001Good afternoon. My name is Dr. Pamela Carr and I am the principal at SST. I'm excited to welcome you all tonight to our 2025 National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony. This is always a great night. It's kind of the kickoff to all those endofear um celebrations. So, we're really excited to have you all here and to celebrate the accomplishments of our inductees. Um, before we begin, a little bit of housekeeping. I just want you to make notice of where our emergency exits are. They're on both sides here, and hopefully we do not have to use them. Um, and we will start our evening with the pledge of allegiance. So, if you could all rise, and we will say the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States
002of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. To begin our ceremony, I would like to introduce Mrs. Ann Demarco, and she is our teacher of the animal and plant science program. [Applause] Thank you, Dr. Carr. Parents, family members, school administrators, welcome to the SECO School of Technology induction of its National Technical Honor Society members. Today we acknowledge the hard work of those students who over the past two years have risen to the top of their class for they are committed to bettering themselves and our community through high levels of academic achievement, skill attainment, community involvement, attendance aka also knowing no matter what. Success in their respective career and technical student organizations. They have met the qualifications to become members of the National
003Technical Honor Society. Members, though this ceremony is for you, I'd like you to stand and give a round of applause to your family members, school administrators, SST instructors, and staff who have supported you in your very smart and proactive choice to pursue coursework in career and technical education. while others stayed behind at your home schools. You have gone above and beyond and in the end the benefits you have gained are priceless. So members, if you could stand and give these folks a round of [Applause] applause. I have been the chairperson for the National Technical Honor Society for the past 25 years. Each year I look at applications and I am inspired to read what the soon-to-be graduates want to accomplish. Here are a few. To be a technician for Toyota, a social worker for children.
004To own my own construction company. To be a small animal vet, a master electrician. To become a state officer for my CTSO. To become a large and small animal vet. A pilot. To own my own business, to make jewelry, to become a radiology technician for animals, a shipwre, a child psychologist, a child life specialist, a mechanical engineer, a nurse practitioner to focus on patient advocacy, a speech language pathologist, an ocean engineer, a geriatric nurse, an interior architect, a game designer, wildlife rehabilitator, an aeronautical ical engineer to then become a test pilot a his to go into historical restoration. I want to make an impact on a child's life, said one national technical honor society member. And there is one out there who will be serving in the United States Air Force or Navy. And with
005that, to that individual, we thank you. Congratulations to the soon-to-be inductees. Your hard work, your habits that you have developed in high school have paved the road and will get you further ahead on new paths that will soon be before you. Will Miss Holmes of careers and education please assume the mic to explain the qualities of a National Technical Honor Society member. Good afternoon everyone. My name is Janelle Holmes and I have the pleasure to teach with Stacy Jordan who is uh at the right start preschool which is actually the lab for the careers and education program taught by Don Russell. I am very honored to be an advocate for this elite group of individuals. I'm also more than ever aware of the amazing opportunities these students have by coming to SST. By taking advantage
006of these opportunities, you all have benefited in reaching your true potential in a study focusing on your future goals. So now with the eight representatives, please come forward for the qualities of membership ceremony. I just have to say one thing first. The light of knowledge and the seven qualities of membership are presented and a flower will represent each one. Colin Uh hello, I am Colin Ellis. I'm in the biomedical science technology program 2 this year. Knowledge is familiarity, awareness or understanding gained through experience or study. This face represents the knowledge we have gained through experience and study in our career and technical program. Hello, my name is Tyler Morang. I'm from the automotive program. Um, the first member attribute is skill. Skill is the use of knowledge to develop great ability and expertness necessary to
007make a positive difference in a particular occupational field. This flower represents skill. Hi, I'm Allison Whitelo. I'm in digital media arts. And the second member attribute is honesty. Honesty is the quality of being truthful, trustworthy, and fair with everyone while at work or play. This flower represents honesty. Hi everyone. I'm Lexi Whan and I'm from the animal and plant science program. This third member of attribute is service. Service is giving assistance in being ready and able to provide a helpful and useful act. This flower represents service. Hello everybody. Uh my name is Nick Greco. I am from the uh business finance and marketing academy program. Uh the fourth member attribute is responsibility. Responsibility involves the ability to act without guidance or superiority or authority and being answerable for your actions. This flower represents responsibility. Hello
008everybody. My name is Andrew. I'm from the pre-engineering program. Uh the fifth member attribute is scholarship. So scholarship is the distinctive mark of one who has mastered an area of learning as reflected in the quality of their work especially with respect to their scope or to the scope uh thoroughess and care. This flower represents scholarship. Hello, my name's Abby. I'm from the culinary arts program. The sixth member attribute attribute is citizenship. Citizenship is being entitled with full civil rights and exercising duties, rights, and privileges of this status. This flower represents citizenship. Hello, my name is Mackenzie O' Prey and I'm in the careers and education program at SST. And the seventh member attribute is leadership. Leadership is the responsibility of serving as a guiding force and directing the way by going first with courage and
009confidence. This flower represents [Applause] leadership students. We hope you recognize these seven qualities in yourself and value these qualities which make you eligible for membership into the National Technical Honors Society. Thank you. You can step down. [Applause] Before you are inducted, I would like to share some words from Lao Zoo. I quote, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You have all shown outstanding commitment to SST in your future endeavors. Continue to commit to being your authentic self. Savor the moments and begin your journey of a thousand miles, one wonderful step at a time. Could I please now have Ann and Scott and we will start the induction. Good evening. My name is Scott Greenwood and I'm the engineering instructor here at SST. I'm going to ask the inductees to steal
010uh file up to the front of the stage over to the left hand side, my left. And as I read your name, you can come across the stage and collect your certificate and your sash. Amii Ulua Aduro Aduroja. [Applause] Andrew Allen, Travis Aitch. Nice job, Andrew Grace Archabald. Julia Baxter, Marley Beltree, Genevieve [Applause] Bourke, Noah Bristen, [Applause] Maya Burns, Cole Caparelli, Elizabeth Carlson, David Casey, [Applause] Marley [Applause] Shabbo, Riley Clark, Amelia [Applause] Cop, Victoria Victoria Curley, Colin Ellis, Garrett Finsby, Olivia Fornier, [Applause] Brooke [Applause] Fowler, Nicholas [Applause] Greco, Faith Hamill, Maline [Applause] Justina, Connor [Applause] Jorski, Margaret [Applause] Kosa, Mave Lin, [Applause] Jillian [Applause] Long, Lexi Merrick, Hannah [Applause] Marshall, Haley Marshall, [Applause] Seth [Applause] McKenzie, Miley [Applause] Mitchell, Tyler Morang, [Applause] Elizabeth [Applause] Morardi, Kylie [Applause] Okonnell, McKenzie Opra, [Applause] Nathan [Applause] Parlan, Axaj
011[Applause] Penumatza, Elena Pilli [Applause] Allison [Applause] Riker, William [Applause] Rich, Leila [Applause] Rashad, Antiggony, Romano, [Applause] Morrison Sawyer [Applause] Lamirez, Brennan [Applause] Shonder, Llaya Smith, Scott Taylor, Eric [Applause] Tenant, Diana Torres, Maria Wheeler, Lexi [Applause] Wheelen, Jerry [Applause] Welton, Allison Whitel, Jasmine Winnham, Caleb Uricites, Abigail Yakal [Applause] and Sophia Young or Sophie, sorry. Please give a round of applause to our 20125 National Technical Honorary [Applause] class. All right. And now, if I could ask the inductees to please stand and look at the back of your program. We're going to read the National Technical Honor Society pledged together. Let me give you a moment. Everyone ready? As a member of the National Technical Honor Society, I pledge to maintain the highest standard of personal conduct. I will apply myself to continue a record of scholastic achievement
012and I will strive for excellence in all aspects of my education. I will invest my talents, my skills, and my knowledge in a career of my own choosing. And I shall always endeavor to uphold my obligation as a citizen of my community and of my country. Please have a seat. And to close out our evening, we're going to invite Dr. Carr up again to have some closing remarks. [Applause] Thank you. Um, getting into the National Technical Honor Society isn't just about GPA. It's about who you are. The late nights you've put in, the problems you've solved, and the spark that makes you different. Look around this room. Every single one of you has done something remarkable this year. Some of you created projects that made your teachers do a double take. Others stepped up to
013lead when no one else would. You've competed in competitions and shown up every day ready to push the boundaries of what's possible. In doing so, you've left your mark on SST in ways that will last long after you've graduated. Here's what I hope you'll do with that with this honor. Run with it. Use it as fuel. The world needs problem solvers like you more than ever before. We're facing challenges that need people who don't just accept the status quo, but people who see obstacles as puzzles waiting to be solved. And that's you. To every new member, we say congratulations because you've earned this. More importantly, you've proven that you have what it takes to make a real difference in the world. Not just through your technical skill skills, but through your character, your creativity, and
014your willingness to help others succeed. So, keep pushing those boundaries. Keep asking what if and keep showing up. You are ready to turn today's wild ideas into tomorrow's reality. So, congratulations. And um that is all we have for you this evening. So, stay congratulations. We're very excited for you. And thank you to our community for showing up tonight to congratulate these young folks because um they they've worked really hard for it. So we're we're really proud of them. So um that is it. Have a great night. [Applause]