Sixty-one Mount Pleasant High School students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) at a candlelight ceremony on Tuesday, December 2 in the MPHS auditorium. To be a member of NTHS, a student must be enrolled in a Career and Technical Education (CTE) class, meet a set cumulative weighted GPA, be a member of a CTE organization (FBLA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, FFA, FCCLA, TPSA), complete service hours, and maintain a clean discipline record.

NTHS officers for 2025-2026 are President Alondra Santos, Vice President Nayeli Hernandez, Secretary Emileigh Hobbs, Treasurer Atalee Gonzalez, Historian Ashley Garcia, Officer at Large Esmeralda Perez, Parliamentarian Laura Ramirez, and Activities Officer Cristian Perez. The officers ran the entire program, lighting candles representing knowledge, skill, honesty, service, responsibility, scholarship, citizenship, and leadership.

The new inductees are Adriel Bagsic, Dalia Balderas, Terrelle Beard, Kelly Camarillo, Angie Castro, Alyse Cervantes, Khloe Cooper, Nathan Copado, Logan Curley, Ailyen De La Rosa, Rebecca Dunn, Maglynn English, Sofia Estrada, Ashley Flores, Audrey Garrett, Jamie Garrett, Aaliyah Gholston, Violeta Gomez, Alexia Gonzalez, Abigail Guerrero, Diana Gutierrez, Aylin Hernandez, Isaac Hernandez, Joseline Hernandez, Natalie Hines, Conley Johnson, Elaine Kartley, Aloani Laboy, Rossmeli Leyva, Anna Lucio, Deleismy Martinez, Heidi Martinez, Jaydy Martinez, Nancy Martinez, Alexis Mata, Makayla Mather, Estephanie Mayo, Odalys Mejia Beltran, Melany Morales, Valerie Moss, Angelica Niño, Rosali Niño, Emily Ortiz, Gabriel Palomares, Aidan Perez, Bowdrie Priefert, Dayanara Pulquero, Gisel Ramirez, Joselyn Ramirez, Leinad Rodriguez, Karen Sandate, Edenis Sandoval, Mary Beth Snyder, Kristopher Suarez, Jorden Tarrant, A’London Thomas, Adan Torres, Rebecca Torres, Kelly Ventura, Andraus Woods, and Gabriel Zachry.

Providing music for the evening was vocal soloist, Mattie Merriman, singing The National Anthem and America the Beautiful. Advisors for the organization are CTE teachers Tracy Porter and Jackie Scoggins with CTE Director Jay Silman.

Photos:

1: The new inductees into the Mount Pleasant High School chapter of the National Technical Honor Society

2: The NTHS officers (L to R) Cristian Perez, Ashley Garcia, Emileigh Hobbs, Atalee Gonzalez, Alondra Santos, Nayeli Hernandez, Laura Ramirez, Esmeralda Perez