National Junior Honor Society

What is National Junior Honor Society?

The National Junior Honor Society is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding middle level students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1929.

Today, it is estimated that more than one million students participate in official Honor Society activities. NHS and NJHS chapters are found in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, many U.S. territories, and Canada. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.

History

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) officially established NJHS in 1929, eight years after it founded National Honor Society for high school students. Under the leadership of Dr. Edward Rynearson, principal of the Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh, the organization grew from the original Alpha Chapter at the Fifth Avenue School to more than 1,000 chapters by 1930. Equipped with a constitution, an emblem and motto, and a group of dedicated principals as coordinators, the new NJHS organization quickly developed into one of the country's leading educational groups.

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.

(Taken from https://www.njhs.us/utility/about-us. Accessed on 12/7/16)

Adviser: Rachel Ryan rryan@freeholdtwp.k12.nj.us

2022-2023 Meetings for Current NJHS Members:

You will be notified about our monthly membership meetings through our NJHS Schoology Course Page.

NJHS Activities and Ideas for 2022-2023

Looking for ways to promote the FIVE PILLARS of the NJHS: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, Citizenship, & Character
Accepting ideas for a chapter service project.

NJHS 8th Grade Service Project

2022-2023 School Year

Each 8th grade NJHS member is required to complete 10 hours of community service time. It is up to you whether you want to create and work on a specific project for an organization/charity or split up those hours amongst various places. Submit your hours to Ms. Ryan in Room 309 as you complete them.

Steps for the NJHS Application

Eligible 7th and 8th grade students must wait until after marking period 1 to complete the NJHS application.
Letters will be mailed home to those students that qualify academically to apply. The GPA for the core subjects must be a 95 or higher.
There will be a meeting with the qualified applicants and applications will be distributed in December. Our meeting is TBD.
Completed applications will have to be turned in by the TBD due date.
Students will be notified by a letter in the mail if they have been accepted as a member of the NJHS. That letter will have the information for the induction ceremony.