Last night, on Tuesday, May 18, fifty-five juniors were formally recognized as members of the National Honor Society (NHS) in an induction ceremony that took place in the Wagner Room. At the event, Superintendent David Abbey, Principal Tony Pavia, and the New Canaan NHS Chapter Advisor Roger Hansell, along with senior NHS officers and members Aubreigh Guynn, Victoria Fairchild, Emily Milano, and Anne-Kelly Rhudy spoke to students and parents about scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
The inductees listed alphabetically are: Elbek Abasov, Jasmine Allen, Christine Anspach (Secretary), Kelsey Anspach, Catherine Betack, Matthew Brady, Kelly Brown, Catherine Chiocchi, Nelson Conover, Alyson DiRocco, Samantha Escherich, Caroline Falcone, Matthew Ferrucci, Henry Franco, Caitlin Gallagher, Kimberly Glerum, Lilly Gorman, Emily Greene (President), Ellen Gronseth, Julia Harvey, James Hennessy, Brant Hoffman (Treasurer), Melanie Holec, William Hoover, Emma Hutchins, Alexandra Jonker, Alexandra Kaliff, Meredith Kelly, Patricia Kilbride, Peter Larson, Georgina Lathouris, Bridgette Lemoine, Keri Lloyd, Kate Mannelly, Amanda Milunovich, Emily Mitaro, Megan Morely, Ashley Mulhern, Melanie Ng, Kate O’Hanlon, Ashley Pacelli, Taylor Parsons, Rachel Paterson (Program Coordinator), Jana Persky, Jack Piontkowski, Karl Reinhardt, Portia Schultz (Vice President), Katherine Scott, Bryant Soohoo, Katherine Stevenson, Ali Tarlow, Ellen Trinklein, Erin Wallace, and Sara Wortman.
Mr. Hansell’s outlook on this year’s honorees was positive. “[It is] A group that is highly committed to community service and the assistance of their peers,” he said.
Along with this ceremony for juniors, seniors who are members of the NHS will graduate with honors tassels as a tribute to their service.
To qualify for the NHS, students must have a 92 comprehensive weighted GPA; after being invited, students must submit an application where they write a personal essay and list their extracurricular activities, awards, and employment experience. A committee of administrators then select who will be admitted.
For more information about the NHS, visit www.nhs.us.
-Kelsey Anspach, Managing Editor
(Reporting by Cameron Armstrong)
