Twenty-three GPS 7th and 8th graders were honored for their effective demonstration of scholarship, leadership, service, and character by being tapped for membership in the National Junior Honor Society.
The Duffy-Jarnagin chapter induction ceremony presented four current members who spoke on the four qualities. Taylor Pels described scholarship as a “dynamic endeavor for active learners” but reminded the audience of middle school students, faculty, and parents that there is a “possibility of scholarship in any motivated girl.”
Mary Chandler Gwyn characterized leadership as having the trust of others that one will “lead the right way.”
Service, said Taylor Walden, “can be large or small” and is sometimes “little acts of kindness can change someone’s life.”
Copeland Cobb described character as “part of everyday life at GPS” where girls are challenged to show “fairness and honesty in their thoughts and actions.”
New members from the eighth grade are Morgan Ball, Eleanor Brock, Lexie Brzezienski, Emily Cullum, Abbi Harr, Alyx Labbe, Christine Lau, McCay Mathis, Katie Morgan, Bonnie St. Charles and Taylor Thomas. Seventh grade inductees include Anjali Chandra, Emily Fang, Ragan Foley, April Forsthoffer, Ellie Haskins, Najia Humayun, Meshion Mays, Hira Munir, Anna Claire Pierce, Nia Sanders, Hannah Thel and Anne Miller Welborn.
Officers of the Duffy-Jarnagin chapter are Anna Carroll, president; Lucy Whitfield, vice president; Lauchlan Davis, MS Walk coordinator and Michelle Fleenor, secretary/communications.