TRUE HONOR THROUGH SERVICE AT SLAS
BY HOWARD YAN
The National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the most shopping program and lunch sales program have
prestigious student organizations in the world. The been so successful that the NHS SLAS Chapter
NHS was first established in order to offer financial donated $100 to the NGO Doctors Without Borders,
support and recognition for exceptionally talented which provides medical aid for people with HIV,
students. The establishment of international AIDS, among other infectious diseases. This
schools across the globe has caused the NHS to donation is one of the first donations by a student
spread out of the United States and helped organization from SLAS with the purpose of
recognize outstanding students elsewhere. Only furthering an international cause. It is self evident
the highest ranking international schools have NHS that the NHS SLAS benefits from the leadership of
chapters, and the Shanghai Livingston American its effective and competent leaders. The NHS SLAS
School (SLAS) is proud to host one such chapter.
is headed by President Calvin Ma, Vice President
Howard Yan, Treasurer Cathryn Jiang, and Secretary
“The goals of the NHS are to attempt to promote Jennifer Jiang. The persistence and collective effort
intelligence and a passion for learning, as well as of the SLAS chapter have allowed the National
to instigate service projects that seek to better the Honor Society Shanghai Livingston American
lives of those who are not as fortunate as we are.” School program to pursue its priority: charity.
stated President Calvin Ma.
” I am not aware of any other organization at SLAS
The National Honor Society Shanghai Livingston that serves to donate its time and money to fund
American School Chapter (NHS SLAS) was an international cause.” added Calvin.
established in the winter of 2014 by Chapter
Advisor Guidance Counselor Jay Wesolek in order There is no doubt that the National Honor Society
to help talented students stand out among their Shanghai Livingston American School Chapter is by
peers. The NHS originated in the United States, and far one of the most successful entities in SLAS, the
competition for NHS membership has always been NHS SLAS also exemplifies the values of the SLAS
a top priority for aspiring students. Students who community. The NHS SLAS has never given up its
have recognition from the NHS are more likely to undying pursuit of . The NHS SLAS’s strong
succeed or become accepted by their choice leadership, adamant stand on human betterment,
colleges. The NHS SLAS follows the ideals of and strenuous efforts of its members have allowed
democracy and exemplifies the virtues upon which it to eclipse all others in regards to compassion and
the American curriculum is based. The NHS SLAS is stand out as a club that is driven not by greed, but
comprised of the best performing students from by a vision that the world can be a better place.
high school and has a GPA requirement of 3.25,
although the average NHS SLAS GPA is well above
3.8. The NHS SLAS has initiated numerous programs
aimed to promoting human betterment and
support for less fortunate individuals. The NHS SLAS
charity sponsored activities such as the personal
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