Athens Academy held its eighth annual International Education Week Lecture and World Language Induction Ceremony on Thursday, February 10, 2022. This year’s speaker was Dr. Robert  Moser, associate professor of the Department of Romance Languages at the University of  Georgia. Following Dr. Moser’s presentation, Upper School students were inducted into the World Language Honor Societies. 

A record 77 Upper School students were inducted into one of three--Latin, French, or Spanish— world language honor societies. This nomination is bestowed upon students who have demonstrated  excellence of accomplishment (a grade of 90 or higher) throughout three complete years of study of  language at the Honors Level with a natural interest in language study, global connections with other  language communities, and a desire to pursue global cultural competence. The following students were  inducted: 

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica/Advisor: Mrs. Marielle Newland 

Clementine Acheson, Julian Attaway, Jonas Barnes, Jenna Cao, Brooks Chisolm, Philip Doherty, John  Dorris, Brayden Edmonds, Sydney Elrod, Jake Garcia, Kate Garth, Will Hines, Emma Hooper, Sam  Johnson, Carrie Anne Kilgore, Nina Killian, Michael Klass, Benton Kleiber, Rhodes Kleiber, Coleman  Lowrance, Adair Marvel, Mary Frances Massey, William McKillip, John Wolfe McLean, Thomas Meyer,  Alexandra Merritt, Taylor Muir, Julianne Peek, Miles Pringle, Harper Purcell, Polly Rackley, Lucy Rentz,  Jaila Salley-Barnett, Jackson Scruggs, Evan Smith, Mariella Stortz, Wally Terrell, Mara Thomas, Lily  Tillman, Louise Tillman, Karan Tongia, Safi Uddin, Ricardo Urena, Callie Walton, Lanier West, Peyton  Wheeler, Maddy Wicker, Jake Williams, Caroline Woody, J. Wright, Mac Young, Connor Xie 

Société Honoraire de Français/Advisor: Mrs. Jami Cashin 

Annie Blanks, Lauren Clementz, Mills Crosland, Casilda Dalaigre, Seager Hunt, Jackson Hutton, Nathalie  Lavender, Taylor Leach, Robie Lucas, Emily Morris, Simms Murray, Olivia Nealy, Leena Omer, Mimsie  Roberts, Aidan Saeed, Kishan Shah, Wade Slatcher, Rodrigo Vega 

Societas Latina Honoraria/Advisor: Mr. Mike Butler 

Elliott Brown, Eliza Connolly, Sarah Harrison, Lucy Hayes, Chamberlain Lunceford, Amy Tran, ClaraJane  Williams 

Athens Academy is an independent, co-educational school for students in K3 through 12th grade,  located on a beautiful 152-acre campus in Northeast Georgia. Now in its 55thyear, Athens Academy  pursues its mission of “excellence with honor” through academics, athletics, fine arts, and service and  leadership. Ranked the #1 private school in Athens, #9 private school in the state of Georgia, and #1  private school outside Metro Atlanta (Niche.com). 

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