The National Honor Society (NHS) recognizes outstanding high school students who demonstrate excellence in (1) scholarship, (2) leadership, (3) service, and (4) character. Membership in Waltham High School’s chapter of NHS is by invitation during a student’s junior or senior year.

Students in the classes of 2026 and 2027 will need a weighted cumulative GPA of 3.7 to be invited to apply for membership in the Waltham High School chapter of the National Honor Society. Students in the class of 2028 and beyond will need a weighted cumulative GPA of 4.0 to be invited to apply.

Congratulations to the NHS Class of 2026 Inductees!

• Seniors (Class of 2026) who did not meet the Spring 2025 NHS deadline, or whose GPAs now qualify them for NHS membership at the end of their junior year, will be sent the candidate information form on August 13, 2025. Candidate information forms are due on September 5, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

• All candidate information forms submitted on or before September 5, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. will be reviewed by the NHS Faculty Committee for potential acceptance into NHS.

• All students will be informed of their acceptance or denial within a few weeks of the candidate information form due date.

• A small induction ceremony for incoming senior NHS members will be held at the end of September. Family and friends are welcome to attend this event. More information will be shared with students invited into the NHS.

Class of 2027 NHS Timeline

• During the third quarter of junior year, eligible juniors will receive email invitations to fill out an electronic candidate information form for consideration for NHS membership. Candidate information forms are due on [Date to be announced].

• All candidate information forms submitted on or before the due date will be reviewed by the NHS Faculty Committee for potential acceptance into NHS.

  • Students who do not meet the deadline, or whose GPAs now qualify them for NHS membership, will receive the candidate information form again during the summer before their senior year, provided they still meet the minimum GPA requirements.

• All students will be informed of their acceptance or denial on [Date to be announced].

• The induction ceremony for juniors will be held on [Date to be announced] at 7:00 p.m. in the Waltham High School Auditorium. Family and friends are welcome to attend this event. More information will be shared with students invited into the NHS.