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academics

achievement

perseverance

excellence

persistence

patience

To study or to socialize? Academics or amusement? Sometimes it's not

easy to make the choice to stay at one's desk when friends are going out for the

evening. Sometimes students think, "If I see one more biology term or if I have

one more paper to write, I'm going to give up." Some have these overwhelming

feelings and then they do give up. Such students are not the members of Alpha

Chi. Alpha Chi is a honor society based on excellence. The members of Alpha

Chi are dedicated and focused. They strive for excellence in academics and

Christlikeness and have a desire to help their fellow classmates. Alpha Chi is not

merely an honor to be inducted into, but it is also a recognition of willingness

to serve. "Alpha Chi is a national honor society which means that, yes, it is an

honor to be elected to the society, but more than that, the members are inducted

to promote honor among their fellow students," said Mrs. Catherine Anthony,

faculty sponsor for Alpha Chi. "The ceremony is symbolic of each member's

pledge to provide a service to others, and that is why Alpha Chi members give

their time to tutor students who need help and to live their commitment to

Christ at the same time."

Being focused through Christ is the answer. "I've learned that while

school may be easier for some than others, it has a lot more to do with relying

on God and staying focused," said new Alpha Chi member David Johnson.

Senior member Tom

Starnes prays for God's

blessings over the mem­

bers of Alpha Chi and the

student body. The Alpha

Chi induction begins and

ends in prayer, a symbol of

its godly foundation.