TABLE OF CONTENTS - Pascack Valley Regional School District

5. Consideration will be given only to those students who actively participate inschool and community activities. Successful candidates for membership mustbe involved in service or volunteer activities to a substantial degree. All clubsponsors will be surveyed for activity ratings of students. Courses for whichstudents earn credit will not be considered as fulfilling the activityrequirement.6. The National Honor Society Faculty Council will make the final selection inthe spring of junior year based on the criteria listed above in numbers onethrough five.NotificationAll students under consideration will be notified in writing of the Faculty Council'sselection decision. Students who are not admitted to the National Honor Society willbe informed, in writing, of the reason(s).Appeala. Students not selected for membership are not legally entitled to any kind of aformal hearing or other kind of due process.b. A meeting of the Faculty Council may be convened to allow for a clarification ofthe council's membership decision and to insure that all students receive full andfair consideration as outlined in the criteria and procedures of the PascackValley/Hills Chapter of the National Honor Society. The council will deliberateprivately and render a decision in writing.c. If the Faculty Council upholds the original decision, subsequent appeals will onlybe heard in the following order:1) Principal; 2) Superintendent; and 3) Board of Education.Dismissal from the National Honor SocietyMembers who fall below the standards which were the basis for their selection shall bepromptly warned in writing by the chapter advisor and given a reasonable amount oftime to correct the deficiency. In the case of a flagrant violation of school rules orcivic laws, a member does not necessarily have to be warned. The Faculty Councilshall determine when an individual has exceeded a reasonable number of warnings. Ifthe student does not make the improvement in the specified time, that student is liablefor dismissal.In all cases of impending dismissal, a member shall have a right to a hearing before theFaculty Council. A member who has been dismissed may appeal the decision of theFaculty Council under the same rules for disciplinary appeals in the school district.Any member who has been dismisses is never again eligible for membership in theNational Honor Society.PERSONAL PROPERTYMopedsStudents must see an Assistant Principal for regulations concerning registering themoped on campus.Cell PhonesCell phones must be turned off during the school day. Students who use cell phonesduring the day will have the phone confiscated. The phone will be returned only to aparent. Any student who needs to make an emergency phone call may use the phonein the General Office.Electronic Entertainment DevicesElectronic entertainment devices are not permitted in halls or classrooms except in thecafeteria. Items in violation will be confiscated and turned into the General Office.All entertainment is to be school-appropriate. Devices will be confiscated if misused,and will be returned only to a parent.22