Membership Requirements
GRADE POINT AVERAGE "GPA"
Students must maintain a "Solid" GPA of 3.75 (not subject to "rounding") or above. All graded courses count (except PE) for the average. There is no weighting of accelerated courses.
Students may not receive a failing grade (D or lower) in any subject.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
(Being Developed)
SUSPENSION
Students who have been suspended may not be admitted to the NJHS
Membership will be revoked from students who have been suspended in or out of school while in the NJHS.
DETENTION
Students who have received two or more detentions during one school year will not be admitted to the NJHS
Membership will be revoked from students who receive two or more detentions during their membership.
CHARACTER
Students caught cheating in the year of admittance will not be admitted to the NJHS
Membership will be revoked from students caught cheating
Students must be respectful to teachers, administrators and students
Significant teacher concerns regarding a student’s character will be taken into consideration by the Faculty Council.
All input on a student’s character must be documented and forwarded to the council for
review.
SCHOOL ACTIVITY
Applicants must participate in one (1) school related activity. This activity does not have to be a sport.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Three (3) hours of community service activity is required per quarter.
Community service may be accomplished through a school affiliated club. Examples of clubs are Builder's Club, Renaissance Club, Student Council, etc.
If students choose this option, in order to meet the community service requirement, students must be actively involved in one of the above school activities. This means they must
attend three or more meetings.
Students may also meet their requirement by volunteering at a school event.
Paid activities are not acceptable – ex. babysitting, tutoring, etc.
Students may also complete their community service requirement through a legitimate charitable organization, for example, WARM, My Very Own Blanket, etc.
Forms will be distributed to students to be filled out by the advisor of each club offering community service opportunities. Students must write a paragraph explaining what they did
and what it meant to them.
Verification forms will be distributed to student applicants. The forms will require a contact phone number and a signature from a representative of the charitable organization. Students
will also be required to write a brief essay to be submitted with their application. This essay must describe what charitable activity they completed, and what it meant to them and their community.
If any part of the application is missing, it will be returned to the student for completion and
submission prior to the stated application deadline.
TEACHER RECOMMENDATION
Teacher recommendation forms will be distributed to the teachers of each applicant. They are to be filled out and returned to the council. Every single one of the child’s teachers will receive this recommendation sheet for review.
The contents of teacher recommendations will not be shared with parents and students.
***Eligibility forms must be returned on time. Late forms will not be accepted. Responsibility is important for each applicant.
Students must maintain a "Solid" GPA of 3.75 (not subject to "rounding") or above. All graded courses count (except PE) for the average. There is no weighting of accelerated courses.
Students may not receive a failing grade (D or lower) in any subject.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
(Being Developed)
SUSPENSION
Students who have been suspended may not be admitted to the NJHS
Membership will be revoked from students who have been suspended in or out of school while in the NJHS.
DETENTION
Students who have received two or more detentions during one school year will not be admitted to the NJHS
Membership will be revoked from students who receive two or more detentions during their membership.
CHARACTER
Students caught cheating in the year of admittance will not be admitted to the NJHS
Membership will be revoked from students caught cheating
Students must be respectful to teachers, administrators and students
Significant teacher concerns regarding a student’s character will be taken into consideration by the Faculty Council.
All input on a student’s character must be documented and forwarded to the council for
review.
SCHOOL ACTIVITY
Applicants must participate in one (1) school related activity. This activity does not have to be a sport.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Three (3) hours of community service activity is required per quarter.
Community service may be accomplished through a school affiliated club. Examples of clubs are Builder's Club, Renaissance Club, Student Council, etc.
If students choose this option, in order to meet the community service requirement, students must be actively involved in one of the above school activities. This means they must
attend three or more meetings.
Students may also meet their requirement by volunteering at a school event.
Paid activities are not acceptable – ex. babysitting, tutoring, etc.
Students may also complete their community service requirement through a legitimate charitable organization, for example, WARM, My Very Own Blanket, etc.
Forms will be distributed to students to be filled out by the advisor of each club offering community service opportunities. Students must write a paragraph explaining what they did
and what it meant to them.
Verification forms will be distributed to student applicants. The forms will require a contact phone number and a signature from a representative of the charitable organization. Students
will also be required to write a brief essay to be submitted with their application. This essay must describe what charitable activity they completed, and what it meant to them and their community.
If any part of the application is missing, it will be returned to the student for completion and
submission prior to the stated application deadline.
TEACHER RECOMMENDATION
Teacher recommendation forms will be distributed to the teachers of each applicant. They are to be filled out and returned to the council. Every single one of the child’s teachers will receive this recommendation sheet for review.
The contents of teacher recommendations will not be shared with parents and students.
***Eligibility forms must be returned on time. Late forms will not be accepted. Responsibility is important for each applicant.