ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

DIOCESAN HIGH SCHOOL

HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION

October 1, 2020

7:00 PM

National Honor Society Pledge I pledge to uphold the high purposes of

the National Honor Society

to which I have been selected;

I will be true to the principles for which it

stands;

I will be loyal to my school;

and will maintain and encourage high standards

of

scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

National honor society officers (2019-2020)

President – Natalie Alfano

Vice president – Danielle Ranallo

Secretary – Emma Werner

National honor society officers (2020-2021)

President – liam byrne

Vice president – sari avila-franklin

Secretary – Emilee rorick

PROGRAM

WELCOME Ms. Tori Dennis

PRAYER Fr. David Atanasio

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Anthony Genovese

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

SCHOLARSHIP Reading: Brooke Bowers

SERVICE Reading: Sari Avila-Franklin

CHARACTER Reading: Lindsey Gaare

LEADERSHIP Reading: Liam Byrne

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES Mr. Matthew Artigas, Assistant Principal Mrs. Claire Gohn, Assistant Principal

Mr. Robert Leone, Assistant Principal

BESTOWING OF COLLARS Mr. Joseph Grasso, NHS Moderator

PLEDGE Mr. Joseph Grasso, NHS Moderator

ACADEMIC HONOR SOCIETIES

DEPARTMENT MODERATOR

ART Mrs. Kathleen Burns

ENGLISH Mr. Daniel Maher

FRENCH ITALIAN

Ms. Jessica Cordova

Ms. Samantha Thomas

SPANISH Ms. Marcela Lopez

MUSIC - TRI-M Ms. Kailey Schnurman

CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Mr. Biagio M. Arpino, Principal

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921. The National Honor Society is a service organization.

NHS READINGS AND REFLECTION

Scholarship

Parker Palmer is an educational philosopher who frequently writes on what it means to really know something. Let’s reflect on his work. The goal of a knowledge arising from love is the reunification and reconstruction of broken selves and worlds. A knowledge born of compassion aims not at exploiting and manipulation creation but as reconciling the world to itself. The mind motivated by compassion reaches out to know as the heart reaches out to love. Here, the act of knowing is an act of love, the act of entertaining an embracing the reality of the other, of allowing the other to enter and embrace our own. In such knowing we know and are known as members of one community, and our knowing becomes a way of reweaving that community’s bond.

Service

The following is taken from a sermon delivered by Albert Schweitzer: “This faithfulness toward Jesus is not a sort of complicated, mystical notion that sounds quite impressive in sermons but has no meaning in practical life. Far from it. Whoever has looked into the eyes of Jesus as he appears to us in his words knows that true happiness consists of service to this great One and his Spirit – and a life offered to his work. Those who accept this mode of life, who know how to live it, become brothers and sisters.”

Character

The following reflection is taken from the work of Aristotle: “Now some think that we are made good by nature, others by habituation, others by teaching. Nature’s part evidently does not depend on us, but as a result of some divine causes is present in those who are truly fortunate; while argument and teaching, we may suspect, are not powerful with all humans, but the soul of the student must first have been cultivated by means of habits for noble joy and noble hatred, like earth which is to nourish the seed. For the one who lives as passion directs will not hear argument that dissuades them, nor understands it if they do; and how can we persuade one in such a state to change their ways? And in general passion seems to yield not to argument but to force. The character, then, must somehow be there already with a kinship to virtue, loving what is noble and hating what is base.”

Leadership

The following is taken from Heroic Leadership a book about leadership written by Christopher Lowney, a former Jesuit priest. Leaders thrive by understanding who they are and what they value, by becoming aware of unhealthy blind spots or weaknesses that can derail them, and by cultivating the habit of continuous self-reflection and learning. Leaders make themselves and others comfortable in a changing world. They eagerly explore new ideas, approaches, and cultures rather than shrink defensively from what lurks around life’s next corner. Anchored by nonnegotiable principles and values, they cultivate the “indifference” that allows them to adapt confidently. Leaders face the world with confident, healthy sense of themselves as endowed with talent, dignity, and the potential to lead. They find these attributes in others and passionately commit to honoring and unlocking the potential they find in themselves and in others. They create environments bound and energized by loyalty, affection, and mutual support – places marked by “greater love than fear.” Leaders imagine an inspiring future and strive to shape it rather than passively watching the future happen around them. They extract gold from opportunities at hand rather than waiting for golden opportunity to be handed to them.

Honor Society Inductees

Darius Abdulhaqq NHS Spanish

Natalie Alfano Math

Stephen Alfano Music

Bruno Almiron Music

Olivia Amendolara NHS Art English

Christopher Annitto Spanish

John Apollo NHS Spanish

Olivia Arsenicos Music

Michael Asselta Spanish

Sarah Atkins Art Math

Savannah Atkins Spanish

Sari Avila-Franklin NHS English

Paige Bagley NHS English

Luke Beauman English Italian

Liana Beausoleil Art Math

Francisco Bejarano Spanish

Ainsley Berrin NHS

Sean Bertolini Art

Alexandra Birk Math

Jack Birk Spanish

Ashley Blum Spanish

Brennan Bodkin English Spanish

Kylie Boell NHS English Spanish

Brooke Bowers NHS English Italian

Owen Boxer NHS English Spanish

Ryan Boyle English Spanish

Katie Brennan Spanish

Agata Bugajczyk Art Spanish

Madalyn Burhart NHS English

Thomas Burton Art

Olivia Burwell Spanish

Liam Byrne NHS English Spanish

Isabella Cabanas Spanish

Mason Cain Spanish

Nicholas Calabria Spanish

Anthony Calandra Spanish

Victor Calcano Music

Helena Carboy NHS English

Honor Society Inductees

John Carpin Math

Angela Casas-Guia Art

Gabriella Cassimatis Music

John Chille Spanish

Astrid Chong NHS English Spanish

Cara Cirasole Music

Hope Claisse NHS English Spanish

Ella Clifford Spanish

Theresa Constantine Spanish

Alyssa Cosentino Italian Music

Maria Coven NHS English Spanish

Nicholas Damianos Math

Haillie D'Andrea English

Connor Davidson Math

Cassandra Davies NHS English Spanish

Hailey Davis NHS English Spanish

Grant deBoer NHS French

Jessica Degan Art

Jilda DelCol Spanish

Olivia Dench Spanish

Brianna Denmeade English Spanish Music

Nellie DeStefano Spanish

Marina Divaris NHS Italian

Emily Duci NHS English

Liam Dunn Music

Alyssa Durant Spanish

Abigail Engrassia NHS English

Grace Estelle NHS English Spanish

Elijah Keith Fajardo Math

Christopher Ferdinand Art

Megan Ferer Math

Rebecca Fioresi NHS English

Nicholas Flecha Music

Madeline Fleming Italian

Jenna Freisem Music

Julia Fritsch NHS English

James Fry II Music

Lindsey Gaare NHS Art English

Honor Society Inductees

Jennifer Gaffney Math

Izac Garcia Spanish

Jenna Garcia Spanish

Anthony Gelabert Spanish

Anthony Genovese NHS English Spanish

Lauren Ginocchio French

Elizabeth Gmelch NHS English Spanish

Jessica Guardado NHS English

Lena Haemer Math

Emily Healy Music

Margaret Healy English Spanish

Nicole Henry Music

Gabriella Herrera NHS English

Ella Hickey NHS English Spanish

Rae Hill Music

Connor Hipp Music

Dylan Houck English French

Megan Ibello Art

Andie Infantino Spanish

Madison Isnardi Art

Samantha Jaggi Math

Kiera Javino Spanish

Adam Johnson English

Nathaniel Joseph Spanish

Robert Karakasians NHS

Jack Keegan NHS English French

Victoria Kenney NHS English Spanish

Amanda Kleva NHS English Spanish

John Kosak Art

Carrie-Ann Kraft NHS English Italian

Taylor Krygier Music

Christopher Kubelka Math

Ryan Kucmeroski Spanish

Hunter Lance Music

William Lannigan Math

Julia Lanza NHS Spanish

Tyler Layton NHS English

Briana Ledan NHS English Spanish

Honor Society Inductees

Isabella Lee Math

Mackenzie Lewis NHS English Spanish

Kate Liebowitz NHS English Spanish

Jenny Lockel Music

Justin Lohrer Music

Tiffany Lopez NHS English French

Rachelle Louis-Jacques NHS Art English French

Victoria Lowczyk NHS English Spanish

Erin Lynch NHS English Spanish

Joseph Maguire Music

Kathleen Maguire Math

Brianna Mallozzi English

Ava Manzo NHS English Spanish

Dominic Marando Spanish

Allison Martens NHS English Spanish

Gabrielle Marziotto NHS English Spanish

Charles Maxwell NHS English

Cara McCarthy NHS English Spanish

Kaitlyn McGuckian Spanish

Matthew McGuinness Art

Kayley McKenna Math

Pilar Mediavilla NHS English Spanish

Theresa Mejia Spanish

Kayla Melita Spanish

Zoe-Hateya Mercer NHS English Spanish

Katia Mihael French

John Anthony Miller Math

Kate Miller NHS French

Madison Miller Spanish

Sabrina Mooney Art

Caitlin Morales French

Katherine Moriarty Spanish

Devon Mowatt Music

Bridgette Murphy Art English

Katrina Murray NHS English Spanish

Samantha Navarro NHS English Spanish

Stephanie Neuman NHS English Spanish

Honor Society Inductees

Caleigh Nixon NHS English

John O'Connell Math

Caroline O'Hara NHS English Spanish

Favour Okodogbe NHS English Spanish

Nicholas Olejnik NHS English Spanish

Kate O'Malley NHS English

Brianna Onufrak Art

Logan Oravitz English Spanish

Raymond Ortiz NHS Spanish

Augusto Osorio Jr Music

Jeyse Osorto Spanish

Morgan Pallas NHS

Margaret Pappas NHS English Spanish

Emily Parker NHS English Spanish

Khushi Patel NHS English Spanish

Matteo Patrone Math

Anisa Pearson English French

Jordyn Peterson Spanish

Rose Peterson NHS English Spanish Music

Sarah Pfisterer Art Math

Evekaina Pierre NHS Spanish

Julian Pingco NHS English Spanish

Jayson Plaza Spanish

Jonathan Prevete Spanish

Anna Quinn English Spanish

Danielle Ranallo Math

Margaret (Maggie) Rao NHS English

Ryan Rebetti NHS English

William Reed NHS English Spanish

Amanda Reese NHS English

Brianna Reese NHS Art

Gabriella Resta NHS English Spanish

Catherine Rezza NHS English Spanish

Emma Rideout-Mann NHS English Spanish

Mackenzie Riordan NHS English

Kyle Romero NHS Spanish

Sarah Ronessi Math

Sean Ronessi Spanish

Honor Society Inductees

Emilee Rorick NHS English

Aliya Rosa Spanish

Giselle Rosa Spanish

Jennifer Rosa NHS Spanish

Emily Rosa-Figueiredo Math

Vanessa Rosero NHS English Spanish

Emily Rusielewicz Spanish

Grace Ryan Art

Elissa Sainthil NHS English French

Emanuel Sanchez Spanish

Fernando Sanchez Spanish

Adia Scarmack NHS English Spanish

Katherine Scheuermann NHS English Spanish

Olivia Scheuermann NHS English Spanish

John Schlinger Spanish

Kevin Schmutz NHS English

Brianna Senior Art

Sydnee Sexton NHS English Spanish

Alexandra Shehigian NHS English

Jiale (Caleb) Shen Math

Jaclyn Sherrill NHS English Spanish

Anya Simmons NHS English Spanish

Priyanka Singh NHS English

Saloni Singh Art

Yashveer Singh Music

Gianna Spadolini NHS English Spanish

Sabrina Spezia Art

Michael Starace NHS English Spanish

Emma Steimle Music

Matthew Stroble Spanish

Mia Stroub Spanish

Ava Stumbo English

Angel Sun NHS English Spanish

Julianne Tammaro NHS English

Julia Tarach NHS English

Mahlet Temesgen English Spanish

Mia Timson NHS English

Gaia Tini Music

Honor Society Inductees

Francesco Tini Jr Music

Christa Tomczyk Spanish

Leah Torres Spanish

Joelle Devine Uy Art

Patrick Vierling NHS English Spanish

Christopher Villanueva English Spanish

Christen Vota Spanish

Haileigh Walsh NHS English

Amanda Watson English Spanish

Max Wenzel Music

Emma Werner Math

Kevin Wesolowski Spanish

Meghan White Spanish

Bailey Wrede NHS Spanish

Patrick Wright Math

Amanda Zanetti Math

Evalina Zanoni Music

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY PLEDGE

I pledge to uphold the high purposes of the National Honor Society to which I have been selected; I will be true to the principles for which it stands; I will be loyal to my school; and will maintain and encourage high standards of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

ART HONOR SOCIETY PLEDGE

“I will in my life, to the best of my ability through my talents in art, help to create a more beautiful world, for myself, for humankind, and for all living things.”

ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY PLEDGE

As a member of the National English Honor Society, I shall endeavor to advance the study of all areas of English and to foster a spirit of fellowship among students excelling in all facets of the English Language Arts - ever keeping in mind our national motto as our guiding principle: “Duty goes with honor.”

FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY PLEDGE (Repeat each line after the Moderator)

"Par ce flambeau, / symbole du transfert des connaissances, / je m'engage à continuer sans relâche / mes efforts pour m'instruire / et transmettre aux futures générations / mon amour pour la langue et la culture française."

ITALIAN HONOR SOCIETY PLEDGE (Repeat each line after the Moderator)

Come membro della società onoraria Italiana / spero di continuare lo studio della cultura italiana. /In questo modo / voglio rinforzare la mia abilità / di comunicare con la gente che parla italiano / e di fare piú profonda / la mia comprensione del popolo italiano. / Sempre fedele a questo impegno / Mi dedico ad ottenere una pace mondiale / Per tutta l’umanità. SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY PLEDGE (Repeat each line after the Moderator)

Como miembro / del capítulo / San Juan Bautista / prometo dedicarme / al estudio / de la lengua española /con el fin / de dominarla algún día, / recordando / que una lengua / puede ser / un lazo fuerte / entre personas / de distintos orígenes / de raza o religión. / Como ciudadano / de mi patria / prometo promover / la amistad / y el entendimiento / entre ella / y otros países / del mundo. / Esta es mi promesa / y mi juramento.

MATH HONOR SOCIETY PLEDGE

As a member of The New York State Mathematics Honor Society, I promise that I will exert my best

efforts to maintain the high scholastic standing to which I have been selected. I promise to continue to

encourage high standards of leadership and character and to give my best efforts to the improvement of

my scholarship in my mathematical studies. I will cheerfully offer help and support to those who seek

mathematical assistance. In so doing, I shall prove myself worthy of this prestigious Mathematics Honor

Society.

TRI-M PLEDGE (Performing Arts) We, the members of the St. John the Baptist music department, / in order to foster a greater continued interest / and a desire for excellence in music performance; / to encourage appreciation and awareness in listening to music; / to promote wider opportunities for sharing joy through music / both within our school and within our community; / to advance the spirit of good music and musical knowledge; / and to enhance the reputation of our school as a center for musical enrichment / accept the honor now granted to us.

St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School

Administration Mr. Biagio M. Arpino, Principal

Mr. Matthew Artigas, Asst. Principal Mrs. Claire Gohn, Asst. Principal Mr. Robert Leone, Asst. Principal

Chaplain

Fr. David Atanasio

Campus Ministry Mr. Rich Costa

Ms. Jess Maddalena

Dean of Students/Security Mr. Patrick McKevitt