NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Hackensack High School
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Admission to the Honor Society is an honor given to students. It is not a right and is not something which can be earned. It is intended to be an award to recognize the combination of outstanding scholarship, character, leadership, and service. In fact, by National norms, students are not allowed to apply for membership. They are not supposed to solicit or ambition membership. Neither students, faculty members, or parents are permitted to take the initiative by lobbying for the admission of a particular student. Those who qualify will be considered, and those elected will be "tapped" for membership. The ideal is that students study to learn, and do service to help others; it is a perversion of this ideal when students study for grades or do service to gain admission to the Honor Society.
The Fall Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock in the evening
on Thursday, October 19, 2006, at the high school. The guest speaker
was Perrin Mosca, 1995 alumnus of Hackensack High School, 1999
alumnus of Harvard.
The Spring Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock in the evening
on Thursday, March 30, 2006, at the high school. The guest speaker
was Louis L. D'Arminio, Attorney-at-Law, Price, Meese,
Shulman & D'Arminio, P.C., Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, 1969 alumnus
of Hackensack High School, 1973 alumnus of Harvard, 1977 alumnus of
Columbia Law School.
The Fall Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock in the evening on
Thursday, October 20, 2005, at the high school. The guest speaker was
Charles K. Zisa, Police Chief, Hackensack, New Jersey.
The Spring Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock in the evening on
Thursday, March 31, 2005, at the high school. The guest speaker was
Anthony Marseglia, 1951 alumnus of Brooklyn Tech, 1955 alumnus
of Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1961 alumnus of Montclair State
College. Former Superintendent of Schools, Hackensack Public Schools,
Hackensack, New Jersey.
The Fall Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock in the evening
on Thursday, October 21, 2004, at the high school. The guest speaker
was Mark Stein, 1966 alumnus of Hackensack High School,
1970 alumnus of the University of Oklahoma. Councilman of the City of
Hackensack, New Jersey.
The Spring Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock in the evening
on Thursday, March 25, 2004, at the high school. The guest speaker
was Christopher Ferrante M.D., 1988 alumnus of Hackensack
High School, 1992 alumnus of Johns Hopkins University, 1996 alumnus of
New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Inductees Pictured
Download an mpg of the induction - 300+ MB's...
The Fall Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock
in the evening on Thursday, October 16, 2003, in the High
School Auditorium. The guest
speaker was Trisha A. Badishian, 1994 alumna of Hackensack
High School, 1998 alumna of Trenton State college (The College of New
Jersey) BA (psychology), 2001 alumna of Kean University, MSW.
Inductees Pictured
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The Spring Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock
in the evening on Thursday, March 20, 2003, in the High
School Auditorium. The guest
speaker was Donald J. Bowen, 1976 alumnus of Hackensack
High School, 1980 (BS - physics) alumnus of William and Mary,
1986 (PhD - physics/acoustics) alumnus of Pennsylvaina State University.
The Fall Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock in the
evening on Thursday, October 17, 2002, in the High School
Auditorium. The guest speaker was
Donna Morshuk Manderino '75, D.V.M.
(Check out Dr Manderino's Hospital's site)
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The Spring Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock
in the evening on Wednesday, April 3, 2002, in the High
School Auditorium. The guest
speaker was Joseph T. Watson, S.J., the honor society advisor's
high school physics teacher!
Download an mpg of the induction - 300+ MB's...
The Fall Induction took place at 7:30 o'clock
in the evening on Thursday, October 18, 2001, in the High
School Auditorium. The guest
speaker was Dart Westphal, 1971 alumnus of Hackensack
High School, 1975 (BS - Foreign Service) alumnus of Georgetown, 1982
(MA - Anthropology) alumnus of Catholic University.
Download an mpg of the induction - 400+ MB's...
Blue Book of 1933 Published by the Honor Society in March 1933
Blue Book of 1935 Published by the Honor Society in 1935
Blue Book of 1949 Published by the Honor Society in 1949-1950
Leadership, Service, and Character
Membership Criteria from Hackensack High School Handbook
List of Certified School Service Activities
NHS Pictures from HHS yearbooks
Pictures of May 3, 2001,
Charity Fund Raiser - Pudding Wrestling
Pictures of April 12, 2002,
Charity Fund Raiser - Pudding Wrestling
Interact and Honor Society win Award for Distinguished Community Service
Graduation 2003 - some snapshots
National Honor Society (NHS) Home Page of National Organization
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