National Honor Society

The Royal High School Chapter of the National Honor Society focuses on the four pillars that the NHS stands for; scholarship, service, leadership, and character. The organizations tends to the needs of Brookshire-Pattison areas such as participating in adopt-a-highway, hosting community events, and being tutors throughout the district.

Chapter Officers

2021-22

President: Melani Alanis

Vice President: Alexis Ibarra

Secretary: Alondra Melendez

Treasurer: Yazmin Alvarado

Reporter: Samantha Lopez

Historian: Julissa Rico

Become a Member

In order to become a member, you must receive an invitation to apply during the second semester of your sophomore or junior year. To be eligible to receive an invitation you must have a minimum weighted GPA of 3.75. If inducted into the society, each semester member are required to complete 10 hours of community service each semester; this includes fall, spring, and summer. A total of 30 hours of service per year. You also need to be involved in two or more UIL Academic activities in order to continue in the organization.

National Honor Society

Four Pillars

Scholarship

A commitment to learning and growing on an educational path. It means making the most of the educational opportunities provided and seeking out learning, not only in school or similar settings, but also personally. Scholarship doesn’t require a minimum GPA—but it does require effort. More importantly, it stems from a desire to contribute to this world in a positive way by building on one’s own knowledge, skills, and talent through different experiences.

Service

Seeking out and engaging in meaningful service. It calls for a service mindset, the desire to seek opportunities to help others as well as acts of service. As Honor Society students, many young teens and young adults at local chapters are required to meet minimum service participation requirements. Although hours are important, Service is seeing a need and fulfilling it voluntarily. Sometimes it’s driven by a passion for a specific cause or people in need. Other times, it’s driven by personal or family need, like taking care of siblings or other family members, or maybe even working part-time to help with family finances.

Leadership

Builds on Service. Service and leadership oftentimes look very similar. Leadership is carrying oneself with dignity and taking ownership and responsibility for one’s own actions and participation. Being a public speaker, playing quarterback, or having an official title is not required for Leadership. Leadership means being an agent—someone who takes action and responsibility—of your own pathway.

Character

Valuing diverse cultures and building relationships that reflect love of self but also concern for others. There are endless attributes to good character: perseverance, respect, integrity, honesty, sacrifice—the list goes on. Good and noble character is a high calling. Oftentimes we don’t “see” character unless there is a public display of self-sacrifice, or more often, a very public mistake. Everyday Character is not about praiseworthy or blameworthy behavior but the personal commitment to ethical and compassionate decision making that affects oneself and others.

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