The Williams School has elected 12 members from the Class of 2008 to the Cum Laude Society. The seniors were inducted at a ceremony held Wednesday, March 5 at Connecticut College’s Evans Hall.

Williams’ Class of 2008 inductees are:
• Steven Allegro, Willimantic
• Jessica Daniels, Mystic
• Jonathan Erdman, Niantic
• Benjamin Green, Norwich
• Kalen Larsen, North Stonington
• Amanda Mehlman, New London
• Anne Muenchinger, Westerly, RI
• Liqi Ning, Westerly, RI
• Clara Potter, Ivoryton
• Sara Sargent, Quaker Hill
• Caroline Standke, Chester
• Anna Westbrook, New London

Head of School Charlotte L. Rea read citations for each of the inductees, highlighting their academic interests and achievements. Mr. Ted Sherman, Chair of the Mathematics Department at The Watkinson School and former assistant head of school at Williams, was the keynote speaker. Congratulating the inductees on their success, he spoke about the nature of multiple intelligences and honing all aspects of the mind.

The Cum Laude Society recognizes academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence (Areté), justice (Diké) and honor (Timé). Each Chapter may elect up to 20% of the members of the Senior Class in the college preparatory curriculum who have an honor record.

Founded in 1906, the Cum Laude Society is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in secondary schools. The founders of the society modeled Cum Laude after Phi Beta Kappa and in the years since its founding, Cum Laude has grown to 350 chapters, approximately two dozen of which are located in public schools and the rest in Independent schools. Membership is predominantly in the United States, but chapters also are located in Canada, England, France, Spain, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

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