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National Honor Society (NHS) held an induction ceremony Aug. 27 to welcome 38 new members to the organization.

“NHS is a service organization that does its best to put Augusta High School’s best foot forward and show the community that our students do care and are involved,”  NHS sponsor Jayson Schwinn said.

The induction ceremony was not what all inductees expected.

“The meeting was a lot different than what I expected,” Megan Walker (11) said. “It was more formal. I wasn’t expecting each of the cabinet members to come up and speak I figured it was just Mr. Schwinn who did all the meetings.”

The meeting went smoothly other than when the inductees recited the pledge.

“The induction ceremony was interesting because the seniors forgot to bring up their paper with the pledge on it,” Raine Harman (12) said. “We had to turn around and read the pledge on the board so now my parents have a picture of our backs.”

NHS members participate in events such as the Wichita Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome, Rainbows United Glow Run, an event for the El Dorado Pregnancy and Family Resource Centers, Relay Recess for the elementary schools in Augusta, babysitting for Bright Futures Families for Augusta, and several events for USD 402 PTO groups.

“I’m excited to do the Buddy Walk and do other events that involve kids,” Walker said. “Volunteering, especially with kids, is one of my favorite things to do.”

Last year, NHS completed 2,490 community service hours throughout Augusta.

“We’re trying to make NHS a little bit more fun to be a part of, but what I really want to do this year is to do more things here in Augusta so we can have more of a community impact,” NHS president Sadie Williams (12)  said.