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Leadership, scholarship, character and service are four of the requirements needed in order for a junior or senior with a 3.4 cumulative GPA or higher to be inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS).
  
On April 22, 2008, the seventy-second annual NHS induction ceremony took place in the PHS auditorium.  The entire school was present, and parents of members or newly inducted members could attend if they wished.
  

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History teacher Daniel Lamb was chosen to speak at this year’s ceremony.  Lamb spoke about humbleness and recognition.  “The main point was that we were recognizing people for leadership, but usually people don’t want to be recognized,” said Lamb. 
  
This year’s NHS consists of 138 juniors and seniors.  All seniors in office this year, including Genevieve Faust as president, Kevin Feick as vice president, Kayla Zelm as treasurer and Kaitlyn Reil as secretary.  Sixty-eight new students were inducted into NHS at this year’s ceremony.
  
In order to be inducted into NHS, students were required to complete a portfolio displaying their strengths and reasoning as to why they should be considered.  Then, a faculty council consisting of five teachers reviewed the portfolios and voted on the students they thought should be accepted.
  
Once students are members of the organization, they are required to participate in at least four service projects over the year.  Some of the popular projects this year consisted of tutoring, bell ringing, working at the blood drive, the dodge ball tournament, the food drive, Sunday Schools and conferences.
  
NHS is not only an organization to recognize good grade point averages.  NHS adviser and math teacher Jack Daniels explained, “[NHS] helps students become more well-rounded and it allows them to be active within the school and community.  It also helps with scholarships and applications.”