H-ton English Honor Society Inducts New Members

The Post Ellipsis chapter of the National English Honor Society at Huntington High School inducted 41 new members during an evening ceremony in the auditorium.

The organization is led President Katie Cocoman, Vice President Alexandra Balm, Treasurer Cecilena Monge Moreira, Recording Secretary Ruby Hoffman, Public Relations Coordinator Madelyn Falk and Historian Mia Einemann. English teachers Aimee Antorino and Kelly Quintero serve as the faculty advisors.

Principal Rochelle Brown gave this year’s keynote address at the ceremony. To be considered for NEHS membership a student must have a minimum academic grade average of 90, “exhibiting an impressive breadth of academic excellence,” while maintaining an English grade of at least 94.

The new inductees include Angela Abbatiello, Emma Barch, Ava Bencivenga, Bella Bernzweig, Jacob Boxer, Hanna Boyle, Claire Dello-Iacono, Hennie England, Bryce Gilroy, Shealyn Gilroy, Khloe Graham, Christian Guandique, Cassidy Harris, Emily Hotine, Julia Hotine, Iliana Jarmolowski, Isis Jezel Jimenez, Brianna Jimenez Leon, Miranda Kincaid, Grace Kline, Brady LaCosta, Alexandra Learned, Eli Levi, Luke Lomler, Mackenzie McKay, Dylan McKean, Caroline Mitek, Mary Padovani, Violet Palacios, Taylor Peters, Ashlin Perez, Sara Persampire, Campbell Proctor, Olivia Puccio, Darcy Rimkunas, Karina Rodriguez, Tulsi Singh, Alexa Wasoski, Mya Williams and Lia Zivkovic.

A crowd of family members and friends turned out for the induction. Officers called the inductees one-by-one to the stage and presented each of them with a membership certificate. The members are now expected to participate in the society’s many volunteer activities.

Huntington’s Post Ellipsis chapter annually inducts at least one honorary member. This year the organization inducted Huntington High School English teacher Kristina Morell.

The new members formally entered NEHS ranks during a ceremony that saw each of the teenagers light and hold a candle as they stood before the stage in the auditorium.

The inductees were required to recite the following pledge: “As a member of the National English Honor Society, I shall endeavor to advance the study of all areas of English and to foster a spirit of fellowship among students excelling in all facets of the English Language Arts, ever keeping in mind our national motto as our guiding principle: Gelast Sceal Mid Are–duty goes with honor.”

“The motto represents one of the earliest forms of our language; it affirms and celebrates an obligation to use one’s gifts in service to others,” according to the NEHS website. “Service to peers, school, and community are part and parcel of the NEHS mission and, indeed, in the grammatical structure of the Old English phrase, ‘duty’ actually proceeds ‘honor.’”

A reception was held immediately following the ceremony for students and their parents in the main lobby outside the auditorium.