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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

National Honor Society recognizes students who exhibit outstanding character, leadership, scholarship, and service.

Members of the National Honor Society provide service to Fitch High School and the greater Groton community.  Services include facilitating the after-school peer-tutoring program, raising money for the NHS Scholarship Fund, and assisting with freshmen orientation, as well as graduation.

Ms. Ferdon

Advisor

Learra Ruggeri

President

Elias Slocum

Vice President

Isabelle McKnight

Secretary

 

NHS ByLaws (approved January 2023) 

National Honor Society Website

Applying to NHS

Membership for the National Honor Society is by invitation only - all eligible candidates will receive a letter mailed to their home address with an invitation to apply. In order to be eligible for NHS, students must have earned a 4.0 weighted cumulative GPA.

There are two rounds of applications for students to apply - the spring of junior year and the fall of senior year:

  • Spring Candidates: All juniors who have reached eligibility* by the end of Semester 1 of their junior year. Invitations are mailed out January/February.
  • Fall Candidates: All seniors who have reached eligibility* by the end of their junior year. Invitations typically are mailed out in August/September.

*Eligible candidates include students who have earned a 4.0 weighted cumulative GPA.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Completed application packets are to be submitted to the Main Office by Friday, March 21, 2025, at 2:20 p.m. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Application Timeline and Process

  • All eligible candidates who wish to pursue NHS must complete the application packet, personal statement, and two recommendation forms.
  • Application packets can be picked up in the Main Office. Electronic copies of the application and recommendation forms are linked below.
  • One recommendation form must be completed by a teacher; one must be another adult who knows you from an extracurricular activity.
  • Recommendations must be submitted in a signed and sealed envelope, with the sender's signature across the seal.

Application Packet

Recommendation Form