Most clubs at Brevard High School are open to any interested such as Environmental Club, Interact, and Quizbowl, but some clubs are much more exclusive. The National Honors Society, NHS, is a perfect example.

NHS is a club for students who excel both inside and outside of school. In order to qualify to be a member of the club, one must have a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher and submit forms to be reviewed by a board of faculty members. These forms ask what clubs the applicant is a part of, what awards they may have received, any volunteering they have done, and other questions about their character.

This year, 12 new members were inducted into the Brevard High School chapter of NHS. They were: sophomores Kassandra Brewer, Kayla Byrd, Kevin Elliot, Colin Fenner, Leah Johnson, Jessica Porter, and Allison Walker; and juniors Kellie Chieu, Sarah Johnson, Kathleen Miller, Krista Rickards, and Isaac Shular. May 25, was the induction ceremony. There, the new members pledged to uphold the NHS standards of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship.

Current NHS president senior Austin Jenkins said “At the ceremony, we explain what the club is about, then we have a presentation of colors from Wesley Holland, Brendan Elliot, and Paul Connell. Andy Thompson sang the National Anthem for us. All current NHS members helped to bring the induction ceremony together and and we are so proud of them for all of their great work.”

Each year, members of National Honors Society must complete 10 hours of tutoring and an Independent Service Project, ISP, as well as a group service projects. This year, NHS participated in the fall Rent-a-Student, and the spring Upper French Broad River Cleanup.

Jenkins stated “Students have literally volunteered hundreds of hours of their time to better our community. We are so excited about all of the wonderful things that our new inductees will be able to accomplish next year through NHS.”