PUBLISHED ON December 4, 2024

📚 Congratulations to Our Honor Society Chipmunks! 📚


We are proud to celebrate the achievements of our students who earned a spot on one of the Honor Societies at Archbishop Chapelle High School. The Induction Ceremonies that took place were for the following:


Mu Alpha Theta

National Art Honor Society

National English Honor Society

National French Honor Society

National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society

National Junior Honor Society

National Honor Society

National Spanish Honor Society

TRI-M Music Honor Society



Honor Society Inductees:

Katherine Abbott NAHS NSHS

Isabella Alcazar MAO

Alyssa Aleman NJCL NJHS

Kendall Allen MAO NHS

Taylor Allen NJCL

Madelyn Allesandro NJHS

Kyla Apostolakis NEHS

Isabella Arboneaux MAO NEHS

Chloe Arnold NEHS

Olivia Atkins NSHS

Molly Avrard NJHS

Keira Bachemin NAHS

Hailey Barrios MAO

Amelia Becker NJHS

Angelica Bendeck NJCL NJHS

Menasah Benoit MAO

Elizabeth Blackburn NJCL NJHS

Harper Blackburn MAO

Blythe Bonnaffons NEHS

Brianna Borne MAO NEHS NHS

Kaia Braendel NHS NSHS

Brooke Braun MAO NEHS

Addison Breaux MAO

Sarah Brechtel NJCL

Brinley Brignac NJHS

Addison Brouillette NJHS

Kylie Burke MAO

Gabrielle Bush MAO NEHS NHS

Chloe Campbell NSHS

Alyssa Canfill MAO NSHS

Isabella Cannatella NSHS

Allyson Cardella MAO

Rosemarie Cardella MAO

Gia Chester MAO NHS

Rhylee Christian NJCL NJHS

Mackenzie Clark NEHS

Julia Clement MAO

Noelle Cody NJCL NJHS

Sierra Corales NSHS

Cadance Corcoran NHS

Caroline Cortez MAO

Audrey Cure MAO NHS NSHS

Allyson Dardar MAO NHS

Kendall Decourt MAO NHS

Kelsey Doyle NEHS

Kaylee Dublin MAO NHS

Taylor Dubrock MAO NSHS

Audrey Dubuc MAO NEHS NHS

Brynn Dunn NJHS

Molly Dunn NJHS

Avery Duplantier NHS NSHS

Ava Edie NEHS

Addison Egler NJHS

Camryn Ellerbusch NHS

Dilena Fernando MAO NHS

Earla Fleischer-Djoleto NEHS

Rachael Flores MAO

Emma Flynn MAO NSHS

Reese Follette NJCL NJHS

Victoria Frey MAO

Rayleen Galarza NSHS

Amy Galvan-Mendoza NSHS

Elena Garcia NJHS

Isabella Gibson NHS

Alison Gonzales-Saravia NSHS

Anna Gonzales NJCL

Egan Guidroz NEHS NSHS

Lucy Guillot NAHS NJCL NJHS

Penelope Haley MAO NEHS

Sophia Hansen NAHS NJCL NJHS

Molly Harris NSHS

Abby Hebbler NEHS

Madison Heintz MAO NHS

Carolyne Hill NJCL

Isabella Holt NAHS NHS

Reghan Howe NAHS

Mia Impastato MAO NSHS

Sophia Indovina NJHS

Destiny Johnson NHS

Kalia Jones NSHS

Catherine Jouet MAO

Violet Jouet NAHS

Lena Justice NEHS NFHS NHS

Kasey Kadinger NAHS NHS

Jessi Kammer NJHS

Sarah Karcher MAO

Allyson Keeley NJHS

Ava Kennedy NJHS

Ruby Kiefer NJHS

Calleigh Kies NEHS NSHS

Jaelynn Klein MAO

Peyton Klotz NSHS TRI-M

Sophia Krebs MAO NSHS

Charlotte LaHatte NJCL

Anh Dao Le NEHS NHS

Emily LeBlanc MAO NHS

Isabelle LeBoeuf NSHS

Emily Ledet NEHS

Jordan LeGaux NEHS NSHS

Allyson Leon NEHS NSHS

Brea Leone NJHS

Allie LeSieur NHS

Anita Li NEHS

Shelby Lowrance NAHS NJCL

Sophia Marchan MAO

Sophia Marcotte NJHS

Brielle Matherne MAO TRI-M

Victoria McCann MAO NEHS NHS NSHS

Camryn McGregor NJCL NJHS

Felicity McMahon NFHS

Lilly McNeil MAO NEHS NHS

Gabriela Mejia-Aguilar NJHS TRI-M

Stella Merrill NEHS

Nora Michelli NJCL NJHS

Allie Mixon MAO

Nikita Molaison NSHS

Margaux Mouton NJHS

Julie Mullen NSHS

Caroline Muller MAO TRI-M

Kristin Munch NAHS NJCL NJHS

Drue Murray MAO

Olivia Myer NEHS

Abby Naquin NSHS

Alivia Nevels NSHS

Cassie Nguyen MAO NAHS NEHS NHS

Anna Claire Occhipinti NJCL NJHS

Mackenzie Ory NEHS

Rylie Panepinto MAO

Madison Pansano NSHS

Alyssa Parfait NAHS

Lyla Pelle MAO NHS

Avery Perez NSHS

Johanna Perez NSHS

Miley Perkins MAO NEHS NHS

Alyssa Pesantes NJCL NJHS

Jolyn Pham NJHS

Christina Pierce NAHS

Cecilia Pineda Regan NJCL NJHS

Anna Poche NAHS NJCL NJHS

Eve Regan NSHS

Lia Reinecke NJCL TRI-M

Cadence Reinhardt NSHS

Angie Rendon NAHS NSHS

Delilah Richard MAO NHS

Marginy Richards NJHS

Kenzie Robertson NAHS

Karoline Roché NSHS

Gabriella Saia NEHS NHS

Analise Scallan MAO NSHS

Kaleigh Scheve MAO

Isabella Schwarz MAO

Aubrey Segura NSHS

Leanne Siverd MAO NAHS

Ja’Layah Small NHS

Avery Spadoni NSHS

Mackenzie Stanga MAO

Emma Stevens MAO

Kaitlyn Stremlau NEHS

Sophia Stutson NSHS

Allisson Suazo Caballero NSHS

Addison Terrio NJCL NJHS

Baylie Theriot MAO

Jilah Thomas NSHS

Emma Tran NEHS

Lilly Treme MAO NHS

Julia Turnipseed MAO NEHS NHS

Aashna Varkey MAO NAHS NHS

McKenzie Verges NSHS

Lilian Voiles NJCL

Lillian Weaver NEHS

Audrey Weidner NEHS NHS

Shelby Wells NSHS TRI-M

Molly White MAO NHS

Katie Williams MAO

Claire Willmott MAO NHS NSHS

Emma Willmott NJHS

Grace Wilson NEHS

Emily C. Wilson MAO

Olivia Wurster NEHS

Kelsey Yanez NEHS NHS

Alexandra Young MAO

Evelyn Zajac NAHS

Yara Zeitoun NJCL NJHS

Ivy Zierhut NAHS



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