Wheatley School eighth-grader Cecilia Jozef took third place in this year’s Italian Poetry Contest at SUNY Old Westbury. Jozef was recognized for her recitation of “Lo Sconosciuto“ by Aldo Palazzeschi.
This annual event is sponsored by the Long Island Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Italian. Wheatley’s, “I am very proud of the students who participated in this event,” Italian teacher Susan Vasselman stated.
“It is a wonderful experience. Our students meet students from all over Long Island who study Italian and compete in poem recitations.”
Students are rated on their interpretation of the poem, poise, pronunciation and intonation.
“Our Italian program is always well represented with so many of our students participating,” Joan Anderson, chairperson of the foreign language department in the East Williston School District said. “We are so proud of the public recognition they have received.”
Other participants from The Wheatley School included Eva Suppa, Raffaela Palmieri, Alana Osroff, Julia Dioguardi, Jade Marcus, Francis Cappi, and Michael LaGinestra.
