The Holmdel High School Chapter of the National Honor Society, which was named long ago and continues to memorialize a former Holmdel educator, Helen Ackerson, recently held its annual induction ceremony at Holmdel High School.
On Jan. 10, National Honor Society Co- Presidents Eric Celenti and Joyce Wang presented the 101 Howell High School inductees and led them
in the National Honor Society Pledge as part of the evening’s proceedings.
In keeping with the spirit of the organization’s namesake, the Holmdel tradition of each inductee honoring a teacher or school staff member who has mentored them during their education was continued. The students honored teachers from all four district schools during the ceremony.
“We often overlook the importance of positive student-teacher relationships.”
“This wonderful Holmdel tradition speaks volumes to the significant and long-lasting role that Holmdel’s teachers play in the lives our students,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert McGarry said.
According to the National Honor Society, high school juniors and seniors who have accumulated a grade point average of 3.66 or higher are eligible to be nominated for membership. Nominees must also demonstrate that they have completed 200 hours of service since the start of their ninth grade year and pass an extensive vetting process focused on the pillars of leadership and character.
The 2018 inductees were Serena Abbondante, Amanda Ahteck, Russell Alexeev, Tarek Ani, Joseph Arena, Salvatore Avitabile, Alexandra Baratta, Devyn Battaglia, McKenzie Bauman, Manel Belkacem-Boussaid, Jessica Boetticher, Amanda Bossert, Cole Brown, Michael Campanella, Annie Cao, Emily Chaimowitz, Melissa Chen, Johnny Christian, Brian Chu, Kinsey Clark, Brendan Crowley, Jessica D’Agostino, Michael Dasaro, Ryan Day, Jeff DeCicco, Daniela Del Tufo, Maria Downey, Jason Feng, Ryan Ferguson, Alexis Ferreira, Brad Friedman, Katherine Geslak, Jordan Gilbert, Alec Goldberg, Ashley Guarnaccia, Sanjana Gupta, Colin Hansen, Ginger Hansen, Megan Hansen, Alexander Hary, Kaitlyn Heyt, Katherine Ho, Audrey Hua, Alice Huang, Len Huang, Eva Marie Jaroszewski, Lindsay Kassardy, Justin Lautenberg.
Tyrus Lee, Amy Li, Jerome Li, Alec Licato, Marvin Ling, Gloria Liu, Jack Lowry, Anthony Lu, Cavan Lynch, Akshay Magam, Sarah Magno, Cyrus Majd, Erin Mendini, Gabriella Menza, Shelley Merhav, Corinne Migliazza, Kyungjun Min, Emily Mundy, Tara Musialowicz, Srilekha Mutukula, Neel Patel, Samantha Pesce, Thomas Petr, Anthony Prestigiacomo, Abbey Quirk, Siena Rampulla, Gabriella Ricottone, George Rokkos, Rayna Ruggeri, Jack Russo, Hannah Sammut, Victoria Silva, Kevin Silvergold, Evan Smith, Alexa Stamatis, Julia Susi, Daniel Tempone, Cassandra Thakker, Alexander Tsai, Kathryn Tso, Chantal Varey, Olivia Wan, Jonathan Wang, Julie Wang, Samantha White, Olivia Wojtunik, David Wu, Allison Yan,Sara Youssef, Isabel Yu, Madison Yuen, Jason Zheng, and Feifei Zhong.