The Wardlaw+Hartridge School inducted 11 new members into the Cum Laude Society in a ceremony held on May 1 in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Dr. Corinna Crafton, Head of School, welcomed the guests and was joined by Upper School faculty members Dr. Raechel Lutz, Ms. Alayne Birnhak and Dr. Jonathan Wilson in the presentation of awards.
Senior members Chiara Baldi ’26, Natalie Chen ’26, Justin Lustgarten ’26, Nitya Sahni ’26 and Helen Tang ’26 lit the four candles representing character, scholarship, service and leadership, welcomed the new members, and joined them on the risers in front of the stage.
Congratulations to the new W+H inductees: seniors Tiwalola Filchak ’26, Angel Lei ’26, Noah Ronnen ’26, Hannah Torres ’26 and Jason Zhong ’26, and juniors Aava Joshi ’27, Elana Nieporent ’27, Anushka Patchigolla ’27, Vyom Vaidya ’27, Emma Wang ’27 and Cameron Williams ’27.