Following the National Honor Society induction ceremony, a reception was held in the Teachers' Lounge. Moderator Sister Mary Gratia, Mrs. Henry Krzewinski and Maryanne, Father Tracy, James and Mrs. John McMahon, Patricia and Mrs. Joseph Farley, Catherine and Mrs. Martin Gill were a few of those present at the reception.
National Honor Societies
Elizabeth Strapp, Coronet editor, opens the Quill and Scroll installation. Members of Notre Dame's yearbook, magazine and school paper were honored at this assembly.
Three honor societies have been established at Notre Dame to recognize exceptional academic and extracurricular achievements. The Bishop Ahr Chapter of the National Honor Society is composed of sixty students moderated by Sister Mary Gratia. The objective of the organization is to mold well-rounded individuals through the development of character, scholarship, leadership, and service. Officers and new members were installed before an assembly on October 28, 1965. Members sold cakes and candied apples at home football games to finance the society's activities during the current year. Quill and Scroll, the International Honor Society for High School Journalists, was inaugurated to promote interest in journalism and its allied fields. Selected members of the Canticle, Lady Lore and Coronet staffs were inducted into the society on February 3, 1966. Notre Dame's current membership numbers fifty. Twenty-five students under the guidance of Sister Mary Josephine are presently enrolled in the Saint Theresa of Avila Chapter of the National Spanish Honor Society. All students maintaining honor averages in Spanish are eligible for membership. The society endeavored to alleviate the plight of Spain's poor through food and clothing drives. Members attended the play The Man From La Mancha to acquire a deeper appreciation of Spanish culture. Notre Dame's honor societies perform a vital function by awakening in each student a desire to pursue excellence to his utmost capacity. This year one hundred thirty-five students have met this challenge.
Phyllis Cicchino, National Spanish Honor Society President, checks the installation program with Helene Loveless, Cynthia Dombrowski, Laura Lucas and Moderator Sister Mary Josephine.