001good evening nhs candidates and numbers on behalf of alberta mr grant and myself it's an honor and privilege to have you in attendance with us tonight in a school year that's been like any other you've gone above and beyond to ensure that the pillars of nhs were and continue to be embedded into the school community we hope all of you are proud of your accomplishments because we would like to thank principal shores [Applause] now i'd like to turn it to our nhs officers who will speak to each of the pillars good evening everyone first of all i would like to congratulate you on not only doing incredibly well academically this year but doing so especially given the circumstances i know we have not been able to meet in the way we would have liked but
002i'm so happy that each of you were able to make it here this year all of you have shown great character but i know that character can have a variety of different meanings here at dgn we pride ourselves on being respectful responsible and engaged which obviously i'm sure all of you know not only have you demonstrated these qualities both inside and outside the classroom we go for diligently to better yourselves and our community in the face of this year's adversity you all have chosen to spend your time supporting and empowering those around you each of you has maintained the utmost integrity and have actively chosen to maintain a quality work ethic every day we choose our outlook on life and our actions every day you chose to better yourselves and hold yourself to the utmost
003standards it is your character and everyday actions that have brought you here tonight good evening sir in its simplest definition service is the action of helping or doing work for someone but it's so much more than that service is showing people kindness and a time of need service is going out of your way to help others it's using your strengths to make a genuine impact on someone's life marred by the pandemic this past year was a year of chaos disorder and disappointment yet it was also a year of growth unity and hope in serving our community we've been able to take one of the most difficult years and make it something to reflect on with pride knowing that we've truly made an impact on those around us well service has long been a pillar of
004the national honor society this year more than ever it's been important to be there for every member of our community i'm extremely proud of the commitment to service that all of you have made whether it's helping out at middle school with middle school orchestra students raking your neighbor's lawn bell ringing outside of fry's electronics in the frigid cold or participating in the lyman woods cleanup event you all have bettered your community through your acts of service i'm confident that you will continue to value service in the future using your many talents and gifts to make the positive changes in our world another key trait that you all demonstrate is leadership but to me being a leader isn't something that's easy to come by you're a leader not because of what not because you want to
005but because your actions prove that you're worthy to follow you all embody this pillar to the highest degree whether that's in the classroom athletics or anywhere else all of you have taken it upon yourselves to be the exemplar in whatever field you're in that may be speaking up first when your teacher asks asks a question or heading a club or team you're all leaders not because of what opportunities you have been given but because you have taken those opportunities and ran with them that being said this leadership will take many forms throughout your time as a member of the national honor society that may be creating new opportunities for service in the community engaging and teaching your peers or possibly even taking up the task of becoming an officer no matter where you find yourself
006though i challenge you to strive to keep up the same dedication and passion that you have put into all other parts of your life so far bring that same drive that you have towards your favorite extracurricular and use your knowledge and expertise as a leader to create the change you want to see in our community congratulations juniors and seniors for accomplishments this year and for embodying the pillars of national honor society by exemplifying these values you all have served as role models within dgn in our community one of these important qualities of nhs is scholarship scholarship encompasses so much more than just earning a good grade not only have you proven your dedication to achieving academic success you've shown a true desire for knowledge being inducted into national honor society displays this pursuit for knowledge
007and the hard work that is required to redeem the rewards that come with learning this year has brought upon newfound challenges that have greatly impacted the way we learn and communicate with others despite these obstacles you all persevered and adapted your style of learning to continue attaining your personal and academic goals what has set you apart from your peers this year is that you have put in the work to truly grasp the content you are learning and be an active learner in class even in a remote setting this includes asking questions in class staying up late to study for that one exam or just being the first person to unmute in a zoom breakout room i am proud of everything you all have accomplished this year in and out of the classroom and i hope
008you carry your purse your passion for knowledge with you throughout the rest of your life being a member of nhs means that you not only carry these qualities in yourselves but you must also encourage character leadership service and scholarship within your peers as a part of the national honor society we must strive to be an example for others and work hard to positively impact our community for other for the other officers and i it's more than just meeting the hours requirement nhs is seeing the requirement and aiming for above and beyond you are here today because you have shown that you are not only the best in your class academically but also in terms of leadership service and character to the newly inducted members your work this past year has been admirable and appreciated continue
009your efforts in community service and influence others to join you to the members receiving their second year induction congratulations on all the hard work you've taken part of and your positive impact on the community everything you've done in these past two years has sincerely bettered others and has not gone unnoticed everyone here today should be proud of your accomplishments and continue to pursue the best in yourselves your peers and your community and now mrs burritt will announce the requirements to become a member of the national honor society in order to be eligible for induction into nhs first-year junior and senior candidates need at least a 3.5 gpa and had to fulfill 10 service hours as well as 10 tutoring hours the following candidates have accomplished these goals all right so when i call your name
010you can come up this way receive your envelope and then back down that way toward your seat emily adamo jessica adamson kashmala ahmad christopher amade julia albert madeleine antonio emily baldwin olivia bolicki stella bank anna barrett barnett john benge josephine beda samuel bauerman jessica cagney bridget callahan annika cannamidi alexis casey annie cash gwen caston kendall cole carly cummings natalie supia manpreet dillon mia disarra maeve dietrich lauren dry leah edelman zoe etheridge emily falconer jacob fieldman huckleberry fields sydney fleming george photos gabriella frank lilly freeberry madeleine fromm sarah garcia chris christina godard juliana gomian michael gorman emma graham caitlyn gross gabriel grushka nicholas hanscom charlotte hanson alexa hanson eleanor harris kendall henley brock hewberger lindsay hilt wakonda hopkins jacob jaczynski emily jimenez lily johnson rachel johnson chloe cartenez sarah kippis mary kazowski matthew kramer alexander kreshko
011hugh lang cherise lee elisenda les palou annabelle levine caroline lifko roy llewellyn abigail lopez gretchen lucina dimitri maranacos andrew maron kira mccomb amanda mcginn madeleine mcgovern joseph metcalf maeve miller quentin mills akshi mystery connor moore elena meyers dhruv nambisan grace nelson mia norris ashley novak isabella novotny nathan nutt colin nuttall satvik pali anastasio panos melissa parkinson bonsari patel edie pollock lincoln peckinpah joshua powers heather ramsey madeline risky jake rhodey isabella samsa caroline scott karan shetty adam satob khan ian stagemann audrey stanton demetrios stavro ethan strouch emery teague megan thompson mia tianko mehek tijuana jade toledano elena tomczyk lucas chosick zachary chosick emma yudavich margaret ward ryan wendt mackenzie worthman ali whitaker rachel wilson jacob zambrino and sabrina zappanakis brando civitanova jaclyn doleman yeah no it's first year soon matthew lapescu hemani nye benjamin schaab in
012order to retain membership in nhs second year seniors needed at least the 3.5 gpa and had to fulfill 10 service hours as well as 10 tutoring hours the following members have accomplished this for two years in the row mayor john ahmad tessa arness daniel bancoro justin berghorst ann bida niall brennan elise brenner samuel bull sloan buxton margaret casey emma cho molly dougherty carrie drobnik emily ennis madeleine esposito catherine filiomeni allison finley norah flannery abigail falconing jack goddard lindsay good evie hattie lillian johnson ashlane kerr sercia kerr emily coors sean lifka tara liska sarah lapescu harrison maher abigail manic lucas mora elise martin alexa mccartney catherine murray morgan naylor joshua nicholas julia nemec reagan novak annika o'planic gaia palabinskis noah pardue monica paskowitz anastasia polychronitis greta prepper shawl william riemer lindsey ring bloom rachel rios roddy
013sophia rodriguez madeleine sorry alexis saba victoria sanchez hannah schultz olivia shirk zane satopkan liberty solberg jessica spahn gabriella stellato ashley schwesky gianna there jane tyson emmett doolin savannah toast allison vandy wettering emma vandy wettering and arden zajaf once everyone is seated i'll begin the nhs induction pledge i'll ask all of you to repeat the lines after i say them to your best extent i pledge to uphold the high purposes of the national honor society to which i have been selected i will be true to the principles for which it stands and will maintain and encourage high standards of leadership scholarship service and character i pledge to maintain high scholastic standing to endeavor intelligently and courageously to be a leader to give of myself freely in service to others and to hold as fundamental and worthy
014welcome to the national honor society good evening so i am honored to close our distinguished ceremony tonight and i have to say first of all it feels so good to be with all of you in person and for those of you who are watching the recording whether you're a student who couldn't be with us tonight or a family member who we couldn't invite due to space limitations i'm just glad that you have the opportunity to view the ceremony and so a shout out to our tech crew for recording and for mr grant so thank you very much so while our officers did a fantastic job of explaining the four pillars of the national honor society i also wanted to share a few thoughts scholarship is probably what most people associate first with the national honor
015society and it's certainly true that all the students being inducted tonight are wonderful scholars they've excelled in their classes and should be proud of their accomplishments especially during a very challenging year of different learning environments thank you students for all of your hard work in your classes certainly your efforts will influence your future success but your commitment to academics has also benefited both the students and the teachers in your classes at north i think it is safe to say that our classes are richer because of you our community is also better because of your volunteer work i enjoyed seeing the pictures at the beginning of the show and hearing about your many service projects i am especially grateful that you supported those in need through food drives raising money for the salvation army creating hug
016bags for our frontline workers or providing tutoring to students at north and even to students at our feeder schools thank you for continuing to prioritize service even in the middle of a pandemic and for finding creative safe ways to positively positively impact our community and show that you care i hope that your commitment to serving others will continue long after you leave north high school character we talk a lot about character at north and as jane said think about our positively north model be respectful responsible and engaged certainly each of you embodies these characteristics however you've also gone above and beyond those expectations you have demonstrated resilience and perseverance you have shown compassion not only in your service projects but also in your daily actions you are kind it is said that a person's true
017character is shown during challenging times well we've certainly experienced challenging times lately thank you for modeling how to respond and for staying true to your values even when it is not easy and that brings me to the last pillar leadership is an interesting concept because there are so many different types of leaders while we definitely need those who are leaders by title captains presidents officers principals more importantly we need people who lead without titles we need people who lead by example and who lead in order to empower others instead of for personal glory recent events and debates in our country demonstrate this need and i am proud to say that our students have stepped up and shown that they are leaders they have realized they have a voice and they feel empowered to share that
018voice students no matter what your political views are or whether you have the personality to be front and center and commanding others or someone who is more comfortable directing quietly from the back i urge you to continue to be a leader you can make a positive difference and we need you before we end i would like to take a minute to to thank the people who made this night possible first of all can we have a round of applause for our three nhs sponsors mr grant mr bodenheimer i miss for it i want to thank them for all the time they put into national honor society and also to all the current members and our officers for the time that they dedicated to the selection process and planning the evening parents and guardians even though
019you're not with us here tonight i want to take a minute to thank you for the support of your children throughout the years no doubt you played many roles during this journey cheerleader disciplinarian counselor tutor and probably countless others you are appreciated and finally i would like to thank our teachers many of whom would usually be with us at the induction ceremony for all that they have done to help shape our nhs inductees tonight they dedicate countless hours to not only teaching content but also to inspiring students and helping them grow it has been a true pleasure to be with you tonight students i wish you the best whether you are returning to north high next year or are graduating and will be on to the next chapter of your life i am proud to
020know you this concludes our ceremony have a great evening and a wonderful end to the school year [Applause] you