About NJHS By The NJHS Team What is

About NJHS: By: The NJHS Team

What is NJHS? • The National Junior Honor Society is a service group that focuses on making their community a better place. The East chapter of NJHS has been very successful in the past years. This society focuses on leadership and upholding the 5 pillar of NJHS in everyday life.

The Five Pillars • The five pillars of NJHS are… ~Scholarship ~Leadership ~Service ~Citizenship ~Character Some examples and requirements that fall under these categories are…

Five Pillars Examples and Requirements • Scholarship: Do well in school and maintain a 3. 5 GPA • Citizenship: Keep a G or O citizenship grade throughout the school year. • Service: Complete the 20 required service hours, and if possible, MORE! • Leadership: Be a leader in all the clubs, sports, etc that you do! • Character: Be kind and friendly, get involved in the school/community, and keep an unblemished discipline record. Overall, be a Titan!

How to Join • Pick up an informational packet. • Turn in the two letters of recommendation and personal letter on why you should be a member of the NJHS by Sept. 29 to Mrs. Bussa’s room. The letters of recommendation have to be filled out by an adult who is not a member of your family. • Wait to hear from us. You will get a message in your Titan Time.

Email List and Important Dates • To be put on the email list and receive important information, send an email to this email: bella. wloch@yahoo. com • Make the subject of the email NJHS email list. • The meetings this year are on Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3, Jan. 7, Feb. 4, Mar. 3, Apr. 7 • All recorded service hours must be turned in to Mrs. Bussa by March 19, 2016.

Important Details • If you can’t make a meeting because of a practice or game, or something similar, it’s O. K. - we are very flexible, just let us know. • The letter and 2 recommendations are due by September 29. • The special meeting dates, election, and induction ceremony are to be announced. • The NJHS game day is Dec. 3.

Thanks for coming! • Have a great day! Remember to be a titan!