Haddonfield students named to National Spanish Honor Society

Thirteen students were inducted into world language honor societies at Moorestown Friends School in a ceremony on May 10.

Named to the National Spanish Honor Society were juniors Spencer Bard (Lumberton), Lauren Carney (Mount Laurel), Ashleigh Cartwright (Moorestown), Aviana Duca (Haddonfield), Aaron Ferber (Cherry Hill), Reena Karasin (Moorestown), Joseph Kiernan (Haddonfield), Sarah Master (Haddonfield), Emily Purcell (Cherry Hill) and Vincent Salvano (Westampton).

Named to the National French Honor Society were juniors Margaret Fischer (Ewing), Odeymarys Garrido (Camden), and Larissa Morgan (Mount Laurel).

The French and Spanish honor societies recognize superior achievement in world languages at the intermediate or advanced level and superior academic achievement in a student’s total program.

The organizations are designed to promote interest in the study of French and Spanish language and culture.

The Société Honoraire de Français and the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica are national organizations with chapters throughout the United States.

Moorestown Friends School has had chapters since 1989.

Moorestown Friends School begins formal world language instruction in fifth-grade with options including Spanish, French and Mandarin Chinese. Its world languages program features small classes and individualized instruction, along with an introduction to Latin. Classes are supplemented by international student exchanges and tours. Spanish instruction begins in prekindergarten in the lower school.

National Spanish Honor Society inductees included, from left, Lauren Carney, Emily Purcell, Reena Karasin and Sarah Master. Back: Spencer Bard, Joseph Kiernan, Vincent Salvano and Aaron Ferber. Not pictured: Ashleigh Cartwright and Aviana Duca.