The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is an honor society for high school students of high academic achievement enrolled in Spanish and Portuguese. The society is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Formally organized as the Spanish National Honor Society in 1953, the name was changed in 1959. At present there are over 1700 national and international chapters.
To be eligible, students must have an average of 85 in the third year of study of Pre-AP or AP Spanish and be in the 10th grade or higher. The student must complete a minimum of three years of advanced Spanish and remain an active member in good standing.
The Paris High School 2013 inductees photographed from left to right on the front row are Danielle Callaway, Susana Tan, Kim Chaverria, Kelli Lahman, Josh Kirby, Shawntee Moore, Tata Williams, and Juliana Clipson. On the second row are Paige Dixon, Alli Ruthart, Conor Henry, Jacob Rogers, Alfredo Gonzalez, Logan Fox, and Scott Gilbert. On the back row are Ali Cobey, Meghan Gillean, Justin Hutchinson, Michael Montgomery, Kaileb Williamson, Valery White, Jack Kraft, Jake Clark, Kaden Callihan, and Arish Pardiwalla.