Gladbrook-Reinbeck Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) new and returning inductees pictured on March 25 including (back row, l-r) Nattalee Brinkman, Chris Utterback, Austen Mathern, Drew Eilers, Cole Fleshner, Michael Boyd, Vanessa Arvizu-Ersland, Dylan Mathern, Akeelah Blakely, Jada Hansen, Aliyah Clark; (middle row, l-r) Mallory Wrage, Jayla Hemann, Mailea McLean, Kennedy Brant, Elly Sieh, Brinn Schneider, Olivia Riffey, Leila Thesing, Lydia Bystricky; (front row, l-r) Thomas Keller, Hudson Clark, Gavin Blakesley, Kael Blohm, and Trevor Mathern. PHOTO BY SARAH STEPHAN

REINBECK – At 7:30 p.m. on March 25, 2025, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Chapter of the National Honor Society met with family and friends to induct its 13 new members.

The ceremony was introduced by the faculty advisor, Jennifer Strohbehn. After a brief introduction, the returning members read excerpts about the four pillars of the National Honor Society. The pillars are scholarship, service, leadership and character.

Students with a grade point average above 3.5 and no Good Conduct Code violations were invited to apply for entry into the chapter. These students then showed their competency in the other pillars by being involved in at least two extra curricular activities while in high school, completed at least 10 community service hours per year in high school and an essay about their leadership skills.

New inductees signed the chapter registration book. Parents and other guests then got a chance to take some pictures and congratulate their students. Mrs. Rowe and her Foods students prepared baked goods for the reception to celebrate these young people’s achievements.

New Inductees

Gavin Blakesley

Kael Blohm

Kennedy Brant

Hudson Clark

Jayla Hemann

Thomas Keller

Trevor Mathern

Mailea McLean

Olivia Riffey

Brinn Schneider

Elly Sieh

Leila Thesing

Christopher Utterback

Returning Members

Vanessa Arvizu-Ersland

Akeelah Blakely

Michael Boyd

Nattalee Brinkman

Lydia Bystricky

Aliyah Clark

Drew Eilers

Cole Fleshner

Jaden Hansen

Austen Mathern

Dylan Mathern

Mallory Wrage