17 Wheaton Students Inducted Into Benet Academy Chapter of National Honor Society, 1 Installed as Officer

New officers and 161 students at in Lisle were inducted into the Benet Academy Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) Sunday, May 20.

From Wheaton, Courtney Oei was installed as the organization's Parlimentarian, and 17 students were inducted into the NHS.

The National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921.

Students are selected for membership in NHS based upon their outstanding performance in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

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Students inducted in NHS have met the following requirements:

• Maintained a grade point average of 88.00% or higher.
• Maintained a conduct grade of 88% or higher.
• Performed the required number of service hours: Twelve hours of Benet service for prospective sophomores Eighteen hours of Benet service for prospective juniors
• Be a current participant in at least one Benet extracurricular activity
• Submitted a personal essay.
• Submitted recommendations from a teacher and an outside individual.
• Had their selection approved by the entire faculty and staff

Congratulations to the following students:

Elected Officers

• Matthew Garvin of Lisle, President
• Victoria Johnson of Naperville, Vice President
• Courtney Oei of Wheaton, Parlimentarian
• Madeline Gilleran of Woodridge, Secretary
• Robert McCabe of Naperville, Treasurer

Wheaton NHS Inductees

• Katherine Baumann             
• Christopher Cziesla              
• Kathryn Grunenwald              
• Edward Healy              
• Margaret Heiberger              
• Madeline Hughes              
• Megan Jendra              
• Stephen Kipp             
• Kyle Lindeman              
• Lucas Massé             
• Nicholas Mctarnaghan              
• Molly Moran              
• Alec J. Roskam              
• Robert Smith              
• Stephen Spittler              
• Annalisa Tarizzo              
• P. Michael Whelan