St Bernard is a member of this national service organization. Students in the 7^th and 8^th grades are eligible for membership .  Students must  earn a minimum average of 90% in the five core classes in order to apply for membership. Applications are reviewed by a committee of teachers who decide whether or not to extend an invitation to join.

The main elements students must clearly exhibit in order to achieve membership are scholarship, leadership, character, and service. 
 

8TH Grade / Student Council / NJHS seem to include almost all the same students, but they don’t, really. Student Council/NJHS boasts over 40 students this year. They have, under the guidance of our 8th graders, led the school in major fundraisers, all-school clean-up and tour committees, and all the while, maintained their routine of daily responsibilities.

Student Council/NJHS sponsors the “Primary Events” for Pre – K through 2nd Grade. These duties include monthly arts and crafts projects. Scavenger hunts, and storytime sessions. Routine weekly duties remain our Links of Kindness project, recycling, Mass collections, morning prayer, and a soon-to-be-opened student bookstore.

The two major fundraisers we have completed this year are the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive and a surprise project for the St. Vincent De Paul Society: Macaroni Mountain! The students collected record amounts of food for the hungry.

Upcoming projects for the year will include the Toy and Baby Needs Drive in the Spring and our Induction ceremony in the 3rd quarter and Student Council elections in the Spring.