Fenton High offers several different clubs appealing to many crowds. A club can be a way of meeting new people and learning new skills. FHS offers 30+ unique clubs. This series will feature the clubs of FHS along with what they entail. “Beyond The Bell” is meant to showcase the clubs at FHS and what they are.
One of the most well-known American scholastic organizations, National Honors Society (NHS), was founded in 1921 to honor the academic excellence of 11th and 12th grade high school students. NHS is “one of the oldest, largest, and most widely recognized cocurricular student organizations in American high schools”, according to the official National Honors Society website, and currently has over 17,000 chapters and 1.4 million members nationwide. NHS was created to promote leadership, intellectual rigor, service and good character. Fenton High School’s chapter of NHS has a number of committees including the Blood Drive, the Fenton Freedom Festival, Bread Run, Community Expo and more.
The 2024-25 NHS Executive Board consists of President senior Brooke Waters, Vice President senior Lucas Hamlin, Secretary senior Ariana Papcun, Historian senior Kylee Brandon, Parliamentarian senior Ava Herbert, Treasurer senior Ian Elsholz and Social Media Manager senior Anna Logan.
President Waters expressed her love for her role as the President of NHS.
“I love to see people grow and work with others that they wouldn’t expect to resonate with,” Waters said. “NHS is a great platform to promote community growth, while gaining insight of the countless stories to be told.”
Members of NHS participate in a number of events and activities throughout the Fenton community.
To become a part of NHS, students must have a GPA of 3.7 or higher and receive a letter inviting them to join during SRT. Letters were recently sent out for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. Applications are due March 21 and the induction ceremony for the students who have been accepted will be held on April 30.
English teacher Vera has been the advisor of Fenton’s NHS chapter since 2018 with Science teacher Charles Miller and on her own since 2021. “I like getting to celebrate achievements with students,” Hazlett said. “It has prompted me to think about my own community service more.” Any questions about NHS can be directed to Hazlett.
