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Thespian Society Inductions End Awards Season

WEST ORANGE, NJ - The Thespian Society at West Orange High School closed out the awards season on June 19 by inducting new members and presenting cords to graduating seniors. The evening was emotional for participants, who had grown into a family throughout the school year. Tears were shed as teacher Wendy Mapes lauded her students and encouraged seniors as they headed to graduation.

Although several seniors and inductees were out of town singing at Google Headquarters, the show went on.  New inductees for the 2023-24 season were:

  • Freshman Inductees: 

    • Amelie Swayze

  • Sophomore Inductees: 

    • Carlo Henriquez

    • Mason Insana

    • Mia Peretz

    • Karissa Rivers

    • Shyla Thomas

  • Junior Inductees:

    • Hannah Florendo

    • Allyssa Jules

    • Justus Wheatley

  • Senior Inductees: 

    • Brandon Dios

    • Paige Palent

Each year, members of the Thespian Society amass points for the various activities they participate in. Accrual of enough points earns them Honors bars, National Honors (medal), or International Honors (medal).

Honors Bars

  • Class of 2025 (VP)

    • Abigail Rothstein - 60.5

  • Class of 2024 (SECRETARY)

    • Nakhayla Green - 103

    • Allyssa Jules - 66.5

    • Chloe Zucker - 73

  • Class of 2023 (TREASURER)

    • Nia Caesar - 90.5

    • Shea Donagher - 71

    • Buck Minervino - 62

    • Ewan O’Sullivan - 64

    • James Tibang - 65

    • Rocio Urquia - 61

  • National Honors Inductees (120+ pts)
  • Madison Gough - 121

  • Jack Harwood - 120.5

  • Elena Hause - 122.5

  • Delia Kravits - 120

  • Samuel Selikoff - 120.5

  • Lance Zeligson - 120.5

  • International Honors Inductee (180+ pts):
    • Morgan LanzotWoodridge - 181.5

Thespian Graduation Cords

VII. Senior Thespians-

  • Nia Caesar - Tuskegee University

  • Brandon Dios - 

  • Shea Donagher - Fordham University

  • James Felton - Pace University

  • Madison Gough - American University

  • Jack Harwood - Rutgers University New Brunswick Honors College

  • Riley Hahn - University of Michigan

  • Elena Hause - Bard College

  • Carlos Henriquez - Bergen Community College

  • Delia Kravits - Marymount Manhattan College

  • Daniel Levin - Albright College

  • Buck Minervino - 

  • Ewan O’Sullivan - Bard College

  • Morgan Palent - Rutgers University New Brunswick

  • Paige Palent - Rutgers University New Brunswick

  • Charlie Peterson - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Gus Peterson - College of the Holy Cross 

  • Jessica Sarkes - New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Cullen Smith - Syracuse University (?)

  • James Tibang - Yale University

  • Rocio Urquia - Seton Hall University

  • Morgan LanzotWoodridge - Montclair State University

  • Lance Zeligson - Cornell University

Outgoing Board members also introduced the new Board for the coming year:

  1. Historian: (Abigail Rothstein) passes to (Mason Insana)

  2. Public Relations: (Shea Donagher) passes to (Amelie Swayze)

  3. Points Coordinator: (James Tibang) passes to (Ofelia Perez)

  4. Secretary: (Sam Selikoff)  passes to (Chloe Zucker)

  5. Treasurer: (Jack Harwood) passes to (Abigail Rothstein)

  6. Vice President: (Lance Zeligson) passes to (Nakhayla Green)

  7. President:(Morgan LanzotWoodridge) passes to (Sam Selikoff)

 

Thespian Society

Graduating seniors and newly inducted Thespian members with teacher Wendy Mapes (back, right)

Cynthia Cumming
July 5, 2023