The Dobbs Ferry School District will acknowledge its middle school students for excellence in foreign language studies in a ceremony Monday morning. The school’s National Junior Spanish, French and Italian and Honor Societies will each hold their respective induction ceremonies for new members at 8:30 a.m. in the middle/high school auditorium.
“These students are successful because of their dedication to learning and commitment to excel,” said Foreign Language Coordinator Marcia Heffler, who is the Spanish Honor Society advisor.
The 10 new members of the National Junior Spanish Honor Society were invited to the group based on their performance in language studies in the seventh grade. Students were also required to get a recommendation from a teacher, have an average of at least a B+ in Spanish and have a score of 90 percent or higher on the final exam. Membership is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
The new members of the National Junior Spanish Honor Society are:
- Jessie Anker
- Hannah Brown
- Justin Cohen
- Samantha DeCarlo
- Madison Hinksmon
- Samantha Rachmil
- Victor Roca
- Maddie Rosero
- Molly Selin
- Aiyana Walker
The National Junior Italian Honor Society is also welcoming 10 new members. These students also needed a B+ average or higher and a teacher recommendation, along with a love for the language.
“This is the third year for the Italian Honor Society in the Middle School,” said advisor Maria Piparo. “I am so very proud of each of the new inductees. Their passion to learn Italian and their dedication and effort to succeed astounds me.”
The new members of the National Junior Italian Honor Society are:
- Noah Berliner
- Isabel Cruz-Bai
- Christopher Imbrogno
- Maxwell Kahan
- Nell Klassen
- Gabriella Maggi
- Joseph O'Brien
- Alexandra Rossillo
- Samantha Turco
- Cartie Werthman
The 26 new National Junior French Honor Society inductees had to meet the same requirements as the National Spanish Honor Society to become a member.
“These students have demonstrated excellence in their study of the French language and have shown an enthusiasm for and an understanding of Francophone culture,” said French Honor Society advisor and sixth through eighth grade French teacher Stephanie Guillet.
The new members of the National Junior French Honor Society are:
- Mika Andrews
- Maximilian Baumann
- Elizabeth Bloom
- Benjamin Chuang
- Samantha DiGirolomo
- Matthew Ellis
- Lauren Fitzgerald
- Benjamin Greengrass
- Terenia Hankewycz
- Ursula Hansberry
- Andrew Holzman
- Jamie Honigman
- Blake Hord
- Michael Kaufmann
- Sophie Kimerling
- Michelle Laino
- Dylan Lavigne
- Yasmine Myftija
- Seiji Munemura
- Shannon O'Halloran
- Julian Raderman
- Anabelle Sheely
- Liyah Teller
- Alison Uhlick-Richman
- Dylan Williams
- Lindsay Yue
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