National Junior Honor Society

ACCREDITATION
St. Catherine is one of six schools within the Diocese of Beaumont. Accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department and recognized by the Texas Education Agency, St. Catherine is composed of Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth grades.

OUR MISSION
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School is dedicated to serving the community by providing an exceptional Catholic education that shapes the hearts, minds and souls of our area youth. Together with our parents, we nurture the whole child while fostering the love of God, respect for self and others, and belief in gospel values, all in an atmosphere of Catholic faith and academic excellence.

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY

The St. Catherine Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society elects new members from the seventh grade following the first quarter grading period.

Students must have a cumulative average of 90 or better to be considered. This average shall be derived from the sixth grade general average from the permanent record card as 4/5 of the average and the cumulative average of the first nine weeks of seventh grade as the other 1/5.

Names of students who meet the scholarship requirements will be submitted to the faculty council. Nominated students will submit a “Student Activity Information Form” for review by the faculty council. Each faculty council member will rate the nominees on a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high) in the areas of character, leadership, service and citizenship.

Rating sheets of the faculty council members will be confidential.

All students who receive an average score of 16 or higher will be invited to become members of the St. Catherine Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society.

NJHS members participate in various service projects during the school year. Among these are, movie / game nights, before and after school tutoring, athletic concession sales, etc.