On the morning of April 4, sixteen students from the Class of 2019 were inducted into the Bryn Mawr chapter of the Cum Laude Society.
Seniors Hrithika Bhambhani, Claire Blaudeau, Catherine Chen, Emma Cotter, Katherine Dowling, Nina Kolodgie, Audra Lane, Zoe Leonard, Isabel Pantle, Emily Sakai, Katrina Salmon, Charlotte Seymour, Samantha Silverman, Xiaoqiao Wang, Edwina You and Isabelle Zollinger were recognized for their academic accomplishments as they were welcomed into the society. Upper School Director Nicole Hood congratulated the new inductees saying, "These students have distinguished themselves as scholars and as school citizens by bringing their high standards and applying their dedication to all of their school commitments."
Established in 1906 as the Alpha Delta Tau fraternity, the Cum Laude Society is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in secondary schools. It has more than 380 chapters around the world, including in the United States, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Canada, England, and several other European countries. Membership is selective; schools are allowed to induct a maximum of 20 percent of the senior class. Members are chosen based on academic record, good character, honor and integrity. Due to a change in the national Cum Laude rules, only seniors are inducted into the society. The top 10 percent of the junior class will be inducted at the very end of the school year, and the remaining 10 percent will be inducted after March of their senior year.