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65 Students Inducted Into National Honor Society
A total of 65 students from Kenmore East High School and Kenmore West High School were inducted into the National Honor Society in recognition of their academic achievements and contributions to the school communities.
To qualify for the NHS, students had to demonstrate the four NHS pillars: scholarship, character, leadership and service. In addition to maintaining a grade point average of 90 percent or higher through their junior year, students must also articulate their service to the school and community, an excellent record of behavior in and out of school, and leadership roles.
The Kenmore East High School National Honor Society, led by advisor Peggy Lucero and co-advisor Wendy Cox, inducted 27 new members during a candle-lighting induction ceremony on March 13. The special guest speaker was James Dunnigan of the Kenmore East High School Alumni Association. Dunnigan is a 1969 graduate of Kenmore East High School with a long career in teaching, coaching, and school administration. Dunnigan was appointed assistant principal at Kenmore West High School in 1993 then at Kenmore East High School in 2001 until his retirement in 2012. He also served as president of the Niagara Frontier League, NYS Public High School Athletic Association Section VI president, and Section VI Central Committee representative.
The Kenmore West High School National Honor Society, led by advisors Lisa Davidson and Kim Reidell-Maczka, inducted 38 new members during a candle-lighting induction ceremony on March 14. The special guest speaker was Norma Nowak, founder of Empire Genetics, executive director of the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences, and professor of biochemistry at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Nowak is an acclaimed researcher who has made invaluable contributions to the Human Genome Project and was recently appointed to the Empire State Stem Cell Board for New York State and the founding board for 43North.
The 2019 Kenmore East High School NHS inductees were John Abramo, Matthew Barton, Salim Ben Jaballah, Alessia Craig, Tyler Everett, Joshane Fernando, Madison Fox, Samantha Gartz, Madison Gibson, Adam Graziano, Evan Haeick, Bailee Hauck, Adrianna Licata, Emily Luparello, Kyle Marsha, Jillian McKinney, Logan Miller, Mursal Mohammad Akbar, Anna Nesci, Jordyn Parks, Zachary Peterson, Austin Robinson, Aiden Root, Carli Ross, Samantha Sauvageau, Emily Schofield, and Cassandra Schwab.
The 2019 Kenmore West High School NHS inductees were Matthew Baldwin, Kristen Benner, Mark Bogacki, Zachary Boyes, Ashley Cadro, Selina Chavez, Isabella DiGesare, Meghan Donacik, Maura Dungan, Dominique Eubanks, Julianna Falsone, Emily Forney, Mary Fremming, Brandon Garcia, Olivia Guarino, Olivia Kandler, Jesse Kopasz, Adrianna LaMattina, Lucas Marcotte, Emma Marzec, Aaron Mendez, Adelina Metz, Patrick Mohr, Michele Morrocco, Gabriella O’Brien, Krish Patel, Justina Petrilli, Alyssa Quinlan, Savanna Reiss, Audriana Rodriguez, Gerald Rott, Daniel Rumschik, Elizabeth Saeli, Sydney Sikorski, Reagan Smith, Louis Taravella, Molly Tobin, and Sara Trifkovic.