Pleasanton High School inducts nine into National Honor Society

New inductees hold their candles as Pleasanton High School Principal Sara Conley announces that they are now officially National Honor Society members. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal)

By Roger Sims, rsims@linncountyjournal.com

In a ceremony ending with a lighting of candles, nine Pleasanton High School students became the newest inductees into the school’s National Honor Society (NHS).

The ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 7, began with a welcome by NHS sponsor Robert Nolan followed by a call to order by Shiloh Skipper, one of the second-year seniors that were inducted into the chapter last year.

Senior Holley Coffman gave a brief history of NHS followed by discussion of the four “pillars” of NHS. Rees Chapman told initiates about leadership, Hayden Johnson discussed scholarship, Skipper talked about service and Patience Meik told them about character.

Inductee Lainey Umphenour takes care that her candle won’t blow out.

One by one the nine new members lit candles from a candle in front of the podium and took their place standing behind the second-year members.

The new members include two seniors and seven juniors. Seniors include Madison Crisman and Serenity Coen. Juniors included Mia Meik, Gage McGinnis, Erin Bowley, Ashlan George, Katrina Taylor, Lainey Umphenour and Lincoln Baldwin.

The faculty committee that selected the new members includes Robin Borzfield, Wendy Conley, Melinda Dent, Maggie Knox, and Julie Laver.

Refreshments were served to the approximately 40 family members and friends in a reception following the ceremony.

With the addition of nine new members, the PHS chapter includes, front row from left, Holly Coffman, Patience Meik, Rees Chapman, Katrina Taylor; back row, Gage McGinnis, Hayden Johnson, Lincoln Baldwin, Shiloh Skipper, Ashlan George, Erin Bowley, Lainey Umphenour, Mia Meik, Serenity Coen, and Madison Crismas.