Eleven juniors and two seniors joined the Daniel I. Farren Chapter of Lehighton Area High School's National Honor Society recently during the high school's induction ceremony.

Following a piano prelude by Jessica Schafer, NHS adviser Laura Schiffer welcomed family and friends to the induction.She commended the students for their well-rounded personalities and explained that the NHS members have stepped up to the challenge set forth by the society.A prayer was then given by NHS senior member Brianna Keiser, followed by senior McKenna Knappenberger reading a brief history of the National Honor Society.The descriptions of the four virtues that a student must possess when they are a member of the society were read by fellow senior NHS members.Tyler Dietz spoke of scholarship; Julia Banning read leadership; Morgan Yurasits read character; and Tia Brownmiller read service.Banning then introduced the present members before turning over the podium to Elise Johnston, who introduced the guest speaker, Lehighton Area Middle School teacher and coach Ronald Rabenold.Following Rabenold's speech, Johnston introduced the new inductees.The new NHS inductees are: seniors Ty Sharrow and Grant Wetzel; and juniors: Aubrey Blasiak, Caine Carpenter, Piper DeMatte, Jennifer Dobrowski, Julia Frey, Patrick Lawler, Matthew Petit-Clair, Maura Phelan, Brandon Schnell, Nolan Wentz and Mary Wilhelm.Senior members are: Julia Banning, Tia Brownmiller, Tyler Dietz, Andrew Ebbert, Matthew Eckhart, Bethany Evans, Kaitlin Higgins, Elise Johnston, Brianna Keiser, McKenna Knappenberger and Morgan Yurasits.Closing remarks were provided by Craig Reichl, Lehighton administrator.He congratulated the students and their parents for the hard work they have done to reach this level of excellence.Following the ceremony, a reception was held for family and friends in the hallway of the school.