2009 NHS Inductions

The 2008-09 CHS National Honor Society Members

Clay Junior-Senior High School held its National Honor Society Induction on Thursday, March 26, 2009, in the high school gymnasium. Six new students were inducted into Clay’s National Honor Society.

The new members include McKenize Carr, daughter of Keith and Jill Carr of Portsmouth; Morgan Garrett, son of Ted & Lisa Garrett of Rosemount; Kyle Pollard, son of Ron and Julie Pollard of Portsmouth; Natalie Thacker, daughter of Butch and Toni Thacker of Portsmouth; Chelsie Thomas, daughter of Jim and Tabi Thomas of Rosemount; and Katie Wheeler, daughter of Darla Wheeler of Rosemount and Lee and Jodi Wheeler of Minford . Current NHS members include Hannah Davis, Kristen McClellan, Hilary Noel, Courtney Wilson.

Members of the chapter are selected based on the criteria of character, leadership, scholarship, and service; and members must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher to be considered. Members are involved in many activities and service projects throughout the year. The advisor for the Clay National Honor Society is Mrs. Janet Deal. The Clay National Honor Society Chapter is sponsored by the New Boston Kiwanis.

 
2007-08

Scholarship:  "Scholarship means a commitment to learning.  A student is willing to spend hours in reading and study, knowing the lasting benefits of a cultivated mind.  We should continue to learn even when formal education has ended, for education ends only with the end of life.  Knowledge is one great element in life which leads to the highest success, and it can be acquired in only one way-- through diligence and effort.  Learning furnishes the lamp by which we read the past, and the light which illuminates the future.  Candidates have the charge to continually expand their world through the oppurtunities inherent in scholarship."

Service:  "My office is service.  Service can be descibed in various ways.  In the routine of the day's work, many oppurtunities arise to help others.  Willingness to work for the benefit of those in need, without monetary compensation or without recognition, is the quality we seek in our membership.  We are commited to the idea of volunteering our time and abilities to the creation of a better tomorrow."

Leadership:  Leadership should exert a wholesome influence on the school.  In taking the initiative in class and school activities, the real leader strives to train and aid others to attain the same objective.  The price of leadership is sacrifice-- the wiilingness to yield one's personal interests for the interest of others.  A leader has self-confidence and will go forward when others hesitate.  No matter what power and resources may exist in a country, they are ineffectual without the guidance of a wise leader.  Leadership is always needed; thus, to lead is a substantive charge to each of our members."

Character:  "Character is the force within each individuals which distinguishes that person from others.  It gives each one individuality.  It is that without which no one can respect of others.  It is this force of character which guides one through life and, when once developed, grows steadily.  Character is achieved and not received.  It is the product of constant action, daily striving to make the right choice.  The problem of character is the problem of self-control.  We must be in reality what we wish to appear to others.  By demonstrating such qualities as respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship, we may hope to prove by example that we value character."