National Junior Honor Society
September 25, 2025
CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPTER
OF THE
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
Selection Procedure
The National Junior Honor Society chapter of Charlotte 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 each spring semester. Students in grades 6-8 are eligible for membership. For the scholarship criterion, a student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Each spring semester those students who meet this criterion are invited to complete a Candidate Form and essay explaining why he/she would like to be considered for membership in to the NJHS. This provides the faculty council with information regarding the candidate’s leadership and service. To evaluate a candidate’s character, the faculty council uses two forms of input. First, school disciplinary records are reviewed. Second, members of the faculty are solicited for input regarding their professional reflections on a candidate’s service activities, character, and leadership. Any solicited faculty input, all Candidate Forms, and essays 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 four criteria that led to their selection.