Class of 2013's newest members of the Cum Laude Society. (Click on photo to enlarge it.) Head of School Kathleen O'Neill Jamieson opened the ceremony. Upper School Director and Mathematics Teacher Patricia Howie. Interim Lower School Director Molly Hemphill delivered the keynote address. Students listening to Mrs. Hemphill.

Seniors Named to the Cum Laude Society

Seventeen members of the Class of 2013 are recognized for scholastic achievement.
The following members of the Class of 2013 were inducted into NCS’s chapter of the Cum Laude Society in a ceremony held in Hearst Auditorium on April 26, 2013:

Katherine Lewis Blanton
Anne Louise Cary
Madeline Chartier Clark
Elizabeth Rose Durling
Christina Alexandra Graubert
Mikayla Lavan Harris
Meredith Parsons Hilton
Shafali Fleur Jalota
Elizabeth Courtney Keto
Satowa Kinoshita
Araba Tiffany Rachel Koomson
Karen Shinsi Lee
Jane Virginia Lindahl
Sarah Emily Manhardt
Maria Louise Messick
Ellena Iakova Popova
Nakisa Sadeghi

Interim Lower School Director Molly Hemphill delivered a warm and knowledgeable keynote address. Having known the girls since 4th grade, Mrs. Hemphill spoke about how they have pursued the ideals of excellence, justice, honor, courage, conscience, and service held by the Cum Laude Society and our school mission statement.

The Cum Laude Society was formed in 1906 by Dr. Abram W. Harris, Director of the Tome School, Port Deposit, MD, who was determined that scholastic achievement of students in secondary schools should be accorded as much recognition as that given to other accomplishments. He envisioned a society, modeled on Phi Beta Kappa, which would encourage and recognize true scholarship. Today, the presence of a Cum Laude chapter at a secondary school signals that superior scholastic achievement is honored. Each year, 20% of the senior class is elected to the society is based on academic achievement in 10th through 12th grade.

Our thanks go to Mathematics Teacher Patricia Howie, NCS Cum Laude chapter president, for once again creating a memorable event to welcome new members to the chapter.
 
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    • Class of 2013's newest members of the Cum Laude Society. (Click on photo to enlarge it.)

    • Head of School Kathleen O'Neill Jamieson opened the ceremony.

    • Upper School Director and Mathematics Teacher Patricia Howie.

    • Interim Lower School Director Molly Hemphill delivered the keynote address.

    • Students listening to Mrs. Hemphill.