Ellis High School inducts 17 into National Honor Society

Back Row (L to R): *Lindsay Augustine, daughter of Tim and Lori Augustine; Ali Weber, daughter of Curtis and Mary Kay Weber; Haley Reiter, daughter of Allan and Lisa Reiter; Natalie Schoenberger, daughter of David and Audrey Schoenberger; Kaylyn Foster, daughter of Dawn Kinderknecht; Aiden Johnson, daughter of Kip Johnson and Celeste Johnson; Abby Burton, daughter of Corey and Amy Burton; and Kelsey Brack, daughter of Tiffany Lehman. Middle Row (L to R): *Ashton Johnson, daughter of Kip Johnson and Celeste Johnson; *Lexie Rome, daughter of James and Sandra Rome; *Jessica Gamez, daughter of Domingo and Martha Gamez; *Allie Frickey, daughter of Brad and Stacy Frickey; Shelby Werth, daughter of Rodney and Cristi Werth; Jaylinn Pfeifer, daughter of Sheldon and April Pfeifer; Sierra Schmidt, daughter of Dick and Shannon Schmidt; Kyrsten Frickey, daughter of Brian and Michelle Frickey; Blakely Bittel, daughter of Blake Bittel and Kristi Bittel; Kassi Brown, daughter of Jason and Nanette Brown; and Samantha Crawford, daughter of George Crawford and Kimberly Andries. Front Row (L to R): Geoffrey Soneson, son of Rob and Donna Soneson; Joshua Smith, son of Steven and Susan Smith; Dawson Sproul, son of Chad and Jennifer Sproul; *Derek Pfeifer, son of David and LuAnn Pfeifer; *Dalton Hensley, son of Kent and Shelly Hensley; and Drew Keller, son of Michael and Vanessa Keller. — *Courtesy photo*

On Nov. 22, Ellis High School inducted 16 juniors and nine seniors into the local chapter of the National Honor Society. Requirements to get into NHS are a 3.5 GPA, leadership in seven organizations within the school or community, accumulation of 40 hours of community service, and a positive character evaluation by teachers.

The following students were inducted into the National Honor Society:

Seniors: Lindsay Augustine, Kassi Brown, Allie Frickey, Jessica Gamez, Dalton Hensley, Ashton Johnson, Derek Pfeifer, Lexie Rome and Joshua Smith.
Juniors: Blakely Bittel, Kelsey Brack, Abby Burton, Samantha Crawford, Kaylyn Foster, Kyrsten Frickey, Aiden Johnson, Drew Keller, Jaylinn Pfeifer, Haley Reiter, Sierra Schmidt, Natalie Schoenberger, Geoffrey Soneson, Dawson Sproul, Ali Weber and Shelby Werth.

Back Row (L to R): *Lindsay Augustine, daughter of Tim and Lori Augustine; Ali Weber, daughter of Curtis and Mary Kay Weber; Haley Reiter, daughter of Allan and Lisa Reiter; Natalie Schoenberger, daughter of David and Audrey Schoenberger; Kaylyn Foster, daughter of Dawn Kinderknecht; Aiden Johnson, daughter of Kip Johnson and Celeste Johnson; Abby Burton, daughter of Corey and Amy Burton; and Kelsey Brack, daughter of Tiffany Lehman.
Middle Row (L to R): *Ashton Johnson, daughter of Kip Johnson and Celeste Johnson; *Lexie Rome, daughter of James and Sandra Rome; *Jessica Gamez, daughter of Domingo and Martha Gamez; *Allie Frickey, daughter of Brad and Stacy Frickey; Shelby Werth, daughter of Rodney and Cristi Werth; Jaylinn Pfeifer, daughter of Sheldon and April Pfeifer; Sierra Schmidt, daughter of Dick and Shannon Schmidt; Kyrsten Frickey, daughter of Brian and Michelle Frickey; Blakely Bittel, daughter of Blake Bittel and Kristi Bittel; Kassi Brown, daughter of Jason and Nanette Brown; and Samantha Crawford, daughter of George Crawford and Kimberly Andries.
Front Row (L to R): Geoffrey Soneson, son of Rob and Donna Soneson; Joshua Smith, son of Steven and Susan Smith; Dawson Sproul, son of Chad and Jennifer Sproul; *Derek Pfeifer, son of David and LuAnn Pfeifer; *Dalton Hensley, son of Kent and Shelly Hensley; and Drew Keller, son of Michael and Vanessa Keller.

*denotes second year member