National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)

Description

  • National Junior Honor Society

    Seventh-grade students who earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above, without any N’s or U’s in citizenship and any major referrals on file at school, in quarters 1, 2, and 3, may qualify for a medal at the end of the third quarter, but must also perform 12 hours of community service in their seventh grade year.

    Eighth-grade students who earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above, without any N’s or U’s in citizenship and any major referrals on file at school, in quarters 1, 2, and 3, may qualify for a medal at the end of the third quarter, but must also perform 12 hours of community service in their eighth grade year.

     

    NJHS Online Candidate Form (2023-2024): Will be posted at a later date.

Membership Requirements

  • Membership into D. Russell Parks National Junior Honor Society

    a) ALL students (whether you were a member of NJHS last year or will be new this year), please complete this Interest Form. You must use your myfsd.org account to complete this form.

    b) Students who are interested and have had previous membership at their prior school need to show proof (i.e., letter from principal or chapter adviser confirming membership) that they were a member of National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) by the end of Quarter 2 (December 21, 2023). To send proof of prior membership, please click here. 

    **If you were a member of D. Russell Parks Chapter of NJHS last year, you do not need to show proof.**

    New NJHS Members: Students who are interested but do not have any prior membership in NJHS will have to go through the candidate selection process. The candidate form is due by April 5, 2024. To be considered, students must meet the standards listed below:  

    *cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 (Quarter 1 - 3)

    *complete at least 12 hours of community service as of April 5, 2024

    *citizenship grades of satisfactory or above in all subjects (no N's or U's in any subject with the exception of Homeroom)

    *no major referrals on file at school

    *leadership/extracurricular activities

    Returning NJHS Members: In order to retain membership, students must meet D. Russell Parks Chapter of NJHS standards listed above (demonstrate outstanding performance in all five criteria of the NJHS -- scholarship, service, citizenship, leadership, and character). Students will need to submit the candidate form by April 5, 2024 for verification. 

Community Service

  • The twelve hours of community service must be earned by April 5, 2024. Please fill out the 2023-2024 NJHS Volunteer Form to submit no later than 11:59 PM on April 5, 2024 (instructions on how to submit this form will be given at a later time).

    Note: Once you make a copy of the form, please change the title of the document from "Copy of 2023-2024 NJHS Volunteer Form" to "Your First & Last Name: 2023-2024 NJHS Volunteer Form" 

    ex) Christina Chong: 2023-2024 NJHS Volunteer Form

Gold Honor Cord

  • Eighth-grade students who earn a 4.0, without any N’s or U’s and any major referrals in each of the quarters 1, 2, 3 and 4 in seventh grade and quarters 1, 2, and 3 in eighth grade will receive a gold cord to wear at the promotion ceremony.

    Questions/Concerns? Please contact christina_chong@myfsd.org