to the March`s 2015 Points of Pride
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to the March`s 2015 Points of Pride
POINTS OF PRIDE • March 2015 Academics • Elmont Memorial salutatorian was accepted into all 13 colleges to which he applied, including all eight Ivy League schools. • Elmont sophomore Maliya Rodriguez placed first in microbiology at the New York State Science and Engineering Fair. Rodriguez also placed second as an overall winner. • Elmont’s Akanitoro Brown placed second in the environmental category at the New York State Science and Engineering Fair. Brown also received the RICOH Sustainable Development Award. • Elmont senior Harold Ekeh placed third in cellular and molecular biology category at the New York State Science and Engineering Fair. • Floral Park senior Anna Christ has been appointed to the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Class of 2019. • Floral Park freshman Kirra Clark was presented with the Woman of Distinction Award by the Jamaica Square Improvement League. • Floral Park junior Semini Jayasinghe was invited to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston, Massachusetts. • 10 Floral Park students participated in the General Federation of Women’s Clubs-Island-Metro District Cultural Arts Day, sponsored by the Junior Women’s Club of Bellerose. • Floral Park’s Olivia Lanning placed first in Business Calculations and Business Law at the Future Business Leaders of America spring district meeting at Molloy College. • Floral Park’s Jennifer Seuling placed first in the job interview category at the Future Business Leaders of America spring district meeting at Molloy College. • The Jamaica Square Civic Association honored Floral Park Principal Dr. Kathleen Sottile as a Woman of Distinction in recognition of Women’s History Month. • Advanced Placement students from Floral Park attended the Evaluation of Presidential Leadership Symposium for High School Students at Hofstra University. • Floral Park’s Thomas Kenna was invited to attend the AllAmerican Model United Nations Delegation in Beijing, China and Hyderabad, India. • 15 Floral Park students participated in the High School Heroes Program sponsored by Junior Achievement. • H. Frank Carey students Michael Kadnar and Nicholas Zaromatidis were acknowledged with character awards in February. • H. Frank Carey students named Josephine Accetturi and Ryan Hensley Seniors of the Month for February. • H. Frank Carey’s Kacie Candela was named Outstanding Delegate in the World Health Organization Committee at the Hofstra University Model United Nations Conference. The Sewanhaka Central High Sch ool District is proud to present our most recent “Points of Pride,” which highlight student achievements in academ ics, arts, athletics and community service. This culminating list will be publishe d monthly. • H. Frank Carey’s Shaina Zafar was named Best Delegate in the Legal Committee at the Hofstra University Model United Nations Conference. • H. Frank Carey’s Maria Garguilo was named an Honorable Delegate in the Future Crisis Committee at the Hofstra University Model United Nations Conference. Pictured (l-r): H. Frank Carey’s Marina • H. Frank Carey’s Nick Testani, Sewanhaka’s Andreas Pavlou Zaromatidis was named a and H. Frank Carey’s Maria Gargiulo Commended Delegate in participated in SIDMUN. the Special Political and Decolonization Committee at the Hofstra University Model United Nations Conference. • New Hyde Park’s Jaime DeVita won a silver medal at the Italian Poetry Contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Italian at SUNY Old Westbury. • New Hyde Park’s Eshraq Islam, Gautam Nayyar and Carolyn Wilson participated in Stony Brook University’s Annual Protein Challenge. • New Hyde Park senior Gautam Nayyar presented his research on chronic lymphocytic leukemia at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. • New Hyde Park students Aisha Abdelhamin, Megha Gopal, Nicole Joseph, Pranav Rengeri and Vishwajit Sharma placed fourth at the Math Olympiads at Kellenberg Memorial High School. Sharma also placed second out of 150 participants in the individual round. • Sewanhaka’s Robotics Club placed fifth in the FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Championship Tournament. The team also advanced to the World Championship competition. • Students and chaperones from Shenzhen Experimental School #2 in Shenzhen, China, and Quanzhou #7 High School in Fujian, China, visited Sewanhaka High School. • Members of Sewanhaka’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America attended the annual New York State Leadership Conference in Syracuse. • Sewanhaka’s Tri-M chapter inducted 68 members during a ceremony on March 11. • Three students from Sewanhaka competed at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair in February. Student Sidney St. Hillaire also competed in round two of the competition on March 12. • More than 200 students participated in the 22nd annual Lee Marcus Invitational Sewanhaka Intra-District Model United Nations Conference. POINTS OF PRIDE • March 2015 Arts • H. Frank Carey senior Ralph Sepe won the Emerging Filmmaker Award at this year’s Queens World Film Festival. • H. Frank Carey Clipper photographer Thomas Raggio won second place for photography at Adelphi University’s Press Day. • New Hyde Park’s Ashley Thomas was the winner of the World Languages Honor Society’s annual poster contest. • New Hyde Park’s Nicole Campbell was the winner of the Town of North Hempstead Earth Day Birthday T-Shirt contest. • Sewanhaka freshman Ariana Yarna was accepted into the NYU Young Playwright Program. • Members of the district’s Marching Band performed at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City. • The district’s second annual Sewanha-Con event was well attended by students across the district. • The artwork of 22 district students was selected to be displayed at the central administration building. • District students participated in the NYSSMA Evaluation Festival held at New Hyde Park High School. Congratulations to Bryan Apaza, Ann Grimshaw, Fred Grimshaw, Luke Lelay, Max Lou, Alicia Manjila, Jailene Ramsaroop, Prachi Shah, Daniel Son and Christian Tse for receiving a rating of Outstanding or Excellent; Frank Bachhuber, Victoria Bialczak, Anthony DeCola, Nathan Edwards, Chris Fink, Rena Fukuda, Sachin Jacob, Kristine Leung, Brianna Mastandrea, Sophie Ouyang and Samantha Zebitsch for receiving a rating of “A” or “A+.” Other recognitions were given to student Sara Salomon for earning a 99 out of 100 on her Level VI solo; Sean Hong for outstanding ratings on two different instruments; and Daniel McGuigan, who earned a perfect score on his Level V solo. Community Service • Elmont Memorial collected 109 pints of blood for Long Island Blood Services during their March blood drive. The school ranks within the top seven in donations in Long Island. • Elmont Memorial’s Key Club and Key Builders collected supplies for Hempstead residents displaced by a fire. • Floral Park Memorial’s Heart for Fashion 2 raised more than $12,000 for genetic research. • Floral Park Memorial teachers raised money for the boys lacrosse team and Ethan Demmers during a faculty basketball game. The Sewanhaka Centr al High School District is proud to pre sent our most recent “Points of Pride ,” which highlight student achievements in academics, arts, athletics and commun ity service. This culminating list will be published monthly. • H. Frank Carey seniors in Mike Cartolano’s Media Arts class honored several Carey alumni and staff who served in the armed forces. • H. Frank Carey students raised money for Kids Need More to benefit a 16-year-old girl with a brain tumor. • New Hyde Park Memorial’s Builders Club raised $1,104 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Shamrock Against Dystrophy program. • A playground in Alaminos City, located in Pangasinan, Philippines, will bear the name of New Hyde Park Memorial thanks to a fundraiser held by the school’s Key Club. • Faculty and students from New Hyde Park Memorial raised $2,000 for Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy during Faculty Feud. • Sewanhaka seventh-graders participated in a Math-A-Thon and raised $1,097 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. • Sewanhaka’s Key Club collected toiletries for veterans throughout March. Athletics • Elmont’s girls varsity basketball team defeated Oceanside in the Nassau County quarterfinals. • Elmont varsity basketball player Noelle Dixon was named an All-Conference athlete. • Elmont varsity basketball players Arielle Pierre and Zhaneia Thybulle were named All-Class players. • Elmont varsity basketball players Monique Joseph and Kem Nwabudu were named All-County players. Joseph was also named Conference Player of the Year. • Floral Park’s boys varsity basketball team played in the Nassau County Finals on March 7. • Several Sewanhaka wrestlers qualified to participate in the Nassau County Tournament. Daniel Gianotti placed fourth and earned All-County honors. Jesse Lino and Kevin Ramirez were named All-Conference players. Elmont’s girls varsity basketball team defeated Oceanside in the quarterfinals.