National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society (Grades 7-12)

The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for students in grades 10–12; 12th graders can only apply in the fall semester.
The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) recognizes students in grades 7–9. 6th graders who have completed at least one semester of enrollment may apply.
Selection for the NHS and NJHS is based on four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
The National Honor Society seeks to recognize outstanding high school students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

In the Fall and Spring, students’ academic records shall be reviewed to determine scholastic eligibility.
To be eligible for the NHS, a student must have:
- A Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.7
- Be on track to finish the school year on time
- Have been enrolled at Enlightium for at least one full semester
- Have minimal behavior reports
To be eligible for the NJHS, a student must have:
- To be eligible for the NJHS, a student must have:
- A GPA of 3.5
- Have current progress
- Be on track to finish the school year on time
- Have been enrolled at Enlightium for at least one full semester
- Have minimal behavior reports
Students who are eligible candidates shall be notified and asked to complete and submit the National Honor or National Junior Honor Society application for further consideration for selection.

The application packets are lengthy and require a great deal of work. The nominee is given approximately one month to complete the packet and submit it as one complete document via email to the advisor. Three references are required as well, which must come from the people completing the references. For more details, see this page.
Once the selection committee has thoroughly considered each candidate, the advisor will email each candidate a selected or not-selected letter. The candidates that were selected will receive a welcome packet, while the non-selected candidates will be given recommendations from the committee on how to improve their application in case they are nominated again in the future. If a student does not receive a not-selected letter and feels this is an error, please email nhs_njhs@enlightiumacademy.com as there could have been missing pieces to the application to cause the student to not be eligible for voting.

A week after the selection of candidates there will be a live-streamed induction ceremony; selected candidates will receive instructions during the ceremony. Selected candidates who have submitted all requirements will receive their membership certificate within five business days.

With the membership certificate, the candidates will receive additional information and instructions outlining the requirements of all Enlightium NHS_NJHS members in regard to participation, meetings, community service, and more.

**All meeting dates are from 9:00 - 9:45 am Pacific Time.**