Students, academics and the arts · For honor society advisors, principals and counselors
A national honor society display for every class your chapter inducts
Show the members your chapter has inducted since it was founded, the officers who led it and the service it has done. One touchscreen holds the whole chapter, year by year.
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What is a national honor society display?
A national honor society display is a school exhibit that records a chapter’s inducted members, officers and service projects, typically placed near the counseling office or library where students considering membership pass by. HistoryShowcase lets advisors keep every induction class in its own list, give officers portraits and profiles, and add each new class after induction night.
Updated
- Made for
- Honor society advisors, principals and counselors
- Where schools put it
- Hallway outside the counseling office, Library, Induction ceremony
- Layouts
- Honors ledger, Portrait gallery, Photo gallery, Timeline
- Visitors can filter by
- Chapter role, Year
- Cost
- Free to use. No payment details required.
Your chapter has more history than a member list
Most honor society chapters keep their history in an advisor’s files: a spreadsheet of inductees, a folder of ceremony programs, photos on a retired teacher’s phone. When the advisor changes, some of that goes with them. The chapter that has inducted students for decades can struggle to name its own past presidents.
A national honor society display gathers it all where members and younger students can see it. Every inducted class has its own list. Officers have portraits and short biographies. Service projects show what the chapter actually did, from tutoring to food drives. Students considering applying see what membership means here, and alumni can find the year they were inducted.
How does a national honor society display compare with a framed member roster?
| What matters | Framed member roster | HistoryShowcase |
|---|---|---|
| Each year’s inductees | A new sheet added to the frame | A new folder for the induction year |
| Service projects | Usually kept apart from the roster | Entries with photos and a short description |
| Officer history | A separate list or group photo | Portraits and a few lines for each term |
| Who keeps it current | The chapter advisor | Student editors add entries; the advisor publishes |
| Alumni looking up their year | Visit the school and find the frame | Open the web address and filter by year |
What to put on a national honor society display
Inducted classes by year
Every member your chapter has inducted, one list per year, with each name opening a short profile.
Chapter officers
Presidents, vice presidents, secretaries and treasurers for each year, with portraits and a few lines about their term.
Service projects
Tutoring, blood drives, food drives and the other projects members led, with photos and a short description of each.
Induction ceremonies
Photos and the printed program from each year’s ceremony, including candle-lighting and the pledge if your chapter uses them.
Chapter advisors
The teachers who have advised the chapter over the years, so their years of service stay on record.
What membership means
A short entry on scholarship, service, leadership and character as your chapter applies them, for students thinking about applying.
How to organize your chapter’s display
Organize around induction years, since that is how members remember their time in the chapter.
Your siteHonor Society Chapter
- Inducted membersHonors ledger
Folders by induction year, one row per member.
- Chapter officersPortrait gallery
Portraits with the office and year in the subtitle.
- Service projectsPhoto gallery
One entry per project with photos and a short summary.
- Chapter historyTimeline
Founding year, ceremonies and milestones in order.
Visitors can narrow it by
- Chapter role
- Year
How do you set up a national honor society display?
Collect the inductee lists
Pull together the spreadsheets and ceremony programs your chapter already has, and note which years are missing.
Import the members
Import a spreadsheet by induction year, or let Smart Add read old programs and suggest member entries for you to accept.
Publish in time for induction night
Preview the display privately, publish it before the ceremony, and add the new class once they’re inducted.
Where should a national honor society display go?
- Hallway outside the counseling officeStudents thinking about applying see what the chapter does.
- LibraryWhere many chapters meet and tutor.
- Induction ceremonyOpen the display on a screen in the lobby before the ceremony starts.
National honor society display questions
Can we add this year’s candidates before they’re inducted?
Yes. Add them to a private draft and keep them there until the ceremony. Nothing appears on the screen until someone with publishing access publishes it, so your school controls exactly when names go up.
Can a student advisor or officer help keep it current?
Yes. Add helpers as editors so they can enter members and projects, while the advisor or an administrator keeps publishing access.
We’re missing records from the early years. What should we do?
Publish what you have and note the gaps. Alumni who see the display often know who served, and you can add them later.
