Small group of students have big involvement in National Honor Society of Limestone

    With small classes at the Limestone Community School (LCS), these NHS students do it all; from athletics to academics, the students learn dedication and time management while striving to make a difference in their community and abiding by the four NHS qualities: leadership, scholarship, service and character.
“I think if you begin to do a little background on these students, you’d find them to be very active within their own places in their student body,” said NHS advisor Alva King. “That’s one of the things that gets them here.”
Students join NHS for various reasons, but they all know that it’s a lot of hard, rewarding work.
“I joined because it’s a really good opportunity meet people, and it shows that you’ve worked to get where you are,” said NHS junior Katrina LaLonde. Her favorite NHS event was the state convention this fall, when students worked together on a big project donating clothes and food to two state shelters.
Limestone NHS President Dylan Morgan joined NHS because of the large leadership role that takes place in the organization. Through his time with NHS, he’s learned that hard work does eventually pay off, and participating in NHS through a small group of students really builds character.
While the year is winding down and many students can’t take their minds off of summer vacation and graduation, the Limestone NHS students are looking for more ways to help their community before the year ends.
Aside from their annual upcoming participation as volunteers with the Special Olympics, the students will be holding a food drive for the local food pantry in Limestone. During the drive, they’ll reach out to the community for the donation of nonperishable items to help those most in need.
The Limestone NHS students received tremendous community support earlier this year as they gathered supplies to make survival kits for individuals impacted by the earthquake in Haiti. Through LCS and the Dawn F. Barnes Elementary School in Caswell, the students collected more than one item for every student of the two schools.
Volunteering for the Special Olympics is a favorite of Limestone NHS students. Rain, snow, sleet or cold, the group has always had a high participation rate with excellent results.
Even through their fund-raisers, the students find a way to touch the lives of community members. Limestone does not have a florist, but through an NHS fund-raiser, Limestone residents could order Valentines Day flowers in-town.
In order to ensure that fund-raisers, food drives, and other projects run smoothly, the students depend on each other’s dedication to the program. With athletics, student government, clubs and jobs, the Limestone NHS students know they can’t be everywhere at once; when one student can’t attend a specific activitiy, the other students step up to fill the void.
“We have a small membership, but we have a very dedicated, hard working crew of students and I believe that they make up in their intensity what they lack in numbers,” King said.
With the end of the school year approaching, the Limestone NHS students will look forward to the induction of new members on May 23.
Current NHS members include junior Katrina LaLonde, senior Lisa Caldwell, senior Jasmine Cote, junior Chelsea Leighton, senior Rylee Leighton, senior Audrey Pictou, senior Isaac Bickford, senior Sam Portera and senior Dylan Morgan, president.