The Ste. Genevieve Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) held its annual induction on Monday, April 22, 2024, in the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Performing Arts Center.
In addition to the strong academic records that established the eligibility for membership, the NJHS chapter members are leaders in many student organizations and serve their school and community through many activities including volunteerism, fundraising for charity, and hosting social events.
Chapter officers President Halle Wichern, Vice President Gabi Watts, Secretary Aila Wolk, Treasurer Reese Wibbenmeyer, and Historian Becca Palmer led the ceremony and installed 34 new members with the traditional NJHS pledge and presented them with their membership pins. Also in attendance were nearly 55 returning members, students who continue to live up to the five standards of NJHS: knowledge, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. These returning members have volunteered a collective 2,500 hours in our school and our community since May 2023.
Each year, the NJHS members nominate one teacher and one staff member to be recognized as the NJHS Teacher of Honor and the NJHS Staff Member of Honor. These are employees who uphold the ideals of the organization and serve as positive examples for SGMS students every day.
This year’s NJHS Teacher of Honor is Dr. Rhett Oldham, an SGMS social studies teacher. Nominations described how Dr. Oldham makes his subjects easy to learn and assessments fun. Students stated that he always has a smile on his face, teaches them to go after whatever they want in life, and tells them not to let anyone hold them back from their goals. Congratulations to Dr. Oldham on this recognition!
This year’s NJHS Staff Member of Honor is Stacy Wood, in the housekeeping department. Nominations describe how she brightens up whatever room she is in with her smile, and how she is always helping out wherever it is needed, and how her consistent kindness is appreciated.
The returning members and new inductees are recognized below. Congratulations to all!
RETURNING MEMBERS:
Jadyn Barron
Nino Batucan
Blayre Bauman
Barrett Bowers
Ethan Boyer
Easton Cambron
Ashton Damm
Hailey Davis
Ricky Ditch
William Elder
Dane Evelsizer
Kate Fischer
Ally Gegg
Chase Gegg
Peyton Gegg
Claire Giesler
Wyatt Green
McKenzie Greer
Carter Howell
Rori Hughes
Emma Jokerst
Mabrey Jokerst
Noah Kertz
Gracie Ladd
Cadence Lanterman
Addison Lorance
Alice McConkey
Maria McGuire
Kamrie Meyer
Parker Meyer
Kaiden Mueller
Anya Naeger
Sydney Nesslein
Lilah Nix
Rebecca Palmer
Brayden Pfaff
Brylee Pollock
Lily Saupe
Kale Schmelzle
Wyatt Schmelzle
Paige Schwent
Abbey Stomberg
Brooklyn Strong
Elizabeth Sulser
Cierra Voelker
McKinnley Vogt
Gabriella Watts
Kamdyn Wehner
Reese Wibbenmeyer
Halle Wichern
Addison Wilson
Aila Wolk
Bryna Wolk
Aubree Worley
Ava Zerwig
INDUCTEES:
Jude Basler
Adrian Bauman
Natalee Bova
Lydia Brown
Leah Champion
Emmelyn Clayton
Sophia Cox
Brooke Eads
Taylor Ellett
Simon Evans
Monica Fallert
Oliver Gegg
Molly Grass
Lexie Grither
Henry Hadel
Tess Huffman
Sophia Jordan
Jackson Kelley
Jeanette Kloepper
Mackinzie Knight
Brooklyn Meyer
Dominic Mooney
Vivien Naeger
James Roth
Madilyn Ruessler
William Shuffler
Maci Thompson
Rozlyn Vineyard
Payton Weibrecht
Tucker Winch
Alexia Wolk
Isabel Wolk
Shaelyn Wolk
Andrew Woodard