(October 2021) — Recently, student members of the National Junior Honor Society at Edmund W. Miles Middle School in the Amityville Union Free School District designed and delivered a presentation for their fellow 6th grade classmates to introduce them to clubs, activities, rules and procedures at the school as the new school year begins.

“Our students in the National Junior Honor Society have excellent leadership skills and we are incredibly proud that they take the initiative to encourage other students to become involved in clubs and other extracurricular activities,” said Ms. Rose Hutcherson, the Acting Principal of Edmund W. Miles Middle School. “These exceptional students give this presentation yearly to provide students who are interested in becoming more active in school activities with all the necessary information they need.”

During the presentation, the members answered any questions the 6th graders had and gave them advice about starting middle school and potentially joining the National Junior Honor Society. The National Junior Honor Society hosts this event for students each year which is set up by Karina Thepenier, 6th grade guidance counselor and Carlee Brunson, National Junior Honor Society advisor and English teacher.

The National Junior Honor Society is a national organization that consists of chapters in middle schools across the country. The organization raises the commitment of participating schools to the National Junior Honor Society’s core values of the five (5) pillars which consist of scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship.

The requirements needed to be eligible to join the National Junior Honor Society are a GPA of at least 85 percent for six consecutive quarters with no grade under 75 percent, honor roll, Principal’s list, timeliness for delivering assignments, adherence to the dress code and exemplify great behavior. There are currently 17 members in the National Junior Honor Society from Edmund W Miles. Middle School.