Caption: Tonawanda Kenton Career & Technical Education Center students (from left): Front row - Jason Frazer, Hanna Hamill; back row - James Johnson, Matthew Forsha. Not pictured: Kaleigh Mitzel-Artale.
A total of 157 students from 27 Western New York high schools have been inducted into Erie 1 BOCES’ chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS).
This year’s cohort includes five seniors from Tonawanda High School. Those seniors include – with their Erie 1 BOCES Career and Technical Education program – Hanna Hamill, Sports Science Careers; James Johnson, Building Trades; Jason Frazer, Welding; Kaleigh Mitzel-Artale, Health Careers; and Matthew Forsha, Criminal Justice.
In order to qualify for acceptance into NTHS, a student must be nominated by his or her teacher, have a 90 percent or higher average in their career and technical education (CTE) course, and maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of 85. Furthermore, students must demonstrate skill development and leadership and hone their responsibility and good character. NTHS takes a holistic approach to evaluating students’ success in the classroom.