KJH NJHS By-Laws
Kemp Jr. High
National Junior Honor Society By-Laws
ARTICLE I
Name and Purpose
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Kemp Jr. High Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society.
Section 2. The purpose of this organization shall be to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, to develop character, and to encourage citizenship in the students of Kemp Jr. High.
ARTICLE II
Selection Procedures
Section 1. The Campus Leadership, which consists of KJH Dept. Heads (at least 5 faculty members) and Principal is responsible for selecting new members to the NJHS.
Section 2. The chapter sponsor(s) is a non-voting member of the Campus Leadership.
Section 3. The Campus Leadership and Principal develops and revises, when necessary, all chapter procedures for selection, organizational disciplining, and dismissal of members.
Section 4. To be eligible for consideration for membership, the candidate 6th, 7th, and 8th graders who have been at KJH for at least one full semester, and has attained a cumulative grade average of core classes of at least 85%, for the 1st semester of the present year, are eligible for membership in NJHS. Sixth graders who are inducted during the school year will have membership during their 7th grade year at KJH. Seventh graders who are inducted during the school year will have membership during their 8th grade year at KJH. Inductions will be held in January after the 1st semester.
Section 5. Students will not be considered for membership if they have received any negative comments from teachers about citizenship for the current school year. Students who have been assigned to ISS, OSS, DAEP, or violated the Student Code of Conduct, in the current school year will not be considered for membership in the NJHS.
Section 6. Students meeting these academic and citizenship requirements will then be considered for membership based on service, leadership, and character.
Section 7. A candidate must receive a majority vote of the Campus Leadership and Principal to be selected for membership in the NJHS.
ARTICLE III
Membership Responsibilities
Section 1. Candidates are required to uphold all standards by which they were selected according to the NJHS By-Laws once they have been notified of qualifying for the NJHS. Once inducted as full members, members must maintain the same standards by which they were selected.
Section 2. Members must maintain an overall average of 85% in the core classes for each nine weeks, with no individual core class average below 75%. In the event that a member petitions a grade change from a teacher, it will be the policy of the chapter to honor the grade printed on the report card until official notification is received by the chapter sponsor. Members must not be assigned to or given a student violation of the SCOC , ISS, OSS, or DAEP.
Section 3. Members must complete and turn in to the sponsor at least 12 service hours EACH nine weeks. The sponsor is the authorizing authority on type of service hours permitted. All service hours must be documented on the correct nine week service hour sheet designated by the sponsor. If a member chooses to complete service hours over the summer the hours will only be counted in the first nine weeks requirement. All other service hours will be counted in the nine weeks during which they are performed.
Section 4. Members must attend all regular and special meetings of the chapter. If you are absent from school on the day of a meeting, it is your responsibility to turn in all service hours to the sponsor on the day you return. Regular meetings will be held at the end of each nine weeks grading period. Failure to attend meetings without prior approval from the sponsor may result in probation or impending dismissal from the chapter. In particular, when a member incurs his/her first unexcused absence from a chapter meeting, he/she will be placed on probation. If there is a second offense, it will result in dismissal from the NJHS.
Section 5. Attendance at the spring induction ceremony is required, unless otherwise cleared by the NJHS sponsor.
ARTICLE IV
Probation, Dismissal, and Resignation
Section 1. Members who fail to maintain the academic requirements stipulated in the Membership Responsibilities section of these by-laws will be placed on probation.
Section 2. A member will be placed on probation if his/her overall average falls below 85% in core classes or if he/she receives a grade below 75% in a core class for any grading period. A member will also be placed on probation for failing to turn in the required number of service hours by the deadlines set by the sponsor. If a member is assigned to or given a student violation(s) of the SCOC, ISS, OSS, DAEP, the member will be subject to immediate dismissal.
Section 3. Members on probation will be notified in writing.
Section 4. If a member is placed on probation a second time during the school year, the member will be dismissed from NJHS. The member will be notified in writing of the dismissal.
Section 5. Resignation from the NJHS shall involve the submission of a written statement by the resigning member that is dated and signed by both the student and his/her parent(s). Verbal resignations are insufficient to end membership.
Section 6. A member who resigns or is dismissed will not be eligible for the NJHS the following year.
ARTICLE V
Officers
Section 1. Once elected as an officer, he/she must abide by all the NJHS By-Laws. In addition, if an officer is placed on probation for any behavioral infraction, academics, citizenship, is tardy for 2 or more required meetings, and/or misses any required meetings, it will be grounds for immediate dismissal as an officer. Officers will also be expected to complete all tasks assigned by the sponsor.
Section 2. If an officer is dismissed from office, the NJHS sponsor will appoint a current officer to fulfill his/her duties for the remainder of the current academic year.
Section 3. KJH NJHS officers are elected in Sept. of each year. Officers must be in the 8th grade at the time of election.