Quakertown NHS students mark 80 years, report 5,400 community service hours last year
April 08, 2026 | Quakertown Community SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
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The Quakertown Community High School chapter of the National Honor Society celebrated its 80th anniversary on April 8, 2026, and told the Student Activities & Athletics Committee that the chapter currently includes 108 juniors and seniors.
Anna Hly, a senior and chapter secretary, said eligible students are invited at the end of August and, after a faculty-council review, the chapter typically inducts about 60 to 70 new members who meet NHS’s four pillars: scholarship, leadership, service and character. Hly said members are required to maintain a 3.4 unweighted GPA and complete at least 40 hours of community service annually.
“I’m going to just talk a little bit about NHS…this year marks the 80th anniversary of the National Honor Society at the Quakertown Community High School,” Hly said, outlining the group’s local partnerships with the Quakertown Library, the Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce and civic groups such as Quakertown Alive.
Elena Deerville, a junior and the chapter historian, described officer responsibilities including running monthly meetings, public communications and running student-led service projects. Deerville said officers and members organized events such as a community food drive — which she said filled a truck of donations — and managed school activities meant to boost student morale.
Adviser Mrs. Fr (identified in the meeting transcript as the NHS adviser) told the committee the chapter’s volunteer work extends across the district’s elementary schools and cited upcoming participation in a suicide-awareness walk and the Special Olympics. She said if each of the 108 members completed the 40-hour minimum, that would total more than 4,000 hours; she noted the chapter reported more than 5,400 hours to the district last year.
Committee members praised the students and asked about logistics. The adviser said meetings are held in the auditorium when the play or musical is not in session and otherwise meet in the cafeteria. She also described application-help sessions the district runs because the NHS application is “quite extensive.”
The committee did not take action on the presentation; the students’ visit was an informational spotlight.
Anna Hly, a senior and chapter secretary, said eligible students are invited at the end of August and, after a faculty-council review, the chapter typically inducts about 60 to 70 new members who meet NHS’s four pillars: scholarship, leadership, service and character. Hly said members are required to maintain a 3.4 unweighted GPA and complete at least 40 hours of community service annually.
“I’m going to just talk a little bit about NHS…this year marks the 80th anniversary of the National Honor Society at the Quakertown Community High School,” Hly said, outlining the group’s local partnerships with the Quakertown Library, the Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce and civic groups such as Quakertown Alive.
Elena Deerville, a junior and the chapter historian, described officer responsibilities including running monthly meetings, public communications and running student-led service projects. Deerville said officers and members organized events such as a community food drive — which she said filled a truck of donations — and managed school activities meant to boost student morale.
Adviser Mrs. Fr (identified in the meeting transcript as the NHS adviser) told the committee the chapter’s volunteer work extends across the district’s elementary schools and cited upcoming participation in a suicide-awareness walk and the Special Olympics. She said if each of the 108 members completed the 40-hour minimum, that would total more than 4,000 hours; she noted the chapter reported more than 5,400 hours to the district last year.
Committee members praised the students and asked about logistics. The adviser said meetings are held in the auditorium when the play or musical is not in session and otherwise meet in the cafeteria. She also described application-help sessions the district runs because the NHS application is “quite extensive.”
The committee did not take action on the presentation; the students’ visit was an informational spotlight.
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