Devon Prep Inducts 16 Students Into
National German Honor Society

Devon Preparatory School recently inducted 16 area Upper School students into the German National Honor Society, Delta Epislon Phi, during a ceremony held in Calasanctius Hall on campus.

During the ceremony Devon Prep German Teacher Mrs. Renata Losoncy presented the new inductees to Headmaster Rev. James J. Shea, Sch.P., who then gave each student a certificate and membership card.  Devon Prep Religion teacher and a native of Bogota, Colombia, Brother Nelson Henao, Sch. P., offered the invocation in which he stressed cultural understanding.

The new inductees include five seniors, six juniors and five sophomores. They are:

Seniors

  • Kevin Auriemma
  • Andrew Bellwoar
  • Christopher Doody
  • Patrick Mannion
  • Walter Snook

Juniors

  • Peter DeLong
  • Brendan Fulmer
  • Stephen Haas
  • Andrew Robie
  • Brian Silvestri
  • Felipe Suero

Sophomores

  • Gregory Angiolillo
  • Douglas Chicowicz
  • Albert Emhof
  • Clement Stormes
  • Justin Wickersham

The German Honor Society is a national education fraternity sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG). Its purpose is to recognize high scholastic achievement in the study of German, and to promote interest in the study of high school German. Its official name, Delta Epsilon Phi, comes from the key letters of its name in German, Deutsche Ehrenverbindung. Its colors are the colors of the German flag: Black, red and gold.

 “In order to be inducted into Delta Epislon Phi, our students must have completed at least three semesters of German classes, with a 3.5 German GPA or better,” Mrs. Losoncy explained. “We also require a service element to be a member and the student must be a member of the German Cultures Club as well.”