Southview High School
National Honor Society
Candidate Form Checklist
Please do NOT include this checklist as part of the candidate form packet.
In order to be eligible for full candidacy into National Honor Society, each candidate must
submit candidate forms to Faculty Council. Candidate forms may be obtained from Southview’s
homepage using the link to National Honor Society. The goal of these forms is to provide
documentation verifying National Honor Society’s four pillars: Character, Scholarship, Service
and Leadership.
Please submit the following:
1) Candidate Signature Page:
This page must be signed by both the candidate and one of his/her parents or guardians.
2) Leadership Documentation:
a) Southview in-school leadership activities: Type all of your Southview in-school activities,
your role for those activities, any leadership positions, and the year/grade you were
involved. For verification purposes, an advisor name and initials are required for each
activity.
b) Southview out-of-school activities: Type all of your out-of-school activities, your role for
those activities, any leadership positions, and the year/grade you were involved. For
verification purposes, an advisor or supervisor must submit a brief letter or email on the
letterhead stationary of their organization confirming your participation.
c) Leadership essay: One of the criteria for admission to National Honor Society is
leadership. Please write an essay answering, “What makes you a leader?” These
experiences need not be confined to those completed at Southview. Possible topics to
discuss could include, “What do you do in class to exemplify leadership?” Or, “In
leadership positions held, how have you shown leadership?” Your essay must be typed
and professional looking, with no misspellings and/or grammatical errors.
d) Verification letter (this form can be used to request a verification letter; this is not the
actual verification letter)
3) Service Documentation:
a) Southview in-school service: Type all of your Southview in-school service activities, the
dates or year/grade in which you participated and a detailed explanation of what the
service activity entailed. Include only those activities where service was the primary
goal. For verification purposes, an advisor name and initials are required for each
activity.
b) Southview out-of-school service: Type all of your Southview out-of-school service
activities, the dates or year/grade in which you participated and a detailed explanation
of what the service activity entailed. Include only those activities where service was the
primary goal. For verification purposes, an advisor or supervisor must submit a brief
letter or email on the letterhead stationary of their organization confirming your
participation.
c) Verification letter (this form can be used to request a verification letter; this is not the
actual verification letter)
4) Additional Information:
The candidate may attach an additional sheet detailing any other pertinent information.
For example, the need for work might have resulted in a lower amount of activities. Use
this to explain the type of job currently held, the amount of time spent on the job, and
the reason for the work. In the case of disciplinary concerns such as multiple detentions
or a serious infraction from previous years, explain what happened and what has been
done to overcome this deficiency.
5) Personal Information Form:
This form includes how you wish to have you name on the NHS certificate should you be
invited for membership.
6. Faculty and Staff Recommendation:
For Character and Leadership, communication between the National Honor Society
Advisor and the Southview Faculty and Staff occurs. For this part of the Candidate
Form, you do not need to submit anything.