Six Gunston School Students Honored at National Honor Society Induction

On April 16, six students were inducted into the National Honor Society at The Gunston School. The National Honor Society (NHS) is a prestigious organization for juniors and seniors, which requires them to hold a grade point average of at least 88 and to exhibit four core values—leadership, character, service, and scholarship.

The morning began with the inductees and their parents, and current NHS members attending a breakfast at Headmaster John Lewis’ home. The induction ceremony followed in the field house featuring the keynote address delivered by Mr. Will Robinson. Using the core values of the National Honor Society, Mr. Robinson addressed the students on the importance of engagement in learning and participation on community. Mr. Robinson, Head of the Gunston’s history department, charged the students to inquire, to investigate, to think critically, and to remain engaged, both in school and in life. He closed by inviting all members of the audience to applaud the success of the NHS members and to strive by the ideals put forth by this organization.

To highlight the core values of NHS, four candles were lit by current members, as senior and NHS president Logan Leverage spoke about the meaning of each value. As inductees were called up one-by-one, they received a certificate, pin, and rose, and signed their names into the NHS registry. To make them official members of the society, current members pinned the inductees with a pin bearing the NHS logo and the pledge was recited, led by Logan Leverage. To conclude the ceremony, Mr. Michael Kaylor, the NHS advisor, shared words of wisdom and high praises to the students for their accomplishments. 

We congratulate this year’s NHS Chapter Officers and Inductees:

Officers

President: Logan Leverage

Vice President: Jay Wegner

Secretary: Kelly Dong

Treasurer: Shirley Liu

Parliamentarian: Dan Lohr

Historian:  Olivia Keene

Public Relations Officer: Maddie Clemens

 

Inductees

Valerie Inglesby (Chestertown)

Tabitha Lin  (Chester)

Trung Nguyen (Annapolis)

Katherine Rhodes  (Chestertown)

Kent Shen  (Royal Oak)

Alexis Welch  (Queenstown)