Each year, eighth grade students at CEA have the opportunity to be inducted into a number of honor societies, which promote academic and artistic achievements, citizenship, leadership, and service.
National Junior Honor Society
The National Junior Honor Society is a national organization founded on five basic pillars: scholarship, citizenship, character, service, and leadership. Students become eligible by attaining a 3.8 grade point average (GPA) in 6th grade and continuing to maintain 3.7001 cumulative GPA (in 7th and 8th) and demonstrating outstanding citizenship, character, service, and leadership. Conduct is evaluated by grades on report cards. Leadership, citizenship, and character are appraised by the student’s performance in the classroom, other school activities, and how they set an example in conduct and citizenship. Service is partially determined by participation in after school clubs or any conservatory activity at CEA, service record in class and school (gift wrap, raffle tickets, etc.), and volunteering in the community. The society is solely governed by a Faculty Council made up of six faculty members, five of which are voting members. The society’s advisor is the sixth (and non-voting) member. Students who qualify academically are assessed in each of the basic pillars by the council at the beginning of each semester. After evaluating all the pertinent information, the council votes in each new member. Eligible students receive an invitation to join the society.
Inducted members are evaluated on a quarterly basis by the advisor to ensure that they continue to meet all the required criteria. When a student fails to meet even one of the five requirements, the council convenes to discuss a one quarter probationary period and a course of action to bring the student back to within the guidelines. In the unfortunate event that a student continues to fall below the standards after probation, the council meets to discuss and vote on permanent and irrevocable dismissal from NJHS.
Nu Alpha Delta Dance Honor Society
The National Junior Honor Society is a national organization founded on five basic pillars: scholarship, citizenship, character, service, and leadership. Students become eligible by attaining a 3.8 grade point average (GPA) in 6th grade and continuing to maintain 3.7001 cumulative GPA (in 7th and 8th) and demonstrating outstanding citizenship, character, service, and leadership.
National Junior Art Honor Society
National Junior Art Honor Society is open to 8th grade Art Mastery or Conservatory Art students. Student must show dedication to Art, and have exemplary behavior. The program supports members in achieving the highest standards in art scholarship, character, and service.
Tri-M Music Honor Society
The Tri-M Music Honor Society open to 8th grade Music and Voice Mastery and Conservatory music students. It is designed to inspire music participation, create enthusiasm for scholarship in music, stimulate a desire to render service, and promote leadership in the music students.
In order to be inducted, participation in Music concerts and events, leadership, service, and character are taken into consideration.
National Junior Thespian Honor Society
National Junior Thespian Honor Society is open to eighth grade students who have been involved in theatre at CEA and CEC. Students must demonstrate an active interest in theatre and theatre-related activities. Members are expected to actively participate in the school’s theatre activities both onstage and offstage (performances and competitions, fundraisers), as well as the Summer of the Arts Musical Theatre program. Some offstage activities include stage management, lighting design, and set production, among others. Through each of these activities, thespians and aspiring thespians gain points. Once they have reached a minimum of 10 points a student will be eligible.
