The Darlington School Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 56 new members in a ceremony held Thursday, Jan. 9, in Morris Chapel.
Each year, juniors and seniors who have been at Darlington for the equivalent of one semester or more are eligible for induction. Students are eligible if their overall high school average is at least 93 or above for Juniors who have successfully completed at least 4 Honors/AP courses & 90 or above for Seniors who have successfully completed at least 6 Honors/AP courses. Candidates also must have attained at least one major leadership role either through election or appointment, and must have been involved in two or more service activities per year.
Students who meet these requirements will be invited to complete an application form to provide information regarding academic awards, character, leadership roles and service activities. Then, in accordance with national rules, a committee of five faculty members, chosen annually by the head of school, selects new members of the society. Candidates are reviewed anonymously by the selection committee.
New members include seniors Oluwafemi Ayomide Ajiboye, Khalid Oladapo Atolagbe, Joshua Paul Butler, Jeremy Prophete Charles, Mia Leslie Curlee, Noah Lanier Duggan, Ansel Angelo Enverga, Gabriel Brock Ferguson, Kathleen J. Hwang, Emma Kristen Hunt, Christa Louise Jackson, Margaret Elisabeth Jackson, Michael Garrett Kizziah, Aryan Kochar, Atlas Sevan Kosedag, Charie Pulin Patel, Nixon Amelia Prior, Emily Anne Richie, Brandt Rodney, Bradley William Sanker, Alexa Juliette Segura, Kines Harris Smith, Samuel George Twente, Emily Grace Wood, Tianxiang Eddie Ye; and juniors Brent Daly Bell, Reese Lauren Bell, Toby Samuel Burns, Baozi Olivia Chen, Ruikun Ray Chen, Grace Elizabeth Cowan, Gabrielle Lauren Culberson, Zain Kareem Elkhatib, Murray Chastain Ellington, Zach Wanjau Kimani, Caroline Ann Knight, David Henry Ledbetter, Re Rayna Lee, Olivia Gray Lunsford, Brynlan Peg Merritt, Anjola Morgan, Kaya Jane Nadu, Xiaofan Max Niu, Savannah Nicole Palmer, Hayes Robert Parsa, Aryana Bhavesh Patel, Jaylen Alpesh Patel,, Sophie Clare Piller, Megan Lynn Pinkley, Sidney Frances Rush, Sophie Anne Strickland, Lauren Alden Studstill, Myles Christopher Twyman, Adrienne Elizabeth Woods, Ava Ann Harrison Woods and Clara Mathis York.
Click here for a photo gallery from the induction ceremony.
