Central Kitsap Junior High School
Honor Society

Components of Membership

For many students, being a member of a National Junior Honor Society is the pinnacle of their achievements on school.  This honor society is both the public recognition if accomplishment and the personal commitment to continued excellent. Because of this, membership is granted in part because of a student’s academic achievement, but is also granted with the emphasis that leadership, service, citizenship, and character are equally important.

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Scholarship (Academic Achievement)

The scholarship requirement is based on a student’s cumulative grade point average.  A student must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.4, which will be checked at the end of each semester.  Should a student fall below the minimum, he or she will be placed on academic probation for the following semester.  If the student’s grade point average returns to a 3.4 or better, he or she will remain.  If it continues below a 3.4 minimum, the student will not be eligible to rejoin until his or her grade point average returns to a minimum of 3.4.

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Leadership

Leadership in school and the community is strongly advised.  The student who exercises leadership

·         Demonstrates initiative in promoting activities.

·         Exercises positive influence on peers in up holding school ideals.

·         Contributes ideas that improve the civic life of the school.

·         Exemplifies positive attitudes.

·         Successfully holds position of responsibility and demonstrates reliability and dependability.

·         Is a leader in the classroom and in other school and community activities.

·         Is willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal school attitude.

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Service

Service is generally considered to be those actions undertaken by the student that are done with or on behalf of others without direct financial or material compensation.  Central Kitsap Junior Honor Society requires each member to contribute minimum of eight (8) hours of service. The contributions the students make to school, classmates, and community, as well as his or her attitude toward service, is considered.

The student who serves

• Volunteers and provides dependable and well-organized assistance.
• Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult responsibilities.
• Cheerfully and enthusiastically performs requested service.
• Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, and students.

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Citizenship

The student who demonstrates citizenship

• Understands the importance of civic involvement.
• Has a high regard for freedom, justice, and respect of the American form of government (representative democracy.)
• Demonstrates mature participation and responsibility through involvement with community organizations and school clubs.

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Character

National Junior Honor Society supports the multi-faceted definition of character known as the “Six Pillars of Character.” A person of character demonstrates the following six qualities: respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship. It can be said that a student of character

·         Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously.

·         Consistently exemplifies desirable qualities of behavior (cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, and stability).

·         Upholds principles of morality and ethics.

·         Cooperates by complying with school regulations.

·         Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability.

·         Regularly shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others.

·         Observes instructions and rules, is punctual, and faithful both inside and outside of school.

·         Has powers of concentration, self-discipline, and sustained attention as shown by perseverance and application to studies.

·         Manifests truthfulness in acknowledging obedience to rules, avoiding cheating in schoolwork, and showing unwillingness to profit by the mistakes of others.

·         Actively helps rid the school of bad influences or environment.

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