National Junior Honor Society
Epiphany Cathedral School has a membership in the National Junior Honor Society. Scholastically outstanding eighth graders will be invited to become members but the criteria for admission and the documentation begins in the sixth grade. This is one of the highest honors that can be awarded in the school. The Epiphany Cathedral Chapter of the Junior Honor Society follows the National Honor Society's purposes and principles:
Scholarship - Pride in the pursuit of knowledge.
Service - Concern for each other, the community, the nation, the world.
Leadership - Willingness to accept responsibility and to participate in bettering what is and what will be, by working with others.
Character - Looking within ourselves to explore and elevate personal goals and commitments. Citizenship is an essential part of character.
All chapters of the society are governed by the National Constitution, with the school principal, a chapter advisor, and a Faculty Council, all taking part in the decision-making process. Chapters in more than 22,000 schools across the nation strive to give practical meaning to the Society's goals and purposes.
The four ideals of scholarship, service, leadership, and character are considered as the basis for membership selection. No student is inducted simply because of a high academic average. The National Junior Honor Society strives to recognize the total student, one who excels in all these areas. The intent of the NJHS and ECS is that these activities, actions, and practices be evidenced in a positive vein at school, in public, at home and in the community as applicable emulating the whole person. Epiphany standards for selection include:
Scholarship - Minimum of 94 percent average each year with no N's or U's
Service - Demonstrated by activities
Leadership - Demonstrated by actions
Character - Evidenced by actions
Citizenship - Teacher recommendations
Attendance - An equivalent of one semester at Epiphany
Qualified students do not apply for membership. Invitations are issued to all scholastically eligible students. This invitation does not guarantee membership. These students are also asked to complete an information survey for consideration. Selections are then made, based on the above criteria, by a majority vote of the Faculty Council.
Specific reasons for non-selection are not revealed and are kept confidential for the sake of both the student(s) in question and the faculty council voting members. National Junior Honor Society membership is more than an honor. It carries with it a responsibility to the chapter and an obligation to continue to demonstrate those outstanding qualities that resulted in selection.
