NJCL LATIN HONOR SOCIETY
The NJCL Latin Honor Society is a special designation given to Junior Classical League students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and citizenship in Latin class. NJCL Latin Honor Society induction matters because it shows prospective colleges and employers that a student values high academic achievement and has maintained proper citizenship. Colleges especially value language honor society induction because they are eager to accept students who challenge themselves in meaningful courses and who succeed.
The Latin Honor Society membership is earned annually based on student performance.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for membership in the Latin Honor Society, students:
FEES
The annual fee for the Latin Honor Society is $15.00 per student.
GRADUATION
Students who take Latin all three years at BHS and are members of the Latin Honor Society at the time of graduation will be eligible to purchase Latin graduation cords.
The NJCL Latin Honor Society is a special designation given to Junior Classical League students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and citizenship in Latin class. NJCL Latin Honor Society induction matters because it shows prospective colleges and employers that a student values high academic achievement and has maintained proper citizenship. Colleges especially value language honor society induction because they are eager to accept students who challenge themselves in meaningful courses and who succeed.
The Latin Honor Society membership is earned annually based on student performance.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for membership in the Latin Honor Society, students:
- are members in good standing of the National Junior Classical League; good standing means being registered with both the state and national organizations.
- maintain an A average in the current Latin course.
- exemplify good citizenship.
- In addition, students must fulfill ONE of the following during that year:
▪ Complete a Latin-Club related service project (e.g. helping out at the Latin table on Optional night, peer tutoring a minimum of 3 times, etc.), or
▪ Participate actively on the Certamen Team (attend 75% of meetings), or
▪ Participate actively in a major event such as the Fall Festivus or the TJCL State Convention.
FEES
The annual fee for the Latin Honor Society is $15.00 per student.
GRADUATION
Students who take Latin all three years at BHS and are members of the Latin Honor Society at the time of graduation will be eligible to purchase Latin graduation cords.