BMUFSD: Rho Kappa Members Honored At Ceremony

Press release from the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District:

2021-11-15

Forty Briarcliff High School students were inducted into the Rho Kappa Social Studies National Honor Society on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. In a ceremony held after school, Principal Diana Blank and Social Studies teachers Laura Gualtiere and Stephanie Buatti acknowledged the dedication of the candidates and awarded them their official certificates.

Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society is the only national organization for high school juniors and seniors that recognizes excellence in the field of Social Studies.

“Our Rho Kappa chapter provides national recognition for our outstanding students and encourages an interest in, understanding of, and appreciation for social studies,” Ms. Buatti said. “Each of the inductees exceeded the requirements for membership, which include superior work in social studies classes as well as avid participation in school or community service. The accomplishments of the new inductees demonstrate the qualities of industry, initiative, and reliability set forth by Rho Kappa. Congratulations to all new inductees!”

Here are the inductees:

Lyle Alenstein

Caroline Barbalato

Caitlin Bombassei

Catherine Carrafiello

Sasha Carter

Suraya Chalabi

Gabriela Chioccola

Alexa Fiore

Haonan Gong

Jessica Gordon

Nicolas Gornisiewicz

Ian Gualtiere

David Hao

Ardian Ivezaj

Lauren Jacoby

Karan Keerthy

Tevin Kim

Alex Kirshenbaum

Paige Krsulich

Annabelle Kung

Andrew Labick

Shannon Lee

Katherine Lynch

This press release was produced by the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.