National Junior Honor Society

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah. January 16, 2018.  Kip Motta, Rich Middle School principal, said that they created the National Junior Honors Society which has national ties and is the junior version of the National Honors Society which is sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.   To be selected to the Honors Society a student must have a 3.7 grade point average,
leadership, an H citizenship grade. and good character.

Texi Johnson, Middle School teacher, created the 5 member faculty council, which cannot include the principal.  The council wrote the bylaws.

 Of the 7^th and 8^th  grade students thirty met the requirements.  They filled out the national forms about their leadership and service activities.  Twenty-nine returned the forms and were accepted.  They were inducted in a lovely ceremony.

Motta wanted to thank Johnson for her work on  creating this as a first class organization.  In addition to the honors at the school, participants can compete for the advocacy council .  There are also scholarships available to Society members.  Some members may have opportunities to go to regional and national meetings. Being a member is also good on resumes as the Society is a nationally recognized organization.