Vestavia Hills High School

Sponsor:  Carole Murray

Requirements:  

• Minimum of 3 semester A’s and 1 semester B for ASL I and II.
• Minimum 3.0 for all other classes
• Must be enrolled in ASL III
• No discipline infractions (Class II or above)

Induction: 1st semester of ASL III

Fee: $20 one time fee. 5 service hours for the cord, 10 service hours for the Laurent Clerc medal. One time fee covers the cost of these.

Sponsors:  Taylor Stricklin and Noah Burns

Requirements: Choral Honor Society Qualification

Induction: No induction

Fee: $15

Sponsors:  Casey Harlan

Requirements:  

• Minimum of 3 semesters As and 1 semester B for French I and II; 
• Must be enrolled in French III;
• Service hours/points are required each year to maintain membership.
• No discipline infractions (Class II or above)

Induction: Ceremony fall semester during French III

Fees: $25 one-time fee

Sponsors:  Laura Buder and Tracey Patterson

Requirements: 

• Minimum of 3 semesters As and 1 semester B for German I and II; 
• Must be enrolled in German III;
• 6 service hours/points required each year to maintain membership
• No discipline infractions (Class II or above)

Induction: Ceremony fall semester during German III

Fees: $25 one-time fee

Sponsors:  Jamie Stephenson and Karen Varner

Requirements:  10 points earned through being in shows, working backstage on plays, seeing plays, and competing. 

Induction: This event occurs in May. It is dependent on the student filling out the form with their points and experience. The sponsor and president of the society determine point values for each event. Junior Thespians can have their induction transferred to the high school. 

Fee: $35

Sponsor:  Sara Means

Requirements: 

• Minimum of 3 semesters As and 1 semester B for Latin I and II; 
• Must be enrolled in Latin III
• No discipline infractions (Class II or above)

Induction: 1st Semester of Latin III

Fee:  $30 one time fee required to join JCL (Latin Club) in order to be a member of the Latin Honor Society. This is the official organization not a VHHS fee.

Mu Alpha Theta is the national high school mathematics honor society. You must have completed Honors /Accelerated Geometry and Honors/Accelerated Algebra II and be currently enrolled in Honors/Accelerated Precalculus, Honors Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB/BC, or AP Computer Science Principles.  Dual Enrollment Precalculus is not considered an honors-level class.  All math classes, other than Algebra I, must be Honors- or Accelerated-level classes. To be eligible for membership, you must have 85 or higher in each semester of your math classes and a 3.0 GPA overall.  You will be notified via your current math teacher to apply for acceptance and will receive an email from one of the sponsors if you have been accepted. Once accepted into the honors society, students must pay a one time $20 fee to maintain their membership. This fee covers their national dues and honor cord. In addition, they have the opportunity to purchase a Mu Alpha Theta T-shirt. This shirt typically costs around $18. If the Mu Alpha Theta National Office changes any costs, our costs will reflect this.

If you have any questions, please contact the Mu Alpha Theta sponsors, Todd Taylor or Sarah Hyde.

Sponsor:  Timarie Fisk

Requirements:

• Complete a minimum of three or more visual art credits by the end of the senior year
• Earn and maintain a 4.0 in the visual arts classes
• Earn and maintain a 2.5 overall GPA
• Service hours/points are required each year to maintain membership

Induction: Early Fall of Senior year; in class notification (no ceremony)

Fee:  $20 (includes national dues and Honor cord)

Sponsors:  Celia Dozier and Rachel Dodson

Requirements: 

• 3.75 GPA
• Strong character
• Leadership
• Community service ( 10 hours in the summer, 6 in the fall, and 6 in the spring)

Induction: Spring Semester 

Fees: $30.00 new member fee, reduced fee of $25 for seniors

Sponsor: Pam Hickman 

Requirements: 

• Must be in 10th grade or higher to apply 
• Minimum 3.0 unweighted overall GPA  
• Minimum 3.5 unweighted GPA in CTE courses 
• No Honor Code violations and no Class III or Class IV offenses 
• Complete 1 full-year CTE Introduction course (2 semesters) 
• Minimum 1 semester of a 2nd or 3rd-level CTE course 
• You may only count 1 intro CTE course towards the National Technical Honor Society 
• Applications will be posted the week after Thanksgiving. Please listen for announcements.  

Fee: $45.00 (Includes national membership dues and Honor Cord)

Sponsors:  Sarah Strada, Charity Jones,  and Faith Lenhart

Requirements: 30 points within the dance department at VHHS

Induction: Annual End of School Year Showcase

Fee: $25 one-time fee

Sponsors:  Amy Maddox, Zach Morgan, Brad Toland, and Michelle Seale

Requirements:  

• 4.0 overall GPA
• Completion of 6 semesters Honors/AP level or 4 semesters of AP level Social Studies classes
• Minimum B average in AP Social Studies classes
• Minimum A average in Honors Social Studies classes
• Enrollment in at least one AP level Social Studies class in Senior year
• Completed Rho Kappa application
• No discipline infractions or Honor Code violations

Induction: early Fall of Senior year; in class notification (no ceremony)

Fee:  $30 (national dues, t-shirt, honor cord)

Sponsors:  Angie Richardson, Brittany Crawley

Requirements:  

• 4.00 overall GPA
• 4.00 science GPA 
• Completion of 6 semesters Honor or AP level Science classes
• Enrollment in at least one Honors Science or AP level Science class in Senior year
• Completed SNHS application
• No discipline infractions or Honor Code violations

Induction:  Fall Semester Senior year

Fees: $35 (national dues, t-shirt, honor cord) 

Find more information here.

Sponsors:  Amanda Jordan, Lisa Garrison, and Mary Virginia Sweeney

Requirements:  

• Minimum of 3 semesters As and 1 semester B for Spanish I and II; 
• Must be enrolled in Honors Spanish III or above.
• Service hours/ points are required each year to maintain membership
• No discipline infractions (Class II or above)

Induction: Ceremony fall semester during Spanish III

Fees: $25 one-time fee

Sponsors:  Nate Conoly

Requirements: Join the team and compete in two Speech and Debate tournaments

Induction: in class (no ceremony)

Fees: $220 dues to join the team but that also goes towards tournament fees for the year

Sponsors:  Taylor Stricklin, Heather Palmer

Requirements: Students must participate in the club for two years to be eligible for Music Honor Society.  Students will be expected to maintain points in order to be eligible for Tri-M.

Induction: no ceremony 

Fees: $20