Congratulations to the 22 seniors from the MKA Class of 2019 who were inducted into the Cum Laude Society at a formal ceremony held at the Upper School on Saturday, June 8. The Cum Laude Society, established in 1906, is modeled on the Phi Beta Kappa Collegiate National Honor Society and recognizes the scholastic achievement of secondary school students. It is the highest academic honor bestowed on members of the graduating class.

The keynote speaker of the evening's ceremony was Alexis Tucker, a Cum Laude graduate from MKA's Class of 2004. Headmaster Thomas Nammack spoke to the students and acknowledged their extraordinary accomplishment. He said, "MKA inducts students to Cum Laude on the basis of exceptional contributions to the intellectual life of the school. Your capacities for engagement, inquiry, effort, reflection, and judgment are why you are here. You have helped to make things go, and you have created academic and intellectual benefits for the faculty and for the students around you."

The 2019 inductees are: Mark Apinis, Valerie Bejjani, Ronak Bhatia, Casey Rae Borella, Daniel Cipolla, William Goodall, Simone Gulliver, Dylan Hall, Luke Hunter, Anne Johnson, Ruhee Juvekar, Taylor LeFevre, James Lukenda, Madison Marano, Eleanore Maxwell, Kyra Rude, Tristan Saidi, Navya Salwan, Casey Szilagyi, Julia Thompson, Aidan Williams, Nyla Williams