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National Honor Society

Advisors: Mrs. Latini, Mrs. Epifano

NHS is a service organization whose members are selected from juniors and seniors with an un-weighted scholastic average of at least 3.25 and a record of service to the school and community, leadership and good character.

Fundraising for various charities and tutoring fellow students are two of the many activities of NHS members.

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Class of 2025 Senior Portraits

NHS Graduation Regalia

The Class of 2025 will be debuting new National Honor Society stoles for the graduation ceremony. The custom NHS stole will be orange with the official National Honor Society patch embroidered, which is more complimentary to our current graduation hood and gown. In regard to senior photos: NHS members can get their senior portrait taken with the NHS stole used in past years (the Carolina Blue Pendant) or the new orange stole. Please note the yearbook photo (gown) will not include the NHS stole or hood; thus, it is not included in the yearbook photo package. In the event a family wants to purchase a pose with the NHS stole or hood, the photo company has both options available for an additional charge. A family may elect to use the blue hood for a photo (possibly to match previous siblings' photos etc.). However, the new NHS stole (orange) will be used at graduation for the Class of 2025 and beyond.

All of the following criteria must be met in order to be considered for admission.

Senior Class (Class of 2025)

  • Scholarship:
    • 3.25 unweighted / 4.875 weighted Grade Point Average
  • Service:
    • 3 Cherokee High School Activities during your Freshman, Sophomore and Junior years
    • 60 Cumulative Community Service Hours during your Freshman, Sophomore and Junior years
  • Leadership:
    • You must have at least one leadership position during your Freshman, Sophomore or Junior year

Junior Class (Class of 2026) (can apply Fall 2024)

  • Scholarship:
    • 3.25 unweighted / 4.875 weighted Grade Point Average
  • Service:
    • 3 Cherokee High School Activities each during Freshman and Sophomore years
    • 40 Cumulative Community Service Hours during Freshman and Sophomore years
  • Leadership:
    • You must have at least one leadership position during your Freshman or Sophomore year

Freshman & Sophomore Classes

  • Scholarship:
    • 3.25 unweighted / 4.875 weighted Grade Point Average
  • Service:
    • 3 Cherokee High School Activities each during Freshman and Sophomore years
    • 40 Cumulative Community Service Hours during Freshman and Sophomore years
  • Leadership:
    • You must have at least one leadership position during your Freshman or Sophomore year
  • Scholarship:
    • A student must be a junior or senior who has a regular  cumulative unweighted grade point average of 3.25 or higher or a weighted grade point average of 4.875.
  • Service:
    • A student must demonstrate commitment to a minimum of 3 activities within his/her school and community service totaling 20 hours per year.  Service activities are those which benefit others and for which students receive no form of compensation from an official organization. (This excludes service to one’s family, extended family or neighbors.
    • All Community Service Hours performed outside of Cherokee High School must have documentation on an official organization letterhead.
    • Service hours completed during the summer will count for the school year you are entering.
  • Leadership:
    • A student must demonstrate leadership qualities in and out of the classroom. (This needs to be confirmed by a coach, advisor or contact member of an outside organization)
  • Character:
    • A student must demonstrate the "six pillars of character":  respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

NHS Scholarship
Scholarship recipients are selected based on their demonstration of the four pillars of NHS: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. Check out the information below and apply today! Submission deadline: November 30, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
NHS Student Leadership Network on Mental Health
NASSP’s NHS Student Leadership Network on Mental Health is being established to give students an opportunity to focus on our own mental health and wellbeing so we can be the best leaders possible.