Spring Induction for National Honor Society
Six New Members are Inducted
Launch the media gallery 1 playerSix new members were inducted into the Hemingford High School Chapter of the National Honor Society on Wednesday evening before faculty, administration, parents, and family members. Faculty Sponsor Ms. Kate Jungck introduced the Chapter officers, and later the new members to the audience.
Officers took the crowd through the five pillars of NHS, which are printed later in this article. Each time a new pillar was examined, a symbolic candle was lit.
New members inducted were: Ethan Skinner, Ashleigh Galles, Kaelia Nelson, Hannah Fessler, Kyle Kaman, and Tyler Huddle
Standing members were: Paige Phillips, Annie Hughart, Kaitlyn Jespersen, Kelsy Wood, Blake Hansen, Brady Horstman. and Kyle Kumpf.
Following the ceremony, guests and NHS members mingled and shared cookies and punch.
Launch the media gallery 2 playerThe Five Pillars of the National Honor Society
The basis to which this organization was founded upon and the characteristics that each member strives to emulate in their every day lives, defined by members of Mill Valley High School's chapter.
Leadership means the influence you have on people to do something extraordinary. A leader is someone that is not afraid to stand by their decision even if no one else standing by them. They have a drive to change the world into something better. A leader is that person everyone looks to for advice, confidence and a smile. They're someone who overcomes obstacles each day, not for themselves, but to better the lives of those around them. A leader is made up of the other four pillars of Nation Honor Society: service, character, scholarship and citizenship. Being a leader is having an innate belief that the sky is never the limit.
Scholarship is not about being the most skilled or intellectual person. It is about having an intellectual curiosity that drives one to not only enjoy learning new things, but to also have the persistence and integrity to apply oneself to understanding difficult concepts. Through hardwork you strive to become a more educated individual that is better suited to initiating positive changes in society.
Character means to have the qualities of honesty, courage, integrity or similar traits. Honesty requires you to display fairness in all activities and situations even when it means losing or experiencing a negative outcome. Courage involves shows honesty with confidence and resolve, even in the face of opposition. Integrity is having the courage to stand by your morals despite peer pressure and competing interests. Character is not something that can be taught, but rather something that must be modeled through example.
Citizenship in its literal meaning means to behave in accord with your duties and obligations as a citizen, a primary goal of the National Honor Society. As a key pillar and goal of each and every member, NHS promotes community service and giving back in all aspects within the community and beyond it. In essence, it is to positively impact your community and society through your actions and completing your civil duties.
Service is to help another by performing an action or work for someone else, according to Meriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Community serve is an essential part of the National Honor Society. Each memeber of NHS strives to provide service to the surrounding communities in order to benefit those around them, a necessity in society today. Service is not just to satisfy a requirement set by NHS, or for college applications, but to help another through reaching out to them, a value that can never afford to be lost within society.