Albion High School inducts 21 students into National Honor Society

Photo and information courtesy of Albion Central School

ALBION – The Albion High School National Honor Society inducted 21 new members into its ranks this school year. The ceremony was held in the middle school auditorium on the evening of Oct. 30.

The Albion NHS 2025-26 inductees (listed alphabetically): Olivia Andrews, Lily Brigham, Adam Burgio, Maddison Button, Dejeanna Conner, Shayla Cruz, Brooke Doty, Yaritza Fernandez Perez, Heidi Franco-Lopez, Loralei Gailie, Anna Grillo, Logan Kast, Jillian LeBaron, Nicholas Luft, Jaxon Lynch, Madison Muckle, Bradley Pierce, Carley Smith, Jackson Snook, Mason Snook and Ava Woolston.

Current members (listed alphabetically): Neveya Barnes, Nisi Beltran Roblero, Kaitlin Bennett, Elliot Beyrle, Julia Button, Lindsay Crawford, Kaiden Froman, Aubrey Gannon, Xzavier Gerow, Justin Kania, Hanna Kumalac, Nathaniel Miesner, Gideon Pask, William Plummer, Alondra Santana Gonzalez and Joshua Zayac.

NHS is built upon four pillars; scholarship, service, leadership and character. In order to be eligible, inductees must exhibit all four qualities, be recommended by a faculty member and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 90% or higher.

Current members led the ceremony and guided inductees through the NHS Pledge. After the inductees took the oath, they each accepted their membership pin and signed their names within the book that holds the names of all Albion members before them.

The ceremony included recognition of outstanding high school staff members, decided on by current NHS members. Four faculty members were chosen for exemplifying the four NHS pillars. Caton Conde received recognition for embodying scholarship, Mike Jones for service, Bridgette Varin for leadership and Kyle Syck for character.

Richard Gannon was honored with the Albion NHS Excellence in Teaching Award for his profound influence on his students. Gannon, who has taught history at Albion High School for 29 years, served as the guest speaker at the ceremony.

In his remarks, he congratulated inductees and encouraged members to try new things, even if it might make them a little afraid or uncomfortable. “Be willing to deviate from your original plan,” he said. “You never know how rewarding or educational it can be.”