La Salle Students Inducted Into Science National Honor Society

The following was submitted by John Blackstock, Director of Communications at La Salle High School.

Science-savvy students have been awarded with an exclusive honor: recognition from the Science National Honor Society.

La Salle has received a charter member of the SNHS, and is one of 10 high schools in California to hold this distinction. Only 192 high schools nationwide currently have a charter for the SNHS.

“This society gives us the opportunity to reward students who are working at a very high level in science,” said Elizabeth Mullen, La Salle’s SNHS co-moderator. “The club officers and selected members are required to do research, write papers, create charts and displays and make presentations that are virtually college level.”

Mullen said that high schools can no longer assume that basic classes will support young people in the future. “With the advances in technology and science, our students are looking at a world that is changing day-by-day. We need young Americans that can take advantage of these new technologies,” she said.

To gain membership, students must apply during the fall of their junior and senior years and be enrolled in at least one honors or Advanced Placement science class during or prior to their junior and senior years. Members must maintain a B+ average (3.5 on a 4.0 scale) across all science courses and complete 15 hours of tutoring in science.

“The Science National Honor Society is a great vehicle to help our high science achievers reach the next academic level as they prepare to go off to college,” said Principal Pat Bonacci, AFSC.

An SNHS gold seal will be placed on the diploma of accepted students, and they’ll wear a special purple, green and gold honor cord during graduation ceremonies in the spring.