125 Holmdel High Students Inducted Into Nat'l Honor Society

HOLMDEL, NJ — On Tuesday, 125 students from Holmdel High School were inducted into the National Honor Society, the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students.

Juniors and seniors who have a grade point average of 3.66 or higher are eligible to be nominated for membership. Nominees must also demonstrate they have completed 200 hours of service since the start of their ninth grade year and pass an extensive vetting process focused on the pillars of leadership and character.

The Holmdel High School chapter, which continues to memorialize a beloved former Holmdel teacher, Helen Ackerson, held its annual induction ceremony Tuesday. It is often a tearful ceremony, and Tuesday was no different: As is school tradition, each student who was inducted named a teacher or school staff member who has mentored them, and gave each mentor a yellow rose.

“We often overlook the importance of positive student-teacher relationships," said Holmdel schools superintendent Rob McGarry. “This wonderful Holmdel tradition speaks volumes to the significant and long-lasting role that Holmdel’s teachers play in the lives our students."

The 2020 inductees include: Madeline Ai, Marissa Allocca, Pujan Amin, Kathleen Antonakakis,
Alexander Baker, Emily Baylock, Keira Behal, Vanessa Bellotti, Olivia Beshara, Anna Briamonte, Julia Brusco, Kelly Burmeister, Lindsay Cannon, Gabrielle Cardinale, Phyllis Cheng, Daniela Chirchirillo, Madeline Collyer, Stephanie Dailey, Marissa D'Alessandro, Jillian DeMarco, Malak Dogheim, Sara Donnelly, Victoria Edison, Emma Edwards, Alexandra Emma, Kimberly Eng, Devin Erakin, Isabelle Erskine, Yi-Hsien Eu, Sophia Fanzini, Olivia Ferranti, Madeline Fields, Alyssa Frazier, Samuel Friedman, Christiana Gabor, Rina Gallo, Michelle Gershenow, Dana Giordano, Mia Goins, Samuel Goldberg, Christina Golden, Eliza Golden, Nyra Graham, Natalie Grana, Jaden Grillo, Lindsay Guarnaccia, Kevin Guether, Joseph Hammer, Chloe Hansen, Alden Hary, Isabella Hernando, Connor Hinds, Ethan Hood, Rick Hsu, Tiffany Hu, Kristine Hyun, Anthony Jaroszewski, Caitlyn Joyce, Christina Kaden, Amit Kallakuri, Anish Ketha, Timothy Kevorkov, Tristan Khachaturian, Andrew Kim, Christopher Kim, Trevor Kiss, Michael Kravets, Victoria Kuenzel, Isabella Lamberti, Ayan Lateeff, Lauren Lepore, Rylie Liberator, Anita Lin, Benjamin Lin, Juliette Linsalata, Nathan Lo, Jessica Lukawski, Isabella Luttrell, Ayden Lynch, Kirti Magam, Sofia Mancino, Michael McConnell, David Menna, Amanda Menza, Leila Merhi, Benjamin Milstein, Sophia Mocci, Hannah Nadi, Iman Nazeer, Jason Nguyen, Jenna Perez, Iqra Pervaiz, Dagny Phothimat, Emily Pinlac, Kyle Polivka, Ava Prestigiacomo, Emma Quirk, Caroline Rebele, Emma Rizzuto, Shayna Rosenstrach, Alyssa Rotondo, Maya Rubano, Evelyn Salvia, Ryan Schachel, Robyn Shaw, William Shullich, Andrew Siek, Alec Signorile, Talia Stolker, Audrey Su, Tiffany Sui, Seehanah Tang, Ryann Taylor, Alex Tian, Evelyn Toscarelli, Nabiha Umar, Michael Umbrino, Daniel Wang, Victoria Whittle, Hudson Yan, Skylar Yannello, Megan Yu, Bill Zhang, Cynthia Zhang and Carley Zhou.

NHS President Arshpreet Behl presented the 125 inductees with NHS Co-Advisors and Holmdel High teachers Jamie Brown and Jennifer Riggi.