NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY
Maintaining Eligibility
The National Technical Honor Society is a non-profit, honor organization
for outstanding students enrolled in occupational, vocational or technical
programs. The purposes of the National Technical Honor Society are
to promote service, leadership, honesty, career development and skilled workmanship;
to reward student achievement; and to encourage and assist student education
and career goal setting.
The selection criteria for the Hannibal Chapter of the National Technical
Honor Society include the following:
1. At the time of nomination, students must have earned
at least one vocational credit.
2. Candidates for membership must have a previous semester
GPA of 3.0 or higher and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in their vocational class(es).
3. Candidates should exhibit excellent attendance.
Excellent attendance shall be no more than 6 absences during the previous
semester. Excessive tardies will be taken into consideration, no more
than 6 tardies a year.
4. Candidates should exhibit the qualities of service,
leadership, honesty, career development, and skilled workmanship.
5. The above standards must be maintained to continue membership.
6. The student must be enrolled in a vocational class each
semester in order to remain a member and to receive honor cords for graduation.
If a student’s GPA falls below a 3.0 and/or if a student misses more than
6 days in the previous semester, he/she will be notified in writing that
he/she no longer qualifies as a member. If there are extenuating circumstances,
the student may appeal in writing to one of the sponsors within a specified
length of time.
SENIORS and ADULTS--the advisers and committee will check Spring semester
attendance before awarding honor cords for graduation.