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NJHS

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is a student leadership organization that consists of middle school chapters nationwide. National Junior Honor Society was established to recognize outstanding middle level students, and its primary purpose is to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of character, scholarship, service, leadership and citizenship.

Each chapter sets its own membership selection criteria which is based on teacher recommendation, community service, and achievement at an exceptional level.  Community service hours can include the following settings: school, outside organizations or the community at large.

  • Initial eligibility for application to NJHS in 8th grade is based on overall GPA for 6th & 7th grade.
  • Please see the chart below to determine your child’s eligibility as we roll out our updated criteria. 
  • During the first quarter of 8th grade, students will be notified if they are eligible to apply for NJHS and will be invited to an informational meeting at which time the AMD NJHS application (reflecting character, scholarship, service, leadership and citizenship) will be shared.
  • Successful completion of the application (including evidence of independent and school-based community service) as well as an overall GPA of 92% or better in the first three quarters of 8th grade is a requirement for students to continue their journey toward induction.  
  • Students will be notified about the status of their application in January of 8th grade.
  • Co-advisors will review quarterly grades and behavior. Students will be notified of any changes to their status based on grades or other factors in a timely fashion. 
  • All eligible students must participate in additional school-based community service (throughout 8th grade) as well as a group community service project (spring of 8th grade) in order to be recommended for the NJHS induction in June.

More detailed information will be shared with eligible students directly by Ms. Blye and Mrs. Casey.

For more information, please contact AMD's NJHS co-advisors Ms. Blye  (eblye@ossiningufsd.org) or Mrs. Casey (michellecasey@ossiningufsd.org)

NJHS eligibility requirements for…

 

Incoming 6th graders (Beginning 2025-2026)

To be considered for initial eligibility, students must:

  • achieve a 92% or better overall GPA during all 8 quarters of 6th and 7th grade 
  • complete a minimum of 10 hours of school-based community service before 8th grade. 

 

Incoming 7th graders (2025-2026 only)

To be considered for initial eligibility, students must:

  • have achieved a 92% or better overall GPA in at least 3 out of 4 quarters of 6th grade.
  • achieve a 92% or better overall GPA during all 4 quarters of 7th grade 
  • complete a minimum of 5 hours of school-based community during 7th grade 

 

Incoming 8th graders (2025-2026 only)

To be considered for initial eligibility, students must

  • have achieved a 92% or better overall GPA in at least  7 of the 8 quarters of 6th and 7th grade.  
  • complete a minimum of 2 hours of school-based community service* during the fall of 8th grade.
  • complete an additional 3 hours of school-based community service in the winter/spring of 8th grade after the application has been submitted.