Salem High School Inducts 15 into National Honor Society
Ceremony emphasized the value of service, leadership
View 2024 NHS Ceremony Program
SALEM (May 13, 2024) – Fifteen juniors and seniors were inducted into the Salem High School National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society Tuesday night in a ceremony at the SHS Library.
With the new class, SHS’s chapter of the NHS expanded to 25 members. To earn induction, Salem students must:
- Maintain a minimum 3.3 cumulative grade point average
- Take part in a minimum three different activities
- Perform a minimum of 20 hours of community service
- Provide two letters of recommendation from educators, and
- Exemplify the four pillars of the NHS: scholarship, service, leadership and character.
“What makes this group unique is its sense of rebuilding and resetting the standard of community service that was somewhat lost during the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Catherine Coleman, Math Educator and NHS Advisor at SHS. “This group is definitely working to bring back the sense of service to others, and how we make that contagious within the community.”
The guest speaker for the Induction was Amanda Mazola, SHS Class of 2013 and former NHS inductee, who is currently a nurse at Exeter (N.H.) Hospital. Ms. Mazola spoke of the importance of service and leadership and cited the examples she witnessed during the pandemic, not only involving nurses but law enforcement and first responders.
Inductees were also given the opportunity to honor their mentor/educator of choice, which exemplifies the four core priorities of the District’s Strategic Plan: elevate learning, empower educators, center belonging and strengthen the District’s foundation.
National Honor Society 2025 Inductees
- Liam Lorenzo Lau Bautista, senior
- Tissa Jules, senior
- Mari Diaz, junior
- Lucely Duell, junior
- Bryace Harrington, junior
- Kate Heppner, junior
- Whitney New, junior
- Felipe Oliveira, junior
- Linus Owen, junior
- Taliyah Perrin, junior
- Mark Qualkenbush, junior
- Nicholas Reid, junior
- Barbara B. Rowley, junior
- Thais Saldivar Diaz, junior
- Arianna Silot, junior
National Art Honor Society 2024 Inductees
- Liam Lorenzo Lau Bautista, senior
- Jaylitza Delrosario Guzman, junior
- Ethan Jones, junior
- Lizzy Mahady, sophomore
- Aviel Villa, senior
Honored Educators
- Matthew Buchanan
- Coach X
- Leah Hamilton French
- Felipe Sena
- O’Malley Barton
- Cynthia Napierkowski
- Kim Parker
- Nalani Fujiwara
- Colleen Cameron
- Tanny Sanprasert
- Craig Massey
- Alexis MacTaylor
- Masha Stine
- Mackenzie Garcia
- Gabriel Yeager
- Carmen Pugliese
- Melissa St. Pierre
About Salem Public Schools
Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Our leaders and our teachers are all passionate about education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement with equity and social-emotional needs as the lens we view all of our work through. We respect and value the racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity of our students and their families, and have a strong commitment to the Salem community. Salem Public Schools staff serve all of our students, regardless of ability or language. Salem Public Schools enrolls approximately 4,000 students across its eleven schools.
