Sebring McKinley adds 11 to NHS

Sebring McKinley National Honor Society inducted 11 students during a ceremony March 11, 2024, at the the school. New members, in the back row from left, are Kiera Weekly, Abagail Stuller, Katelyn Leeland, Michael Moyer, Dustin Harvey, Allison Hoschar, Myla Thomas, Austin Sonntog, Isabella Threet, Robert Helmick and Angelo Vecchio. The current, senior NHS members who took part in the ceremony were, from left, Blake Thomas, Johnathan Billingsley and Emma Seevers.

Sebring McKinley Jr./Sr. High School added 11 students to its National Honor Society during a March 11 ceremony.

During the induction ceremony, two seniors and nine juniors were added to the organization.

New members are seniors Robert Helmick and Austin Sonntog; and juniors Dustin Harvey, Allison Hoschar, Katelyn Leeland, Michael Moyer, Abagail Stuller, Myla Thomas, Isabella Threet, Angelo Vecchio and Kiera Weekly.

To qualify for NHS, students must meet certain academic criteria and display characteristics of the four pillars of NHS – character, leadership, scholarship and service. Students considered for membership also write an essay regarding the organization's pillars and what they mean to them.

The group’s adviser is Nicole Rummel, a teacher at Sebring McKinley. McKinley Principal Brian Clark swore in the students. Senior NHS members Johnathan Billingsley, Emma Seevers and Blake Thomas also took part in the program, including speeches and leading the candle-lighting ceremony.

This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Sebring McKinley adds 11 students to its National Honor Society