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[quote=Anonymous]I am a NJHS sponsor. I get a list of eligible students (GPA from Grade 7, has to have a GPA of 3.whatever to be eligible). We send out invitations through Advisory. We do an interest meeting, also through Advisory. Applications are open for about 10 days. We have our opening meeting usually in the 3rd week of Sept, to "induct". Students have to maintain grades and have no behavior issues through the end of May to be pinned the first week of June. Students are required to log X amount of service hours. We offer many opportunities to do so through the school, and they can find opportunities on their own.

If a student's grades drop, then they are put on probation for a quarter, if the grades are not back up over the cut-off, they are dismissed. If they do not do or log their service hours, they are not pinned in June. Students can also be dismissed for behavior infractions, and there is an appeal process. If a student is inducted at our school and then moves, we reach out to the receiving school to see if a) they have a chapter, and b) if they do, we send their records of membership so that they can join their new local chapter.

I've been a sponsor on and off for 20 years and at some schools NJHS has 250 members. Some schools have 75. I am proud that we run ours like a true co-curricular org (e.g. meetings during the school day, lots of service opportunities at school), so as many kids as possible can participate. [/quote]

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