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Twelve Inducted into Cum Laude
Society
Areté · Diké · Timé
Twelve members of the Class of 2010 were inducted into the
Cum Laude Society during a ceremony on Thursday, January
7, 2010.
Following an opening prayer by Fr. John Arens and the singing
of the Battle Hymn of the Republic by the entire St. Sebastian’s
School Community, Headmaster Bill Burke, Assistant Headmaster
Mike Nerbonne, and Cum Laude Society Chapter Secretary David
Cornish inducted the twelve new members into the Society.
St. Sebastian’s Trustee, and parent of two of the inductees, Doug
Kingsley, Managing Director of North Bridge Growth Equity, gave
the keynote address (read remarks on page 8). During his remarks,
Kingsley spoke of the role the Society’s motto - areté, diké, and timé
(excellence, justice, and honor) – should play in the lives of the
inductees and the student body as a whole. He reminded the group
that they are “the most blessed people in the world because God
loves them, they are Americans, and they are at St. Sebastian’s
School.” Headmaster Bill Burke, who also spoke on the importance
of the motto, concluded the ceremony with his remarks.
The Cum Laude Society is dedicated to honoring scholastic
achievement in secondary schools. Modeled after Phi Beta Kappa,
the Cum Laude Society has grown to 350 Chapters located in public
and independent schools in the United States, Canada, England,
France, Spain, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. ■
Pictured below are the 2010 Cum Laude Society Inductees.
Back Row (l-r): Maxwell Kingsley, Brendan Ecclesine, Michael
O’Malley, Joseph Kilcullen, Michael Sanderson, Edward Kingsley, Cum
Laude Society Chapter Secretary David Cornish.
Front Row (l-r): Assistant Headmaster Michael Nerbonne, Andrew
Spencer, Taylor Peck, David Ruffolo, Christopher Moses, John Supple,
Joseph Albanese, Headmaster Bill Burke.
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