Irvington Students Inducted into National Honor Society

IRVINGTON, NY — Fifty-seven Irvington High School juniors and seniors were inducted as members of the National Honor Society during a recent ceremony.

To qualify for the honor, students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.78 or higher and exhibit outstanding qualities in the four pillars of scholarship, leadership, character and community service, a spokesman for the district said.

To be selected for membership during the inaugural year at Irvington High School, they must perform 45 hours of community service, which will increase next year to 60 hours for juniors and 90 hours for seniors.

Diana Cassidy, advisor of the National Honor Society, congratulated the inductees.

“They have worked so hard throughout their high school years to achieve this honor. I am proud and honored to be working with all of them in this inaugural year and to create something that will be so positive for our school,” she said.

The 2016 NHS inductees include Valeria Acosta, Stephanie Ades, Joel Andrade, Jamie Aronson, Dorian Barber, Maxine Bell, Nina Bernstein, Christopher Brandt, Mary Brereton, Jaylin Carter, Emma Castiblanco, Riley Conklin, Jillian Conley, Erica Corinaldi, Leia Correa, Antonia Cruz-Kent, Jillian Cusick, Cleo Davidowitz, Emma DeRose, Melanie Geller, Bradley Goldsmith, Hope Gray, Jessica Greene, Daniel Gur, Heather Hall, Sam Lapine, Kristin Lee, Robert Lewis, Ryan Meng-Killeen, Zoe Mermelstein, Scott Mitchell, Clara Montgomery, Georgia Mountroukas, Hannah Oros, Lydia Pak, Dillon Palmieri, Eleni Papapanou, Shivay Parekh, Jung Won Park, William Pascal, Haley Passov, Dina Pekelis, Evan Pickar, Alexandra Pollack, Rebekah Rosman, Atsuyo Shimizu, Gabriel Siegel, Rachel Sklar, Claire Song, Matthew Spencer, Abigail Stein, Yuri Sugihara, Kieran Sullivan, Mackenzie Tatananni, Brandon Weinstein, Sarah Yurczak and Stephanie Zandel. (List provided by Irvington Union Free School District.)

Photo caption: Irvington High School juniors and seniors inducted to the National Honor Society. Photo courtesy of the Irvington Union Free School District.