SIS inducts 37 students to honor societies

Saipan International School held its National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society induction ceremony on March 12, 2015, in Charley’s Cabaret at Pacific Islands Club. The National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society are the nation’s premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school and middle level students.

NHS and NJHS have very stringent membership requirements. To be considered, students must have at least 3.7 GPA and must go through a rigorous selection process. The candidates are evaluated on the basis of character, leadership and service to the school and the community, and a five-member faculty council decides the admission of candidates.

Parents, guests, and teachers assembled at the induction ceremony to celebrate and welcome new members. Lighting of the white candle marked the beginning of the ceremony. Led by formally dressed NHS and NJHS members, 16 NJHS and 21 NHS inductees entered the theater, received the candles, recited the pledges, and joined the honor societies. SIS headmaster Tim Bray welcomed the guests and spoke briefly about the honor societies, adviser Ingur Lee spoke about the five ideals of the NHS and presented the candidates, and members welcomed the new inductees into the societies by passing the candle lights to them and congratulating them. Warm reception by the members and guests was the focal point of the one-hour program.

For school year 2014-15, Saipan International School added Ami Tsukagoshi, Anthony Zhu, Brian Youn, Chenoa Bunts-Anderson, Clayton Izuka, Do Hyeon Kim, Guy Yeon Kim, Hyeong Chang Im, Isabel Heras, Jiye Lim, Jun Bum Huh, Min Seo Kim, Seuong Mock You, Siha Ahn, Ye Dam Huh, and Yeon Soo Park to NJHS and Carter Smith, Cerinn Hwang, Colin Ramsey, Emily Frink, Jae Hoon Jang, Jeong Woo Kim, Jiwoo Kim, Jun Young Chung, Kaiyeesha Tambakau, Keriann Callaghan, Lu Song, Maureen Doculan, Natalie Hardt, Nicole Huer, Sakura Imaya, Shirley Qian, SooAh Sohn, Stephanie Lee, Sung Jun Yoon, Woojinn Bark, and Yuqing Xing to NHS.

To maintain membership, the new members must maintain the high standards and participate in a service project. For this school year, NJHS and NHS members of SIS have adopted a yearlong schoolwide mentoring program to assist elementary and middle school students once or twice a week.

SIS expressed gratitude to its board of directors for making this program a success. The members are Dr. John Joyner, May Ling Colombo, Wonja Park, Kyoung Min Song, Karen Buettner, Paul Plunkett, and Isabelle Hardt. (SIS)