World Language Honor Society
Forty-two Upper School students were inducted into the World Language Honor Society during a ceremony on Friday, December 1, in Community Hall. Celebrating the outstanding academic achievement and passion that students have for the languages and cultures, the event honored three societies: Chinese, French and Spanish.
Upper School World Language Chair Eva Power welcomed students and families, new inductees received their cords and certificates by Upper School Head Joe Cox, Ph.D., and music was provided by the Upper School Honors orchestra. Three students presented a personal reflection on the study of language and culture from their perspective: Jaron Fabular (French), Sofia Islas (Chinese) and Sarah Suttner (Spanish).
The mission of La Jolla Country Day World Language Honor Societies is to recognize those students who have excelled in the study of their chosen language and to promote a continuous interest in the study of languages and culture in college.
In order to become eligible for membership, the following criteria are considered:
- High academic performance (three semesters A-, two earned in Honors or AP classes)
- Have no semester grade below 80 percent in a language class
- Be enrolled in an AP or Honors language class at the time of the induction ceremony
- Have the approval and recommendation of her/his world language teacher based on honorable character
- Have completed six hours per year of involvement at the Language Resource Center (participation in events/community service) and be actively involved in any Upper School endeavors until graduation.
Students are inducted into the World Language Honor Society in the fall in a ceremony where they pledge to continue to master their language and expand their cultural awareness of the people who speak it. Community service is an integral component and inductees must complete their community service requirements in order to maintain their status, be eligible for scholarship opportunities and be honored at graduation.
Congratulations to this year’s inductees!
Chinese Honor Society
Sofia Besharati
William Bonitz Newman
Truman Fogler
Sofia Islas
Jesús Labra
Rebecca Margetts
Emiliano Padilla
Rachel Weiss
Zongtian Yang
French Honor Society
Paulina Achar
Chloe Beard
Lauren Mikuriya
Elizabeth Thorell
Thomas Winham
Spanish Honor Society
Ariana Chadha
Sameeran Das
Caesar De Luna
David Díaz, Jr.
Mark Endo
Matthew Goldschmidt
Martia Harrison
Jacob Kagnoff
Ryan Lamkin
Danielle Amir-Lobe
Navid Massarat
Melika Mirbod
Angello Nava
Bianca Notarainni
Alexza Padilla
Kendall Platt
Elena Sack
Sydney Schlafman
Susannah Schleimer
Madison Twomey
Cassidy Wechter
Juliet Welk
Matthew Wirtz
Alan Wong
Wendy Yang
Vivian Yu
Eric Zhang
Lauren Ziment
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