Centralia High School inducted 24 students into the National Honor Society (NHS) on Wednesday.
Founded by the National Association of Secondary School Principals in 1921, the NHS is based on the four pillars of scholarship, service, leadership and character.
“(NHS) membership has been the true mark of student achievement for over 100 years, but it goes far beyond a report card,” NHS states on its website. “By empowering, championing and recognizing well-rounded students, NHS provides schools with a values-based framework to elevate a culture of scholarship, service, leadership and character.”
NHS chapters operate in all 50 states and many schools around the world, engaging and serving more than 1.4 million students. Each year, the average NHS chapter contributes 1,000 hours of community service, $26,000 in charitable donations, 1,000 pounds of food donations and 100 pints of blood donations, according to the NHS.
Centralia High School teacher and NHS adviser Zach Hemond opened Wednesday’s ceremony at Centralia High School, with school NHS officers Trinity Burleson, Claire Haskins, Julyonna Smith and Saryn Pelesky leading the event and presenting the four pillars of NHS.
The inductees are: Alexis Abarta, Malillany Arevalo-Contreras, Alexsander Ayala, Melissa Baine, Makenzie Erickson, Natali Garcia, Lily Guerrero, Aniela Gunn, Esther Hopkins, Lua Hudson, Anna Jones, Brock Kinterknecht, Jayden Krogness, Cameron Lewis, Cristina Lucas Montejo, Maritza Marin Galvan, Nam Dinh Nhat Nguyen, Kayce Norsworthy, Lourdes Rodriguez, Eliyah Rooklidge, Shannon Taylor, Ramon Taylor, Ramon Torres Jr. and Johana Twiggs.
