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Upper School students were recognized for their academic excellence with induction into the St. Paul's School chapter of the Cum Laude Society. Ten percent of the junior class and ten percent of the senior class are eligible for Cum Laude induction each year.
Headmaster David Faus addressed the inductees and their families during the ceremony. "One of the ways our School sets itself apart is in how we define excellence. Our definition clearly includes noteworthy academic achievement, like that we celebrate today. But it also encompasses effort in athletics. It includes artistic expression. At St. Paul's, living a life of balance is part of what excellence means. The members of the Cum Laude Society embody that ideal. They are successful academically, but in other areas as well."
This year's inductees were:
Class of 2018
Christian Kramer Baran
Andrew Larkin Caples
Peter Frederick French
Reese McCormack Graef
Ryan David Kern
Desai Myles Oula
The members of the Class of 2018 inducted last year are:
Johnathan Kermit Billups
Michael Frank Blandino, Jr.
Jarrett Jett Daffern
Nicholas Codi Dintino
Griffin William Dunn
Gonzalo L. Felgueroso
Andrew Thomas Genuit
David Scott Kelly, II
John Wesley Urban, IV
Each Cum Laude school is permitted to submit a single outstanding example of original work for consideration in the Cum Laude Society Paper competition. The purpose of The Cum Laude Society Paper is to recognize and celebrate outstanding academic achievement through a paper of superior scholarship and original thought. This year, the St. Paul's representative in the competition is Ryan Kern and his extended essay on the interactions of secular and religious systems in Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale.
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 382 chapters at secondary schools in the U.S. and internationally.