National Honor Society at FR WELCOMES NEW INDUCTEES
National Honor Society at FR WELCOMES NEW INDUCTEES
Franklin Regional Senior High School ( FRSH ) inducted 108 students into the National Honor Society ( NHS ) during a candle lighting ceremony on November 2 , 2017 . The purpose of NHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarships , to stimulate a desire to render service , to promote leadership , and to develop character in students . NHS is the nation ’ s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students . More than just an honor roll , NHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship , service , leadership , and character . These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921 . ranklin Regional FRANKLIN REGIONAL NEWS
2017 Franklin Regional Senior High School NHS Inductees Alexandria Abdallah Cade Ament Meg Anderson Cara Ash Amanda Bach Carly Bachner Daeil Bae David Baird Gregory Baird Quincy Bayer Ryan Beard Sidney Beauregard Erin Bliss Joseph Bonfiglio Madison Breitkreutz Patrick Cavanaugh Shelby Cooper Sarah Dabre Samuel Dauby Marco Deceder
Thirty-two ( 32 ) Spanish students were inducted into the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica ( SHH ). SHH is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish courses and is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese ( AATSP ).
Student inductees included Madison Breitkreutz , Aaron Cockley , Celeste Dinzeo , Hanna Fierle , Paige Feorene , Caitlyn Frantz , Dominic Furnari , Alex Hanna , Maria Hou , Kaitlin Kitch , Krystal Kraynick , Lucy Massaro , Clare McCarthy , Pratiti Mehta , Kinan Moukamal , Cecilia Petrush , Allie Pokol , Maria Luz Prieto Cardona , Alex Redling , Allena Riggio , Taylor Shaw , Jude Suvak , Adele Swecker , Elena Swecker , Lea Wesolowski , Erin Wilhelm , and Melissa Wolf .
The mission of “ La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica ” is to recognize high school achievement in Spanish and to promote interest in Hispanic studies . Any student who has maintained an honor average in the study of Spanish or Portuguese for a minimum of three semesters and is in the 10th grade or higher is eligible to be a member of the SHH . The SHH is an honor society for those students of high academic achievement .
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Lauren DeLuca Jenna DePellegrini Giorgio Diacopoulos Seana Eckels Benjamin Fabian Paige Feorene Hannah Fierle Mason Fishell Caitlyn Frantz Kwaku Frempong-Manso Dominic Furnari Sathwik Garimella Angela Giannangeli Alger Gonzales McKenna Gray Anna Grendys Makenna Grieco Casey Guidry Alexandria Hannah Rebecca Henninger Maria Hou Charles Hough
Meghna Iyengar Bhav Jain Lydia Jaskey Tiffany Jolayemi Matthew Kimmich Kaitlin Kitch Katherine Kravits Abigail Krefta Justin LeDonne Nicholas Leopold Jeremy Lucas Haley Macierowski Vineet Madduru Jessica Marsden Lucia Massaro Clare McCarthy Pratiti Mehta Eva Meixner Stephen Miller David Morcos Alyssa Nguyen Rebecca Olszewski
Olivia Orzechowski Grace Painter Claire Pamerleau Julia Perry Cecilia Petrush Anna Phillips Alexander Pierce Alexandra Pokol Hailey Politano Madison Quinn Faraan Rahim Matthew Rauber Alexandra Reitz Rachel Reppermund Allena Riggio Evan Roncace Julia Rostcheck Sohela Sachdev Julia Scagline Shane Sciorilli Jaden Seman Matthew Sherman
FR SPANISH STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO HONOR SOCIETY
Payton Shilling Jared Smith Zachary Snider Daniel Soltesz Dalton Summerhill Jude Suvak Adele Swecker Elena Swecker Megan Swift Lauren Thompson Kennedy Trent Rasa Vaicenas Caitlin Van Alen Jonathan Vilsack Matthew Wareham Lea Wesolowski Erin Wilhelm Jacob Williams Melissa Wolf Hannah Wolper Rebecca Zombek Alexandra Zorzi
During the induction ceremony , the students enjoyed the company of Dr . Debra McMahon , President , and Dr . Judith Reyna , Treasurer , of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese in Southwestern Pennsylvania . As representatives of the national organization , Dr . McMahon validated the induction of the new students and spoke words of encouragement to the students and the parents . Dr . McMahon ’ s message to our students was to pursue their dreams in supporting the Hispanic culture and promoting the language throughout their time in high school and their future college experience .
The SHH also recognized FRSH teacher Mr . Jeff Stanczak for his past work in the Society . Mr . Stanczak works as an adviser and has given support to Mr . Juan-Pedro Reyna , the current sponsor of the Society .
New Members Cecilia Petrush and Lea Wesolowski performed a Spanish song from the Chilean group “ La Ley ” ( The Law ); the name of the song is “ Mentiras ” ( Lies ).
The following students are the current officers of the Society : President Anika Behnke , Vice-President Jessica Reabe , Secretary Henry Lin , and Treasurer Caiden Dietz .