New members of the Lincoln Academy Chapter of the National Honor Society are, back row from left: Bear Grandy ‘27, Ryan Powell ‘27, Isaiah Felton ‘27, Owen Card ‘26, Karen Higgins ‘27, Oliver Jonason ‘27, Josephine Shea ‘27, Frances DeGeer ‘27, Sofia Michaud ‘27, Willow Tenney ‘27, Liam Butler ‘27. Middle row from left: James Hanley ‘27, Otto Giberson ‘27, Samuel Scott ‘27, Claire Ward ‘27, Lillian Labrie ‘27, Koleman Chesebro ‘27, Roz Swanberg ‘27, Zoe Hufnagel ‘27, Meara McManus ‘27, McKenzie Bernier ‘27, Victoria Albert ‘27, Samaya League ‘27, Fiona Duffy ‘27, Olivia Ball ‘27, Sophia Drum ‘26, Gilly Feindel ‘26. Front row from left: Braeden Bessey ‘27, George Seigel ‘27, Liz Hau ‘26, Ori Taylor ‘27, Carmella Fraser ‘27, Ayesha Giberson ‘27, Flannery Brady ‘27, Frances McGonigle Dow ‘26, Charlotte Abello ‘27, Lily Pinkham ‘27, Caroline Allan ‘27, Lauren Lee ‘27, Harrison Thompson ‘26.
On Monday, December 15, Lincoln Academy inducted 41 new members into the LA chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS).
LA’s NHS chapter is advised by English teacher Brenda Sawyer and Director of Community Engagement and Development Heather D’Ippolito. Senior officers of the club lead the ceremony, which celebrates the NHS values of scholarship, leadership, character, and service. English teacher Bridget Wright was selected by the inductees to deliver remarks.
Students who meet a rigorous academic standard at LA are invited to apply for NHS. Invited students must complete an application, seek recommendations from faculty, coaches or community mentors, and fulfill community service requirements. Final selections are made by a faculty committee based on a review of application materials and feedback from teachers.
Members of Lincoln Academy’s NHS chapter are expected to be leaders in service across their communities. Each member is required to participate in individual service efforts, as well as to plan and execute group service projects. Current members have participated in individual volunteering efforts including volunteering at the Skidompha Library, the humane society, and the Jefferson food pantry. They have taught kids in the community basketball, theater, and guitar. In one of their major group service projects, students also helped the Ecumenical Food pantry fill over 350 Thanksgiving baskets last month.
New inductees have also been giving back to the greater community in significant and diverse ways, serving as youth voices on the YMCA board, volunteering at Miles Hospital and Cove’s Edge nursing home; counting alewives at the Bristol fish ladder, and participating in the Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder restoration. Others have served as LA Ambassadors, 8th grade hosts, and peer writing tutors in the Writing Center. They have helped stack wood with the local non-profit CHIP and served on their town’s volunteer fire departments.
As part of the ceremony on December 15, each inductee chose an adult in the Lincoln Academy community: teacher, coach, or family member, to present them with their National Honor Society pin and a rose. Head of School Jeffrey Burroughs gave closing remarks welcoming the new members.
The 2025 Inductees to the LA Chapter of the NHS are seniors Owen Card, Sophie Drum, Gilly Feindel, Liz Hau, Francis McGonigle Dow, and Harrison Thompson; and juniors: Charlotte Abello , Victoria Albert, Caroline Allan, Olivia Ball, Mackenzie Bernier, Braden Bessey, Flannery Brady, Liam Butler, Koleman Chesebro, Frances DeGeer, Fiona Duffy, Isaiah Felton, Carmella Fraser, Ayesha Giberson, Otto Giberson, Bear Grandy, James Hanley, Karen Higgins, Zoe Hufnagel, Oliver Jonason, Lillian LaBrie, Samaya League, Lauren Lee, Lee Anne Lord, Meara McManus, Sofia Michaud, Lily Pinkham, Ryan Powell, Samuel Scott, Josephine Shea, George Siegel, Roz Swanberg, Ori Taylor, Willow Tenney, and Claire Ward.LA’s second-year NHS members attended the ceremony. They are: Reese Achorn ‘26 – Social Media Manager, Noah Arbuckle ‘26 , Bailey Brewer ‘26, Mercy Buchwalder ‘26 – Secretary, Owen Cotta ‘26, Felix Cunningham ‘26 – Class President, Julia Deitrick ‘26, Trinity Delaney ‘26, Greg Demeritt ‘26, Freya Drum ‘26, Helen Duffy ‘26, Paytyn Dyer ‘26, Joslin Gladu ‘26, Violet Holbrook ‘26, Nathaniel Hufnagel ‘26, Mya Krawic ‘26, Caitlin Lomas ‘26, Khloe Luce ‘26, Neptune Martin ‘26, Torren Nehrboss ‘26 – Co-President, Anderson Pierpan ‘26, Hamilton Pierpan ‘26, Amelia Rice ‘26 – Co-President, Margaret Sawyer ‘26, Amelia Starbird ‘26, Margaret Thompson ‘26, Nicholas Vanderbilt ‘26.
More photos from the 2025 Lincoln Academy NHS Induction are on Flickr.
