A large class of high school students were inducted into the prestigious National Honor Society at a ceremony held in the middle school auditorium Thursday evening.
Sophia Albanese, Jason Anstey, Samanatha Basinait, Joshua Bovenzi, Kayla Burgio, Jett Conn, Autumn Flugel, Liana Flugel, Kevin He, Maya Knaak, Ulises Ledesma, Abigail Mancuso, Jordan Marshall, Finnegan McCue, Meganne Moore, Dylan Narburgh, Ella Papponetti, Corleone Plain, Lucy Rivers, S’Koi Sanders-Smith, Jacqueline Santiago Garcia, Gina Sidari, Hailey Warren and Erin Weese were recognized as 2023 inductees.
The National Honor Society was founded in 1921 and is built on the four pillars of scholarship, service, leadership and character. Inductees must prove to exhibit all four qualities and be recommended by a faculty member. Last year’s inductees led the ceremony, which included recognition of outstanding high school staff members.
Band director and music teacher Mr. Michael Thaine was chosen as the recipient of Albion’s NHS Excellence in Teaching Award. Mrs. Shelly Daggs received recognition for exemplifying scholarship, Mr. Scott Green service, Mr. Jay Kovaleski leadership and Mrs. Ann Marie Garlipp character. All faculty honorees were picked by the current NHS members.
Current members, inducted in a ceremony in 2022, are Nicholas Andrews, Natalie Baron, Natalie Bertsch, Clara Bolton, Hailey Crawford, Dallas Ecker, Samantha Hand, Amari Jones, Vincent Molisani, Audrey Pask, Emily Richardson and Brianna Sample. The advisor of Albion’s NHS is Mrs. Suzanne Newton.