THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL

OLD WESTBURY NEW YORK

ACADEMIC AWARDS NIGHT

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016 7:00 PM

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ACADEMIC AWARDS NIGHT May 26, 2016

Introduction and Welcome Dr. Sean C. Feeney, Principal

NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence Joy Bestourous Jaclyn Stroud Krista Chen Andrew Zuckerman Julian Nathan

Wheatley Scholarship for Academic Excellence Ron Aldad Ashley Kim Crystal Barroca Erin O’Kelly Kayla Barroca Jeffrey Poomkudy Adena Bernot Marisa Rios Luke Cuomo Jordan Shaked Mohammad Khanzada Christopher Shen

Nassau County Council of School Superintendents Jordan Shaked Jaclyn Stroud Celebrating Excellence Award

U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidate Julian Nathan

National Merit Finalists Krista Chen Ashley Kim Luke Cuomo Andrew Zuckerman Mohammad Khanzada

National Merit Winner Krista Chen Andrew Zuckerman Mohammad Khanzada

Community Awards and Recognition Mr. Greg Wasserman, Director of Guidance

Nassau County Service & Academic Excellence Award Presented by Mr. Eric Zausner Ashley Kim

Nassau County Comptroller’s Achievement Award Presented by George Maragos Kayla Barroca

North Hempstead Environmental Stewardship Andrew Schloss

Councilman Peter J. Zuckerman’s Citizenship Award Samantha Cumming Alexa Kamberg

Nassau County Council of School Superintendents Recognition Morgan Tursi

The NYS Comptroller Achievement Award Nicholas Vazquez

Nassau County American Legion Award Jaclyn Stroud NYS Attorney General Triple “C” Award Margaret Giacinto Alexa Georgeton Nassau County District Attorney SHIELD Award Erin O’Kelly Joel S. Pollack Memorial Scholarship Marisa Rios Stephen T. Dooley Community Service Scholarship Sarah Graffigna SCOPE Student Scholarship Keziah Chung

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Special Awards, Part I Dr. Sean C. Feeney

East Williston Retired Teachers’ Award Kathryn Feil Good Deeds Award Joshua Golbari Sydney Kotin The Cristin Bambino Scholarship Luke Fallarino Alexandra Papageorge Ted Tchack/Stew Doig SWS Award Presented by Patrick Clarke, SWS Moderator Jared Bassmann Margaret Giacinto Long Island Teachers Benevolent Fund Christopher Vazquez Nicholas Vazquez President’s Volunteer Service Award Jakob Gilbert Barnard Book Award Michelle Lin Brandeis Book Award Zachary Calabrese Oberlin Book Award Naomi Schlesinger George Washington University Book Award Gretchen Keller NYS Association for College Admission Counseling Pedro Lamarre

Nassau County Holocaust Remembrance Award Rachel Koty

National School Development Council Award Cara Mattioli Robert Chang

Blood Center Helping Hands Stephanie Klar Clarence Ng Ed Keenan Humanitarian Award Presented by Mark Kamberg, BOE President Andrew Schloss Darrell R. Lund Award Keziah Chung Janice Wolff Award Presented by Dr. Elaine Kanas, Superintendent Jack Engoron The Jackie Borruso ESL Memorial Scholarship Heydi Majano

World Language Awards Mrs. Joan Anderson, Secondary Chair

The Excellence in Language Awards French Jeffrey Poomkudy Italian Samantha Leong Spanish Crystal Barroca Marisa Rios

The French Spirit Award Ariana Arralde The Italian Spirit Award Olivia Suppa The Spanish Spirit Award Melissa Farhangian Lavanya Reddy

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Joan L. Feindler Memorial Award Presented by Dr. Eva Feindler Daniel Singh Kumiko Sagiuchi Memorial Award Jordan Pollack Andrew Schloss Bill Van Dyke Scholarship Award Shawn Chubalashvili Morgan Misk

Science Awards Mr. David Casamento, Dir. of Science & Technology

Science 8 Giselle Vigil Earth Science John Scudero Biology 8 Rebecca Sparacio Chemistry Christopher Santoli Physics Lauren Frantz Forensics Kimberly Calamia SUPA Forensics Margaret Giacinto

Advanced Placement Biology Rachel Koty Advanced Placement Chemistry John Li Advanced Placement Physics 1 Justin Spar Advanced Placement Physics C Krista Chen Advanced Placement Psychology Jaclyn Stroud Nassau STANYS Outstanding Science Student Joy Bestourous American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemistry Student Sumughan Pitchayan I-SWEEEP Finalist (Honorable Mention) Vani Kumar Emily Wang Jessica Poomkudy Dupont Challenge Honorable Mention Karan Amin Siemens Semifinalist Andrew Zuckerman Intel Semifinalist Krista Chen

Social Studies Awards Dr. Danielle Gately, Director

Grade 8 Allison Keller Rebecca Zeltsman Karen Li Allison Zheng Rebecca Sparacio

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Grade 9 Jonathan Breslin Joanna Signorile Emily Schiesser World History 9 Honors Sofia Greenfield Brandon Zhu John Scudero

Global History 10 Michaela Balboni Talia Rosen

Advanced Placement World History Jacob Chimerine Vani Kumar

US History 11 Matthew Cristina Taylor Kristal

Advanced Placement United States History Jakob Gilbert Evan Hirsch Abdullah Hassan Naomi Schlesinger AP Core United States History Carly Brensilber Justin Spar AP Core Research Maya Alfia Lianna Golden Advanced Placement Economics Ron Aldad Advanced Placement US Government & Politics Andrew Schloss College Regional Studies Brianna Clarfield Advanced Placement Human Geography Crystal Barroca Dylan Nektalov Abdullah Hassan Advanced Placement Art History Jordan Pollack Daniel Singh Excellence in Social Science Research Adeel Anwar Ashley Vincenzo Participation in Government & Economics Melissa Farhangian Glenn Pribek SWS Award Kelsey Beresheim Brianna Clarfield Warren J. Loring Award Andrew Zuckerman The Robert J. Bernstein Amicus Curiae Award Joy Bestourous Chintan Datt Dr. Paul van Wie Award for Excellence Luke Cuomo Mohammad Khanzada

Arts Awards Mrs. Karen Klapper, Assistant Principal

Excellence in 8th Grade Art Allison Zheng Excellence in 9th Grade Art Yvonne Kalpakis Excellence in 10th Grade Art Domenique Dunne Excellence in 11th Grade Art Katie Conte Excellence in 12th Grade Art Brianna Clarfield Newsday Scholar Artist Erin O’Kelly ASA Leadership in Art Award Alexandra Giordano

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Business Awards Dr. Sean C. Feeney

Dee Izzo Memorial Award – Excellence in Business Fernando Guerra

Technology Awards Mr. David Casamento

Jessica Cohen Humanitarian Award Angela Salvatore

English Awards Mr. Stephen Collier, Secondary Chair

Pacesetter Awards Antonio Deodato Justin Spar Lindsay Mosca The Michael Hurley Memorial Writing Award Krista Chen Special Recognition Award Morgan Silverman The Richard J. Nixon Award – Excellence in English Sienna Brancato The Rose-Mary Bartul Poetry Award Jordan Pollack Bruce Dennis Creative Writing Award Samantha Leong

Music Awards Mrs. Karen Klapper

Blue Note Award Andrew Zuckerman

Certificate of Recognition Chorus Joshua Dinetz Jaclyn Stroud Chorus Award Morgan Misk

Certificate of Recognition Band Ron Aldad Robert Schoen Alexa Kamberg Jake Williams David Rosenzweig Andrew Zuckerman Peter Pane Award Andrew Schloss

Certificate of Recognition Orchestra Vakas Akhtar Luke Cuomo Adena Bernot Erica Kim Sienna Brancato Samantha Leong Robert Chang Jordan Pollack Krista Chen Cindy Zhou

Michelle Saxon Award Samantha Leong

Eve and Jerry Jerome Award Robert Chang

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Mathematics Awards Dr. Jeffrey Lesser, Secondary Chair

AMC 8 Gold Medal Trenton Wong AMC 10A Honor Roll Pin of Distinction Brandon Zhu 10B Winner & Certificate of Distinction Brandon Zhu 10B Certificate of Distinction Vedant Singh AMC 12 Top Scorers Test A Andrew Zuckerman Test B Andrew Zuckerman Nassau County Mathletes All-Star Christopher Shen Vedant Singh American Invitational Mathematics Exam Qualifier: Vedant Singh Andrew Zuckerman Brandon Zhu New York Math League High Scorer Andrew Zuckerman Rensselaer University Award Arvin Jadonath Chris Xanthudakis Award Jakob Gilbert Long Island Math Fair Gold Medal Winners Jakob Gilbert Christopher Shen Karen Li Andrew Zuckerman Algebra 1 Honors Karen Li Geometry Honors Camellia Ye Algebra 2 and Trigonometry Honors Jacob Chimerine Precalculus Honors Vedant Singh Mathematics Research 8 Rebecca Sparacio Math Research 9-12 Jakob Gilbert Advanced Placement Computer Science Justin Spar Advanced Placement Statistics Carly Brensilber Advanced Placement Calculus AB Jaclyn Stroud Advanced Placement Calculus BC Ashley Kim Multi-variable Calculus Krista Chen

Theatre Awards Dr. Sean C. Feeney

The Thespian Award Morgan Misk Outstanding Technical Achievement Hunter Krasinski Avery Tanenhaus Outstanding Contribution in Fall Drama Joshua Dinetz Madison Misk

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Outstanding Contribution in Spring Musical Jordan Pollack John Wanamaker Jaclyn Stroud Exceptional Achievement in Theatre Ariana Arralde Elan Mizhiritsky Sydney Behar Elizabeth Nolan Kimberly Esquilin Alana Osroff Lianna Golden Talia Rosen Michael Koszalka Daniel Singh

Special Awards, Part II Dr. Sean C. Feeney

In Recognition of Excellence Crystal Barroca David Rosenzweig Kayla Barroca Christopher Shen Lisa Di Fiore Farrah Siegler Arihant Jain Amanda Sivin Andrew Jin Jake Williams P.T.O. Teacher of the Year Presented by Mrs. Diane Cumming, Wheatley PTO The Susan Bergtraum Leadership in Action Award Luke Cuomo The Jim O’Brien Award Jakob Gilbert P.T.O. Recognition Award Michael Koszalka Lavanya Reddy The Wheatley Medals Dr. Sean C. Feeney Krista Chen Andrew Zuckerman

Congratulations to all of our recognized students! Thank you to the faculty and staff who supported the students throughout their years at Wheatley! Thank you as well to the parents

for your continued support of our school and programs!

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We proudly list below the additional awards and recognition our students have earned. These students have already received their certificates or recognition.

Overall Academic Distinction

The following National Merit and Advanced Placement Scholar Awards were recognized earlier this year based on work completed through June 2015. Students will not be called up during tonight’s presentation.

National Merit Semifinalists Krista Chen Ashley Kim Luke Cuomo Andrew Zuckerman Mohammad Khanzada

National Merit Commended Students Gabriel Besada Jeffrey Poomkudy Jessie Cao Ashwin Reddy Arihant Jain Andrew Schloss Haseeb Jangda Christopher Shen Samantha Leong Jaclyn Stroud Julian Nathan Cindy Zhou

AP Scholars (2015) Leigh Anderson Ashwin Reddy Krista Chen Christopher Shen Mohammad Khanzada Andrew Zuckerman Jeffrey Poomkudy AP Scholars with Honors (2015) Ron Aldad Jessica Patterson Kayla Barroca Marisa Rios Kelsey Beresheim Andrew Schloss Adena Bernot Jordan Shaked Jessica Chu Farrah Siegler Haseeb Jangda Jaclyn Stroud Ashley Kim John Wanamaker Erin O’Kelly AP Scholar with Distinction (2015) Gabriel Besada Jordan Pollack Joy Bestourous Jeffrey Poomkudy Sienna Brancato Ashwin Reddy Robert Chang David Rosenzweig Krista Chen Christopher Shen Luke Cuomo Daniel Singh Chintan Datt Amanda Sivin Arihant Jain Jake Williams Mohammad Khanzada Cindy Zhou Samantha Leong Andrew Zuckerman Julian Nathan National AP Scholar (2015) Krista Chen Ashwin Reddy Mohammad Khanzada Christopher Shen Jeffrey Poomkudy Andrew Zuckerman National Hispanic Recognized Student Gabriel Besada

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World Language Department

American Association of Teachers of French - Poetry Contest Level 1 1st place Emily Yagoda

American Association of Teachers of French - National French Exam (Nassau Rankings)

Level 1 1st place Emily Yagoda

American Association of Teachers of Italian- Poetry Contest Level 1 1st place Patrick Brady

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese- National Spanish Exam Students listed below placed within the top 5% of all students who took the National Spanish Exam

Level 1 Isabel Avila Kiran Shaikh Zachary Azevedo Alia Yamin Karen Li Allison Zheng Rebecca Sparacio Sharon Zhong

Level 2 Brittany Guerra Vedant Singh John Scudero Brandon Zhu

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese- Bertie Green Travel Scholarship

Lianna Golden American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese- Design-a-Card Contest

Tiffany Jiao

Music Department

All-State Symphonic Orchestra Jessie Cao Women’s Chorus Michelle Lin Mixed Chorus Morgan Misk

NYSBDA Honor Band Arihant Jain Long Island String Festival Association (LISFA)

High School Division Jessie Cao Emily Wang Amanda Kim Camellia Ye Samantha Leong Brandon Zhu Justin Vega

Junior High Division Sharon Zhong

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All-County Band, Div. 3

Michelle Lin

Kaya Amin

Camellia Ye Brandon Zhu

Band, Div. 4

Chorus, Div. 5

Chorus, Div. 4

Chorus, Div. 3

Orchestra, Div. 3

Orchestra, Div. 4

Orchestra, Div. 5

Karthik Pitchayan

Alice Ye

Lauren Levine

Jessica Poomkudy

Kavina Amin

Sharon Zhong

Amanda Kim Justin Vega Emily Wang

Jessie Cao Samantha Leong

Science Department

Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF) – Intel Division Third Place Joy Bestourous Honorable Mention Krista Chen

Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF) – JV Division Second Place Ananya Bansal Megan Kirschner Honorable Mention Vani Kumar Emily Wang

Jessica Poomkudy

New York Science and Engineering Fair (NYSEF) Third Place Andrew Zuckerman Honorable Mention Joy Bestourous

Long Island Science Congress High Honors Sufia Ainechi Megan Kirschner

Ananya Bansal Arihant Jain

Honorable Mention Rachel Fuzaylov Hannah Ostad Brett Katz Joshua Wolff Teddy Lewis Aiden Wong John Li

WAC Lighting Invitational/Research Association Science Fair First Place Arihant Jain Second Place Ananya Bansal Megan Kirschner Third Place Vani Kumar Ally Wang

Jessica Poomkudy Honorable Mention Krista Chen Joshua Wolff

David Rosenzweig

Molloy College Science Fair Fourth Place Overall Ananya Bansal Megan Kirschner

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Art Department

Heart in Art Exhibit LIATA K-12 and Members Exhibit: Award of Excellence Keziah Cheung

Award of Excellence - Photography Eliana Davidoff

Participants Jenna Gursky Nikki Koch

Yvonne Kalpakis Theodore Koutsoftas

Town of North Hempstead Recycled Art Exhibition Daniel Alberg Fiona Kachar Award of Excellence Sara Creamer Talia Lipetz Colin Douglas Benjamin Mathew James Garfield

Nikon Photographers 34th Annual Photo Forum Contest Finalist Briana Clarfield Taylor Ribotsky

Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2015 Photography Contest Caroline Connolly Alexa Kamberg

Michael Contrastano Gretchen Keller Domenique Dunne Cara Mattioli

Alexandra Giordano Emily Popovitz Remi Goldfarb Taylor Ribotsky Jenna Gursky Eva Suppa Nicole Hetzel Cindy Zhou

NYSATA Legislative Exhibition

Gallery Display Lauren Frantz Julia Mongelluzzo Yvonne Kalpakis Allison Zheng

The Art Guild of Port Washington Juried HS Exhibition Katie Conte Naomi Schlesinger Michael Contrastano Drexel University HS Photograph Exhibition Brianna Clarfield Cindy Zhou Jordan Shaked

Huntington Arts Council “Nightmare on Main Street” Exhibiting Artist Brianna Clarfield Jordan Shaked Erin O’Kelly Congressional Art Competition, Heckscher Museum of Art Keziah Chung Cindy Zhou CW Post 12 x 12 Art Exhibition Michael Contrastano Brittany Landau

Dominique Dunne Julia Mongelluzzo Lainey Fordin Eva Suppa Nora Galbari Eric Zhou

Daisy Kaur

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Long Island Scholar Artist Award Recipient Erin O’Kelly Art Supervisors Association Leadership Award Alexandra Giordano Cooper Union Saturday Outreach Program For High School Students Michael Contrastano Adelphi Art Foundations Program Julia Mongelluzzo

THE EAST WILLISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board of Education Mr. Mark Kamberg, President

Mr. Robert V. Fallarino, Esq., Vice President Mr. Leonard Hirsch Mr. David P. Keefe Mrs. Barbara Slone

District Administration Dr. Elaine Kanas, Superintendent of Schools

Mrs. Jacqueline Pirro, Assistant Superintendent for Business

The Wheatley School Dr. Sean C. Feeney, Principal

Mrs. Karen Klapper, Assistant Principal

District Curriculum Personnel Mrs. Joan Anderson, Secondary Chair of Foreign Language Mr. David Casamento, Director of Science and Technology

Mr. Stephen Collier, Secondary Chair of English Mr. Thomas Fitzpatrick, Director of PE, Athletics, and Medical Services

Dr. Danielle Gately, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Social Studies Dr. Jeffrey Lesser, Secondary Chair of Mathematics

Mrs. Shari Senzer, Director of Pupil Personnel Services Mr. Greg Wasserman, Director of Guidance