CB West Spotlight
April 26, 2017
World Language Honor Societies Induction
On Thursday, April 20, 2017 an approximate 85 students were inducted into a World Language Honors Society in the CB West Auditorium. These students have shown a love and interest in the target language they have chosen to study, Chinese, French, Latin or Spanish, and have completed all the national requirements necessary to become official members of the society.
At the induction ceremony, Mr. Joseph Razon, a CB West parent whose first language is Filipino, spoke of his experience learning English as a second language and the benefits of learning both languages. Junior class president, Vijay Balaji, spoke of his rewarding experience being trilingual.
After new or returning members of each society performed a piece in the target language, the new members pledged to continue their study of the target language.
The students inducted into the Chinese Honors Society, led by Mrs. Wei-Hua Shao, were Jordan Bell, Steve DeLash, Benjamin Graham, Addie King, Vanessa McCole, and Sklyar Oslund.
The students inducted into the French Honors Society, led by Mrs. Sarah Brookshaw, were Liam Baxter, Amelia Betancourt, Keeley Boell, Michaela Botes, Zachary Christidhis, Christina Duan, Amanda Gasiorowski, Mora Hinterwaldner, Lydia Hu, Bella Johnson, Meghan Kelly, Ruhshona Khusenova, Gabi Lamb, Madeline Leatherbarrow, Liza Lemus, Bella Manetta, Sarah McGee, Caitlin Mulligan, Karina Patel, Butchy Peralta, Jiffer Razon, Andrea Sanchez, and Sam Seiden.
The students inducted into the Latin Honors Society led by Mrs. Helen Portyko were Efrosini Chios, Olivia Condran, Anikate Ganju, Matthew Gery, Benjamin Pennacchio, Will Schumer, Jacob Scupp, and Madison Seeger.
The students inducted into the Spanish Honors Society, led by Ms. Shelley Bezick, were Darien Bandison, Leigh Barry, Miya Bound, Madeline Corona, Julia Donlevie, Nora Dowdell, Danielle Dundas, Nicole Fiorita, Ethan Harris, Drew Insley, Stephanie Johnson, Lauren Kauffman, Amanda Krout, Kyle Goldrick, Aiden Lamb, Madeline Maio, Conor Matthews, Mark McCool, Margaret McGlone, Katherine McNamee, Riley Moylan, John Murnen, Laina Nickett, Nathan Ocampo, Matthew Oriente, Katerina Petruona Hernandez, Matthew Pocalyko, Samantha Powers, Joseph Rockovich, Hina Rub, Mollie Schumaker, Emma Severn, Menar Sharma, Angelina Sherba, Elana Slaveter, Juliana Stumpf, Ashley Swope, Rileigh Thompson, Tommy Walsh and Haley Zarett.
The advisors would like to especially thank Dr. Brian Caughie, House Principal at CB West for his continuous support, dedication and participation in the World Languages Societies Induction and also the World Languages department.
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