On the evening of January 29, 2025, an Induction Ceremony was held for IHA’s chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS). In order to be inducted into the NHS, junior and senior students must be recognized by the faculty and administration for outstanding achievement in four areas: scholarship, character, leadership, and service. All students are also required to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.7.

The NHS induction ceremony opened with an invocation led by Victoria Niziol ’25, NHS secretary, and congratulatory remarks from Lauren DeLuccia ’25, NHS president. NHS executive board members led a candle lighting ceremony followed by the induction of new members by Grace Guglielmetti ’25, NHS vice president, and Mrs. Melissa O’Sullivan, NHS moderator and director of college counseling. Megan McCarthy ’25 led the newly inducted members in the Honor Society pledge. Inductees then listened to a keynote address from Mrs. Amy Baskin, assistant principal of academics, and closing remarks from Mr. Jason Schlereth  P’27, ’28, president. The ceremony concluded with Victoria DeVirgilio ’25 and Megan McCarthy ’25 singing the IHA Alma Mater accompanied by Danica Libanan ’26.

Thank you to IHA Administration, Mrs. Melissa O’Sullivan, and the NHS executive board members for coordinating this ceremony and Inserra Supermarkets for the donation of refreshments prepared by ShopRite of Hillsdale.

Click here for photos from the ceremony, courtesy of Mike Hamlett Photography.

Congratulations to all the new NHS inductees listed below:

Grade 12
Ileana Asencio                 
Madison Assanah                             
Madisyn Falto                                  
Leah Finley                                      
Zoe Giacomini                                  
Ariana Hernandez                            
Karina Linzan                                  
Lila Manuelian                                 
Katelyn Mikros                                 
Alison Morris                                    
Christina Napolitano                         
Katherine Odierno
Jennifer Park
Isabela Pereira
Estefania Pogue
Sophia Prins
Isabella Sarlo
Angelica Smith
Bergen Sollecito
Katherine Spizzo
Lucyann Tappan
Ella Turnamian
Sofia Valente

Grade 11
Brielle Bakker
Katherine Barry
Abigail Bennett
Sophia Bertino
Emma Bossbaly
Kathleen Brancato
Veronica Brenner 
Kylie Bryan
Clara Byrnes
Riley Cannon
Tara Caputo
Cavan Clancy
Bernadette Grace Colonna
Morgan Connell 
Elliott Daniels
Gabriella DellaVolpe
Zoe DePhillips
Kate Dolan
Bridget Dooley
Isabella Duca
Hayden Edwards
Christina Festa
Alana Flores
Ashlyn Gillespie
Angela Giuliano
Giara Gonzalez
Kathleen Hahn
Mackenzie Handy
Jaylene Hernandez
Madelyn Hryniw
Dahlia Iuliano
Ella Kovalcik
Anna Kuchar
Madison Les
Danica Libanan
Meghan Long
Natalie Lovaglio
Julia MacEwen
Catalina Maglicic
Mary Mahoney
Grace Masterson
Ella Matts
Tara McCarthy
Roisin McLaughlin
Anne Moore
Etain Moore
Diya Moorjani
Madeline Murphy
Molly Neafsey
Katelyn Negrete
Mary Quinn
Isabella Ragone
Aiva Reid
Kailyn Rejent
Adrianna Rispoli
Grace Sciortino
Mia Severino
Alexandra Sosa
Mikayla Sticco 
Samantha Sundlin
Olivia Valente
Ella Vrtis
Colleen Woods
Victoria Zalewski
Kimberly Zhang