National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)

The National Junior Honor Society chapter of Union Grove Middle School is a duly chartered and affiliated chapter of this prestigious national organization. Membership is open to those students who meet the required standards in five areas of evaluation: scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. Students are selected for membership by majority vote of a five-member principal-appointed faculty council, which bestows this honor upon qualified students on behalf of the faculty of our school.

Students in grades 6- 8 are eligible for membership. For the scholarship criterion, a student must have a cumulative grade point average of 90% or better. Each spring, those students who meet this criterion are invited to complete a Candidate Form that provides the faculty council with information regarding the candidate’s leadership, service, character and citizenship.  

Additionally, students’ school disciplinary records are reviewed. Students can have no negative disciplinary history for the current school year that resulted in ISS or OSS placement. Students are required to obtain three teacher recommendations to be considered.

Any solicited faculty input and all Candidate Forms are carefully reviewed by the faculty council to determine membership. A majority vote of the council is necessary for selection. Candidates are notified regarding selection or non-selection according to a predetermined schedule.

Following notification, a formal induction ceremony is held at the school to recognize all the newly selected members. Once inducted, new members are required to maintain the same level of performance (or better) in all five criteria that led to their selection.