The South Huntington Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) held their annual scholarship awards ceremony on Monday morning at Walt Whitman’s Performing Arts Center. Council President Dominic LeClaire, assisted by First Vice President Melinda Long and Second Vice President Jayne O’Toole, were the first to hand out the Council of PTAs 2015 scholarships. Individual PTA unit awards followed, with Walt Whitman PTA President Shelley Sauer concluding the morning’s celebrations.
Congratulations to all of our scholarship recipients, their parents, and their educators for a job well done!
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The Council of PTAs would especially like to thank Walt Whitman High School Principal Kathie Acker and Guidance Director Ms. Leah Lugovina and her staff for their assistance in securing the scholarship applications and their patience throughout the selection process.
South Huntington Council of PTAs 2015 Scholarship Awards
Academic:
Jonathan Sparling, Isabel Sakarin, Russell Kielawa, Marissa Locastro, Connor Galvin, Zarmeen Mussa, Katelyn Neuman, Eliza Wong, Robert Senecal, Christina McFelia, Alexa Arthur, Elisabeth Silverman, Jenna Traina, and Jade Darrow.
Citizenship:
Abigail Daniels, Sean Delle, Thomas Ferrante, Matthew Goodman, Jonathan O’Toole, Linda Powell, Jennifer Sarnataro, Ryan Wendell, and Kabir Zafar.
Art:Victoria Rosa
Music: Kalif Jones
Athletic (Male):Chad Maier
Athletic (Female): Kathryn Marchesiello
ESL: Yoshitomo Kawasaki
Vocational (in honor of Robert J. Flathmann Jr.):Jasmine Slaughter
PTA Scholarship in honor of George Leitl: Mikal Oltedal
Jane Martin Scholarship: Julia Persaud
Oakwood Primary Center
(Presented by Solange Rich, President, Oakwood PTA)
PTA Athletic Scholarship in Honor of Paul Lyle: Sean McEntee
PTA Scholarship in Honor of Sheila Montague: Rachel Sundermier
Countrywood Primary Center
(Presented by Sharon DePalo, President, Countrywood PTA)
PTA Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Emily Rodgers: Gabrielle Vital
PTA Scholarship in Honor of Frank Zauner: Phoebe Levin
Birchwood Intermediate School
(Presented by Kim Phillips, President, Birchwood PTA)
PTA Scholarship in Honor of John Smith: Robert Herley
Fran Hyde-Career in Education Scholarship: Erin Diana
Maplewood Intermediate School
(Presented by Laura Morelli, President, Maplewood PTA)
PTA Scholarship in Honor of Howard B. Link: William Flood
PTA Scholarship in Honor of Hal Roemer: Bridget McHale
PTA Scholarship in Honor of Andrew Garafalo: Haley Gladitsch
SEPTA
(Presented by Christy Gudaitis, President, SEPTA)
Special Achievement Award: Evan Schneider and Leanne Haddock
Henry L. Stimson Middle School
(Presented by Laura Carey, President, Stimson PTA)
PTA Scholarship Award: Joseph Di Piero and Margaret Nostrand
PTA Scholarship in Honor of Paul O’Brien: Colleen Harrington
Walt Whitman High School
(Presented by Shelley Sauer, President, Walt Whitman PTA)
PTA Citizenship Scholarships: Ashley Seebach, Alexis Darrow, Rebecca Sansotta, Shayna Pehel, Nicole Rowe, Francine Sauer, Maureen Leiva, and Jacob Greene.
Outstanding Athlete Scholarships: Shamar Powell and Heather Kurash
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