Congratulations to the following WWHS Seniors have completed the NYSED Requirements to graduate with a Seal of Biliteracy on their diploma: Sindy Alfaro, Stephanie Barker, Julio Chavez, Neyda Díaz Vilorio, Esteban Lopez, Geysel Ramos, Omar Ramos, Kevin Vasquez Martinez, Ana Villatoro, and Shelbi Wuss. “This is an exceptional group of students, and an excellent representation of our diverse student population here in South Huntington,” said Ms. Cecilia Blanco, Coordinator of Bilingual Education and English as a New Language Programs. “Some of these students are English Language Learners with only three or four years of English instruction. Some have qualified for the Seal of Biliteracy for their third language, while they are fully bilingual in English and Spanish. And some have learned their second language exclusively at school, starting with the Dual Language Program in fifth-grade and continuing with the higher level language courses offered at the middle and high school level in our district.”
The New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages, in addition to English. The intent of the NYSSB is to encourage the study of languages; identify high school graduates with language and biliteracy skills for employers; provide universities with additional information about applicants seeking admission; prepare students with twenty-first century skills; recognize the value of foreign and native language instruction in schools; and affirm the value of diversity in a multilingual society.
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Seniors to Graduate with Seal of Biliteracy
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Wizards of Wall Street
Mr. O'Connor's fourth-grade Maplewood class participated in the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game with amazing returns. One of the teams in the class came in 1st place in the Grades 3-5 Spring Long Island Stock Market Game. Not only that, it seems the stock picking wizards also took 2nd and 3rd place. It was a clean sweep! Our Maplewood students beat out over 200 other teams across Long Island. The SIFMA organization said this is the first time in the history of the game that one school swept the top 3 spots. Maplewood’s 1st place team finished 10th statewide in all levels of competition, against over 1600 teams, and the top 9 schools were all Middle school or High School teams. These three "Wizards of Wall Street" teams focused on a "Buy Low and Sell High" approach picking stocks like Chipotle, Amazon, Google, and their top earner Tesla. Congratulations to:
1st Place - Taihino Quinones, Ariel Gonzalez Flores
2nd Place - Koji Flores, Cash Resta
3rd Place - Olivia Knudsen, Leah LaMay
The teams were invited to an awards presentation and luncheon on June 1st at Adelphi University. The students were given medals, an opportunity to give a speech to the crowd and treated to a fantastic lunch. What a great experience for the class and these 6 champions!
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"One person can make a difference, and everyone should try." - John F. Kennedy on volunteering
Walt Whitman High School would like to thank and recognize the following seniors for their volunteer service to our community and nation. “It is our hope that you have been inspired by your experiences and will continue to serve others in the future,” said senior class advisor Ms. Diane Zamow. “To further recognize your service, we have registered your hours with the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA).” The PVSA is a national organization designed to tap the power of citizens to improve lives, solve problems and strengthen communities. Awards are as follows: Bronze 100-174 hours, Silver 175-249 hours, Gold 250 + hour and the Principal’s Award at 500+ hours.
Bronze: Sindy Alfaro Ortez , Angelique Auriemma, Erica Bell, Julia Chimenti, Rebecca Dewitt, Matthew Harrigan, Elizabeth Havjar, Samuel Hoffman, Alexa Honickman, Abdjine Lemaitre, Casey Leonick, Brooke Pagano, Vincent Pastore, Jessica Persaud, Olivia Poplawski, Omar Ramos, Geysel Ramos Vasquez, James Reilly, Jordan Roiland, Jared Saget, Jordan Schnieder, Rachel Shapiro, Samantha Thorne, Victoria Thurer, Melissa Triolo, and Kevin Vasquez Martinez.
Silver: Alivia Barton, Flor Canales, Serah Carbon, Michael Giarrizzo, Richard Hauser, Nosheib Jadoon, Meagan O'Donnell, Epiphany Ramirez, Danielle Raynor, Sarah Tabibzada, Faiza Tariq, Alexandra Wirth, and Shelbi Wuss.
Gold: Anastasia Alpy,* Ifedayo Balogun,* Christina Bogdani, Lauren Civello, Ilana Desmod, Sean Duclay, Emily Ferrante, Esteban Lopez, Karthikeyan Mayilvahanan Kelsey McDonald,* Payal Multani, Taninna Oukacine,* Lauren Ragone,* Jared Rosenthal, and Danielle Wechsler.
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Gold Key & Sports Scholarship Class of 2017
The prestigious Gold Key awards were presented on Tuesday evening, June 6th at the annual Booster Club/South Huntington Gold Key Scholarship and Sports Hall of Fame dinner. This award goes to student athletes who have demonstrated outstanding athletic participation by lettering in a combination of eight Junior Varsity or Varsity seasons in grades 10-12 at WWHS. Recipients are determined by Section XI rules and do not have any membership requirement. A Gold Key Charm necklace, an award plaque and $100 scholarship were presented by the Wildcat Booster Club in recognition of this honor.
Introducing the Class of 2017 Gold Key Recipients: Alivia Barton, Christina Bogdani, Jonathan Brigati, Zachary Bruno, Steven Ciravolo, Christian Corbett, John Creeron, Alexa Delcolle, Kathleen Dugan, Jon Eichner, Camilee Getchell, Michael Giarrizzo, Matthew Harrigan, Richard Hauser, Matthew Havekotte, Andrew Martin, Joseph Mendoza, Benjamin Nace, Thomas Nicolino, Vincent Pastore, Olivia Poplawski, Lauren Ragone, Melissa Triolo, and Shelbi Wuss.
These impressive athletes were also joined by our 2017 Booster Club Scholarship winners who have distinguished themselves in a variety of successful athletic, leadership, and academic endeavors. Congratulations to: Alexa Delcolle, Lauren Ragone, Matt Harrigan, Shelby Wuss, Angelique Auriemma, Christina Bogdani, Christian Corbett, Emily Dickson, Sarah Glaser, Megan O’Donnell, Victoria Thurer, Melissa Triolo, Ally Wirth, Marcus Zaiff, and Paige Tortorice.
The Athletic Director’s Scholarships is chosen by the Athletic Director and is funded by the Wildcat Booster Club. Membership is not required. Additional scholarships presented at the dinner are awarded by organizations including, the Gionuzzi Family for The Luke Avolese Memorial Football Scholarship, The WWHS Football Alumni Association, HBC Soccer Program and the Town of Huntington Softball Hall of Fame. Congratulations to: Joe Bradbury and Taylor Epstein for the Athletic Director’s Award sponsored by the Wildcat Booster Club; Derek DiLorenzo and Thomas DiLorenzo for the Luke Avolese Football Scholarship; Vincent Pastore for the WWHS Alumni Football Scholarship; Blake Aronson and Alexa DelColle for the HBC Soccer Scholarship; and Melissa Triolo for the Town of Huntington Softball Hall of Fame Scholarship.
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Michael S. Curtin Awards
Michael S. Curtin was a Sergeant in the NYPD and on September 11, 2001 tragically perished during the World Trade Center rescue efforts. In Sergeant Curtin's honor, the Michael S. Curtin Awards are presented to students who were nominated by their teachers for demonstrating exemplary citizenship. Rather than emphasizing academics or athletics, these awards focus on character and compassion. They are about how students live their daily lives and how much they do for others without asking for anything in return. They are about what makes Whitman such a special place, and what makes South Huntington such a special community.
Congratulations to: MICHAEL S. CURTIN CITIZENSHIP AWARD CLASS OF 2017: Antonio K. Agudio Jr., Trevor James Aucone, Angelique S. Auriemma, Danielle A. Barbarito, Stephanie Natalie Barker, Sherley Barreau, Erica Christina-Rose Bell, Timothy Patrick Brady, Jonathan Edward Brigati, Zachary Ryan Bruno, William Burton, Lesly Estefani Carabantes, Julia A. Chimenti, Luis E. Chinchilla Cantaderio, Lauren Elizabeth Civello, Kathleen Mary Clark, Brittney Marie Coleman, Brian James Corcoran, John Philip Creeron, Haley Davis, Nicole Ann De Martino, Alexa Skylar Delcolle, Gianna Della Vedova, Emily Taylor Dickson, Sean Thierry Duclay, Emma Katharine Dunn, Jon C. Eichner, Cara Anne Ferreri, Christie Ann Franz, Nova Ariana Furey, Aleyda Garcia, Lauren Lissette Giglio, Jack Andrew Giudici, Sarah Brooke Glaser, Matthew Robert Harrigan, Richard Warner Hauser, Matthew Christopher Havekotte, Sofie J. Hibler, Katherine Anice Hughes, Ahlasia M. Hunter, John A. Iaccino, Jamie Kralstein, Brett Harrison Maier, Sophie L. Markell, Andrew James Martin, Kevin Michael Mc Nulty, Joseph David Mendoza, Anibal Sebastian Mendoza Alvarez, Adam Tyler Meskill, Christopher Thomas Miller, Rhiannon Mizrachi, Payal Multani, Fazila K. Naeemi, Rebecca Anne Nardelli, Danielle O’Donnell, Kayla Nicole O’Mara, Jennifer V. Orellana, Michael Anthony Orlando, Leila Ozkiral, Adrianna Catherine Padinha, Anthony S. Palazzolo, Emma Nicole Palka, Vincent Anthony Pastore, Rosa N. Portaro, Anthony Raymond Pray, Timothy J. Quinn, Geysel Ramos Vasquez, Jared Rosenthal, Omar Rubio, Amanda Cristine Ruiz, Anastasia Rynkowski, Brittney Rose Salerno, Bridget Martina Saslaw, Danielle Nicole Silverman, Sarah Christine Tabibzada, Faiza Tariq, Kevin Alexander Vasquez Martinez, Grace Mary Williams, and Sean Robert Zagorski.
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Red, White, and Blue Forever
Two hundred and forty years ago today, our nations flag was adopted by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress. Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, but it is nationally recognized and many of our students took time today to honor the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States. At Oakwood Primary Center, Principal Kerrigan welcomed special guests as the school gathered to sing patriotic songs. Oakwood’s head custodian Tom Montalbano raised the flag with the assistance of various scouting groups. Music teacher Luella Pinelli led the assembly as Ms. Herrera’s class had the honors of displaying one of the many large flags.
Thank you to all of our scouts who helped with the flag raising and to Ms. Herrera’s students for holding up such a big flag for so long: Lillian Dwyer, Tiago Rua, Rehan Naseer, Hayli Wuss, Edward Membreno, Kasey Alfaro, Natalie Totolhua, Mariana Garcia, Edis Aguilar, Fernanda Hernandez, Victor Valencia, Katherine Villatoro, Ethan Arroyo, Victoria Valencia, Justin Valencia, Cruz Chavez, Ariel Alvarez, Steven Salamanca, and Ariana Sosa.
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Pool Safety Winner from Birchwood
Birchwood Intermediate School third-grader Jade Tintera was recently honored by Suffolk County Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-Huntington Station) as the Second Place winner in the County’s 2017 “Be Pool Smart” poster contest. Established in 2007, the competition invites elementary school students to promote the importance of pool safety by creating a poster that illustrates pool safety tips.
Entries were submitted by students from throughout Legislative District 17 and, initially, Jade’s creative design was named the District winner. Her poster was then submitted to compete at the County level where it was ultimately selected as the Second Place winner by the non-partisan Legislature Budget Review Office.
Each contest participant received a Certificate of Distinguished Achievement and Jade was awarded a special Suffolk County Proclamation from Legislator D’Amaro before the entire Legislature at the June 6 meeting. “There are many safety tips that are important,” said Jade. “Two of the more important ones are: never dive in shallow water, and never swim alone, always have adult supervision or a friend at all times.”“Our ‘Be Pool Smart’ poster contest directly engages children in learning the importance of pool safety to help avoid tragedies,” said Legislator D’Amaro. “I thank all of the students who participated in the poster contest and especially want to congratulate Jade on her winning design. She has made her family and our entire community proud.”
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Emergency Services Drill in Our Local Area
We want to share as a public service that tomorrow (Saturday, June 17) “Emergency Services” units will be conducting a casualty drill at St. Anthony’s High School. This drill, which will involve numerous police, rescue, and medical vehicles, is scheduled to begin on the St. Anthony campus with a series of mock casualties. These “actors” will then be transported (via emergency service vehicles) to a makeshift triage area somewhere in the Whitman Mall parking lot. The South Huntington School District is not involved in any way with this drill but wanted to share the information so that community members are aware of the increased police and emergency services activity.
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Mercy Benefit Concert Highlights Talent and Compassion
The 18th Annual Charity Mercy Benefit Concert was held recently at Walt Whitman High School. With hundreds in attendance, the room was electric as a variety of bands performed rock, jazz, funk, folk, and punk. There were compliment booths and henna artists. The new Collective organization set up a corner to promote their first CD which was produced in Whitman’s own recording studio. Of course there were the commemorative 2017 T-shirts with a design by Maureen Rossero. This year’s annual fundraiser helps support Project HOPE as well as The Collective. The event was coordinated by Walt Whitman English and Creative Writing teacher, Joseph Pipolo along with students James Reilly and Laura Altieri, as well as all of the XanaduLit Mag crew.“It is cool for the students to know and feel that the energy of the night and all the funds are going to do something remarkable-something essential,” said Mr. Pipolo. “Someone is going to lift a fork at a Project HOPE supper with food purchased from the three-dollars a Whitman student spent on a henna tattoo. Someone is going to directly benefit from the Whitman students dancing and singing and strumming. That is a wildly significant human lesson.”
Mr. Pipolo especially wants to thank the administration who have always been very supportive and engaged…they all come and listen, and Lou, our district sound engineer who did an amazing job, and Victoria Vasta and Desi Kirina, also on sound. The Custodial staff is always a big help as well. All of the talented musicians who come out and bring friends and family. The National English Honor Society members who sold tickets to the event.
Project HOPE is an organization formed by the youth of St. Hugh of Lincoln Parish in response to the hungry, homeless and unemployed in and around Huntington. Through the operation of a mobile soup kitchen, food drives, clothing collections, and meals served on a bi-monthly basis; they strive to minister to those in need in our community.
The Collective is the newest club at Walt Whitman and is now launching students into the future of the sound recording and music engineering arts. This opportunity affords students real hands on experience and training with state of the art recording and post production technology which they will be expected to master as recording musicians and engineers in their designated fields. The new club is also attracting many students who are involved in Whitman’s music programs: orchestra, concert band, jazz band, chorus etc. The club has recently finished the creation of an original studio album that is available for purchase ($12) in hard copy through Regina Caliendo at the District Office or at Whitman’s Main Office. You can also purchase it digitally on iTunes, Googleplay and Amazon.
The iTunes link:http://apple.co/2rLvayz
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SAT/ACT Summer Prep Class
PREPARATION FOR THE AUGUST 26 SAT & SEPTEMBER 9 ACT
Twelve 2-Hour Classes Mondays & Wednesdays 5 to 7 pm at Walt Whitman High School - Room 524
July 17, 19, 24, 21, 31
August 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23
Use this link for additional information
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Project Excel Wraps Another Successful Year
We were honored recently to see our Project Excel students and mentors recognized at a wonderful year-end dinner ceremony. Our students and staff enjoyed a year characterized by noteworthy accomplishments and steady progress towards worthy personal and collective goals. This year's theme, "Maintaining a Mindset for Success," was on full display as the coordinators, interns, and students presented their recaps of this year's program. The keynote speaker, Elizabeth Tirado, shared her extraordinary personal story of commitment and success after remarks by special guest, Councilwoman Tracey Edwards. We congratulate all of our Project Excel participants, as well as the proud parents who joined for this celebratory evening. Bravo to Project Excel Coordinator David Perkins and Roberto Torres, Jennifer DeNoble, Shaka Williams, Maria Colon, and Ian Denson who coordinate the program in our buildings. A special thanks is extended to Solange Rich, who has worked diligently to ensure Project Excel continues to serve children and families with excellence.
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All The Right Stuff
South Huntington’s Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Curriculum, Dr. Jared Bloom visited both Maplewood and Birchwood Intermediate Schools recently to speak with and congratulate the student officers in each school. Students introduced themselves and talked about the many school and community events in which they were involved in and which ones were their favorites.“I know it takes a lot of extra work, but being a part of the leadership team is what helps make your school so great,” said Dr. Bloom to the student leaders. “Leadership from our students is critical to the success of a school building, and we hope that you will always be involved in a leadership role as you progress upward through the grades here in South Huntington.”
Congratulations to Maplewood’s Student leaders:
JD Harrison - Student Council President
Gavin Brengel - Student Council Treasurer
Sara Duffy - Student Council Secretary
Sienna Long - Student Council Fourth Grade Vice President
Riley McDonnell - Historian
Josie Grant - SBM Student Representative
Kiera Brown - SBM Student Representative
Congratulations to our Birchwood Student leaders:
Kaitlyn Mondry- Student Council President
William Schrama- Student Council Treasurer
Eliana Kazin- Student Council Secretary
Daniel Ryan- Student Council Fourth Grade Vice President
Lucien Saint Cyr- Student Council Third Grade Vice President
Vincent Gulino- SBM Student Representative
Gabriella Avella- SBM Student Representative
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May Students of the Month
We wish to congratulate our May Students of the Month from Walt Whitman High School. These talented individuals have distinguished themselves in academic classes, earning the praise of the teachers and administrators alike. Our Students of the Month have successfully demonstrated the ability to juggle demands of increased academic standards, while simultaneously participating in numerous co-curricular endeavors. We congratulate all of our winners, as well as the teachers and dedicated parents who have contributed to their success.
Our May Students of the Month:
ART: Francis Bueno, Kathleen Clark, Katherine Gotard, Nimra Khan
SCIENCE: Alyssa Christiansen, Gianna Della Vedova, Brian Hauser, Natalie Zakrzewski
BUSINESS/HOME & CAREERS: Arielle Bagley, Danielle Barbarito, Nicholas Cavaiuolo, Karen Chavez, Tamia Lewis
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Netsanet Dinehart, Maelyn Latko, Kayla O’Mara, James Stanton
ENGLISH: Yagmur Aykanat, Jennifer Fuentes, Aisha Majid, Mary Reciniello
SOCIAL STUDIES: Milton E. Flores, Rebecca C. Lamanna, Aisha Majid, Rhiannon Mizrachi
MATHEMATICS: Elizabeth De Martino, Diana Sanchez, Caroline Tomaselli, Joseph Van Gostein
WORLD LANGUAGES: Ashar Farooq, Mark Havekotte, Esteban Lopez, Katherine Miata
MUSIC/DANCE: Delaney Mena, Matthew Philip, Caleb Sullivan, Sarah Tabibzada
ATHLETES OF THE MONTH: Camilee Getchell, Sarah Glaser, and Aiden Smyth.
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Making The Cut
On June 5th, Birchwood's SBM team hosted its annual Pantene Beautiful Lengths hair donation event. Hair stylists from Anthony DeFranco Salon in Huntington Station generously gave their time to help "make the cut". It was a great success as the South Huntington community came together to support the American Cancer Society by either donating 8 inches of hair or by buzzing for a cure. Over 14 hair donations will be sent to make real hair wigs for cancer patients, along with $130 of additional donations for cancer research.
Thank you South Huntington for your participation and support!
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Community Businesses Honored
The first annual Wildcat Inner Circle Awards were held as part of the Sponsor Appreciation Luncheon at the District Office on June 6th. The luncheon featured music by The Silas Wood Select Choir and was catered by Brio Tuscan Grille.
Lee Nober, District Director of Special Projects, described this event as a "thank you" to our 100plus e-Newsletter sponsors as well as recognition of our first annual ‘Inner Circle’ award recipients for their substantial and continuous support of the school district's programs and events.
Thank you to: Knott Chiropractic (Dr. Jodi Knott) for sponsoring the district's first ever Middle School Dance Team; Huntington Honda (Jeff Hindla) and Huntington Mathnasium (Rupi and Tony Parmar) for co-sponsoring the East Coast Regional Dance Team Competition; to Huntington Mathnasium for sponsoring our 6th, 7th and 8th grade Chromebooks as well as sponsoring 3 benches made from plastic bottle caps collected by our local Girl Scout Troop; Huntington Mazda (Jordan Diagi and Jack DePalo) for sponsoring "Saving Lives with Chris Herren;" Ten Tigers Kung Fu Academy for sponsoring the 6th Grade Anti-Bullying Assembly with Meredith O'Connor; and EmbroidMe for providing complimentary framing of past awards.
In a truly heart-warming display of gratitude, Dr. Vito D' Elia, Principal of Maplewood Intermediate School, arranged for students who benefited from these endorsements to address and to thank the sponsors personally before presenting each sponsor with a framed Inner Circle Award.
Thank you to all our sponsors. The District looks forward to doing it all again next year!
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Curtain Call
Walt Whitman’s thespians enjoyed a moment of special tribute recently as they were recognized and inducted into the International Thespian Society. We congratulate these new inductees and their advisors, Mrs. Susan Radin, and Mr. Steven Altinel, and thank them for epitomizing the characteristics of leadership, scholarship, character, and service.
The evening, dubbed ‘Curtain Call,’ featured a dozen short performances most of which were written and directed by Whitman’s finest and all performed by our best thespian talent. Thank you to our actors: Heather Aadal, Yagmur Aykanat, Ifedayo Balogun, Samantha Carey, April Carmine, Amy Chan, Marco Chiriboga, Juliana Chiriboga, Kade Clark, Sarah Clopper, Nicole DeMartino, Katlyn Donahue, Max Fisher, Janna Garden, Lauren Giglio, Shadae Graham, Samuel Hoffman, Liora Hyman, Patrec Alexander Jones-Brown, Melissa Konakli, Nathaniel McNally, Jeanine McNulty, Max Morris, Josh Muellers, Shealyn Naughton, Taninna Oukacine, Tyler Phelan, Sebastian Rosa, Samantha Ruotolo, Brandon Scott, Juliana Sgaraglio, Keara Shea, Alexander Siegel, and Deanna Tabibzada.
Photo Gallery
The officers and advisors of the International Thespian Society troupe #5684 would like to congratulate and welcome the following students into our society with the following distinctions: Yagmur Aykanat - 1-Star Thespian, Samantha Carey - 3-Star Thespian, Juliana Chiriboga - 2-Star Thespian, Sarah Clopper - 5-Star Honor Thespian, Nicole DeMartino - 1-Star Thespian, Janna Garden - 1-Star Thespian, Josh Muellers - 6-Star Honor Thespian, Tyler Phelan - 5-Star Honor Thespian, Sebastian Rosa - 1-Star Thespian, and Juliana Sgaraglio - 2-Star Thespian.
And congratulations to the new officers of the 2017-2018 school year:
President - Marco Chirboga
Vice President - April Carmine
Secretary - Tyler Phelan
Treasurer - Max Morris
Publicist - Max Fisher
The evening would not have been possible without the tremendous support from the following: ITS Advisors- Susan Radin, and Steven Altinel; Lamplighters Advisors- Samantha Ahrens, and Kelsey Rice. ITS President- Sam Hoffman; Vice President- Marco Chiriboga; Secretary- Lauren Giglio; Treasurer- April Carmine; Clerk- Keara Shea; Pit Conductor- Paige Tortorice; Stage Manager- Mollie Korn; Asst. Stage Managers- Victoria Vasta, Caleb Thompson, Sarah Nace, and Joshua Berger; Lighting Designer- Esteban Lopez; Program- Marco Chiriboga; Backstage Crew- Daniel Abbruzzese, Chris Corallo, Darren Bentler, Deepti Khaira, Casey Iannuzzi; Lighting Crew- Kayla Andrews, Annelise Campo, Leanna Vergis; Sound Crew- Carl Constable; Hair and Makeup Design- Leila Ozkiral; Pit- Jaycee Cardoso, Matt Cusumano, Max Eidinoff, Sarah Heath, Matt Kaputa, Jillian Leydon, Tyler Malone, Kentaro Matsushima, Brenda Mendez, Katie Miata, Nick Miata, Alyssa Morisco, Megan Neuman, Isaac Renderos, Kaitlyn Riha, Logan Slansky, Lily Soares, and Sarah Tabibzada.
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Whitman Student’s to Begin Summer Research
A good number of Whitman student’s will begin summer research projects at Mount Sinai, Brookhaven National Lab, Farmingdale University and Stony Brook University this summer.
Rising 10th grader Alina Naseer has been accepted to Brookhaven National Laboratory's highly competitive STEM Summer Institute. For 4 weeks this summer, Alina will work with BNL researchers to explore topics in physics, biology, energy, engineering, scientific computing and environmental science, culminating in a poster presentation at Brookhaven at the end of the summer.
Rising 10th grader Subhana Zafar has been selected for an internship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai this summer, working with researchers to investigate environmental factors that impact cancer rates. The internship has a unique public outreach component, and Subhana's experience over the last two years as an intern in the offices of the Huntington Breast Care Action Coalition (HBCAC) has uniquely prepared her for this. Subhana currently participates in Fred Feraco's research class.
Rising 11th grader Camilo Vazquez will be doing research on galaxy clusters with Farmingdale University Astrophysicist Dr. Edmond Douglass.
In addition, the following students are working throughout the summer with Dr. Teng from Stony Brook University, using “Big Data” to conduct research on deep learning: Heather Abbene, Stephanie Ross, Nyara Choudhury, George Link, Liam Rea, Amna Khwaja, Shaan Khan, Ashar Farooq and Stephen Hong.
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Senior Scholarship Awards
As is tradition, the last Board of Education meeting of the school year is reserved for a special salute to many of our outstanding senior students. These scholarship awards are from private and community organizations and foundations that embody their ideals to the good fortune of our seniors. It was standing room only as the South Huntington community converged on the performing arts center at Walt Whitman High School.
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Congratulations to the following students and their families:
SHEF Miles for Michael Scholarship: Zachary Bruno, Caroline Tomaselli
US Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award: Paige Tortorice, Marc De Pasquale
US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award: Esteban Lopez
US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award: Sarena McManus
US Marine Corps Distinguished Athletic Award: Olivia Poplawski
US Marine Corps Distinguished Athletic Award: Marcus Zaiff
US Marine Corps SEMPER FIDALIS for Musical Excellence: Sofie Hibler
US Marine Corps SEMPER FIDALIS for Musical Excellence: Joshua Devaraj
Huntington Manor Fire Department Chief Ernest Kannig Sr. Scholarship: Jared Saget
Huntington Manor Fire Department Chief Peter A. Nelson Scholarship: Vincent Pastore
Huntington Manor Fire Department Firefighter Lloyd Coughlin Scholarship: Brooke Pagano
Huntington Manor Fire Department Firefighter Nicholas Marzan Scholarship: Taninna Oukacine
Huntington Manor Fire Department Honorable Chief Richard Host Scholarship: Marc De Pasquale
Huntington Manor Fire Department Scholarship: Ryan Herley
East End Financial Group 2017 Fire District Scholarship: Erin Glidden
Marissa Pastore Scholarship: Matthew McAuley
Wally Protass Memorial Scholarship: Epiphany Ramirez
Appliance World of Huntington Community Service Award: Jared Rosenthal
The Andrew J. Luebker Scholarship Fund: John Cullen, Michael Morck, Iman Raja
John Thomann Memorial Scholarship: Epiphany Ramirez, Michael Orlando
Donald A. Pius Scholarship: Shannon Mc Hale
Maureen Jenness Orchestral Music Award: Sarah Tabibzada
The Seth Ryan Kistela (SRK) Scholarship Fund: Karthikeyan Mayilvahanan
Tri-Community & Youth Agency Joseph A. Martone Scholarship: Grace Williams
Amanda Smith Memorial Award for Excellence in English: Shelbi Wuss
Michael T. Corcoran Memorial Scholarship: Leanna Vergis
Jodi Cohn Memorial Scholarship: Lauren Civello
Jordan Schumann Memorial Scholarship (Jordan's Light): Samuel Hoffman, James Reilly
The Benjamin Blair Memorial Scholarship: Sophie Markell, Franklyn Manzano
The Vincent Migliore Memorial Scholarship: Jared Rosenthal
Huntington Lions Club Award Scholarship: Erica Bell
Donn Haber Sportsmanship Award: Christina Bogdani
Gershow Recycling Environmental Conservation Scholarship: William Burton
John Anthony Mecurio Memorial Scholarship: Katlyn Donahue
Andrew Garafalo Memorial Scholarship: Steven Ciravolo, Paige Tortorice
Moureen Daugherty Memorial Scholarship: Cara Ferreri
Robin Weiner Memorial Scholarship: Jared Rosenthal
John David Fresco Memorial Scholarship: Epiphany Ramirez
The Billy Lucatuorto Memorial Scholarship: Sophie Markell
The Roberto (Bobby) Callegati Have a Heart Memorial Scholarship: Gabrielle Nardelli
Jim Phillips Athletic/Academic Scholarship: Christian Corbett, Thomas Nicolino, Melissa Triolo
SHEF Peter Dillon Memorial Scholarship: James Reilly, Epiphany Ramirez
Carol Kolakowski Scholarship: Haley Davis
SCOPE Education Services Scholarship: Emily Blank
Janet’s Loving Gifts Foundation: Lauren Civello
Teresa Kochan Memorial Scholarship: Shannon McHale
South Huntington Retired Teachers' Assoc. - Juanita Sohn Monhan Memorial Scholarship: Melissa Triolo
South Huntington Nurses Association Scholarship: Sarena Mc Manus, Danielle Raynor
South Huntington Teachers Association Scholarship: Emily Blank, Alexa Delcolle, Marcus Zaiff, Melissa Triolo
Walt Whitman High School Wildcat Marching Band Parents Assoc. Scholarship: James Reilly, Natalie Hayes, Antoinette Riehl, Kade Clark
South Huntington Paraprofessionals Association Memorial Scholarship: Cara Ferreri, Faiza Tariq, Julia Chimenti, John Iaccino
Mike Feeney Scholarship: Epiphany Ramirez
Congressional Certificate of Merit (Congressman Suozzi): Jordan Roiland
Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone Public Service Award: Epiphany Ramirez
Jostens/Long Island Recognition Award: Danielle Raynor
New York State Comptroller Achievement Award: Dylan Diamond, Paige Tortorice, Amy Chan
Island Photography Community Builder Award: Gabriella Cipriano
Principal's Volunteer Service Awards: Ifedayo Balogun, Taninna Oukacine, Anastasia Alpy, Kelsey McDonald, Lauren Ragone
NYS Triple "C" Award: Sophie Markell
Principal's Community Service Scholarship: Dylan Diamond
Walt Whitman High School Perfect Attendance, 12th Grade: Dylan Mason, Joseph Mendoza, Jordan Roiland, Omar Rubio, Danielle Wechsler
Walt Whitman High School Perfect Attendance, 9th to 12th Grade: Gabriella Cipriano, Michael Lewin, Andrew Martin, Adam Meskill, Alexandra Wirth
Walt Whitman High School Perfect Attendance, K-12: Kevin McNulty, Shealyn Naughton
ALIVE Outstanding Student Scholarship: Vanessa Brown
Arturo Toscanini Lodge #2107, Order Sons of Italy in America, Excellence in Italian Award: Jonathan Brigati
Association of Suffolk Supervisors for Educational Technology Scholarship: Mark Theodore Castro Meneses, Omar Ramos
CAP SCHOLARSHIP Dorris Davidson Stewart Memorial Scholarship: Yamary Vargas Garcia
Company H, 199th NY Volunteers Historical Association Richard 'Chuck': Patrick Canniff
Councilwoman Susan A. Berland Overcoming Obstacles Award for Excellence in Education: Thalia Forney
DECA Chapter Officer Certificate of Excellence: Ilana Desmond
DECA Outstanding Service Award: Ilana Desmond
Dr. Janet Vergo Memorial Scholarship: Jared Rosenthal
Dr. Marie-France Cambronne Memorial Scholarship: Madalyn Tallo
Eileen Hanna Memorial Scholarship: Michael Morck
Fay E. Robbins Future Educators Scholarship: Geysel Ramos Vasquez
Gerard J. Buckenmeyer FASNY: Vincent Pastore
George Henry Memorial Award: Matthew Harrigan
Huntington American Legion Post 360 Music Medal: Paige Tortorice, Matthew Cusumano
Huntington American Legion Post 360 Citizenship Award: Paige Tortorice, Marcus Zaiff
Huntington Lions Club Award Scholarship: Erica Bell
Huntington South Side Civic Association Scholarship: Mark Hustedt, Paige Tortorice
Jack and Helen Carman Memorial Music Scholarship: Isaac Renderos
James Reilly Memorial Scholarship: James Reilly, Rebecca Nardelli
Jennifer Rosoff Memorial Scholarship: Epiphany Ramirez
The Joseph Toles Foundation Scholarship: Terron Robinson
Joan Davidsohn Memorial Scholarship: Fawenjie Darius, Paige Tortorice
Ketewamoke Chapter Daughters of American Revolution Good Citizenship Award: Mark Theodore Castro Meneses
The Kevin Kennedy Scholarship: Shannon McHale
Kris DiMaira Scholarship: Esteban Lopez
Legislator Steve Stern Achievement Award: Anna Rizzo
Long Island Blood Services Scholarship: Emily Dickson
Long Island Community Foundation Dr. Robert & Olga Van Tauber Scholarship: Elizabeth Hardwick, Mark Theodore Castro Meneses,
Long Island Scholar Artist Award for Dance: Caroline Tomaselli
Magne Cum Laude Musicae: Jillian Leydon
Marie Cuthbertson Memorial Scholarship: Andrew Martin
Maurice Levenbron Law Humanities Award: Kidar Arjune, Elizabeth Hardwick, Aditi Jambavat, Casey O'Riordan, Emma Palka, Steven Prestia, Epiphany Ramirez, Lauren Giglio, Samuel Hoffman, Esteban Lopez, Hasan Khan, John Creeron, Alexis Cummings, Sean Duclay, Desislava Kirina, Payal Multani, Benjamin Nace, Vincent Pastore, Nicholas Quintanilla
National Art Honor Society: Rachel Shapiro
NYS Scholarship Academic Excellence: Karthikeyan Mayilvahanan, Shelbi Wuss, Jordan Roiland, Mark Theodore Meneses, Alexander Clopper, Amy Chan, Ilana Desmond, Emma Coleman, Melissa Shaiman, Christian Corbett, Christina Bogdani
The SADD Leadership Award: Casey McKenna
Sheila Montague Memorial Fund Scholarship: Melissa Triolo
Sons of American Revolution Bronze Good Citizenship Medal: Gabriella Cipriano
Suffolk Legislator Lou D'Amaro Citizenship Award: Sean Duclay
Stanley Weglarski Scholarship: Shannon McHale
Video Yearbook-Dustin Garfman Award for Editing Excellence: James Reilly
Walt Whitman High School Chorale Award: Brandon Scott
Walt Whitman High School Arts Development Fund Scholarship for Art: Kristina Pray
Walt Whitman High School Arts Development Fund Scholarship for Dance: Caroline Tomaselli
Walt Whitman High School Arts Development Fund Scholarship for Instrumental Music: Sarah Tabibzada
Walt Whitman High School Arts Development Fund Scholarship for Vocal Music: Samuel Hoffman
Walt Whitman High School Humanitarian Award: Shannon McHale
Walt Whitman High School Symphony Orchestra Award: Anastasia Alpy
Walt Whitman High School Voices of Whitman Award: Shealyn Naughton
Walt Whitman High School Art Recognition Award for Orchestra: Emanuel Campo
Walt Whitman High School Art Recognition Award for Drawing: Casey Iannuzzi
Walt Whitman Woman's Choir Award: Sarah Heppler
Walt Whitman High School World Language Honor Society Service Awards: Alexis Cummings
Walt Whitman High School World Language Honor Society Leadership Award: Abdjine Lemaitre
Walt Whitman High School World Language Honor Society French Academic Award: Cinthya Ramos
Walt Whitman High School World Language Honor Society Spanish Academic Award: Sean Duclay
Walt Whitman High School World Language Honor Society Italian Academic Award: Rosa Portaro
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Yearbook Flashback 29 Years Ago
Please use the following link to see Walt Whitman's Video Yearbook 'flashback in time’ on the South Huntington community.
https://patch.com/new-york/huntington/high-school-video-yearbook-flashes-back-time
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Concert in the Park and SRR Celebration @ Oakwood
On Thursday, June 15, Oakwood had a wonderful Concert in the Park with their Safe- Respectful- and Responsible (SRR) Celebration. The morning's beautiful weather boosted student’s enthusiasm as they assembled on the backfield for a great performance by the talented “Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could.” The group led students in a fun and event filled morning that included lots of dancing.
In addition, our Student Council representatives on each grade level receive certificates, and SRR Awards and medals were presented to many children. The following award certificates were given:
Office of the Suffolk County Executive, Steven Bellone Public Service Award for academic success and commitment to the community: Connor Umstead
New York State Comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli Achievement Award: Briana Flores Benavides and Landon Forlenza
The Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman “Triple C Award” for Commitment, Character and Courage: Josselin Ventura Romero and Rehan Naseer
Wildcat Sports Camp Scholarship: Molly Gorman and Jarone Park
Victory Challenge Medal: Justin Olivares
The following Library Awards are given to students who diligently returned books on-time every week.
Second Grade:
Chelsea Nunez (1st)
Brooke Flathmann (2nd)
Brandon Salazar (3rd)
Keily Guervara Ponce (3rd)
Corinne Belton (3rd)
First Grade:
Naveen Zahid (1st)
Jake Monasterio (2nd)
Grace Rotella (3rd)
Janelle Cortez Gonzales (3rd)
Madlyn Fischer (3rd)
Kindergarten:
Noel Garcia Velasquez (1st)
Justin Torres Treminio (2nd)
Kyle Plett (3rd)
Sadie Singer (3rd)
Ryan Zhang (3rd)
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