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St. Luke’s 2015 Cum Laude Society Induction Ceremony
St. Luke’s School held its annual Cum Laude Society Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, May 27. At St. Luke’s, the Cum Laude Society inductees are those seniors whose cumulative, weighted grade point average is in the top 20% of the graduating class. Seniors who were inducted into the St. Luke’s chapter (and their 2015 college plans) are:
Augie Barringer, Occidental College
Tyler Brandt, Washington University in St. Louis
Khush Dhaliwal, Yale University
Megan Evershed, Columbia University/Sciences Po
Jenna Froland, Scripps College
Monika Gabriele, Dartmouth College
Ryan Holzberger, Pitzer College
Maria Juran, Yale University
Lexi Kelley, Lafayette College
Andrew Laub, Dartmouth College
Celia Marion, Tulane University
Bennett Newman, Washington & Lee University
Will Twomey, Boston College
The Cum Laude Society was founded in 1906 and was modeled on the collegiate level Phi Beta Kappa. The Cum Laude Society’s motto is Arete, Dike, Time—Excellence, Justice, Honor.
The Cum Laude Society Committee includes: Liz Perry, Head of Upper School and Cum Laude Chapter President; Jim Yavenditti, Director of Studies and Cum Laude Chapter Secretary; Susan Doran, Junior Class Dean and English teacher; Michael Mitchell, Science Department Chair; Mitch Murphy, History teacher.
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 40 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Leading with Humanity curriculum builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
