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Fifty-one Fr. Ryan students were inducted into the Fr. Ryan STOA chapter of the National Honor Society on Thursday, October 16. President K Hyland and fellow Honor Society officers presented the ceremony and led the inductees in reciting the pledge.
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National Honor Society Induction Pledge I pledge
myself to uphold |
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The keystone bears at its base the letters C S L S, which stands for the cardinal principles of the organization: character, scholarship, leadership, and service. |
Character, the composite of all common virtues, sets the seal of excellence upon our every endeavor. |
Scholarship is the power of the mind to dispel ignorance and superstition through scientific investigation of truth. |
Leadership is the power of personality that blazes the trail for man's upward climb. |
Service is the beginning and end of our education, the basis from which blessings have been given to man. |
The
first national chapter of the National Honor Society was organized in 1921;
the founding principles desired to honor students who exhibit scholarly enthusiasm;
give service to school, community, and others; demonstrate leadership and
responsibility; and
maintain favorable character. In 1936, Monsignor Duffy named the FRHS chapter STOA,
(Greek for porch) as that was the area from which Greek philosophers
would teach.
A faculty committee
selects members for induction. The four criteria for membership are considered
with consideration beginning
in the freshman year. Following national guidelines, the committee requires
the following:
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A Agbunag W Baker S Elder N Grady K Grigsby A Kalmanek B Lorance B Ring J Wegenka M Zoccola |
B Abtahi M Armstrong S Bacue J Boyd L Brosmer B Farrell R Fogarty D Fontana H Fuerst J Giannone J Gilles |
M Graham C Green C Griffin J Hankins S Hart A Hartsig B Hench R Jones H Kidane A Lane |
K Lytle MB Merzbacher K Moore R Mudry J Owusu D Pickney A Rodgriguez N Rowan K Scherer T Schoen |
K Sharp W Sugg P Talley A Tamburin J Tate M Volk C Wesnofske A Wilgenbusch S Wilgenbusch J Wilson |
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William
Troutt, President of Rhodes College, was an invited speaker at the ceremony.
Dr Trout was the President of Belmont College from 1982-1999. He received
an MA from University of Louisville and a PhD from Vanderbilt.
Dr Troutt especially thanked Fr Ryan High School students for their service to the community through the theology classes. "I continue to appreciate very much Fr Ryan's senior service tradition; I think that's is one of the hallmarks of this great school." He charged the inductees with two tasks: develop your head and develop your heart. "Develop your passion for learning and your compassion for others". Dr Troutt encouraged students to learn to love to learn. One of the things Dr Troutt says he has learned over his years as a college president is, "The igniting force in peoples lives is not fear. The igniting force in people's lives is not winning a prize. Its passion - its for the love of something." He also encouraged students to develop their compassion for others: to find a place to serve and to make it service a "personal priority". He told them not only will they change lives, they will change themselves as well. He concluded with the words of an old Indian proverb,
you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that on the day you die, the world will cry and you will rejoice." |
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last modified on October 21, 2003 | ||||