Churchville-Chili inducts students into National Honor Society

Churchville-Chili inducts students
into National Honor Society

At Churchville-Chili Senior High School, 90 students were recently inducted into the National Honor Society.

Those students include: Jessica Allen, Kaitlyn Allen, Marc Amico, George Barberi, Nicole Barnard, Kevin Bauer, Jessica Becker, Jacob Bertani, Danielle Bertino, Hannah Brady, Ryan Burakowski, Samuel Camarata, Nicholas Charnley, Jenna Ciliberto, Scott Cody, Rory Conheady, Danielle Cumbo, Danielle DeLeo, Nicole DeVries, Kelsey Egan, Kyle Eich, Danielle Emiliano, Paul Evans, Lauren Ewart, Devin Flood, Valerie Foote, Anthony Gabel, Michelle Gallo, Nicole Gallup, Lyndsey Gruschow, John Gutmann, Erin Hardy, Marc Hartwig, Philip Hays, Cody Hewitt, Dave Hoeflein, Ryan Hosie, Steven Hyland, Bethany Iacucci, Katherine Jackson, Christopher Jones, Emily Keidel, Kelly Kessler, Stacy Kmentt, Timothy Knab, Kristina Knowles, Daniel Kurzen, Caitlin Lamoreaux, Matthew Lengen, Robert Maffett, Kristen Matthews, Kristen McConnell, Caitlin McNaney, Susan Merriam, Molly Meyer, Rachel Miller, Sara Morningstar, Julie Niziurski, Sheena O'Leary, Sean Pierce, Samantha Pilger, Donald Polaski, Gary Raduns, Sehrish Rafi, Rachel Reeves, Melanie Roorda, Vanessa Rossitz, Jeremy Sajdak, Elizabeth Santilli, Haley Savarese, Matthew Schumacher, Kelly Schworm, Miranda Shelanskey, Kristen Spaudling, Michael Starke, Jared Steinmiller, David Terrell, Matthew Vail, Jacqueline Walker, Nathan Wolski, Kaitlyn Wood and Christopher Zipeto were selected as juniors, while Ryan Boland, Gregory Burchill, Julia Clark, Chelsea Cook, David Greer, Kevin Massare, Kellen Mulhern and Rachel Muniz are seniors who were chosen.

Students who fit the academic criteria must complete an application. This form includes a list of their school and community activities, a couple short answer questions, two endorsements (one must be from a teacher) and their service record. The Faculty Council, comprised of one member of each department, reviews the applications and looks for evidence of the other three criteria (leadership, character and service) and makes the final decisions on the selections.

The induction featured the traditional candle lighting ceremony where current members spoke on the four qualities required for membership: scholarship, leadership, character and service. The guest speaker was Kevin Mead, our teacher for the year 2004-05. A current NHS member escorted each new member to the stage as he/she was introduced. The inductee then signed the official register and was presented with his/her membership card and pin by NHS President, Molly Fillion. NHS Advisor, Janice Spiotta, formally accepted new members into the chapter while Principal Bill Geraci was on hand to welcome guests and congratulate new members. All were invited to enjoy a reception in the cafeteria following the ceremony.