Teacher Cadet National Honor Society
The purpose of the Teacher Cadet National Honor Society shall be to honor scholarship, develop character, promote leadership, and stimulate a desire to serve.
Eligibility
In order to be considered for membership in the Teacher Cadet National Honor Society, a student must be a junior or senior with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 (unweighted) on the state grading scale. A teacher leadership committee will select from all qualifying applicants those who excel in scholarship, character, leadership, and service.
Application Process
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(For South Carolina Student Applicants Only)
The TCNHS Application Window: November 1st - February 1st
We are excited that you are considering applying for the Teacher Cadet National Honor Society. The application will allow you to complete each component online and in one place. The application also allows users to start the application and come back to complete it as needed. Before you begin, please ensure you meet the eligibility criteria and review the membership guidelines at the link provided on this page. The link to apply is posted below. In order for your application to be considered complete, you must answer all questions on the online application, and a high school transcript and two references must be submitted through the Kaleidoscope system before 11:59 PM on February 1. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed or scored. Notes:
1) Acceptance into the Teacher Cadet National Honor Society is a privilege, not a right. Notice the definitions for each aspect of achievement that would deem you worthy of membership. 2) DO NOT send TCNHS dues at this time. Those accepted into the TCNHS will be notified when to submit their dues of $25.00. 3) Candidates become TCNHS members when formally inducted. All students accepted for membership MUST BE FORMALLY INDUCTED into the TCNHS by attending the induction ceremony on March 6, 2021. There will only be one statewide induction ceremony. Details regarding format, location, and time will be included in the acceptance letter for those selected for membership. Please direct all questions about the TCNHS to:
Kelly Browder and Marcella Wine-Snyder, State Chapter Co-Advisors South Carolina Teacher Cadet National Honor Society Stewart House at Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC 29733 kelly@cerra.org; winesnyderm@cerra.org |
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TCNHS Pillars
I. Scholarship: Requirement of 3.5 (unweighted) on the South Carolina 4.0 grading scale
II. Character—The student who demonstrates strong character:
IV. Service—The student who serves:
II. Character—The student who demonstrates strong character:
- Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability;
- Shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others;
- Observes instructions and rules, punctuality, and faithfulness both inside and outside of the classroom;
- Has powers of concentration and sustained attention as shown by perseverance and application to studies;
- Manifests truthfulness in acknowledging obedience to rules, avoiding cheating in written work, and showing unwillingness to profit by the mistakes of others; and
- Actively helps to make the school environment more positive.
- Is resourceful in proposing new problems, applying principles, and making suggestions;
- Demonstrates leadership in promoting school activities;
- Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school;
- Is able to delegate responsibilities;
- Exemplifies a positive attitude;
- Inspires positive behavior in others;
- Demonstrates academic initiative;
- Demonstrates leadership in the classroom, at work, and in school or community activities;
- If holding school offices, successfully conducts business efficiently, effectively, and without prodding;
- Is thoroughly dependable in any responsibility accepted;
- Demonstrates reliability and dependability; and
- Actively helps to make the school environment more positive.
IV. Service—The student who serves:
- Serves through his or her school and community;
- Is willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal attitude;
- Participates in some outside activity: Girl Scouts; Boy Scouts; church groups; volunteer services for the aged, poor, or disadvantaged; family duties;
- Is a well-organized and dependable volunteer, is gladly available, and is willing to sacrifice to offer assistance;
- Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult or inconspicuous responsibilities;
- Cheerfully and enthusiastically renders any request for service to the school;
- Is willing to represent the class or school in inter-class or inter-scholastic competition;
- Does committee and staff work willingly; and
- Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, and students.
TCNHS Service Project Verification
Membership Perks
- Leadership Development
- Service to the community (service project)
- TCNHS Scholarship
- Mentorship by TC Instructors
- Graduation Regalia (honor cord/stole)
Membership Acceptance
TCNHS Scholarship
One TCNHS Scholarship, in the amount of $1,000.00 will be awarded annually. Those eligible for the lottery-styled drawing include a senior member of the TCNHS who:
- is in good standing and has maintained a 3.5 GPA,
- has completed the Service Learning Project, and
- has paid his/her $25.00 TCNHS dues.
TCNHS Documents
Charter Members
Charter Members
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Jasmine Abrams - Hillcrest High
Lyndsay Agnew - Palmetto High Sydney Allen - Gaffney Senior High Emily Alverson - Palmetto High Kayla Anthony - Gaffney Senior High Megan Ashley - Dorman High Allison Barnett - Walhalla High Leah Barnhardt - Palmetto High Mackenzie Blackmon - Palmetto High Elizabeth Bramel - Pickens High Scottie Brewington - Laurens Dist. 55 High Deidre Brown - Pickens High Sarah Campbell - Easley High Eden Cassell - Pickens High Kassie Chandley - Conway High Stephanie Clark - Belton-Honea Path High Skyler Cole - Gaffney Senior High Ashley Collins - Wren High Stephanie Combs - Hillcrest High Christian Compton - Lakewood High Lauren Cooley - Bluffton High Rebekah Cortez - Palmetto High Loni Covington - Dorman High Jaysen Leigh Crawley - Spartanburg High David Crocker - Palmetto High Nyeshia Crosby - Bamberg-Ehrhardt High Juliet Dabner - Midland Valley High Alexandra Daughtry - Palmetto High Anna Douglas - Boiling Springs High Cameron Downey - Gaffney Senior High Katherine Edlein - Palmetto High Raykala Edwards - Blackville-Hilda High Ashley Eldredge - South Aiken High Abby Elliott - Gaffney Senior High Amy Ellison - Wren High Sydney Ellison - Palmetto High Haylie Fittery - Midland Valley High Kendall Freisen - Hilton Head Island High Alexandra Gallo - Bluffton High Angelina Gargano - Laurens District 55 High Bethany Gibson - Wren High Casey Green - Carolina Forest High Victoria Gresham - Clinton High K'Oshjah Hall - Allendale-Fairfax High Hannah Grace Hall - James F Byrnes High Kensley Harris - Palmetto High Madison Harris - Lakewood High Hunter Harris - Midland Valley High Brianne Hendrickson - Walhalla High Chase Hill - Palmetto High Christin Horn - Boiling Springs High Abby Hudson - McBee High Florencia Imperial - Hilton Head Island High Olivia James - Conway High Jaeisha James Wagener - Salley High Cameron Jarrett - Hillcrest High Brittany Johnson - Wren High |
Lucille Kirkpatrick - South Pointe High
Bailey Klaren - Walhalla High Emily LaFoy - Pickens High Hannah Linder - Bamberg-Ehrhardt High Sarah Linder - Bamberg-Ehrhardt High Samantha Madak - Hillcrest High Elizabeth Mahoney - Irmo High Sierra Mangum - McBee High Claire Marshall - Clinton High Kelsey Martino - Bamberg-Ehrhardt High Mary Catharine Mauney - Spring Valley High Allison Mayer - Rock Hill High Ashleigh McElveen - Sumter High Jenna McGuff - Powdersville High Rebekah McIntyre - Gaffney Senior High Taylor Medley - Hillcrest High Jordan Montemayer - Wren High Evan Morris - Midland Valley High Victoria Morris - Pickens High Emily Morrison - James F Byrnes High Sharon Morrissey - Broome High Alexis O'Neal - McBee High Mackenzie Owens - Palmetto High Sarah Parris - Palmetto High Reaganne Patterson - Gaffney Senior High Nicholas Porter - Palmetto High Faith Pringle - Lakewood High Kensley Pringle - Gaffney Senior High Dena Revis - Pickens High Kristina Rhoden - Midland Valley High Victoria RiddleSouth Aiken High Elizabeth Robertson - Gaffney Senior High Gabriela RodriguezSilver Bluff High Jennifer Rose - West Oak High Alan Rowland - Easley High Alejandro Sabatino Barrios - Dixie High Caitlin Sanderson - Lakewood High Nyuannia Sherman - Denmark-Olar High Macy Smith - Wren High Brynn Strawderman - North Myrtle Beach High Rebekah Tanner - Timberland High Matthew Thomas - Boiling Springs High Grace Thomas - Timmonsville High Stephanie Thomas - Greenville Senior High Academy Christina Turner - Boiling Springs High Sarah Turner - Midland Valley High Jillian Vannoni - Bluffton High Elizabeth Vera - Hillcrest High Amina Wallace - Spring Valley High Elizabeth Ward - Pickens High Katie Waters - Laurens District 55 High DeAnna Webb - Belton-Honea Path High Haley Whitman - West Oak High Hannah Williams - West Oak High McKayla Winburn - McBee High |
2020 Members
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AbiGail Atkinson - Marion High School
Lucas Atwater - Socastee High School Katelyn Barefoot - Gilbert High School Cidney Barnett - Ashley Ridge High School Holliane Belford - Riverside High School Jacob Black - Loris High School Caleb Brown - Northwestern High School Lindsey Brown - Wren High School Alyssa Buckmon - Barnwell High School Katelee Callaham - Palmetto High School Jessaca Carey - Easley High School Emma Chambers - Barnwell High School Effie Copeland - Lamar High School Madison Cox - Loris High School Shanique Cyganiewicz - Conway High School Olivia Durham - Easley High School Ashley Ellenburg - Pickens High School Sunny Ennis - Easley High School Claudia Felder - Riverside High School Colby Gerald - Loris High School Joyden Glover - Woodland High School Erianna Graham - Mauldin High School Emmaline Johnston - Travelers Rest High School Kara Justus - Seneca High School Alexandra Keels - Lewisville High School Rachel Knox - Lewisville High School Lillian Kruft - Fort Mill High School Lilie Kyger - Cane Bay High School Kourtney Lindley - Belton-Honea Path High School Andrea Mantor - Ridge View High School |
Kirsten Meeks - Palmetto High School
Ryan Meyer - Hillcrest High School Bethany Milby - Riverside High School Sarah Moody - Riverside High School Angela Morkos - Riverside High School Abigail Morton - Wade Hampton High School Emily Murrell - James Island Charter High School Anna Nasser - Eastside High School Alexis Passailaigue - James Island Charter High School Sarah Pittman - Pickens High School Kennlynn Pressley - Swansea High School Zeke Proctor - Midland Valley High School Helen "Ellison"Pruitt - Belton-Honea Path High School Mackenzie Richey - Crescent High School Salena Robinson - White Knoll High School MariaRubio Arteaga - Brookland-Cayce High School Arianna Simon - Mauldin High School Emma Sipple - Summerville High School Lauren Sizemore - Indian Land High School Kinley Smith - Crescent High School Regan Staudt - Easley High School Payton Stephens - Lamar High School Madeline Strawn - Fox Creek High School Mason Tyler - Loris High School Elena Urbaniak - McBee High School Megan Vaughn - Dixie High School Emma Vinson - Belton-Honea Path High School Paityn Wilkes - Conway High School Lauren Yoon - Riverside High School Carson Davis - James Island Charter High School |
