Hispanic Honor Society welcomes 23 new members

Only students with at least two consecutive semesters of study of the language at LSMSA and with an average of 88 percent or higher in Spanish are invited to be members. Also, students who come from other schools, place at level two or higher and maintain an average of 88 percent or higher during their first semester at LSMSA are invited to be members.

Other requirements to be a member and maintain membership include having a clean disciplinary record, a whole cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.3 at the end of each academic year at LSMSA, no Ds at the end of each semester, continuous attendance at the monthly meetings, active participation in the club’s activities and participation in the Society’s annual community service project that is chosen by the students at the beginning of each academic year.

Members of the Society participate in the annual Southeastern Louisiana University Foreign Language Festival and in Literary Rally with a very high rate of success. The Society also provides Spanish peer tutors for the LSMSA community all year round and a variety of events for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sponsored by Dr. Maria Sanchez, the LSMSA chapter of the Society was created during the 2010-11 academic year. The name of the chapter is Plus Ultra and the motto is All Together.

New members include Juan Cecchini, a sophomore from Denham Springs; Presley Simmons, a junior from Walker; Alvaro Carvajal, a junior from Jefferson; Adreanna Queen, a junior from Natchitoches; Ariana Yelverton, a junior from Rayville; Karly Brown, a senior from Baton Rouge; Claire Leming, a senior from St. Francisville; Amy Liu, a junior from Alexandria; Rachel Mendoza, a senior from Slidell; Niko Perez, a junior from M onroe; Siarah Hall, a junior from Many; Stephen Watson, a senior from Baton Rouge; Sebastian Guerrero, a junior from Houma; Hanyu Gong, a junior from Metairie; Sofia Rivera, a junior from Covington; Vernoica Jimenez, a senior from Bogalusa; Lyrren Mwaghore, a junior from Luling; Marlies Carter, a sophomore from Madisonville; Jordan Byrd, a sophomore from Denham Springs; Clara Kolterman, a junior from Sterlington; Myles Fabre, a sophomore from Baton Rouge; Esther Seo, a sophomore from Bossier City; and McKenzie Davis, a junior Ferriday.

Returning members include Kabir Shah, a senior from Natchitoches; Joshua Ballagh, a senior from Leesville; Kodie Garza, a senior from Ringgold; Aliyah Newell, a senior from Opelousas; Maya Bochas, a senior from Morgan City; Brendan Nalbone, a senior from Lake Charles; Jessenia Ortiz, a junior from Oberlin; Varun Amin, a senior from Lake Charles; MyChel Robinson, a senior from Mansura; and Bethany Jenkins, a senior from Ville Platte.