The Hicksville Public School District Board of Education hosted a Secondary Student and Staff Recognition Ceremony to honor standout members of its middle and high school communities.
The program began with musical performances by students starring in the high school’s theatrical production of Grease, and was followed by the ceremonial certificate distribution. Presentation of the awards were led by Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Bonuso, alternating members of the Board of Education, and building principals— Raymond Williams of the high school and Mara Jorisch of the middle school.
The following staff and students were honored at the event. Photos of all of the honorees are on the school district’s website at www.hicksvillepublicschools.org.
Staff:
Recognition of Service:
• Five Years: Joan Belmonte, Lori Cardillo, Caitlin Cassidy, Yun Sophia Feng
• 10 Years: Thomas DePalo, Ellen Feaster, Kristin Lupardo, Paulina McPhillips, Laura Rasulo, Brian Stanley, Robin Throne, Courtney Wall, Sara Whitehair, Alyssa Wilson
• 15 Years: Kevin Bunting, Regina Ivory, Laura Klimuszko, Jeffrey Tafla, Chad Wyman, Christine Zaczynski
• 20 Years: Patrick Duffy, Jill Zeilander
• 25 Years: Tina Gimmi, Theresa Leahy
• 30 Years: Kathleen Nicolich
• 35 Years: Richard McDonough
Awards Recognition:
• Juried Members Art Exhibition: First Place, Beth Atkinson
• Nassau County Art Educator of the Year: Elizabeth Nafte
Students: (Middle School)
English:
• Spelling Bee: First Place, Sejal Gupta, Runner Up, Viveka Jain
• Poetry Out Loud: Priyansh Raval, Srishti Tyagi
Fine Arts:
• ASA All-County Art: Amane Anderson, Hunter Hsiu, Rachel Katz, Serena Lam, Ashley Martinez, Lionel Masih, Caitlin Roberti, Aaditya Vaghela, Ansa Zubair
• NMEA All-County Band: Benjamin Choi, Kate Cimino
• NMEA All-County Chorus: Joshua Alvarado, Alexis Condus, Sierra Hall, Ryan Keating, Gurtej Singh, Violet Soran, Ahmad Taitt
• NMEA All-County Orchestra: Cailin Hoang, Michal Lewkowicz
• Fire Safety Poster Contest: Kristi Britton, Ashley Kumar, Michael Schmatz, Danish Syed
Mathematics:
• Long Island Scholar of Mathematics: Sejal Gupta
• American Mathematics Competition: Gold Medal, Sejal Gupta, Michal Lewkowicz, Silver Medal, Dhanush Sivasankaran, Bronze Medal, Jason Soe, Jaelyn Patallo
Social Studies:
• Geography Bee: Seventh Grade Winner and Schoolwide Winner, Brandon Chavez, Eighth Grade Winner, Jason A. Umana Benitez, Sixth Grade Winner, Thomas Galvin
• Patriot Pen Essay Contest: First Place and Second Place for Nassau County, Dylan Gaznabbi, Second Place, Cindy Cheng, Third Place, Alaha Nasari
• Voice of Democracy: First Place, Lovepreet Kaur, Second Place, Emily Kong, Third Place, Srishti Tyagi
Students (High School)
Fine Arts:
• ASA All-County Art: Ariel Abraham, Courtney Altoonian, Sabrina Bell, Angelina Cirigliano, Nicolette Constantinides, Christopher Cruz, Mina Gradinarova, Maiya Hankins, Amira Hassan, Kerry Heiman, Jerry Hsiao, Gurjot Kaur, Eva Kobetitsch, Taylor Labrador, Sebastian Niculescu, Gifty Samson, Leoder Sanchez, Euni Shim, Gabriella Vidad, Gianna Willis, Gabriella Yao
• NMEA All-County Band: Samuel Lipien, Keyanna Riddick, Jason Yang
• NMEA All-County Chorus: Kaylee Agostinello, Edward Bossong, Samantha Brown, Gabrielle Goubran, Cassie Pursoo, Rebecca Samuel, Kylie Singh, Ever Turcios
• NMEA All-County Orchestra: Antonio Aguirre Momina Miyan
• National Scholastic Art Award: Honorable Mention and Siler Key Award, Tina Goparaju, Honorable Mention for Portfolio and Sculpture and Silver Key Award and Gold Key Award, Sebastian Niculescu
• Long Island Arts Alliance: Scholar Artist, Sebastian Niculescu, Award of Merit, Olivia Funk
• Advanced Visions Exhibition: Honorable Mention, Irene Shen
• Fire Safety Poster Contest: Jolina Mendoza, Mary Joy Mendoza, Amina Nasari
—From the Hicksville School District
