DANBURY—Immaculate High School recently inducted 37 students into the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapter of the National Honor Society, an affiliated chartered chapter of the National Honor Society at a ceremony held at the Amber Room. Students who are inducted into the National Society are required to have a minimum 3.5 GPA. They must also have a leadership role in either the school or community, inspire positive behavior in others, have served at least 75 hours (juniors) or 100 hours (seniors) of community service and consistently demonstrate respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring and good citizenship. Membership is offered to juniors and seniors who meet the criteria established by the National Association of Secondary School Principals in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service and character. Once accepted, members are expected to uphold the criteria of excellence in all four areas.
“These students should be proud to be members. It’s more than just academics: these students provide many hours of service to the community and are leaders among their peers,” says Dana Pickney, advisor of the National Honor Society. Keynote speaker Kat Keeley, an English teacher at the school, told students to always remember to use their knowledge, compassion and talents to make a difference in the lives of others.
Students inducted include Julia Babcock (Ridgefield), Colleen Blackman (New Fairfield), Gavin Buttafuoco (New Fairfield), Dominic Chila (Danbury), Julianna Chronakos (Brookfield), Julia Cirone (Newtown), Carina Clark (Danbury), Caitlin Conley (Ridgefield), Isabella Desintonio (Patterson, NY), Chase Dietter (Brookfield), Aidan Doolabh (Danbury), Olivia Esposito (Danbury), Joseph Falcao (Danbury), Nicholas Garcia (Danbury), Benjamin Gasparrini (Ridgefield), Alyssa Hartnett (Ridgefield), Amanda Hoyt (Danbury), Sadie Jarboe (Danbury), Anna Kopec (Bethel), Qianhui Liao (New Milford), Michaela Martin (Ridgefield), Patrick McKenzie (Newtown), Madison Moreau (Redding), Kayla O’Marra (Bethel), Angela Pacheco (Danbury), Talia Pereira (Brookfield), Elise, Quartaro (New Fairifield), Abbe Radigan (Ridgefield), Mia Romano (Bethel), Cole Ross (Brookfield), Connor Sahl (Danbury), Caleb Schmidt (Ridgefield), Sarah Tallaksen (New Milford), James Toscano (New Milford), Kerry Tuccinardi (Bethel), Sofia Velez (Danbury).
Immaculate High School is a private, non-profit Catholic college-preparatory institution serving students from 28 communities in Connecticut and New York. Founded in 1962, Immaculate High School also allows students to focus on academic excellence, spiritual development, service to others, and personal goals. Located in Danbury, CT, Immaculate High School is part of the Diocese of Bridgeport’s school system.
Photo l-r: Julia Cirone, Patrick McKeenzie, and Sofia Velez
