National Honor Society
Myrtle Lee Thornton Chapter

There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their imagination, transform a yellow spot into the sun.

~ Pablo Picasso

The National Honor Society is one of the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school students. Membership in the National Honor Society is both an honor and a responsibility. Students selected for membership are expected to continually demonstrate qualities of the four virtues of NHS - Scholarship, Character, Service and Leadership - by which they were selected.   These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921.

 

The NHS chapter at Arlington High School began in 1947, and was named after Myrtle Lee Thornton.  Ms. Myrtle Lee Thorton, was an outstanding math teacher at Arlington High School who saw great potential in her students. The goal of The National Honor Society is to create an organization that recognizes and encourages academic achievement as well as the development of good character.