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=NJHS National Constitution= =RSMS Bylaws:= ===Meeting will be scheduled throughout the year. Members will be notified of meetings via morning and afternoon school announcements. Members are obligated to attend meetings and activities unless excused, or in case of school absence. Members who need to miss a meeting/activity must discuss reason to be excused with a NJHS advisor prior to the meeting/ activity time.===

Members of RSMS NJHS are expected to uphold the tenants of the national society at all times including during meetings and activities. Meeting shall follow parliamentary procedure.
===Officers will be elected on a yearly basis. Nominees will be selected by members, and the member must accept their nomination. Nominees then have the opportunity to compose & deliver a speech. A ballot election will occur for president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. Two officers at large will be chosen from the popular vote. Officers will serve RSMS NJHS until the next year's induction ceremony.=== RSMS Selection Process for Membership In the National Junior Honor Society The selection for membership into the National Junior Honor Society is a multi-step procedure. A seventh-grade student desiring membership must demonstrate the highest levels of all five tenets of the National Junior Honor Society: scholarship, character, leadership, service, and citizenship. Demonstration of scholarship is shown through a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher for grades 6 and 7. Demonstration of character, leadership, and citizenship are shown first through teacher recommendations. Next, each student is asked to complete an information form that details 2 or more documented examples of his/her service and a thoughtful and well-constructed written essay detailing his/her desire and ability to become a successful member of NJHS. The completed, signed community service information form and completed personal essay must be returned by the due date given. If a student does not have required community service, a reason for this, as well as community service goals must be documented in the student's essay. This evidence is then reviewed by the NJHS faculty council. Council votes on candidate acceptance or non-acceptance to the National Junior Honor Society. The acceptance candidates are then approved by the principal. After this process is complete, the student is notified.