On Tuesday, March 12, the school hosted its first National Honor Society “Night of Honor”, where newly accepted honor society students were inducted at the Hu ‘30 Court. 9th to 12th grade students celebrated their hard work and dedication in their respective subjects. 

“It feels good to be recognized and inducted into the NEHS (National English Honor Society). As a student athlete, I feel it’s an accomplishment to do both,” sophomore Landon Eskra said. 

For many of these students, being inducted into an honor society isn’t just about their performance in class, rather, it’s a testament to the hard work and effort put into respective classes. 

To be inducted, students had to meet various requirements, varying between different honor societies, throughout their high school careers: maintaining a certain GPA, service hours, and years taking the class. 

Alongside the main academic classes, the language classes have their honor societies that give students the chance to celebrate and share their culture.  

“I’m so happy that I was inducted into the French Honor society; being able to represent my culture is amazing,” sophomore Sebastian Claxite said.

The night started with the school’s Director of Student Activities Celina Sosa and Upper School Principal Jonathan Schoenwald making open statements to inform students and their families about what it takes to be accepted into and remain in an honor society.

After the opening statements, representatives from each honor society spoke and led the pledge of their respective societies, with students reciting it back to them. Some of the pledges were done in foreign languages that went with the club.

“It was cool that we did pledge in Spanish. I think it should be that way; it’s an attestation to the dedication we make every day in that class,” sophomore Dylan Biondo said. 

Finally, as a closing remark, students were given a “candle of knowledge” to light. The candle symbolizes unity and the pursuit of knowledge.