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General Information
Question: What is CJSF
(the honor society)?
Answer: The purpose of the
California Junior Scholarship Federation, a state-wide organization
of over 600 chapters, is to foster high standards of scholarship,
service, and citizenship on the part of students of California's
public and private junior high and middle schools.
Question: How can I become
a member of the honor society?
Answer: The application periods are the months of
September and February for 7th and 8th grade students. Each
applicant must apply in person and can obtain an application from
the Chapter Adviser in Room 202 or from a 7th or 8th
Grade Humanities teacher. The completed application, a copy of the
applicant's report card, and the dues for the semester must be
received before the end of the application period. Announcements are
made in the student section of the daily bulletin, posted in
Humanities classrooms and read over the intercom during the
application periods.
Question: What are the
Requirements for CJSF Membership?
Answer: Students apply for membership at the beginning
of each semester based on their grades for the previous semester.
All grades earned in the previous semester must be the equivalent
of C or better. Membership will terminate should a grade of D or
F be earned during any grading period or for honor code infractions.
Any citizenship grade lower that Satisfactory will
also terminate the student’s membership.
Question: What are the
Benefits of CJSF Membership?
Answer: Students have the opportunity to participate in
leadership roles in school/community that are unique because of
their commitment to excellence. CJSF grooms the student for
California Scholarship Federation (CSF) membership in high school.
Each year a number of CJSF members earn Honor Member
status.
Question: What is an Honor
Member?
Answer: An Honor Member is a student who has
qualified and applied for membership in at least three of the four
semesters in seventh and eighth grades. When honor membership is
verified by the Chapter Adviser, permanent records are annotated and
the student becomes eligible for associate membership at the high
school chapter of the California Scholarship Federation.
Question: How does a
Member Qualify for the Honor Medal?
Answer: The CJSF Honor Medal is awarded to students to
meet both scholastic and service requirements. Each student must
qualify for honor membership (be a member in good standing three of
the four semesters in seventh and eighth grades and at the time the
medal is presented) and perform at least fifty hours of
community/school service. Some activities for which service
credit can be earned are:
*Tutoring on campus or cross-age tutoring
*Hosting/Sponsoring
food drives
*Hosting a faculty recognition day
*Ushering at school events
*Visiting convalescent centers/hospitals
*Serving as members of the Leadership Crew
*Sponsoring "Campus Cleanup Day"
*Co-Sponsoring Awards Night
*Helping with new student orientation/school registration
*Other activities approved by the adviser on request
Question: When was the
CJSF Chapter Established?
Answer: Chapter 767js was
established at Bernardo Heights in February 1994. There were 82
charter members. Ten of the eighth grade students from the group of
charter members earned the honor medal. In less than two years the
chapter had the largest membership of any middle school in the
Southern Region with 147 members during school year 1994/1995.
Question: When are
meetings held?
Answer: The first Monday of each month is
the official meeting date for the chapter.
Meetings are held in Room 202 (or the MPR) from 3:20 PM to 4:15 PM.
Each member must attend at least two meetings per semester to be in
good standing. No credit will be earned by any student who does not
attend the required two meetings per semester. CJSF officers meet
during lunch to plan meetings and chapter activities. There are no
lunch meetings held for the chapter as a whole.
--The Chapter Advisor is Mrs. Sally
Burke
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