Members of the Unadilla Valley Central School chapter of the National Honor Society. (Submitted photo)

NEW BERLIN — Several students from Unadilla Valley Central School were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) during a ceremony held on Thursday, March 31.

New students joining the NHS include Helena Banks, Arin Buchanan, Ashton DeSha, Kalie Fernandez-Naughton, Ben Gorrell, Brynn Grant, Phalen Hill, Chloe Patrick, Angel Porter, Isabella Potter, Nicole Ramsaran, Ava Rowe, Jaiden Schrag, Zachary Smith, Sierra Snell and Emilee Thompson.

The NHS expects members to have strong values in scholarship, service, leadership, and character. According to the NHS website, "Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service."

The induction ceremony featured Chobani Founder Hamdi Ulukaya as their guest speaker, who met with students via video call.

"Your model on scholarship, and service, and leadership, and character is right on. These are the fundamentals of life. This is the fundamentals of any aspect of life: in business, in science, in sport, or even being a parent," said Ulukaya. "When I saw these I said, I’m in."

"The world is a magical place. Meeting people, interacting with different cultures and backgrounds, and understanding people, spending time, solving problems," he continued. "Understanding that humanity is our neighbor is another aspect that I highly recommend. So with that I wish you the most amazing journey, and always come back home, because home is always special."