La Société Honoraire de Français

In order to be selected as a new member of the French NHS, a student must meet the requirements which are:

• students must have a “B” overall GPA average

• students must be enrolled in an advanced French class.

If a student accepts to be part of this HONORARY CLUB , he/she must:

• pay $20.00 of initiation fee, which includes the club’s T-shirt

• pay $5.00 of annual dues

• Both may be paid in one check ($25.00) made out to CHHS French Honor Society

A student is admitted into the HONOR SOCIETY for their entire high school career, but in order to graduate with HONORS (with a cord), they must remain an active member .

A student will be considered active only if:

1. they earn 8 points each semester

Points may be earned in the following manner:

• Tutoring/helping French teacher for one hour- 1 point
• Member of the French club- 1 point (only awarded once per year)
• Evidence of corresponding with a native speaker- 1 point
• Attendance at a function of French NHS (this includes meetings)- 1 point
• Competition at a foreign language festival or contest- 2 points
• Attending a French immersion camp- 4 points
• Proof of community service for one hour- 1 point (3 points maximum awarded with proof of another club’s community service.)
• Evidence of watching a French movie at a theater- 1 point
• Evidence of attending a French art/culture exhibition- 1 point

  2. they continue to excel in French with a Cumulative “90” average during the school year.

3. they are enrolled in an advanced French class during their graduation year (unless an advanced class is not offered by the school.)

A student will be considered inactive if:

• they have not earned 8 points each semester

• they did not receive at least a “90” average in French during the school year.

• they are not enrolled in an advanced French class in their graduating year, if it is offered at the school.

• they did not maintain a “B” average for their overall GPA.

When deciding if you are going to accept being in the French Honor Society please give it careful consideration before you decide to join the club by making sure that you understand the by-laws of the club as stated above.