Penn National Honor Society inducts 63

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Penn High School’s National Honor Society inducted 63 new members to the organization during an induction ceremony on Wednesday, October 28.

South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg served as the guest speaker.

NHS is a service organization built upon the pillars of academic excellence, community service, character, and leadership.

“Penn High School embraces the virtues of the National Honor Society, and is proud to be a participating school,” Penn High School principal Steve Hope said. “The National Honor Society plays a vital role in the Penn High School culture. I would like to congratulate all of the newest inductees, and commend Penn’s National Honor Society sponsor Maryellyn Knight on her efforts.”

Penn junior Baker Nasser said that he appreciated Mayor Buttigieg sharing how the four pillars of NHS have made an impact in his life of service.

“The four values of NHS are very valuable to high school students,” Nasser said. “They really make a student think about what kind of things they can do, not only for themselves, but for the community, for the world. It shows them that it’s not always about trying to get the best score on a test or trying to do the most amount of tutoring, it’s about developing yourself and helping the people around you. These are values that I will carry with me throughout life.”

Penn’s National Honor Society provides tutoring to Penn students, as well as running the school’s recycling program. It also offers after-school homework and tutoring assistance at Penn and also at some of the Penn-Harris-Madison middle schools and elementary schools. National Honor Society members at Penn complete 40 hours of service work and at least six hours of tutoring each school year.

Among the service activities planned by NHS are a Thanksgiving food drive, and a winter gift collection effort for families in need. The NHS also has two blood drives a year. The next NHS blood drive is scheduled for Nov. 5 and 6 in Penn’s Center for Performing Arts lobby.

Knight has been the NHS sponsor the past seven years. Penn’s NHS currently has 131 members with Wednesday’s induction.

“The National Honor Society is an important presence, because we serve many students here at Penn through the tutoring program, and we help the environment by recycling all the classroom paper and plastic,” Knight said.