Event welcomes Honor Society members

From left, Michelle Auflick, Megan Clark and Jewlia Dewlen congratulate one another following their induction into the National Junior Honor Society during a ceremony Feb. 28. They were among the 48 eighth graders participating in the event at Mountain Home Junior High School. Photo by Brian S. Orban

Honoring traditions of citizenship, leadership, character, service and scholarship, the local chapter of the National Junior Honor Society welcomed more than 130 students into the organization during a ceremony Feb. 28.

Hundreds of parents packed into the Mountain Home Junior High School gym to witness the annual event, which added 48 eighth grade students and 83 seventh graders into the national organization.

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