The purpose of NJHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, to develop character, and to encourage citizenship.  National Junior Honor Society is an organization that recognizes scholarship, character, citizenship, leadership, and service. Any eighth-grader who has earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or above from their 6th and 7th-grade years is eligible for membership and goes through an application process