The inductees of the 2024 Academic Hall of Fame are (left to right): Lauren Unger Fisher '00 (award accepted on her behalf by her parents); Daniel Hemberger '03, and Nicholas Corbo.

The Exeter Township School District celebrated the achievements of students as 84 juniors and seniors were inducted into the Claude W. Dundore chapter of the National Honor Society and three notable alumni, educators or community members were inducted into the Exeter Alumni Association’s Academic Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 22, 2024 at 2PM in the Exeter Township Senior High’s auditorium. Inducted into the Academic Hall of Fame were Daniel A. Hemberger, Nicholas J. Corbo and Lauren C. Unger Fisher. Inductees are chosen for their contributions to society and their impact and credit they've brought to the Exeter Township School District through their achievements, volunteerism and/or work.

Hemberger graduated from Exeter Township Senior School in 2003, subsequently earning a B.A. in physics from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. in astronomy from Cornell University. While attending Exeter, Hemberger discovered his lifelong passion for physics as a senior. In his research, Hemberger studied Einstein's theory of general relativity, black holes and pulsars. While a postdoctoral scholar at California Institute of Technology, his supercomputer simulations of black hole collisions aided the first detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in 2015. Hemberger is currently employed as technologist by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he has worked since 2018.

Corbo professionally worked in education for 40 years, last serving as the superintendent of the Exeter Township School District. He began his career as a chemistry teacher in York County, where he held various administrative positions, including superintendent of the South Eastern School District, until he moved to Exeter’s superintendency in 1998. While at Exeter, Corbo oversaw the expansion of the high school and the construction of Reiffton School. Near his retirement in 2007, Corbo helped establish the Exeter Community Education Foundation (ECEF) to help support students, teachers and educational initiatives that the district’s budget is unable to fund. He serves as an emeritus trustee as he continues to support the Foundation.

Unger Fisher graduated from Exeter Township Senior High School in 2000 and went on to graduate with honors from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in Political Science and Government. Following her graduation from Pitt, she worked as an NBC Page for the “Nightly News with Brian Williams” and as an award-winning reporter/anchor in televised news in Michigan, Louisiana, New Jersey and Germany. Since 2011, she has worked in executive communications for the international humanitarian organization World Vision USA to raise the public's attention to the plight of children in crises around the world.

The Academic Hall of Fame began in 2005 as a project of the Exeter Community Education Foundation and typically selects four to six inductees each year. This year's class brings the number of honorees to 81, who are presented with a plaque that is displayed in the Senior High's main office.

During the second part of the ceremony, the current members of the National Honor Society presented and inducted 84 new members from the Class of 2025 and 2026 into its chapter through its candle-lighting ceremony that represents the Society's four pillars: character, leadership, scholarship and service. To be considered for membership, students must be sophomores or juniors with a weighted cumulative GPA of at least 92.000, involvement in at least one school activity or club and completion of at least five community service hours. This year’s inductees are:

• Samantha Baer
• Ryan Claudfelter
• Rian Coulter
• Meredith Fylypowycz
• Abigail Hasselbach
• Marli Herner
• Madelyn Holbrook
• Dylan Holland
• Gabriana Holmes
• Neema Kamau
• Riley Mazur
• Ridleigh Moyer
• Katelyn Nichols
• Engel Perez
• Katelyn Rears
• Amelia Sahaida
• Chloe Scherer
• Olivia Schofield
• Benjamin Seeberger
• Corina Shevick
• Sean Smith
• Sophie Sowers
• Luke Zawilla
• Sheylin Aparicio Sanchez
• Meredith Batz
• Harrison Brumbaugh
• Adreanna Butcher
• Victoria Caccese
• Chase Choudhry
• Ryleigh Clouser
• Olivia Conley
• Adam Cooke
• Aidan Dauble
• Chase Detweiler
• Alena Dinnini
• Liana Dinnini
• Rachel Donnachie
• Kendall Druzba
• Brenton Feathers
• Chayse Flood
• Nathan Gehris
• Molly Giering
• Audrey Gierlich
• Morgan Gilbert
• Avery Grider
• Faith Hartman
• Evan Harvey
• Angelina Hernandez
• Madyson Hirneisen
• Ryland Hollinger
• Jada Hood
• Josephine Hunter
• Morgan Juck
• Kayla Karasek
• Samantha Kerber
• Lillie Keperling
• Payton Klein
• Nathan Kleinfelter
• Ella Lynch
• Ella Mackey
• Hannah Martin
• Myah Marturano
• Maira McCartin
• Zachary McCormick
• Mackenzie Mentzer
• Haley Meyers
• Marissa Millar
• Juliana Nerney
• Chase Noel
• Tithi Patel
• Joven Patton
• Payton Raifsnider
• Shaun Rathman
• Katelyn Reynolds
• Aubrey Ridge
• Madelyn Rismiller
• Evan Smith
• Abigail Starnes
• Monica Stratton
• Augustus Stuhlman
• Dylan Taffel
• Ethan Tibetts
• Jayden Weidner
• Daniel Wright
   

Congratulations to all!