ARTICLE I: NAME AND PURPOSE
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the National
Junior Honor Society of Secondary Schools (NJHS).
Section 2. The purpose of this organization shall be to create
enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to
render service, to promote leadership, to develop
character, and to encourage good citizenship in the
students of secondary schools.
Section 3. NJHS is a program of NASSP (the National
Association of Secondary School Principals), 1904
Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537, a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit association.
ARTICLE II: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
Section 1. The control of this organization shall be vested in
the NASSP Board of Directors.
Section 2. There shall be a National Council to advise the
NASSP Board of Directors regarding NJHS and its
policies and procedures.
Section 3. The National Council shall consist of eleven members
appointed by the Board of Directors of the
National Association of Secondary School Principals,
one representative chosen from each of the NASSP
administrative regions, two at-large principals or
assistant principals (from any region), and the NJHS
Representative, a chapter adviser from a middle
level school. Regional representatives shall alternate
terms between principals and advisers according to
the schedule developed by the national office. The
executive director of NASSP shall be an ex-officio
member of the National Council. A staff representative
appointed by the NASSP Executive Director will
be assigned to facilitate all meetings and serve as
secretary of the National Council.
Section 4. Members shall be appointed for a term of no more
than three years.
Section 5. A simple majority of members shall constitute a
quorum of the National Council.
*Always consult with www.njhs.us/constitutions for the most recent edition of the national constitution.
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ARTICLE III: STATE ORGANIZATIONS
Section 1. Local chapters may choose to organize state associations.
Section 2. Any state association of National Junior Honor
Society chapters shall conform to this Constitution
and shall work with NASSP in furthering the purposes
of this organization.
Section 3. All state associations shall be affiliated with the
National Junior Honor Society.
Section 4. The state affiliate shall not serve as an appeal board
for local chapter non-selection or dismissal cases.
Section 5. Bylaws of the state associations must be approved
by NASSP and must be consistent with the NJHS
Constitution.
ARTICLE IV: LOCAL CHAPTERS
Section 1. Any secondary public school is eligible to apply
for a charter for a local chapter. Nonpublic secondary
schools accredited or approved by state
departments of education or by accrediting agencies
approved by NASSP are eligible to apply for a
charter for a local chapter. Each school shall have
its own chapter except in cases where a school’s
size precludes the formation of a full Faculty
Council. In such cases, a chapter can be shared as
long as all other constitutional requirements can
be met. A middle level unit in the same building
with a high school unit (e.g. in a K–12 school) will
be appropriate cause for two separate chapters (one
for the National Junior Honor Society and one for
the National Honor Society). [See Section 4.1.2 of the
NJHS Handbook for clarification of this last provision of
Section 1.]
Section 2. Each chapter shall pay a chartering fee determined
by the NASSP Board of Directors.
Section 3. Each school with a chapter shall pay an annual
affiliation fee approved by the NASSP Board of
Directors.
Section 4. The annual individual member dues paid to a
chapter or state affiliate, if any, shall not exceed
twenty dollars inclusively. The exact amount shall
be determined by the executive committee of the
chapter and shall be subject to the approval of the
chapter membership.
Section 5. Duly chartered local chapters shall conform to this
Constitution as set forth by the NASSP Board of
Directors. Failure to do so may result in the loss of
the charter.
ARTICLE V: THE PRINCIPAL
Section 1. The principal shall reserve the right to approve all
activities and decisions of the chapter.
Section 2. The principal shall annually appoint a member of
the faculty as chapter adviser, who may serve consecutive
terms.
Section 3. The principal shall annually appoint a Faculty
Council composed of five members of the school’s
faculty who may serve consecutive terms.
Section 4. The principal shall receive appeals in cases of nonselection
of candidates, and the disciplining or dismissal
of members.
ARTICLE VI: THE CHAPTER ADVISER
Section 1. The chapter adviser shall be responsible for the
direct, day-to-day supervision of the chapter and
act as liaison between faculty, administration, students,
and community.
Section 2. The chapter adviser shall maintain files on membership,
chapter history, activities, and financial
transactions. The chapter adviser shall send the
annual report to the national office.
Section 3. The chapter adviser shall regularly review each
member for compliance with Society standards and
obligations.
Section 4. The chapter adviser shall help the chapter officers
understand and carry out their duties.
Section 5. The chapter adviser shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting,
sixth member of the Faculty Council.
Section 6. The chapter adviser shall be a member of the faculty,
appointed annually by the principal, and may
serve consecutive terms.
ARTICLE VII: THE FACULTY COUNCIL
Section 1. The Faculty Council shall consist of five voting faculty
members appointed annually by the principal.
The chapter adviser shall be a non-voting, sixth
member of the Faculty Council. No principal or
assistant principal may be included on the Faculty
Council. (See Section 3.3.3 of the NJHS Handbook
regarding the functions of the Faculty Council.)
Section 2. The term of the Faculty Council shall be one year.
Members may be appointed to consecutive terms.
Section 3. The Faculty Council shall meet at least once a year
to review the procedures of the chapter, select
members, and to consider non-selection, dismissal,
other disciplinary actions, and warning cases.
Section 4. The Faculty Council will develop and revise, when
necessary, all chapter procedures for selection,
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discipline, and dismissal of members, all of which
must remain in compliance with this Constitution
and NJHS policies.
ARTICLE VIII: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Membership in local chapters is an honor bestowed
upon a student. Selection for membership is by a
Faculty Council and is based on outstanding scholarship,
leadership, service, character, and citizenship.
Once selected, members have the responsibility
to continue to demonstrate these qualities.
Section 2. The Faculty Council shall reserve the right to
award honorary membership to school officials,
principals, teachers, NJHS advisers, adults, students
with disabilities, or foreign exchange students
in recognition of achievement and/or outstanding
service rendered to the school in keeping
with the purposes of the National Junior Honor
Society. Honorary members shall have no voice or
vote in chapter affairs.
Section 3. Candidates become members when inducted at a
special ceremony.
Section 4. An NJHS member who transfers to another school
and brings a letter from the principal or chapter
adviser to the new school adviser shall be accepted
automatically as a member in the new school’s
chapter. Transfer members must meet the new
chapter’s standards within one semester in order to
retain membership.
Section 5. Members who resign or are dismissed are never
again eligible for NJHS membership or its benefits.1
ARTICLE IX: SELECTION OF MEMBERS
Section 1. To be eligible for membership the candidate must
be a member of those classes (second semester sixth
grade, seventh grade, eighth grade, or ninth grade)
designated as eligible in the chapter bylaws. (Ninth
graders in a 9–12 school may not be inducted into
either NJHS or NHS, nor can that school operate a
chapter of NJHS as per these guidelines and those
of the National Honor Society.) Candidates must
have been in attendance at the school the equivalent
of one semester. 2
Section 2. The national minimum standard for scholarship
shall be a cumulative scholastic average of at least
85 percent, B, or 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or the equivalent
standard of excellence. Candidates shall then
be evaluated on the basis of service, leadership,
character, and citizenship.3
Section 3. The selection of each member to the chapter shall
be by a majority vote of the Faculty Council. Prior
to notification of any candidates, the chapter adviser
shall review with the principal the results of the
Faculty Council’s deliberations.
Section 4. A description of the selection procedure shall be
published in an official school publication that is
widely available in a timely fashion to all students
and parents of the school. The selection procedure
shall be determined by the Faculty Council and
shall be consistent with the rules and regulations of
NJHS.
Section 5. NASSP shall not review the judgment of the
Faculty Council regarding selection of individual
members to local chapters.
ARTICLE X: DISCIPLINE AND DISMISSAL
Section 1. The Faculty Council in compliance with the rules
and regulations of the National Junior Honor
Society shall determine the procedure for dismissal.
A written description of the dismissal procedure
shall be available to interested parties. 4
Section 2. Members who fall below the standards that were
the basis for their selection shall be promptly
warned in writing by the chapter adviser and given
a reasonable amount of time to correct the deficiency,
except that in the case of flagrant violation
of school rules or the law, a member does not have
to be warned.
Section 3. The Faculty Council shall determine when an individual
has exceeded a reasonable number of warnings.
Section 4. In all cases of pending dismissal, a member
shall have a right to a hearing before the Faculty
Council. (Note: This hearing is required and is considered
“due process” for all members.)
Section 5. For purposes of dismissal, a majority vote of the
Faculty Council is required.
Section 6. A member who has been dismissed may appeal
the decision of the Faculty Council to the principal
and thereafter under the same rules for disciplinary
appeals in the school district.
Section 7. NASSP shall hear no appeals in dismissal cases.
(Note: Refer to Article VIII, Section 5 regarding the permanent consequences
for members when dismissed.)
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ARTICLE XI: CHAPTER OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers of the chapter, their duties, and the
method of their election shall be determined by the
members of the chapter, approved by the Faculty
Council and the principal, and described in the
chapter bylaws.
Section 2. New officers shall be installed at a special
ceremony.
ARTICLE XII: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1. The executive committee shall consist of the officers
of the chapter and the chapter adviser.
Section 2. The executive committee shall have general supervision
of the affairs of the chapter between its business
meetings, make recommendations to the chapter,
and determine and perform such other duties
as are specified in the chapter bylaws. All actions
and recommendations of the executive committee
shall be subject to the review of the chapter membership.
Section 3. The executive committee shall have the responsibility
for ensuring that chapter activities and procedures
follow school policy and regulations. 5
ARTICLE XIII: MEETINGS
Section 1. Each chapter shall have regular meetings during
the school year on days designated by the executive
committee and in accordance with school
policy and regulations.
Section 2. The regularity of the meetings (i.e., weekly,
monthly, or bimonthly) shall be designated in the
chapter bylaws.
Section 3. The chapter president or other designated student
leader may call special meetings approved by the
executive committee.
Section 4. Chapters shall conduct meetings according to
Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised in all points
not expressly provided for in this Constitution or
the chapter bylaws.
ARTICLE XIV: ACTIVITIES
Section 1. Each chapter shall determine one or more service
projects for each year.
Section 2. All members shall regularly participate in these
projects.
Section 3. These projects shall have the following characteristics:
Fulfill a need within the school or community;
have the support of the administration and the faculty;
be appropriate and educationally defensible;
be well planned, organized, and executed.
Section 4. Each member shall have the responsibility for
choosing and participating in an individual service
project that reflects his or her particular talents and
interests. This is in addition to the chapter projects
to which all members contribute.
Section 5. Each chapter shall publicize its projects in a positive
manner.
ARTICLE XV: OFFICIAL INSIGNIA
Section 1. This organization shall have an official emblem.
The emblem shall be uniform and its distribution
and rules for its use shall be determined by the
NASSP Board of Directors.
Section 2. Each active or honorary member in good standing
with the chapter shall be entitled to wear this
emblem.
Section 3. Any member who resigns or is dismissed shall
return the emblem to the chapter adviser.
Section 4. All insignia must be procured from the national
office of the National Junior Honor Society, 1904
Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. All insignia
are registered with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and may not be copied by
anyone without written permission of the NJHS
national office. (See also, Logo Usage Guidelines as
found at www.njhs.us/logo.)
Section 5. The motto of the National Junior Honor Society
shall be Light Is the Symbol of Truth.
Section 6. The official colors of the National Junior Honor
Society shall be blue and white.
Section 7. The official flower of the National Junior Honor
Society shall be the white rose.
ARTICLE XVI: CHAPTER BYLAWS
Section 1. Each chapter shall write bylaws to amplify sections
of this Constitution and to clarify operating
procedures of the chapter. Bylaws do not need the
approval of NASSP but must be consistent with
this Constitution.
Section 2. The chapter bylaws shall contain information
concerning the election and duties of officers, the
schedule of meetings, member obligations, dues,
and the like. (Note: See www.njhs.us/bylaws for additional
information regarding the appropriate content of
chapter bylaws.)
ARTICLE XVII: AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended by the NASSP Board of
Directors based on input from the NASSP staff and the NHS &
NJHS National Council.
Notes:
1. Article VIII, Section 5: Resignation or dismissal from NJHS
has no bearing on future consideration for membership in
NHS in high school.
2. Article IX, Section 1. Some candidates may be ineligible for
induction because of the semester ruling. Many students,
including students of military parents, are required to move
with parents or guardians that have transferred in their
work. The present school principal should seek a recommendation
from the previous school principal or chapter adviser
pursuant to the candidate’s selection. On the basis of the
recommendation of the previous principal or adviser, the
Faculty Council may waive the semester regulation.
3. Article IX, Section 2. Local chapters may raise the cumulative
GPA standard above the national minimum, or increase
standards for the remaining selection criteria, apply them
fairly and consistently, and include these standards in their
locally published selection procedures.
4. Article X, Section 1. To maintain compliance, all local procedures
must conform to the full provisions of this article.
Faculty Councils can consider disciplinary actions that are
less severe than dismissal if circumstances warrant.
5. Article XII, Section 3: This section is generally viewed to
include chapter activities except those with regards to the
selection, discipline, and dismissal of members which are
the sole domain of the chapter’s Faculty Council per the provisions
of Article VII, Section 4.
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Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the National
Junior Honor Society of Secondary Schools (NJHS).
Section 2. The purpose of this organization shall be to create
enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to
render service, to promote leadership, to develop
character, and to encourage good citizenship in the
students of secondary schools.
Section 3. NJHS is a program of NASSP (the National
Association of Secondary School Principals), 1904
Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537, a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit association.
ARTICLE II: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
Section 1. The control of this organization shall be vested in
the NASSP Board of Directors.
Section 2. There shall be a National Council to advise the
NASSP Board of Directors regarding NJHS and its
policies and procedures.
Section 3. The National Council shall consist of eleven members
appointed by the Board of Directors of the
National Association of Secondary School Principals,
one representative chosen from each of the NASSP
administrative regions, two at-large principals or
assistant principals (from any region), and the NJHS
Representative, a chapter adviser from a middle
level school. Regional representatives shall alternate
terms between principals and advisers according to
the schedule developed by the national office. The
executive director of NASSP shall be an ex-officio
member of the National Council. A staff representative
appointed by the NASSP Executive Director will
be assigned to facilitate all meetings and serve as
secretary of the National Council.
Section 4. Members shall be appointed for a term of no more
than three years.
Section 5. A simple majority of members shall constitute a
quorum of the National Council.
*Always consult with www.njhs.us/constitutions for the most recent edition of the national constitution.
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ARTICLE III: STATE ORGANIZATIONS
Section 1. Local chapters may choose to organize state associations.
Section 2. Any state association of National Junior Honor
Society chapters shall conform to this Constitution
and shall work with NASSP in furthering the purposes
of this organization.
Section 3. All state associations shall be affiliated with the
National Junior Honor Society.
Section 4. The state affiliate shall not serve as an appeal board
for local chapter non-selection or dismissal cases.
Section 5. Bylaws of the state associations must be approved
by NASSP and must be consistent with the NJHS
Constitution.
ARTICLE IV: LOCAL CHAPTERS
Section 1. Any secondary public school is eligible to apply
for a charter for a local chapter. Nonpublic secondary
schools accredited or approved by state
departments of education or by accrediting agencies
approved by NASSP are eligible to apply for a
charter for a local chapter. Each school shall have
its own chapter except in cases where a school’s
size precludes the formation of a full Faculty
Council. In such cases, a chapter can be shared as
long as all other constitutional requirements can
be met. A middle level unit in the same building
with a high school unit (e.g. in a K–12 school) will
be appropriate cause for two separate chapters (one
for the National Junior Honor Society and one for
the National Honor Society). [See Section 4.1.2 of the
NJHS Handbook for clarification of this last provision of
Section 1.]
Section 2. Each chapter shall pay a chartering fee determined
by the NASSP Board of Directors.
Section 3. Each school with a chapter shall pay an annual
affiliation fee approved by the NASSP Board of
Directors.
Section 4. The annual individual member dues paid to a
chapter or state affiliate, if any, shall not exceed
twenty dollars inclusively. The exact amount shall
be determined by the executive committee of the
chapter and shall be subject to the approval of the
chapter membership.
Section 5. Duly chartered local chapters shall conform to this
Constitution as set forth by the NASSP Board of
Directors. Failure to do so may result in the loss of
the charter.
ARTICLE V: THE PRINCIPAL
Section 1. The principal shall reserve the right to approve all
activities and decisions of the chapter.
Section 2. The principal shall annually appoint a member of
the faculty as chapter adviser, who may serve consecutive
terms.
Section 3. The principal shall annually appoint a Faculty
Council composed of five members of the school’s
faculty who may serve consecutive terms.
Section 4. The principal shall receive appeals in cases of nonselection
of candidates, and the disciplining or dismissal
of members.
ARTICLE VI: THE CHAPTER ADVISER
Section 1. The chapter adviser shall be responsible for the
direct, day-to-day supervision of the chapter and
act as liaison between faculty, administration, students,
and community.
Section 2. The chapter adviser shall maintain files on membership,
chapter history, activities, and financial
transactions. The chapter adviser shall send the
annual report to the national office.
Section 3. The chapter adviser shall regularly review each
member for compliance with Society standards and
obligations.
Section 4. The chapter adviser shall help the chapter officers
understand and carry out their duties.
Section 5. The chapter adviser shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting,
sixth member of the Faculty Council.
Section 6. The chapter adviser shall be a member of the faculty,
appointed annually by the principal, and may
serve consecutive terms.
ARTICLE VII: THE FACULTY COUNCIL
Section 1. The Faculty Council shall consist of five voting faculty
members appointed annually by the principal.
The chapter adviser shall be a non-voting, sixth
member of the Faculty Council. No principal or
assistant principal may be included on the Faculty
Council. (See Section 3.3.3 of the NJHS Handbook
regarding the functions of the Faculty Council.)
Section 2. The term of the Faculty Council shall be one year.
Members may be appointed to consecutive terms.
Section 3. The Faculty Council shall meet at least once a year
to review the procedures of the chapter, select
members, and to consider non-selection, dismissal,
other disciplinary actions, and warning cases.
Section 4. The Faculty Council will develop and revise, when
necessary, all chapter procedures for selection,
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discipline, and dismissal of members, all of which
must remain in compliance with this Constitution
and NJHS policies.
ARTICLE VIII: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Membership in local chapters is an honor bestowed
upon a student. Selection for membership is by a
Faculty Council and is based on outstanding scholarship,
leadership, service, character, and citizenship.
Once selected, members have the responsibility
to continue to demonstrate these qualities.
Section 2. The Faculty Council shall reserve the right to
award honorary membership to school officials,
principals, teachers, NJHS advisers, adults, students
with disabilities, or foreign exchange students
in recognition of achievement and/or outstanding
service rendered to the school in keeping
with the purposes of the National Junior Honor
Society. Honorary members shall have no voice or
vote in chapter affairs.
Section 3. Candidates become members when inducted at a
special ceremony.
Section 4. An NJHS member who transfers to another school
and brings a letter from the principal or chapter
adviser to the new school adviser shall be accepted
automatically as a member in the new school’s
chapter. Transfer members must meet the new
chapter’s standards within one semester in order to
retain membership.
Section 5. Members who resign or are dismissed are never
again eligible for NJHS membership or its benefits.1
ARTICLE IX: SELECTION OF MEMBERS
Section 1. To be eligible for membership the candidate must
be a member of those classes (second semester sixth
grade, seventh grade, eighth grade, or ninth grade)
designated as eligible in the chapter bylaws. (Ninth
graders in a 9–12 school may not be inducted into
either NJHS or NHS, nor can that school operate a
chapter of NJHS as per these guidelines and those
of the National Honor Society.) Candidates must
have been in attendance at the school the equivalent
of one semester. 2
Section 2. The national minimum standard for scholarship
shall be a cumulative scholastic average of at least
85 percent, B, or 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or the equivalent
standard of excellence. Candidates shall then
be evaluated on the basis of service, leadership,
character, and citizenship.3
Section 3. The selection of each member to the chapter shall
be by a majority vote of the Faculty Council. Prior
to notification of any candidates, the chapter adviser
shall review with the principal the results of the
Faculty Council’s deliberations.
Section 4. A description of the selection procedure shall be
published in an official school publication that is
widely available in a timely fashion to all students
and parents of the school. The selection procedure
shall be determined by the Faculty Council and
shall be consistent with the rules and regulations of
NJHS.
Section 5. NASSP shall not review the judgment of the
Faculty Council regarding selection of individual
members to local chapters.
ARTICLE X: DISCIPLINE AND DISMISSAL
Section 1. The Faculty Council in compliance with the rules
and regulations of the National Junior Honor
Society shall determine the procedure for dismissal.
A written description of the dismissal procedure
shall be available to interested parties. 4
Section 2. Members who fall below the standards that were
the basis for their selection shall be promptly
warned in writing by the chapter adviser and given
a reasonable amount of time to correct the deficiency,
except that in the case of flagrant violation
of school rules or the law, a member does not have
to be warned.
Section 3. The Faculty Council shall determine when an individual
has exceeded a reasonable number of warnings.
Section 4. In all cases of pending dismissal, a member
shall have a right to a hearing before the Faculty
Council. (Note: This hearing is required and is considered
“due process” for all members.)
Section 5. For purposes of dismissal, a majority vote of the
Faculty Council is required.
Section 6. A member who has been dismissed may appeal
the decision of the Faculty Council to the principal
and thereafter under the same rules for disciplinary
appeals in the school district.
Section 7. NASSP shall hear no appeals in dismissal cases.
(Note: Refer to Article VIII, Section 5 regarding the permanent consequences
for members when dismissed.)
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ARTICLE XI: CHAPTER OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers of the chapter, their duties, and the
method of their election shall be determined by the
members of the chapter, approved by the Faculty
Council and the principal, and described in the
chapter bylaws.
Section 2. New officers shall be installed at a special
ceremony.
ARTICLE XII: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1. The executive committee shall consist of the officers
of the chapter and the chapter adviser.
Section 2. The executive committee shall have general supervision
of the affairs of the chapter between its business
meetings, make recommendations to the chapter,
and determine and perform such other duties
as are specified in the chapter bylaws. All actions
and recommendations of the executive committee
shall be subject to the review of the chapter membership.
Section 3. The executive committee shall have the responsibility
for ensuring that chapter activities and procedures
follow school policy and regulations. 5
ARTICLE XIII: MEETINGS
Section 1. Each chapter shall have regular meetings during
the school year on days designated by the executive
committee and in accordance with school
policy and regulations.
Section 2. The regularity of the meetings (i.e., weekly,
monthly, or bimonthly) shall be designated in the
chapter bylaws.
Section 3. The chapter president or other designated student
leader may call special meetings approved by the
executive committee.
Section 4. Chapters shall conduct meetings according to
Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised in all points
not expressly provided for in this Constitution or
the chapter bylaws.
ARTICLE XIV: ACTIVITIES
Section 1. Each chapter shall determine one or more service
projects for each year.
Section 2. All members shall regularly participate in these
projects.
Section 3. These projects shall have the following characteristics:
Fulfill a need within the school or community;
have the support of the administration and the faculty;
be appropriate and educationally defensible;
be well planned, organized, and executed.
Section 4. Each member shall have the responsibility for
choosing and participating in an individual service
project that reflects his or her particular talents and
interests. This is in addition to the chapter projects
to which all members contribute.
Section 5. Each chapter shall publicize its projects in a positive
manner.
ARTICLE XV: OFFICIAL INSIGNIA
Section 1. This organization shall have an official emblem.
The emblem shall be uniform and its distribution
and rules for its use shall be determined by the
NASSP Board of Directors.
Section 2. Each active or honorary member in good standing
with the chapter shall be entitled to wear this
emblem.
Section 3. Any member who resigns or is dismissed shall
return the emblem to the chapter adviser.
Section 4. All insignia must be procured from the national
office of the National Junior Honor Society, 1904
Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. All insignia
are registered with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and may not be copied by
anyone without written permission of the NJHS
national office. (See also, Logo Usage Guidelines as
found at www.njhs.us/logo.)
Section 5. The motto of the National Junior Honor Society
shall be Light Is the Symbol of Truth.
Section 6. The official colors of the National Junior Honor
Society shall be blue and white.
Section 7. The official flower of the National Junior Honor
Society shall be the white rose.
ARTICLE XVI: CHAPTER BYLAWS
Section 1. Each chapter shall write bylaws to amplify sections
of this Constitution and to clarify operating
procedures of the chapter. Bylaws do not need the
approval of NASSP but must be consistent with
this Constitution.
Section 2. The chapter bylaws shall contain information
concerning the election and duties of officers, the
schedule of meetings, member obligations, dues,
and the like. (Note: See www.njhs.us/bylaws for additional
information regarding the appropriate content of
chapter bylaws.)
ARTICLE XVII: AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended by the NASSP Board of
Directors based on input from the NASSP staff and the NHS &
NJHS National Council.
Notes:
1. Article VIII, Section 5: Resignation or dismissal from NJHS
has no bearing on future consideration for membership in
NHS in high school.
2. Article IX, Section 1. Some candidates may be ineligible for
induction because of the semester ruling. Many students,
including students of military parents, are required to move
with parents or guardians that have transferred in their
work. The present school principal should seek a recommendation
from the previous school principal or chapter adviser
pursuant to the candidate’s selection. On the basis of the
recommendation of the previous principal or adviser, the
Faculty Council may waive the semester regulation.
3. Article IX, Section 2. Local chapters may raise the cumulative
GPA standard above the national minimum, or increase
standards for the remaining selection criteria, apply them
fairly and consistently, and include these standards in their
locally published selection procedures.
4. Article X, Section 1. To maintain compliance, all local procedures
must conform to the full provisions of this article.
Faculty Councils can consider disciplinary actions that are
less severe than dismissal if circumstances warrant.
5. Article XII, Section 3: This section is generally viewed to
include chapter activities except those with regards to the
selection, discipline, and dismissal of members which are
the sole domain of the chapter’s Faculty Council per the provisions
of Article VII, Section 4.
© 2012 NASSP