Membership in a “new honor society” will be offered to students of Rutherford and Polk county schools through Isothermal Community College.
The mission of NTHS is to honor student achievement and leadership in career and technical education, promote educational excellence, award scholarships, and enhance career opportunities for members.
This is so much better than my experience in the Junior Honor Society, which seemed to exist for the sole purpose of planning its next induction ceremony. Well, there was Jennifer Buss, who tried to reform things and do a fundraiser for diabetes. Then, in high school, after the Spanish teacher didn’t honor any requests for references, and only students studying French and German got in, I boycotted the organization. But, owing to the genius of Mr. King who got stuck running the NHS, I walked away with its Light of Knowledge award though not even a member. That was a huge honor, but the real honor was learning physics from a master. If it weren’t for him and Mr. Teachman, who was just as excellent in math, I might be out there believing teachers are making less because they’re making more, and more money must be legislated out of the vacuum to throw at the education system.
