Description of the JNHS

The Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence in Japanese study and unites with teachers and administrators to develop and maintain high standards of Japanese language education and to promote altruistic conduct through various activities. The JNHS has been offering two chapters since January 2010: JNHS Junior for a middle or junior high school and JNHS Senior for a high school.

Each unit of the society located in a school is a chapter of the national society. Schools offering both junior high school level and high school level Japanese may operate both a JNHS Junior chapter and a JNHS Senior chapter, but each chapter is independent from the other.

All accredited public and non-public middle or junior high schools and high schools are eligible to start a chapter. Chapter sponsors/co-sponsors must be members in good standing of the NCJLT.

A regularly enrolled student of a middle or junior high school or a high school who has completed the 1st term of his/her second year of study and who has maintained a 3.5 GPA in Japanese and 3.0 GPA overall is qualified. A student must continue to be regularly enrolled in a middle or junior high school or a high school Japanese program through his/her last term.

Application for membership must be made on an official application form provided by the NCJLT.

Payment in one check must be included.

Fee includes:
- The Chapter Fee for membership= $7.50
- Student fees = $4.50 per student
- JNHS Pins (Option) = $4.00
- JNHS Cords (Option) = $6.00
- Applicable Shipping & Handling for Pins and Cords

To make the initial contact, sponsors need to send a letter of request describing their Japanese program and JNHS related activities on school stationery. Application deadline is April 25. If you have any questions, send an e-mail to ncjlt@JapaneseTeaching.org or contact the current JNHS director.

Current JNHS Director: Junko Fujimoto
University of Oklahoma
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
206 Kaufman Hall
Van Vleet Oval
Norman, OK 73019-2032
jfujimoto@ou.edu

JNHS Applications

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