New members to the NHS are chosen annually. To be eligible for membership a student must be a sophomore, junior, or senior. Membership in NHS is based upon excellence in four areas: Scholarship (a 3.3 or higher cumulative grade point average), Leadership (held a position of responsibility in the school or community and/or active membership in two or more school activities), Service(actively involved in school and/or community programs), and Character (no recorded incidents of cheating or dishonesty, no record of knowingly violating school regulations, no record of civil offenses within the community). Each category is judged independently. A faculty selection committee will meet and evaluate each student strictly on the basis of the listed criteria. Candidates will be identified as having either met 15 requirements, needing further evaluation, or not having met requirements. Other faculty members will be contacted regarding information pertaining to those students needing further evaluation.