The awards season at Riverhead High School begins with the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony to welcome the new inductees into the Honor Society. The National Honor Society is more than just an honor roll. Using national guidelines, the local chapter establishes rules for membership that are based upon a student’s outstanding performance in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.
“Fifty-nine students were inducted this year,” states National Honor Society co-advisor Renee Pastor. “They’re great kids, and they step up and help out in almost every aspect of the school and the community.”
“The 2014-2015 school year inductees truly represent a cross section of our student population,” explains co-advisor Laural Olsen. “There are students who are outstanding in community service, music, dance, languages, art and athletics as well as academics. Ms. Pastor and I are really looking forward to working with this group. We held the induction ceremony early this year in an effort to have more Honor Society students available to pitch in on service projects held throughout this school year.“
The current officers, Kathryn McKillop (President), Noah Marketwitz (Vice President), Ryan Diresta (Secretary), and Aakash Gandhi (Treasurer), helped co-advisors Laural Olsen and Renee Pastor organize the event which was held in the Cardona Auditorium at Riverhead High School.
National Honor Society President Kathryn McKillop presented the opening remarks at the November 13th induction ceremony and led the inductees in the Honor Society’s pledge during the Candle Ceremony. This year’s honorary inductee was “Doc” Jeff Greenberger, the Latin teacher at the high school. The newly elected officers for the 2015-16 school year will be: President Samantha Dunn, VP Shannon McAlister, Secretary Peter Cook and Treasurer Megan Carrick.
A slideshow video of the ceremony can be viewed here: Link.
The following students met the above qualifications and were inducted into Riverhead High School’s John Glenn Chapter of the National Honor Society on November 13, 2014:
Jose Alvizures
Stephanie Ambrosio
Mark Andrejack
Hayley Bingham
Lauren Block
Nicolas Bossey
Kristen Campanelli
Jocabed Caraballo
Blake Carrara
Megan Carrick
Brian Clark
Peter Cook
Nicholas Cunha
Joseph Cunningham
Hanna DaMes
Lexianne Davis
Cody Dilworth
Helene Drozd
Evan Duarte
Samantha Dunn
Muhammad Fareed
Taylor Fields
Jessica Freeborn
Brandon Garcia Ceballos
Jesse Goodale
Michael Harris
Carley Hayon
Sara Helgans
Gwendolyn Hilles
Kaitlyn Jehle
Zoe Krey
Brenna Latour
Zachary Manuel
Cassandra Markert
Lauren Mastropaolo
Shannon McAlister
Bryce McKissick
Joanna Messina
Joseph Messina
Natalia Molik
Jessica Nicholson
Kevin OKula
Owen O’Neill Jr.
Emily Pearce
Corey Polak
Michael Pozamantir
Sierra Roces
Joshua Rosenbaum
Sara Rosenquist
Alexis Schmidt
Lauren Schmitt
Andrew Teresky
Kerry Thomas
Courtney Troyan
Nicholas Waldron
Benjamin Weir
Skylar Westlake
Dillon Wiggins
Katelyn Zaneski
Source: Press release issued by the Riverhead Central School District, November 17.
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