Minooka Community High School’s National Honor Society inducts newest members

The newest members of the Minooka Community High School chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) were inducted during a special ceremony on Dec. 9 in the MCHS - Central Campus Performing Arts Center.

The newly inducted NHS members include: Sarah Babyak, Luke Balkema, Kyle Bebej, Lilli Beeler, Ava Bezaire, Jessica Bieker, Grace Binzen, Willow Bishop, Manuel Campuzano, Isabella Carbajal, Kendyll Chigi, Mackenzie Claunch, Evan Cook, Matthew Dailey, Mariah Duarte, Kennedy Ebner, Brooklyn Elwood, Evelyn Erickson, Isa Bella Esquivel, Alaina Frazier, Peyton Girard, Joseph Gould, Lydia Hong, Braden Johnson, Hannah Johnstone, Avery Kaplan, Christopher Karceski, Hannah Karczewski, Khristian Kluever, Aidan Kozlowski, Olivia Krolczyk, Sydney Kurtyak, Emma Kurtz, Avery Kyle, April Lanka, Julian Lomeli, Hannah Grace Marti, Mia McKeown, Laney McMillin, Emily Mepham, Dylan Meyer, Téa Milazzo, Izabel Minor, Morgan Moreno, Kellan Moss, La’Nyah Nance, Jenson Palmer, Pedro Pardo, Lauryn Pulido, Jacob Pursell, Lydia Reed, Jaklyn Reibenstein, Emily Reppy, Sydney Reppy, Nicholas (Cole) Roberts, Allison Sartorelli, Sara Schofield, Mia Schofield, Marlo Scholtes, Haylee Schultz, Coleton Uphoff, Sophielena Valles, Nia Yost, Paige Zuleger..

The 2019-2020 NHS Officers include: Cameron Cimino, president; Skyler Johnston, vice-president; Gary Gomez, secretary; Jared Bieker, treasurer, Muhammad Saleh, historian; Tyler Fals, community relations; and Taryn Sandei, communications.

Each year’s NHS senior students select a staff member who exemplifies the characteristics of the National Honor Society.

This year, the graduating NHS members selected Michelle Erickson as the honorary member of the year.

Also, during the ceremony, MCHS Class of 2011 alum, Stephanie Engel, was the evening’s guest speaker.

This year, NHS has raised over $1,600 for Lamb's Fold, a center for women and children that serves homeless and abused women and children by providing them with community-based supportive housing, personalized recovery services, and assisting them to achieve self-sufficiency.

The MCHS National Honor Society sponsor is Donna Engel, and the assistant sponsor is Anthony Babich.