NJHS Induction Ceremony

The NJHS Induction Ceremony

Report by Suzy Lee

On November 8, sixteen grade eight students officially joined the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) by participating in an induction ceremony hosted by their sponsor, Mrs. Jill Martinez.  This is a traditional ritual of NJHS, an elite club, that has been in existence for over fifty years in American schools and in schools around the world.  When candidates have completed this ceremony, they are accepted as official members.

After all the parents and guests had taken their seats, the sixteen candidates filed into the auditorium, taking their seat on the stage, as a trio of high-school students played a tune on the guitar, cello, and piano in perfect harmony.  After the beautiful piece of music, Mr. Hopaluk, Mr. Rains, Ms. Currier, and Mrs. Amy Kim delivered speeches to the students and parents, stating the four attributes (scholarship, leadership, character, and service) that each student had exemplified in or to qualify for memberhsip.  Then each student participated in a candle-lighting ceremony with Ms. Brown calling student names and Mrs. Martinez dispensing certificates.  When all had received, the candidates stood and recited their pledge, their final act to complete their induction into NJHS.  After the ceremony, Mr. Schumacher snapped photos to document this memorable event, and everyone enjoyed a wonderful buffet carefully prepared by Mrs. Jean Choe.

A big “thank you” goes out to all the parents, students, teachers, and administrators for helping to make our first NJHS induction ceremony a success.

The inaugural NJHS group at GSIS

 

For more photos from the evening follow the link to the photos contained on flickr

NJHS photos

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