FOX CH APE L AR EA SC H OO L NE WS
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total of 129 Fox Chapel Area High School
students were inducted into membership of the
National Honor Society (NHS) in a ceremony
held at the school September 26, 2013. Students
inducted into the National Honor Society are selected for
their scholarship, service, leadership, and character. This
year’s inductees included: seniors Amanda Bubas, Brendan
Courson, Caroline Cullinan, Davis Diethrich, Allyson Dunn,
Robert Graham, Ronald Gross, Irene Lee, Faba Malik,
Dominic Nickel, Mary Kate Noonan, Thadeus Pawlikowski,
Jonathan Stebbins, and Catherine Stevenson. Juniors inducted
included: Greta Altmeyer, Emma Amorose, Zoe Aridor, Alison
Arnone, Sonia Appasamy, Brian Bartels, Vanessa Blazer, Aaron
Bliss, Sara Botos, Sophia Brooks, Sam Burke, Anna Burns,
Stephanie Buzzatto, Noah Cagley, Jacob Chajson, Madison
Chajson, Nicole Chajson, Gerry Chen, Christina Cho, Samuel
The 2013-2014 Fox Chapel Area High School National
Columbus, Jason Crites, Patrick Cullinan, Frances Dean,
Honor Society officers.
Justin Dembowski, Alexandra Drzewinski, Joshua Dunlap, Claire
Durr, Emily Eames, Leah Eckman, Sydney Edelstein, Melissa Eschman, Margaux Everingham, Nicole Fallert, Jacob Froehlich,
Caroline Gackenbach, Rama Godse, Andrew Golio, Christopher Good, Jessica Gorgas, Elias Graca, Jacob Halasowski,
Samantha Hanna, Lily Hartsock, Eliza Horvat, Anna Huwar, Nikola Istvanic, Natalie Jaffe, Brad Jamiolkowski, Genna Kasian,
Jordan Kerr, Zachary Kiehn, John Kilmer, Faith Kim, Minsoo Kim, Leigh Ann Kirk, Will Kolbrener, Mackenzie Kost, Kendal
Krivinko, Gabrielle Kyle, Iza Lantgios, Frank Lou, Meghan Lucas, Jack Lundy, Ifra Malik, Megan Markovitz, Megan Martin,
Tara McLaughlin, Margaret Mertz, Elena Meth, Ella Meyler, Rishi Mirchandani, Treavor Moore, Samuel Morrison, Bridget
Morrissey, Jennifer Mountz, Kristina Mountz, Caitlin Murray, Anandhini Narayanan, Katarina Nestel, Abigail Owens, Elianna
Paljug, Simran Parwani, Sophia Peterson, Jaagrit Randhawa, Allison Redfern, Sophie Roe, Cole Ryan, Deepika Sarma, Kanika
Sarma, Elizabeth Savin, Sarah Schachner, Emma Schwartzman, Christopher Selwood, Elizabeth Shneider, Haley Simon,
Miranda Simon, Margaret Slevin, Benjamin Smith, Rachel Stein, Rachel Szabo, Shahwar Tariq, Emily Thomas, Andrew Tublin,
Brendan Valley, Daniel Vargo, Madeline Volosky, Anna Wang, Samuel Waxman, Matthew
Werner, Andrew Wissinger, Gordon Wissinger, Jeremy Witchel, Elise Zaidi, Eleanor Zinn,
and John Zottola.
The students of the Fox Chapel Area High School National Honor Society do many
things to improve their community. Through the Friendly Foxes program National Honor
Society members dedicate time during the school day to work with students in the life
skills classroom. “One of the most wonderful aspects of this program is that those who
chose to participate shared with me that it was as much of a growing experience for them
as it was for the students with whom they worked,” states Fox Chapel Area High School’s
chapter advisor and gifted support teacher Lisa Giguere. Another program of the National
Honor Society is the Interdisciplinary Tutoring Program that was initiated and launched
by a group of dedicated Fox Chapel Area students two years ago. This program involves
helping middle school students (both struggling students and those already excelling)
with mathematics. The Homework Helpers and volunteer tutors have also made a positive
contribution to elementary and middle school students.
According to Ms. Giguere, “Through hard work and a true commitment to excellence,
our students really do excel in so many areas. The contributions made through volunteer
work, involvement in positive extracurricular activities, and dedication to service above self
makes each of them a valued role model and leader in our school district.”
The newly inducted National Honor Society
students enjoyed a reception following the
ceremony.
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Students in their sophomore year who have an unweighted Quality Point Average (QPA)
of 3.5 or better are invited to apply for membership in the National Honor Society.
Applicants must also have a minimum of two service activities and be involved in at
least two additional clubs/groups. They must exhibit leadership qualities and provide
character references. Once they are inducted as members, they must maintain their QPA
and continue their community service work through National Honor Society-sponsored
projects and other organizations.
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HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION