John S. Burke Hugh School inducts 27 into National Honor Society

John S. Burke Catholic High School recently inducted 24 juniors and three seniors into its National Honor Society. The focus of the evening was the four pillars of the society: leadership, character, scholarship and service. The guest speaker for the evening was Mike Carpentieri, a 2001 Burke graduate who now teaches at Chester Elementary School. Carpentieri touched on each of the four pillars but focused mostly on leadership. The new inductees took their oaths and received their medals and roses. The senior members of the National Honor Society were presented with their gold cords, which they will wear at graduation in June. Pictured here are the junior and senior members of Burke's National Honor Society who also attended St. Stephen-St. Edward Elementary School in Warwick. Front row, from left, are seniors Michelle Gulfo, who is also the co-president of the group, and Elizabeth Donovan, and juniors Stephanie Serritello, Meghan Kerr, Ann Walker and Gina Rosen. Back row, junior Ryan Whelan, senior David Polman, and juniors Kevin Polman and Philip Juliano. Photo by Linda smith hancharick