The James Hart School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society conducted an induction ceremony on Monday, April 13, for 43 new members.

The students worked to fulfill the five pillars of NJHS: scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship.

Superintendent Scott McAlister said the seventh and eighth graders “represent everything that we strive to see in our young people. They’re kind, giving, great students, but I think what makes NJHS a unique organization … is that service component. We always teach our children to be nice to each other and to be good citizens, but to foster the idea of service in young people, I think, is really, really valuable.”

McAlister said this group of students gave more than 800 hours of service in the community.

National Junior High School officers are Hannah Bryant, president; Willemina Salus, vice president; Rihanat Lawal, treasurer; Eleanor Greep, secretary; and Kai McCormick, project coordinator.

New members are seventh graders Sylvia Brackin, Lucia Bushong, Maliyah Callicutt, Camyl Chester, Tamiyah Clay, Eva Doerr, Savannah Donahue, Anderson Foster, Kailyn Fowler-Canty, Kara French, Sofia Garcia, Kaleb Gill.

Keilani Harris, Zakiyah Hatter, Oliver Jacobsen, Aiden Jones, Elliott Klyn, Chace Lecompte, Samantha McCullough, Caleb Moore, Joshua Olison.

Blake Palaggi, London Rice, Alana Robinson, Lily Rudan, Trinity Showers, Eliana Snyder, Georgia Stickney, Annabelle VanEtten, Jayda Washington, JaDore Watkins, Skylar White.

New eighth grade members are Matthew Bolton, Andrew Cudiamat, Jana Davis, Callum Fetherling, Gabrielle Martin, Blaira Neankeu, Brielle Njiemoun, Grace O’Brien, Raymond Phillips, Nevaeh Turner and Aidan Wright.