"The purpose of this organization shall be to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character..."  -NHS Official Constitution

Students become eligible for membership the fall of their junior year.  GPAs of 3.5 or higher affords the student the opportunity to apply.  An invitation to apply along with application information is communicated to eligible students via their school email address in the fall.

NHS Selection FAQ

Current Members - Please contact an officer or sponsor if you have not joined the NHS Schoology Group!

Sponsor(s): Mr. Spangler & Ms. Eddinger

National Honor Society Briar Woods High School Chapter Selection Procedures

Students become eligible for membership in the BWHS chapter of the NHS during the fall semester of their junior year.  In order to be considered for membership, the candidate must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher.  If a student meets this requirement, he/she will receive an email via the student's LCPS email indicating their eligibility and directions as to their next steps.

Candidates should be advised that scholastic eligibility does not guarantee selection to the chapter.  Candidates are evaluated further on the basis of outstanding leadership, character, and service.  Leadership and service documentation and evidence will be supplied by the candidate as part of the candidate's application.  The faculty council members may wish to obtain additional information to assist them in making their decision.  Faculty evaluations can be used by the chapter to consider both the positive and negative aspects of candidates’ character.

If a candidate wishes to be considered for membership, he or she must complete the application, given out to eligible candidates during the informational session hosted by the NHS sponsor(s).  Upon submission of the portfolio, a faculty council—five members of the BWHS faculty —will evaluate your candidacy based upon the aspects of leadership, service, and character that you have documented in your portfolio and in the required essay section.

All five (5) members of the faculty council will review your candidate portfolio, discuss it, and vote on your membership.  Students are selected for membership with at least 3 ‘yes’ votes.  

Evaluations and recommendations are submitted during the process, and individual judgments of the Faculty Council will not be disclosed to parents or candidates.

The candidate application must be completed and submitted by the posted due date, and selection or non-selection decisions will be made by the faculty council promptly after they meet.  The chapter advisers will then send each candidate who submitted a portfolio a letter informing them of the faculty council’s decision.  In the case of non-selection decisions, the letter sent to the candidate will note the reason for non-selection.