Athens Academy held its ninth annual International Education Week Lecture and World Language Induction Ceremony on Thursday, December 1, 2022. This year’s speaker was Ms. Sarah Quinn, associate director for Global Practice Preparation for the Dean Rusk International Law Center at the University of Georgia School of Law. Following Ms. Quinn’s presentation, Upper School students were inducted into the World Language Honor Societies.

Forty-six 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

Josie Acosta, Westbrook Adams, Luke Cooper, Josh Coven, Anvesha Das, Will DeLoach, Robbie Dillon, McKenna Friesen, Tom Hollingsworth, Andrew Jang, Andi Kerr, Anna Kinman, Julia Krehbiel, David Liu, Ryland Marley, Parker McCleary, Anna Porter Miller, John Manuel Newland, Jiya Patel, Om Patel, Elizabeth Raeber, Katie Scott, Rachel Reininger, Roman Ritchey, Wallace Trapnell, JD Williams, Ava York

Société Honoraire de Français/Advisor: Mrs. Jami Cashin

George Barkley, Lee Chandler, Collin Edge, Yates Hilsman, Sadie Jordan, Mac McDonald, Ana Orendain, Charlotte Stokes, Neela Sudhagar, Cristina Vega, Will Wieczorek

Societas Latina Honoraria/Advisor: Mr. Mike Butler

Matt Can, Krish Chawla, Thomas Collins, Andrew Hill, Camden Lang, Margalit Mauricio, Cohen Tomlinson, Mark Tribble

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 56th year, 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 college prep school in the state of Georgia, and #1 private school in Northeast Georgia (Niche.com).

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