Eastland Career Center’s National Technical Honor Society Sets Record

The Eastland Career Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society inducted a record-setting 25 students into its local chapter.

Aviation student Cora Russell (Pickerington High School Central) participates in the induction ceremony for the Eastland Career Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society while Robyn Rex (Criminal Justice – PHSC) and Krista Banks (Aviation – Gahanna Lincoln High School) look on.

December 19, 2024
From the Eastland Fairfield Career and Technical Schools

The Eastland Career Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society set a record for applicants and inductees in the 2024-25 school year. On Friday, December 6, the ECC National Technical Honor Society welcomed 25 students as new members and introduced its new leadership team at a ceremony attended by families and staff during school hours.

Eleven different area high schools were represented in this year’s class of inductees. Ten different programs had at least one student represent their lab, as well.

Advisor and ECC social studies teacher, Chelsea Osgood, revealed during the induction ceremony that this year featured a record level of interest in students applying to be a member of the National Technical Honor Society.

This year’s class of 25 new members also marked the largest induction class at Eastland Career Center in recorded history.

To be considered for induction into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) at Eastland Career Center, a student must earn a 3.7 or higher grade point average and have a 97 percent attendance rate, or better, in his or her junior year with no major discipline infractions.

The candidates’ teachers also evaluate students to ensure that they demonstrate the seven attributes of an NTHS member: skill, scholarship, honesty, responsibility, service, leadership, and citizenship. Once students meet these qualifications, they are asked to complete an application, which includes multiple essays, which is then reviewed by staff and the NTHS advisors.

The following Eastland Career Center seniors were honored in a ceremony, surrounded by their families and support systems, where they were welcomed into the ranks of the few that comprise their local NTHS chapter.

LIST OF INDUCTEES, CLASS OF 2024:

  • Suman Adhikari (Reynoldsburg, Pre-Engineering)
  • Stephany Albino Sandoval * (Whitehall-Yearling, Culinary Arts)
  • Krista Banks * (Gahanna Lincoln, Aviation)
  • Mamadou Barry (Canal Winchester Pre-Engineering)
  • Ariyanna Brown (Canal Winchester, Electrical)
  • Rebecca Byler (Groveport Madison, Pre-Dental)
  • Basiel Etissa (Reynoldsburg, Programming & Software Development)
  • Lanay Greene * (Teays Valley, Criminal Justice)
  • Tamara Gruevska * (Gahanna Lincoln, Programming & Software Development)
  • RyLee Holdren (Hamilton Twp., Pre-Engineering)
  • Natalie Hotrum (Fairfield Union, Interactive Media)
  • Malia Johnson (Canal Winchester, Cosmetology)
  • Moustfa Karasneh (Gahanna Lincoln, Electrical)
  • Porter Knowles (Canal Winchester, Pre-Engineering)
  • Lucas Lynn (Gahanna Lincoln, Electrical)
  • Violet McGraw (Hamilton Twp., Programming & Software Development)
  • Journey Morris (Liberty Union, Culinary Arts)
  • Joshua Ratliff (Bloom-Carroll, Pre-Engineering)
  • Robyn Rex * (Pickerington Central, Criminal Justice)
  • Jacob Roush (Canal Winchester, Pre-Engineering)
  • Cora Russell * (Pickerington Central, Aviation)
  • James Russell (Pickerington Central, Aviation)
  • Cayley Willier (Reynoldsburg, Medical Office)
  • Gabriel Zeigler (Gahanna Lincoln, Programming & Software Development)

* Indicates student that also holds office in NTHS
Note: one NTHS member was not listed due to privacy agreements

    

 

About National Technical Honor Society

NTHS is an honor society for outstanding career and technical students of vocational education institutions in the United States. NTHS began in 1984 as the National Vocational-Technical Honor Society at H.B. Swofford Career Center, Spartanburg County, S.C. In 2003, the board of directors unanimously agreed to change the name of the organization to the National Technical Honor Society.

NTHS serves over 100,000 active members across 4,500 member schools, annually, in both secondary and postsecondary chapters across the country, and has a footprint in all 50 states, with chapters expanding into the Bahamas, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Since its founding, nearly 1.2 million students have become NTHS alumni. NTHS honors the achievements of top career-technical education students, provides close to $300,000 in scholarships annually, and strives to help connect education and industry to build a highly skilled workforce. Learn more about NTHS by visiting https://nths.org.

About Eastland-Fairfield

Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools is the seventh-largest career and technical education district, geographically, in the State of Ohio. We serve more than 5,000 students in 16 school districts throughout Franklin, Fairfield and Pickaway counties. Eastland-Fairfield provides more than 35 programs to over 1,600 high school and adult students. The district has two main campuses — Eastland Career Center in Groveport and Fairfield Career Center in Carroll, with satellite locations at four of our associate high schools: Gahanna Lincoln, Groveport Madison, New Albany, and Pickerington North.

Founded in 1969. Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools’ mission is to engage, enrich, and equip students every day in every experience. We prepare students to pursue their life’s next E: Employment, Enlistment, Entrepreneurship, and/or additional Education. Visit us online at www.eastlandfairfield.com.