7th grade Information

8th Grade Information

7TH GRADE INFORMATION

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is an honorary service organization that is nationally recognized.  Students in the seventh grade can work towards induction into the NJHS by fulfilling the following requirements:

• A 3.5 grade point cumulative average must be earned.  This is calculated at the area office be official transcript.  The calculations will be done for all seventh graders immediately following the third marking period (April 2004).  If a student has achieved a 3.5 GPA for the three quarters at Franklin Middle School, they will receive an invitation to join the NJHS.

• The second requirement of seventh graders to earn admittance to the NJHS is to exemplify good citizenship and character.  A review of student behavior records will be done before consideration in the NJHS. Students with discipline referrals will not have the opportunity to join.

• Upon achieving a 3.5 or higher GPA, students will fill out an application requiring a brief essay and parent signatures.  This will be done in early May.

• The faculty council of the NJHS will review the applications for admittance.

• Those seventh grade students who earn membership to the NJHS will be inducted in a ceremony to be held in May 2005.

• New NJHS members will participate in their eighth grade year by earning at least 15 service hours at Franklin Middle School.  They will work from their induction in May 2005 through the end of the third quarter in April 2006, participating in school projects, helping school staff and serving as leaders.  In May 2006, if they have fulfilled the requirements of an eighth grade NJHS member, they will receive their NJHS pin at the pinning ceremony

ATTENTION 8TH GRADER’S WHO ARE
NOT CURRENT MEMBERS OF NJHS

Haven’t joined yet? Are you still interested in becoming a National Junior Honor Society member? If so, please read the guidelines below.

• You must register with Mrs. Carra in room 208 BEFORE the end of the first quarter.  Use the form below.

• By the end of the third quarter of this year you must have a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.5.  This includes your grades from 7^th grade.

• You must have completed 15 service hours to be done here at Franklin.
  The deadline for completion is the end of the third quarter.

• You must maintain high character and citizenship standards.

• If you are interested and complete the above requirements you will be inducted into the NJHS in May.

I am interested in becoming a National Junior Honor Society Member.  

I have read and understand the above requirements.

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Name (Please Print)                                                               Signature

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Team                                                           Parent Signature

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM.

National Junior Honor Society
2005-2006

Requirements to Receive the NJHS Pin

A student must fulfill all requirements in order to receive the NJHS pin at the Spring Pinning Ceremony.

1. Maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA

   GPA will be verified at the end of the third grading period.  Any student who does not have a 3.5 or above GPA at that time will not receive a NJHS pin.  A cumulative average means that all 7th grade grades and the grades for the first 3 quarters of 8th grade will be included.
    

2. Complete a minimum of 15 service hours at Franklin Middle School.

   Hours at Franklin may be earned by assisting a teacher, working in the office, peer tutoring, or assisting with the PTA, or participating in any of the activities sponsored by NJHS.  The work must be done at Franklin.
    

   Hours completed at Franklin should be turned in to team liaisons as served.  Forms on which to record service hours may be obtained from them as well.  Please turn in your hours as you complete them.  Keep a copy for your records. This avoids problems at the end of the third quarter.  Please turn in ALL hours served, even after you have completed the minimum of 15 hours.  It is the sole responsibility of each member to complete at least 15 service hours.  BE PERSISTENT! Continue to ask teachers if they need help and don't forget the seventh grade teachers!
   
   All students must have a minimum of 5 hours of service completed by the end of the first quarter, 5 more hours by the end of the second quarter and all 15 hours must be done by the end of the third quarter.

Members that do not complete the minimum 15 hours of service will not receive a NJHS pin.

Service Hours Due Date - Last day of third quarter

   3.  Uphold the qualities of Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Citizenship.

Any member involved in cheating will be removed from NJHS.

Any member referred to the administration for behavioral misconduct will have membership reviewed by the NJHS Review Committee (Faculty Council).  Review of student discipline will be done at the end of each quarter by the Faculty Council

Sponsors:

Jo-Anne Carra, Room 208 - Joanne.Carra@fcps.edu 
Steve Klarevas - 8th grade Coordinator, Room 215 - Steve.Klarevas@fcps.edu
Jeannine Domedion-7th grade Coordinator, Room 100-Jeannine.Domedion@fcps.edu

Sponsors will answer questions for you and help solve any problems you might have. Just let us know!

Team Liaisons:

Team A - Mrs. Huber, Room 209
Team B - Mrs. Malec, Room 213
                 Mrs. Carra, Room 208
Team C - Mrs. Gottlieb, Room 212

Liaisons will collect service hours, announce dates and meetings, and provide additional forms and information.

Questions or comments to Joan.Carboni@fcps.edu or  Candace.Baxter@fcps.edu
This page last updated on 07/06/06