MKA Seniors Inducted to Cum Laude Society

21 seniors from the MKA Class of 2011 were inducted into the Cum Laude Society at a formal ceremony held at the Upper School on June 12. Dr. Dana Holwitt, MKA Class of 1991, a nationally recognized surgeon at the Montclair Breast Center gave the address, in which she reflected on the ways in which her MKA education had "armed" her with the skills to achieve excellence in life, to think analytically, and to never give up in the face of adversity. Appreciating her good fortune to have attended "this grand school on top of the hill," Holwitt concluded her remarks by congratulating the inductees and extolling them to "Be proud that you represent the best of the best at MKA."

The Cum Laude Society, established in l906, 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 student inductees are: Ana Blinder, Alexa Burzinski, Sarah Cuneo, Kyle Duca, Julie Emra, Sarah Frasco, Lauren Friezo, Isabel Glusman, Polina Kasparova, Daniel Kwartler, Elese Lau, Marisa Lieberman. Andrew Lokker, Chris McEwen, Meredith Moran, Lauren Morisseau, Christopher Pepe, Brian Perlmutter, Lucia Randall, Andrew Wagner and Carina Wong.