The National Honors Society (NHS) Induction ceremony occurred on April 17. During the ceremony, 332 members of the 2025 class were inducted into the Society. 

NHS sponsor Drew Magis has been the sponsor for two years. 

“I wanted to be the sponsor to help students in NHS become better, well-rounded citizens,” Magis said. “My hope is that students grow in character after being part of the rich history and volunteering of NHS.”

Students who are inducted must meet a minimum GPA requirement of 3.5 (unweighted), have no major behavior referrals, complete an application with a personal statement and three teacher recommendations, and serve for a minimum of 25 hours during their senior year, Magis said. 

Two ceremonies took place: one at 6 p.m. for students with A-L last names and the other at 7:30 p.m. for students with M-Z last names. The ceremony began with an introduction from Magis. During his introduction, Magis touched on the importance and purpose of the NHS. 

“NHS is an organization that prides itself on service, character, leadership, and scholarship,” Magis said. “Its main focus is to give back to the community and serve in a variety of ways.”

Following this introduction, Principal Jennifer Tyrrell took the stage, Executive Board Member Marin Yates ‘25 said. Yates chose to pursue a leadership position because the society’s mission appealed to her. 

“I love volunteering,” Yates said. “I felt like it was something that suited me and that I wanted to get involved in. When [the society] talked about what [board members] would do, I was like, that seems like something I’d be interested in, especially since the majority of things we plan out are service opportunities. I like having a role in what we do.” 

Yates and the other board members played an important role in the ceremony, each reading a passage about the pillars of NHS or its importance. Finally, executive board member Brady Ryan ‘25 led the pledge, which the inductees repeated. 

After the induction, Magis presented a few awards. Among these were the Presidential Award (100-174 service hours), the Silver Medal Award (175-249 service hours), and the Gold Medal Award (250+ hours). LT had 43 members earn the Presidential Award, four members earn Silver Medals, and three members earn Gold Medals. 

Yates hopes that inductees will continue to take on service projects, including some of the efforts they were exposed to through the NHS process.