Willowbrook hosts joint ceremony for four honor societies

Top left: Willowbrook Principal Dr. Daniel Krause welcomes audience members to the joint ceremony for the school’s Math Honor Society, National English Honor Society, World Language Honor Society and Civitas (Willowbrook’s Social Studies Honor Society). That event took place on April 11. Top right: Willowbrook World Language Department Head Katherine Strand-Carroll serves as the emcee for the ceremony. Bottom: The presidents of the honor societies share information about each group. They are (from left) senior Shannon Frank, representing Civitas, senior Krista Dahlstrand, representing Math Honor Society, senior Jared Schneider, representing National English Honor Society, and sophomore Derek Verdugo Del Hoyo, representing World Language Honor Society.

Two scholarships were awarded during the joint ceremony for Willowbrook's Math Honor Society, National English Honor Society, World Language Honor Society and Civitas (the school's Social Studies Honor Society) on April 11. Left: Pictured are the recipients of the Kathy Marcyniuk Scholarship from Civitas. They are (from left) seniors Aasiyah Wasif, Shannon Frank and Shawn Pieper. Right: Pictured are the recipients of the National English Honor Society Scholarship. They are seniors Anna Marie Cuccinotto (left) and Aasiyah Wasif.

On April 11, Willowbrook hosted a joint ceremony for the school’s Math Honor Society, National English Honor Society, World Language Honor Society and Civitas (the school's Social Studies Honor Society).

Math Honor Society
Willowbrook welcomed 137 students into the school’s Math Honor Society. To be inducted, juniors must complete five semesters of eligible courses and receive grades of As or Bs in those courses. Seniors must complete seven semesters of eligible courses and receive an A or B, or an A for every C, in those courses. To see the list of inductees, go to https://www.dupage88.net/site/public/files/?item=3896.

National English Honor Society
Willowbrook welcomed 157 students into the school’s National English Honor Society. To be inducted, students must complete at least four semesters of English courses and have a minimum 3.5 unweighted GPA in their English courses. To see the list of inductees, go to https://www.dupage88.net/site/public/files/?item=3897.

World Language Honor Society
Willowbrook welcomed 153 students into the school’s World Language Honor Society. The World Language Honor Society at Willowbrook is affiliated with three National Honor Society chapters – Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (for Spanish), Société Honoraire de Français (for French) and Delta Epsilon Phi (for German). There is no national affiliation for Arabic, and Willowbrook adopted its own chapter. To be inducted, students must complete at least three semesters of the same language and have a minimum 3.75 unweighted GPA in their specific language of study and a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. To see the list of inductees, go to https://www.dupage88.net/site/public/files/?item=3899.

Civitas (Social Studies Honor Society)
Willowbrook welcomed 242 students into the school’s social studies honor society, Civitas. To be inducted, students must have a weighted GPA of 3.75 or higher in three or more semesters of social studies coursework. To see the list of inductees, go to https://www.dupage88.net/site/public/files/?item=3898.