Congratulations to all students who were inducted in the NHS in 2025! Thank you to those members who participated in the ceremony and to those newly inducted!
Opening:
Candle Bearer Bryce Fitch ‘25, Prayer Breanna Turley ‘25, Scripture Reading Eden Tipton ’26
NHS Qualifications:
Character Aurora Velazquez ‘26
Scholarship Angel Saade ‘25
Leadership Mackenzie Kinnie ‘25
Service Xelha Velazquez ‘26
NHS Officers 2024-25
President Mackenzie Kinnie ‘25
Vice President Angel Saade ’25
Secretary Xelha Velazquez ’26
Treasurer Breanna Turley ‘25
Librarian Eden Tipton ‘26
Librarian Aurora Velazquez ‘26
New Senior Graduate Members
Athena Brocus, Layla Cathers, and Bryce Fitch
New Junior Members
Olivia Ford and Aeitan Viegas
New Sophomore Members
Tony Castillo, Emma St. Pierre, Morgan Kennedy, Natellya Thomas, Cameron Martin and Carlie White
Senior Graduate Members
Wyatt Allen, Mackenzie Kinnie, Mario Alonzo II, Angel Saade, Sam Bohnsack, Breanna Turley,and Cadence Zgurich
Junior Members
Kennedy Burzynski, Eden Tipton, Jasmine Peek, Aurora Velazquez, Xelha Velazquez
Part of the ceremony included speaker speaker and alumni Dr. Joseph Hornyak ‘83 of the University of Michigan. Dr. Hornyak is a full professor at the University of Michigan and worked as the division chief of pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation for 10 years. At U of M, he received several accolades, including his department’s teaching award four times and the “Provost Award for Teaching Innovation”. He was also an inaugural member of the University of
Michigan Medical School “League of Educational Excellence”.
He currently has over 30 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, with expertise in Down syndrome, neuromuscular diseases, and spinal cord injury. He has presented frequently at national medical conferences and has served in various committee roles in national medical organizations.