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Ceremony Celebrates Port Chester High School's Newest National Honor Society Members
58 students honored for academic achievement; largest group in 8 years.
The chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 58 new members during a ceremony in the school auditorium on Wednesday.
This was the largest group of inductees for the school in eight years.
Here are remarks made by Port Chester school board President Blanca Lopez to the students:
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It is an honor to be here today along with my fellow Board Members to express our warmest congratulations and delight as we celebrate all of you in your remarkable accomplishments and your induction into the prestigious National Honor Society.
You are being recognized for the excellence you have demonstrated in four areas: Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character. These four cardinal qualities are inter-dependent and essential cornerstones to a life of honor, success and fulfillment. You represent the best and brightest in our district. And this afternoon, we recognize the choices and sacrifices you have made to become a role model to your peers and in the community.
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This is also a time to give thanks. And we, as members of the Board of Education, thank your parents and family members for supporting you every step of the way. We thank your teachers and your advisor, Ed Waite, for thementoring and preparation they have given you. And we thank your principal, Dr. Combs, for pursuing a vision of academic excellence and character education in our high school.
Soon, you will leave this room as the newest members of the National Honor Society and will add this recognition to the list of achievements you have already accumulated in your young lives. But you are not done yet! Continue to excel, lead the way, help others, and live a life of integrity. We are confident that you will continue to make us proud in the years to come.
Here are the students who were inducted:
Starlyn Adames * SENIORS
Jessica Aguilar
Lourdes Aguilar
Mildres Aguirre
Vilma C. Alvarez
Cindy Ambrosio
Zuriel Arellano
Erika Avalos*
Natalia Babula
Gabriela Bukanowska
Maribel Burga
Lourdes Cabrera
Stephany Carvajal*
Jhonny Castillo
Caitlyn Celestino
Stephanie Ciosek
Sally Condori
Aliya’h Crosdale
Genesis De La Roca
Anne Marie Esposito
Jillian Ferretti
Kiara Galo
Susana Garcia
Eduardo Gonzalez
John Guido
Jason Ippolito
Juliana Ippolito
Yadira Jimenez
Wateek Jones
Anika Krause
Emily LaGuardia
Bryan Levy
Courtney Loper
Katia Lopez
Aurelio Lua
Leticia Lua
Kimberly Maguire
Jenny Maldonado*
Rafael Mandujano*
Jessica K. Martinez
Olivia Nadler
Omar Neyra
Lily Belle Nowotnik
Nelly Paltin
Lukas Patrizio
Lesley Perez
Jonathan Rivera
Kevin Rodriguez
Brian Suertegaray
Karina Tapia
Stephanie Turcios
Alana Tursi
Astrid Vargas
Juan C. Vargas
Sharon Villagomez
Elizabeth Vincento*
Christian Zamano*
Mariel Zavala
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