BY-LAWS FOR NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY CHAPTER
Chestnut Grove Middle School
ARTICLE 1
NAME AND PURPOSE
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Chestnut Grove Middle School Chapter of the National Junior Honor
Society of Chestnut Grove Middle School.
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 citizenship in
the students of Chestnut Grove Middle School.
Section 3. The NJHS shall be under the sponsorship and supervision of the National Association of
Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091.
ARTICLE 11
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 chapter adviser, who may serve consecutive terms.
(The term “adviser,” shall also mean “co-adviser” in years when two advisers are appointed.)
Section 3. The Principal shall be a part of the local school district appeal process for non-selection or
dismissal cases.
ARTICLE 111
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 activity 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.
ARTICLE 1V
FACULTY COUNCIL
Section 1. The faculty council shall consist of five voting faculty members appointed annually by the
principal. No principal may be included on 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 chapter adviser shall be an ex-officio, non-voting, sixth member of the faculty council.
Section 4. The faculty council shall put on probation those students who fall below the membership
standards determined by the faculty council. They will receive counsel and support from the
faculty council.
Section 5. The faculty council shall meet at least once a year to select members and to consider
dismissal, non-selection, and warning cases.
(Continued on next page)
NJHS Bylaws, p. 2
ARTICLE V
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Membership is an honor bestowed upon a student. Selection for membership is by a
faculty council and is based on outstanding scholarship, character, leadership, service, and citizenship.
Section 2. The faculty council shall reserve the right to award honorary membership to school
officials, principals, teachers, NJHS advisers, or adults in recognition of outstanding service rendered
to the school in keeping with the purpose of the National Junior Honor Society.
Section 3. Candidates become members when inducted at a special ceremony.
Section 4. A National Junior Honor Society member who transfers to another school and brings a
letter from the former 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 membership or its
benefits.
ARTICLE V1
SELECTION OF MEMBERS
Section 1. To be eligible for membership the candidate must be a member of the seventh or eighth
grade at Chestnut Grove Middle School.
Section 2. Candidates must have a cumulative scholastic average of 93.0. For current seventh graders,
this shall be based upon both semesters of the sixth grade. For eighth graders, it shall be based upon both semesters of seventh grade. Candidates shall then be evaluated on the basis of service, leadership, character, and citizenship. Candidates can not have been assigned OSS or ISS by a school administrator.
Section 3. Prior to selection, the following shall occur:
a. Students’ academic records shall be reviewed to determine scholastic eligibility.
b. Students who are eligible scholastically (“candidates”) shall be notified and asked to complete and
submit the “Student Activity Information Form” for further consideration for selection.
c. The faculty shall be requested to evaluate candidates determined to be scholastically eligible using
the official evaluation form provided by the chapter adviser.
d. The faculty council shall review the Student Activity Information Form and faculty evaluations in
order to determine membership.
Section 4. The selection of each member to the chapter shall be by a majority vote of the faculty
council, consisting of five faculty members appointed by the Principal. The chapter adviser (or coadvisers)
shall be the sixth (or sixth and seventh) non-voting, ex-officio members of the faculty
council.
Section 5. A description of the selection procedure shall be published in an official school publication
which 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 the National Junior Honor Society.
Section 6. The National Council and the NASSP shall not review the judgment of the faculty council
regarding selection of individual members to local chapters.
(Continued on next page)
NJHS Bylaws, p. 3
ARTICLE V11
DISMISSAL
Section 1. The procedure of dismissal shall be determined by the faculty council in compliance with
the rules and regulations of the National Junior Honor Society. A written description of the dismissal
procedure shall be available to interested parties.
Section 2. Members who fall below the standards which 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 (one semester), except that in the case of flagrant violation of school rules or civil laws. A member does not, necessarily, 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 impending dismissal, a member shall have a right to written notification of
charges and a hearing before the faculty council.
Section 5. A member who has been dismissed may appeal the decision of the faculty council under
the same rules for disciplinary appeals in the school district.
Section 6. The National Council and the NASSP shall hear no appeals in dismissal cases.
ARTICLE V111
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers of this chapter shall be 5 or 6 board members, depending on nominations and
election results.
Section 2. Board members shall be elected at a regular meeting of the Chestnut Grove NJHS Chapter. Time, methods, and procedures for the nomination will be determined at the beginning of each school year
by the chapter adviser and faculty council.
ARTICLE IX
BOARD MEMBERS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 1. The president of the board presides at meetings/provides direction.
Section 2. The vice-president of the board serves in the absence of the president; other duties as
directed.
Section 3. One board member serves as secretary and records attendance and proceedings; attends to
clerical duties.
Section 4. One board member keeps records of all financial matters.
(Continued on next page)
NJHS Bylaws, p. 4
ARTICLE X
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1. The executive committee shall consist of the board members 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 by-laws. All action 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.
ARTICLE XI
MEETINGS
Section 1. The Chestnut Grove Chapter shall meet monthly.
Section 2. Special meetings approved by the executive committee may be called by the chapter
adviser.
Section 3. Chapters shall conduct meetings according to Robert’s Rules of Order in all points not
expressly provided for in these by-laws.
ARTICLE XII
ACTIVITIES
Section 1: The chapter shall be involved in at least one service project during the school year.
Section 2: Members shall individually volunteer for at least five service hours and record the
activity of service on the verification sheet. Verification sheets must be turned in to the chapter advisor or faculty council member responsible for recording service hours.
Section 3: All members shall regularly participate in these projects.
Section 4: 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, and be well-planned, organized, and executed.
ARTICLE XIII
AMMENDMENTS
These By-Laws will be reviewed annually by the Chapter Members. NOTE: BY-LAWS MUST BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY CONSTITUTION AND
HANDBOOK. Any recommended change must be approved by the faculty council and the principal.
Upon approval of the recommended change, it will be reviewed and put to a vote by the membership.
Two-thirds vote will establish a change.
Sections dealing with revisions to the procedures for selection, disciplining, and dismissal of members
can be changed only by the Faculty Council, though input from the chapter is allowed.
Chestnut Grove Middle School
ARTICLE 1
NAME AND PURPOSE
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Chestnut Grove Middle School Chapter of the National Junior Honor
Society of Chestnut Grove Middle School.
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 citizenship in
the students of Chestnut Grove Middle School.
Section 3. The NJHS shall be under the sponsorship and supervision of the National Association of
Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091.
ARTICLE 11
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 chapter adviser, who may serve consecutive terms.
(The term “adviser,” shall also mean “co-adviser” in years when two advisers are appointed.)
Section 3. The Principal shall be a part of the local school district appeal process for non-selection or
dismissal cases.
ARTICLE 111
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 activity 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.
ARTICLE 1V
FACULTY COUNCIL
Section 1. The faculty council shall consist of five voting faculty members appointed annually by the
principal. No principal may be included on 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 chapter adviser shall be an ex-officio, non-voting, sixth member of the faculty council.
Section 4. The faculty council shall put on probation those students who fall below the membership
standards determined by the faculty council. They will receive counsel and support from the
faculty council.
Section 5. The faculty council shall meet at least once a year to select members and to consider
dismissal, non-selection, and warning cases.
(Continued on next page)
NJHS Bylaws, p. 2
ARTICLE V
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Membership is an honor bestowed upon a student. Selection for membership is by a
faculty council and is based on outstanding scholarship, character, leadership, service, and citizenship.
Section 2. The faculty council shall reserve the right to award honorary membership to school
officials, principals, teachers, NJHS advisers, or adults in recognition of outstanding service rendered
to the school in keeping with the purpose of the National Junior Honor Society.
Section 3. Candidates become members when inducted at a special ceremony.
Section 4. A National Junior Honor Society member who transfers to another school and brings a
letter from the former 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 membership or its
benefits.
ARTICLE V1
SELECTION OF MEMBERS
Section 1. To be eligible for membership the candidate must be a member of the seventh or eighth
grade at Chestnut Grove Middle School.
Section 2. Candidates must have a cumulative scholastic average of 93.0. For current seventh graders,
this shall be based upon both semesters of the sixth grade. For eighth graders, it shall be based upon both semesters of seventh grade. Candidates shall then be evaluated on the basis of service, leadership, character, and citizenship. Candidates can not have been assigned OSS or ISS by a school administrator.
Section 3. Prior to selection, the following shall occur:
a. Students’ academic records shall be reviewed to determine scholastic eligibility.
b. Students who are eligible scholastically (“candidates”) shall be notified and asked to complete and
submit the “Student Activity Information Form” for further consideration for selection.
c. The faculty shall be requested to evaluate candidates determined to be scholastically eligible using
the official evaluation form provided by the chapter adviser.
d. The faculty council shall review the Student Activity Information Form and faculty evaluations in
order to determine membership.
Section 4. The selection of each member to the chapter shall be by a majority vote of the faculty
council, consisting of five faculty members appointed by the Principal. The chapter adviser (or coadvisers)
shall be the sixth (or sixth and seventh) non-voting, ex-officio members of the faculty
council.
Section 5. A description of the selection procedure shall be published in an official school publication
which 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 the National Junior Honor Society.
Section 6. The National Council and the NASSP shall not review the judgment of the faculty council
regarding selection of individual members to local chapters.
(Continued on next page)
NJHS Bylaws, p. 3
ARTICLE V11
DISMISSAL
Section 1. The procedure of dismissal shall be determined by the faculty council in compliance with
the rules and regulations of the National Junior Honor Society. A written description of the dismissal
procedure shall be available to interested parties.
Section 2. Members who fall below the standards which 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 (one semester), except that in the case of flagrant violation of school rules or civil laws. A member does not, necessarily, 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 impending dismissal, a member shall have a right to written notification of
charges and a hearing before the faculty council.
Section 5. A member who has been dismissed may appeal the decision of the faculty council under
the same rules for disciplinary appeals in the school district.
Section 6. The National Council and the NASSP shall hear no appeals in dismissal cases.
ARTICLE V111
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers of this chapter shall be 5 or 6 board members, depending on nominations and
election results.
Section 2. Board members shall be elected at a regular meeting of the Chestnut Grove NJHS Chapter. Time, methods, and procedures for the nomination will be determined at the beginning of each school year
by the chapter adviser and faculty council.
ARTICLE IX
BOARD MEMBERS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 1. The president of the board presides at meetings/provides direction.
Section 2. The vice-president of the board serves in the absence of the president; other duties as
directed.
Section 3. One board member serves as secretary and records attendance and proceedings; attends to
clerical duties.
Section 4. One board member keeps records of all financial matters.
(Continued on next page)
NJHS Bylaws, p. 4
ARTICLE X
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1. The executive committee shall consist of the board members 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 by-laws. All action 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.
ARTICLE XI
MEETINGS
Section 1. The Chestnut Grove Chapter shall meet monthly.
Section 2. Special meetings approved by the executive committee may be called by the chapter
adviser.
Section 3. Chapters shall conduct meetings according to Robert’s Rules of Order in all points not
expressly provided for in these by-laws.
ARTICLE XII
ACTIVITIES
Section 1: The chapter shall be involved in at least one service project during the school year.
Section 2: Members shall individually volunteer for at least five service hours and record the
activity of service on the verification sheet. Verification sheets must be turned in to the chapter advisor or faculty council member responsible for recording service hours.
Section 3: All members shall regularly participate in these projects.
Section 4: 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, and be well-planned, organized, and executed.
ARTICLE XIII
AMMENDMENTS
These By-Laws will be reviewed annually by the Chapter Members. NOTE: BY-LAWS MUST BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY CONSTITUTION AND
HANDBOOK. Any recommended change must be approved by the faculty council and the principal.
Upon approval of the recommended change, it will be reviewed and put to a vote by the membership.
Two-thirds vote will establish a change.
Sections dealing with revisions to the procedures for selection, disciplining, and dismissal of members
can be changed only by the Faculty Council, though input from the chapter is allowed.