It's an annual tradition amongst the National Honor Society and the West Noble teaching staff. They all know it's coming, and it still emotes an uncontrollable reaction.
Nothing changed in 2026 from year's past as the NHS Educator Banquet was held Wednesday evening in the West Noble High School cafetorium, and tears and a few laughs were on the menu. The NHS senior class had 28 students present who were the most influential to them, whether in the classroom, in mentorship, in athletics, or anywhere in between. Some students barely got through their reads. Some faculty barely got through the reads. But raw emotion is part of the educational process, and it was certainly a powerful experience.
NHS at West Noble is led by Charles Grady, who had junior members helping with the banquet while the seniors admitted publicly that many of them actually like school and their teachers.
Here is the full list of NHS seniors who presented, and the faculty member who influenced them most. The student is listed first, the faculty member second.
Zyairra Barr and Rebecca Larson
McKale Bottles and Dale Marano
Julian Campos and Charles Grady
Adrian Cantu and Alicia Bartlett
David Castaneda and Hank Willems
Antonio Contreras and Wyatt Tuggle
Blake Ewell and Tim Schermerhorn
Michelle Flores and Betsy Donaldson
Jakylin Flores and Aimee Shaw
Aleena French and Helen Terry
Jennifer Herrera and Heather Nelson
Xavier Hofmeister and Christy Hofmeister
Kayle Jordan and Kristen Terry
Jaqueline Lara and Wendy Sell
Micah Lowe and Kandice Bottles
Yamilet Macias and Samantha Christner
Lanie Martin and Sarah Venturi
Brissa Molina and Brittany Blotkamp
Wendy Neyra and Terry Maggert
Kayleah Nicodemus and Jessica Lemler
Leah Pruitt and Amy Newby
Mikel Riegsecker and Jeff Anders
Jimena Rodriguez and Crystal Santoyo
Abigail Seigel and Megan Potter
Victoria Servin and Candace Hales
Yurida Silva and Alyssa Baumgartner
Nathan Troxel and Brady Truex
Beverly Vizcaino and Betsy Shrock