NAHS seniors inducted in Student Hall of Fame

Samantha Winn, Aiken Standard, S.C.
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Jan. 29—The Jacket Arena erupted with applause as 11 new North Augusta High School seniors were inducted into the school's hall of fame.

The annual tradition at NAHS starts with an application process. From there, students vote for their classmates, write an additional essay describing their high school experience and why they love North Augusta. Teachers and faculty then narrowed the list to 11 students after looking at their accomplishments, school involvement and community service.

Students during an upperclassman assembly are surprised by their parents, and presented a certificate for their accomplishments.

"This is my favorite because our students and our faculty — their teachers, their mentors — select them for this honor, so we are so proud," North Augusta High School Principal John Murphy said. "They have done amazing things whether it's academic, whether it's athletic, whether it's performing arts, whether it's community service."

The 2022 Hall of Fame class includes: Annelise Baxley, Austin Brown, Katie Beth Cannon, Katelyn Cochran, Sean Fowley, Jack Greenway, Gillian Gregory, Austin Harrell, Lia Murphy, Madison Noyce and Andrew Towner.

"It's an incredible honor, and I think it symbolizes all the hard work and the character this place has really implemented within us," North Augusta senior Annelise Baxley said. "I absolutely love being here so it's just a great honor."

The names of the 2022 Hall of Fame students are engraved on a plaque that will be displayed at the school.

"They have made a real impact and everywhere they've gone and everything they've done has made North Augusta High School proud, and in a lot of ways they are the face of our school," Murphy said. "It's an extremely exciting day, it's an important day in our school's history but I am very very proud of our young people."

Samantha Winn covers the city of North Augusta, with a focus on government and community oriented business. Follow her on Twitter: @samanthamwinn and on Facebook and Instagram: @swinnnews.