ACS inducted 17 middle school students into the National Junior Honor Society at a March 24 ceremony in the school gymnasium. It was the largest group of inductees since ACS established its chapter of the NJHS in 2012. Middle school teacher Amy Parker, the chapter advisor, and Upper School Principal Meg McHale welcomed over 100 family members and guests and congratulated the inductees for their significant achievements.
“We expect to see you continue to grow and mature and be servant leaders, who will reflect the love of Christ and bring glory to Him in all that you do,” McHale said.
The 7th and 8th grade students inducted into the National Junior Honor Society were: 7th graders Lily Boyle, Sophia Capito, Josiah Christmon, Gabriel Correa, Natalia Flores, Mackenzie Flynn, Caedyn Hahn-Chaney, Kylie Jackson, Kiara Loo, Garrett Martin, Stephen Nixon, Luke Odell, Isabella Santos, Kalee Tardif, Nathanael Thompson, and Shelby Tomlinson, and 8th grader Rowlee Murphy.
During the program, ACS parent Lee Martin led a time of praise and worship, followed by high school Bible teacher Urick Lewis, who was the guest speaker. Lewis noted that achieving membership in the NJHS was both an honor and an obligation. He used examples from the life of Moses to advise the inductees that as leaders they need to be faithful, available, and teachable.
The ceremony culminated with Club Advisor Parker leading the students in the Honor Society pledge and then introducing each inductee, who signed the official chapter registry, lit a votive candle, and were presented with their society membership certificate by McHale.
Senior members of the ACS chapter of the National Junior Honor Society also participated in the ceremony, speaking about the spiritual significance of each of the Honor Society’s principles — scholarship, service, leadership, and Christian character. Those student participants were: Caden Kim, Chapter President; Anyae Welch, Chapter Vice President; Lydia McCarthy, Chapter Secretary; and members Amelia D’Anna and Gabriella Goodwin, and Marley Odell.
