Frankfort inducts students into honor societies
Special to the News Tribune
SHORT GAP - The Frankfort High School chapters of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society held their inductions Sunday, May 16, in the school gymnasium.
Principal Orie Pancione welcomed parents, students, and supporters, mentioning the students who could not be present due to COVID quarantine. Mu Alpha Theta advisor Amy Cowgill welcomed FHS Class of 1979 guest speaker Phillip Douthitt, associate dean of Academic Affairs at Potomac State College. Douthitt addressed the students, encouraging them to remember to TRK - have tenacity, resilience, and most importantly, kindness.
Mineral Daily News-Tribune
KEYSER - Twenty-four Mineral County seniors who have distinguished themselves in their academic careers were honored this week for their achievements.
The annual Achievement Awards, billed as “a salute to excellence in education,” highlight the top graduating seniors at Keyser and Frankfort who rank among the top 5% of their class or have achieved in an outstanding manner in other areas, such as leadership in school or community. The students also have exhibited positive character traits, and represented their schools well.
“To graduate with honors is a great achievement, to do so during a global pandemic is remarkable,’ superintendent Troy Ravenscroft said during the awards dinner Monday.