WEST ORANGE, NJ - 90 West Orange High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society in a ceremony held on May 6. The event was organized by advisors Greg Saul and Bard Goodrich, along with officers Sahli Negassi, Nyah McKinney, Annanda Espina, and Isabella Ford-Valiente.

"We are here to recognize and celebrate our newest cohort of National Honor Society students," said Principal Oscar Guerrero.

"Thank you to our parents as well as we applaud another chapter in your child's journey of academic excellence and community service," he added.

The National Honor Society is a nationwide organization that recognizes high school students who excel in its four criteria:

Pillars of Membership

• Scholarship
  Students must first meet this criterion to become candidates for membership. NHS national policy requires that each chapter set a cumulative GPA as their scholarship criterion.
  
  (The minimum scholarship requirement a chapter may set is a cumulative GPA of 85, B, 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or an equivalent cumulative standard of excellence. Each school chapter can set a cumulative GPA requirement above this minimum. The national office cannot require a chapter to lower a properly implemented higher cumulative GPA.)
  
  
• Service
  This involves voluntary contributions made by a student and done without compensation. Chapters can require evidence of service to either the school, the community or both. Each chapter sets its own requirements for this criterion.
  
  
• Leadership
  Student leaders are those who are resourceful, good problem-solvers, and idea contributors. Leadership experiences can be drawn from school or community activities while working with or for others. Chapters can require evidence of leadership from within school or the community or both. Each chapter sets its own requirements for this criterion.
  
  
• Character
  The student of good character is cooperative; demonstrates high standards of honesty and reliability; shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others. A chapter’s faculty council may review or consider disciplinary records when evaluating this criterion.

The National Honor Society recognizes not only high academically performing students, but those that serve, lead, and support the culture at the high school and in the community.

Students took the NHS oath, led by NHS President and Class of 2025 senior Sahli Negassi: ""I pledge myself to uphold the high purposes of the National Honor Society for which I have been selected. I will be true to the principles for which it stands. I will be loyal to my school, and will maintain and encourage high standards of scholarship, service, leadership, and character."