National Honor Society Opens Doors to 71 Holy Angels Students

Seventy-one students from the Academy of the Holy Angels have been inducted into the Regina Angelorum Chapter of the National Honor Society. The NHS was established in 1921 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals to encourage and honor students who exemplify scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

NHS Moderator Brianne Wolman organized the May 17 induction with NHS Chapter President Ella Oaten and Vice President Anna Jang. Assistants included Executive Council members Giovanna Corbsiero, Sophie Cossio, Dominique Della Gente, Keira Footer, Erin Ha, Haeun “Grace” Lee, Suzanna Odusote, Liana Powley, Gretchen Radtke, Kyra Sapontzis, Amelia Shen, and Cecilia Yun.

One senior and 70 juniors took the NHS pledge, including:

Stephanie Chan of Closter.
Sidney Chung, Sarah David, Daniella Demaras, Elena Fiorentinos, Katerina Karlis, Elise Kim, Katelyn Lee, Speridoula Evelyna Pavlatos, Hailey Schacht, and Ava Taylor of Cresskill.
Marina Poire and Julianna Rosen of Dumont.
Nora Giannantonio, Ashley Miskovitz, Alexandra Nicholas, and Ava Tripodi of Emerson.
Sophia Chounoune, Beatrice Gee, Lily Gee, and Celeste Harper of Englewood.
Alexi Berberian (’23), Lianna Gourmos, Emily HaeJu Kim, Emily Y. Kim, Kate Qureshi, Alison Roh, and Natalie Yoo of Englewood Cliffs.
Georgette “Gigi” Ochs of Fair Lawn.
Natalia Ruiz of Fairview.
Scarlet Mazzola of Fort Lee.
Kristina Migliaccio of Franklin Lakes.
Grace Cuttita and Graicen Van Blarcom-Deluise of Glen Rock.
Karis Cho and Gabriella Ragucci of Harrington Park.
Katherine Langan and Alice Lee of Haworth.
Olivia Papp of Hawthorne.
Isabella Butler and Kate Hurst of Hillsdale.
Olivia Roque of Little Ferry.
Lauren Gumban of Lodi.
Annika Watson of Montvale.
Anissa Lena of Moonachie.
Caitlin Deiser, Juliet Gelineau, and Leah Keller of New Milford.
Hollie Melia of Norwood.
Alexandra Valdez of Oakland.
Lauren Tong of Old Tappan.
Marguerite Danahy and Fiona Sykes of Oradell.
Hyerin “Ella” Eom of Palisades Park.
Kate Hynes of Park Ridge.
Emma Spadora and Sienna Speed of Ridgewood.
Karina Small of River Edge.
Valerie Rey of River Vale.
Rylie Smith of Saddle River.
Olivia Leys and Sarah Machado of Tappan, New York.
Rain Self of Teaneck.
Madeline Poblete and Maggie Yu of Tenafly.
Tristan Fowler of Upper Nyack, New York.
Mia Aiko Chang of Valley Cottage, New York.
Areni Chaglasian and Elise Tao of Upper Saddle River.
Ellie Sawyer of Weehawken.
Victoria Velasco of Woodcliff Lake.

Founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1879, the Academy of the Holy Angels is the oldest private girls’ school in Bergen County. While AHA is steeped in Catholic tradition, this prestigious school serves young women from many cultural and religious backgrounds.