Oct. 16, 2008 - Forty-one Shaker High School seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society today.

The seniors are: Megan Barra, Jacqueline Bouchard, Nicole Breslin, Tyler Cannon, Vivan Chan, Hyon Cho, Jina Choi, Kaitlyn Deluca, Daniel Dennis, Christopher DeRoziere, Kirsten Doherty, Nicole Foster, Gabriella Galante, Geoffrey Gerfin, Rebecca Goldstein, Elizabeth Hennessy, Bridget Hilton, Jennifer Hults, Robert Johnson, Stephanie Kalas, Zachary Koppel, Carolyn Lasky, Na Young-Lee, Anna Li, Leah Mackey, Genevieve Mailloux, Zunaira Malik, Nina Moraitou-Politzi, Steven Musso, Leah Nazarian, Jessica Niles, Steven Quirk, Thomas Quirk, Natalie Rua, Rotem Rusak, William Schanz, Riley Schmidt, Lauren Schroeder, Luke Walsh, Zachary Wolner and Ashley Yakel.

Principal Richard Murphy congratulated the students and described the achievement as a reflection of the hard work each had undertaken. He quoted American physician and writer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. who said, “A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions.”

Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 90 or higher to be considered for membership. Students must also exhibit excellence in four areas—scholarship, leadership, service and character. These qualities are evaluated by all teachers and administrators at the high school, as well as extracurricular activity advisors and coaches.

Each qualified student must submit an application form detailing: school and community activities; work and leadership experience; volunteer and extracurricular activities; and awards received. Candidates must also submit an essay describing their service activities. A committee of teachers representing both halls and academic areas reviews the submission materials and then makes the final selections.