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The Merritt Brown Middle School National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is a service organization offering its members the opportunity to share their interests with their peers, learn leadership skills and receive recognition for their academic success.  The members of NJHS must have a 3.0 grade point average, have good attendance, and model the five tenants of the NJHS: scholarship, service, citizenship, character and leadership. The MBMS-NJHS meets weekly on Thursdays after school.  During these meetings, officers report on their committee work, plans and decisions on school activities are made, and a speaker may be invited to present. The MBMS-NJHS pledge:

I pledge myself

Always to seek the light of truth

To hold scholarly habits

To engage in worthy service

To lead forward in all things

That shall advance the welfare of my school

The 2006-2007 school year has been our most active ever.  We participated in the RUSH week to encourage students to earn the opportunity to be a member.  Our service projects are funded partially through the monthly movie we show in the cafeteria after school.  For $1 admission students can see a top (PG) movie and socialize with their friends.  The admission money has been given to the Red Cross, to the Salvation Army, for a Winn Dixie grocery gift card for a needy family, to honor those who died 9/11/2001 by displaying miniature flags in the courtyard and the purchase of toys for the Pediatric wing at Gulf Coast Medical Center- delivered just before Christmas.  We also fundraise by selling backboards during science and history fair time at just above cost so students don’t have to pay high prices in town for the same materials, and sell concessions at the monthly movie.  Those funds are used to purchase the backboards to sell and to buy the candy to sell and buy our weekly meeting snacks.  Other service projects include going to the Anchorage Children’s Home to make gingerbread houses with the little children who live there.  We will be selling shamrocks for the Muscular Dystrophy Association around 3/17/2007 .  We are also planning the fourth annual Young Leaders Conference for this April.  Hosted by MBMS-NJHS and facilitated by the Bay High school SGA, nearly 60 MBMS students are chosen from the various clubs on campus to participate each year learning leadership skills and making plans to better MBMS for all students in the coming year.  NJHS members raise and lower the school flag every day weather permitting and host a reception for students nominated for academic awards at the end of each school year.  Membership dues is a one time ten dollar payment that is used to pay for the membership pin (NJHS torch) and membership card.  Members are also able to purchase a club t-shirt at cost.  Many members are not able to be active as they are busy with music lessons, sports, and other extracurricular activities.  All those inducted into the organization are encouraged to be as active as possible.  There are two inductions each school year.  The first in the fall for seventh and eighth grade students and the spring induction for sixth grade students. 

National Junior Honor Society meets every Thursday

 from 3:10 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. in the cafeteria or room 1-122.

President: Ashton Bollinger
8th Grade Vice President: Jessica Johannes
7th Grade Vice President: Emma Watterson
Secretary: John MacIassac
Treasurer: Kori McVay
Intra Club Council: Abby Beecher and Meagan Thorpe
Publicity: Kaleb Saunders

This page last updated on Monday, January 08, 2007