National Honor Society Inductions Held

O'Neal physics teacher Ren Callahan is the guest speaker at the NHS induction ceremony of 26 new members held on Thursday.
During the ceremony, current members presented each of the four characteristics of membership: scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

Lauren Callahan, a science teacher at O’Neal’s Upper School has been teaching physics at O’Neal since 2018 and introduced the first astronomy class called Alien Worlds. While earning her master’s degree in astronomy at Boston University, she researched the role of magnetic fields in the star formation process. She addressed the inductees by relating her study of stars and their constellations to the bits of knowledge (stars) students have received throughout their education and how one bit of knowledge connects with another (constellations). Years of receiving bits of knowledge and learning how to apply it has provided a strong foundation of scholarship in students to be used in finding that “star” that hasn’t yet been discovered.
 
Class of 2023 new inductees are Maya Beasley, Kendall Moore, Peyton Smitherman, and Abi Wilson. Class of 2024 new inductees are Caroline Acker, Noah Blocklinger, Mary Earhart, Mia Franco, Luke Harper, Honor Hicks, Lauren Hobbs, Mary Grace Huntley, Boyd Kenny, Audrey Kim, Will Kitchens, Sahara Kokott, Lauren Kuhn, Charlie Kuzma, JP Lee, Robbie Mays, Tylar Pastre, John Shepherd, Ava Simmons, Grace Simpson, Clara Tanner, and Rachel Wolff.
 
Students must demonstrate excellence in these areas and maintain a certain grade point average to be considered for the National Honor Society. The standard GPA for induction to the National Honor Society is 3.0; however, The O’Neal School requires a cumulative 3.60 GPA for consideration.
 
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