Introduction of NJHS
When the NJHS was founded in 1929, the hope of the National Association of Secondary School Principals was to create an organization that would recognize and encourage academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in democracy. These ideals of scholarship, character, service,citizenship,and leadership remain as relevant today as they were in 1929.
Now, nearly 80 years later, the National Junior Honor Society has become a prestigious organization, ranking high among administrators, faculty members, students, parents, and residents of the school community. Its reputation for excellence is the result of years of commitment on the part of everyone involved. Through NJHS chapter service activities, members maintain and extend the qualities that won them selection. Membership is thus both an honor and a commitment.
