The auditorium was filled with supportive family and friends waiting to watch as students upheld the long-time NHS tradition of committing to service.
On Tuesday, Dec. 19th, the National Honor Society (NHS) held the annual induction ceremony in the auditorium to welcome 64 new inductees. This large number made chapter history at Loy Norrix for the most people inducted in one night. The record-breaking jump in membership puts the chapter at 104 students.
Although the majority of inductees were juniors, several seniors decided to take advantage of the opportunity for their final year of high school.
NHS President Isabella Essink is enthusiastic about the number of juniors who joined.
“I’m very excited for the future of the organization because we have so many people to keep it alive and prevalent. The message of NHS will be spread far and will continue on even after the graduation of us seniors.”
NHS advisor Matthew Porco gave the opening remarks before introducing the 2023-2024 NHS officers: Isabella Essink is president, Odessa Clemente is vice president, Hannah Zmick-Furno is secretary and Ella Stangl is treasurer.
Each year, it is customary for the NHS officers to speak on the four pillars of the honor system before lighting a candle representing their pillar.
Zmick-Furno went first and spoke about service. She was followed by Stangl, who gave her speech on the importance of good character. Shortly after Stangl, Clemente introduced the third pillar, scholarship, before turning over the mic to Essink, who completed the four pillars by giving a speech on what leadership means to her. At the end of the ceremony, President Essink lit the final candle.
When it came time for the inductees to walk across the stage, they shook the hands of Principal Christopher Aguinaga and co-advisor Ryan Allen before signing their names into the membership book, which certifies their commitment to the organization.
After each member had signed their name, Allen and Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade both went up to the podium to give their closing remarks before the members were sworn in with the NHS pledge led by Essink.
NHS welcomes new members each year who meet the requirement of a minimum GPA of 3.5 and who submit an essay on the four pillars of the honor society.
Senior Inductees
McKenna Bradley
Te’ya Dawson
Nora Duffy
Kelly Garcia
Chloe Hanks
Zawadi Lukwaro
Clarence McCants
Johnathon Russel
Julienne Shaina
Junior Inductees
Charlotte Agnello
Emerson Agnello
Elliot Anderson
Elizabeth Bierlein
Sofia Bogard
Fiona Braun
Alanna Brockman
Daisy Brady
Audrey Buck
Edmundo Castillo-Gyllstrom
Edwin Ciokajlo
Eleanor Cook
Liam Crookston
Macy Daniels
William Dominianni
Eloise Dunfee
Georgia Edmonds
Luke Fried
Emma Goschke
Emma Gray
Morgan Hall
Audrey Hamilton
Claudia Hansen
Carter Hausman
Flora Harper
John Hawver
Jayde Hayworth
Cavan Helms
Samantha Heyart
Isabella Johnson
Sayani Jones
Violet Kaplan-Neumann
Nevin Kelley
Shayla Kilduff
Nolan Kiplinger
Lily Longtin
Hailey Lowry
Arianna McCord
Jireh McNair
Anna Miedema
Tatum Mielke
Zelda Molitor
Isabella Morris
Bjorn Nelson
Jack Nicolai
Holland Quinn
Ellie Reeves
Mirei Root
Isaac Scavarda
Samuel Schnell
Andrew Sedore
Cameron Shaffer
Leah Sparks
Josi Sterenberg
Audra Tate
