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Arista And Archon Ceremony

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Students were crowded in the lobby dressed in black and white on May 22 anxiously waiting for the start of the Arista and Archon installation ceremony.
Arista and Archon are a part of a National Honor Society, which is a nationwide organization for high school students. Selection into Arista and Archon is based upon the four criteria of character, scholarship, leadership, and service.
Maqadus Skhi ‘19 said, “Arista/Archon means rewarding people that are willing to give back to our school community and help improve our learning environment.” Arista members were lined up outside the auditorium to the left while Archon members were on the right. Students in both honor societies were lined up in the lobby. While Ryan Channer ‘19 was playing …show more content…

Albina Kukic ‘18 and Brendan Mcerlaine ‘18 welcomed all Arista acceptees and then Joyce Chen ‘18 and Shawal Malik ‘18 welcomed all Archon acceptees.
Ms. Filomena Daniels said, “When the leaders give speeches, it’s very heartfelt, inspiring, and it’s a beautiful moment.”
Everyone’s attention was on Channer when he returned to play a musical interlude on the guitar. For the candlelight ceremony, there are three candles to represent scholarship, service, and character. The scholarship candle was lit by Selena Tan ‘18, the service candle by Malik, and lastly, the character candle by Stacy Miller ‘18. There was a struggle lighting the last two candles giving many a laugh and after many attempts, the service candle could not be lit.
“It breaks the tension in the room,” said Ms. Daniels. “It’s a really funny moment and it seems to be really consistent every …show more content…

Students lined up to walk across the stage to receive their Arista or Archon pins.
The new 2019 leaders were announced to be Allen Borshch ‘19, Tiffany Huynh ‘19, and Nimrah Naseer ‘19 for the Arista Honor Society and Sami Akhtar ‘19, Agnes Chen ‘19, and Tina Chen ‘19 for the Archon Honor Society. Arista leaders are selected by the highest GPA and Archon leaders are selected by the highest number of service credits. To close off the installation ceremony, Ms. Fern Bren, the Assistant Principal of Pupil Personnel Services, gave a moving speech to all the students and thanked everyone for coming and thanked Ms. Filomena Daniels, the Arista/Archon Coordinator and even gave her a bouquet of flowers. The students then stood up filed out the auditorium towards the refreshments which included small wraps, brownies, cookies, and water.
“My first Arista ceremony was an amazing experience,” said Li Hong Zeng ‘19. “Being inducted into Arista meant that I’ve been doing a good job in the three years of my high school, it felt like my efforts are paying

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