrates my CHARACTER (one of the four pillars vital to NHS) in this Google Link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3l4yB25hesvNaFu7wlj8W2ZPwHh_EyJzRsIyrROFGGwOTXg/viewform?usp=sf_link It is required you submit this form ASAP or by the deadline of September 8, 2021. Any questions please email Brent Rohol (brohol@volusia.k12.fl.us or call him on MS Teams at +79667). Thanks so much!
4) Select A DIFFERENT SCHS teacher who would give you a positive recommendation for your LEADERSHIP. Send that teacher an email (Teacher email list at https://www.sprucecreekhigh.com/faculty-list) using this template if desired:
Subject Line: I request your recommendation to become an NHS member at SCHS!
Email body/msg: Hello. I am interested in becoming a member of National Honor Society at Spruce Creek High School and I need your help to complete a recommendation form (that should take less than a minute to do) that demonstrates my LEADERSHIP (one of the four pillars vital to NHS) in this Google Link docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7q6ytC2p3XGgz9y_aWhx5MTbsqNTPmFxqWEwBmE60PSXO8g/viewform?usp=sf_link
It is required you submit this form ASAP or by the deadline of September 8., 2021. Any questions please email Brent Rohol (brohol@volusia.k12.fl.us or call him on MS Teams at +79667). Thanks so much!
5) Suggestion only: Complete your answers to the longer questions in the link in step 6 in a Google Doc / MS Word file before you start the actual Google Form. Those questions can also be found on page 4 of the informational handout and would be the three 100 word short essays and the details of your service hours. You may wish to save your work/answers in case something goes wrong with the Google Form submission.
6) Complete the actual Google Form required for you to be considered by SCHS NHS for membership. The link is at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-HoQciGVuc5ekn2RvNeMOicg6j4jun783qurM_fOTuu8J5w/viewform?usp=sf_link
This will likely take an hour or so. Any questions, please email or call Mr. Rohol with the info above. The deadline to submit this form is September 8th by midnight.
7) Around September 5th, doublecheck with your two SCHS teachers that they have submitted the Google Form recommendation for you. Your email could simply say: Hello again! Just checking that the submission of my recommendation form for NHS is all done (or will be done by Sept. 8). [You can include the link they’d need from above … make sure to send the right link (character vs. leadership]
8) We will communicate with you by the email you submitted in your NHS Induction Questions about acceptance or rejection by September 13th at midnight so check your email then to see if you will be attending the NHS Meeting that will take place Sept 15. The actual NHS Induction Event will take place September 29th. If admitted, you will receive a congrats letter that will show you where to pay $20 dues, join the Remind group, follow us on Instagram/Facebook and how to get started on doing 1st quarter (Q1) service hour requirements by November 2nd.
Subject Line: I request your recommendation to become an NHS member at SCHS!
Email body/msg: Hello. I am interested in becoming a member of National Honor Society at Spruce Creek High School and I need your help to complete a recommendation form (that should take less than a minute to do) that demonstrates my CHARACTER (one of the four pillars vital to NHS) in this Google Link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3l4yB25hesvNaFu7wlj8W2ZPwHh_EyJzRsIyrROFGGwOTXg/viewform?usp=sf_link It is required you submit this form ASAP or by the deadline of September 8, 2021. Any questions please email Brent Rohol (brohol@volusia.k12.fl.us or call him on MS Teams at +79667). Thanks so much!
4) Select A DIFFERENT SCHS teacher who would give you a positive recommendation for your LEADERSHIP. Send that teacher an email (Teacher email list at https://www.sprucecreekhigh.com/faculty-list) using this template if desired:
Subject Line: I request your recommendation to become an NHS member at SCHS!
Email body/msg: Hello. I am interested in becoming a member of National Honor Society at Spruce Creek High School and I need your help to complete a recommendation form (that should take less than a minute to do) that demonstrates my LEADERSHIP (one of the four pillars vital to NHS) in this Google Link docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7q6ytC2p3XGgz9y_aWhx5MTbsqNTPmFxqWEwBmE60PSXO8g/viewform?usp=sf_link
It is required you submit this form ASAP or by the deadline of September 8., 2021. Any questions please email Brent Rohol (brohol@volusia.k12.fl.us or call him on MS Teams at +79667). Thanks so much!
5) Suggestion only: Complete your answers to the longer questions in the link in step 6 in a Google Doc / MS Word file before you start the actual Google Form. Those questions can also be found on page 4 of the informational handout and would be the three 100 word short essays and the details of your service hours. You may wish to save your work/answers in case something goes wrong with the Google Form submission.
6) Complete the actual Google Form required for you to be considered by SCHS NHS for membership. The link is at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-HoQciGVuc5ekn2RvNeMOicg6j4jun783qurM_fOTuu8J5w/viewform?usp=sf_link
This will likely take an hour or so. Any questions, please email or call Mr. Rohol with the info above. The deadline to submit this form is September 8th by midnight.
7) Around September 5th, doublecheck with your two SCHS teachers that they have submitted the Google Form recommendation for you. Your email could simply say: Hello again! Just checking that the submission of my recommendation form for NHS is all done (or will be done by Sept. 8). [You can include the link they’d need from above … make sure to send the right link (character vs. leadership]
8) We will communicate with you by the email you submitted in your NHS Induction Questions about acceptance or rejection by September 13th at midnight so check your email then to see if you will be attending the NHS Meeting that will take place Sept 15. The actual NHS Induction Event will take place September 29th. If admitted, you will receive a congrats letter that will show you where to pay $20 dues, join the Remind group, follow us on Instagram/Facebook and how to get started on doing 1st quarter (Q1) service hour requirements by November 2nd.
NHS Prospects Checklist to becoming an inducted NHS member:
- Are you a trusted and respected leader?
- Are you a student of good character?
- Are you a Junior or Senior who has been enrolled for at least one semester at SCHS?
- Do you have a 3.5 unweighted cumulative GPA (will be checked)?
- Do you have 25 hours of service in your time in high school you can prove with verification?
- Will you attend the informational mtg/video before the application deadline?
- Did you submit the Google Form we use to determine acceptance/rejection to NHS available via https://sprucecreekhighnhs.weebly.com/becoming-an-nhs-member.html ?
- Did you email 1 rec form for character and 1 rec form for leadership to different SCHS teachers (and confirm they submitted the Google Form by the deadline of Sept 8)?
- Will you pass review from your guidance counselor and the Dean’s Office for character issues such as plagiarism, criminality, etc?
- Will you be able to attend your first NHS meeting on Sept 15 & the Induction Ceremony on Sept 29?
- Are you willing/capable of paying our $20 annual dues, join our Remind group and sign our contract?
- Are you willing to be a leader who actively participates in our numerous service activities?
- NOTE: Dual-enrolled students can struggle to fulfill all NHS requirements. & VOL students can’t apply.
Once admitted, complete the contract:
| 2021_contract.pdf |
NOTE (thanks to Dr. Phillips HS for this fyi):
