Forty-seven Whitefield students joined the National Honor Society at an induction ceremony held in the Lower School Student Activity Center on March 16. Established in 1921, the NHS recognizes outstanding high school students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Christopher McDonald, NHS sponsor and science department chair, opened the ceremony by praising the students' commitment to excellence. NHS members shared the criteria for membership and then McDonald read each new inductee's name one-by-one. As the students' names were called, each lit a candle which represented an area of scholarship, leadership, character or service. The students then shared how they wanted to grow in that particular area. As the inductees left the stage, they received their NHS pin and certificate, and were congratulated by Upper School Principal Nathan Stevens, who closed the ceremony.
Congratulations to the inductees: Russell Bell, Hunter Bilotti, Mary Charles Bounds, Nyah Britt, Kaleb Brooks, Ansleigh Brown, Claire Browne, Kiana Copland, Caleb Corliss, Anna Cykoski, Sarah Davis, Madison Dourron, Alden Evans, Preston Evans, Crawford Folk, Malcolm Griffin, Colson Gulledge, Grayce Guthrie, Mary Charles Hamilton, Patrick Hepner, Jordan Howard, Noah Howard, Temi Ijiwoye, Thomas Joiner, Anna Grace Kwon, Carson Llewellyn, Robert Matherne, Luke McLemore, Connor Miller, Hannah Morris, Julian Muñoz, Matthew Oluyide, Donovan Pearce, West Peterson, Emmy Pridgeon, Paxston Richards, Ellie Richburg, Sutton Smith, Adria Stevens, Matthew Sumlin, Sherina Thomas, Laren VanArsdale, Willow Veenendaal-Casper, William Weston, Jackson Williams, Shelby Wingate, and Lala Zewdu.
Christopher McDonald, NHS sponsor and science department chair, opened the ceremony by praising the students' commitment to excellence. NHS members shared the criteria for membership and then McDonald read each new inductee's name one-by-one. As the students' names were called, each lit a candle which represented an area of scholarship, leadership, character or service. The students then shared how they wanted to grow in that particular area. As the inductees left the stage, they received their NHS pin and certificate, and were congratulated by Upper School Principal Nathan Stevens, who closed the ceremony.
Congratulations to the inductees: Russell Bell, Hunter Bilotti, Mary Charles Bounds, Nyah Britt, Kaleb Brooks, Ansleigh Brown, Claire Browne, Kiana Copland, Caleb Corliss, Anna Cykoski, Sarah Davis, Madison Dourron, Alden Evans, Preston Evans, Crawford Folk, Malcolm Griffin, Colson Gulledge, Grayce Guthrie, Mary Charles Hamilton, Patrick Hepner, Jordan Howard, Noah Howard, Temi Ijiwoye, Thomas Joiner, Anna Grace Kwon, Carson Llewellyn, Robert Matherne, Luke McLemore, Connor Miller, Hannah Morris, Julian Muñoz, Matthew Oluyide, Donovan Pearce, West Peterson, Emmy Pridgeon, Paxston Richards, Ellie Richburg, Sutton Smith, Adria Stevens, Matthew Sumlin, Sherina Thomas, Laren VanArsdale, Willow Veenendaal-Casper, William Weston, Jackson Williams, Shelby Wingate, and Lala Zewdu.