CJSF and NJHS Intro.docx.pdf
St. Anthony of Padua recognizes students in grades 3-8 who have earned First and Second Honors and acknowledges students in grades K-8 who have earned the Citizenship Award. Citizenship Awards are earned when a student earns an O (grades K-2) or an A (grades 3-8) in both Work Habits and Behavior on their report card. These are given out once per trimester at the awards ceremony. These awards are determined after the trimester has ended. Gradelink is blocked about a week before the end of the trimester, so teachers can work on comments and finalize grades. Parents will be notified if their child is receiving an award by the child's teacher, usually the 3-7 days before the Awards ceremony, after grades are finalized. The trimester awards ceremony takes place about a week after the trimester ends, so the window to find out if a student received Citizenship can be small one. Teachers are asked to give these awards based on a rubric. Parents and guardians may ask the teacher what the criteria is for their child to be able to earn this prestigious award. Students who get a detention in a trimester, will not be eligible to receive this award, but can try again the following trimester.
CJSF (CA Junior Scholarship Federation) and NJHS (National Junior Honor Society) are honors that junior high students can earn. Students who graduate with these two distinct honors exhibits a great blend of service and high academics.
A school official or staff member facilitates this program as the adviser. These are nationally recognized honors that students at St. Anthony's are given the opportunity to aim for. The website is below:
NJHS is a separate award from CJSF. Our school has membership in NJHS to take part in this program. The website is below:
Current 6th, 7th, and 8th graders will be able to reap the rewards of these distinguished awards.
These two honor societies are nationally recognized so this works in cooperation with volunteer service hours required for the junior high students' religion grade and overall academics. These awards are given at graduation as well.
