West Essex High School Art Honor Society Inducts New Members

The Chapter of the National Art Honor Society inducted 47 new members at its annual induction ceremony and reception in the high school Cafeteria April 25. The prestigious honor society is nationally recognized by secondary schools, art schools, colleges and universities, and has more than 2,200 chapters across the United States, according to advisor Eileen Dormer.

Membership in the society confers many benefits. Aside from the importance of acceptance into honor societies on college applications, the National Art Honor Society makes numerous scholarships available to its members and is an excellent resource for anyone planning a career in the arts, Dormer said.

The West Essex Chapter raises funds for honorarium scholarships for members who are graduating with plans to major in art. The members have participated in the International Memory Project for the past seven years bringing art to Africa, Asia, and Central America through their portraits of orphans around the world. The society also seeks to promote art in the school and in the community.

This year’s ceremony included a Reverse Raffle and an ice cream sundae social with ice cream donated by Gelotti’s as fundraising efforts for the scholarship fund. It also featured an exhibition of the members’ art works. Member Nicole Pigott also sang Don McLean's song "Vincent,"  accompanied by Greg Sgarlatta on guitar. 

THE WEST ESSEX CHAPTER

National Art Honor Society 2012 Inductees

Amanda Alhout

Brittany Blue

Channon Chung

Joseph Chuzhin

Molly Dickman

Samantha DiGrande

Natalie Diver                                             

John Lor

Sydney Mason

Ruth Mercier

Stephanie Miller

Sarah Moyer

Kevin Myslak

Claudia Olszewski

Emma Olsson

Gina Pedano

Diana Petrovski

Stephen Piccininni

Nicole Pigott

Jessie Ploscowe

Lindsey Reed

Dominique Ruszala

Audrey Salan

Jacqueline Schwartz

Jennifer Shaw

Kyle Talish

Alejandra Torres

Karyn Towey

Helena Voltmer

Regina Walter

Taylor Weiss

Lisa Fitzgerald

Mike Fogarty

Schuyler Gardner

Griffin Glenn

Juan Gomez

Alison Hale

Kirin Heinz

Kimberly Iannarone

Sarah Jacobson

Max Karp

Veronika Koldachenko

Natalie La Spisa

Stephanie Lazar

Stephen Link

Gabriel Angeles