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Société Honoraire de Français
Société Honoraire de Français
Founded	1927; 98 years ago; New York
Type	Honor Society
Affiliation	American Association of Teachers of French
Status	Active
Emphasis	High School French
Scope	National (United States)
Motto	Avoir une autre langue, c'est posséder une deuxième âme; "To have another language is to have a second soul"
Colors	Blue, White, and Red
Publication	National Bulletin; French Review
Chapters	70
Headquarters	7333 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 240; Lakewood, Colorado 80235; United States
Website	www.frenchteachers.org/shf/

The Société Honoraire de Français (French National Honor Society) is an organization whose intent is to recognize high school students in the United States who have maintained excellent grades in at least three semesters of French language courses; this is done by induction into the organization.

Induction

At induction, the SHF history is usually read, culminating with the lighting of candles. Each student holds a candle, and the student next to him or her recites the motto, Avoir une autre langue, c'est posséder une deuxième âme, which means To have another language is to have a second soul. All the members are considered inducted when the last candle is lit.

Duties

Community service is mandatory for the organization, as well as a high-grade point average overall (at least a B average in all other courses), in addition to an A in French classes during the semester of selection.^[1]

References

^ "Constitution" (PDF). Société Honoraire de Français of the American Association of Teachers of French. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2007. Retrieved 2006-03-16.