PUBLISHED ON December 16, 2025

Celebrating Excellence: 2025 Honor Society Inductions at Chapelle ✨💚

The Chapelle community proudly recognized the outstanding academic achievements, leadership, service, creativity, and character of our students during the 2025 Honor Society Induction Ceremonies. This year, new members were welcomed into the following prestigious honor societies:

• Mu Alpha Theta (MAO)
• National Art Honor Society (NAHS)
• National English Honor Society (NEHS)
• National French Honor Society (NFHS)
• National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society (NJCL)
• National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)
• National Honor Society (NHS)
• National Spanish Honor Society (NSHS)
• TRI-M Music Honor Society (TRI-M)

These ceremonies celebrated students who have gone above and beyond in their academic and artistic pursuits. Each inductee has demonstrated a commitment to excellence and the values that define a Chapelle education: faith, scholarship, leadership, and service.

The energy, pride, and sisterhood in the room were undeniable as students took their oaths, received their pins, and joined the long-standing traditions of these national organizations. We commend every student for the hard work and dedication that brought them to this moment.

Below is the full list of 2025 Honor Society Inductees:

 Leila Abbate NJCL NJHS
Alyssa Aleman NHS
Kendall Allen NEHS
Madelyn Allesandro NSHS
Sophia Almerico NAHS NHS NSHS
Hailey Aucoin NSHS
Jayla Aucoin NSHS
Lily Aucoin NJCL
Molly Avrard NSHS
Keira Bachemin NFHS
Olivia Barraco NSHS
Ryleigh Beck NEHS
Amelia Becker NHS NSHS
Angelica Bendeck NHS NEHS
Olivia Benner NHS NSHS NEHS
Kaelyn Berggern NSHS
Evangeline Birke NJHS
Elizabeth Blackburn NHS NEHS MAO
Harper Blackburn NEHS
Tiên Bohne NJCL NAHS NJHS
Ava Braendel NJCL NJHS
Addison Breaux NSHS
Sarah Brechtel NHS NEHS
Brinley Brignac NAHS NHS
Sophia Brisset NJHS
Addison Brouillette NFHS
Marissa Bui NJCL
Kylie Burke NEHS
Nicol Caldeira NHS
Abbey Capella NSHS
Elise Cash NAHS
Eleanor Cerise NJCL
Gia Chester NEHS
Iris Chiavetta NSHS
Mackayla Clark NSHS
Isabella Clarke NSHS
Julia Clement NHS NEHS
Noelle Cody NHS
Kaidyn Cooley NJHS
Caroline Cortez NHS NEHS
Audrey Cure NEHS
Madelyn Dabdoub NJCL
Alexandra Daigre NEHS
Ava Deutsch NAHS
Sarah Dufrene NHS NSHS
Brynn Dunn NSHS
Molly Dunn NHS
Avery Duplantier NEHS
Addison Egler NJCL NHS NEHS
Morgan Ellerbusch NSHS
Kathleen Elmer NJCL NJHS
Alexa Ferina NSHS
Eden Flowers NSHS
Emma Flynn NHS
Reese Follette NHS NEHS
Lyssa Foltz NJHS
Rylee Ford NJCL NJHS
Amy Galvan-Mendoza NHS
Ashley Garcia Morera NJCL NEHS
Caroline Gaudet NJHS
Madison Gauthier NAHS
Molly Glorioso NJHS
Gracelyn Gros NEHS
Ella Growl NFHS
Lucy Guillot NHS NEHS MAO
Amelia Hassell NJHS
Emma Hawkins NSHS
Emily Hedrick NJHS
Carolyne Hill NHS NEHS
Reghan Howe NSHS
Sophia Indovina NSHS
Jazmin Interiano NSHS
Molly Johnson NJHS
Claire Johnston NJHS
Elizabeth Jones NSHS
Kalia Jones NHS
Jessi Kammer NHS NSHS
Sarah Karcher NHS
Allyson Keeley NHS NSHS NEHS
Ava Kennedy NSHS
Ruby Kiefer NHS NSHS MAO
Calleigh Kies NHS
Peyton Klotz NEHS
Leah LaBauve NJCL
Dior Lambert NJHS
Gianna Landry NJHS
Stella Latino NSHS NEHS
Emily LeBlanc NEHS
Olivia LeBoeuf NEHS
Brea Leone NSHS
Lantonia Mahne NAHS
Jenny Mains NHS NSHS NEHS
Skylar MacKenzie Manuel NSHS
Mia Maone NAHS
Sophia Marchan NEHS
Sophia Marcotte NHS NEHS
Ava Martinez NSHS
Valentina Martinez-Flores NSHS
Ella Matherne NHS NSHS NEHS MAO
Camryn McGregor NAHS TRI-M MAO
Dylan McLeod NEHS
Riyan Meilleur TRI-M
Gabriela Mejia-Aguilar NFHS
Emma Melan NSHS
Adamaris Melara NSHS
Nora Michelli NAHS NHS NEHS
Allie Mixon NAHS
Brooklynn Modica NJCL
Alexis Morgan NSHS
Payton Morris NSHS
Margaux Mouton NHS NEHS
Caroline Muller NEHS
Elise Mulvihill NHS
Kristin Munch NHS MAO
Alivia Nevels NHS
Marin O'Brien NJCL NAHS NJHS
Anna Claire Occhipinti NHS NEHS
Emma Oubre NSHS
Elise Palm NJCL NJHS
Rylie Panepinto NHS NEHS
Mallory Pansano NJHS
Leigha Parrales NSHS
Arabella Patorno-Terrell NSHS
Isabella Pelitire NJHS
Lyla Pelle NEHS
Alyssa Pesantes NAHS NHS NEHS MAO
Jolyn Pham NJCL TRI-M NEHS MAO
Cecilia Pineda Regan MAO
Anna Poche NHS MAO
Isabella Pumila NJHS
Maylee Reese NHS
Lia Reinecke NHS NEHS MAO
Cadence Reinhardt NAHS
Jena Reuther NJHS
Marigny Richards NHS NSHS
Grace Rieth NJHS
Lauren Rieth NJCL NJHS
Cambry Roberts NJCL
Emily Roop NJHS
Elizabeth Schexnayder NSHS
Brooke Sercovich NJCL NJHS
Amélie Sharp NJHS
Leanne Siverd NHS NSHS
Ja’Layah Small NFHS NEHS
Taelyn Smith NJHS
Mackenzie Stanga NHS NEHS
Ashleigh Stemke NJCL
Blakeleigh Sticker NJCL NJHS
Elise Storey NHS NSHS
Vivian Tan NSHS
Addison Terrio NHS
Baylie Theriot NHS
Lily-Grace Theriot NJCL NJHS
Jilah Thomas NHS
Xenia Trejo NJCL
Lilly Tremé NEHS
Rachel Tuck NSHS
Sarah Turcios NSHS
Sara Turnipseed NJCL NJHS
Raegan Tuttle NEHS
Aashna Varkey NEHS
Alina Varkey NJCL NAHS NJHS
Mazie Vogel NJHS
Lilian Voiles NHS NEHS MAO
Emma Willmott NSHS
Isabelle Wilson NJCL NJHS
Kyla Wilson NJCL NJHS
Melina Wurster NJCL NJHS
Lilly Yavas NHS
Zoe Zabala NSHS
Evelyn Zajac NEHS
Yara Zeitoun NHS NEHS MAO

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