Explore the National Junior Honor Society: Empowering Students to Excel and Serve
The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is a prestigious organization for 7th and 8th-grade students aiming to excel academically and contribute to their communities. Emphasizing character, scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and service, NJHS encourages students to reach higher goals and make a positive impact. Through various activities and community service projects, students learn the value of giving back and being servant leaders while also developing academically and personally.
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INTRODUCING TOWNSEND S National Junior Honor Society National Junior Honor Society Adviser: Mrs. Cuevas
WHAT IS NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY? The NJHS is a national organization designed to provide 7thand 8thgrade students who excel in school and community the opportunity to reach higher goals and change the world!
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY INCLUDES: Character Character - - Be someone you can be proud of. Scholarship: Scholarship: Demonstrates highest standards of academic excellence.
LEADERSHIP Leadership Leadership - - Leaders come in all Leaders come in all shapes and sized Let s be shapes and sized Let s be servant leaders!!! servant leaders!!!
CITIZENSHIP Citizenship Citizenship - - We are looking for student who are ready to do something bigger than themselves We ve been given many been given many waffles and we need to waffles and we need to share the delicious share the delicious wafffles wafffles. . We ve
COMMUNITY SERVICE Service: (we are only limited by our imagination) Community service is work done by a person or group of people that benefits others. or group of people that benefits others. It is often done near the area where you live, so your own community reaps the benefits of your work. work done by a person
SERVICE IDEAS Donate or raise money for your local Red Cross Donate or raise money for your local Red Cross Organize a community blood drive Organize a community blood drive Send cards to soldiers serving overseas Send cards to soldiers serving overseas For your next birthday, ask for charitable donations instead of gifts For your next birthday, ask for charitable donations instead of gifts Hold a bake sale for your favorite charity Hold a bake sale for your favorite charity Read books or letters to a person who is visually impaired Read books or letters to a person who is visually impaired Organize a wheelchair basketball team Organize a wheelchair basketball team Participate in a charity race Participate in a charity race Organize an event or parade for Memorial Day Organize an event or parade for Memorial Day Volunteer to help at a charity auction Volunteer to help at a charity auction Participate in National Youth Service Day in April Participate in National Youth Service Day in April Contact a tree farm about donating Christmas trees to nursing homes, Contact a tree farm about donating Christmas trees to nursing homes, hospitals, or to families who can t afford to buy their own hospitals, or to families who can t afford to buy their own Collect unused makeup and perfume to donate to a center for abused Collect unused makeup and perfume to donate to a center for abused women women Help register people to vote Help register people to vote Organize a car wash and donate the profits to charity Organize a car wash and donate the profits to charity Help deliver meals and gifts to patients at a local hospital Help deliver meals and gifts to patients at a local hospital
IDEAS CONT. Helping Children and Schools: Helping Children and Schools: Tutor children during or after school Tutor children during or after school Donate stuffed animals to children in hospitals Donate stuffed animals to children in hospitals Organize games and activities for children in hospitals or who are visiting hospitalized Organize games and activities for children in hospitals or who are visiting hospitalized relatives relatives Knit or crochet baby blankets to be donated to hospitals or homeless shelters Knit or crochet baby blankets to be donated to hospitals or homeless shelters Collect baby clothes and supplies to donate to new parents Collect baby clothes and supplies to donate to new parents Organize a Special Olympics event for children and teenagers Organize a Special Olympics event for children and teenagers Sponsor a bike Sponsor a bike- -a a- -thon and give away bike safety gear, like helmets and knee pads, as thon and give away bike safety gear, like helmets and knee pads, as prizes prizes Collect used sports equipment to donate to families and after Collect used sports equipment to donate to families and after- -school programs Volunteer at a summer camp for children who have lost a parent Volunteer at a summer camp for children who have lost a parent Sponsor a child living in a foreign country, either on your own or as part of a group Sponsor a child living in a foreign country, either on your own or as part of a group Coach a youth sports team Coach a youth sports team Put on performances for children in hospitals Put on performances for children in hospitals Give free music lessons to schoolchildren Give free music lessons to schoolchildren Become a volunteer teen crisis counselor Become a volunteer teen crisis counselor Organize a summer reading program to encourage kids to read Organize a summer reading program to encourage kids to read Organize an Easter egg hunt for neighborhood children Organize an Easter egg hunt for neighborhood children Create a new game for children to play Create a new game for children to play Organize events to help new students make friends Organize events to help new students make friends Babysit children during a PTA meeting Babysit children during a PTA meeting school programs
AWESOME COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Minimum of 10 hours Awards for top 2 students with the most community service hours
BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE!!! Helping Senior Citizens: Helping Senior Citizens: Read to residents at a nursing home Deliver groceries and meals to elderly neighbors Teach computer skills to the elderly Drive seniors to doctor appointments Mow an elderly neighbor s lawn Host a bingo night for nursing home residents Host a holiday meal for senior citizens Make birthday cards for the elderly Donate and decorate a Christmas tree at a nursing home Organize a family day for residents of a retirement home and relatives to play games together
AND Helping the Hungry and/or Homeless: Build a house with Habitat for Humanity Donate your old clothes Volunteer at a soup kitchen Donate old eyeglasses to an organization that collects that and distributes them to people in need Donate non-perishable food to a food bank Donate blankets to a homeless shelter Host a Thanksgiving dinner for people who may not be able to afford their own Offer to babysit or nanny for a family in need Make care kits with shampoo, toothbrushes, combs, etc. to donate to homeless shelters Prepare a home-cooked meal for the residents of a nearby homeless shelter Collect grocery coupons to give to a local food bank
BYLAWS Members of the NJHS must meet membership criteria which may include Honor Roll 3.5 GPA status and demonstrated success in the areas of character, citizenship, leadership and service to your school and community. 7th and 8th Graders who meet the NJHS Standards of Excellence as determined by the Faculty Council will be invited to become members of the NJHS in the Spring of 2022.
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY PREPARES YOU FOR SUCCESS & IT S FUN Fun with Friends Looks Great on a Resume AWESOME for Guys & Girls Express Your Individuality Change the World!
