A total of 58 eighth-grade students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) on Thursday, October 24, at Strough Middle School. Honor society advisers Mrs. Amanda Allen and Mrs. Jennifer Fitzgerald were present alongside Strough Principal Tracy O’Rourke. Five students participated in a candle-lighting ceremony, with candles symbolizing five categories: Scholarship, Lucas Schwock; Service, Paetyn Finley; Character, Justin Mudry; Leadership, Sloane Sestito; and Citizenship, Lars van Hoesel. The Strough eighth-grade orchestra, directed by Mrs. Tracie Forbes, provided entertainment.
To qualify for NJHS, students must have a seventh-grade grade-point average of 89.5 or higher and excel in scholarship, character, service, leadership, and citizenship. They also must write an essay and provide teacher and adult recommendations, along with a list of activities in which they participate.
Mrs. Tracie Forbes and the Strough Orchestra Performers:
William Buczkowski
Isa Lewis
Olivia Manuele
Chloe Phair
Joennies Roca Castillo
Hunter Streiff
Grace Knopka
Kierston LaFrance
Jayden Seubert
Unique Standen
Brianna Wines
Leah Bly
Eliezer Campos
Adrien House
*New members of NJHS
Presentation of Certificates
Shailyn Baker
Camryn Baldwin
Jackson Brawdy
Ella Brewer
Caleb Burns
Keira Bush
Sahaydi Butler
Timothy Cole
Luke Csete
Sofia DeAngelo
Liya Decker
Julia Elizondo
Kiley Emanuelli
Parker Emery
Quinn Engle
Ayden Enslin
Avery Fanfarillo
Paetyn Finley
Camryn Finster
Bentley Ford
Mason Fox
Makenna Gallardo
Matthew Hollman
Jesse Horowitz
Molly Kegley
Kierston LaFrance
Chelsea Levisay
Isa Lewis
Ashton Lewthwaite
Derek Lipa
Logan Loucks
Liana Marsh
Gianna Miller
Caylin Moore
Justin Mudry
Brayton Olney
Jowell Ortiz
Dylan Pelton
Olivia Perry
Rilyn Peterson
Chloe Phair
Khloe Reese
Lily Riolo
Marco Rizio
Nikolas Rutherford
Evelyn Scerra
Lucas Schwock
Sloane Sestito
Jayden Seubert
Nora Swan
Charlie Townsend
Blake Tucker
Dylin Uriarte
James Vaccaro
Mia Vaccaro
Lars van Hoesel
Phillip Williams
Elise Womack-Dwyer
