Cinco Ranch Junior High
National Junior Honor Society
NJHS is an organization of 8th grade students, with a GPA of 3.75 or above, who organize service projects for our community. Current 8th graders are inducted into NJHS in January and current 7th Graders are inducted into NJHS at the end of thier 7th grade year. Actual participation in activities occurs in 8th grade.
The purpose of NJHS is not only to honor students with good grades, but to also serve as an outlet for these students to perform service to their community and school. The only service requirement we have of our members is that they complete 15 hours of some type of voluntary service within the school year. Volunteering that is done in the summer or during the course of the current school year will count.
In the past year, NJHS and Student Council worked together to provide toys, clothes, and other gifts to 14 Katy ISD students who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to celebrate the holiday season. In April, 2025, NJHS held a food drive and collected over 2500 canned goods for Katy Christian Ministries. In May, 2025, CRJH inducted 229 7th graders as new NJHS members for their 8th grade year. Last year's NJHS members volunteered over 3900 hours between their induction in April 2024 and May, 2025.
Some activities that might be considered for obtaining the necessary service hours are any type of volunteer work that is done for their community or school without pay. Yard work for the elderly, volunteering through church activities, or working as a tutor or volunteer at the library, food pantries, and such would all be good ways to earn service hours. Although students can certainly gain some of these hours by helping out their families, we would ask that not all of their hours come from family help. NJHS guidelines limit the amount of volunteering to 4 hours per day. While students may choose to do more than 4 hours of volunteer work in one day, only 4 hours per day will count toward the 15 hour goal. Anything over 4 hours in one day will not be able to be applied to the NJHS goal.
| Membership | Probation | Dismissal |
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| 1. GPA of 3.75 will be calculated for the semester prior to the induction and the semester of induction up to the six weeks in which members are selected. All classes are included except student aide, correspondence courses, or credit by exam courses. | Overall GPA that falls below 3.75 will result in probation for the following 6 weeks. | Failure to return the overall GPA to a 3.75 or better at the end of the probationary period will result in dismissal. |
| 2. No F during the semester prior to or the semester of application |
N/A |
One F earned on a report card after induction will result in dismissal. |
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3. No U in conduct during the semester prior to or the semester of applicatio |
N/A |
One U earned on a report card after a student is inducted into NJHS will result in dismissal. |
| 4. No more than 2 N's in conduct during the semester prior to or the semester of application | If an NJHS member receives 2 N's in conduct on his/her report card after induction then he/she will be placed on probation for the grading period following the one in which the second N was received. | A third N received on a report card after induction will result in dismissal. |
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5. Reviewed by faculty council for discipline reports: No Level III offense No more than 2 Level II offenses In the previous grading period, semester, or preceding six weeks before consideration for the membership. |
An NJHS member who is reported for one Level III offense or two Level II offenses after induction will be reviewed by the faculty council. The review will result in probation or dismissal. | An NJHS member who is reported for more than one Level III offense or more than two Level II offenses after induction will be dismissed. |
| 6. Students must have attended CRJH for a period equivalent to one semester prior to membership application in order to be considered. | |