NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY

The National English Honor Society (NEHS) at Belen Jesuit is a chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, which offers recognition to students who have excelled in the area of English with the aim of fostering a love and appreciation of literature, language, and writing. For more information, please email Mrs. Jennifer Jacomino at jjacomino@belenjesuit.org

To qualify for membership, the student must meet the following criteria:

• Be a junior or senior
• A minimum unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.5
• Be enrolled in the Honors or AP English course in the candidate’s grade level and earn a grade of 90% or higher in each semester of their Honors English course or 87% or higher in their AP English course
• No grade lower than a 1 in conduct and effort in an advanced English course
• Approval from the English Department

To remain a member, a student must:

• Maintain a minimum unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.5
• Maintain a minimum grade of 90% in each semester of their Honors English course or of 87% in each semester of their AP English course
• Maintain a grade of 1 in conduct and effort in the student’s advanced English course for the year
• Attend NEHS meetings and NEHS sponsored activities
• Complete required service hours as a peer assistant in the English lab