86 Holmdel High Students Inducted Into National Honor Society

HOLMDEL, NJ — The following 86 Holmdel High juniors and seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society in a ceremony at the high school Thursday, Jan. 10.

Juniors and seniors who have accumulated a grade point average of 3.66 or higher are eligible to be nominated for membership into National Honor Society. Nominees must also demonstrate that they have completed 200 hours of service since the start of their 9th grade year and pass an extensive vetting process focused on the pillars of leadership and character.

It is Holmdel tradition that each inductee honors a teacher or school staff member who has mentored them during their education. The students named teachers and coaches from throughout the Holmdel school system — from elementary school on up — in the moving ceremony.

“We often overlook the importance of positive student-teacher relationships," said Holmdel superintendent Dr. Robert 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 2019 inductees are: Omar Abuattieh, Rohaan Ahmad, Phillip Alexeev, Anas Ani, Michael Antonacci, Angelina Ayad, John Baratta, Nicholas Bauman, Arshpreet Behl, Sophie Birk, Alexa Blasiak, Jeremy Bodycomb, Daniel Briskin, Olivia Cabrera, Crystal Carino, Derek Chan, Aidan Choo, Yu (Ivy) Chung, Natalie Cipriano, Jade Coelho-Brand, Hayley Cowles, Victoria Critchley, Hunter Cronin, Tara Cushing, Joseph D'Acunto, Spencer Davis, John Edwards, Sameer Erramilli, Sarah Faysal, Carson Fontana, Lane Fontana, Hope Funcheon, Carine Gallo, Natasha Gandhi, Gemma Giller, Valerie Gork, Andrew Guaragno, Eliot Gunawardana, Eric Hinds, Taylor Hoagland, Tanner Hroblak, Shaun Hsueh, Declan Jackman, Sourish Jasti, Matthew Kalb, Tiffany Kumar, Steven Kuncewitch, Maxime Lahlou, Emily Levonas, Hannah Lin, Rebecca Liu, Michael Lobifaro, Jeffrey Luk, Ajay Movva, Brittany Mulvey, Anya Nasar, Byron Ng, Jason Ng, Julia Nobrega, Anika Patel, Vrishin Patel, Gabriella Porchetta, Jack Sammut, Anthony Saporito, Nicole Secondino, Brinda Seridana, Anjali Shah, Musa Shaikh, Daniel Shnitkind, Ananya Siddabathula, Nicole Sportelli, Alexis Stewart, Tom Sui, Sophia Tavern, Gabrielle Thompson, Wesley Thomsin, Daniel Tobengauz, Paige Tulenko, Ava Vakili, William Valenzuela, Mark Walier, Owen Walor, Joanna Yip, Daniel Yuan, Justin Zhang and Claudia Zhang.

Mr. Sean T. Dowd, pictured above, is the National Honor Society advisor at Holmdel High School.