Twenty-three Northwest Technology Center students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society earlier this month. The induction ceremony took place in the Seminar Room in front of a large crowd. Andrea Long, Computer Technology Instructor, Karen Koehn, Guidance Counselor and Daren Slater, Assistant Superintendent are the group’s current sponsors. Both secondary and post-secondary students who meet the requirements and are enrolled in Daytime Programs are eligible for membership in the organization.

Eleven returning members of the National Technical Honor Society recognized recently at a ceremony held at Northwest Technology Center include: (back row l to r) Jeremy Carver, Zachary Rebarchik, Ben Smith, Kyle Howell, Clayton Hill, Seth Jordan, Matt Martin, (front row l to r) Sonya Graninger, Destinee Barnett and Brooke Ortiz. Not pictured is Dianna Gonzalez.

Twenty-three new members were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society at Northwest Technology Center recently. New members of the NTHS pictured include: (back row l to r) Kelsi Starks, Kelsey Miller, Caleb Smith, Cade Pfleider, Austin Turner, Jordan Flynt, Conner Whitley, Carrett Towns, Reygan Martin, Austin Huckabee, Ty Hooper and Chase Hickson, (front row l to r) Lindsey Bellah, EmmaRae Cook, Connor Cummings, Zain Jackson-Douglas, Megan Garnett, Lydia Thompson, Shayla Terrel, Angel Hawkins, Jayna Hadwiger and Emily Shafer. Not pictured is Ashley Muhlbaier.

“These students demonstrated outstanding performance in their respective programs during the past year as well as meeting the stringent requirements for membership!” said Slater. “It is truly an honor for a student to be inducted into this group. There are several standards that each student must meet including academic performance, attendance, program involvement and attitude.”

The inductees were presented with lapel pins, certificates and decals. Koehn, Slater and Long conducted the ceremony.

Students must be nominated for membership in the National Technical Honor Society by an instructor, an advisor and an administrator. Their application must be approved by the local Chapter Advisors, the nominating instructor and a school administrator. Students who are inducted have maintained an “A” average and have been absent for fewer than five days during the current semester.

Other criteria include: honesty, service, leadership, career development, academics and skilled workmanship. The purpose of the organization is to foster the pursuit of educational and career goals to develop greater awareness within our community about the talents and abilities of students engaged in career and technology education, to provide career and technology education and to provide career and technology students a greater awareness of the world of work.

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