On April 19, Country Day inducted 17 students into the Cum Laude Society. Country Day's membership in the Cum Laude Society highlights the School's dedication to academic rigor and celebrates the scholarship and intellectual engagement of our student body. Modeled on the collegiate honor society of Phi Beta Kappa, the Cum Laude Society was founded in 1906 to recognize academic excellence in the country's most prestigious high schools. Country Day is honored to be one of the 11 chapters in the state of Georgia and the only chapter in Savannah. Congratulations to the following new inductees: Emiline Baxter, Lilla Brennan, Anna Claire Davis, Jessica Elkin, Annie Lelos, Sofia Pablo, Paawan Patel, Ella Stone, Selene Zhao, Aden Adjei, Banks Bradley, Reagan Carlson, Avi Heyman, Mason Howington, Ellie Neil, Haley Phillips, and Eoin Wilson. In addition, new Upper School faculty Dr. Anastase Gasana and Dr. Laura Santaner were also inducted. This year's class is joined by last year's 2023 inductees: Gracie Dates, Ned Henneman, Julia McGoldrick, Anna Pollak, Jordan Ruben, Sarah Jane Schulze, Fiona Wilson, and Alysa Young.