• National Junior Honor Society Induction
     
    January 18, 2013
     
    On January 18, 2013 the Luther Burbank Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society had its Annual Induction Ceremony in the school cafeteria. The ceremony began promptly at 5:00 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by remarks from the Chaper Adviser, Mrs. Elyse Brown and opening greetings from Principal Hernandez.

    Newly Elected 2013 NJHS Members        Pledge Comments from Advisor Ms. Brown        NJHS consist of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
    The ceremony proceeded with the traditional ceremony of the candles. This ceremony entails having the National Junior Honor Society officers light a candle and read a description of the five qualities that a NJHS students possesses: Citizenship, Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service. Each candle is lit using the fire from the one symbolic candle of wisdom.
    NJHS 2013 Speaker
    After the readings, Mrs. Amanda Vasquez, a faculty member of the selection committee, came up to the podium and called on the new members to come to the table to receive their certificate, membership card and pin, and to sign their names in the Chapter Log Book. 
    The new NJHS members are:
    John Alvarez
    Jalynn Banks
    Ana Bravo
    Franky Campuzano
    Angie Chavez
    Deyanira Ceja
    Juan Garcia
    Ricardo Garcia
    Oralia Garza
    Taylor Guerrero
    Lesuy Mejia Huerta
    Fatima Menendez Martinez
    April Morales
    Lauren Salinas Osuna
    Valeria Pacheco
    Adriana Palomares
    Adrian Perez
    Javier Perez 
    Thanks Ms. Rosa & Ms. Vasquez
    Once all new members had signed, they stood up to recite the National Junior Honor Society Pledge and thus be officially inducted in the Society. Parents, friends, and faculty who were present gave the new members a long round of applause to celebrate this very important event in their lives.
     
     Read the Pledge for NJHS

    Following the ceremony, all present enjoyed a dinner of breaded butterfly shrimp, fried rice, Caesar salad and dinner rolls, accompanied by a scrumptious piece of chocolate cake served by our volunteers Mrs. Pickett, Mrs. Perret, Mrs. Lott, Ms. Rosa, and some of our Cheerleaders. 
    NJHS 2013   
    Our warmest congratulations to our new NJHS members and their families!
     Congratulations
     Thanks Mrs. Brown, Principal Hernandez, and Ms. Rosa!!!