The National Junior Honor Society will meet on Tuesday, January 10th after school. All rides should be here at 4:30 p.m.

THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.

The National Junior Honor Society will meet on December 6th after school until 4:30 p.m. to make decorative boxes and cards. 

During the month of December, the NJHS will sponsor Operation Stuff-A-Stocking for the wounded troops. All students at Parkside will be asked to donate toiletries to fill Christmas stockings. NJHS students under the instruction of our art teacher, Mr. Pino will be making and decorating boxes for these stocking stuffers. Others will be designing Christmas cards.  Here is a partial list of things that can be purchased and donated (Please do not forget our female troops!):

toothpaste
nail clippers
denture cleaner tablets
denture brushes
shaving cream
deodorant talcum powder
shampoo phone cards
crosswords, etc.
brushes
hand lotions
facial tissues
white T-shirts
white socks
fun colorful socks
disposable cameras
photo albums
small photo frames
candies

Any NJHS member who would like to help with distributing fund raiser items on Wednesday, November 30th after school needs to see Mr. Nicholas.

The NJHS will meet on Tuesday, November 1st after school. Students running for office should be ready to deliver their speeches at this meeting.

Ms. Cap from the Prince William County Animal Shelter will be meeting with NJHS members or any Parkside student who would like to complete community service at the Animal Shelter on October 25th after school. Please sign up with Mrs. Curry if you plan to attend.

Any NJHS member who wants to run for an office or has already been nominated to run for an office needs to see Mr. Nicholas by Friday, October 7th. Also, all acknowledgments are due to him by Friday, October 7th.

The First NJHS meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2010 immediately after school. At this meeting, we will discuss expectations and students will receive a contract to be shared with their parents. Afterwards, we will continue our campaign of "Doing Something For Somebody Else" by cleaning with the custodians.

Any new member of NJHS may give their conatct information to Mr. Nicholas, if they want to assist with the 6th grade orientation in August.

The Parkside Middle School National Junior Honor Society

Extends an

Invitation to you to attend

the

 

Parkside Middle School

National Junior Honor Society

Induction Ceremony

June 2, 2011

6:30 PM

Please make time to help usher in an impressive group of candidates that you have helped prepare for this honor. If you plan on attending, please let us know. We also invite you to share some refreshments with the new and outgoing members and their families following the ceremony.

 

 

Students who have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher since the beginning of the 7th grade year will receive a letter inviting them to be come a full member of the National Junior Honor Society.  The National Junior Honor Scoiety is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding middle school students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor stundets who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Citizenship. No student is inducted solely on the basis of a high academic average. To be considered for membership each student is evaluated by at least 7 or their teachers. Eligible students must turn in their signed letter, 7 rating forms (to be filled out by teachers) and an activity form and essay before May 6th at 3:00 p.m. to either Mr. Nicholas or Mrs. Curry. No students should pursue membership if they do not plan to attend meetings and commit to completing community service projects as a group and individually.

The National Junior Honor Society will be collecting jeans for homeless teens. Drop off any pair of gently worn jeans to an Aeropostale between now and February 12 or you may drop off any jeans to any NJHS member or Mr. Nicholas in room 1534 and we'll make sure they get to a homeless shelter or a charity. To say thanks, Aeropostale will give you a 25% discount on the next pair of jeans u buy there. Last year you helped us collect over 200,00 pairs and this year we want to top that, so start collecting today.

National Junior Honor Society Criteria for Selection

 

The Parkside Middle School National Junior Honor Society sets the following criteria for selection.  These criteria are contained in Prince William County Public Schools Regulation 664-4.

 

1. Selection procedures are to be published yearly in appropriate school publications to ensure that all students are aware of the criteria and selection procedures for the National Junior Honor Society.
2. The student must have earned a cumulative seventh or eighth grade-point average of 3.5 (non-rounded) at the end of the third nine week period of the school year and must have been in attendance at the school the equivalent of one semester.  Grades received in the 6^th grade are not to be included in the cumulative GPA.  In extenuation circumstances, the semester rule may be waved by the faculty council.
3. The students must receive an overall faculty rating average of 3.0 (non-rounded on character, leadership, service, and citizenship based on a four-point scale.
4. The teachers will rate the student using the criteria and forward the evaluation directly to the faculty council.
5. After the faculty council has made the decision and prior to publication, the list of those recommended and those not recommended for induction will be forwarded to the building principal for his/her approval. 
6. Students recommended and approved for induction into the National Junior Honor Society will be inducted in the spring of each year.  Regardless of when the student is selected, he/she is expected to fulfill all obligations related to membership in the National Junior Honor Society.  A student who does not fulfill such obligations may be removed from membership in accordance with National Junior Honor Society rules and regulations.

The NJHS Holiday project will again be Operation Stuff-A-Stocking. Any Parkside student may donate toiletry items found at any Dollar Store to fill stockings that will be delivered to disabled male and female soldiers. Please contact Mrs. Curry, Mrs. Sisson or Mr. Nicholas for more details.

The next NJHS meeting will occur on Tuesday, December 7th after school.

The next NJHS meeting will be held on Thursday, November 4th. There will be a guest speaker. All nominees for an office should be ready to deliver speaches on that day as well.

The meeting has been resceduled for Thursday because of the faculty meeting on Tuesday. Members have an opportunity to gain school hours by helping the custodians for one hour.

All NJHS contracts are due by the next meeing, which will be Tuesday, October 12th. Also, members are asked to participate in the 6th Annual 5K Walk and Run for families dealing with autism and the Family Fitness Festival at Parkside Middle, which is scheduled for October 28th.

The first National Junior Honor Scoiety meeting will be held after school on Tuesday, September 28th. Students will be dismissed at 4:30 p.m.

There will be an assembly for all 7th graders who are eligible for membership in the National Junior Honor Society on Friday, May 7, 2010 in the cafeteria at 8:30 a.m. Eligible students must have earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 (non-rounded) at the end of the third nine week period and must have been in attendance at the school the equivalent of one semester. 

NJHS members that need community hours will meet on Tuesday, April 13th after school. We will be decorating bands which we will wear, advertise and sell for a charity that the group will decide upon at a later meeting.

The National Junior Honor Society will  meet on Thursday, March 11th from 3-4:30 p.m. There will be a guest speaker from the Prince William County animal shelter.

Any NJHS member who is seriously interested in reading to 2nd graders at Bennett Elementary on Fridays from 3:40 to 4:20 p.m. needs to see Mr. Nicholas. There are 5 slots left!

 National Junior Honor Society members are asked to bring in items to fill several stockings for disabled and bedridden soldiers. Stockings and items can be purchased at any Dollar Store. Toothpaste, nail clippers, shaving cream, disposable razors, deodorant, powder, shampoo, combs, phone cards, crosswards, brushes, toothbrushes, lotion, facial tissues, deture cleaner tablets, white socks white T-shirts, candies, etc are just a portion of the items that can be purchased. Feel free to be creative. What more could we do but to let these soldiers who have sacrificed a part of themselves for our country know they are appreciated.

The National Junior Honor Society will meet on Tuesday, November 10th from 3-5 p.m. We will have a guest speaker from the Red Cross talking to members about volunteering.

NJHS members are encouraged to return their contracts before Friday, October 2nd. There are two new opportunities to volunteer. First, the homework club needs volunteers on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-4p.m. 123 abc Little Learners Academy is looking for volunteers to help with all children including those with special needs. 123abcLittleLearnersAcademy.com

The first NJHS meeting will be on September 29, 2009 from 3-5  p.m. We will have a guest speaker who will be informing members on how they can receive community service hours through her business.