National honor society

The Order of St. George is Blue Ridge School’s chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS), a national organization founded in 1921 for scholarship, service, leadership, and character. NHS has chapters in all 50 states and around the world, where students are recognized for achievement and community engagement.

The Order of St. George recognizes students who are outstanding citizens, who have achieved exceptional academics, and who have a record of service and leadership. The cumulative Blue Ridge School GPA requirement is a 3.75 or 90% or above in all Blue Ridge School classes. Members must be a junior or senior and have attended Blue Ridge for a minimum of 1 year.

Students who meet the academic requirements are invited to indicate their interest by applying for membership. Once a student’s application is received, they will be contacted to schedule an interview with the council, after which their candidacy will be reviewed in full for membership.

After initiation,

members must participate in at least 3 community service projects, 1 of which will be organized and facilitated by the chapter;
monthly meets are mandatory and times will be determined during the first meeting of the year;
annual chapter dues are $10.00 per member.

For more information about The Order of St. George, contact Librarian Katie Cooper (kcooper@blueridgeschool.com).

The tapping ceremony for The Order of St. George, the Blue Ridge School chapter of the National Honor Society, was held on November 8, 2017. Mr. Jon Baker recognized the academic achievements of several Blue Ridge School students. “Their exemplary academic performance and their leadership in class and in the school community have made them eligible for this honor,” said Mr. Baker.

The National Honor Society was founded in 1921 to create an organization that would recognize and encourage academic achievement (a GPA of 3.7 or higher) as well as develop other essential characteristics including scholarship, service, leadership and character.

Current members of the Order of St. George are seniors Franck Germain, Harry Jiang, Juan Mareco, Connor Modd, In Yong Song, Jaab Veskijkul and Allen Xiang.

Those who have earned the honor to join The Order of St. George in 2017 through their scholarly achievements, service, leadership and character are seniors Ryan Amer, Kyle McCurley, Aaron O’Donnell, Juan Pitty, Alex Tembo, Harry Xue and Jason Yu as well as juniors Khaled Aburamadan, Bryce Aylor, David Ayriyants, Colby Boyd, Paul Du, Keane Emmans-McGill, Justin Hu and Selby Morgan.