October 28, 2024
Gray Stone Day School taps 32 new members to National Honor Society
By Staff Reports
Gray Stone Day School
Gray Stone National Honor Society members, from left, front row: Gabe Young, Wes Rummage, Ben Wallmann, Polly Nantz and Gavin Burke; second row: Mark Morton, Courtney Vang, Camdyn Plyler, Suzana Hoffman, Amelia Barney, Avery Smith, Anna Morgan, and Brooke Limerick; third row: Noel Hernandez-Palestina, Vinny Rinaggio, Natalie Niederer, London Gray, Addy G. Carter, Jasmine David, and Donovan Tucker; fourth row: Lilly Dangerfield, Liz Bryson, Elizabeth. Strohecker, Taylor Holt, Anthony Varbanov, Matthew Lappin, Auden Pethel, John Bristol, and Landon Staton; fifth row: L-R: Peyton Noe, Tyler Conforti, Evan Barber, Julian BolinSantiago, Georgia Sangster, Spencer Lambert, Hudson Sharp, Ella Wilson, and Cheyenne Efird; sixth row: Lucas Maynor, Kinley Burleson, Eva Lamanno, Ella Huneycutt, Alex Hedenskog, Addison Furr, Lilly Todd, Bladen Goodman and Max Foote.
Gray Stone Day School held its annual National Honor Society induction ceremony on Oct. 17 in the Bud Singletary Gymnasium.
NHS is an organization that provides students with knowledge and skills to become transformational leaders in their school and community.
The organization is built on four pillars of scholarship, service, leadership and character.
Students who demonstrate these traits and skills are selected by a faculty council.
A ceremony led by current members on the National Honor Society tapped 32 new students for membership.
Bladen Goodman gave a warm welcome followed by Jeff Walter, high school principal.
2024 graduate Mark Lappin and former NHS member was a guest speaker.
Officers Hudson Sharp, Evan Barber, Georgia Sangster and Spencer Lambert each spoke on the NHS pillars.
Spencer Lambert, president of the NHS, presented the new inductees.
“Being selected into membership of the National Honor Society is an earned honor,” Lambert said.
“While GPA is an important piece, there is a real responsibility that comes with membership.
Members must be dedicated to organization commitments and actively participate in service all while maintaining academic excellence in the classroom.”
“Membership in the National Honor Society is one of the highest honors awarded to a high school student,” added Heather Ferguson, club advisor.
“It is also an ongoing responsibility and an obligation to continue to demonstrate the qualities that resulted in their selection.
I count on these students to be role models and leaders in our school.”
The new inductees are Erin Auguston, Amelia Barney, John Bristol, Liz Bryson, Gavin Burke, Addy G. Carter, Lilly Dangerfield, Jasmine David, London Gray, Noel Hernandez-Palestina, Suzana Hoffman, Taylor Holt, Matthew Lappin, Brooke Limerick, Anna Morgan, Mark Morton, Polly Nantz, Natalie Niederer, Auden Pethel, Aly Plowman, Camden Plyler, Isabella Restar, Vinny Rinaggio, Wes Rummage, Avery Smith, Landon Staton, Elizabeth Strohecker, Donovan Tucker, Courtney Vang, Anthony Varbanov, Ben Wallmann and Gabriel Young.
Second year members are Evan Barber, Ella Huneycutt, Julian BolinSantiago, Eva Lamanno, Kinley Burleson, Spencer Lambert, Tyler Conforti, Ella Wilson, Cheyenne Efird, Lucas Maynor, Max Foote, Peyton Noe, Addison Furr, Geogria Sangster, Bladen Goodman, Hudson Sharp, Alex Hedenskog and Lilly Todd.
Gray Stone Day School is a college preparatory school for grades 6-12 and free to attend.