WABASH, Ind. – On Sunday, April 30th, 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 induction of 95 students (23 Third Year Students, 32 Second Year Students and 40 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 run by the students themselves and was presided over by Chapter President Kaleb Kelsheimer and Vice President Caitlyn Mullen. Taking the National Honor Society Pledge were:
Third Year Inductees Second Year Inductees First Year Inductees
Nicole Adams Cody Beeks Gage Balalrd
Rachel Adams Aiden Benysh Tylor Bayliss
Chelsea Archer Katheryn Brown Austin Black
Kelsey Burns Jacob Bruss Leigha boggs
Taylor Cain Kassie Burchett Josie Burton
Katie Ford Chaney Byers Isabel France
Jaci Gahl Shyanna Cavins Rebekah Freeman
Joetta George Courtney Eshelman Cody Gatchel
Sydney Gibson Alexis Hartley Blake Bribben
Mary Guisewhite Kaitlyn Hashbarger Hannah Halverson
Robert Hashbarger Jayden Hensley Ben Hewitt
Chloe Hipskind Olivia Hipskind Brenna Hipsher
Isaiah Hipskind Isabel Hughes Mallory Hipskind
Kaleb Kelsheimer Kia Jessee Claire Hipskind
Cheyenne King Ayden Kocher Abby Hobson
Shane King Kaitlyn LaMar Mackenzie Hoefer
Taylor Middleton Brayden Lutz Brooke Irgang
Caitlyn Mullen Luke Mattern Robert Irgang
Jaycee Parrett Gage Miller Samantha Irgang
Zoe Payne Kenda Mullen Emilie Martin
Nick Rhoads Morgan Owens Taylor Mettler
Tyler Strickler Abony Petty Bryant Miller
Eryk Weber Vali Reed Josh Mitchem
Alicyn SheetsLillian Mota
Amira SiddiquiKendyl Mullett
John StewartKatie Newman
Michael SwangoKeslie Olinger
Tristan VigarKoby Prater
Austin VinopalKaitlynn Richardson
Austin WielandPicabo Saunders
Seth YeadonShelby David
Bailey YoakumMorgan Schnitz
Mackenzie Sheridan
Kiley Stone
Kaitlan Tracy
Logan Vander Velden
Abby Vinopal
Jessica Weekley
Whitney Working
The second half of the afternoon’s celebration involved the awarding of twenty-seven 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 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:
Third Year Recipient Second Year Recipient First Year Recipient
Rachel Adams Gage Ballard Rebekah Freeman
Nicole Adams Isabel France Ayden Kocher
Zoe Payne Blake Gribben Elijah Vander Velden
Cheyenne King Mary Guisewhite Whitney Working
Hannah Halverson
Ben Hewitt
Claire HIpskind
Mallory Hipskind
Olivia Hipskind
Kaitlyn LaMar
Luke Mattern
Taylor Middleton
Lilly Mota
Picabo Saunders
John Stewart
Kiley Stone
Michael Swango
Kaitlan Tracy
Eryk Weber