La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, as the organization is called in Spanish, is similar to the National Honor Society. Only students in their third and fourth years of Spanish are eligible to become members.
To earn membership, students must prove to be responsible and keep a solid Spanish GPA. Students in Spanish 3 must have a Spanish GPA of at least 3.5 and those in Spanish 4 must have at least a 3.2. In the past, students in this organization have collected school supplies that were delivered to an impoverished school in Belize and an orphanage in Ecuador. In addition, many participated in a toy drive collecting Christmas gifts for children in Peru. Students have also written Spanish essays, poems and stories that have been published in a Spanish language magazine called Albricias.
After spring break, returning members and new inductees were honored in their Spanish classes for their dedication to learning Spanish and for the excellence with which they have done so. The Don Quijote chapter of La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is proud to welcome back Trista Drew, Samantha Meyer and Kiera Thiede as two year members. Trista and Kiera have both maintained straight A’s throughout four years of Spanish. Both received the SHH’s Award of Excellence.
In addition, Trista was awarded Mejor Estudiante del capítulo. This award is given to the most active and highest acheiving member of the Westfield chapter of this organization. Winners of this award are published each year in the Albricias magazine and online on the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica homepage. As second year members, these students received a pin for their academic letter and red and gold (the colors of Spain) honor cords for their graduation ceremony.
The chapter also welcomes one new inductee from the Spanish 3 class: Emma Hamilton. All of these students are extremely hard workers and many have a gift in learning languages. It is a privilege to recognize their achievement.
Congratulations or ¡Feli-cidades!
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The Don Quijote chapter of La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica members from Westfield High School includes Samantha Meyer, Emma Hamilton, Trista Drew, and Kiera Thiede