MINOOKA – The Minooka Community High School chapter of the National Honor Society inducted new students during a special ceremony held Dec. 9 in the MCHS - Central Campus Performing Arts.
The newly-inducted NHS members include: (seniors) Madeline Alessio, Brandon Baranski, Ta Daija Brown, Shane Chetney, Robert Cortesi, Jacob Crabb, Lauren Fox, Stoney Gillespie, Kallie Haritopoulos, Jacob Johnson, Joseph Kauffman, Brandon Kopp, Peyton Mart, Kylie McFee, Alexandra Motsch, Marianella Osorio, Katelyn Prindle, Larry Roberts, Gillian Ruggeri, Jailene Silveri, Kevin Wilson, (juniors) Hailey Arlis, Brooke Lynn Bachmann, Chloe Bacza, Elizabeth Badalamenti, Courtney Banaszak, Gwen Barnes, Abigail Belluomini, Jacob Bugajski, Katelyn Bulger, Anne Calonico, Brianna Campbell, Isabella Cernetich, Reed Christensen, Brandt Compton, Elizabeth Cook, Elena Costa, Monica Delgado, Erin Dunn, Brooke Dykstra, David Feigel, Amanda Gardner, Hannah Gedwill, Morgan Gierman, Lauren Heafey, Abigail Holloway, McKayla Holmes, Shalyn Horvat, Hailey Jermolowicz, Alexandra Kaste, Zackary Kijowski, Peter Klepec, Kyle Knaub, Kyle Kobe, David Kostyra, Lydia Kurtz, Matthew Kurtz, Katie Lewis, Allison Lyman, Bailey Lyman, Jon-Carlo Manzo, Matthew Mason, Alec Mitcheff, Jenna Morgan, Madalyn O’Dette, Delaney Peeples, Jason Perez, Tyler Richart, Jose Rodriguez, Carmella Russell, Anabell Salcedo, Alejandro Sanchez, Madisyn Serr, Amanda Sherry, Mackenzie Surdej, Brianna Szambelan, Sydney Vogelsanger, Lauren Watts, Skyler Weis, Walker Whalen, and Emily Worden.
Current NHS members include: Kelli Anderson, Sydney Arlis, Daniel Beaudin, Sydney Bebar, Sarah Boeringa, Megan Bresnahan, Angelenia Cassella-Johnson, Julie Czerniakowski, Mitchell DeGraaf, Jacob Doster, Andrew Engel, Eryn Frye, Katelynn Fuller, Kaylee Fuller, Amy Geldean, Kathleen Gossen, Kaitlyn Greenland, Luke Hermann, Chandler Horvat, Benjamin Karczewski, Madison Kaufman, Jeff Kirkolis, Tessa Krusinski, Michaela Kuehni, Courtney Kurtz, Kathryn Marti, Marisa Martinez, Kayla McComb, Patrick McLees, Mason Messina, Jessica Miller, Paige Morris, Zachary Petersen, Francesca Raddatz, Danielle Redmon, Theo Romac, Patrick Rumsey, Nora Russell, Isabella Sadler, Morgan Scholtes, Hannah Schulz, Jessica Sherwin, Jacob Swank, Ben Trouvais, Sally Tyrell, Emma Van Drie, Gabriella Vazquez, Nathan Vicini, Margaret Ward, Shelby Weathers, and Haley Weis.
The 2015-2016 NHS Officers include: (seniors) Sydney Arlis – President, Sarah Boeringa – Vice President, Madison Kaufman – Secretary, Ben Karczewski – Treasurer, Nora Russell – Historian, and Amy Geldean – Community Relations.
MCHS Social Studies teacher Kevin Murphy was recognized as the Honorary Staff NHS Member, and MCHS Class of 2007 alum Megan Geyer was the evening’s guest speaker.
National Honor Society candidates must meet the chapter’s requirements for scholarship, service, leadership and character in order to be selected for membership. Once members, students continue to exemplify these traits through numerous academic, social, and civic efforts.
The MCHS National Honor Society sponsor is Donna Engel, and the assistant sponsor is Anthony Babich.