National Junior Honor Society Applications
The National Junior Honor Society has officially launched for school year 2023-2024. This is a national academic organization that serves to foster and recognize excellence in academic scholarship and community service in our nation's youth. Every spring, hundreds of our 7th and 8th grade students are inducted into the Deal chapter of NJHS and it is amazing to see how hard they work and the great impact that their service has on our community. In order to participate, students must successfully complete each of the action steps noted below by all due dates.
October 8 - Digital application to join the NJHS goes live.
November 20 - Digital application to join the NJHS is due.
December 15 - Eligible students are formally invited to register for NJHS via Canvas.
May 20 - All community service and extracurricular club forms are due. The Canvas course will close for processing and late submissions won't be possible.
June 4 - NJHS Induction & Recognition Ceremony at 6:30 pm
Eighth Graders - In order to be recognized as an active NJHS member for SY23-24 in June, you must complete a new application to participate again this year, log a new set of 15 community service hours and submit your forms/evidence in Canvas. You must also be on A/B Honor Roll or Principal's Honor Roll for terms 1-3. Finally, you must participate in at least 1 extracurricular club this year and submit your form/evidence of this in Canvas.
Here is the online application link for the NJHS for SY23-24: https://forms.office.com/r/xGn7iz7VhF
All applications are due by November 20. If you have any questions about the NJHS, please reach out to Ms. Garcia (maria.garcia@k12.dc.gov) or Ms. Lienemann (stephanie.lienemann@k12.dc.gov).
