For the week of May 29 - June 4, 2002

Honor Society inducts 52 students

At Wood River High

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Fifty-two Wood River High School students are new members of the Philip T. Homer Chapter of the National Honor Society.

They were officially inducted Wednesday, May 22 during an evening ceremony in the high school auditorium.

During the induction the NHS fulfilled its pledge of community service by giving a $2,000 check to a local charity.

The money was raised by NHS members while working during lunch, National Honor Society advisor Jean Bohl said.

This year's new NHS inductees at Wood River are:

Christina Arpp, Michael Barbee, Dawn Bird, Caitlin Blanton, Zach Bloomfield, Alison Bray, Abbey Christensen, Chase Cleveland, Matt DeCarufel, Laura Durkheimer, Steve Durkin, Kate Elgee and Elizabeth France;

Erica Freestone, Charlotte Gourlay, Natalie Green, Amanda Greer, Tory Haavik, Matt Hansen, Amy Houston, Lara Jago, Jessica Jaskowski, Alyssa Kessler, Tyler Klune, David Kunz, Lizzi Laycock, Dylan McIlhenny, Danielle Maniere and Melinda Markin;

Colleen Mauro, Amanda Moulton, Maureen Murphy, Riley Neff, Lindsay Niedrich, Rachel Odio, Joe Paisley, Kodi Parsons, Jacob Peterson, Tristan Pettigrew, Jovita Pina, Ryne Reynoso, Liz Rippon and Carlos Rodriques;

Scott Sanders, Brad Schulz, Tessa Sheehan, Amanda Smith, Emily Smith, Malea Southward, Nik Sparks, Katie Spaulding, Katrina Taft, Madeline Thies, Shelley Thompson and Paul Tinker.

Welcoming the new members with witty and sincere introductions were existing NHS members. They included:

Lindsey Avelar, Kelsea Ballantyne, Ashlea Bartlett, Sharon Barto, Krista Burns, Joni Chatterton, Kellen Chatterton, James Cimino, Abby DuBois, Amanda Engel, Kelly Haisley, Tami Harrison, Chad Hayward, Molly Keenan and Monique Lloyd;

Andy McCollum, Ashley McQueen, Kristen Nelson, Ashley Nilsen, Patrick O’Farrell, Sage Pressman, Gariety Pruitt, Kyle Risner, Pia Shivdasani, Alexandra Taft, Kiette Tucker, Ariana Ward, Cherise Wetzel, Laurel Williams, David Wood and Jessie Woodyard.

The National Honor society rewards scholarship, leadership, service and character. Students must have a cumulative 3.5 grade point average to be eligible for membership.

 

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