The NHS induction ceremony was held January 9th to celebrate the juniors and seniors who were accepted into Langham Creek’s chapter of the National Honor Society.

The event was open to members, family, and faculty. Attendants were offered cupcakes and were able to socialize before the ceremony began. 

“I thought the ceremony lived up to my expectations,” junior Ria Gujar said. “It was nice to celebrate this achievement with the other members of my chapter who also got accepted.”

The induction ceremony was composed of a series of speeches given by the organization’s officers and sponsors, detailing its goals and values. Students were then instructed to walk across the stage to receive their certificates.

“The induction was like a mini graduation,” junior Kayla Sheu said. “It was fun and I got to reconnect [with] old friends and meet new people.”

Most students who join NHS do so to boost their academic repertoires for their college resumes. 

“I applied in order to enhance my college applications,” Gujar said. “NHS is a very prestigious society, and I wanted to be a part of that. Hopefully what I get out of it is a wonderful community and people that I can learn from and grow with.”

NHS is also popular as a place for socializing and community-building. 

“I wanted to have a community where I could branch out to people who I had not previously met, especially seniors in upper level classes and be able to make more connections,” junior Riley Emerson said.

NHS requires students to fill out a detailed application form with more strenuous requirements than most organizations. Because of this, many students felt nervous about whether or not they would be accepted.

“I was relieved,” junior Archana Nair said. “I heard that they rejected some people previously, so I was really scared that I would be rejected.”

While the form states that students must have a set amount of service hours, have leadership positions in multiple organizations, and have high grades, there does exist some leniency for students who excel in other areas.

“I was a little nervous because I only had two out of three of the requirements, but I had a lot of other things that would make me acceptable in NHS,” Emerson said.

Students are excited to be a part of NHS and participate in its various opportunities.

“I applied to NHS because the club is about rewarding the hard work one has done throughout their high school career,” Sheu said. “I hope to be given more opportunities to put myself out there and help others.”