National Art Honor Society recognizing student talent in inaugural induction ceremony
New members of the Coppell High School National Art Honor Society were inducted in the CHS Lecture Hall on Wednesday. The ceremony to highlighted student efforts and talents, which included food and an activity.
December 1, 2022
The Coppell High School Lecture Hall doors swing wide open, revealing an array of art supplies and vibrantly decorated cookies. Not just another meeting, the auditorium, ripe with red balloons, houses National Art Honor Society’s (NAHS) inaugural induction ceremony.
“It’s really memorable to be hosting the very first NAHS induction ceremony because it solidifies us as an honor society,” NAHS senior president Amolika Kondepalli said. “We really want to celebrate all the members, new and old, because we do a lot of volunteering around the community, so it’s exciting to see everyone come together and make a piece of art.”
Due to a membership of approximately 200, NAHS meetings take place on Thursdays after school and Friday before school, indicating that members never get a chance to fully collectivize. For NAHS sponsor and CHS art teacher Michelle Hauske, events such as the induction ceremony are an exciting prospect.
“It is really nice to see the positive energy and sense of community [among all members],” Hauske said.
To initiate the meeting, members were invited to enjoy snacks—cookies, brownies, soda—before recognizing all new members. Introductions were kept short, featuring a piece of the student’s artwork and allowing them to announce their favorite art medium. For Kondepali, hearing everyone shout out their favorite medium connects everyone in the room as artists, developing a united culture.
As students enjoyed food and conversation, NAHS secretary Isha Rahi walked students through an art activity: making paper lanterns. After decorating said lanterns with markers and colored pencils, NAHS officers will line the art hallway with them, signifying the effort and talents of the club’s membership.
“The lanterns represent everyone’s diversity in art: their different art forms and styles,” Rahi said. “We never gave them a prompt, so everyone was drawing what they felt in the moment, which was super cool because it represents them. It’s a celebration of our members as a whole and all the work they put in.”
The club prides itself on creativity for the community as it promotes that art is more than a pastime.
“Art has always been my passion, so being able to celebrate what I love doing, to display my work and to show appreciation means a lot,” CHS junior Shriya Gorthi said. “Being inducted means that I am a part of this community through what I love doing.”
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