The National Honor Society aims to recognize scholarship while developing leadership, service, and character in high school students. Members must maintain a 3.7 GPA and participate in community service and tutoring activities. Officers are elected to organize meetings and activities, but can be impeached for missing too many events or cheating. Membership requires dues, attendance at meetings, and adherence to conduct standards.

2. The purpose of the National Honor Society is to allow intellectually inclined and hard working students to be an influential light to others at their school.

3. This club exists in order to enhance the student’s abilities in demonstrating leadership, scholarship, service and good character.

4. Our goals are to begin a tutoring service at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School to assist students in their reading comprehension skills once a week. We are also going to begin an enriching tutoring session at Hialeah Gardens Middle school to teach younger students the importance of studying, working hard, and helping with their reading comprehension and mathematics skills.

5. Sponsored by faculty member

6. The faculty member will need to be present at every meeting that is held for the National Honor Society.

7. If there shall be a substitute sponsor at the meeting, he/she must be preapproved by the Student Activities Director.

8. Membership requirements:

9. Minimum of a 3.7 GPA (weighted)

10. Application process

11. Formal National Honor Society Induction

12. Requirements to remain a member:

13. Members must participate in all community service activities that the entire club does as a whole.

14. Members must attend every meeting

16. Membership dues are $10.00

17. The membership dues are collected before the National Honor Society Induction.

18. If a student is suffering financial hardship, they must see the sponsor of the club and the decision will be based on the financial needs of the student.

19. Officers

20. The President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian are the only members that are to be considered the members of the executive board.

21. President: The President’s responsibility is to conduct every national honor society meeting with the assistance of the vice-president, come up with an agenda for every meeting, discuss activities for the club, etc.

22. Vice- President: The Vice-President’s responsibility is to assist the President with whatever they may need and take charge in the President’s absence.

23. Secretary: The Secretary’s responsibility is to be in charge of the clubs attendance, minutes, and to inform students of when there is a meeting.

24. Treasurer: The Treasurer’s responsibility is to collect the club dues and keep the balance of the club updated.

25. Historian: The Historian’s responsibility is to keep the members informed of any meetings or activities via facebook or blog.

26. Any member of the club can be nominated in order to run for a leadership position in the club.

27. All members must be present on the day of elections to cast their vote.

28. The nominees will be informed a week in advanced that they are running for office.

29. Impeachment Procedure:

30. If any officer misses 5 officer/club meetings (excused/unexcused) they are dismissed from the club.

31. If any officer is caught cheating and it is reported, they will be immediately expelled from the club.

32. If an officer does not perform his/her responsibilities when assigned to them they will be monitored and then dismissed from the club.

33. If an officer is to be impeached, they must be notified at least a week in advance in order to try to redeem them self.

34. If an officer is to be impeached for any other logical reason, the members must create a petition and it is to be signed by at least 50% of the members in the club. If the petition is signed by half of the club, a vote will then be held by the executive board and then with the entire club in order for the officer to be impeached.

35. Constitution Amending

36. Any members of the club may propose an appropriate idea for the club.

37. The idea/suggestion must be given to the officers so that they may propose it to the entire club.

38. The topic (t-shirt designs, etc.) will be discussed for approximately a week or two.

39. A ballot will be made and prior notice will be given to all members that voting will take place at a meeting on a specific date and time.

40. Field trip requirements

41. Forms are to be secured two weeks in advance by sponsor only.

42. All students in attendance must have field trip permission forms signed.

43. All students or parents/ chaperones driving must be signed and approved with an insurance form.

44. All members who have completed all community service activities and have appropriate grades may be eligible to attend any field trip held.

45. The sponsor must attend.

46. General information about constitution (included in the constitution)

47. All constitutions and amendments must be first approved by the sponsor, second the general memberships, and third by the Student Activities Director.

48. Copies of the constitution must be kept on file in the Student Activities Office.

49. All amendments must be added to the copy filed in the Student Activities Office.

50. Meetings

51. Meetings will usually be held once a week or once every two weeks at 11:45 am in the school gymnasium.

52. If an emergency meeting is to be conducted it is the officers’ responsibility to notify all members via text message or e-mail.

53. All club functions must:

54. Be approved in advance by the Student Activities Director and be scheduled on the calendar.