National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) Requirements

Membership is for students in the eighth grade. In order to be eligible, a student must have an average of 85% or higher in all classes for each quarter. Students may not have received any type of behavior consequence including but not limited to a detention, classroom or administrative notices, or negative behavior comment on a report card.  Eligibility is determined by the student's seventh grade behavior and grades. 
 
Students who meet the minimum grade and behavior requirements will be notified of their eligibility by a letter and email from the school at the end of the school year. Those students must then submit a detailed essay including one paragraph on each of the four areas required by NJHS (Character, Service, Leadership, and Citizenship). Paragraphs should include explicit details and evidence to support the fact that the student excels in these areas according to the directions in the membership eligibility letter/email.  The essay is due on the first day of eighth grade to the NJHS sponsors.
 
All essays received will be evaluated by a panel of teachers and at least one administrator. An email and letter will notify the candidates and their families if they are invited to become members of the National Junior Honor Society.