National Honor Society

Scholarship | Leadership | Character | Service

Wahlert Catholic High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) is a prestigious organization recognizing young people for their excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

Membership is granted to juniors and seniors who have consistently demonstrated on-going good character, positive leadership and generous service as well as academic excellence. NHS recognizes those leaders of good character who offer service when needed and contribute leadership within and beyond the school through participation in clubs and activities.

Scholarship Leadership Character Service

Scholarship

Students must achieve and maintain a 4.0 weighted cumulative GPA.
Students who fall below this mark are notified and given one semester grace period to reestablish their 4.0.

Leadership

Character

Service

Students must contribute a minimum of 3 hours of service beyond their religion service requirements each year to qualify for and maintain their participation in National Honor Society.
Service should include volunteering in the community by serving outside agencies. Examples include: St. Mark’s Community Center, nursing homes, humane societies, St. Stephen’s Food Bank, parishes, etc.
Wahlert's annual Service Day cannot be used towards a student’s 3 hours.
Qualifying service hours must come from outside agencies and not be affiliated at all with Holy Family Catholic School events, masses, or athletic events.

Frequently Asked Questions...

How does a student qualify for and maintain participation in National Honor Society?

Juniors and seniors will be notified via email during the fall semester if they qualify for Wahlert Catholic High School's National Honor Society. Upon acceptance into NHS, students will meet with our NHS advisor to complete their Form of Intent. Qualifying students must have (and maintain) the following criteria in order to graduate as a National Honor Society student:

4.0 weighted cumulative GPA - Students who fall below this mark during their junior or senior year are notified and given one semester grace period to re-establish their 4.0 weighted cumulative GPA.
Active in at least two Wahlert activities - Students must be active in at least two Wahlert clubs or sports to qualify for Wahlert's National Honor Society.

Service Hour Requirement

A minimum of 3 hours of service must be logged on student service forms in order to maintain participation in National Honor Society. These 3 hours must be in addition to the hours your student already put in for their religion requirements (they cannot overlap in any way).

Examples of service hours that will count towards NHS participation...

area community centers
area rescue missions
area nursing homes
area humane societies
area museums/libraries
area food banks

Examples of service hours that won't count towards NHS participation...

** Any type of Wahlert affiliated events, activities, sporting events, masses, or extracurricular events. **
Helping grandparents/family with yard-work.
Shoveling snow at your house.
Helping with family/household chores.

While these are great ways to help out, responsibilities like the ones listed above are already expected of your student on a daily basis. We want to make sure they're going above and beyond in ways to help our community. Dubuque's Resources Unite website is an organization that helps local non-profit organizations find volunteers to help them make a difference in our community (and beyond). They are a great place to start if your student is struggling to find places to volunteer.

Is there a participation fee associated with National Honor Society?

How are National Honor Society students recognized?

Students who qualify and choose to be initiated will be sent an invitation for the Induction Ceremony, hosted at Wahlert Catholic High School, in the spring. Attendance is required in order for the student to be formally inducted into Wahlert's National Honor Society. Students will receive their formal NHS certificate at the ceremony, and will also participate in a group yearbook photo at that time. National Honor Society seniors will receive their NHS cord for graduation near the end of the final spring semester at Wahlert Catholic High School.

For additional information…

Please contact Mrs. Debbie Budde-Bandy, school counselor and NHS advisor, for additional information regarding Wahlert Catholic High School's National Honor Society at (563) 583-9771.