Clubs and Honor Societies
Honor Society List
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National Honor Society
Membership in the National Honor Society is based upon the following criteria: Scholarship: To be eligible for membership, candidates must be entering their junior or senior class at Sun Valley High School. Candidates shall then be evaluated on the basis of service to community and classroom, leadership skills, social and academic character.
Leadership
Students must be resourceful in proposing solutions to new problems, applying principles and making suggestions, demonstrating initiative in promoting school activities, and upholding the traditions of the National Honor Society.
Service
This includes actions undertaken by the student, which are done with or on behalf of others without any direct financial or material compensation. Volunteers and mentors should cheerfully render service to the school or the community.
Character
Students must demonstrate the following six qualities: respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship.
Selection of Members
Students who meet the academic scholarship requirement will be asked to complete an application to the National Honor Society. A faculty council meets to review the applications and selects individuals for membership. Students who drop below National Honor Society standards will be placed on probation and cases reviewed by the sponsor and administrators. The potential to be removed from the National Honor Society exists if the student fails to maintain the required academic standards in 3 out of 4 marking periods. NHS Officers are elected yearly. Members are required to participate in a number of service projects during the school year and to attend monthly meetings.
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National Math Honor Society
The Math Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, is a national club for superior math students throughout the United States. The club provides the opportunity for students who have excelled in Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 to compete in math contests against other schools. The students also provide peer tutoring for students currently enrolled in Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Intro to Calculus, Calculus, and Statistics.
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National Spanish Honor Society
A regularly enrolled student of a secondary school (grades 9-12) who has maintained an honor average in the study of Spanish or Portuguese for at least three semesters is eligible for membership in the Society. Sponsors should also include character, leadership, and seriousness of purpose, cooperation, honesty, service and commitment to others in the criteria for selection into the Society. The student must be enrolled in the study of the language at the time of initiation.
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National Tri-M Music Honor Society
The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for high school students. It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership.
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Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society
Students are eligible to join Rho Kappa in their junior and senior years. Eligible students must have over a 3.0 GPA (unweighted) and have earned an A average in on-level Social Studies courses or a B or higher average in Honors/AP Social Studies courses.
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Science National Honor Society
Sun Valley established the National Science Honor Society during the 2016-2017 school year. The SNHS is an academic nationwide honor society that empowers youth with interests in the sciences. Each member has demonstrated an interest in the field of science by taking one or more AP science classes, including AP Biology, AP Chemistry, or AP Physics. Members are required to participate in peer tutoring for science. They participate in the annual Sun Valley Science Night and Science Fair. Members attend monthly meetings designed to discuss scientific opportunities, field trips, and other initiatives students want to bring to SV. Students must participate in a minimum of 10 hours towards the required activities or initiatives to wear the cord at graduation.
Expectations for conduct
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Please note: In order to participate in a practice session, scrimmage, or game the student must be in school ALL day. All students must be in by 10:15 a.m. to be considered present and eligible for that day. Students who exhibit inappropriate behavior at an extracurricular activity or event may be asked to leave the event. Those students may also be given detentions and/or be suspended at the discretion of administration. Offenders may be prohibited from attending extracurricular events.
Any student receiving Homebound Instruction or Instruction in the Home, or is placed elsewhere for administrative/discipline reasons may not participate in any extracurricular activities associated with Penn-Delco School District unless otherwise approved by the Penn-Delco School District administration. This includes but is not limited to sporting events, dances, evening programs, class trips and proms.
Any student suspended for any reason may be restricted from any and all extra-curricular activities as well as participation in class trips at the discretion of the administration.
Gross misconduct
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Defined as, but not limited to, stealing, extortion, vandalism, harassment, fighting, intimidation, bullying and repeated disrespect of faculty and staff. Students are suspended from school and will receive additional consequences from the athletic department, including suspension, dismissal from team or loss of athletic privileges for the entire school year.
