Six ACS high school students were inducted into the National Honor Society on Thursday, January 17 in a formal ceremony in the ACS gym that included the lighting of candles and the reciting of a pledge to uphold the four ideals of the society — exemplary scholarship, service, Christian character, and leadership. Upper School Principal Margaret McHale presented each student with a certificate of membership into the NHS. Some 50 faculty members, classmates, and family members attended the ceremony, which was followed by a celebration reception. A separate ceremony to induct 7th and 8th grade students into the National Junior Honor Society will be held on March 12.
The six new members of the National Honor Society are Kayla DeNick, Emily Elgersma, Katherine Kong, Sydney Pearson, Daniel Roland, and Chloe Vogel. They joined 18 other 10th-12th grade students who were inducted into the ACS chapter of the NHS in prior years. Chapter Advisor and faculty member Sara Coates said the NHS was established in 1921 and is the nation’s oldest and most highly regarded student recognition program. The president of the ACS chapter, senior Rose Shaw, and four senior members of the ACS chapter participated in the program and spoke on each of the ideals of the society — Lola Oguntuase (scholarship), Rebekah Darragh (service), Ryan Lomangino (leadership), and Kathryn Winder (Christian character).