On Sunday, April 28th, Wabash High School held its annual National Honor Society Induction and Academic Letter Celebration in front of a packed Legacy Hall in the Honeywell Center. The day’s celebration started with the awarding of forty-three (43) Wabash High School Academic Letters. Created during the 1986-87 school year, an Academic Awards Committee was created with the purpose of increasing the recognition and rewarding of academically talented Wabash High School students. In 1988 the first Academic Letters were issued to specially qualified students. Thirty-two years later, the criteria for receiving an academic letter is just as rigorous as it was at its inception. In addition to semester honor rolls and academic grades, students are able to qualify by earning points for participation on Academic Teams, attending Academic Conferences, and participation with other extracurricular academic activities conducted outside of the normal school setting. Recognized for achieving this high status of academic excellence were:
First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year
Madison Bartoo Maya Benysh Rebekah FreemanIsabel France
Rebecca Bruss Taylor Coffman Elijah Vander Velden Blake Gribben
Caleb Callahan Wyatt Davis Whitney Working Hannah Halverson
Madison Church Ella Gatchel Ben Hewitt
Lacey Crist Payton Sodervick Claire Hipskind
Isabelle Davis Mallory Hipskind
Wesley Derry Lilly Mota
Kyndal FieldsPicabo Saunders
Cassidy Flohr Kiley Stone
Linda Fu Kaitlan Tracy
Nicole Gunderman
Sierra Hall
Abi Hobson
Kallen Kelsheimer
Asif Khan
Camille Kugler
Joe Leland
Olivia Lindsay
Lindsey Mattern
Katie Newman
Ian Risher
Lincoln Saldivar
Randy Satterfield
Sabine Thomas
Jasper Walter
The second part of the afternoon’s celebration involved the induction of 98 students (37 Third Year Students, 29 Second Year Students and 32 First Year Students) into the Barrett Chapter of the Wabash High School National Honor Society which was founded in 1956. The afternoon’s program was planned and conducted by the students themselves and was presided over by Chapter President Liliy Mota. Taking the National Honor Society Pledge were:
First Year Inductees Second Year Inductees Third Year Inductees
Madison Bartoo Braydyn Baker Gage Ballard
James Booth Cody BallschmidtTylor Bayliss
Rebecca Bruss Allison Bartoo Austin Black
Cash Carmichael Maya Benysh Leigha Boggs
Madison Church Caleb CallahanJ osie Burton
Lena Cordes Bella Carrillo Shelby David
Paul Cordes Taylor Coffman Isabel France
Lacey Crist Wyatt Davis Rebekah Freeman
Trenton Daughtry Robert Ford Blake Gribben
Bella David Jonah France Hannah Halverson
Isabelle Davis Ella Gatchel Ben Hewitt
Wesley Derry Evelynn Gray Brenna Hipsher
Allyson Dillon Madison Hecox Claire Hipskind
Isaiah Eis Dana Hueston Mallory Hipskind
Kyndal Fields Todd Ihnen-Goff Abi Hobson
Cassidy Flohr Taylor Johnson Mackenzie Hoefer
Maggie France Kallen Kelsheimer Brooke Irgang
Linda Fu Asif Khan Robert Irgang
Kaleb Gidley Camille Kugler Samantha Irgang
Traydon Goodwin Makayla Lamb EmillyMartin
Nicole Gunderman Lindsey Mattern Bryant Miller
Sierra Hall Tiara McKitrick Lilly Mota
Hayley Houlihan Sydnee Osborn Kendyl Mullett
Sheldon Jones Brylee Proctor Katie Newman
Joe Leland Grace Schoening Kelsie Olinger
Olivia Lindsay Payton Sodervick Koby Prater
Morgan Mallow Elijah Vander Velden Kailynn Richardson
Ashlyn Rody Angel Wehrly Picabo Saunders
Lincoln Saldivar Alexis Westendorf Morgan Scnitz
Randy Satterfield Mackenzie Sheridan
Sabine Thomas Kiley Stone
Jasper WalterKaitlan Tracy
Hope Under
Logan Vander Velden
Abby Vinopal
Jessica Weekley
Whitney Working