Students inducted into National Honor Society
Posted on Nov 13, 2007
Forty-seven students from throughout the region were inducted into the Lauralton Hall chapter of the National Honor Society at a Nov. 7 ceremony.
To be considered for this honor, students must have an overall grade point average of 90 or above and be deemed by Lauralton faculty to be role models in the areas of service, leadership and personal moral character.
"The inductees are a special group," said English teacher and group co-moderator Pam Boynton. “They are the best of the best--students who will most likely go on to attend Ivy League, or other selective colleges and universities. So many Lauralton Hall students achieve such great accomplishments.”
New Lauralton National Honor Society members include:
From Bridgeport - juniors Rashea Banks, Kaitlyn Torres, Nakia West, Haley Williams and Jane Williams.
From Fairfield - juniors Marisa Carpini, Samantha Halliday, Caroline O'Connor, Fiona Strain and Julia Turner.
From Milford - juniors Maureen Cashman, Gwyneth D'Andrea, Jenny Fitzmaurice, Andrea Fratarcangeli, Bridget Gates, Gillian Lawrence, Pooja Uppalaptai and Molly Yardley.
From Monroe - juniors Sarah Kavulich and Kaitlyn Klein.
From New Canaan - junior Mary Jennings.
From New Haven - juniors Stephanie Garcia and Veronica Noria.
From Newtown - senior Brianna Barry; juniors Meagan Kelly, Mary Kate LoPiccolo and Margaret Morrisey.
From Norwalk - senior Alexandra Coppola.
From Orange - juniors Nicole Maier and Dana Torrenti.
From Ridgefield - junior Sara Johnson.
From Riverside - junior Rebecca Mowbray.
From Sandy Hook - junior Hannah Glasrud.
From Shelton - juniors Casey Harrington, Teresa Lautenschlager and Miranda Raine.
From Stratford - juniors Karla Arias, Livia Fry, Curran Mitchell and Molly Viner.
From Trumbull - juniors Jennettie Amidon, Felicia Carlini, Amie Fracker, Heather Hawkes, Danielle Jawor, Elizabeth Lynch and Nikki Wocl.
"We are so very proud of all that these young women have accomplished," added math instructor and co-moderator Christine Cook. "It will be our pleasure to watch as they grow and shape their world."
Senior officers who served as honor guard for the evening were:
Class President Kellie Haselcamp of Milford
Vice President Erika Parisi of Westport
Secretary Laura Boynton of Milford
Treasurer Kaitlin Ownes of Monroe
As part of the ceremony, the Lauralton Hall Chamber Ensemble performed orchestrations of Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and Pachelbel's Canon in D. Musicians included NHS inductee Heather Hawkes of Trumbull on violin with seniors Abigail Stein of Fairfield on viola, Anya Gilles of Norwalk on violin, and Christina Crossin of Milford on cello.
Among other activities, Lauralton Hall National Honor Society members serve as peer tutors and conduct service projects that have included a "Homework Helpers" tutoring program for elementary parochial school students; book drives to help fill the shelves of elementary school libraries; and raising funds for Hurricane Katrina victims, Invisible Children and the Vera Bradley Breast Cancer Foundation. Eighty-nine students belong to the group.