As I sat in the stands waiting for the induction ceremony to begin, I could not help thinking about how the NHS is so rooted in tradition. You cannot be considered for the NHS until you are a sophomore, nominated by a teacher or staff member, maintain a 3.0 GPA and excel in service, leadership and character traits. On March 29th, Eastern Greene inducted 29 new students into their NHS Chapter.
Each student had an upperclassman as their sponsor. Once their name was called each sponsor stood up and lit a candle from the center candle and then lit the inductee candle. Then they processed across the gym to sit on the bleachers until all 29 inductees had been inducted. My son was the last to be called because he sponsor was the current president of the chapter. As I sat and watched all of the kids that he has gone to school with for the last 10 years I could not have been more proud of him and the choices that he has made.
Now that he is in the NHS his responsibility to the program has grown. He must maintain a 3.0 GPA, as a group participate in at least one service project a year and do an individual service project. I can't wait to see what opportunities these next two years provide for Nick. Mom loves you and I am so proud of you!
