Brice has NEHS induction

Twenty-six E.C. Brice Elementary School 4th graders became members of the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) as the Brice Chapter held its induction ceremony on October 3. NEHS recognizes 4th grade students for their outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated personal responsibility. The organization seeks to provide meaningful service activities for students to both the school and the community and to develop essential leadership skills in elementary school students.

Mount Pleasant High School sophomore, Connelly Cowan, was the guest speaker for the event. Cowan, who attended E.C. Brice and was the President of the Brice NEHS when she was a 4th grader, congratulated the students on achieving membership in NEHS. She spoke about having to work hard to achieve the goals they will set and her own recent personal experience in UIL extemporaneous speaking. She said, “In January, I was struggling to give 4-minute speeches. But I knew I really wanted to go to state in extemp. So, I started practicing. I got 3rd at district and barely made it to regionals. I got 3rd at regionals and barely made it to state. And then in the month between regionals and state, I practiced some more. I gave multiple speeches a day. And at the end of May, I won the state championship! I knew as a freshman, I would be competing against students with two and three times my experience. But I worked hard anyway.” Cowan encouraged the new NEHS members to be leaders at E.C. Brice, to find and pour into supportive friends, and to find an activity they love. She told them to “go all in to build your skill set and reach your personal goals.”

Brice Principal Craig Toney said he was extremely proud of the students who were inducted into the school’s NEHS chapter. He also thanked the parents for their continued support of their students and of E.C. Brice. “We are very proud of these kids and their accomplishments,” said Toney. “They are the very best of E.C. Brice Elementary School.”

The 2019 E.C. Brice Elementary School NEHS Inductees are Alexander Andrade, Erik Banda, Michelle Bautista (Parliamentarian), Leslie Benavides Fernandez, Hannah Carr, Alexa Castañeda, VictorManuel Contreras, Raif Fielder, Isabella Furnish, Fabiola Garcia, Julie Anna Garcia (Secretary), Blakely Garrett, Michelle Garrett, Oscar Gomez (Historian), Hayden Harvill (Treasurer), Mario Hernandez, Grayson Hunter-Gonzalez, Melany Jimenez, Kennedy Jones (Vice President), Ryne Mitchell, Lynndsie Phann, Yaretzi Prado (President), Asia Salters, Erick Torres, Valeria Vera Cortez, and Dakota Williams.

The E.C. Brice chapter of NEHS is advised by Rachel Findley.