National Honor Society Fall Inductions


Forty Fr. Ryan students were inducted into the Fr. Ryan STOA chapter of the National Honor Society on Thursday, October 21, 2004. President C Griffin and fellow Honor Society members presented the ceremony and led the inductees in reciting the pledge. 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 under the leadership of moderator Carol Brewer. The four criteria for membership are considered with consideration beginning in the freshman year. Following national guidelines, the committee requires the following: Junior or senior standing. Minimum semester cumulative grade average of 93 and weighted cumulative grade point average of 3.85 Active involvement in at least two service projects/activities. Demonstrated leadership in a school, church, or community activity. Active participation in at least two school organizations. Favorable character. Enrollment in school for one semester.			Honor Society Induction Pledge I pledge myself to uphold The high purposes of the National Honor Society To which I have been elected; I will be true to the principles for which it stands; Striving in every way By word and deed To make its high standards of scholarship, service, leadership, and character The ideals of my school and of my life.

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.


2004 Honor Society Members		Seniors Inductees
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 Rodriguez 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	W Bridenstine	M France	J Lucket	T Walker
		Juniors Inductees
		N Arthur L Berzins N Bihun A Bovine R Burch J Butler A Carter A Cheij R Clifton	G Condron A Craw K Cundiff D Davis E DeKalb R Diroff B Finlay R Floyd J Fly	M Hamilton R Joyce J Lucket K Lynch C Meriwether J Murphy J Murphy C Rocha M Rhymer	C Sherer J Schrott D Shelton M Swanson K Tonnies K Vogt J Saale K Forte L Clunan
		2004 Honor Society Officers
		C Griffin President	M Volk Vice President	J Gilles Secretary	M Armstrong Treasurer

Joel Cunningham, Vice Chancellor and President of Sewanee, The University of the South, challenged the inductees of the National Honor Society as well as others present for the event to be open to the adventure of education, to be eager for the joy of learning. An eagerness for learning opens opportunities which are not dull but rather are ones which offer a chance to make a difference. Dr. Cunningham offered three pieces of advice. First, care about quality. Use words and language which are filled with “grace and beauty and power”. Second, use time thoughtfully. Managing time becomes a personal choice. Third, take care of others and the world. The larger world opens one person at a time. Following these steps will open a wider world and further an education.




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