Area 30 students inducted into the National Technical Honor Society

Area 30 Career Center recently inducted 73 new members to the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) and recognized 20 returning members during a ceremony held in the school's cafeteria.

For more than 30 years, the National Technical Honor Society has been the acknowledged leader in the recognition of outstanding student achievement in career and technical education.

Serving nearly 200,000 members, NTHS awards more than $160,000 in scholarships to its members annually. NTHS honors the achievements of the top CTE students, provides scholarships to encourage the pursuit of higher education and cultivates excellence in today's competitive, skilled workforce.

North Putnam High School Principal Alan Zerkel was the guest speaker for the evening's ceremony, during which he offered words of praise and encouragement to the inductees and members by personalizing his address to include several students personal goals and even their favorite teachers.

"It was a wonderful evening for our students to showcase their achievements," NTHS advisors Kami Hyde and Marcia Murtagh said.

To be considered for NTHS, students must demonstrate high achievement at Area 30 and their home high school, have excellent attendance, commendable behavior and engage in community service projects.

The objectives of NTHS are to bring fully merited recognition, scholarship and career opportunities to students who exceed in a career and technical education fields as their profession. Students not only symbolize the seven attributes of NTHS, but demonstrate the talent, understanding and by embrace challenges to be competitive in their role that is necessary for today's workforce.

The Area 30 Career Center recently inducted and recognized several seniors from area schools into the National Technical Honor Society, among those are Autumn Wolf (front, left), Elizabeth Wardlow, Amber Hauck, Samantha Langley, Kayla Broadstreet, Mariah Lee, Andrea Wood, Emily Clark, Brooke Cundiff, Alex Basile, Bailey Ault, Anna Sims, Nicki Chandler, Miranda Nuz, Caitlin Kelly, Danielle Thomas, Alexander Gonzales, Rebecca Booth, Alyssa Miles, Ashley Bastin, Bethany Wiatt, Anna Ottinger, Elizabeth Stanley, Megan Baugh, Jessica Funk, Nate Lancaster, Alexis Duell, Mariah Minnick, Ciara Cope, Trevor Piersall, Kayla Sage, Austin Query, Max Lowe, Caleb Winnings, Michael Larocque, Jaymz Neumann, Austin Weist, Elliot Dunbar, Tanner Dean, Nathan Gardner, Jason Cox, Tyler Spencer, Seth Brown, Scott Cummins, Anthony Hendricks, Beau Green, Grant Colvin, Joey Nelson and Seth Shadwick.

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The Area 30 Career Center recently inducted and recognized several juniors from area schools into the National Technical Honor Society, among those are Michelle Bright (front, left), Angie Norman, Marissa Gross, Michaela Williams, Courtney Adams, Kaylee Lone, Jessica Lenihan, Callan Taylor, Brittany Welker, Marlee Nichols, Olivia Kortesmaki, Katie Solivan, Rebecca Wilson, Audrey Beaman, Shay Lucas, Ashton Lucas, Josie Douglas, Olivia Zarate, TyeAnn Strow, Kennedy Downing, Claire Dean, Benjamin Albright, Jordan Sanders, Carl Basile, Levi Lewis, Calvin Hughes, Dakota Evans, Sydney Smiley, Chad Menke, David Kline, Dakota Evans, Thomas Hunt, Rylan Mattocks, Garrett Earles and Henry Cloncs.

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