EMS students inducted into National Junior Honor Society
Thirty-four Ephrata Middle School students became National Junior Honor Society members Thursday night, gathering with family and friends in the EMS gym.
Thirty-four Ephrata Middle School students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society last Thursday night.
The April 2 ceremony took place at 7 p.m. in the EMS gym. Chapter advisor and EMS history teacher Katie Johnson said candidates must carry a minimum 3.5 GPA and receive approval from a faculty committee review of their character before acceptance. Once in, members are expected to log service hours and take on leadership roles.
NJHS has recognized outstanding middle schoolers since 1929, built around five pillars: scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship. The EMS chapter has its own piece of that history, inductees have signed the same membership book since the 1988-89 school year, when Johnson's mother, Kathleen Allstot, served as chapter advisor.
Twenty-nine seventh graders and five eighth graders were inducted: Anderson Bair, Elyse Bair, Nicole Bair, Mabel Chamberlin, Izzy Darby, Ali Dorton, Jess Engle, William Firl, Audrey Iverson, SE Jay, Caden Johnson, Keair Judkins, Miles Kask Barberi, Paisley LaJueness, James Marquina, Kaleo McWilliams, Brooklen Minnick, Kayleigh Moore, Kendall Moore, Matthew Morris, Maxine Rashford, Gemma Rushton, Nora Sackmann, Mylee Shannon, Cash Sieverkropp, Kate Stadelman, Jordan Yurian and Lilliana Zaets, Korben Fronsman, CJ Kok, Alex Licup, Emily Moore, Abel Palafox and Roan Wiser.
