Sulphur Springs High School inducts 37 into National Honor Society, 23 into Technical Honor Society

The Sulphur Springs High School chapters of the National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society inducted new members at ceremonies Thursday evening.

National Honor Society

The SSHS National Honor Society chapter is named in honor of Gladys Alexander, a teacher who founded the chapter in 1940, but also the Student Council, and aided in the organization of the Lee Willis Chapter of the Future Teachers of America. Alexander taught band, drill team, football, Latin, English, history and almost every subject except agriculture. She retired in 1961, but her contributions to education didn’t end there. She became a substitute teacher and taught summer school after retirement. In 1966, the SSHS National Honor Society Chapter was named after Gladys Alexander to honor the tradition of excellence in academics she began at SSHS.

NHS focuses on four pillars: „ Scholarship — Students must maintain a “3.5 or higher minimum cumulative grade point average, based on the Sulphur Springs High School weighted scale. They must also have good marks from teacher evaluations and then voted on by a faculty council, in order to be considered,” NHS head sponsor Renee Maeker said: „ Service — Students must make voluntary con-tributions to the school or community, done without compensation; „ Leadership — Students must demonstrate leadership through school or community activities while working with or for others; and „ Character — Students must demonstrate good character through cooperation, honesty and reliability, courtesy, concern and respect for others, as well as having a clean disciplinary record.

Membership is by invitation and open to juniors and seniors. As members, students receive yellow cords to wear at graduation ceremonies to signify their membership.

NHS nductees include Sharon Abrego Rios, Nathan Andrews, Jacqueline Banda, Laney Bankston, adie Barnett, Ty Bybee, Alli Crump, Connor Dick, Brody Emmert, Samantha Enriquez, Flor Gudino, Giovanni Hernandez, Ty Matthew Holt, Jaicee Jasmer, Alaina Morgan Johnson, Crawford Johnson, Alex Macias, Aspen Mayhew, Graham Mayo, Kaden Mitchell, Alexis Nickerson, Daisy Nuñez, Reese Offutt, Bailey Pierson, Mackenzie Posey, Madeleine Poskey, Alex Rogers, Madilyne Sanders, Ella Sant, Lainey Tatum, Barrett Thesing, Alyson Thomas, Cristobal Torres, Jordan Van Winkle, Ian Westlund, Bryton Wies and Gage Williams Two-year members include: President Jacqueline Monroy, Vice-President Kami White, Secretary Katlyn Noe, Treasurer Peyton Ball, Joseline Arenas, Jayden Arledge, Madelynn Bailey, Kody Barclay, Coen Bell, Makieya Boren, Addison Bradley, Talley Brown, Landon Burkett, Chloe Cameron, Rylie Carroll, Levi Caton, Betzy Chacón, Austin Chaney, Carter Charlton, Asia Chen, Kylie Clarke, Zoe Crump, Axel Garcia, Juan Garcia, Maria Garing, Anely Gaspar, Lily Glenn, Jaci Haire, Celeste Hernandez, Payton Hooks, Jordyn Huckabee, Kate Hurley, Kylah Latham, Jessie Li, Lorelai Lilley, Logan McCain, Kathryn Monk, Ivan Mora, Holden Moss, Latalie Negrete, Emerson Penny, Tomi Pirtle, Annaston Price, Emmi Price, Caroline Prickette, Jolene Reed, Ty Robinson, Osvaldo Rodriguez, Brook Seagraves, Haylee Schultz, Emily Soto, Catherine Starzyk, Alexis Tanton, Alan Tellez, Chelino Manuel Tellez, Alexis Villarino, Anna Williams, Aubrey Williams, Macey Williams, Peyton Willis and Jolee Wilson.

NTHS members are invited to join based on criteria to NHS.

To be considered for membership in NTHS, students must be a junior or senior and have a minimum 3.5 GPA. They must be enrolled in or have already taken a minimum of three career and technology (CTE) courses and be a current member of one of SSHS’ CTE student organizations (CTSOs). They must have a clean disciplinary record and must participate in at least one community service project through one of the CTSO programs per year, as well as a group project to be determined by the NTHS members.

Geral Kennedy, the namesake of the SSHS NTHS chapter, was a Navy veteran and Vocational Agriculture in Petty and Sulphur Springs, Texas. He came to SSISD in 1966, serving as a vocational agriculture teacher, vocational counselor, and vocational administrator until his retirement in 1984. The SSHS NTHS chapter was named for him in 2013.

Membership is by invitation and open to juniors and seniors. As members, students receive silver cords to wear at graduation ceremonies to signify their membership. Members are eligible for NTHS scholarships, letters of recommendation and official seals to be applied to their diplomas, along with personal letters of recommendation for employment and potential opportunities to be recruited by top corporations, colleges and universities.

NTHS inductees include: Sharon Abrego Rios, Jacqueline Banda, Laney Bankston, Alli Crump, Connor Dick, Samantha Enriquez, Cash Gamblin, Giovanni Hernandez, Jaicee Jasmer, Alaina Morgan Johnson, Aspen Mayhew, Graham Mayo, Daisy Nuñez, Bailey Pierson, Layla Pogue, Mackenzie Posey, Madeleine Poskey, Lainey Tatum, Barrett Thesing, Jordan Van Winkle, Ian Westlund and Gage Williams.

Two-year members include: President Alan Tellez, Vice-President Macey Williams, Secretary Annaston Price, Treasurer Alexis Tanton, Joseline Arenas, Jayden Arledge, Madelynn Bailey, Kody Barclay, Chloe Cameron, Rylie Carroll, Levi Caton, Betzy Chacón, Austin Chaney, Asia Chen, Kylie Clarke, Juan Garcia, Maria Garing, Lily Glenn, Jaci Haire, Celeste Hernandez, Payton Hooks, Lorelai Lilley, Kathryn Monk, acqueline Monroy, Ivan Mora, Holden Moss, Katlyn Noe, Emerson Penny, Tomi Pirtle, Annaston Price, Emmi Price, Osvaldo Rodriguez, Brook Seagraves, Catherine Starzyk, Alexis Tanton, Daphnes Valles, Anna Williams, Macey Williams, Peyton Willis and Jolee Wilson.