The Huntington High School chapter of the National Science Honor Society is encouraging juniors and seniors to apply for membership.
Membership requirements have been updated for 2020/21. The application process is now open. Applications are due by October 22 at 2:30 p.m. The induction ceremony will be held via a pre-recorded virtual format on November 12.
Candidates for membership must meet the following criteria:
- Must be in the junior or senior year of high school. (freshmen and sophomores are ineligible)
- Must have taken at least an honors level science course in the previous year.
- A candidate or member must be enrolled in at least an honors level or higher full year science level course in their junior year and at least one upper level full year science class during their senior year. If a second year honors or upper level science course is not offered, then the student must be enrolled in a second first year honors or upper level science class (Therefore, senior year, Regents Physics will be accepted; no elective classes will be accepted for admittance)
- Must have a weighted overall academic grade average of 85 percent or higher and a minimum average of 92 percent in science courses.
Candidates for membership must join the classroom at the following link:
https://classroom.google.com/c/MTY4MTUwNDI4ODQw?cjc=nvq2xsr
The application is a Google Docs form that can be found at the following link:
https://forms.gle/NRhdGUedGDeHfBvY8
Inducted members must attend a minimum of 75 percent of meetings and participate in at least two sustained, ongoing chapter activities during a calendar year that are above and beyond the science classroom experience.
Huntington’s 2020/21 Science Honor Society chapter is led by Rebecca Hoffmann, (president), Kianna Criscuola (vice president), Emily Plachta (treasurer), Sophia Marchetta (recording secretary), Erin Ye (fundraising coordinator) and Carrie Kilgour (financial secretary). Teacher Dame Forbes is the organization’s faculty advisor.
The Science National Honor Society was organized in 2000 with the following objectives:
- To encourage and recognize scientific and intellectual thought.
- To advance students’ knowledge of classical and modern science.
- To communicate with the scientific community.
- To aid the civic community with its comprehension of science.
- To encourage students to participate in community service and in turn, encourage a dedication to the pursuit of scientific knowledge that benefits all of mankind.
The motto inscribed in Latin on the Science National Honor Society shield translates to “Fortunate is one who understands the causes of things.” Each chapter of the organization is required to pursue at least one project each school year.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Forbes at dforbes@hufsd.edu.
