Congratulazioni! Felicidades! Gratulationes!
86 NS High School Students Inducted into World Language Honor Society
Congratulations go out to the 86 North Shore High School students who were inducted into the World Language Honor Society this past May 2025. The World Language Honor Society inducted members span from the five world language programs: American Sign Language (ASI), French, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish. These students are commended for their achievement in their World Language classes during their time at North Shore and their continued dedication to achieving greater language proficiency as they enter their senior year in the fall. Congratulations to all new inductees!
Club Presidents of the World Language Honor Society greeted the proud parents and family members in the audience and led the ceremony at North Shore High School. Thank you to the officers who led the pledges and read the inductee names for each language category.
Congratulations go out to the following students including:
American Sign Language Inductees: Sophia Ancona, Mika Ikawa, Lia Serravalle, Zoe Varkaris, Dhananjay Vats
French Students: Grady Butler, Zayan Faruque, Madeline Frisella, Grace Harding, Genevieve Hudin, Joanna Kenney, Elsa Lanne, Ava Maffei, Leila Peraica, Chloe Rowell, Jonathan Versocki
Italian Students: Sophia Ancona, Sofia Bacarella, Filomena Barba, Jake Bartilucci, Robert Bartoli, Lucia Cagno, Christina DeGeorge, Stella DiPasquale, Madeline Ditrapani, Giuliana Ferrari, Brendan Freund, Julia Geraci, Ariana Giannola, Alex Ickowicz, Nicoletta Kenney, Lauren Krupski, Joseph Macri, Matthew Marinello, Jack McBride, Juliana Meli, Antonio Misiti, Sofia Morra, Zachary Morsi, Abigail Neice, Jessica Palen, Alexa Petulla, Thomas Priolo, Lorenzo Riccuiti, Carlos Rivas Espinoza, Vincent Suraci, Giuliana Zaccagnino
Mandarin Students: Emelia Aguirre, Giuliana Cimino, Finn Gallagher, Vanessa Huang, Jacob Ludmar, Efrosini Milonas, Catherine Perciballi, Hannah Sadowski
Spanish Students: Shaan Abidi, Hannah Checo, Mae Curiale, Camila D'Amato, Colin Davison, Domenica DiMaggio, Luna Espinosa De Rozas, Nicholas Flores, Sylvia Gao, Renata Gonzalez, Joanna Kim, Erin Lily La Rosa, Ellen Lementowski, Melina Makridis, Panayiota Maravel, Cameron Miller, Sareena Modi, Olivia Nolan, Eric Pappas, Daniel Pfeiffer, Jayden Reo, Jaden Rivera, Hailey Sanchez, Alexandra Silva, Siena Siu, Kaiden Smith, Michela Talamo, Ava Varasano, Andy Ye, Lacus Zhang, and Christopher Zilinski.
Special thanks go out to all of the teachers in the World Language Department at North Shore High School under the direction of Mrs. Ana Aguiar-Mady. Thank you to Principal Eric Contreras who spoke at the event. Additionally, many thanks to the string ensemble comprised of high school musicians. It was a memorable World Language Honor Society Induction Ceremony for all of those in attendance. Congratulations to all! Go Vikings Go!
Article and photos by Shelly Newman.