NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY

'National Junior Honor Society', or 'NJHS' is a worldwide organization that consists of many chapters in middle schools (grades 6-8). Selection is based on five criteria: citizenship, service, leadership, scholarship and character. Members must maintain a high grade point average (the national minimum is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale) and become good citizens (by participating in service projects). The NJHS requires some sort of service to the community, school, or other organizations. The projects help students meet the required service hour total monthly.

Contents

Establishment

The Goal of the Organization

Candles

See also

External links

Establishment

The National Junior Honor Society was founded in 1929 in the hopes of creating an organization that would recognize and encourage academic achievement while also developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. The ideals of scholarship, character, service, and citizenship remain as relevant today as they were in 1929. Through the NJHS chapter service activities and academic standards members maintain and extend the qualities that won them selection.

The Goal of the Organization

The society was formed to recognize outstanding junior high school students. It recognizes students according to five characteristics: Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Character, and Citizenship.
It is also used as a way to encourage students to participate in community service, requiring a certain number of hours in order for students to stay in the society.

Candles

The NJHS has candles for every aspect of its requirements. A different colored candle is lit for either; Character, Citizenship, Leadership, Service, and Scholarship. A speech is given for each topic, usually done by a group of specially selected students, to describe what each topic is about. Those selected students are usually the society's president,vice president,secretary,treasurer, and member with the most hours.

See also

National Honor Society

External links

★ National Junior Honor Society Website