National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)

• Overview:
  NJHS is a service club for 8th-grade students celebrating scholarship, citizenship, character, service, and leadership for students at Moore Square GT/AIG Basics Magnet Middle School. This club is academic and application-based. The members complete in-school and out-of-school service opportunities while engaging in leadership development. Students become eligible for induction and are invited into the Chapter at the end of seventh grade if they have an overall average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher, receive a positive teacher recommendation, and are approved by the Faculty Council. Members have already been selected for the 2023-24 school year.

• When: Monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month: September 12, October 10th, November 14, (No Dec Meeting), January 9, February 13, March 12, April 9, May 14. (Meetings are subject to change)
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• Where: Cafeteria
  
  Advisor: Kenneth Lesher (kclesher@wcpss.net)
  
  Group Service Projects:
  From clothing drives to collecting canned food for local food shelters, members of the NJHS will participate in a wide variety of Group Service Projects. In order to participate in all Group Service Projects, members of NJHS are required to get permission from teachers in any class they will miss.
  
  Individual Service Hours:
  Members of the National Junior Honor Society are expected to complete  20 service hours by the end of each school year. Members are required to have a letter from an adult sponsor verifying their participation in the activity when it is done out of school. The adult sponsor may write a personalized letter or may use the form provided to NJHS members. Additionally, students must keep track of their hours using the Service Hours Documentation form.
  
  (updated 8/16/2023)