MINOOKA – The National Honor Society at Minooka Community High School welcomed new members at a ceremony held Dec. 10.
The induction ceremony was held at the school’s Central Campus Cafetorium, according to a news release.
The newly inducted NHS members include:
Seniors: Emily Dunn, Brooke Jacobson, Jacob Null, Miranda Pehlke, Julianna Scarcelli, Daniel Staggs and Emily Wielbik.
Juniors: Kelli Anderson, Sydney Arlis, Daniel Beaudin, Sydney Bebar, Sarah Boeringa, Megan Bresnahan, Angelenia Cassella-Johnson, Julie Czerniakowski, Mitchell DeGraaf, Jacob Doster, Andrew Engel, Eryn Frye, Katelynn Fuller, Kaylee Fuller, Amy Geldean, Kathleen Gossen, Kaitlyn Greenland, Luke Hermann, Chandler Horvat, Benjamin Karczewski, Madison Kaufman, Jeff Kirkolis, Tessa Krusinski, Michaela Kuehni, Courtney Kurtz, Kathryn Marti, Marisa Martinez, Kayla McComb, Mason Messina, Jessica Miller, Paige Morris, Zachary Petersen, Francesca Raddatz, Danielle Redmon, Theo Romac, Patrick Rumsey, Nora Russell, Isabella Sadler, Morgan Scholtes, Hannah Schulz, Jessica Sherwin, Jacob Swank, Ben Trouvais, Sally Tyrell, Emma Van Drie, Gabriella Vazquez, Nathan Vicini, Margaret Ward and Haley Weis.
Current NHS members include:
Seniors: Jordan Airola, Alyssa Alexander, Julia Barich, Megan Bauer, Crystal Bautista, Caitlin Bell, Lily Benig, Joseph Bergmann, Elizabeth Boeringa, Henry Bugajski, Calvin Cady, Matthew Chellino, Brynn Christensen, Makenzi Claassen, Kelly Clucas, Megan Coleman, Liam Cureton, Theresa Diamond, Kirk Fortelka, Alyssa Gagnon, Jullia Goggins, Danielle Harris,Jared Heaser, Ashley Jonen, Andrew Jones, Jeffrey Klank, Emily Knaub, Valerie Kolb, Olivia Kostueck, Kaela Kreis, Gabriel Lake, Heidi Layton, Angela Lezza, Ryan Pullara, Alexandra Renison, Morgan Rhoades, Michael Russell, Olivia Salazar, Mark Siegel, Eric Strand, Haleigh Sullivan, Benjamin Ubert, Jason Viehman, Alexandria Walker, Taneika Warner, Kasey Watts, Jack Wilhelm, Paige Wissel and Kaila Ziech.
The 2014-15 NHS officers include:
Seniors: Emily Knaub – president; Liam Cureton – Vice President; Alyssa Gagnon – Secretary; Matthew Chellino – Treasurer; Benjamin Ubert – Historian; and Lily Benig – Community Relations.
Minooka high school English teacher Andres Torres was recognized as the Honorary Staff NHS Member, and Class of 2007 alum Katelyn Schachtschneider was the evening’s guest speaker.
National Honor Society candidates must meet the chapter’s requirements for scholarship, service, leadership and character to be selected for membership. Once members, students continue to exemplify these traits through numerous academic, social and civic efforts.
The Minooka National Honor Society sponsor is Donna Engel, and the assistant sponsor is Anthony Babich.