Members are asked not only to act but also to help with set construction, sound effects, make-up, lights, etc. Each of these groups meets during the school day, but practice beyond the school day is essential for success. The National Junior Honor Society was organized at Thomas Jefferson in 1974. Membership in the society is both an honor and a responsibility. Students do not apply for membership but are nominated and selected by the faculty.
Membership is never automatic.
Each spring, the faculty advisor compiles a list of all students in grades 7 and 8 who have been in attendance one semester that have maintained a 3.5 scholastic average in all academic subjects and a 3.0 average in all other areas evaluated by letter grades. The scholastic average is cumulative from 6th grade. The candidate is also expected to have participated in some extra curricular activities and this becomes part of the evaluation. These are also cumulative from 6th grade. The Thomas Jefferson Student Council is the elected student government for Thomas Jefferson Middle School.