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On The LineOn The LineGRADUATION 2014 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us Vol. 15 • No. 6

Congratulati ons to the Class of 2014!

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On June 28th, the Class of 2014 - 277 strong - processed onto Warren King Field for Garden City High School’s 80th Annual Commencement Ceremony. The turquoise sky and green fi eld formed a perfect backdrop for the

crisp white dresses and tuxedos, traditi onal garb worn by Garden City’s graduati ng girls and boys, in an elegant ceremony marked by overwhelming joy and heartf elt tears. Salutatorian Katherine McGannon welcomed

classmates, parents, and friends; Julia Maloney Scholarship winner Megan Galioto expressed her deep grati tude to teacher Steve Mayo; and Superintendent Dr. Robert Feirsen off ered refl ecti ons on how the world has changed

since the Class of 2014 fi rst entered the high school. Sage words were off ered by English teacher and Keynote Speaker Carlo Rebolini just prior to the awarding of diplomas by members of the Board of Educati on.

Warmest congratulati ons to the Class of 2014 and best wishes for a bright and successful future!

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Steven MenellyValedictorian

President Trapasso and Board of Educati on members, Superintendent Feirsen, Principal McLaughlin, Garden City High School faculty, parents, friends and family, welcome, and from the bott om of our hearts, thank you. Thank you for the unending support and the unconditi onal love that you have given to the Class of 2014. We are here today in celebrati on, a celebrati on for things past and future. Today is the fi nal day for the Class of 2014. Tomorrow our class will be only a remembrance in the halls of Garden City High School, the latest link in a chain that extends far back to the past and will stretch far into the future.What is this Class of 2014 here today, then? What is this fl eeti ng moment between yesterday and tomorrow that seems to be passing so quickly?You could say that this is all a coincidence - that the Class of 2014 is just 277 people born in approximately the same year that happened to live in the same town, that this was all random, that we were thrown together by ti me and chance.This origin is, in some sense, true, but it is insuffi cient. We have become something greater through the years

we have spent as kin in the schools of this district. As wonderful as we are as individuals, the Class of 2014 is greater than the sum of its parts. It lives beyond us, thinking and acti ng in accordance with the values embodied by our place and ti me. It has taken its own steps and breathed its own air. It is the individual of our community. Imagine if this class were to take the form of another student sitti ng amongst us today. Who is this person? No doubt this person would be brilliant, waltzing with ease through every subject, showing themself to be a true renaissance man or woman through their voracious passion for learning. The thorniest calculus problems would resolve themselves before the eyes of this student. He would write eff usively on any topic from history or literature, just as easily as she would speak in any of the languages taught here. Doubtless, too, would be their athleti c prowess, as this person would have the strength of a linebacker, the grace of gymnast, the endurance of a marathon runner, and on and on. In short, he or she would put any decathlon athlete to shame. In the arts, this student of ours would be unprecedented, singing and dancing and acti ng with remarkable skill, all while perfectly playing any number of instruments. And if this weren’t enough, our student would construe hues and colors beauti fully, forging breathtaking arrangements with every medium.We should take great pride in this student, as it is the best of all of us that makes him or her great.Parents, you have seen this child grow, from its nascent steps in kindergarten to its fi nal steps down to its seat here today.Administrators, you have shepherded this student with love through the years, guiding it along the way.And teachers, you have imparted all that you can on this child, hoping in the wisdom of your infl uence.The community embodied by the Garden City School system raised this child, now an adult and suitably ready for the world. Finally, if this child takes the best of our accomplishment, it also must take the best of our character. It treats the world and humanity with unqualifi ed generosity, kindness, and opti mism. It comports itself with dignity and responsibility no matt er the circumstance. Unfortunately, the story of this child ends here on this day, as there are no more school days left for its development. We students, who each have contributed in our own special way to this person, are about to leave on our own, new journeys.In the next chapter of our lives, we will, in some way, be part of a community, whether that means a university, or a business, or a place of residence; we will conti nue to live our lives through communiti es, and in the process, give that community a life of its own, just as we have breathed life into the student we now leave behind.American historian Henry Adams said this in the memoir of his own life: “All experience is an arch, to build upon.”Garden City High School Class of 2014, great things lie ahead. By our experience here, we have been given a template for life. For both tough and easy ti mes, recall what we have brought forth into the world, that exemplar student whom we bid goodbye to today, and act in accordance with the bett er nature of ourselves embodied in that individual. But for this moment now - I congratulate and wish the absolute best to the members of this class and to their families, for this journey is almost over and ti me, at least momentarily, is on our side.

Where They Will Be Att ending

ALONZO AFRICA Binghamton UniversityTIMOTHY ALFORD SUNY OneontaJONATHAN ARDITO Fairfi eld UniversityDEREK ATTARDI James Madison UniversityNAYEEM BAKSH Stony Brook UniversityCAROLINE BEATY Dickinson CollegeRYAN BLAIR Connecti cut CollegeMATTHEW REED BONVISSUTO Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti tuteCATHERINE BUNN SUNY DelhiJOSEPH BURDI SUNY CobleskillBRITTANY BURKE James Madison UniversityCONOR BURKE Saint Joseph’s UniversityDAVID BUTLER Adelphi UniversityCONOR BYRNES Virginia Military Insti tuteKIERAN BYRNES Villanova UniversityEMILY CAFARO The College of the Holy CrossMICHELLE CAMPOLI Rhode Island School of DesignFRANCIS CAPONEGRO Marist CollegeTAYLOR CARPENTIER George Mason UniversityMICHAEL CASSANO United States Naval AcademyJOHN CAUCHI Fordham UniversityIRIS CHANG Georgetown University

SEUNG HYU CHOI University of Illinois, Urbana - ChampaignNICOLE CHTCHEKINE Union CollegeJAMES COLLINS UndecidedMICHAEL COLLINS Pennsylvania State UniversityDANIEL COMBATTI The University of ScrantonCHRISTOPHER CONNOLLY Boston CollegeJOHN CONNORS James Madison UniversityMEGAN COTTER The University of ScrantonCONNOR CRAWFORD Lynn UniversityJOSEPH CREIGHTON SUNY Mariti me KELLY CURRAN UndecidedMARGARET D’ANTONIO University of MichiganMAURA DARMODY Fordham UniversityADAM DAVIES Boston CollegeIFEOLUWA DAWODU University of PennsylvaniaTARA DEANGELO Villanova UniversityALIX DELLA PENA The George Washington UniversityALEXANDER DELLA RATTA Hofstra UniversityKATHLEEN DEMARIA Johns Hopkins UniversityHARRY DEMIRIS SUNY Mariti me SAMANTHA DERBY Boston UniversityMARK DESANTIS University of FloridaJULIA DIGNAM Georgetown University

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NINA DIMARIA Saint John’s UniversityDANIEL DOLAN University of Massachusett s - AmherstPATRICK DOLAN Georgetown UniversityEMILY DONOVAN Virginia Polytechnic Insti tuteMARIANNA DOYAMIS Stony Brook UniversityJESSICA DRUM SUNY DelhiCASEY DUFF Villanova UniversityBRENDAN DUKES James Madison UniversitySUSANNE DUPONT Saint Joseph’s UniversityDANIELLE DURAND University of DelawareJULIE DURAND Villanova UniversityJACQUELINE EDWARDS Pennsylvania State UniversityHANNAH EILBECK Duke UniversityKAITLIN EMMERT Fairfi eld UniversityJACQUELYN ESCALANTE SUNY DelhiMARK EULAU University of Colorado - BoulderDRUSILLA FALCO Dartmouth CollegeNICHOLAS FEALEY Rochester Insti tute of TechnologyANTHONY FERRARO University of RichmondANDREW FERRI College of Mount Saint VincentTHOMAS FERRIS University of AlbanyTIMOTHY FEYRER University of RichmondPATRICK FINNERAN Dickinson CollegeTINA FODERA Sacred Heart UniversityFABRICE FREDERIQUE SUNY Mariti me SAGE FULLER Loyola University MarylandEMILY FULLHARDT Pace University, New York CityMICHELLE GAINE Fordham UniversityMEGAN GALIOTO Villanova UniversityCAITLIN GALLANT University of North Carolina - Chapel HillLINDSEY GALLIGAN Sacred Heart UniversityLAUREN GARIZIO Sacred Heart UniversityELIZABETH GEE Johns Hopkins UniversityCODY GEORGE Dartmouth CollegeEMILY GERSPACH Pennsylvania State UniversityPATRICK GERSPACH University of Notre DameERIN GIACINI Siena CollegeRYAN GIACINI SUNY CortlandNICOLAS GIANNONE Gett ysburg CollegeCHLOE GIARRAPUTO Keene State CollegeJOSEPH GIARRAPUTO Boston CollegeETHAN GIBBONS Marist CollegeJOHN GILLAN Gett ysburg CollegeJUSTIN GONG Massachusett s Insti tute of TechnologyMATTHEW GREENE Hamilton CollegeBRIANNE GRIFFITH Georgetown UniversityTIMOTHY HALABY University of ArizonaKYLE HARDER James Madison UniversityQUINN HELLING SUNY Insti tute of Technology at Uti caAMBER HENRIQUEZ Boston UniversitySUSANNE HERBSTER Pratt Insti tuteWILLIAM HERLIHY New York Insti tute of TechnologyJACQUELINE HOCHHEISER Dickinson CollegeERIN HOLLIS University of RichmondCHRISTOPHER HOURMOUZIS Iona CollegeBRIAN HUGHES Marist CollegeDEVON IALENTI Loyola University MarylandDANIELLE IENNA Georgetown UniversityLAURA JAEGER Fordham UniversityKYLE JAENICHEN Dowling College EMILY KALLEM Curry CollegeZOE KARIKAS Syracuse UniversityJOANNA KEATING Marist CollegeMICHAEL KEATING Hunter College - CUNYAMANDA KELLY University of DelawareMATTHEW KELLY University of MichiganCAMERON KERN Stonehill CollegeMEAGHAN KIELY SUNY GeneseoGENEVIEVE KLATT Saint Joseph’s UniversityZACHARY KOLSEN Quinnipiac UniversityKAITLYN KUSTEK Nassau Community CollegeDIANA KUTULOS Towson UniversityALLISON LAGUEUX Culinary Arts, Barry TechJAMES LARK Nassau Community CollegeKELLY LAWKINS Dickinson CollegeJENNIFER LEARY Fordham UniversityLUKE LECOCHE The Ohio State UniversityTHOMAS LEGGETT Hobart and William Smith CollegesJULIANA LIBERTI Nassau Community CollegeNICOLE LIND Villanova UniversityAIDAN LOGAN University of RichmondMEGHAN LOGAN The University of ScrantonPAIGE LOPEZ Fairfi eld UniversityBRIAN LORUSSO SUNY New PaltzELIZABETH LOSQUADRO Adelphi UniversityJOSEPH LOZANO Columbia UniversityJACK LUCCHESI Marist College

PETER LUGLIO Fairfi eld UniversityJOHN MADIGAN Marist CollegeBRIANNA MAGLIO The University of ScrantonKATHERINE MALHAME Colgate UniversityANNORA MARINO University of AlabamaCHRISTINA MARINO Adelphi UniversityJACQUELINE MARINO Fordham UniversityPANTELIS MARINOS Saint John’s UniversityREGAN MAROONEY Boston CollegeCARISSA MASTANDUONO James Madison UniversityRICHARD MASTERS Adelphi UniversityLAUREN MCAULIFFE Molloy CollegeSARAH MCCABE Hofstra UniversityCONNOR MCCULLOUGH Lehigh UniversityTIMOTHY MCDONAGH University of DelawareBRANDON MCDONOUGH Nassau Community CollegeDANIEL MCELROY Adelphi UniversityKATHERINE MCGANNON University of PennsylvaniaAIDAN MCGOVERN Marymount Manhatt an CollegeKATHLIN MCGOVERN Loyola University MarylandDEIRDRE MCGRATH Fordham UniversityLIAM MCGUINNESS Catholic University of AmericaMELANIE MCHUGH Elon UniversityBRENDAN MCLAUGHLIN The University of ScrantonSTEVEN MENELLY Harvard CollegeWILLIAM MENNICKEN Boston CollegeANTHONY MERCANDETTI Towson UniversityEMILY MERCANDETTI Drexel UniversityJESSICA MERO Binghamton UniversityAMY MESSINA University of Colorado at BoulderJOHN MICHON Hunter College - CUNYDANNY MILLER Bryant UniversityZACHARY MINER University of MichiganCULLEN MINION Gett ysburg CollegeCHRISTOPHER MISERERE SUNY FarmingdaleLAUREN MIXON Fairfi eld UniversityPATRICK MOHAN University of DaytonEVAN MOLITOR Salisbury UniversityJOSEPH MONACO Queens College - CUNYALEXANDRA MONTGOMERY University of Connecti cutJAMES MORAN University of DelawareEMILY MOZDZER Cornell UniversityGRACE MUROLO Nassau Community CollegeKAYLA MURPHY Quinnipiac UniversityKELLEN MURPHY Providence CollegeNATALIE MUSCARELLA University of Rhode IslandJAMES NARDONE Nassau Community CollegeGABRIELLE NASTASI Muhlenberg CollegeASHLEY NESSLER DeSales UniversityLIANN NEWBY Arizona State UniversityGRAYCE NIX Nassau Community CollegeBRODY NOLAN Champlain CollegeSTEPHANIE NOLAN Binghamton UniversityKRISTEN NOONAN Providence CollegeNICOLE NUZZOLO Lee UniversityHALEY O’HANLON Colgate UniversityJACQUELINE O’HARE Trinity CollegeKATHLEEN O’KEEFFE The University of ScrantonJACQUELINE O’REILLY High Point UniversityLOUIS PAGONIS George Mason UniversityZACHARY PAHLAVI Saint John’s UniversityMATTHEW PAPPACENA Northeastern UniversityDREW PASCALE University of MarylandADAM PAULEY Moravian CollegeMATTHEW PENA Binghamton UniversityANDREW PETERSEN Binghamton UniversityGAVIN PHILIPPAS Binghamton UniversityTERESA PIETROMONACO SUNY PotsdamKELLY GRACE PUNTURO Lehigh UniversityEMILY QUIGLEY University of Connecti cutKRISTEN RASQUIN SUNY GeneseoCATHERINE REDDINGTON Syracuse UniversityJACQUELINE REID Fordham UniversityJACK REINA Niagara County Community CollegeTHOMAS REINA University of Wisconsin, La CrosseJULIANA RESTREPO Florida Atlanti c UniversityALEXANDRA RICEMAN Villanova UniversityMADISON RICH Fairfi eld UniversityCAITLIN RIEDELL Quinnipiac UniversityCONNOR RIEDELL Washington and Lee UniversityCAITLIN RIEGER Georgetown UniversityISABELLA RIGGI Iona CollegeALEXA RIVIELLE University of DelawareTHOMAS ROCCO Manhatt an CollegeJASON ROCHA Nassau Community CollegeMATTHEW ROGERS Elizabethtown CollegeDANIEL ROMERO Towson University

Barbara TrapassoBoard of Educati on President

Angela HeinemanVice President

Tom PinouTrustee

Robert Marti nTrustee

Laura Hasti ngsTrustee

Robert Feirsen, Ed.D.Superintendent of Schools

Catherine Knight, Ed.D.Coordinator of Public Informati on

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