Fifteen inducted into NHS at NV

Fifteen new inductees were honored as they joined National Honor Society Monday, March 31 at Nodaway Valley High School.

School counselor and NHS sponsor Brittany Baier said the organization is more than an honor roll. Built around core pillars of scholarship,, leadership, service and character, it is an organization that signifies the highest of student achievement.

A family and consumer sciences teacher of over 20 years, with eight years at NV, Karen Schulteis gave the keynote address as parents, past inductees and new inductees absored her advice.

Schulteis began by sharing a quote that says, “With great power comes great responsibility.” She said that if it’s vaguely familiar, the quote is from the Spider Man movie and is also a paraphase of Luke 12:48.

“I’d like to paraphrase that again by saying that with great ability and great challenge comes great responsibility,” Schulteis said. “As members of the National Honor Society, you’ve already displayed that you have great ability and great talent. The secret is out and the responsibility now is yours.”

Schulteis then asked rhetorically what the students should do with responsibility.

She first said their responsibility is to develop talents they’ve been blessed with by meeting challenges head-on the hard way, without using tools like Google or artificial intelligence.

She secondly told the students they have a responsibility to others than can be upheld by them setting goals, achieving those goals and helping to solve problems whereever they’re planted, whether it’s here in Adair County or somewhere else. Not everyone is destined to be a lawyer or doctor, and that’s OK. She listed off many possibilities of careers that are vital to the health and sustainability of communities both large and small.

The teacher also encouraged the students to not forget to use their abilities and talents outside the sphere of their career. She said that volunteers who help coach youth sports are looked up to by younger students. 4-H clubs, Scouting and church youth groups all carry opportunities for service, as do the elderly of the community who need assistance. There are chances to serve in the community that are both short and long term.

“Every single one of you has talents and abilities,” Schulteis said. “I hope that each and every one of you will accept the challenge of developing them to the best degree that you possibily can, using them in your life to help yourself and others.”

New inductees included Caroline Britten, Brailyann Coffman, Izzy Eisbach, Kacie Ford, Kenna Ford, Titus Hamer, Gracelyn Lewis, Kylie Nelson, Chloe Rardin, Mallory Russell, Kiara Stevens, Lea Stonebraker, Ty Strode, Remington Woosley and Abbigail Zenor.