Cum Laude Society Induction Ceremony Held

Selected Upper School students were inducted into the Cum Laude Society on Monday in a special ceremony in the Munnerlyn Center. Current members of Cum Laude participated in the ceremony with readings, sharing the history of the society, and the benediction. The ESJ String Ensemble provided the music. Ryan Riggs, Director of Major Gifts, was the Cum Laude Society speaker. Candy Edwards ’70, chapter president and math instructor, recognized the current members. Natalie Herford, Head of Upper School, inducted the new members.

Inducted in 2022

Kathryn Louise Adams

Gracyn Marie Camerlengo

Lacy Ann Clausen 

Thomas Coxe Commander

Natalie Ferreira Do Amaral

Ainsley Marie Gray 

Christina Grace Huie

Diego Matthew Knowles

Isabella Rose McQuade

Mark Beza Miller 

Natalie Christine Rabil

Sean Robert Ramsey 

Caroline Elizabeth Taylor

William Lucas Volen 

New Inductees 

Ella Sophia Bisher 

Hannah Grace Bittner*

Avery Joseph Blalock

Benjamin Ellis Blatt*

Kathleen Lovell Burhyte

Stephen Scott Busey

Mary Elizabeth Cofran 

Anna Claire Conners* 

Garrett James Davidsen*

James Joseph Fouts 

Ella Lauren Frantz* 

Katherine Drew Frick* 

William Miller Gabriel* 

Olivia Phillips Hobgood 

Claire Marie Huang 

Charlie Frederick George Irving*

Samira Isack 

Sophia Irene Lipari 

John Gael Malone* 

Alexander Burnet McLaurine

Shelby Noelle Morgan 

Johnathan Edward Ramsey

William Robert Rosenberg*

Chloe Elizabeth Simpson

Clara Yangmei Swett 

Audrey Ann Swingle* 

Rohan Tandon 

Halle Marie Taylor* 

Katherine Joan Waryold

*Class of 2024