Welcome to the NJHS page! 

We hope you are able to find the information you are looking for. If not, please reach out to our National Junior Honor Society sponsor, Sandra Sanchez, at 325-653-3200 or [email protected].

Note to NEW families: If your student is a transfer and is already a part of the National Junior Honor Society, we will honor that position as it has been earned. We request a letter from the former school.

The NJHS is a student organization established in 1929 to recognize and promote student achievement in the areas of scholarship, character, service, citizenship, and leadership. (It is actually part of the National Honor Society - or NHS - but with a specific emphasis on the middle-level grades.)

More than 80 years later, the NJHS has maintained its reputation for excellence and continues to do so through its members, as well as through the schools and communities that support it. This reputation could not have been established without the commitment of everyone involved. Therefore, membership in the NJHS is both an honor and a commitment. And, through various NJHS chapter service activities, members continue to both maintain and broaden the qualities and capabilities they displayed in order to be selected for the association. 

Thousands of schools are chartered through the NJHS, and college admissions officers consider participation in an organization such as the NJHS to be a good indicator of success at the college level, and later in life as well. As long as the members and supporters of the National Junior Honor Society continue to learn and grow in a positive direction, so will the NJHS continue to flourish. 

Source:  The National Junior Honor Society Handbook

Q: When Do Students Qualify for the National Junior Honor Society?:

A: Membership for the National Junior Honor Society takes place at the beginning of the spring semester.

Q: What grades are eligible?

A: Candidates eligible for election to the chapter must be in 6-8th grade.

Q: How do students qualify?

A: Students are required to have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 92.5%. The candidate must also have been enrolled for a period equivalent to one semester at the Texas Leadership Middle School.

Other Qualifications:

Upon meeting the grade level, enrollment, and grade point average standards, candidates shall then be considered based on their service, leadership, character, and citizenship.