Honor Societies
National Honors Society (NHS) is the largest honor society at Chaparral High School. The Society was established in 1921 and prides itself on academic excellence and leadership.
Other Honor Societies include National Art Honor Society, National Chinese Honor Society, National Music Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society.
The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) was founded in 1978 to inspire and recognize scholarship and art in the development of creativity, character, service and leadership. NAHS strives to aid members in working toward the attainment of the highest standards in art areas, and to bring art education to the attention of the school and community. Every September 10–12 grade students whom hold a GPA of a 3.0 or higher and have completed two or more art classes are formally invited to apply for membership.
The National Chinese Honor Society was established in 2009 to honor dedicated students of the Chinese Language. Chaparral has an active Sister School relationship in China with Xinjin Middle School, Chengdu, Sichuan.
The school also has sports programs. The football team is very conditioned and very competitive. The Volleyball Team is State Champions 2 years in a row (2010,2011). The Boys Basketball Team won State in the 2011-2012 school year. The Varsity Cheerleading Squad had also won State in the 2011-2012 school year. 3 State titles in the 2011-2012 school year.
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