-Story by Keri Corbin
Thomas County Central High School held its annual National Honor Society induction ceremony on Monday, Sept. 21.
Seventy-seven students were inducted during the ceremony held in the school’s gym Monday night. This adds to the 74 returning members, making TCCHS having 151 students in the National Honor Society.
“The ceremony was very heartwarming, to see all the new members inducted after all their hard work,” National Honor Society Vice President Johnathan Robinson said.
Sponsor of National Honor Society, teacher Brett James, was pleased to induct so many students.
“These are truly among the best students we have,” he said. “With 77 new members added this year, it just goes to show everyone why TCCHS is the best school in the region.”
For a student to be inducted into NHS, he or she must obtain a 90 percent cumulative grade average for high school classes. Discipline issues also play a big role in the induction, and students must be in the 11th or 12th grade to be eligible.
NHS gets students involved in the school and community through community service. It also stipulates that students must maintain their grade average.
This was James’s first induction ceremony.
“I have been in charge of NHS for a little less than a year now,” he said. “It was a pleasure to be a part of the induction ceremony Monday night. We had a lot of friends and family members of the new members come and show their support.”
Each student was called alphabetically and handed their certificate of achievement. Then, each student signed their name on a board with all 2015 NHS inductees.
“All of our hard work up to this point has paid off, and I’m honored to be a part of National Honor Society,” junior inductee Logan Covington said.
After the induction, students and their parents were asked to come together for refreshments and snacks in the cafeteria.
“I am glad to be recognized for all my hard work,” junior inductee Cole Hebron said. “I had lots of fun along with everyone else being recognized at the ceremony.”