Membership is open to 7th and 8th graders who maintain scholastic excellence as spelled out in Constitution (3.75 GPA), and who also exemplify traits of leadership, citizenship, service, and character. At a tapping ceremony each year, a group of students who have met the required standards and whose names have been screened by a designated faculty committee are inducted into the Clay-Chalkville chapter of NJHS. After being chosen for membership, members must continue to meet the criteria of selection. Failure to do so will result in probation and / or dismissal.