National
Junior Honor Society
Scholarship,
service, leadership and citizenship are key components for membership in the
National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). Only students at the eighth grade
level are considered for candidacy.
Scholarship
At the end of the 1st marking period of 8th grade, all students achieving an average of B+ or higher (without rounding) through nine quarters (6th, 7th and the 1st quarter of 8th grade) will be considered academically eligible for NJHS. These students will receive notification via the mail at the end of December/beginning of January. Those students receiving notification will then need to demonstrate service, leadership and citizenship.
Service, Leadership, and Citizenship
To be considered further for NJHS, each candidate must
perform 16 hours of community service. This can be done over the course of
all three years at FMS but they must be completed by the end of the last
week in January of the student's 8th grade year. Examples of qualified
service hours can be found below. All community service hours are to be
recorded on the NJHS Student application form (found below). The completed
form must be turned in to the NJHS advisors by the last Friday in January of
the student's 8th grade year.
As a final step, a faculty council will convene to review all eligible
candidates who have completed and turned in all necessary paperwork for
leadership, service, character, and citizenship. The faculty council will
select those students to be inducted into the NJHS from the candidates. All
potential candidates should be aware that completing the application form
does not guarantee selection into NJHS. Membership is an honor bestowed by
the faculty.
Candidates selected for NJHS will be notified by letter in late March/early
April. Those candidates who faculty council deems not qualified for NJHS
will also receive a letter explaining why they have not been selected. This
letter will also be sent in late March/early April.
The induction ceremony will be held during the spring, generally in late
April.
Important forms
Click on the links below to download printable copies of the forms:
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Application form (PDF)
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Examples of qualifying service (PDF)