About Us

NHS Information

The National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) are the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school and middle level students. More than just an honor roll, NHS and NJHS serve to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character (and Citizenship for NJHS). These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since their beginnings in 1921 and 1929.

Today, it is estimated that more than one million students participate in activities of the NHS and NJHS. NHS and NJHS chapters are found in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, many U.S. Territories, and Canada. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.

To read more about the National Honor Society go to http://www.nhs.us/

How to Apply for Membership?

To join NHS, you must apply during the one-week membership drive period at the beginning of each semester. You cannot apply after the week is over. Freshmen may not apply for their NHS membership. Sophomores may apply for their NHS membership at the beginning of their second semester at Monta Vista. You must re-apply for membership each and every semester. To qualify, you must have a GPA of 3.3 or higher.

Graduation Honors

To be eligible to wear NHS insignia at graduation, seniors must be active NHS members in their graduating semester. A senior is active if they earn at least 3 community service hours (after accounting for deductions for missed meetings and activities) by the end of March in the last semester before graduation.

For any semester before the final semester, a member is active if they earn at least 5 community service hours during the semester (after accounting for deductions for missed meetings and activities).

Members must have also paid membership dues in order to be counted as active for the semester. If you owe us membership fees for a prior semester, you must pay us before end of March to receive your NHS insignia.

Class of 2011 & 2012

Class of 2013 & 2014

Meet the Officers

Craig Boman, President

A senior at Monta Vista, Craig has already made strides towards improving the image of NHS throughout the school. When he's NOT giving a speech about why everybody should join NHS, you might find him driving around or lip syncing to Stuntin' Like Mufasa and his other gang$ta tunez. Craig's hobbies include playing soccer, looking up soccer players, and worshiping his favorite team Barcelona. He also loves music and saying hello to people so feel free to greet him whenever you see him around campus.
Maya Srinath, Vice-President

Maya Srinath is a senior at Monta Vista and enjoys talking to people and making new friends. She shows great interest in dance, music, and soccer. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her friends, eating, and relaxing. As vice president, Maya wishes to take MVNHS to the next level with more funds, opportunities, and members to help in the community.
Victor Zhang, Public Relations

Victor Zhang is a junior and serves as NHS's Public Relations Officer. He aims to promote membership and let everyone know what an awesome club it is. Victor likes learning random facts and drinking tea out of Chinese cups with lids (because he is super asian like that). He is also involved in math and science club and TSA.
Ben Yang, Treasurer

This is Ben Yang's second year as NHS treasurer. After inheriting the position from one of the founding members, Ben has worked long and hard on raking in the dough. He has visions to make the club ginormous and take on bigger and better projects. A few of his many passions include photography, playing the guitar, and listening to electronic music. Ben doesn't understand why everyone loves soccer. In his free time (which he will have alot of this upcoming year), Ben likes to randomly chase birds and act like a fool.
Sam Jiang, Secretary

After serving NHS as a member of the Project Team last year, Sam is ready to take on a larger role in the club. He was born in Fairfax, Virginia and moved to California at the age of two. His hobbies include playing badminton, listening to different kinds of music, and eating. Sam likes meeting new people, so be sure to say hi!
Larry Xu, Webmaster

Larry Xu, a junior at Monta Vista, serves as this year’s NHS webmaster. He aims to ensure the stability and maintenance of the website and online volunteering system. Larry enjoys playing video games in his free time, and also volunteering with NHS. One of his other school activities is FBLA in which he is the Director of Technology.
Anushka Patil, Projects Team

Anushka Patil is a junior at Monta Vista and a first year NHS officer. She's excited to help organize major activities for the school and community on Project Team. She loves mint chocolate chip ice cream and, like Puja, music and the great JGL. She enjoys reading in her free time. In addition to NHS, Anushka is on the Verdadera and El Estoque staff. If you see her on campus [generally in a comfy black hoodie], say hi!
Puja Iyer, Projects Team

Puja Iyer loves spending time with others, singing, volunteering, and playing the piano. She loves super dark chocolate, indie music, writing, and Joseph Gordon Levitt. When she grows up she determined to become a doctor of sorts because she's convinced that medical professionals all have lives similar to that of Patrick Dempsey on Grey's Anatomy--and she wants to help people of course. She's really into working hard while having fun!
Rohit Mukerji, Projects Team

As a first year officer, Rohit is very enthusiastic and is looking for ways to improve this club, as well as spread the name NHS around campus. His hobbies include playing soccer and piano. Rohit's favorite soccer team is Manchester United and they will always be better than Barcelona cough cough Craig.
Sammi Howard, Projects Team

After spending a year on the Project Team, Sammi is glad to be the Project Team Lead and to guide NHS in an awesome project. Her hobbies include volleyball, hula, photography, and listening to music. Sammi hopes that NHS will grow to accomplish awesome things!
Shruthi Patchava, Projects Team

As a first year officer, Shruthi is eager to partake in a variety of club activities and help organize school-wide projects with the help of the entire project team. Shruthi is an avid Harry Potter and Justin Bieber fan. During her free time, she enjoys reading, listening to music, playing basketball or tennis, and playing the piano.