MAY
2008—Forty-three
Middletown High School students were inducted into the
school's chapter of the National Honor Society, or NHS,
during a ceremony Thursday night.
National Honor Society, or NHS, is an organization whose
intent is to recognize high school students as incoming
seniors who show achievement in scholarship, leadership,
service, and character. Students must have at least a 90
percent grade point average and must fill out an
application, complete an essay, and interview.
During the induction, new members were welcomed into the
chapter by Middletown Executive Principal, Alan Gonzalez,
along with NHS advisor Robin Geiger, Superintendent of
Schools Dr. Kenneth Eastwood, Richard Del Moro, Director of
Secondary Education, and members of the Board of Education.
Each student received a certificate of membership and
participated in the traditional candle-lighting ceremony.
“You are the best of the best,” said Gonzalez. “The 2008
senior NHS class led our building in a positive way and
showed everyone what Middie Pride is all about. They have
left their mark and I expect the NHS class of 2009 to leave
your mark.”
Receiving a certificate of membership were: Jeremy Acevedo,
Josafat Acevedo, Aarti Agarwal, Azhar Ali, Brian Buchanan,
Hanauni Champion, Kathleen Connolly, Stephanie Cortes,
Guadalupe Diaz, Annie Dineen, Kevin Fiero, Diego Franco,
William Galvin, Jacqueline Geiger, Emily Genender, Meghan
Gillen, Alison Gillis, Alexandra Haines, Bianca Humpert,
Nicholas Jakubowsky, John Larosa, Kimberly Klupacs, Brandon
Krupunich, Sydney Lockhart, Ariel Marrero, Mark McCarey,
Devin Morales, Tiina O’Connell, Amber Plant, Erica Plass,
Victoria Poteralski, Justin Reed, Joseph Reisinger, Brianna
Ronca, Andrea Stopa, Nora Strunsky, Alexis Tellefsen,
Yessica Tlacoapa, Clara Tlacomulco, David Turken, Sydney
Warren, Roshane Williams, and Colleen Wormsley.
NHS
students are involved in a variety of activities during the
school year to help the community and benefit Middletown
schools. This year NHS participated in: The Making Strides
for Breast Cancer Walk (donating over $3,000), Think Pink
Day, The Middletown Children’s Coat Drive, The Nike Shoe
Drive, NHS hosted Middie Move Night, read to Middletown
elementary students, participated in No Name Calling Week,
adopted several Middletown families during the holiday
season, collected pop tabs, hosted car washes, created high
school benches, volunteered in local soup kitchens, and are
currently tutor Middletown High School students in need of
extra help, just to name a few!
