Two college-bound teenagers received $1,000 checks as part of an awards program at Kwon’s Martial Arts studio in Manhasset. Daniel Sultana and Bryan Morrissey, freshmen at Manhattan College and Boston University, respectively, were honored for being exceptional contributors to the studio’s Special Team of Role Models (STORM) program. “STORM participants have to be outstanding martial artists and excellent role models for younger students,” said Dae Keun Kwon, who owns the facility and is a master instructor there. “Danny and Bryan went above and beyond on all counts. We wish both of them the best as they move into this exciting new phase of their lives.” The STORM program was initiated two years ago and honors exceptional individuals who are about to enter college.
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Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public announced eighth-graders Elizabeth Wu and Serena Zhao of Manhasset Middle School were among the top 300 students selected as semifinalists in the sixth annual Broadcom Masters—the nation’s most prestigious Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) competition for middle school students. Wu and Zhao’s project was The Effect of Various Copper Concentrations on the Growth of L. minor and the Biosorption of Copper by L. minor.
The Broadcom Masters (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars) rewards sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students who follow their personal passions in science or engineering at 300 regional and state science fairs and inspires them to continue their studies in math and science throughout high school. As the students apply project-based learning to the scientific method and the engineering process through hands-on challenges and competitions, they learn the 21st-century skills of critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity. Semifinalists hail from 250 middle schools in 37 states and represent 126 regional and state science fairs across the U.S.
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Alexandra Pidedjian, Manhasset High School Class of 2016, was one of 30 students who received the News Channel 12 Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship recognizes high school seniors abilities in athletics, scholarship, leadership and service to others. Pidedjian, a Brown University freshman, was also named in Newsday’s Top 100 players to watch. She will be playing lacrosse for the Bears. She was the recipient of the Nassau Zone of New York State Outstanding Athlete Award as well.
Dean’s List
Binghamton University has announced the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and include: Maryam Beheshti, Xiomara Damour, Christopher Harragan, Emma Klainberg, Alexandra Lambadarios, Doreen Liang, Dylan Linder, Robert Petruso, Abigail Powell, Evan Pritsiolas, Kayla Roumeliotis, Aaron Tabibzadeh and Rebecca Verpile.
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Lafayette College students James Roberts, Haley Tesher and Taylor Tesher were named to the Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2016 semester. Each student achieved at least a 3.60 semester grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
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The following residents made the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring 2016 semester: Jonathan Jang and Martin Weissman.
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Tufts University announced the Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semester. Manhasset students include Anthony Benja-Athon, class of 2019; Patrick Coleman, class of 2018 and Daniel Meyer, class of 2018.
Graduations
Nicole Kiess graduated from Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a degree in comprehensive science in May 2016. She plans to attend medical school.
Yixuan Cao graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in business administration from the University at Albany in May 2016.
Nancy Cheng graduated with a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the University of Connecticut.
