2019 Cum Laude Induction

On Friday, April 26th at 6:30 p.m. family, friends and members of the Vermont Academy community gathered at Leavitt House for the 2019 Cum Laude Society Induction.
The motto of the Society is Areté, Diké, Timé - Excellence, Justice, Honor. Areté includes the concept of excellence in the moral sense and is not limited to the ideal of superiority and scholarship, nor does it involve the endeavor of competing primarily for academic goals. Diké includes the concept of what is suitable and appropriate, as well as just. Timé includes the concept of dignity and truth, as well as honor.

Each inductee was introduced with a short speech by their advisor and inductees accepted the official charge of the society. Inductees pledged to “to make some contribution to the on-going search for greater understanding of the world in which we live.” In closing, Dr. Zaccara thanked the newly inducted students for their contributions to the Vermont Academy community.

Criteria for consideration for induction in the Cum Laude Society include:
1. 5 non-consecutive trimesters on High Honors after the 9th grade year
2. At least two advanced/honors/AP courses per trimester during which high honors was achieved.
3. No honor/integrity infractions

These minimum criteria are not a guarantee of induction. The faculty members of the Cum Laude society shall meet to discuss and weigh the merits of each individual student to determine who shall be inducted.

New Cum Laude Society Inductees include:
Sarah Annis ’20
Aaron Gong ’19
Steven Hepensteil ’19
Miao “Jerry” Lin ’20
Nick Rashkovsky ’19
Dylan Regan ’19
Hannah Sethi ’20
Patrick Starkey ’19
Colette Vynerib ’19
Zinan “Tiffany” Wang ’19
Siyang Wang ’20
Gigi Wood ’20

These students join Sam Kendrick ’19, Devin Goldstein ’19, Wanyue “Jessica” Dong ’19, Zoee Blossom ’19 and Lance Zhang ’19 in the prestigious society.
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Vermont Academy is a coed college preparatory boarding and day school in southern Vermont, serving grades 9-12 plus a postgraduate year.