Joe Moreno
Principal
National Junior
LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL
219 Crandall Street 
(972) 600-4400
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Irving, Texas 75060
Fax (972) 313-4499
Denise Anderson
Assistant Principal
Administrative Sponsor
Meghan Bible
Sponsor
Honor Society
Requirement Agreement
2015-2016 Academic Year
Dear National Junior Honor Society Member:
Membership in the Lamar Middle School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society is an honor
which you have earned. As a current member of NJHS, you are required to adhere to the following in
order to remain in good standing:
1. You must turn in this beginning-of-the-year requirement agreement. If you do not
return this contract, you will not be allowed to participate in our activities.
2. Members are required to complete a minimum of 5 service hours EACH semester.
Service activities must be documented on the Service Log and signed by a supervising adult
who is NOT A FAMILY MEMBER.
Service activities must benefit the community (school, neighborhood, city, etc.).
Examples of activities that are NOT acceptable service activities:
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activities in which the student is compensated in ANY way (i.e. money, gifts, objects,
rewards, favors, etc.)
assisting family members (i.e. babysitting a sibling)
household chores
activities performed during school hours
activities that are required for a group or club (i.e. performing in a school concert,
student ambassador, etc.)
activities that directly benefit a club or for-profit organization (i.e. fund-raising for a
club)
3. Participate in at least one community service project supported by the Lamar Middle
School NJHS Chapter. If you do not participate in a LMS sponsored service project, you
must earn 2 extra hours of pre-approved and documented community service on your own
time.
4. Maintain an 85 or better in each class every six weeks. Grades will be verified by Ms. Bible
at the end of each six weeks once report cards are released. A member whose report card
grades falls below an 85 will be placed on probation and considered to be in poor standing. If a
member’s average falls below 85 for two consecutive six weeks, the member will be dismissed
from National Junior Honor Society. Members on probation are still responsible for
meeting all club requirements.
Members are subject to dismissal if they do not maintain the same standards of scholarship,
leadership, service and character that are used as a basis for their selection. For example, a
student is not maintaining the standards of scholarship or character if he or she cheats or
plagiarizes; a student is not maintaining the standards of character and leadership if he or she
exhibits negative behavior in class or in the hallways (swearing, causing fights, etc.). Failure to
meet any of the requirements will result in the member falling into poor standing. Students in
poor standing will be notified in writing of their position.
5. Maintain all A’s in citizenship each six weeks. Character and citizenship are greatly valued
in the NJHS and classroom behavior of its members is expected to be the best of the best.
Should you receive one or more B’s, you will be placed on probation until the next report card.
If not improved by the following report card period, you will be dismissed from NJHS.
6. You are required to attend ALL NJHS meetings. We will have at least two meetings each
semester. The meetings will be held in room 134 after school from 4:00-4:45 pm. During the
meetings we discuss fundraisers, club business, and service projects.
If you cannot attend, please notify Ms. Bible via email at least 1 day before the meeting. If
there is no written record of your attendance or excuse, then you are marked absent. For each
absence at a meeting, the member is responsible for participating in 2 extra hours of
community service.
8th grade athletes are expected to attend for the first 30 minutes of the meeting. Please make
sure your coach knows about the meeting and your need to attend at least a day ahead of time.
Schedule of 2015-2016 Meetings (may be subject to change – at least 1 week notice will
be given via Lamar Announcements):
 Tuesday, September 15th – Introduction Meeting (requirements, officer information,
community service project)
 Thursday, October 15th – Meeting (grade verification, officer elections, community
service project)
 Thursday, December 3rd – Meeting (grade verification, community service project, fall
semester service hours due, holiday celebration)
 Tuesday, February 9th – Meeting (grade verification, community service project)
 Tuesday, April 19th – Meeting (grade verification, community service project, spring
semester service hours due)
 Thursday, May 5th – New Member Induction (officers MUST attend and current
members are encouraged to attend, but it is not mandatory)
 Tuesday, May 24th – End of the Year Celebration
To become an officer you must have the officer recommendation form completed, signed and returned
to Ms. Bible by three of your current or former teachers on campus.
The positions available include:
1. President: The President will serve as the main assistant to the sponsor in all matters
connected to NJHS. The President is expected to lead every meeting and attend every event in
addition to being a model of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Other
responsibilities include helping sponsors with service projects, collecting service hour forms
from members, and speaking at the New Member Induction.
2. Vice-President: The Vice-President will be the principal assistant to the President in all
matters connected to NJHS. The Vice-President is expected to attend every meeting and every
event (including speaking at New Member Induction) in addition to being a model of
scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Other responsibilities include helping with
service projects, collecting service hour forms from members, and leading NJHS meetings in
the absence of the President.
3. Secretary: The Secretary’s primary responsibility will be to help sponsor get ready for service
projects, keeping records organized, and creating a bulletin board for NJHS. The secretary
should also be a model of scholarship, leadership, service, and character, and speak at New
Member Induction.
4. Historian: The Historian must be a model of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Other responsibilities include working with the sponsors to get ready for service projects and
speaking at New Member Induction.
5. Treasurer: The Treasurer must be a model of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Other responsibilities include working with the sponsor to get ready for service projects and
speaking at New Member Induction. The treasurer may also need to sign off on money
collected at fund-raisers and for signing purchase orders for items purchased by the Lamar
chapter of NJHS.
Throughout the year, members will have the opportunity to participate in fundraisers, community
service activities, and team building parties and events. The more you choose to participate, the more
you will get out of being part of the organization!
Sincerely,
Meghan Bible (rm. 134)
Signature of Acknowledgement of NJHS Member
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Signature of Acknowledgement of the NJHS Member’s parent
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