By Fiorella Gargiulo – Staff Reporter

The National Math Honor Society is starting back up for its fifth year at Law.

 Math teacher Mr. Ruzbarsky is the advisor for NMHS. On the board of NMHS are President Moulika Sivalenka, Vice President Srivarsh Gudlavalleti, Treasurer Sara Moshirzadeh, and Secretary Max Lula. 

Ruzbarsky founded the NMHS at Law and has been leading the society since the fall of 2019.

“A few years ago, some students came to me with the idea of starting a math honor society,” Ruzbarsky said. “We looked into it and decided it would be a great idea to start and promote mathematics in our building and community.” 

Sivalenka was elected in May 2023 and is excited to have the privilege of leading her fellow inductees.

“I would say a huge part of my job is making sure all the members are participating in activities and that our honor society is making sure math is an important part of the Law community,” Sivalenka said.

To join the NMHS, students must complete Algebra 2, have an overall GPA of at least 3.8, and an overall math grade of at least an 87. The society aims to involve as many people from the community as possible to enjoy math-related activities. 

“The NMHS definitely helped develop my leadership, time management, teamwork, and problem-solving skills,” former NMHS President and Law Class of 2022 Valedictorian Aislinn Burns said. “These are skills I use every day when adjusting to college, especially college mathematics.”

Last year, the NMHS hosted events like the Pi-lympics and April Math Month. Along with these events, they provided peer math assistance after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

“I would say that joining NMHS has taught me to learn how to help others with their math through the extended learning program in the TLC on Tuesdays and Thursdays,” Gudlavalleti said. “I like being involved in the process of helping our members and our society be the best that they can be.”

With the NMHS, Law also has the National Honor Society, the Science National Honor Society, the National Art Honor Society, and the Social Studies National Honor Society. Each honor society accepts applications with different requirements.

“I think being in an honors society means being recognized and celebrated for your advanced academic and math skills and being able to collaborate with other math students in the school,” junior member Deepika Chitirala said. “If someone was considering joining, I would definitely encourage them to apply, even if they don’t know if they’ll get in or not.”