March 30, 2022
On March 14, 2022, PCS honored all the honor society inductees from the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years. Students and their families, and teacher advisors from the National Honor Society, MAQ National Mathematics Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta) and the National Art Honor Society gathered at the high school campus.
To be a member of the National Honor Society (NHS), students must be a sophomore, junior, or senior. Students shall have been in attendance at PCS for at least one semester and attained an accumulative GPA of at least 3.50, over a minimum period of two semesters. Advisor Mrs. Deleana Coyle-Ray reminded the students of their eligibility, based on the pillars of NHS – character, scholarship, leadership and service. (www.nhs.us)
Principal Mr. Troy Wagner led the students in the NHS pledge, to "endeavor to advance the welfare of the school, the well-being of [their] community, and the honor of this society." (from the NHS pledge).
2021 inductees: Danielle Buckenmeyer, Isobel Espinor, Joshua Ge, Avery Heidebrecht, Anna Humphrey, Jacquelyne Nguyen, Ivana Prokopenko, Christina Rabe, Caden Schroder
2022 inductees: Ella Andrewjeski, Sarah Asaya, Olivia Ballou Holmstedt, Riley Beillard, Ella Brown, Alexandre Do, Hannah Griffith, Pamela Hotchkiss, Kexin Liu, Sarai Llontop, Isabella Orfield, Landon Sophanodora, Sanjae Sy
The MAQ National Mathematics Honor Society is "dedicated to inspiring a keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in … students." (http://www.mualphatheta.org)
Requirements for induction include being in at least 10th grade, successfully completed Algebra 2 or its equivalent, completed at least one high school math course as a high school student at PCS, maintain an overall grade point average of at least 3.5 and maintain an unweighted mathematics grade point average of at least 3.5. MAQ members are required to complete 20 service hours, ten of which must be fulfilled by tutoring other students.
Most importantly for our students, the math department believes that beyond how to apply math to daily life, to appreciate the beauty of numbers and how they function, PCS high school students study about God in Math class!
Mrs. Joeal Mazurowski, advisor and Mr. Andrew Jannsen, Mathematics Department Chair introduced and inducted the new MAQ members.
2021 Inductees: Anna Humphrey, Ivana Prokopenko, Caden Schroder
2022 Inductees: Ella Andrewjeski, Joshua Ge, Madigan Lukovich, Logan Maxwell, Nguyen Nguyen, Christina Rabe
For more than 40 years, the National Art Honor Society programs have provided national recognition and opportunities for students who exhibit outstanding scholarship in the visual arts, and for their teachers. To be eligible for membership, students must be enrolled in grades 6–12, have completed at least 1 semester of art in the school, and have a minimum art GPA of “B” (or the school’s equivalent). Membership is based upon art scholarship, service, and character (https://www.arteducators.org/national-art-honor-societies)
Advisor, Mrs. Evy McLean together with current members, 2020-2021 inductees: Eli Chapman, Avery Heidebrecht and Grace Beals, welcomed the 2021-2022 inductees Luke Lehman, Zitong Wang, Isobel Espinor, Tony Oh and Vicky Pham.
Congratulations to every student who have worked hard to achieve membership in these honor societies!
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Written by Grace Dugger