The T. C. Williams’ chapter of National English Honor Society inductees. Photo Contributed
T.C. Williams High School held the induction ceremony of the school’s chapter of the National English Honor Society on Jan. 27. Twenty-three students and four members of T.C. Williams’ administration and faculty were inducted at the ceremony, which featured a speech by WAMU reporter Martin Di Caro, another of the evening’s inductees, who congratulated the students and urged them to keep their minds open when considering future experiences and careers.
The National English Honor Society is open to high school students and select faculty who have demonstrated exceptional ability in such areas as literary analysis, media studies, composition, linguistic study, and creative writing, and who have earned a cumulative 3.75 in their high school English courses, with a 3.75 overall grade point average. A national organization, the National English Honor Society acknowledges students who have shown extraordinary academic success on a national level and encourages them to further develop their English studies and abilities, as well as to pursue service opportunities. The founder and advisor of T.C. Williams’ chapter of the National English Honor Society is Kirsten von Topel.
The T. C. Williams’ chapter of National English Honor Society inductees are: Ella Benbow, Anne-Marie Berens, Ismelda Bustillo, Torian Cook, Joshua Ryan Habib, Liza Harris, Saleh Hassen, Tasnim Sultana Howlader, Akobi Hylton, Akie Kadota, Emily Kiernan, Peter Laboy, Ayah Mahdi, Isabella Miller, Dixy Ortiz Osorio, Giulia Pastore, Elizabeth Quill, Savannah Ring, Will Rossello, Lindsey Rust, Sophia Vassallo, Lungiswa Vilakati, Nadia Zakula, T.C. Williams English Teacher and Department Chair Mark Eaton, T.C. Williams Academic Principal Kathy Taylor, T.C. Williams International Academy Principal Danielle Wierzbicki and T.C. Williams English Teacher and Department Chair Matthew Zahn.