Convocation

The Cum Laude Society, founded in 1906, is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in secondary schools. Membership at Father Ryan is based on grade point average, standardized testing, and rigor of courses– the top 20% of the Senior class and top 10% of the Junior class are inducted into our Hibernian Chapter in the spring of each year. This is the highest academic honor society available at the secondary school level.

The National Honor Society recognizes and inducts students who have demonstrated the four qualities of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Juniors and Seniors are selected for this society based on a minimum 93 GPA, active involvement, and service, demonstrated leadership, and favorable character.

The Father Black Honor Society inducts Freshmen who have earned Academic Honor Roll or Academic Dean’s list for the first 3 quarters of the year. Freshmen in this society were recently recognized in Theology classes.

The Latin Honor Society recognizes students enrolled in Latin II Honors or higher with a minimum GPA.

La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica recognizes students who are in the fourth semester of an honors or high honors level of Spanish with a minimum GPA.
 

Societe Honoraire de Francais inducts students into membership who are currently enrolled in French II Honors, High Honors, or higher with a minimum GPA.

Mu Alpha Theta is an organization that recognizes excellence in mathematics and promotes interest in math related careers and the continued study of mathematics. To be eligible a student must have completed at least Algebra II (High Honors or Honors) and have a cumulative math GPA of 93 or greater and have additional qualifying factors including teacher recommendations.

The International Thespian Society at each school is known as a troupe, and is led by a troupe director, usually the school’s theatre teacher. Thespian Troupes include students in grades 9-12 who have completed at least 100 hours of excellent work.

The Tri-M Music Honor Society opens a world of opportunities for students who have already shown themselves to be academically capable and musically gifted. Through performance and community service, they’ll develop confidence, creativity, critical thinking, compassion, and a host of other leadership skills sure to serve them well in school and beyond.

Membership in the Father Charles Strobel '61 Service Society is conferred upon students at Father Ryan High School who have completed a minimum of 120 hours of service to the poor and marginalized through the Corporal Works of Mercy. At least 40 of these hours must be with one organization, showing a depth of commitment and an ongoing relationship of solidarity that the student has built over time.

Recognition of Academic Distinction is awarded to Seniors who have earned the highest cumulative, weighted GPAs at the end of seven semesters.