National and Local Bylaws
National SHS Bylaws - Revised June 2021
Local JCHS SHS Bylaws - Applicable from 2019-present

Check Your SHS Induction Eligibility

All students will be verified and invited if eligible

(SHS is not a club. Spanish Club is the club for interested students.)

SHS - Eligibilty Check - Google Form

The SHH is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and/or Portuguese, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).

The SHH was formally organized as the Spanish National Honor Society in 1953. The name was changed to Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica in 1959. At present there are over 2,900 national and international chapters of the SHH.

The mission of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is to recognize high school achievement in Spanish and Portuguese and to promote interest in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies.

Any secondary school student who has maintained an honor average in the study of Spanish or Portuguese for a minimum of three semesters and is in the 10th grade or higher is eligible to be a member of the SHH. The definition of "honor grade" is left to the discretion of each chapter. It should be remembered that the SHH is an honor society for those students of high academic achievement.

In the spirit of our mission, each year the SHH contributes more than $160,000 in awards to student members of the SHH. The most prestigious of the awards are college scholarships given to 60 high school senior SHH members and the Student Travel Awards given to 24 high school junior SHH members.

Please fill out the eligibility check form to be considered.  If you have questions, please contact Ms. Crouch at mecrouch@madisoncity.k12.al.us.

(Inductions for the school year typically occur in April or May.  If you are ALREADY inducted, you do not ever have to "rejoin" each year.  Once you are inducted, it is for life.  If you are interested in being an officer, you can contact Ms. Crouch @ mecrouch@madisoncity.k12.al.us)