Southern Garrett High School’s annual induction ceremony for the National Honor Society (NHS) was held on April 12th, 2026, in the school cafetorium. A total of 30 students were inducted into the Foster D. Bittle chapter with the support of Principal Ryan Wolf, Advisor Stephanie Lewis, and Co-advisor Rhonda Tasker. Each student received a certificate and a pin as a token of membership. In the spirit of service, our chapter is proud to sponsor the 6th annual Great Strides walk/run for Cindy’s Fund in lieu of providing refreshments.
Senior Inductees
Autumn Custer, Arden Gaujot, Hailey Harvey, Kylea Polce, Morgan Spencer, Arya Teets, Amber Welch, and Brenden Woolslayer.
Junior Inductees
Gabbi Berry, Kelsey Brown, Jaxson Corbin, Lily Corby, Willis Dixon, Sean Eiswert, Chloe Huxford, Cade Leader, Jaxxton Miller, Lindsay Miller, Evan Petroske, Meyachele Rohrbaugh, Jaxson Roy, Andrew SanJulian, Sydney Scott, Haleigh Sylvania, Kaitlyn Sylvania, Addison Tasker, Abigail Teets, Sadie Turner, Jayden Weaver, and Lily Zimmerman.
The ceremony was led by NHS President Michael Lantz and executive team members: Vice President Emelee Parks, Secretary Ava Witt, and Treasurer Charles Buchanan. Executive team members for the 2026-2027 school year, President Gabbi Berry, Vice President Sydney Scott, Secretary Lily Zimmerman, and Treasurer Abi Teets, were presented with a pin to acknowledge a transfer of leadership.
To be eligible for membership consideration, students must have a cumulative, weighted grade point average of 3.7 or higher and must meet high standards of service, leadership, and character. The cumulative, weighted grade point average of our 2026 inductees is a 4.0!
The 30 inductees and 29 returning members were required to participate in three chapter service projects and document four hours of service. Combined, these 59 students documented over 236 hours of chapter service and 2,882 service learning hours (this excludes the 60 hours students earn through curriculum-based service) for a total of 3,118 total hours of service.
Chapter service projects included:
- Volunteering at the 360 Access Hub.
- Collecting over 300 food donations for the 360 Access Hub.
- Cleaning up the Oakland Golf Club driving range.
- Participating in on-campus cleanup.
- Assisting with SG baseball and softball field maintenance.
- Organizing games and assisting in hiding over 6,000 eggs for the Oakland-Mt. Lake Park Lions Club Egg Hunt.
- Collecting donations for HART for Animals.
Congratulations to all on this outstanding achievement and for setting a high standard for others to follow.
