Providence Catholic's 2013 National Honor Society Inductees

Don Sebestyen, principal of Providence Catholic High School, is proud to announce the 2013 National Honor Society (NHS) members, which were officially inducted during a ceremony in mid-March. 

“These new members have received one of the highest honors granted to students at Providence Catholic and other high schools across the nation and we are very proud of their extraordinary academic achievements,” said Sebestyen.

Providence Catholic National Honor Society is founded on the principles of scholarship, leadership, character and service.  The selection process begins when students who meet academic qualifications are given applications for NHS membership. Once the student completes their application, Providence Catholic faculty members are asked to evaluate the candidates on the four guiding principles.  Finally, the Faculty Council reviews the prospective students and makes the final decision on membership.

NHS is a service-based student organization and its members continue to serve after induction.  Members participate in many community projects and are also called upon to coordinate the PCHS Book Sale, lead tour groups during the school’s annual Open House and staff the Annual Fund phon-a-thons, parent-teacher conferences and special events.

The newly appointed 2013 National Honor Society officers are Jessica Talwar (Orland Park) - President, Julie Baffoe (Orland Park), Morgan Manghera (Tinley Park) and Sean Murray (Manhattan).  The Class of 2013 senior student inductee is Ryan McGinnis (Orland Park). 

The Class of 2014 junior student inductees are Megan Abbott (New Lenox), Leah Alles (Tinley Park), Kathleen Andrews (New Lenox), Dominic Azar (Joliet), Brooke Bjorklund (Homer Glen), Ryan Brankin (Orland Park), Sarah Brightmore (Lockport), Erin Campbell (Homer Glen), Eduardo Castillo (Joliet), Eric Connelly (Tinley Park), James Copenhaver (Orland Park), Dana Cornish (Bolingbrook), Katherine Czerwinski (Homer Glen) and Anne Danta (Lemont).

Also inducted into NHS: Justin Davis (Orland Park), Brandon Denler (Homer Glen), Taylor Dickason (Frankfort), Alyssa Dorning (Orland Park), Bridget Downes (Orland Park), John Doyle (Orland Park), Sara Dreyer (Frankfort), Elizabeth Eggen (Joliet), Joseph Fekech (Plainfield), Melina Ferraro (Lockport), Michael Ford (Homer Glen), Robert Fuesel (Orland Park), Cameron Galgano (Orland Park), Marybeth Galick (Homer Glen), Megan Gardner (Lemont), Paige Gorecki (Homer Glen), Meghan Grill (Homer Glen), Scott Hansen (Orland Park), Matthew Harrington (Orland Park), Zachary Hernandez (Homer Glen), Emily Hornung (Shorewood), Samantha Irvin (Joliet), Thomas Jeffries (Mokena), Angela Jensen (Frankfort) and David Kaminski (Frankfort).

Sebestyen congratulated: Jonelle Karpen (Joliet), Jack Kelley (Orland Park), Alexandra Kieffer (Orland Park), Alexis Klotz (Tinley Park), Kaitlyn Kman (Tinley Park), Brady Labuda (Lemont), Dominic Lagone (Mokena), Zachary Lake (Manhattan), Mercedes Land (Frankfort), Danielle Little (Mokena), Kyleigh Maday (Lemont), Megan Marth (Mokena), Allison Marthaler (Orland Park), Sean McGrath (Manhattan), Christina McGuire (Frankfort), Kathleen Melei (Lockport), Bridget Murphy (Plainfield), Daniel  Niemiec (Homer Glen), Maggie O'Brien (Minooka), Ava O'Connor (Homer Glen), Clare O'Donnell (Lemont), Margaret O'Grady (Plainfield), Abigail Persicketti (Manhattan), Noah Peterman (New Lenox), Carly Prekwas (Mokena), Courtney Pych (Homer Glen), Luc Quaranta (Homer Glen), Lauren Rasmussen (Lockport), Jack Redmond (Monee) and Austin Regan (Mokena).

The academic achievements of the NHS inductees were also applauded: Taylor Reid (Homer Glen), Courtney Rimsnider (Mokena), Collin Russell (Lockport), Daniel  Salazar (Joliet), Benjamin Salvador (Orland Park), Joseph Schaefer (Mokena), Katherine Scott (Homer Glen), Danielle Sebek (Joliet), Steven Sismelich (Orland Park), Colleen Sloyan (Orland Park), Courtney Suggs (Frankfort), Michael Sullivan (Lemont), Tyler Tatro (Orland Park), Kimberly Trochuck (Homer Glen), Margaret Turk (Joliet), Cailee Tylin (New Lenox), Clare Urchell (Tinley Park), Mitchell VanderWey (Tinley Park), Elisia Venegas (Crest Hill), Tori Vennetti (Orland Park), Piper Virva (Lockport), Dakota Vondrak (Plainfield), Connor Welch (New Lenox), Kevin Whalen (Orland Park), Anne Whisson (Homer Glen), Maia Zalik (Orland Park) and Tanner Zielinski (Shorewood).

 For more information about PCHS, visit their website here. 

Jamie O'Brien, communications coordinator, provided this information.