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Five main purposes have guided chapters of NJHS from the beginning: to create enthusiasm for scholarship; to stimulate a desire to render service; to promote leadership; to encourage responsible citizenship; and to develop character in the students of secondary schools. These purposes also translate into the criteria used for membership selection in each local chapter.
Five main purposes have guided chapters of NJHS from the beginning: to create enthusiasm for scholarship; to stimulate a desire to render service; to promote leadership; to encourage responsible citizenship; and to develop character in the students of secondary schools. These purposes also translate into the criteria used for membership selection in each local chapter.
Scholarship: Scholarship is shown through one’s commitment to learning. A students must maintain a cumulative average of 95 or above in all subject areas. He or she must be willing to spend hours in reading and study, knowing the lasting benefits of an educated mind.
Citizenship: Citizenship is assessed in terms of attitudes regarding freedom, justice, patriotism, and respect for fellow human beings.
Service: Service is defined in terms of a student’s willingness to work for the benefit of others without monetary compensation; to volunteer time and talent to help others.
Leadership: Leadership is taking initiative in class and school activities to go forward when others hesitate. To be self-confident and exert a wholesome influence on the school.
Character: Character is defined as the product of constant action and daily striving to make the right choice. It is the demonstration of honesty, responsibility, fairness, respect, tolerance, and cooperation that must be provided by example.
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