The National Honor Society (NHS) Induction Ceremony for about 93 specially selected sophomores and juniors will take place tomorrow, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. The inductees are made up of students with at least a cumulative 3.75 GPA and who, according to Junior NHS President Matt Schneider, display good character. They also had to fill out an application. Most of those being inducted are sophomores, but there are a few juniors as well.
“It went very smoothly last year- nothing went wrong,” Senior NHS Treasurer Nathan Rhomberg said. “This year I don’t think will go as well. I hope it will go just as well, but it will definitely be more interesting this year.”
The planning and execution of the event is achieved by a collaboration between Senior and Junior NHS. Junior NHS will provide refreshments and help Senior NHS set up; Senior NHS is responsible for most everything else. The Senior officers will all speak during the event and, at the end, will pass on their respective symbols to the Junior NHS officers.
“I think the ceremony will be fairly casual and unexciting, “ future Sophomore NHS member Carl Treas said.
Every year, lighted candles are carried by the individual inductees throughout the ceremony and are eventually placed on the stage. The Senior officers also have to light candles representing different characteristics of NHS members during the ceremony.
“The character traits will be represented when [the Senior officers] light candles,” Rhomberg said. “I’m probably going to burn down the auditorium. It’s going to happen.”
According to Schneider and Rhomberg, the process is very simple for the aspiring members. They merely have to show up, bring a candle into the auditorium, answer this year’s question, receive their certificate, and write their names in a special book.
“All they have to do is make sure not to drop the candle and burn down the auditorium,” Schneider said, “and make sure they don’t choke in front of all of the people.”
The inductees are required to answer a question in front of their peers and the audience each year. Everyone has the same question to answer. This year’s question is, ‘If you could travel to any event, where would you go to and why?’
“I am slightly nervous,” Treas said, “mainly because we have to speak in front of a crowd.”
Once it is over, there will be food and drink served, and the new members can celebrate their achievement. Angela Mason will be the sponsor for the incoming Sophomore NHS. Both Honor Societies are looking forward to the new age of members.
“Everyone getting inducted is cool because they’re all going to be in National Honor Society,” Rhomberg said.
