Several students here at Orlando Christian Prep were recently selected for the National Honor Society. This is a major honor for those involved. National Honor Society, or NHS, was created to recognize students beyond just honor roll. It recognizes student who not only are outstanding in the classroom, but also have hearts for service and display good character. The NHS was founded in 1921 to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students in upper schools.
Some of OCP's requirements for NHS are 50 or more community service hours, a 3.0 or better GPA, and no disciplinary referrals. Students who met this criteria then were required to write an essay on why they should be accepted to be in NHS. They also had to obtain three recommendations from teachers. This narrowed down NHS to only those people who were truly deserving and serious about being selected.
This year’s inductees were Jack Wells, Emily Jacobson, Heather Maddux, Erika Baires. Gabe Pizarro, Bryana Miller, Anna Knight, Megan Soucie, Chiana Trabal, Rachel Cameron, Kayla Richard, Eldan Lin, Leo Lin, Nathalie Arango, Jalen Carr, Elizabeth Castro, and Briela Salisbury.
Junior Gabe Pizarro had this to say about what being inducted meant to him, “It meant a lot to me, from my journey as a kid, growing up with a learning disability, repeating a grade, and having doctors say I will be a C student to now proving all of them wrong and being an A/B student.” He also said this about what he plans to do in the future now that he's inducted, “I plan to go to Valencia’s two year program before transferring to UCF to earn a degree in business administration.” He would like to thank God and his family for helping him to overcome various obstacles in life.
This year’s inductees were Jack Wells, Emily Jacobson, Heather Maddux, Erika Baires. Gabe Pizarro, Bryana Miller, Anna Knight, Megan Soucie, Chiana Trabal, Rachel Cameron, Kayla Richard, Eldan Lin, Leo Lin, Nathalie Arango, Jalen Carr, Elizabeth Castro, and Briela Salisbury.
Junior Gabe Pizarro had this to say about what being inducted meant to him, “It meant a lot to me, from my journey as a kid, growing up with a learning disability, repeating a grade, and having doctors say I will be a C student to now proving all of them wrong and being an A/B student.” He also said this about what he plans to do in the future now that he's inducted, “I plan to go to Valencia’s two year program before transferring to UCF to earn a degree in business administration.” He would like to thank God and his family for helping him to overcome various obstacles in life.
Junior Chiana Trabal commented that she was very excited to get in and that it was a real honor to be selected. She wanted to be in NHS to bolster her transcript, as the honor will help her get into college. She plans to attend UCF and attempt to enter their STEM program, for an eventual major in aerospace engineering. She would like to thank Mrs. Millett and anyone else involved in selecting her for this great honor.
Our students were very honored to be selected, as it shows Warrior spirit as well as carries out God’s plan for helping others and being selfless. Next year we hope for even more students to be inducted as it shows what great things are happening here at OCP.
