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National Honor Society inducts new members at LCHS

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[October 28, 2011]  New members were inducted into the National Honor Society at Lincoln Community High School during a candlelit ceremony Monday night.

NHS sponsors Judy Dopp and Dawn Burton and school principal Todd Poelker congratulated the students for acceptance into the society and acknowledged them for their outstanding achievements. Mentors presented the new members with certificates, membership cards and a carnation. Newly inducted NHS members presented the carnations to their parents to recognize their support.

New National Honor Society members are Daniel Bacon, Allison Benner, Marissa Booth, Macy Browning, James Burris, Anthony Cannon, Meredith Carroll, Maggie Cusey, Jade Dean, Elizabeth Dye, Dane Eimer, Marissa Greer, Thomas Harris III, Chanse Hoagland, Emily Johnson, Jacqueline Keysear, Kyle Klockenga, Morgan Lacefield, Shelby Lessen, Allison Mayenick, Jacob LaMothe-Mason, Michelle Miller, Kaitlyn Nelson, Jessica Nguyen, Samuel Opperman, Sara Shane, Grace Sheley, Rachel Skelton, Christian West, Mallory White, Jenna Williams and Emily Wilson.

There are now over 50 NHS members at Lincoln Community High School.

A faculty council reviews applications and selects individuals for membership in the National Honor Society. To be considered for membership, students must be in their junior or senior year of high school. Students must demonstrate outstanding accomplishments in four areas:

  • Scholarship -- Achieve and maintain a grade-point average of 3.3 out of a possible 4.0 and submit a resume of involvement at school and in the community.

  • Character -- Teachers asked for an assessment of the student must be able to consider their reliability, honesty and sincerity, as well as academic responsibility and demonstration of leadership.

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  • Leadership -- The students must have shown initiative in leading activities, as well as demonstrating the willingness and ability to involve others.

  • Service -- The student must exhibit the willingness to serve and must have been actively involved, without compensation, with two community groups or in a verifiable alternative situation.

Community service is stressed during membership in the National Honor Society. Members at LCHS are currently tutoring elementary and high school students, mentoring at Washington-Monroe, baby-sitting during PTO meetings at Central School, volunteering for Main Street to paint Santa's hut and decorate windows downtown, and acting as servers at local fundraising dinners and organizational events.

[By MARLA BLAIR]

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