The Carbon Career and Technical Institute held its annual Membership Induction and Installation Ceremony and Banquet for the National Technical Honor Society at the school campus in Jim Thorpe.

NTHS, which began in 1984, is an honor society for outstanding career and technical students of workforce vocational education institutions in the United States. Induction into the National Technical Honor Society is one the highest accomplishments that can be bestowed upon a Career and Technical Education student.

The National Technical Honor Society was created to bring honor and recognition to one of the most critical segments of education, Career and Technical Education. From celebrating these students to awarding nearly $300,000 in scholarships each year, the National Technical Honor Society believes in empowering and supporting students in their quest to master a skill and embark in a career that they love.

After the Induction and Installation Ceremony, members of the National Technical Honor Society, family, friends and school officials enjoyed a banquet prepared by the school’s Culinary Arts Department under the direction of their instructor Ashleigh Rehrig. Sue Ann Gerhard is the NTHS Adviser.

New inductees

Carpentry - Lily Dickson, Palmerton Area School District.

Computer Information Technology - Technical Instructor, Noah Bryfogle, Palmerton Area School District.

Drafting Design Technology - Technical Instructor, Samantha Muthard, Palmerton Area School District.

Graphic Design - Technical Instructor, Marissa Blasko, Panther Valley School District.

Isabel Wentz - Lehighton Area School District.

Marketing - Jalin Burns, Palmerton Area School District.

Second year members are: Frangil Colon, Cosmetology, Weatherly Area School District; Julia Romankow, Graphic Design, Panther Valley School District; Jordyn Drumbore, Cosmetology, Panther Valley School District; Jada Saldukas, Cosmetology, Weatherly Area School District; Zack Anthony, Electrical Distribution and Automation, Palmerton Area School District; Angelika Gines, Auto Service Technology, Panther Valley School District; Guadalupe Gonzalez, Health Medical Assistant, Lehighton Area School District; Gracie Heintzelman, Digital Marketing & Design Technology, Panther Valley School District.

National Technical Honor Society Members do community service throughout the school year such as holiday greeting cards to local nursing homes, Veterans Day assembly at the school campus, Toys for Tots, collecting over 200 toys for Christmas, visiting Heritage Hill Senior Living Center, Weatherly and presenting residents with snacks and blankets, collecting items for the Army Reserves through the Jim Thorpe American Legion and American Cancer Society telethon, where they will be making a donation to the ACS.