World Language National Honor Society Members Celebrated
Twenty-two Broncos Excel in Chinese, French and Spanish.
Montini Catholic congratulated the newest inductees into their Spanish, Chinese and French Honor Societies. This year's ceremony was held on Wednesday, January 28th in the Lasallian college preparatory high school's auditorium. Members and families were welcomed by Montini's Foreign Language Department Chair, Mrs. Jennifer Block along with French teacher, Mrs. Beth DiMarco, Chinese teacher Mrs. Sumin Xu and Spanish teacher, Mrs. Makenzie Long.
The ceremony began with select language students reciting the 'Hail Mary' prayer in Chinese, French, and Spanish. Senior members were in attendance to receive their honor cords for graduation.
French Honor Society: The French Honor Society is a nationally recognized organization that honors students who have excelled not only in their French courses but in all of their courses at Montini. Additionally, these students must take French 4 or 4H next year to finish out their four years of French, or be a graduating senior who elected to take level 3 their senior year. They must be members of our French club and have an average GPA of 3.5 or higher in their French courses over the course of three years.
Chinese Honor Society: The National Chinese Honor Society (NCHS) was established in 1993 to recognize those accomplished high school students who study Chinese as a world language. To be eligible for induction, students must maintain an average of 93 or higher and commit to pursuing language study throughout their four years at Montini. Eligibility requires that students have a cumulative 3.5 GPA, including a 4.0 GPA in their specific language, as well as a commitment to taking the foreign language all four years at Montini. This year 18 students were inductedinto their respective language honor society.
Spanish Honor Society: The Spanish Honor Society was founded by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese in 1953, for the students of North American secondary schools; The name of Montini Catholic's chapter is San Juan Butista de la Salle with the motto, “Todos a una”, “All together.” Students must maintain a 95 or higher in three prior semesters for Spanish to be eligible for Honor Society status.
Congratulations to:
Chinese Honor Society Inductees Caitlyn Alcantara Karla Torres James Healy
French Honor Society Inductees Isabella Baldwin Viktoria Baran Miranda Meier Lorelei Nelson Charlotte Payne Zabojnik Julian Reyes
Spanish Honor Society Inductees Cedona Barrett Molly Bonino Jasmine Brunke Maryfaith Considine Molly Felice Gemma Gatto Sarah Gudmundson Nishika Karthi John Louise Olivia Naso Mia Ramirez Allen Woo Mary Zouras