001the [Music] the a l a n [Music] the l [Music] the h the n [Music] h the h [Music] a [Music] the l [Music] the l the [Music] the a [Music] h w I [Music] good evening everyone it's my great pleasure to welcome all of you to this wonderful occasion As We Gather to celebrate the induction of our newest members into the junior National Honor Society today marks significant milestone in their academic journey and I'm honored to be standing before such a talented and motivated group of students to the inductees you should be incredibly proud of yourselves your hard work commitment to Excellence and the values you demonstrated in scholarship leadership service character and citizenship sorry uh have earned you a place among the best and brightest this achievement is not just about your grades
002or your talents or those who certainly matter but it's also about your integrity your willingness to help others your drive to make a positive impact in the world around you to the parents and families Friends of the inductees thank you for your unwavering support your encouragement has played a vital role in helping these students Reach This momentum point we recognize and celebrate the sacrifice and love you provided to ensure their success to all the students here today remember this Society is not just about receiving an honor but it's about what you give back you're now part of a community dedicated to making a difference whether in the classroom in our school or in the world Beyond as members of the junior National Honor Society you're expected to continue striving for excellence and to use your
003skills and talents to serve others I have no doubt that you will rise to that challenge and continue to make us all proud once again congratulations to each of you you've earned this recognition and I'm excited to see what you accomplish next thank [Applause] you good evening ladies and gentlemen uh my name is John hasser I'm the National Junior armor Society sponsor and I want to welcome you to uh come and support your love your loved ones here and I appreciate and want to thank you for all the leadership and guidance you gave these students to help them become uh qualif qual qualified to be a member of the national arm society and for many for many parents that are out there now of the ninth grade students you might notice a little shift or
004change in the time of year that we had the ceremony um I I determined to shift it ahead a quarter a grading period because things kind of got a little bit scrambled and uh rushed at the end of May last year and we thought maybe pushing it up a little bit uh prior to to the the start of spring um spring PR uh spring Sports starts uh would do well and um luckily um luckily the the girls that participated in Middle Middle School volleyball had a home match and things worked out where they could be with us with no delay today as well um but the eighth grade group that sits before you today uh today I really had had a chance to have them in class before um the the ninth graders I got
005to have in class um as six graders and got to know them a little bit more but in the short time that I've been working with them uh we've had short practices um doing our third period rotation we try not to pull them out of normal uh education since we're you know right in the me of uh learning through the school year um I've been very impressed with how they've handled theirselves they've been very attentive um aside for a brief scolding today but otherwise they did very well done very well and um but to give you more Det if you're new to this typically what what qualifies them is uh we take a cumulative GPA from their uh their four quarters of their seventh grade year and it would be the two quarters of their
006eighth grade year and if their GPA is uh 3.5 or better then they've qualified for the Honor Society later on you're going to see that um these young people will come up and describe some other characteristics such as uh leadership service character um now if if they're if they don't get in any problems in class and and they don't have any behavior issues well that's that's a signic character um if their grades are good that's a sign of scholarship I'm not sure how many how many opportunities they've had to be uh straight to citizenship or service commitment yet but we're we want to provide them the opportunities and we hope in the years to come they will be they will take advantage of that when that's offered one of the big things that I've overse
007over for several years now is the local food bank um once a month uh two days a week There's a Wednesday setup and there's a Thursday distribution and uh you'll be surprised how many families and impact that uh that little church does up there and their volunteers are are a little bit up in age sometimes and sometimes they can't always be there and we generally try to take a team of 10 to 12 students each day to help um I try to make it an opportunity to most but I don't want them leaving school and getting behind in the schoolwork so that's always a decision they need to make um luckily I have a group of sophomores that have been real good and supportive with it but I don't want to exclude them I I
008do we have a a Google Classroom page where they can um I post when we're going to go it's the second um Wednesday and Thursday of the month typically and if they're interested and would like to go that's an opportunity for them to go generally I walk them up and uh they'll be up for part of the day they usually go to lunch then at Dairy Queen or something then return to school later and um I would normally never send them up both days I would send them up one of the days and use other students the other day so they miss maybe one day of class but I'd also empower the the inductees as eighth graders as possible option down the road as well um but I think the true part to that is
009I like I like to go up in the summer and the assist as much as I can I like to see who's willing to come up in the summer when school's not an issue if possible if a vacation isn't in the way or something we want to encourage them I said that's a real simple easy commitment to service to get up and and and just see the reward that you give and I hope they do it not just to get out of school where they go I want them to actually go and get the reward of actually assistant and doing something for somebody else and believe it or not if most of us have done that at some point you get a blessing from them you get blessed from doing something for somebody else I
010don't know that the young students currently now get to experience that enough but I'm going to encourage them to try to take advantage of that down the road and um because they're the Next Generation I mean if we we don't train them to help and assist others and do that then where are we going to be so that's a charge I put to all of them here and all the previous ones um you know be able at any moment to at the drop of a hat to assist somebody in need and then to seek out if you in your community I've said this every year but we've not maybe done as well as we should would it you see Neighbors something that is in need that we can help funnel through here this the schoolhouse
011here there's many entities that that are doing that aside from our Honor Society but please let us know and um let me know and if I can help Empower that in any way I'll certainly do so um and other thing is please um parents I tell them in practice don't worry about coming up and speaking I think some of them actually get nervous that maybe there's first public speaking moment I said just come up and do your best loved ones out there wanting to see you you're talking about your self here come up and do your best and I'm I'm trying to mess up one purpose that's all taken care of maybe maybe I'll just act like I did I don't know usually I messed up but I'll try but anyway uh the other problem
012I'll tell you real quick is and it's unfortunate number of students have gotten there's some sickness going around the school you know they've been practicing um one day a week for a couple weeks now they were sick today so we've had to adjust on the Fly and as long as I know soon enough I try to recognize every student no matter what the situation is ever since we've come to co hit years back I don't want to devalue any students here and uh I know I was in communication with a few parents that we have virtual students cyber students too don't want to exclude anybody if if we can make make it work we'll make it work every student you see down here is equally valuable to me and so are these ones and we
013want to do the best for them as we can and hopefully they feel comfortable enough even though they have had me in class if they got a concern or something and you know they just come talk to me and seek me out I'm here to support them and their years up and through high school as well all right and again I appreciate your patience and understanding and support through uh everything we tried to get notification out I think some of the mail got uh screwed up or something and I know people were calling about times and practi and what to do and that but I told these students you got to tell your folks what's going on in case the mlion don't through or something but I sent them out about a month ago and
014if it didn't hit your mailbox my apologies we we did try our best to notify you and uh again I appreciate your patience and then at this time uh Eli Hastings will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance everyone please rise now uh Eli Hastings is one of my academic team members too and and I love him a lot but he end up getting sick as well and I had him I had him in the program for this and um well guess what he's still going to do the pledge but it's going to be my voice so uh are bear with us here I appr aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all I
015told his mom to watch it home so hopefully he was checking that out maybe he's on the stream checking it out right um at this time Samantha Murphy will provide a description of the National Junior Honor Society the National Junior Honor Society is one of the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding students more than just honor role njhs serves to honor students who have demonstrated excellence in the class in the areas of scholarship leadership service character and citizenship chapter membership not only me recognizes students for their accomplishments but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service now BR Brody Schiff bow will discuss leadership leadership leadership should exert a wholesome influence on the school in taking initiative in the classroom and in school activities the real leaders strive
016to train and Aid others to reach their common goals of success the price of leadership is sacrific the willingness to yield one's personal interests for the interest of others a leader has self-confidence and will go forth when others hesitate no matter what power and resources may exist in a school Community or nation that are ineffectual without the guidance of a wise leader leadership is always needed thus to lead is a meaningful and substantive charge to each of our members I'll close with a quote from Arnold H gal a good leader takes a little more than his sh of the blame a little less than a share of the credit now Vice President Aubrey kok will discuss scholarship scholarship scholarship denotes a commitment to learning a student is willing to spend hours in reading and study
017knowing the lasting benefits of a cultivated mind we should continue to learn even when formal education has ended for human education ends only with the end of life knowledge is one of is one great element in life which leads to the highest success and it can be acquired in only one way through diligence and effort learning furnishes the lamp by which we read the past TCH guiding us to understand the present and the light that illuminates the future candidates have the CH charge to continually expand their world through opportunities through the opportunities inherit and scholarship I will finish with a qu from James Russell L true scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist but what they mean it is not memory but judgment now secretary GI karuso will discuss service service I will open
018with a quote from Margaret Chase Smith Public Service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly it must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation service can be established in the routine of the day's work where many opportunities arise to help others both at school and in the community a willingness to work for the benefit of those in need without monetary compensation or public recognition is the quality we seek in our membership and promote for the entire student body we are committed to volunteering our time and talents to the creation of a better tomorrow I will close with a quotee from Doug from Douglas Adams to give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money and that is sincerity and integrity now Treasurer
019JN Carter will discuss character character character is the force within each individual that distinguishes one person from others it gives each of us our individuality it is that without no one can respect oneself nor hope to attain the respect of others it is this force of character that guides one through life and one's developed grow steadly character is achieved and not received it is the product of constant action and striving daily to make the right choice the problem of character is the problem of self-control we must be in reality what we wish to appear to others by demonstrating such qualities as respect or responsibility trustworthiness fairness caring and citizenship we must we may hope to prove by example that we value character I will finish with a quote from Abraham Lincoln character is like a
020tree and reputation like a shadow the shadow is that we think of it the tree is the real thing now Cara Jones will discuss citizenship [Music] citizenship citizenship involves the obligations each member of our society faces to live up to the democ atic ideals given to us by the founders of our country the responsibilities each of us has to our home Community our state our nation and our world are many as good citizens we are bound to live up to the laws and guidelines which unite us as a civilized society good citizens work together to improve not only our lives but the lives of all our fellow citizens good citizenship requires that we remain strong and Vigilant in protecting the freedoms and rights that have been granted to us and in preventing Injustice from entering
021Our Lives we the members of the chapter are called to live up to the highest standards of citizenship from this day forward we will now have roll call of present members my name is Colton Baker son of Nicole and Ryan Baker some of my favorite activities or interests include baseball fishing dirt bike riding video games and shooting basketball my name is Lala Burkett I am the daughter of Amber and Paul berkett and some of my interests are hiking fishing and hunting and playing guitar and piano my name is JN Carter I'm the daughter of Brandon and Samantha Carter my activities include softball basketball volleyball and I a member of the Environ team I'm David CLE son of Shantel and Jerry fiser my activities and interest include helping out in the community and striving to get
022good grades my my name is kayani Chun I'm the daughter of Fabian and Cherry Chun and my hobbies include softball basketball volleyball and I play travel softball for team K good evening my name is Gian karuso I'm the daughter of Vince karuso and Nicki McIntyre and my hobbies include yearbook Mike's Nation live volleyball softball and attending my brother's baseball games my name is Julia Connor is daughter of John Antonia Conor some of my activities include cheer ban and student council good evening I'm Joel Donaldson son of Jeffrey and DEA Donaldson my activities include playing video games participa in the band lifting weights at home hi I'm Eli Hastings again son of Beth and Sam Hastings my activities and interest include Varsity golf team senior marching band hunting and fishing I'm a member of the Leo
023club and a member of the academic team hi my name is Isabella Herod I'm the daughter of Jeremy and poly Herod my activities include marching band Art Club drama club baking and building Legos hi my name is Anna Hedrick I am the daughter of Teresa and Nicholas Hedrick my activities include basketball cross country Upward Bound and musical theater hi my name is Cara Jones I'm the daughter of Jim and Lisa Jones my activities and interest include volleyball showing horses being a participant of Rivers's service and spending time with my family hi my name is Payton Jordan daughter of Nina Jordan my activities or interest is basketball choir and hang out with her hello my name is Mia Kelly the daughter of Daniel lies my activities include playing for Carmichaels High School volleyball team riding dirt
024bikes spending time with family and fishing I'm Aubrey crano I'm the daughter of Crystal Walters and Paxon crano but I'm also the daughter of Tracy dukar and Jake Keo um I am in the academic lead team and I'm also in the theater my name is Caitlyn Kramer I'm the daughter of Jeff Kramer and Nikia Yori my activities include cross country basketball softball and viron and the academic team my name is Evan ller I'm the son of daveid and Jamie lick later some my activities are interest include football um and I forgot skiing riding the Earth lakes and going to church good evening I'm Kaye Lemley daughter of Brian and Nicole Lemley my activities include drama club archery CPA marching van concert van hanging out with family and [Applause] friends I'm ma Mel daughter of Dwayne
025and Jen Mel I like to read ride and Hike my name is Michael mares son of Robert Maris I like riding utvs and spending time with my family and having many dogs I'm Tristan Miller uh I'm son of Jeremiah and Cassandra Miller and I like football and wrestling hi my name is Addison Miner my I'm the daughter of Heather and Eddie Miner my activities include cheerleading volleyball and Club volleyball hi my name is delini morecraft I'm the daughter of friend Shannon morecraft my activities are Marching Band drama club reading and writing hello my name is Samantha Murphy I Am the daughter of clay and Julie Murphy my activities outside of school are playing in the marging band SLC concert band underneath Miss Joanna Walker academic League team debate team and both school and the Performing
026Arts Center for theater hello my name is Lily Piper I'm the daughter of Joseph and Aaron Piper and my hobbies include reading Dance Theater hiking and traveling my name is Bridget poock I'm the daughter of Kim and Mike poock my activities include dance drama club marching band concert band and reading my name is Rachel papar I'm the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth papar my hobbies and interests include drama club CPA piano and cross country hi my name is Brody Pratt I'm the son of Marcus and Kelly Pratt some of my activities or interests include riding dirt bikes playing baseball and going hunting good evening I'm Jordan Roberts daughter of Jared Roberts my activities include volleyball spending time with friends and family and spending my dad's money shopping now I am Lan s Sanda son of
027CJ and Haley sander my activities include gaming hunting archery and member of the academic team hi I'm Olivia Sanner daughter of Shannon wer and Eugene Sanner my activ my activities are reading crocheting sleeping playing guitar and Hiking my name is Brody schiffbau I'm the son of Robin Jessica schiffbauer I'm a member of cross country academic League marching band in Enon hi I'm J Shipley I'm the daughter of Bruce and Melissa Shipley I like volleyball video games listening to music and hanging out with friends hi I'm LLY sisler I'm the daughter of Thea and Nick Syler my activities include I play um basketball and softball I enjoy reading and I like spending time at my friends and family hi my name is harmy Styles I'm the daughter of Amy Campbell and David redmy my activ my
028activities and interest include marching band spending time with friends and family and reading my Bible hi my name is Sienna stoning I'm the daughter of Daniel and Amanda stoning my activities are interest include cheer dance marching band and reading hi I'm Tesa tedro um I'm the daughter of Kelly and Scott tedro and my activities and interests include dance team basketball and upper F my name is Ashley w i a daughter Ry W and my goals are to to go to a universary be a good leader and keep good grades my name is Pac Woodward I'm the daughter of Joe and Stephanie stoa and Corey Woodward my my activities include marching EV cheerleading and student council it is my pleasure to introduce to you at this time our first Speaker of the evening Who currently holds
029Frank of number one for Carmichael's class of 2025 Miss Alexandria Miller she's the daughter of Craig Miller and Tiffany schwall in the future she plans on attending Washington and Jefferson College majoring in both political science and public policy with hopes of becoming an environmental attorney her activities and accomplishments include National Honor Society president class vice president andiron team captain bug cook student advisor Spanish club president newspaper adviser and a four-year member of The Varsity softball team hello everyone and thank you for having me here today my name is Alexandria Miller and I'm the president of the National Honor Society as well as this year's valorium it seems like just yesterday that I was sitting in your seats listening to the Val Victor and speak her confidence intelligence and accomplishments really struck me fueling my motivation
030to reach that very level of success I stand before you today with a sense of Pride knowing that the goal I set sitting in your seats four years ago is nearly fulfilled leading me to my biggest piece of advice dream big set big goals and work hard every day we often set goals with the intention of starting tomorrow but I challenge you to start right now in fact start this very moment because success depends on the good habits you develop today to the newly inducted student congratulations being selected as a part of the National Junior Honor Society is more than a recognition of remarkable grades it is a testament to your character leadership service and commitment to learning being inducted is a true honor and you should all be very proud the most important thing
031you can do is find balance with all the within all of the excitement and Chaos that will happen in the next four years High School will test you in ways you can't expect certainly academically but also socially mentally and emot Al you have the opportunity to explore who you currently are and who you want to become so take time to make new friends try out for sports teams hang out with your family and take chances as someone who has participated in nearly 15 clubs of RC sport announced basketball games and attended more field trips than I can count I can confidently say that immersing myself in a little bit of everything has been the most rewarding part of my high school experience however none of that would have been possible without balance if if you
032take it one day at a time and hold on to your values then even the loftiest goals will be achievable so as I stand here before you today I can say that the journey has been demanding and there were indeed moments when I questioned myself and the efforts required of me but my message to you is find your passions always be willing to try new things set goals that push your limits because that is where growth occurs congratulations to you all and good luck in your future endeavors thank you [Applause] at this time at this time Bridget poock will introduce our second guest speaker of the [Applause] evening it is my pleasure to introduce to you at this time our second guest speaker of the evening Who currently holds the rank of number two for
033Carmichaels class of 2025 Miss Smith Eva Marley Smith the daughter of Jeremy and Dena Smith she will be attending West Virginia's Wesleyan College to achieve a Bachelor's of Science and Nursing degree she plans to dance at the Collegiate level by being a member of the competition dance team at Wesleyan at the end of her studies she went to attain a masters in science of Nursing degree to pursue a career as a specialized Nur practitioner she is a cath for member of The Varsity cheer League Squad she is Captain and 2year member of the cross country team and was a participant in the team's inaugural season last year in school she is a member of student council senior stand committee sad Junior Achievement vice president of the Spanish club president of the book club and has
034been dance captain of the drama club for 3 years Eva has studied all forms of dance at the Center for the Performing Arts and Carles where she is an assistant teacher and also a member of musical theater in August she was crowned in 2024 Pennsylvania by tumis Cole queen as Cole Queen she has completed over 40 hours FR us far of community service events and throughout school she partakes in several community service opportunities for clubs at different organizations good evening as stated my name is AA Smith and I the projected salutatorian for the graduating class of 2025 I have an honored to be part of the hon Society for the past four years and I want to say a few words to the rising underclassman Before Me by being selected and inducted in the National
035Junior Honor Society these students have proven to both their peers and their teachers that they have gone above and beyond their academic studies these students have maintained a high standard of academic excellence and have shown themselves to be unwavering in the pursuit of knowledge and education throughout high school I have learned that the National Junior Honors Society is a commitment a Comm a commitment to honesty hard work diligence your school and your community this commitment will be expressed in your dedication towards everything you will continue to work towards throughout your years in Honor Society your pledge to the National Junior Honor Society will be demonstrated through various events and Community enrollment that you will to continue to participate in you can continue to display this in your future by improving your academic standpoint and eventually
036earning a spot in the National Honor Society as an example I have chosen to uphold my commitment by involving myself with the local food bank setting up for school activities for different clubs and organizations helping at the local Citizen Center blood drives and Junior Achievement one of the most rewarding things I do is walk teachers children down from the high school to the elementary one of my little peanuts named Pepper greets me every day sometimes running down the hallway yelling AA in a short walk through the school parking lot she never fails to put a smile on my face just these past few weeks I learned about the different types of snow according to Pepper there is nice snow and icky snow walking toward the elementary is supposed to be my service project but there's
037no doubt that she's the one teaching me I want you all to find a way to demonstrate your commitment throughout whatever events you value to give back to the community overall this is a pledge to the people of car Michaels you should enjoy the way you choose to get back in closing I have some advice for all of you I have been blessed with the leadership roles of various clubs and organizations throughout my years of high school I advise you all to get involved in any club that holds any interest in your heart for myself being introduced into the drama club my sophomore year was one of the best things that could have happened for me I made friends with people that became my family I would also like to remind all of you to
038remember your limitations don't overload yourself with outrageous responsibilities throughout your high school career you will hear this many times and it holds true that high school is a small fragment of your life but it is where you're making choices for your near future I believe that each and every one of you has the potential to make a positive change in our community and I urge you all to be active members and to leave your mark on Cara goals by the time you are ready to graduate I wish you all the best of luck and there is no doubt in my mind that you are all bound for great things congratulations and thank [Applause] you at this time we will have roll call of new uh new members inductees will come up and be recognized my
039name is t erens I'm the daughter of Tim and BR erand my activities and interest include basketball Reading Writing and music my name is Briana bar I am the daughter of Amy Clark and Brian Wilson my activities and interests include stage cre for drama I'm in concert van I like to read and I like to cook my name is Carissa Blaker I'm the daughter of um Scott and Lisa Blaker my interest include camping riding my bicycle and um archering in my free time my name is Leila Danforth I'm the daughter of Justin and Elizabeth sens my activities and interest include volleyball cheerleading dancing spending time with my friends and family [Music] my name is Kelly Durban I'm the daughter of Mark Durban my activities are reading softball basketball cooking and hang out with friends my
040name is Macy Fike I am the daughter of Brandy haen bam and Doug Lewis some of my activities include volleyball basketball yearbook and attending my brother's sports games my name is Abigail Fisher daughter Melissa Fisher I like to fish shop swim and hang out with friends and going to church my name is Bowden Fortney I am the son of Carolyn Brian Fortney and my activities and interest include computer science chemistry playing in the band and playing video games my name is Reena Harper I am the daughter of Frank bubka and Nikki Morgan my activities are coloring hang out with friends and cooking I'm M Hawk daughter of Justin and Britney fight my activities include hanging out with friends mathematics and [Music] games my name is Evan hix and I like to play Bas oh I'm
041the son of Chad and April hixen ball I like to play baseball football basketball spending time with family and hunting with my P my name is Abigail jacobe I am the daughter of Julie muskovich and Brian Jobe my interest and activities include president of student council dance theater and drama club and High School High School Marching vanand In colard my name is z King I'm the daughter of Patricia and Mark King my activities include TR H and hanging out with friends and family my name is Jason Lily my parents are Jane and John Lily my activities include fishing basketball hunting playing with my cats my name is Bentley Lucas I'm the daughter of Tommy and Casey Lucas my activities are playing basketball and softball and hanging out with friends my name is Kenley macheski I'm
042daughter of Abby mcnet McMan in Brian macheski my activities include softball volleyball hanging out with friends and family and shopping my name is Kennedy Martin I'm the daughter of Adam and Shea Martin and my interest in activities include showing American saddle bread horses at a world and national level volunteering and raising money for St Jude through upha ribbons of service I also enjoy golf baking and traveling and attending concerts and sporting events my name is marlar I'm the daughter of Stephanie mclary and Cody CL my hobbies and activities are playing volleyball hand out with friends reading my Bible Hing off my mom and traveling my name is z mcfaden I am the son of Heather Cole my activities are I like reading books I like playing video games I enjoy coding and that's my favorite
043thing hi I am Kelsey I am the daughter of Anthony and Mana McMahon my activities are hunting fishing camping and hanging out with family and friends my name is pton morecraft I'm the son of Fred and Shan morecraft and some of my some of my activities are playing football playing basketball and weight lifted my name is Anthony nef son of Eva nef and William Carrol my interests include preaching the gospel sharing God philosophical theology Christian apologetics space flight studying and Mathematics [Music] hi am jby proud son of Steve and Crystal Pride my activities include baseball Hunting Fishing playing with my pets and basketball hello I'm Owen R son of Jason and Natalie R my interests include baseball basketball fishing hunting and collecting sports cards hello my name is Bentley R daughter of Tony row and
044Leslie row my my activities include dance volleyball hanging with family and friends cheerleading and going to the beach my name is Braden ra son of Leslie and Tony rail my hobbies are sporting plays football baseball and hunting my name is Jasmine rlan daughter of Angelina WLAN in my activity and interest include volleyball and hanging out with family and friends my name is rker Russo son of David Russo and Yana Russo some of my favorite activities and interests are fishing hunting football and golf my name is Angley Simons I'm the daughter of Justin and Ashley Simons my activities are volleyball softball cheer and hanging out with my family hi my name is Bry Smith I'm the daughter of Brian and normal Bowser I Brian Smith noral Bowser so my activities include playing basketball spending time with
045family riding and [Music] traveling my name is Gracie Smith daughter of Michael Smith and TK my activity interest include reading playing with my nephews archery riding my fourwheeler and hanging out with [Music] friends my name is Joshua Smith I'm the son of Sarah Smith my activities SL interest include praising Jesus spending time with family and friends and math and science hi my name is Caleb tedro son of Kelly and Scott tedro my favorite actress activities and interests include baseball basketball reading playing the drums and hanging out with my family and friends I'm walk daughter of Rodney Walkers and I enjoy camping and swimming my name is NAA Walters the daughter of Natasha Walters and IO play volleyball basketball and hanging out with my friends my name is Tyler Whi son of Danielle and Chris and
046my activities are riding my quad playing baseball hunting and fishing my name is Amilia W I'm the daughter of Aaron bman and Mike W my activities and interests include volleyball hang out with my family and walking at this time Lily Piper will lead us in the Honor Society pledge all members and new inductees please [Music] rise repeat after me I pledge myself to uphold I pledge myself to uphold the high purposes the high purposes of the National Junior Honor Society of the National Junior Honor Society to which I have been selected to which I've been selected striving in every way striving in every way by word and deed by word indeed to make its ideals to make its ideals the ideals of my school the ideals of my school and of my life and of
047my life please be seated we will now have installation of new officers the installation of any group of officers is an important and serious occasion new indu you have indicated your faith and trust in these elected officers to serve in the upcoming years their service and accomplishments depend largely on your cooperation following is as important as leading in any organization there comes a time when some must lead and others must follow will each current ninth grade officer please rise as your name is called president bro ship bow vice president Aubrey crano secretary Giana karuso Treasurer Joselyn Carter new officers will each eighth grade officer rise when your name is called president Owen Ray vice president Leila Danforth secretary Joshua Smith Treasurer Abigail Jacobi in a moment we will light our candles in unison the flaming
048torch symbolizes freedom and knowledge and reminds us to project the light of Truth and to lead others to follow the lightake new officers in accepting these offices you have indicated your willingness to give the best in time and effort to carry out the principles of the National Junior Honor Society yours is a responsibility as well as a privilege the world today needs faithful and efficient leaders and our school is looking for you to lead our students knowing this do you pledge your best efforts to these offices you now accept if so new officers respond we do may your light shine bright to promote a successful upcoming year at the conclusion of your term in office may it be passed on the satisfaction that much was accomplished for the welfare of our school and organization congratulations
049at this time there will be remarks from superintendent Mr Fred mcraft thank you Lily good evening students families faculty and honored guests tonight we come together to celebrate an incredible achievement the induction of these outstanding students into the National Junior Honor Society but while this is a moment of recognition it is also a moment of reflection and anticipation this honor is not just about what you've accomplished so far is about the path you are beginning the doors that will open because of your hard work and the leader you are becoming to our inductees this is just the start of your journey the qualities that brought you here tonight your dedication to learning your commitment to serving others your ability to lead with Integrity will shape your high school career and Beyond the next few years
050will be filled with opportunities to grow to challenge yourselves and to set new goals you will have the chance to take on leadership roles in student government in clubs in athletics and eventually the National Honor Society the the decisions you make the habits you form and the values you uphold will not only determine your success in school it will also prepare you for the world Beyond these walls leadership is not about just holding a title it's about setting an example service is not about giving your time it's about making a meaningful impact and success is not just about what you achieve it's about who you become in the process your journey as Leaders has already begun and I encourage you to embrace it fully look for ways to serve to support your peers and to
051inspire those who will follow in your footsteps to the families and the Educators who have supported these students a sincere thank you your encouragement your guidance and your belief in them has been instrumental in their success continue to challenge them continue to push them be on their comfort zones and to remind them that their potential is Limitless as we close this evening I urge each of you to look ahead with excitement and with determination this honor is not just something you receive it is something you live out every day in the way you learn the way you lead and the way you serve keep striving keep growing and keep believing in the power of your own potential the journey ahead is bright and I have no doubt that we will be celebrating even greater achievements
052in the years to come congratulations once again your leadership story is just beginning thank [Applause] you I wanted to finish with a few words and I'll try to be brief but I tend to get longwinded but uh I really like each last year was a challenge and I've done this for many years and um seemed like it doesn't get easier but um just for the background that um we met tried to once a week early on we tried to elect officers and pulled them out just once a week for the last month and um never had both groups together um because we want didn't want to interrupt class and their elective periods were different you know what I mean and um and we I said we got to be real short today and luckily and
053and while I'm here I'm I'm going well I'll do that in a minute but um it worked out real well just that short period of time and I and I and I urged them to be urgent and alert while we're going over this because it was a short time we couldn't even do the whole thing we had to like kind of finish with the closing and then we had time to do the beginning but we did it in chunks and put it together and um I just I just want to applaud both groups I'm very very proud of like they're Gamers they put it together at the end and um I always get stressed I wonder is it going to come together you know you put so much time and prep into having things work
054out and things change on a minute and um I just got to rest in know these kids are paying attention and they're going to they're going to get it done when the time comes you know and um I would be deeply remiss if I didn't recognize um some few colleagues of mine that were instrumental in having this event take place um Mr Mr Townson coming up his time to run the sound booth for me uh Miss halfway in their back being able to live stream this for people that are ill at home being able to watch and and see their children get recognized um my sixth grade team that um allowed us to juggle coverages so that I could be freed up the days I needed to to practice with my group um the seventh
055grade team of Mr Perkins Mrs art Mr Galino and this is Townson um see that's going to mess up sometime I'm like I got no notes but anyway they they allowed me to Rob these kids from their elective class to uh to have them and meet and no matter what I wanted them we had to jble stuff they were extremely cooperative and invaluable the eighth grade team of Mr Allen Mr Thompson Mrs uh Willis and Mrs Menard uh by giving me time today during their academic time so we could get these two groups together and my high school elective teachers of Mrs Morra Mr Roka Mr Cru and and um M Miss Paisley that helped me out of their for per elective without those people the the custodial staff for helping me get to get
056this set up and um of course the support of the administration over here and um like I said I couldn't I couldn't get it done without that understanding U the secretar is helping me gets things together to mail things out and such it's it for for rather what you may think a small event there's a lot of working hands involved and um I deeply appreciate their support and I appreciate all your understanding and support as we we try to uh accelerate and mature your students through their 8th grade year up through uh their senior year in school here much appreciation to all of you and um again I will close now but we we'd love you to we'd love to offer um some refreshments downstairs there are uh there's milk cookies and coffee and believe
057or not I plugged the pot in this year I forgot to plug the coffee pot in last year anybody came last year and missed coffee please go down and last thing I'll say is I had to communicate multiple times with some people to be ATT text and that to get and and some of you maybe have had it and taught years back and now your parents are these kids if you if you're not in a hurry let me see you before you go let me talk to you I I'd like to connect back with you a minute at least thank you for uh and connected to you if you could much appreciation uh thank you again this concludes our service thank you [Applause]