119th Commencement - Nichols School

Cum Laude InducteesAt the Upper SchoolMorning Meeting onThursday, April 28,20 seniors were namedto the prestigious CumLaude Society. The honorrepresents the top 20%academically in thetalented Class of 2011.Cum Laude Society President, Dr. Dan Rosenblum, and Secretary, Dr. Andrew Sutherland,were pleased to induct the following graduating seniors:Matthew Benedict ’11Ryan Best ’11Gaelin Carrig ’11Michael Che ’11Paige Dedrick ’11Alyssa Henry ’11Andrea Hoerner ’11Maya Jackson-Gibson ’11Kerry Kennedy ’11Karen Kim ’11Conor Leary ’11Donata Lorenzo ’11Derek Marks ’11Alexandra Mathews ’11Emily Pfalzer ’11Maria Philip ’11James Randaccio ’11Victoria Salmon ’11Nicolette Winder ’11David Zakalik ’11The words cum laude form a Latin phrase meaning “with high praise.” The Cum LaudeSociety was founded in 1906 by Dr. Abram W. Harris of the Tome School in Maryland torecognize students of exceptional scholarship and good character.In 1918, Nichols School was the thirteenth school to be admitted to membership in the CumLaude Society. At Nichols, criteria for admissions of students to the Cum Laude Society isbased on: academic excellence; scholarship and love of learning; consistency in performanceacross the four years, with special attention to achievement in grades 11 and 12, degree ofdifficulty of course load; and character, honor and integrity in all aspects of School life.Congratulations to this year’s inductees!8 Nichols School