By: Sam Williams [Opinion Editor]

National Honor Society is a program that recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence in the fields of scholarship, leadership, service and character. As a group, NHS does many things for the community such as food drives and road clean-up to help out the community. Today, some sophomores and juniors took their first steps into joining NHS by taking part in initiation.

Daly Quinn, sophomore, was one of these students. Daly very actively participates in school; he’s in basketball, football, golf, win with wellness, and student senate. The qualities of an NHS member are very well within him; he’s a natural leader. “I want to set a good example for other people.” While being initiated into NHS was a great experience for him, it was a little embarrassing.

Typically, after an inductee is taken from class, they are then given a silly task to perform in front another class. Daly’s task was very uncomfortable for him. “I had to ask Abby to be my girlfriend forever in front of the whole class,” he said laughing. “It was very embarrassing!” Luckily for him, Daly can forget the awkwardness as he celebrates with his family. “My parents are gonna take me out to dinner,” he shared.

For Daly, joining NHS was very important. Scholarship, leadership, service and character are both his values and NHS’s. However, his initiation still isn’t over. Daly and the rest of the new members won’t be officially inducted into NHS until Honors Night.