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During an assembly on Thursday, November 21, Nathan Corzatt, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Corzattt of Raritan; Alton Luder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Luder of Carman; Chase Heap, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Heap of Stronghurst; Ben Jacob, son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Jacob of Stronghurst; Kimberly Plath, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Plath of Stronghurst; Anne Pogue, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pogue of Stronghurst; Brooke Stull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stull of Raritan; Christopher Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson of Stronghurst; and Kyle Wood, son of Julie McLaughlin of Smithshire and Mr. Donnie Wood of Knoxville were inducted into Southern High School's Confederate Chapter of the National Honor Society.
Membership into Southern's chapter is determined by four criteria: character, scholarship, leadership, and service. Each of these criteria is voted on by the high school faculty at a teacher's meeting. To be nominated, a student must be at least a sophomore and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.500 or above. The ballots include a list of each nominees' activities while in high school. These are used for the basis of the leadership and service categories. The ballot also includes a character category, in which the nominee is judged on his attitude, self confidence, and reputation. All ballots are tabulated by the sponsor and a faculty member.
Being elected into this national organization is one of the highest honors that can come to a high school student. Each member must obey all of the rules of the National Honor Society and must not do anything that would disgrace the society.
If you are interested in knowing more about Southern's chapter and seeing a picture of the members you can go to Southern's website www.shs.henderson.k12.il.us/nationalorganizations.html.
Following the initiation ceremony, a short reception was held for the new initiates their parents, and faculty. Mrs. Janet Shinkle is Southern's National Honor Society Sponsor.
Seated l to r: Nathan Corzatt, Chase Heap, Ben Jacob, Kim Plath, Anne Pogue,
Brooke Stull, Chris Wilson, Kyle Wood, Alton Luder.
standing middle row l to r: Crystal Corzatt, Amy Corzatt, Sarah Jacob,
Laura Symmonds, Ryan Smith, Audrey Corey, Megan McCollum,
Kim Waddell, Matt Kane, Lee Brokaw.
back row: l to r: Sara Ford, Chris Wisslead, James Dye,
Corie Grafton, Paige Taylor, Starr Robinson.