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2008-09 Awards Issue Visit us on the Web at www.guilderlandschools.org O 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 AWARDS ISSUE G u i l d e r l a n d C e n t r a l S c h o o l D i s t r i c t 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 AWARDS ISSUE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Kudos & Congratulations Highest Honors Graduates (95+ Average) Erik Austin Renee Bourgeois Patrick Cahill Yuan Chu Yiyi Chu Evan Cobb Bria Cunningham Courtney Davis Casey Doak Zachary Elkind Herbert Goldstein Lynley Joynt National Merit Awards National Merit Winner Elizabeth Simon Jeremy Simon National Merit Finalists Zagreb Mukergee Elizabeth Simon Jeremy Simon Yipu Wang National Achievement Finalist Jason Lawrence National Merit Commended Students Casey Doak Alexander Metzger Erich Reimer Galen Stevens Empowering all students to succeed in the 21st Century Sara Korman Daniel Lee Laura Lovely David Luidens Jennifer Madsen Joel Malerba Kathryn McQuade Alexander Metzger Zagreb Mukerjee Vincenzo Polsinelli Rhea Rubin Debra Schildt Jeremy Simon Elizabeth Simon Jordan Siskin Samantha Smith Alicia Smolenski Christopher Stillman Richard Tanski Danielle Tetreault Alex Trolenberg Yipu Wang Christine Ward 2 General Awards and Recognitions 4 National Honor Society inductees; Junior awards 5 Junior National Honor Society inductees 6 High School senior awards 8 Board of Education awards 10 NYSSMA awards; FMS President’s awards CONTENTS n Sunday, June 28, 446 Guilderland High School students walked across the stage at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany to receive their diplomas and begin the next chapter of their lives beyond of the halls of GHS. Graduation is a time to celebrate success, and the Class of 2009 has much to be proud of this year. Whether in the classroom, on a stage, or across an athletic field, our students have all accomplished great things throughout their time at GCSD. “We are very proud of the outstanding work our students at all levels have accomplished,” said Superintendent of Schools John McGuire. “It is wonderful, at this time of the school year, for the school community to take time out to celebrate the many achievements of our talented students.” This special edition of the district newsletter highlights those students in grades kindergarten through 12, as well as district faculty and staff members, who have been recognized throughout the past school year for their exemplary efforts. Congratulations to everyone honored in this issue, and best wishes to the Class of 2009 as they enter into a bright and exciting future!

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2008-09 Awards Issue Visit us on the Web at www.guilderlandschools.org

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2008-2009

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Guilderland Central SchoolDis

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2008-2009

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CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Kudos & Congratulations

Highest Honors Graduates (95+ Average)

Erik AustinRenee BourgeoisPatrick CahillYuan ChuYiyi ChuEvan CobbBria CunninghamCourtney DavisCasey DoakZachary ElkindHerbert GoldsteinLynley Joynt

National Merit Awards

National Merit WinnerElizabeth SimonJeremy Simon

National Merit FinalistsZagreb MukergeeElizabeth SimonJeremy SimonYipu Wang

National Achievement FinalistJason Lawrence

National Merit Commended StudentsCasey DoakAlexander Metzger Erich ReimerGalen Stevens

Empowering all students to succeed in the 21st Century

Sara KormanDaniel LeeLaura LovelyDavid LuidensJennifer MadsenJoel MalerbaKathryn McQuadeAlexander MetzgerZagreb MukerjeeVincenzo PolsinelliRhea RubinDebra Schildt

Jeremy SimonElizabeth SimonJordan SiskinSamantha SmithAlicia SmolenskiChristopher StillmanRichard TanskiDanielle TetreaultAlex TrolenbergYipu WangChristine Ward

2 General Awards and Recognitions

4 National Honor Society inductees; Junior awards

5 Junior National Honor Society inductees

6 High School senior awards

8 Board of Education awards

10 NYSSMA awards; FMS President’s awards

C O N T E N T S

n Sunday, June 28, 446 Guilderland High School students walked across the stage at the Empire State Plaza

Convention Center in Albany to receive their diplomas and begin the next chapter of their lives beyond of the halls of GHS.

Graduation is a time to celebrate success, and the Class of 2009 has much to be proud of this year. Whether in the classroom, on a stage, or across an athletic fi eld, our students have all accomplished great things throughout their time at GCSD.

“We are very proud of the outstanding work our students at all levels have accomplished,” said Superintendent of Schools John McGuire. “It is wonderful, at this time of the school year, for the school community to take time out to celebrate the many achievements of our talented students.”

This special edition of the district newsletter highlights those students in grades kindergarten through 12, as well as district faculty and staff members, who have been recognized throughout the past school year for their exemplary efforts.

Congratulations to everyone honored in this issue, and best wishes to the Class of 2009 as they enter into a bright and exciting future!

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Awards and RecognitionsThe following awards and recognitions* are just a sample of the many honors received by Guilderland students throughout the 2008-09 school year. Congratulations to you all on your exciting accomplishments!

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS❑ FMS students and young

authors Isabelle Doyle, Lexi Donnelly, and Jade St. Louis were published in Skribblers Magazine. The writing and artwork of these students has been recognized as exem-plary and was chosen from amongst hundreds of pieces submitted from throughout the entire Capital Region.

❑ GHS senior Meryl Kre-mer was honored as a winner in the 2008 National Coun-cil of Teachers of English Awards in Writing. Meryl was one of only 37 winners from high schools in New York State.

SCIENCE❑ FMS eighth grader Joey

Fazzone was accepted to present at the RIT National Science Competition of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

MATH❑ The GHS Masterminds

team won the Albany Regional Championship bracket before moving on to claim top honors at the New York State championship. Team members included: Greg Barber, Herbie Gold-stein, Haejim Hwang, Sunny Hwang, Beatrice Malsky,

Dana McLaughlin, Alex Metzger, Sindhura Mandava, Zagreb Mukerjee, Brian Reed, Kyungduk Rho, Noah Rubin, Jeremy Simon, Ved Tanavde, Yipu Wang, and Bing Zhang. Special honors went to seniors Yipu Wang, for earning tournament all-star honors, and Zagreb Mukerjee, who was named the tournament MVP.

SOCIAL STUDIES❑ GHS sophomore Dustin

Maguire was named the Guilderland delegate at the HOBY Leadership conference held at RPI this spring. He was then selected from 10 fi -nalists at the RPI conference to be a delegate at the World Leadership Congress to be held in Washington, D.C.

MUSIC AND ART❑ GHS junior Derek Rex-

ford designed the winning poster for the Capital Region Annual High School Juried Art Show. Students from 13 local school districts partici-pated in the event.

❑ Students in the LES 4th and 5th Grade Chorus, as well as the GHS Chamber Choir, were selected to par-ticipate in WMHT’s Music for the Holidays 2008.

❑ Seven GHS students were recognized at the pres-tigious NYSMA Conference All Star Music Ensembles: Katie Boyagian, Samantha Crouse, Katie Hart, Silvia Roma, Cecilia Snow, Nicho-las Tariello, and Sean Teeter were selected to attend Con-ference All State. Admission to these highly selective groups is based upon the score received the previous spring during the NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Festival.

❑ Members of the GHS Concert Choir performed as part of a national PBS Special entitled “Celebrate America” with award-winning com-poser, Tim Janis.

ENRICHMENT❑ FMS seventh grader

Luxi Peng won the Capital District Spelling Bee, and went on to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.

❑ For the fourth year in a row, the FMS Future City Team took home the top

prize at the Regional Future City contest. In addition to their fi rst place showing, the Farnsworth team brought home several other notable prizes including:• Best Technology for Reus-ing Water Sources• Best Future City Presenta-tion• Most Innovative Design Infrastructure

ATHLETICS❑ The following GCSD

sports teams received Schol-ar/Athlete Team Awards throughout the 2008-09 school year:• Boys/Girls Cross Country• Field Hockey• Football• Boys Golf• Boys/Girls Soccer• Girl’s Tennis• Boys/Girls Volleyball• Girl’s Swimming & Diving• Boys/Girls Basketball• Gymnastics• Ice Hockey• X-C Skiing• Boys Swimming• Bowling

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2009 Guilderland District Retirees

❑ Angelina Camarata, LES Reading/Language Arts Teacher❑ Paula Card, GHS Senior Keyboard Specialist❑ Kathleen Connery, FMS Teaching Assistant❑ Deborah Drumm, WES Principal❑ Carolyn Johansen, FMS Reading Teacher❑ Richard Judeikis, PBES Custodial Worker❑ Ann Kannes, GHS School Monitor❑ Christine Kuzdzal, GHS Mathematics Teacher❑ John Lawyer, GHS Custodial Worker❑ Jennice Lyman, FMS Food Service Worker

❑ Jean McCullough, LES Teaching Assistant❑ Donna Meister, FMS Secretary I❑ Edmund Meskutovecz, GHS Mathematics Teacher❑ Frances O’Keefe, Senior Keyboard Specialist❑ Theresa Petrozzi, GHS Teaching Assistant❑ Marilyn Quadrini, FMS Food Service Worker❑ Joyce Sheppard, SMS School Nurse❑ Lorena Spanbauer, GES Teaching Assistant❑ Ardelle Spawn, Transportation Senior Keyboard Specialist

At a ceremony held this spring, 19 members of the GCSD staff were recognized for their many years of dedicated service and wished the best upon their retirement from Guilderland. Please join us in congratulating the following:

• Girls Indoor Track • Boys Tennis• Boys/Girls Lacrosse • Boys/Girls Track & Field• Softball • Baseball

This recognition is given to teams whose members have a composite average of 90% or above.

❑ FMS eighth grader Hayley Mattice received the George Roe Athletic Achievement Award at the County of Albany 2009 Youth Recognition Awards ceremony.

COMMUNITY❑ Ten GHS students and two FMS students were hon-

ored at the fi rst annual National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Youth Leadership Awards Program. High School students honored at the event included: Abayomi Dickson, Enaw Elonge, Miguel Franco, Karley Giles, Amanda Hart, Dominique Harvey-Dorsey, Tomisha Rayford, Elijah Sharma, Alexandra Tomaso, and Gabriella Vaga. Middle School stu-dents honored included: Casie Girvin and Lauren Henderson.

*The above list of awards was compiled based on students and programs recognized at Board of Education meetings throughout the school year.

Employee Recognition Awards

❑ Linda Dagostino ....................... PBES Teaching Assistant❑ Mitch Hahn ..............................................GHS Teacher❑ Mike Liegeot................................ WES Custodial Worker❑ Nancy Marsh-Haggerty ...... FMS Special Education Teacher❑ Albert Martino, ......... District-wide Foreign Language and ...................................ESL Instructional Administrator❑ Tracy Martone ...........................................WES Teacher❑ Mike Schaffer ................. LES Physical Education Teacher❑ Pat Spawn ........................................ FMS Aide/Monitor❑ Mary K. Weeks .................................... WES Art Teacher❑ Sandi Worona ...............PBES Learning Workshop Teacher❑ Mary Zwagerman ..........................................GES Nurse

Congratulations to all of those employees honored, and thank you for your continued service and dedication to the district!

The following employees, selected by their colleagues for accomplishments and service to the district, were recognized by the Board of Education at a ceremony on May 12, 2009:

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Junior Awards■ Altamont High School Alumni Award. Awarded to

CJ Higgins

■ Clarkson Achievement Award. Awarded to Ryan Mohr

■ Clarkson Leadership Award. Awarded to Sohee Rho

■ Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Book Award. Awarded to Shannon Walsh

■ Dartmouth Book Award. Awarded to Alex Verrelli

■ Elmira College Key Award. Awarded to Zack Caplan and Danielle Der Ohannesian

■ Empire Boys’ State Program. Awarded to Jad Khalsa

■ Empire Girls’ State Program. Awarded to Marissa Page

■ ESF Book Award. Awarded to Justin Courtney

■ Harvard Book Award. Awarded to Alyssa Cubello

■ Le Moyne College Heights Award. Awarded to Kristen Cagino

■ Middlebury College Book Award. Awarded to Julianna Cogswell

■ Mount Holyokae College Alumnae Association of the Capital District Book Award. Awarded to Lauren Bobersky

■ Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Medal. Awarded to Cassie Lin and Dan Seita

■ RPI Medal. Awarded to Scott McKenzie

■ Sage College of Albany’s Sage Arts Award. Awarded to Rebecca Flis

■ Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Scholarship and Service. Awarded to Ari Basen and Lindsey Decker

■ Smith College Book Award. Awarded to Jean King

■ St. Lawrence University Book Award. Awarded to Amanda Sherman

■ Student Sage Recognition Award. Awarded to Katie Wells

■ University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award. Awarded to Edward Pierce

■ University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award. Awarded to Alyssa Martin

■ University of Rochester Frederick Douglas/ Susan B. Anthony Award. Awarded to Amy Yang

■ University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology. Awarded to Matt Denovio

■ Wellesley College Book Award. Awarded to Andrea Schwartz

■ Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award. Awarded to Jeremy Tobin

■ Williams College Award. Awarded to Lilly Li

Honor SocietyHigh School

Jessica AdamsRahul AitchKelsey AndersKaylee BarrAri BasenLauren BoberskyBridget BucherQuinn BurchAlexander BushKristen CaginoPatrick CahillNicholas CannistraciZachary CaplanSheila CarrollEmily CollinsRosa CommissoSara CooperJustin CourtneyAlison CramerAllison CropseyJenna CrupiAlyssa CubelloMatthew CubillosBrian CucinelliRobert DavisLindsey DeckerShane deMoreeMyles DepassChristian DePersisAllison DeRizzoDanielle DerOhannesianAlysha DixonMichael DrislaneBryan DyerCaitlin EllingEvan FarinaEmma FarisonLauren FehervariRebecca FitzgeraldRebecca FlisAmanda FoggiaGabriella FormicaGeoffrey FoxJulia Fremante

Cody FutiaRachael GallelliSean GeiselCasey GeretyChristopher GillinghamBrittney GinsburgRebecca GlazierRachel GlockBrianna GrantDrew HardtKatherine HartEmily HaykoElisabeth HendersonChristopher HigginsAaron JillJeansol KangLauren KaufmanKatherine KeeganErin KellyJadvinder KhalsaTae KimJason Laicha Michael LamparskiAndrew Lapinski-BarkerThomas LegnardJenna LewandaHongyu LiCassie LinChristopher LozanoJoel MalerbaSamantha MarfurtDavid MarinsteinAlyssa MartinMatthew MastoJoseph MastroianniScott McKenzieTaylor MeadSophie MinasRyan MohrPeter MuiaJoshua MurrayKaleigh O’HanlonAngela PadulaMarissa Page

Congratulations to the following Guilderland High School students recently inducted into the National Honor Society:

Taylor PangmanKyla ParkerJennifer PasqualiHillari PatschureckMaryssa PatschureckBrendon PhillipsZachary PickettEdward PierceLucia QianTheresa RenziSohee RhoThomas RiceMadeline RocheMargaret ScatenaEmily SchumacherAndrea SchwartzHannah ScottAlexa SeidnerDaniel SeitaClaire ShanklinGrace ShawAmanda ShermanBarrett SmithEvan SpenzieroBrian StarkmanJean StellaSerena StevensMarissa SawyerChristopher TaloneJeremy TobinMark TrovaRebecca VegaAlexander VerrelliNicole WallShannon WalshNathan WeinbergBrittney WeirKatherine WellsStacey WenChelsea WestonMelissa WinneAmy Yang

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National Junior Honor Society

Congratulations to these Farnsworth Middle School eighth graders, who were recently inducted into the National Junior Honor Society:

Alexis AdamsAshley AdamsMarissa AdamsOlivia AitkenNathan Alfi eriHajar AlrifaiAnna ApplebyNicholas BaillySarah BartonBriana Beaver-TimmonsJoseph BenderCourteney BengenEmily BensonAmanda BologninoChristine BologninoTyreesha BoltonSarah BoneKristin BourgeoisTanner BrandtMeaghan BrennanDouglas BrownAlexander BurnsJessica CaponeAli CardinalKara CarmanMatthew ChristianZachary ClearyStaci ColeAlyssa CollenPatrick CoonanTimothy CoppingerAlexis CoyBrian CrupiGerard D’AlbonNicole DasTaylor De MoreeGabrielle DelBeneSamuel DeSantisJulianna DiBiaseJennifer DingAlexandra DombroskiJacob DubeCody DyerDeanna FalvoKathryn FerrisMichelle FishKayla GallelliMichael GalloConor Gallup

Casie GirvinAde GistEmma GrabekRyan GreeneJacob GroezingerCaroline GrondahlAudrey GuntherLeigha HallAndrew HallenbeckMallory HarriganBenjamin HaykoLauren HendersonChristina HerkenhamChristine HeslerMichael HittChloe HughesKendra HuntMadeleine HurleyHaewon HwangAugustine IndovinaAnna JacquinotAdam JanoverCassandra JenningsStephen JillKatelyn KaczkowskiMichelle KauffmanJohn KeeganJacquelyn KitchenLaurie KnappAnna KoFrederick KopffAndrea LabunskiJeremy LambAshley LandryMark LawlerKorey LeclairJamie LecombClaire LevyJaclyn LevyBrianna LiaKathryn LiottaTaylor LitwinHannah LiuKatherine LoveAngela LuizziElizabeth LvovJoseph MaloneQuinn MaloneRamanpreet Manocha

Verina MansourApril ManzellaJessica MarinsteinAnvesh MatetiHailey MatthewsHayley MatticeConnor MattsonKevin MatyiVictoria MauslerLiliana McCaffreySkylar MeadJames MesitiNicola MesitiBrien MiceliJames MohrZubin MukerjeeLaura MullerCeleste MunozKarissa MurrayKayla MyersLuke NagleErin NagySaiprasad NaiduGabrielle Norfl eetNina ObwaldKathleen O’MaraGabriela PedaMatthew PietrykowskiAdam PitkinLindsy PlantElissa PoskanzerMary PowathilVictoria PrimettLakshmi RamasamyMatthew ReluzcoSidney RelyeaMackenzie RobinsonTerrence Robinson JrJaclyn RogersLena RotellaKyle SanfordAlexandria SchneiderAbigail SchnoorNicholas SchwartzErin SeeryOindri SenJohn SheehanEmily ShultesSamantha Siggia

Nicole SiracusaEmily SischoJulia SlezakCameron SmithLeia SmithRiley SnyderSydney SnyderChristina SokarisFrancesca SoldevereAmanda StevensKallie SwyerNathan SwyerLaura TangMichaela TersmetteTess ThapaliaNicholas TitoloMichael TolfaKayla TombankEvangelos TownsendZarrita TrioloMarisa TurekTaylor Tyksinski

Ariana ValverdeJake Van BurenAllison Van DorenSidharth VarmaCara VennardPatrick VerrelliMadison VigayKonstantin VlahosJenna WalshLauren WardPaul WehnerDanielle WertmanAndrew WheelerOlivia WilliamsMatthew WilsonJulia XiongKento YamaguchiMatthew YankowskiMichael ZervosReid ZynieckiZachary Zyskowski

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Guilderland High School Senior Awards

■ Albany County 4-H Scholarship. Awarded to Andrew Lapinski- Barker and Megan Ports

■ Altamont High School Alumni Award. Awarded to Meryl Kremer

■ Alton U. Farnsworth Memorial Scholar Athlete Award. Awarded to Debra Schildt

■ American Legion Auxiliary, Helderberg Unit No. 977 & GCHS Foreign Language Award. Awarded to Zagreb Mukerjee

■ AXA Equitable and the AXA Foundation. Awarded to Alexander Metzger

■ Benjamin J. Watsky Community Service Award. Awarded to Emilio Genzano

■ Bethlehem Central United Employees Association - Katherine “Katy” DePorte Scholarship. Awarded to Alexis Haluska

■ Business and Marketing Educators’ Association Student of the Year Award. Awarded to Carly Vandewal

■ C-Z Antos Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Benjamin Golden

■ Catherine Patten Community Service Award. Awarded to Brendan Wells

■ Charles J. Ciaccio Scholarship Award. Awarded to Alexander Metzger

■ Christine Davies Memorial. Awarded to Leah Valensi

■ Dale Westcott Award. Awarded to Jake Montesi

■ D.A.R. American History Award–Old Hellebergh Chapter. Awarded to Sunyoung Hwang

■ D.A.R. Citizenship Award–Old Hellebergh Chapter. Awarded to Gabriella Vega

■ Dr. Sydna Stern Weiss Memorial Award. Awarded to Gabriella Vega

■ Eric Fenton Scholarship-Guilderland Rotary. Awarded to Abayomi Dickson

■ Eric Grimsted Memorial. Awarded to Colin Kizer

■ Ewald & Sheryll Krey Memorial Award. Awarded to Elizabeth Simon

■ Faith Schullstrom Award. Awarded to Abayomi Dickson

■ First Niagara Bank and Trust Company Award. Awarded to Lynley Joynt

■ Focus Parent Group Award. Awarded to Meagan Markessinis and Crystal Plue

■ Fort Hunter Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. Awarded to Catherine Duffy, Rebecca Starr, and Brittany Wier

■ Fred Heitkamp Guilderland Players Alumni Award. Awarded to Ariella Segal

■ GFD Ladies Auxiliary Community Service Scholarship. Awarded to Bingling Zhang

■ GHS Senior Class Offi cer Award. Awarded to Briana Del Bene, Herbert Goldstein, and Kristina White

■ Gifford Grange 1549 Award. Awarded to Derrick Hess

■ Greater Capital Region BPW Award. Awarded to Elizabeth Biondo

■ Gregory J. Aidala Scholarship Fund. Awarded to William Kemp and Brittany Wier

■ Guilderhaven Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Corrina Goutos

■ Guilderland Elks No. 2480 Scholarship. Awarded to Christopher Stillman and Gabriella Vega

■ Guilderland Employees Association. Awarded to Sarah Taleb and Molly Trusky

■ Guilderland High School Foreign Language Department Award. Awarded to Erik Austin, Andrew Cortese, Kathryn McQuade, Elizabeth Simon, and Shawnee Zyskowski

■ Guilderland Lions Club Award. Awarded to Quinn Burch, James Ebert, Jennifer Mahonski, and Toby Rubin

■ Guilderland Music Parents and Friends Award. Awarded to Paul Jones, Nicholas Tariello, Sean Teeter, and Yipu Wang

■ Guilderland Parent Teacher Association Council Awards. Awarded to Briana Del Bene, Corrina Goutos, Meghan Leddick, Brittany Pariseau, Debra Schildt, and Brittany Wier

■ Guilderland Police Benevolent Association Award. Awarded to Jess Tezian

■ Guilderland Teachers Association Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Briana Del Bene

■ Guilderland Youth Soccer Association Scholarship. Awarded to Hannah Anderson and Andrew Lapinski-Barker

■ Henry Weiss Memorial Award. Awarded to YiYi Chu

■ Howard Ogsbury Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Elizabeth Simon and Yipu Wang

■ Hudson Valley Book Award. Awarded to Erik Austin

■ Jenny Wasson Memorial Award. Awarded to Leah Plant and Karley Giles

■ Joan H. Murphy Award. Awarded to Emmaline Molloy

■ John Philip Sousa Band Award. Awarded to Nicholas Tariello

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■ Journal Alumni Award. Awarded to Ryan Kramer and Christopher Levy

■ Julia Wells Nursing Scholarship. Awarded to Catherine Duffy

■ Julius and Annabelle Scherzer Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Andrew Lapinski-Barker

■ Kathy Seaton Award. Awarded to Yuan (Jessica) Chu and Zagreb Mukerjee

■ Kenneth C. LeVine Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Andrew Cortese

■ Knights of Pythias Scholastic Achievement Award. Awarded to Vincenzo Polsinelli

■ Kristen Paradiso Ricci Music Award. Awarded to Katie Boyagian

■ Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship. Awarded to Christine Ward

■ Lesley Grapka Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Jillian Abbruzzese

■ Louis Armstrong Jazz Award. Awarded to Michael Dorato

■ Mary Lou Kisby/Elizabeth Severson Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Kristina White

■ Media Award. Awarded to Kevin Thomas

■ Micki Nevett Literature Scholarship. Awarded to Casey Doak

■ Nancy E. Davis Memorial Art Scholarship. Awarded to Corrina Goutos and Laura Lovely

■ National Achievement Scholarship. Awarded to Jason Lawrence (Finalist)

■ National Honor Society Award. Awarded to Alex Boccio and Emmaline Molloy

■ National Merit Scholarship Award. Zagreb Mukerjee, Yipu Wang, Elizabeth Simon (Scholar), and Jeremy Simon (Scholar)

■ National School Choral Award. Awarded to Silvia Roma and Sean Teeter

■ National School Orchestra Award. Awarded to Yipu Wang

■ New York State Academic Excellence Scholarship. Awarded to Erik Austin, Herbert Goldstein, Lynley Joynt, Laura Lovely, Joel Malerba, Kathryn McQuade, Zagreb Mukerjee, Rhea Rubin, Lauryn Schrom, Elizabeth Simon, Jeremy Simon, Alicia Smolenski, Danielle Tetreault, Yipu Wang, and Emilija Zygelyte

■ New York State Attorney General Triple “C” Award. Awarded to Sahr Nyuma and Richard Tanski

■ Noah Lodge No. 754 of Free and Accepted Masons Howard F. Ogsbury Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Maxwell Collins

■ President’s Education Award. Awarded to Erik Austin, Renee Bourgeois, Patrick Cahill, Evan Cobb, Bria Cunningham, Courtney Davis, Herbert Goldstein, Lynley Joynt, David Luidens, Joel Malerba, Alexander Metzger, Kathryn McQuade, Zagreb Mukerjee, Vincenzo Polsinelli, Rhea Rubin, Debra Schildt, Elizabeth Simon, Jeremy Simon, Jordan Siskin, Samantha Smith, Alicia Smolenski, Christopher Stillman, Richard Tanski, Danielle Tetreault, and Yipu Wang

■ Prudential Spirit of Community Award. Awarded to Alexander Metzger

■ PTSA Award. Awarded to Adamaria Silva

■ PTSA Special Award. Awarded to Quinn Burch, Margaret Dubowsky, and Toby Rubin

■ Scholarship for Boys presented by the Kiwanis Club of Guilderland. Awarded to Alex Trolenberg

■ Scholarship for Girls presented by the Kiwanis Club of Guilderland. Awarded to Bingling Zhang

■ School Systems Federal Credit Union Community Service Award. Awarded to Abhinav Saxena

■ Semper Fidelis Bandsman Scholarship. Awarded to Nicholas Tariello

■ Sidney M.A. Ginsburg Memorial Award. Awarded to Ariella Segal

■ Society of Mayfl ower Descendants Award. Awarded to Bria Cunningham and Erich Reimer

■ Spiro Takes Scholarship. Awarded to David Luidens

■ Stacy Ann Zounes Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Courtney Davis

■ Student Government Scholarship. Awarded to Andrew Blanchet and Erich Reimer

■ Technology Education Award. Awarded to Garrett Noel

■ Thomas P. Farrelly Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Marissa Valletta

■ Toi Curtis Memorial Scholarship (Guilderland Public Library). Awarded to Hannah Kinisky

■ United States Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award Program. Awarded to Jennifer Madsen and Alex Trolenberg

■ United States 2009 Presidential Scholars Program. Awarded to Zagreb Mukerjee

■ V. Dalton (Duff) Bambury Award. Awarded to Justin Freese-Bogart

■ VanWormer Award. Awarded to Zagreb Mukerjee

■ Woody Herman Jazz Award. Awarded to Sean Teeter

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2009 Board of Education AwardsThe following students were recognized by the Guilderland Board of Education during the 2008-09 school year:

Markos AbebeEden AlinAsha AnandMara BalchLaura BauerEsther BellLeonard BoppKathleen BrandtVictoria BurnhamAndrew BurnsEmily BurnsAlicia ChenSuxin ChenAshley ClearyBrandon DasKiera DeCotesElana DeSantisKirsten DiCaprioLisa DobrowolskyNaomi DownesMarie DoyleElizabeth EckhardtMegan EddyDylan FaderKayla FanueleSarah FormanKelly GaoEmily GersowitzBenjamin GoesMegan GoffRebecca GoldermanBryce GoyerJohn GrabekMeghan GutknechtAlexandra HawleyJennifer HoffmannLiam HurleyBrent KatlanShawn KnowltonCourtney KramerAzima KureshiKayla LanzaLian Larson

Alexander VarsanyiShane WalshErik WebbMeghan WebbMichelle YuJennifer Zyniecki

Megan BenderRenee BenningerHannah Ben-YishayRyker BodoSarah ByerlyStephen CardiffJeremy CarrEmily CenterMax ChaoLaura ChevalierJulia ChongSamantha CoonsDavid CoreyJames CrowleyJessalynn CrusadoChristopher CzekayRitwik DanMichele DeAngelisBenjamin DelVecchioJuliana DeThomasisJessica DoubledayMadison DunbarJeffrey EasleyNga Ying EngKatie EspinolaMichelle FalconeParastoo Ghiamati-YazdiMichael GhizzoniRachel GingrichKate GnirrepEmily GrayAlaynah HarlowCourtland IngrahamJack JurczynskiHahn-Sol KangEric KaufmanAbigail KedikMargarette KeeseeAndrew KempMarcus KnodlerLauren KogelmannLauren KraushaarJulia KronickAlexandra LadopoulosNicole Lavigna

FMS Superior Achievement(“A” average for the fi rst 3 marking periods)

GRADE 6

Margaret LawlerStephanie LeClairRosemary LeichtAndrew MaerckleinJulia ManobiancoKristina MarinopoulosJared MarrinerMichael Masley-HannettAllyson McAuliffeBradley McGuirePatrick MoriartyCarrie Rose MulliganJo Ann MulliganNoah NoonanWalter NyangagaIsaac ObwaldLotanna OjukwuMary OldendorfEmma OliverMaksim PapenkovJacob RosenbergAnnette RubinGianluca RussoNicole SalatelEvan SandersJulia SanfordGiovanni SantoroMatthew ScatenaMatthew SchillerOlivia SchneiderEileen SeeryAndrew SentzDavid SepterHaley SirotaEliza SmithChelsea SnideGwyndolyn SofkaChristopher SourEmilee StevensBhagyashree SubramaniamMichael TaloneErin TempletonJoshua ThompsonJessica VanDoren

GRADE 7

Kristine LiottaZixin LiuMackenzie LozanoIsaac MalskyHailey MariniGabriella MarinoBlayne MarionShelbie MasaVeronika MazurShauna McDonaldMary Jean MulliganKylee NicklasHaruna NogamiMorgan OlsonSreelekha PaladuguChristina PelkeyLuxi PengTyler PhillipsBrandon PorterMatthew PotolskiKarthik RameshBrandon RathwellTalia ReutterJenna RobinsonReza SayeedMona Seyed- BolorforoshCaroline ShamlianJoseph SipznerSally SlingerlandAlexander SokarisStephanie SottileNaomi TeneniniTaylor TewksburyNicole TopaltzasMichael TrichiloAlexa VanBurenCourtney Van OortNicole Van OortJulia ViningLindsay WallAnne WalshKedrick WeedenMichelle XiongAndrew XuAngela YangChristopher Zanotta

Sarah BartonEmily BensonSarah BoneTanner BrandtJessica Capone

Dayle CarhartKara CarmanNicole DasAlexandra DombroskiMichelle FishCasie GirvinEmma GrabekRyan GreeneJacob GroezingerLauren HendersonChristina HerkenhamHaewon HwangAnna JacquinotJacquelyn KitchenLaurie KnappFrederick KopffRakeeb KureshiAndrea LabunskiAshley LandryMark LawlerClaire LevyKathryn LiottaHannah LiuNicole LoGiudiceJoseph MaloneHayley MatticeSkylar MeadJames MohrZubin MukerjeeKayla MyersLuke NagleGabrielle Norfl eetNina ObwaldKathleen O’MaraJoseph Polfl eitMary PowathilVictoria PrimettLakshmi RamasamySidney RelyeaMackenzie RobinsonAbigail SchnoorNicholas SchwartzErin SeeryJulia SlezakLeia SmithAmanda StevensLaura TangTess ThapaliaTaylor TyksinskiPatrick VerrelliJulia XiongAnna Zajac

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Carrie AblemanApril Alfi eriMutia AssyifaAlexander BenningerJacob BenningerThomas BradleySara BuckleyAustin BurnhamMarissa BuyckFrancesca CerioMonica ChappidiRosamaria CirelliJessica CohenNicholas ConnollyMichael CrupiLea CureAmanda DameBreanna DeVitoCarly DrislaneMichael DvorscakTsz Keung EngAlexis FehervariDevin FisherAdam GersowitzDaniella GiardinaAmanda GnirrepNicholas HaluskaAlyssa HopsickerSamina HyderyNicholas IapoceTara JacksonAnya JoyntStephanie KellerClare LaddMarissa LaFaveAlexander LaingSu Gyeong LeeJulianne LegnardSharon LinKarah LizotteAustin MalerbaMichaela MaybeeErin McNamaraHelen MerkleyChelsea MerrillCasey MorrisMeghan O’BrienKelsey O’ConnorTimothy O’ConnorAlexandria Page

Anjali PanackalMatthew PasquiniBram PetersonShawn PhillipsAllison PotolskiAlexis RabadiHelen RatnerBrian RootVincenzo RussoJessica SchillerMatthew SeitaMatthew SimonAdam StarkmanDeirdre StevensErin SullivanMorgan Ten EyckNico TurekTroy VagianelisJeremy VeldhuisXingyu WeiJacob Zyskowski

Nicholas AustinGregory BarberKatherine BickmoreKatherine BiermanCatherine BiondoMeghan BodoKathryn BologninoMichael DianaAlessia DucaJohn EvansLawrence GerchikovAli Ghiamati-YazdiDevon GingrichAlyssa GroganHaejin HwangSarah LansawDanielle MalitzBeatrice MalskySabihah MamdaniSindhura MandavaMichael MarcantonioAnastasia MazurAmber McNealJames McQuadeLauren MorseKelly NashKatherine PhelanHeidi PikcilingisRyan PrendergastMichael PultzBrian Reed

Brianna ReedKyungduk RhoAndres RomaAshley RosanoNoah RubinEmma SarachanNicole SmolenskiSarah SonenbergVed TanavdeLisa TrovaMatthew WalshKatherine WilliamsonJenna WitzlebenKathryn Zuchowski

Lauren BoberskyKristen CaginoZachary CaplanRyan CarpenterAlyssa CubelloBrian CucinelliLindsey DeckerJennifer DenovioDanielle Der OhannesianAllison DeRizzoEvan FarinaEmma FarisonRebecca FitzgeraldRebecca FlisAmanda FoggiaRachel GlockDrew HardtKatherine HartEmily HaykoElisabeth HendersonChristopher HigginsJeansol KangJadvinder KhalsaJenna LewandaHongyu LiSamantha MarfurtAlyssa MartinJoseph MastroianniScott McKenzieSophie MinasRyan MohrEdward PierceLucia QianSohee RhoThomas RiceAndrea SchwartzAlexa Seidner

GRADE 9

GHS Superior Achievement(95+ average for the fi rst 3 marking periods)

Daniel SeitaClaire ShanklinBarrett SmithBrian StarkmanJean StellaJeremy TobinAlexander VerrelliNicole WallShannon WalshMelissa WinneAmy YangVsevolod Zakharenko

Kelsey AndersErik AustinRenee BourgeoisQuinn BurchPatrick CahillYiyi ChuYuan ChuAndrew CorteseBria CunninghamCourtney DavisElizabeth DavisBriana DelBeneMargaret DubowskyJames EbertZachary ElkindJoseph Fremante IIIHerbert GoldsteinCorrina GoutosLillian HamillRobert Harrington JrSunyoung Hwang

Lynley JoyntHannah KiniskySara KormanShahjabin KureshiMichael LamparskiMarissa LeonardDavid LuidensJennifer MadsenJoel MalerbaKathryn McQuadeAlexander MetzgerEmmaline MolloyErin MorganZagreb MukerjeeAlyssa NashKaroline NyloyVincenzo PolsinelliRhea RubinEva SarachanElizabeth SimonJeremy SimonJordan SiskinSamantha SmithAlicia SmolenskiChristopher StillmanRichard TanskiNicholas TarielloPaige TaylorJonathan TerryDanielle TetreaultAlex TrolenbergErin UrbanLeah ValensiAlexandria VattimoYipu Wang

GRADE 10

GRADE 11

GRADE 12

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New York State School Music Awards (NYSSMA)

Carrie Ableman, fl uteJessie Adams, sopranoDan Ainspan, marimba, snare-drumApril Alfi eri, sopranoAdam Amiot, trumpetClaire Amiot, violinAsha Anand, sopranoGabrielle Andrea, sopranoJoel Anthony, tromboneLuke Anthony, alto-sax, saxophone-quartetJames Avery, alto-saxGregory Barber, celloSarah Barton, violin, string-quartetMegan Bauer, altoTom Baxter, string-quartet, snare-drumKatie Becker, sopranoEsther Bell, clarinetZachary Bemis, trumpet-trioAlex Benjamin, trumpet-trioCydney Betton, violinJenna Bickel, sopranoHarrison Bickmore, alto-saxKT Bierman, celloJonathan Bintz, tromboneJon Bintz, brass-quintetErika Boehlke, sopranoAmanda Bolognino, vocal-trioLeonard Bopp, trumpet, sopranoKristin Bourgeois, viola, string-quartetRenee Bourgeois, string-quartetRyan Brennan, baritoneNaila Brown, celloGabrielle Bruno, clarinetJohn Paul Bryce, drum-set, snare-drumSarah Buerker, clarinetElise Burby, altoMichelle Burmistrova, violaAustin Burnham, trumpet

Every spring, many Guilderland students participate in the NYSSMA Solo/Ensemble Festival. The following students, listed in alphabetical order, were recognized for thier outstanding accomplishments at this year’s evaluation festival:

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Sarah Burola, clarinetPreston Butler, tromboneJohn Buttridge, snare-drumSydney Campbell, string-trioAnthony Cannistraci, trumpetJared Capuano, alto-saxDeanna Caputo, sopranoFranchesca Caputo, sopranoDayle Carhart, soprano-1Emily Center, fl uteAlessandra Cerio, vocal-duetHayley Chang, sopranoSalil Chaudhry, snare-drumAlicia Chen, violinSuxin Chen, violinJulia Chong, cello, string-trioSierra Christensen, fl ute-duetJustine Chun, soprano-2Kristin Clark, baritoneKristen Clark, euphonium-duetAshley Cleary, tromboneZack Cleary, clarinetAshley Cohen, tromboneKrystal Cole, soprano, French-hornZachary Collen, trumpetSamantha Coons, soprano, vocal- duetAlexander Cortes, snare-drumAlison Cramer, brass-quintet, trombone, sopranoColum Cross, tromboneMegan Crouse, string-quartet, violin, violaSam Crouse, fl ute, oboeAmanda Dame, fl uteAndrew Dame, trumpet, trumpet-trioRitwik Dan, tromboneMatthew Darby, violin, violin-duetJulia Davidoff, clarinetMichele DeAngelis, fl ute-duetKiera DeCotes, soprano

Danielle DerOhannesian, clarinet- quartetElana DeSantis, fl uteKirsten DiCaprio, sopranoSam Diedrich, trumpetAllie DiMura, soprano-1, vocal-trioJennifer Ding, violinLisa Dobrowolsky, trumpetMackenna Dombroski, violin-trioBill Dong, violin-duetChelsea Donnelly, sopranoAlexis Donnelly, trumpetMike Dorato, brass-quintetAva Doyle, violin-duetAva Sophia Doyle, violinJessie Doyle, soprano, clarinet- duetCarly Drislane, clarinet-duetAlex Dvorscak, bass-1, celloElizabeth Eckhardt, altoGreg Eckhardt, bassoonMegan Eddy, fl uteAndrew Ehlinger, tromboneRyan Ehlinger, saxophone-quartet, alto-sax-jazz, saxophone-duetEnaw Elonge, violin, sopranoKevin Engleberg, euphonium-duetKatie Espinola, clarinetDylan Fader, alto-saxRebecca Fitzgerald, clarinet-quartetSarah Forman, fl uteAbby Forman, fl uteJames Gebhardt, alto-saxDaniella Giardina, alto-sax, clarinetRachel Gingrich, violinTherese Giordano, French-hornCasie Girvin, sopranoBenjamin Goes, soprano

Megan Goff, sopranoAli Gohlke-Schermer, violinRebecca Golderman, fl uteKathryn Gonick, violinBryce Goyer, bass, sopranoEmma Grabek, vocal-trioRobert Grant, tubaJames Gray, tromboneEmily Gray, alto-sax, saxophone- quartetVictoria Greco, fl uteVictoria Gregory, string-bassConor Grocki, oboeMatthew Gu, bassoonEmily Gunther, bassMeghan Gutknecht, sopranoJack Hanlon, clarinetKatie Hart, oboeEmily Hayko, sopranoHannah Hernandez, cello, sopranoAlexia Holden, sopranoPhilip Horan, trumpetTim Horan, French-hornRamy Houacine, euphonium-duetKevin Huang, violinHaejin Hwang, violinHaewon Hwang, fl uteKathryn Janower, alto-1Soad Jaouni, fl ute-duetCassandra Jones, altoPaul Jones, brass-duetSarah Jones, trumpet, brass-duetJohn Jurczynski, saxophoneMichelle Kang, violinLauren Kogelman, fl uteNicholas Kopff, trumpetErick Kopff, oboeKatie Kumta, violin

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FMS President’s Award recipientsThe President’s Award for Educational Excellence, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, recognizes eighth grade students who have earned a cumulative grade point average of 10.5 on a 12 point scale for all of their middle school years. This year’s honorees are:

Olivia Aitken

Hajar Alrifai

Nicholas Bailly

Ethan Bartlett

Sarah Barton

Briana Beaver-Timmons

Nicholas Bellomy

Emily Benson

Amanda Bolognino

Christine Bolognino

Tyreesha Bolton

Sarah Bone

Kristin Bourgeois

Tanner Brandt

Troy Buchanan

Jessica Capone

Ali Cardinal

Dayle Carhart

Kara Carman

Zachary Cleary

Staci Cole

Alyssa Collen

Patrick Coonan

Timothy Coppinger

Megan Crouse

Brian Crupi

Nicole Das

Gabrielle DelBene

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Alana Lake, violinSarah Lansaw, fl uteStephanie Lasselle, soprano, violinAshley Laundry, vocal-trioMargaret Lawler, bellsMark Lawler, trumpet, trumpet- quartetChris LeClair, clarinet-quartetAlec Lee, altoGraham Lerch, violinSharon Lin, celloAnna Lin, fl ute, fl ute-duetKathryn Liotta, clarinetHannah Liu, violin, oboeJustina Liu, fl uteDan Loman, brass-quintetAndrea Long, cello-duetGretchen Long, cello-duetDanielle Macken, soprano-duetGabriella Marino, alto-saxBlayne Marion, clarinetMichael Masley-Hannett, tubaAnastasia Mazur, sopranoVeronika Mazur, snare-drumQuinn McCutcheon, tromboneBrad McGuire, trumpetShannon McKinney, vocal-trioPatrick McMillen, alto-saxSkylar Mead, sopranoWill Merkley, snare-drumRebecca Miceli, clarinetAlex Minas, trumpetRyan Mohr, clarinet-quartetSean Mooney, trumpetChristina Morawski, violinCasey Morris, sopranoZubin Mukerjee, violinMary Jean Mulligan, soprano, violin, violin-trioCarrie Rose Mulligan, violin, violin- trioJoAnn Mulligan, violin, violin-trioMary Murphy, sopranoKarissa Murray, sopranoMatthew Myers, alto-saxMaria Neely, clarinetHaruna Nogami, fl uteCourtney Nolan, soprano-duetConnor Noonan, trumpet-quartetKatelyn O’Hehir, sopranoMary Oldendorf, alto-saxLauren Oliver, vocal-trioMorgan Olson, cello, string-quartet

Kathleen O’Mara, fl uteRyan Orsini, trumpetMariah Palagyi, sopranoJoshua Palagyi, bass-1Cory Parker, violaJakob Patschureck, clarinetMaryssa Patschureck, violin, soprano-2Luxi Peng, clarinetPetey Pezzulo, tubaZachary Pickett, euphonium-duetOlivia Popiel, violin, alto-1Mary Powathil, violinLexi Rabadi, sopranoCatie Rafferty, violaVarun Rapaka, tromboneMatthew Reluzco, violinTalia Reutter, alto-saxSohee Rho, fl uteKyungduk Rho, violinAlison Rider, sopranoBrian Root, violinAshley Rosano, viola-duetKathleen Rose, trumpetJacob Rosenberg, cello-duetNoah Rubin, oboeScotty Rubin, marimbaAnnie Rubin, sopranoBobby Ruggles, tenor-1Giovanni Santoro, trumpetEmma Sarachan, violinMatthew Scatena, violinMatthew Schiller, clarinetJessica Schiller, violinEmily Schlierer, fl uteOlivia Schneider, baritoneMona Seyed-Bolorforosh, sopranoNicolas Shah, saxJohn Sheehan, tromboneErica Sheridan, clarinetRyan Sickler, alto-sax, alto-sax- jazzNigel Simmons, trumpetJoey Sipzner, violin, alto, fl ute, fl ute-duetHaley Sirota, clarinetEmily Sischo, violinSally Slingerland, xylophoneEliza Smith, fl uteJoshua Smith, trumpetMatthew Smolenski, trumpetBrendan Snow, alto-sax, saxophone- quartet, saxophone-duet

Cecilia Snow, clarinet, alto-1Geoffrey Snow, xylophone, snare- drumPeyton Snyder, soprano-2Gwyn Sofka, clarinetMatthew Steffens, baritoneNora Stevens, violin-trioSerena Stevens, soprano-2Gayathri Subramaniam, fl uteKaterina Swartz, clarinetCaitlan Swyer, vocal-duet, soprano-2Rachel Swyer, violin, sopranoMichael Talone, tromboneErin Templeton, violin, sopranoNaomi Tenenini, violinTaylor Tewksbury, clarinetTess Thapalia, soprano-1Kevin Thomas, brass-quintetMichael Tolfa, trumpet-quartetAlexandra Tomaso, sopranoAmy Toscano, violinAurora Trainer, violinHalli Travers, clarinet, alto-sax, alto-sax-jazzPaul Travers, trumpet, tenor-2Lisa Trova, viola-duetBrittany Valentino, sopranoMichael Valletta, trumpetJessica VanDoran, sopranoJordan Vanina, vocal-duetNicole VanOort, fl uteAlexander Verrelli, trumpetPatrick Verrelli, trumpet, trumpet- quartetNicole Viola, sopranoAnnie Walsh, sopranoMatthew Walsh, clarinetShane Walsh, sax, alto-sax-jazzShannon Walsh, French-horn, trumpet-jazzWilliam Wang, violin, clarinetMelissa Winne, string-quartetJulia Xiong, violinMichelle Xiong, cello, fl ute, fl ute- duetKento Yamaguchi, violinAmy Yang, string-quartetKatie Yang, celloBridget Yankowski, violin-trioGloria Zhao, violinMichael Zhu, violin, violin-duetKaty Zuchowski, clarinet

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Richard L. Weisz, President

Catherine A. Barber, Vice President

Julie CuneoDenise Eisele

Barbara FraterrigoColleen O’Connell

Judy SlackGloria Towle-Hilt

John W. McGuire, Superintendent of Schools

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GRADE 9

GRADE 10

GRADE 11

GRADE 12

GRADE 7

GRADE 8

Notable Improvement

GRADE 6

Iyal BasenClaire BenderA. Parker CunninghamYasmeen DinAlison DuboisSamantha KellermanEmma OsbornDanell PalmerAlecia PeplowskiAmanda PlantCara QuimbyAmir RastegarAlison RiderTaylor StottTaylor Wood

Morgan BourqueJessica ButlerKrystal ColeSkyler HallenbeckAmanda JustinianoMorgan KehnWilliam KonigVictoria MacIntoshEric MihalyZachary RiellSarah RugglesJordan SlingerlandLuke StottAlanna Wilson

Jeffrey BarkerMichaela BiancaAdam BowersAllison FinkMarlow GrimardRyan HarrisJacob McGrathChandler PulliamSelena RahmKali RomandAaron StarkmanElena Terrell- GelineauMichaela TersmetteTaylor TommellMadison Vigay

Shannon BraddockHannah IngoldsbyShayna KimmererJennifer RiderJustin Whiting

Ryan CardiffMeg EiseleChrystie KoottumkalJustine LafaveBrittani Peterson

Kelly FischerEmily KomaromiMichael LavelleKelsey LussierKendall Massey

Martyna CrisafulliBenjamin GoldenJohn HeidenstromMeghan LeddickAndrew Oteng-Baah

Samuel DeSantis

Jennifer Ding

Alexandra Dombroski

Deanna Falvo

Michelle Fish

Kayla Gallelli

Emma Grabek

Ryan Greene

Jacob Groezinger

Caroline Grondahl

Jonathan Harwood

Lauren Henderson

Christina Herkenham

Christine Hesler

Michael Hitt

Haewon Hwang

Anna Jacquinot

Stephen Jill

Katelyn Kaczkowski

Michelle Kauffman

Jasmit Khalsa

Jacquelyn Kitchen

Laurie Knapp

Frederick Kopff

Rakeeb Kureshi

Andrea Labunski

Ashley Landry

Mark Lawler

Jamie Lecomb

Claire Levy

Jaclyn Levy

Kathryn Liotta

Hannah Liu

Kendra Lizotte

Nicole LoGiudice

Katherine Love

Angela Luizzi

Elizabeth Lvov

Joseph Malone

April Manzella

Jessica Marinstein

Hayley Mattice

Victoria Mausler

Skylar Mead

James Mesiti

N. Vito Mesiti

James Mohr

Elizabeth Molloy

Zubin Mukerjee

Celeste Munoz

Kayla Myers

Luke Nagle

Gabrielle Norfl eet

Nina Obwald

Kathleen O’Mara

Edward Pasko

Adam Pitkin

Joseph Polfl eit

Elissa Poskanzer

Mary Powathil

Victoria Primett

Lakshmi Ramasamy

Sidney Relyea

Mackenzie Robinson

Lena Rotella

Nicholas Schwartz

Erin Seery

Oindri Sen

Emily Sischo

Julia Slezak

Cameron Smith

Leia Smith

Riley Snyder

Sydney Snyder

Amanda Stevens

Kallie Swyer

Laura Tang

Tess Thapalia

Michael Tolfa

Evangelos Townsend

Taylor Tyksinski

Ariana Valverde

Allison Van Doren

Patrick Verrelli

Ryan Von Dollen

Matthew Wilson

Julia Xiong

Matthew Yankowski

Anna Zajac