HHS Inducts New NHS Members
Ceremony Held on April 30, 2008
by Teresa Colmone and Mike Struna
May 01, 2008
The National Honor Society is a very prestigious club. National
Honor
Society members must be outstanding in service, leadership,
character, as
well as scholarship. A candidate must have a cumulative grade point
average
of 4.0 or higher. Potential candidates fill out activity sheets,
and then a
select group of teachers (selected on a rotating basis) score the
applicants
based on service, leadership, and character.
Current NHS members Brittany Little, Ashley Whatcott, Audra
Loveland,
Desiree Dhesse, Emily Kraemer, Brittany Pettit, and Corey Spencer
spoke at
the ceremony as did Principal Patti Lunn and NHS sponsor Mrs.
Barbara
Fulara. NHS members Amanda Croisant, Katie Crowther, Jacob Eilers,
Brittany
Forney, Blake Frund, Adam Helm, Daniel Joyce, Tia Messino, Michael
Miroux,
Amanda Pennell, Matt Pioli, Louie Rizzo, and Alyssa Turpen were
greeters.
Heralds for the ceremony were Ryan Nett and Angie Lequia. Teachers
who were
inducted into the National Honor Society when they were in high
school were
honored. Those teachers recognized were Mrs. Donna Albrecht, Mrs.
Julie
Anderson, Ms. Deb Arreguin, Ms. Janell Blanco, Mrs. Jill Bruner,
Mrs. Julie
Colby, Mrs. Darcy Earley, Mrs. Barbara Fulara, Ms. Sarah Giffin,
Mr. Nick
Hanck, Mrs. Jeanie Kozak, Mr. Rob Malerk, Mr. Robert Manahan, Mrs.
Kathy
Martin, Mrs. Carolyn Neuhalfen, and Mr. Robert Peterlin.
Twenty students were inducted this year. New senior members
include: Dan
Denis, son of Rich and Mary Jane Denis of Spring Valley; Nick
LaVanway, son
of Rick and Connie LaVanway of Spring Valley; Katie Stevens,
daughter of
Connie Thompson of Spring Valley and Thom Stevens of Tonica; and
Jaime
Walter, son of Jim and Stacy Walter of Seatonville.
Junior inductees were: Toni Colmone, daughter of Doug and Teresa
Colmone
of Spring Valley; Katie Gerrard, daughter of John and Donna Gerrard
of
Dalzell; Chris Hahne, son of Beth and Mike Hahne of Spring Valley;
Chad
Hamrick, son of Paul and Trina Hamrick of Spring Valley; Kayleen
Haslam,
daughter of Pam and Shawn Haslam of Seatonville; Meaghan Hendricks,
daughter
of Stuart and Kelly Hendricks of Cherry; Brandon Kingry, son of
Candi and
Marc Kingry of Ladd; Nicole Kruse, daughter of Mike and Kelly Kruse
of
Spring Valley; Benjamin Miklavcic, son of Mark and Mary Beth
Miklavcic of
Spring Valley; Kyle Miroux, son of Mike and Kathy Miroux of Spring
Valley;
Brian Nolasco, son of Ray and Sue Nolasco of Spring Valley; Richard
Parsons,
son of Kevin and Jerilynn Visocky of Spring Valley; Erin Polte,
daughter of
DuWayne and Laurie Polte of Spring Valley; Kathryn Shipp, daughter
of Alora
Zigler and Robert Shipp of Ladd; Lindsay Wallaert, daughter of Mike
and Lori
Wallaert of Arlington; and Ryan Zermeno, son of John and Bonnie
Zermeno of
Hollowayville.
All National Honor Society members and parents were honored at a
reception
held immediately after the ceremony in the gym lobby.
