SANTIAGO Surname Meaning & Origin: A contraction of Santo Jacobo (Hebrew Ya'aqob), or Saint James, son of Zebedee, the patron saint of Spain. The Santiago surname is common in Burgos, Aragon aragÃ³n And, Galicia. spainANTIAGO Surname Meaning & Origin: A contraction of Santo Jacobo (Hebrew Ya'aqob), or Saint James, son of Zebedee, the patron saint of Spain. The Santiago surname is common in Burgos, Aragon aragÃ³n And, Galicia. spain
Honor Societies, illustration from the 1909 Tyee (yearbook of the University of Washington) In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America. Chiefly, the term refers to scholastic honor societies, those that recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers, often within a specific academic discipline.
The National Honor Society was founded in 1921 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. The Alpha chapter of NHS was founded at Fifth Avenue High School by Principal Edward S. Rynearson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ver one million students are estimated to participate in the National Honor Society. NHS and NJHS chapters are found in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, many U.S. territories, and Canada. They can also be found in areas of Asia; Pakistan has three schools maintaining an active chapter.