Honor Societies
Due Friday October 4 - National English Honor Society: Juniors or Seniors who are interested in and have a passion for English class, literature, or writing, are dedicated to helping students strengthen English skills, and would like to do literacy-based service activities within the Annandale community, are invited to join the National English Honor Society. NEHS is open to all juniors and seniors with at least a 3.5 GPA in English, and a cumulative 3.0 GPA in all classes. NEHS meets approximately 8-9 times throughout the school year. Members must be committed and may only miss 2 meetings. The first mandatory meeting (induction ceremony) will be at 3pm on October 10 in the cafeteria. Apply Here!
Due October 4 - Math Honor Society: Students who have completed Geometry, are currently enrolled in a Math class and maintain a 3.0 GPA overall and a 3.5 GPA in Math are eligible to join! Boost your math skills, collaborate with peers, participate in at least half of the Varsity Math Meets, pay $25 dues, and earn community service hours. Application must be completed, with a counselor verified GPA and returned by October 4. If interested, see Mr. Obando, room 240, to pick up an application.
Social Studies Honor Society: Juniors and Seniors interested in history, politics, and the social sciences, may apply to join the Social Studies National Honor Society RHO KAPPA. Members will have a positive impact on campus and in the Annandale Community. You must be a Senior or Junior with a GPA of 3.0 as well as have a recommendation from a previous social studies teacher. Check with your social studies teacher for an application or stop by and see Mr. Zaret in Room 287.
Due October 7 - Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica: The Spanish Honor Society is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and/or Portuguese. Eligible students maintain a 3.5 GPA in the study of Spanish for a minimum of three semesters at the High School Level. Freshmen cannot be inducted without special permission from the SHH Director. Current members don’t need to reapply. Meetings are held during W4 Clubs & Activities Days. Applications for membership are available in room M21 during the month of September. The application deadline for the current year is October 7. Acceptance decisions will be shared with students via emails by October 18.
Due October 2 - Science National Honor Society: Juniors or Seniors enrolled in an IB Science course with a GPA of 3.5 are eligible to apply to be a member of the Science Honor Society. Members of SNHS are recognized for excellence in encouraging and recognizing scientific and intellectual thought. Apply Here!
Due October 16 - Computer Science Honor Society: All current and former students of a Computer Science (CS) course (CS Programming, Advanced Programming, IB SL and IB CS HL) and who have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better who are interested in learning and sharing information related to computer science topics and who will participate in community service to teach others in the community about CS. Meetings will be held two times per month where students can learn about computer science topics and also receive support if they are currently enrolled in a Computer Science course. There is a $15 membership fee for CSHS. Apply Here!
Due October 31- National Honor Society: Applications for Annandale National Honor Society will begin in November. In order to make sure every student who is interested in applying receives application information, students can sign up early using this Google Form that will put them on an email list used to share the application when it is available. Eligible students who wish to apply will receive an acceptance invitation in December via their school emails with further information.
Students in grades 10-12 who currently have an overall unweighted GPA of 3.5 are eligible to apply. The application will also consider students’ previous service, leadership and character examples/experiences. Current members do not need to reapply this year and will receive information about our first members meeting for this school year by the end of September. If students have any questions, email Carrie Messina.
Due October 11- National Art Honor Society: Students in grades 10-12 who maintain a B or better in an art course are eligible to join this society of artists. We hold each other accountable, lift up our members and classmates, give back to our community, and stand out as artistic leaders. We take on cool service projects and collaborate across different mediums of art to make Annandale a better place. Applications are now open and are due by October 10. Questions? See Ms. Lucas in Rm 148 or Ms. Mahoney in Rm 146.
Coming in March - Société Honoraire de Français: Members of the National French Honor Society excel in the areas of scholarship, character, and leadership. The goals of the organization are to promote and reward high standards of scholarship, stimulate interest in the study of French language, and create enthusiasm for and an understanding of Francophone culture and civilization.
FHS is invitation only. Personal letters of invitation sent in March to students in grades 10, 11, or 12 who are enrolled in or have completed French III or higher, maintain an “A” in French coursework, maintain an exemplary discipline record. Upon acceptance, new members will participate in the induction ceremony in the Spring and attend FHS meetings through the end of the year. Current members will receive updated information in September via email and Schoology regarding future meetings, activities and opportunities.
Due November - National Business Honor Society - For students to qualify for National Business Honor Society (Join) they must take three business classes and have a 3.5 GPA in those business classes. In all other classes students need to maintain a 3.0 GPA. All business classes are accepted except the Marketing classes, Marketing classes do not qualify. Due date to be announced.
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