Thornton HS Students Inducted into Spanish Honor Society

From Mt. Vernon City School District: Fifty-six students at Nellie Thornton High School were inducted into the National Spanish Honor Society recently.

National Spanish Honor Society inductees are students who have shown a deep interest in their study of the Spanish language. These students range from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds with a gift of learning another language. These students have achieved and maintained a 90 or above average in their Spanish classes for at least two consecutive years at Thornton.

The National Spanish Honor Society was founded by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese in 1953, for the students of North American secondary schools. This chapter is due to the efforts of Dr. Bennet Conroy who initiated this organization in Mount Vernon with the chapter “Fernando Ferrel” at Mount Vernon High School. The legacy continued at Thornton High School with the chapter “Los Jóvenes del Futuro.” The chapter’s motto is: “Opening Doors” and its colors are red and gold.

“Each of these 56 students from Nellie Thornton High School should be very proud of their own, individual, wonderful academic accomplishments as newly, inducted, members of the Spanish Honor Society,” said Superintendent Dr. Kenneth R. Hamilton. “It is heart-warming to see this level of hard work and dedication by our Mount Vernon students.”

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