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GRADUATION 2003

25 coed years at Poly Prep Poly Prep Country Day School seniors celebrated one of life’s milestones on May 30 at commencement exercises that paid tribute to 25 years of coeducation at Poly. “Coeducation means learning from each other, learning about each other, and learning to accept and respect all of the differences that make each of us unique,” said one of Poly’s senior faculty members, Marie Corkhill. SEE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION COVERAGE, PAGES 2-3.

The Board of Trustees and President Raymond P. Nash congratulate the students, parents and teachers of

BISHOP FORD CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL on their scholarships/acceptances to the following four-year schools: Blake Acosta - NY Institute of Technology, Art Institute of NYC Adreanne Agnant - Brooklyn, Iona, St. Peter’s, St. John’s Shawn Aiken - CSI Damian Alexander - Berkeley David Algarin - Baruch, John Jay, Brooklyn Monique Allert - John Jay, Pace Allan Ambris - US Naval Academy Prep Rashan Anthony - St. John’s, Univ NC Marisa Balsamo - CSI Robert Bencivenga - Brooklyn, CSI, John Jay Sarah Berge - Boston, St. John’s, Rutgers Obdulio Bermudez -John Jay Matthew Biondo - St. Francis Mario Brown - John Jay, Medgar Evers Saulun (Joe) But - Iona William Cadet - Univ Bridgport, Univ Hartford, Univ New Haven Amanda Calderon - St. Thomas Aquinas Andre Calvert - LIU, St. Francis, NY Institute of Technology Andrew Cardenas - College of Aeronautics, Manhattan, Farmingdale Michael Carew - Brooklyn Hector Casillas - CSI, St. Francis Sherley Charles - St. Francis, Stony Brook Anna Chow - Brooklyn, Medgar Evers Monica Colon - LIU Stephen Colon - St. John’s Margaret Cwikla - Brooklyn, Fordham, Iona Duane Cyrus-Charles - Brooklyn, York, St. John’s, Univ Hartford Cynthia Dady - Bloomfield, Felician, St. Peter’s, St. John’s Brooke Daniels - Siena, St. Peter’s, Spelman, St. John’s, Univ Maryland, Temple Dominique DeBrown - John Jay, Seton Hall Natalie Delgado - Iona, Niagra, St. John’s, St. John Fisher, Albany, College of St. Rose

Armando Diaz - CSI Natalie Donofrio - CCNY, St. Peter’s, St. Francis, St. John’s Orthon Drouillard - NY Institute of Technology Ramon Echeverria - Boston Univ, CCNY Stephanie Edwards - Baruch, Brooklyn, Hunter, Pace, St. John’s Akeem Feiton - Pennsylvania State Michael Ferretti - CSI Shannon Fitzpatrick - Smith, St. John’s, Binghamton, New Paltz, Albany Frank Gargiulo - CSI, St. Francis Jennifer Gauthier - Fordham, Pace, Seton Hall, St. Francis Joaquin Gen Chan - Hofstra Cameron George - King’s, Siena, Temple Kahil Girard-Isaac - Howard, Mercer Tanya Gonzalez - CSI, Hunter, St. John’s Gracia Gustave - Hunter, Lehman, Iona, Northeastern, Penn State, Seton Hall, Siena, St. Francis, St. Joseph’s, Stony Brook Maryann Herrera - CSI Tanvir Hossain - Pace Stephanie Jasmin - Brooklyn, Pace, St. John’s, St. Thomas Aquinas Gregory Jean-Louis - NYU Michael Jimenez - CSI Fritz Joseph - Hunter, John Jay, Farmingdale Asif Kumandan - Brooklyn, City College, Penn State, Albany, Stony Brook Jason Kutch - CSI Johnny Lamarque - Medgar Evers, York Nadine Lamour - Baruch, Hunter, York, Hofstra, LIU, Pace Marsha Laventure - John Jay, Johnson & WalesI Jessica Leibel - Brooklyn, CSI, John Jay, St. Francis Adrian Lewis - City College Kyle Lynch - Baruch, Fordham, St. John’s

William Marrero - Brooklyn, CSI Rebecca Mattera - Baruch, Brooklyn, Fordham, NYU, Binghamton Ian McGovern - Mount St. Mary, St. Francis Randy Meredith - Florida A&M, Texas A&M, West Virginia Jahniqua Millington - Brooklyn, Pace, St. John’s Shari Morris - St. Francis Christian Munoz - Rensselaer Polytech Niah Murray - St. Francis Prem Nair - Brooklyn, St. John’s Ashley Nardini - John Jay, St. Francis Michael Olivieri - CSI, St. Francis, Wagner Vanessa Ortiz - CSI Gabriella M. Padilla - St. Francis, St. John’s, New Paltz, Oneonta, Stony Brook Kathleen Paul - Seton Hall, St. Francis John Pietanza - CSI, John Jay, St. Francis Erin Pinto - Albany, Binghamton, New Paltz, Oneonta, Stony Brook Vincent Piselli - John Jay Nora Polansky - Fairleigh Dickinson, Iona, St. Francis Anthony Powierski - CSI, John Jay Anna Quinones - CSI, Russell Sage Angela Reyes - St. Francis Niane Rivera - St. Francis, St. John’s, Cortland, Oneonta, Stony Brook Sabrina Robles - Medgar Evers Angela Rodriguez - Pace, Binghamton, New Paltz Leopold Rohlehr - Medgar Evers Donald Rube-LIU, St. Francis Jason Santana - Barry, Iona, St. Francis Enrique Santiago - Queens, Alfred State George Santiago - John Jay Riccichantal Scott - CSI, York, St. Francis Diane Shea-Boston, Hunter, Iona, St. John’s, Albany, Oneonta

Justin Shea - St. Francis, Alfred State, Univ Buffalo, Univ Hartford Perrin Shea - Dean, Univ Hartford, Univ New Orleans, West Virginia Lupita Sosa - Hunter Darlene Su - Baruch, Pace Adetonji Taiwo - CSI, Medgar Evers Jhoann Taveras - Baruch, John Jay Nadean Taylor - Shaw, Virginia Union Christina Torres - St. Francis Steven Torres - CCNY, Hunter Gregory Tull - Brooklyn, Hunter, Siena, New Paltz Danielle VanDaley - CSI Susan Varga - Boston, NYU, Wesleyan Daisy Velazquez - CCNY Alezandra Ware - Brooklyn, Sacred Heart, Seton Hall, St. Francis Jachelle Whiting - Barton, Lincoln, St. Francis Jessica Zurita - CCNY, Medgar Evers

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Brooklyn’s high schools graduates of 2003 By Deborah Kolben The Brooklyn Papers

BerkeleyCarroll School The graduating class of the Berkeley-Carroll School celebrated their commencement at Congregation Beth Elohim, on Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue in Park Slope, on the morning of Friday, June 13. The guest speaker, Samuel Chaltain, a former English teacher at the coed private school at 181 Lincoln Place,

was recognized for his work as an executive with Freedom Forum, a Virginia-based, First Amendment rights organization, and for the personal connection he forged with the students, said Joan Martin, the school’s director of communications. The school’s featured student speaker, Shanell Lockhart, of Canarsie, will be attending Brown University in the fall. Lockhart was chosen from among the 47 graduates for her academic achievement as

well as her community service work. While half of the 800 students at Berkeley-Carroll live in Park Slope, the other half come from all over Brooklyn. And some from even further. Max Popov, of Bulgaria, will be the first international student to graduate from the school. Popov enrolled in the school in 10th-grade and lived with a Berkeley-Carroll family. He will be attending Pitzer College, in California, in the fall.

Senior Adam Ottavino, who has been playing baseball since he was 7, was drafted in the 30th round by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but plans to attend Northeastern University. Of the school’s 800 students, about a quarter have attended since early childhood. The school was founded when the Carroll Street school merged with the all-girl Berkeley Institute in 1982.

Brooklyn Friends School An independent Quaker school housed in a seven-story art deco building in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Friends School held its commencement ceremony at the New York Marriott Brooklyn, at 333 Adams St., on Wednesday, June 11 at 7:30 pm. David Jones, a Brooklyn Friends graduate who is CEO of the Community Service Society of New York, addressed the school’s 36 graduating seniors. Recognized for his lifelong dedication to public service, Jones writes a biweekly column for the Amsterdam News, hosts a cable television show, and is a former chairman of Carver Federal Savings Bank, the largest AfricanAmerican managed bank in the nation. He holds a degree from Wesleyan University and a law degree from Yale University. Dancer Edisa Weeks (BFS ’83), whose passion for dance was fueled during her years at the school, received the George Fox Distinguished Alumnus Award. After graduating from Brown University, Weeks went on to join the Alvin Ailey School and later the Dance Brazil and Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance companies. Most recently, she formed the Manhattan-based DELiROUS Dance Company. She also teaches at Brooklyn Friends School. The graduating class selected Alap Vora as the student speaker. Vora, who has attended Brooklyn Friends since kindergarten, and was selected as the speaker for his eighthgrade graduation, will be attending George Washington University. He is also a participant in an Indo-Pak basket-

NANCY AZCONA (Our Lady of Perpetual Help)

DANIELLE BACIGALUPO (Regina Pacis)

CATHERINE BARTNIK (St. Anselm)

St. Saviour HS St. Saviour High School, at 611 Eighth Ave. in Park Slope, graduated 77 students in a commencement ceremony at its namesake church at Sixth Street, on the evening of June 6. Of its graduates, 49 earned scholarships totaling $3.2 million. Katherine Drain, the class valedictorian, is a guitar, Irish Dance and French culture enthusiast. While she was offered scholarships at both Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Polytechnic University, Drain accepted a

St. Saviour St. Saviour graduates included (above, left to right) Jennifer Baker, Nicole Infante, Rebecca Roldan and Cheryl Baron. Madeline Skur Briody (inset), a ‘59 graduate, delivered the address.

Presidential Scholarship to study engineering at Manhattan College. Salutatorian Nicole Jacobowitz has devoted many hours to volunteering and caring for children. She will attend St. John’s University with a full scholarship. Madeline Skur Briody, a

’59 St. Saviour graduate, delivered the graduation address. Briody, who grew up in Bay Ridge, graduated from Fordham University and received a master’s degree in history from New York University, recently experienced a graduation of her own. Just this month, Briody re-

Bishop Ford family grads Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School seniors celebrated their graduation June 7. Three Ford teachers shared honors with their own graduating Ford children (left to right): librarian Mark McGovern, with his son Ian; math teacher Walter Polansky, with his daughter Nora; and math teacher Daniel Piselli, with his son Vincent.

BISHOP KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL Congratulate the Graduating Class of 2003 and the following Scholarship Winners

ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL)

ZEINA BERJAOUI (Holy Spirit) PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - TRUSTEE RECOGNITION AWARD ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

SARHAI BERNARD (Our Lady of Miracles) ZABELA DILIS (Soterios Ellenas Parochial School)

ANGELA HERNANDEZ (St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands)

MARIA MELORE (Ss. Simon and Jude)

VINCENZA PANTORNO (St. Mary Mother of Jesus)

ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP

COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, NY - SR. MARY DAVID BARRY SCHOLARSHIP CONCORDIA COLLEGE, NY - ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SISTER HELEN FLYNN SCHOLARSHIP

PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) WAGNER COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMICS

MARY HICKEY (Rockaway Beach JHS 180)

ALEXIS MICHALAKIS (Marine Park JHS 278)

IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY, PA - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY, PA - FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

TARA DISTABILE

CHRISTINE CALICCHIO (Marine Park JHS 278)

MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP SIENA COLLEGE, NY - BOND FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP SIENA COLLEGE, NY - DIN AND CAROL CAHILL SCHOLARSHIP SIENA COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP

COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, NY - SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL AWARD

KATHERINE CARITA (St. Patrick) DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PA - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT STONY BROOK - NORTHROP GRUMMAN SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT STONY BROOK - PRESIDENTIAL COMMENDATION

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, CT - UNIVERSITY FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP LOYOLA COLLEGE, MD - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON, PA - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP

LYUDMYLA DUDKA (St. Anselm)

CABRINI COLLEGE, PA - CABRINI COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, NY - ERASMUS SCHOLARSHIP IONA COLLEGE, NY - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP WAGNER COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP

PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - TRUSTEE RECOGNITION AWARD POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, NY - POLY SCHOLARSHIP POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, NY - PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

KATHERINE ELGART (Poly Prep Country Day School) SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, PA - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

STEPHANIE CODISPOTI (Cunningham IS 234)

RAQUEL EPISCOPIO (St. Ephrem)

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP IONA COLLEGE, NY - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - LOYOLA SCHOLARSHIP HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, PA - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP THE AMERICAN LEGION - DEPT OF NEW YORK 2003 ORATORICAL CONTEST SCHOLARSHIP

MELISSA CONCEPCION (Christa McAuliffe IS 187) ADELPHI UNIVERSITY, NY - DEANS’ AWARD IONA COLLEGE, NY - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - PURCHASE COLLEGE - ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, CT - TRUSTEE SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP

DIANA CORDA (Marine Park JHS 278) ADELPHI UNIVERSITY, NY - DEANS’ AWARD LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC INCENTIVE AWARD ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

CHRISTINA CORNACCHIA (Our Lady of Grace) ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP

CATHERINE COZZOLINO (St. Mark) HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

NORA CROWLEY (St. Ephrem) IONA COLLEGE, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, CT - TRUSTEE SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP SUNY @ STONY BROOK - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, DE - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

IONA COLLEGE, NY - IONA SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP

GABRIELLA DOGALI (St. Mary Mother of Jesus)

ALEIDA CARTY (Our Lady of Refuge) CHRISTINA CHEUNG (St. Anselm)

JACQUELYN KENEL ((Maura Clark Program) MOUNT IDA COLLEGE, MA - PRESIDENTIAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

CINDY KLIMEK (Marine Park JHS 278) FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLARSHIP EXAM AWARD HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - COMMENDED STUDENT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY - COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL)

ANNA KOUZMINTCHOUK (Shallow IS 227) PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP

CATHERINE LARGE (Hudde JHS 240) ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

KRISTI FASSANO (Christa McAuliffe IS 187)

CHANEL LEON (Ebenezer Preparatory)

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC - ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC - CUA SCHOLARSHIP NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA - VIVIAN ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY - EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - PFORZHEIMER’S HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - COLLEGE AT ONEONTA - ANCILLARY SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP

PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NEGRO BUSINESS AND PROGESSIONAL WOMEN’S CLUBS INC. OF BROOKLYN ST. AUGUSTINE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, NY - SHIRLEY HINDS SCHOLARSHIP

JENNIFER FATAL (Our Lady of Refuge) COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE, NY - DEPARTMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP

PATRICIA FLORES (Marine Park JHS 278) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, FL - INCENTIVE FRESHMAN SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, FL - SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, FL - PRESIDENT SCHOLARSHIP

JACLYN LOBELLO (Good Shepherd) LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, NY - PROVOST’S EXCELLENCE AWARD NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NY - MERIT SCHOLARSHIP POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, NY - POLY SCHOLARSHIP POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, NY - PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP

JENNIFER LONGO (St. Athanasius) ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP

MELISSA LORIA (Alfred B. Mason PS 226) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

JESSICA FONSECA (St. Mary Mother of Jesus)

CATHERINE LOUGHNANE (St. Agatha)

SAINT JOSEPH COLLEGE, CT - FOUNDERS’ MERIT SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WAGNER COLLEGE, NY - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP

ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

KRYSTINA GALTIERI (Christa McAuliffe IS 187)

JESSICA LOVETT (Marine Park JHS 278)

CUNY HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP - HUNTER COLLEGE FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP GREENPOINT FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY - BOARD OF TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY - COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL)

KATERI PASIPANKI (St. Ephrem)

LINDA MICHLIK (Good Shepherd)

PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - TRUSTEE RECOGNITION AWARD ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP

ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC INCENTIVE AWARD ST. PETER’S COLLEGE, NJ - IGNATIAN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

KATRINA MITZELIOTIS (D. & G. Kaloidis School) IONA COLLEGE, NY - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP MARIST COLLEGE, NY - MARIST COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, PA - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO - MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY - UNIVERSITY HONORS SCHOLARSHIP

CAITLIN MORCH (Marine Park JHS 278)

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, NY - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

KIMBERLY SICARI LABORATORY INSTITUTE OF MERCHANDISING, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLASHIP

TONI SIMON (Queen of All Saints)

IONA COLLEGE, NY - IONA SCHOLARSHIP MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP ST. PETER’S COLLEGE, NJ - IGNATIAN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

EILEEN MULLEN (Hudde JHS 240) LOYOLA COLLEGE, MD - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP MARIST COLLEGE, NY - MARIST COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SIENA COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY - GRADUATE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON, PA - LOYOLA SCHOLARSHIP

THERESA LUBACK (Resurrection) POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, NY - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - COMMENDED STUDENT SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO - MERIT SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, MI - SCHOLAR AWARD

ANGELA MANCINI (PS 95)

VIVIAN NG (Boody IS 228)

MEGAN GRACE (Visitation Academy)

PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP WAGNER COLLEGE, NY - ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENT AND MUSIC AWARD

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, CT - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP LOYOLA COLLEGE, MD - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP MARIST COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY - HONORS SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO - HONORS SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, DE - UNIVERSITY MERIT AWARD

EILEEN DESTRI (Genesis Program)

NICOLE GREANEY (St. Anselm)

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - COMMENDED STUDENT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLARS PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP

MARIST COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP

LISA HAMANN (St. Mark) CATHOLIC WAR VERTERANS OF THE USA SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE MISERICORDIA, PA - COLLEGE MISERICORDIA SCHOLARSHIP DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS - JESSE BROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FELICIAN COLLEGE, NJ - FELICIAN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY, PA - ASSISI SCHOLARSHIP SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, PA - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

MICHELE MARZELLA (Alfred B. Mason PS 226) FEDERATION OF ITALIAN-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS OF BROOKLYN, LTD. PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - TRUSTEE RECOGNITION AWARD ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

VANESSA MURANO (St. Agnes Seminary) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, PA - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY - UNIVERSITY HONORS SCHOLARSHIP

ANNAMARIA NUCERA (St. Bernard) ADELPHI UNIVERSITY, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

DAPHNEY MASSENA (Our Lady of Refuge)

KATHLEEN O’DONNELL (Mary Queen of Heaven)

PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - TRUSTEE RECOGNITION AWARD

MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

NICOLE MAVROUDIS (St. Mary Mother of Jesus) IONA COLLEGE, NY - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP

CAITLIN MCCAFFREY (Resurrection) ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

TRACY-ANN MCNALLY (St. Therese of Lisieux) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - TRUSTEE RECOGNITION AWARD

ANDREA PESANTEZ (Our Lady of Grace)

KRISTEN PLACANICA (Mark Twain IS 239) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP

JENNIFER PODD (Our Lady of Guadalupe) ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP

KRISTINE SZEMELYNEC (St. Saviour) NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA - ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, CT - TRUSTEE SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, TX - TRUSTEE AWARD

MELISSA TAORMINA (Marine Park JHS 278) ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP

ATHENA THOMAS (Resurrection) GREENSBORO COLLEGE, NC - SCHOLARSHIP OF RECOGNITION

MARIA TURZO (Immaculate Heart of Mary)

GEORGIAN COURT COLLEGE, NJ - GEORGIAN COURT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, NY -ACADEMIC INCENTIVE AWARD

FEDERATION OF ITALIAN-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS OF BROOKLYN, LTD. ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP

JOANNA POLITO (Our Lady Help of Christians)

KIMBERLY VINCIGUERRA (Our Lady of Guadalupe)

CRISTIN MULLEN (St. Francis de Sales)

ERNESTINE NARCISSE (RFK Incentive Program)


LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - ALUMNI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, MD - CHAIR’S SCHOLARSHIP

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - FORDHAM SCHOLARSHIP HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLARSHIP EXAM AWARD HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY - EDUCATION TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP

CHRISTINA PUGLIESE (Visitation Academy)

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP

CHRISTINE GIUGLIANO (St. Ephrem)

LAUREN PEDRO (Adelphi Academy)

NINA SPEZZAFERRO (Genesis Program)

THERESA MORELLI (Resurrection) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP MARIST COLLEGE, NY - MARIST COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

CABRINI COLLEGE, PA - ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE, NY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL)

CUNY HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP - QUEENS COLLEGE

VICTORIA SIMON (St. Francis Xavier) ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD


ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

CUNY HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP - CITY COLLEGE MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO - MERIT SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD, CT - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, RI - CENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP

YASMEEN SHARAF

SABRINA VELLA (St. Athanasius)

MEGAN LYNCH (Leif Ericson Day School)

ANGELA DEVITA (Marine Park JHS 278)

KINGS COLLEGE, PA - DEPRIZIO AWARD LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC INCENTIVE AWARD

COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, NY - ERASMUS SCHOLARSHIP IONA COLLEGE, NY - ACADEMIC EXCELL0ENCE SCHOLARSHIP MARIST COLLEGE, NY - MARIST COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP NEW YORK LOTTERY - LEADERS OF TOMORROW SCHOLARSHIP SIENA COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY - HONORS SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON, PA - LOYOLA SCHOLARSHIP

CABRINI COLLEGE, PA - ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP

SARINA DESTEFANO (Mark Twain IS 239)

MICHELLE SECONDINO (Mark Twain IS 239)

JACLYN POWELL (St. Francis de Sales)

LAURA GENDUSO (St. Finbar)

PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY -PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) WAGNER COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMICS

CABRINI COLLEGE, PA - CABRINI SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, NY - SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL AWARD IONA COLLEGE, NY - IONA SCHOLARSHIP

CATHOLIC TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP CUNY HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP - BROOKLYN COLLEGE FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - FORDHAM SCHOLARSHIP MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY - COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP WAGNER COLLEGE, NY - FOUNDER’S SCHOLARSHIP

CHRISTINA MOREA (Mark Twain JHS 278)

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NY - NYIT SCHOLARSHIP

CONCETTA DELUCO (St. Bernadette)

KERRY SCIRE (Genesis Program)

COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, NY - SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL AWARD

ANGELA DEFONTE (St. Frances Cabrini) LORRAINE DEGORTER (Marine Park JHS 278) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, PA - ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Poly Prep Country Day School, in Dyker Heights, celebrated 25 years of coeducation at this year’s commencement at their 9216 Seventh Ave. campus on Friday, May 30. Addressing the class, Poly Prep’s senior female faculty member, Marie Corkhill, challenged students to reconsider the meaning of “coeducation,” reminding them that at Poly Prep “coeducation means learning from each other, learning about each other and learning to accept and respect all of the differences that make us unique.” Corkhill, who joined the Poly Prep faculty in 1977, encouraged students to become Continued on next page

SAINT PETER’S COLLEGE, NJ - PAVONIA SCHOLARSHIP

NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - COMMENDED STUDENT

MARLENE BRITO

ceived another master’s degree, in liberal arts, from Stanford University. Briody has served as the mayor of Sunnyvale, Calif., and is now retired. The 350-student, all-girls school, run by the Sisters of Notre Dame, was listed among the top 96 high schools in the United States, according to a two-year study by the University of Chicago that was published in U.S. News and World Report.

Poly Prep

The Administration, Faculty and Students of

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY - GENERAL STUDIES PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - WOMEN IN SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, NJ - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

ball league, an organization committed to improving relations between Indian and Pakistani youth living in the United States. “When you see Alap Vora in the hallway you can’t help but think you are in the middle of a political campaign and here comes the town mayor. With his beaming smile he salutes every member of the student population he sees, connecting on multiple levels, and then stopping to adjust his necktie, which is perfect,” a fellow student said of Vora. Brooklyn Friends School, founded in 1867, is based on the ideals of the Quaker movement.

LINEL ORTIZ (St. Agatha) NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NJ - NJIT SCHOLARSHIP NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NY - MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

ALICE PAGANI (St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands) ADELPHI UNIVERSITY, NY - TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, NY - ERASMUS SCHOLARSHIP NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY - EDUCATION TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO - MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP

IONA COLLEGE, NY - IONA SCHOLARSHIP

MARIA PUZZO (Our Lady of Guadalupe) LABORATORY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

JOANNA RIGGIO (Marine Park JHS 278) CUNY HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP - BARUCH COLLEGE FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, CT - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA - DEANS’ SCHOLARSHIP SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, CT - TRUSTEE SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP SETON UNIVERSITY, NJ - CHANCELLOR SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT ONEONTA - ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD, CT - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP

MEAGHAN RING (Christa McAuliffe IS 187) ADELPHI UNIVERSITY, NY - PROVOST SCHOLARSHIP CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC - CUA SCHOLARSHIP CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC - LEADERSHIP AWARD HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY - HONORS SCHOLARSHIP

ANGELA RODRIGUEZ (Immaculate Heart of Mary) NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA - NORTHEASTERN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

MARIA ROOME (Alfred B. Mason PS 226) HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY - HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

MARILYN ROSARIO (St. Rose of Lima) COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, NY - SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL AWARD LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC INCENTIVE AWARD ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP

JILLIAN ROSSI (Mark Twain JHS 239) CUNY HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP - BARUCH COLLEGE FORDHAM UNVIERSITY, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, NY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD, CT - REGENT’S SCHOLARSHIP

MARIA VIGUERAS (St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SISTER HELEN FLYNN SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP

ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, NY - FRANCISCAN SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WAGNER COLLEGE, NY - DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMICS

MARIA VITALE (Visitation Academy) MARIST COLLEGE, NY - MARIST COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

VALERIE WALSH (Christa McAuliffe IS 187) IONA COLLEGE, NY - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP LE MOYNE COLLEGE, NY - LE MOYNE SCHOLAR LEADER SCHOLARSHIP NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA - EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP STONEHILL COLLEGE, MA - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP

KELLY WHITMAN (Christa McAuliffe IS 187) COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, NY - ERASMUS SCHOLARSHIP CUNY HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP - COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND PACE UNIVERSITY, NY - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, NJ - UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, NY - SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FULL) WAGNER COLLEGE, NY - PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMICS

VANESSA WILLIAMS (St. Patrick) SAINT PETER’S COLLEGE, NJ - PAVONIA SCHOLARSHIP

CHRISTINE YOUNG (St. Patrick) CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC - ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC - CUA SCHOLARSHIP CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC - PARISH SCHOLARSHIP CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC - LEADERSHIP AWARD FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, CT - PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY - FORDHAM SCHOLARSHIP NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - COMMENDED STUDENT SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT STONY BROOK - BRIGHT LIGHTS SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT STONY BROOK - WISE SCHOLARSHIP SUNY - UNIVERSITY AT STONY BROOK - CEAS IPP VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, PA - VILLANOVA SCHOLARSHIP

JENNIFER ZEPHIRIN (St. Athanasius) NAZARETH COLLEGE, NY - ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP NAZARETH COLLEGE, NY - CAMPUS DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP NAZARETH COLLEGE, NY - REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, PA - ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, PA - UNITED SCHOLARS AWARD


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look to past & future at commencements Continued from previous page leaders in their community. “Get involved, participate in activities, volunteer, work with and for the people around you to make whatever community you find yourself a part of a better place. We all have a responsibility to do this. Live up to your responsibility,” said Corkhill. The senior class president, Peter Rocco, said that in exchange for hard work, students had come away with an education. “Fewer and fewer schools try to build character,” said Rocco. “This school has made us better men and women.” Asking them to “forgive the cliche,” Rocco reminded his fellow graduating seniors, “We are charged with making the world a better place.” Seven seniors were presented with major awards. The Poly Cup, for dedication to the school and its ideals, went to Susan Sapega, who will be

attending the University of Pennsylvania. The Scull Plaque, for excellence in scholarship and athletics, went to Jennifer Romanelli who will attend Connecticut College. Kazmira Pytlak received the Creativity Prize and the Mitchell Prize, awarded to the outstanding senior in English literature. Marsha Denise Bannister received the School Service Award, honoring character, loyalty, service and decorum. She will be attending Georgetown University. The William M. Williams Prize for Intellectual Curiosity was awarded to Andres Dass Patacsil, who will be studying international relations at Columbia University. The Joseph Dana Allen Award, for the highest level of scholarship, was awarded to Staten Island resident Michael Marron, who will be attending Princeton in the fall. Krystal Florence Coke received this year’s Emmett

Gold Rout Cup, for great scholastic improvement. Coke earned a full scholarship to Central Connecticut College. Founded in 1854, Poly Prep Country Day School is a coed, college preparatory school located on a 25-acre wooded campus in Dyker Heights. Poly Prep’s lower school is located in a historic mansion on Prospect Park West in Park Slope.

Bishop Kearney Bishop Kearney High School, a private, Catholic, all-girls school owned and operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph, and located at 2202 60th St. in Borough Park, graduated 281 students in a June 7 commencement ceremony at Brooklyn College. The graduation ceremony began with a prayer led by Sister Rosemarie Figlia, campus minister of the school. Yasmeen Sharaf delivered the valedictory address; the salutatorian was Christa Morea.

Assistant principals Susan Burke and Sister Maureen McDermott introduced each graduate and diplomas were handed out by Kearney’s principal, Sister Joan McAvoy. The commencement speaker was Stacey Guardino, a member of the class of 1986, and a senior manager at Ernst & Young. This year, 329 scholarships — valued at almost $12 million — went to 110 graduating seniors. More than 50 colleges and organizations awarded scholarships to members of this year’s graduating class. In reviewing the accomplishments of the Class of 2003, McAvoy noted, “We are very proud of the scholastic accomplishments of this class. These young women have worked very hard, focused on their college goals and achieved their personal best.” Sister Joan Dillon, CSJ, senior guidance counselor, and Sister Mary Conroy, SCH, college counselor, sup-

Bishop Kearney’s honored grads Bishop Kearney, a private, all-girls Catholic high school on 60th Street at Bay Parkway, graduated 281 students during its commencement ceremony at Brooklyn College on June 7. Among their honored graduates are those pictured here. Top row (left to right): Lidiya Voytenko, Christian Service; Lisa Hamann, Catholic Studies; Christina Morea, Salutatorian/Mathematics; Yasmeen Sharaf, Valedictorian/General Excellence; Alexis Michelakis, Latin; Kateri Pasipanki, Music; Jenna Kane, Art. Bottom (left to right): Eileen Destri, English; Christine Young, Science; Jo Anna Riggio, Social Studies; Jillian Rossi, Physical Education; Angela Hernandez, Spanish; Rosella Simioli, Italian; Paula Koutsoupakis, French. Kearney’s principal, Sister Joan McAvoy, commented, “We are very proud of the scholastic accomplishments of this class. These young women have worked very hard, focused on their college goals and achieved their personal best.”

STATEN ISLAND ACADEMY SALUTES THE

CLASS OF 2003 ON THEIR ACCEPTANCES

TO THE NATION’S FINEST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Adelphi University Allegheny College American University Barry University Bentley College Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Bryant College Caldwell College Carnegie Mellon University Chestnut Hill College College of Mt. St. Vincent College of the Holy Cross College of William & Mary Columbia University Connecticut College City University of New York CUNY Honors College CW Post College/LIU Dickinson College Dominican College Dowling College Drew University Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College George Washington University Georgetown University Gettysburg College

Goucher College Harvard University Hofstra University Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University Kean University LaSalle University Lafayette College Lehigh University Loyola College, MD Loyola University, LA Lynn University Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marist College Methodist College Monmouth University Muhlenberg College New York University Northeastern University Oberlin College Pace University Penn State Pepperdine University Princeton University Quinnipiac University Rider University Rollins College Rutgers University Seton Hall University Skidmore College

Springfield College St. John’s University St. Lawrence University St. Thomas Aquinas College Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology State University of New York: Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Cobleskill, Cortland, Geneseo, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Purchase, and Stony Brook Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University United States Military Academy at West Point University of Delaware University of Hartford University of Massachusetts University of Miami University of North Carolina University of Pennsylvania University of Tampa University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin Ursinus College Wagner College Wheaton College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

Staten Island Academy A record of excellence since 1884

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ported the girls to ensure their success in achieving recognition for their academic achievements. “The large number and variety of scholarships awarded to the graduates testify to their ability and earnest dedication to their studies. These strong young women are certainly going to make a difference in the 21st century,” said McAvoy. Bishop Kearney High School has been staffed by both religious and lay people in a co-operative effort to educate the young women of Brooklyn since 1961.

Xaverian HS Xaverian High School’s graduating class of 310 students celebrated their commencement on the afternoon of June 7 in the Walt Whitman Auditorium at Brooklyn College. The private Catholic secondary school, located at 7100 Shore Road in Bay Ridge, has been in operation since 1957 and is one of 12 schools in the country owned by the Xaverian Brothers The featured speaker was Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, spiritual leader of the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, who is also president of the New York Board of Rabbis and a Fire Department chaplain. Potasnik spoke about the importance of tolerance and the importance of people getting along, explained Xaverian President Dr. Sal Ferrera. Ryan Merola was this year’s valedictorian. Ranked in the top five of his class with a weighted average exceeding 100 percent, Merola was also involved with the school’s Mock Trial Team, Math League, Pipe and Drum Corps and peer tutoring. He also worked as a volunteer office assistant. Merola, who will be attending the City University of New York (CUNY) Honors College at Brooklyn College on a full scholarship, received numerous offers of scholarships including the New York State Incentive Scholarship and the New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence, as well as scholarships to Hofstra University, George Washington Universi-

ty, Fordham University, the College of New Jersey and a Dean’s scholarship to American University. Each year, Xaverian also recognizes a student who has demonstrated exceptional achievement in the International Baccalaureate program, an internationally recognized high school program. This year’s international scholar award went to Merola. Michael Bruno was selected as the class salutatorian. Bruno, who will be attending

Stonehill College, in Massachusetts, was president of the student government and a retreat team member. Bruno, who also received the Student Leadership Award, devoted his address to explaining how his teachers at Xaverian helped him grow into “a good Christian man,” explained Ferrera. The following educational and social awards were also handed out: The Academic Excellence Award went to Jason Ford, the

General Excellence Award to Joseph Eli, the Scholar Athlete Award to Mathew Rinaldi and Edward Tassey, the XBSS Award to Christopher Burke, the Brother Hugo Hurst, CFX, Senior Involvement Award to Thomas Reilly, the Principal’s Award to Ismael Cubero and Gregory Napoli, the President’s Award to Jonathan Han and Louis Vitale, and the Educational Achievement Award to Kurt Cedo and Eric Rosen. The graduating seniors at See HS on page 7

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Congratulates the CLASS OF 2003

SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS – CLASS OF 2003 ANGRISANI, ANTHONY (Our Lady of Grace) Pace Award

ANTHONY, CHRISTOPHER (St. Bernadette) St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

AUGUSTIN, DANIEL H. (Pilgrim Wesleyan Church) St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

AVERSANO, AUGUSTINE (St. Athanasius) St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

AZZARO, JOSEPH J. (St. Columba) Scranton University - Xavier Scholarship

BARTON, DAVID A. (St. Patrick) Comptroller of the City of New York Scholastic Achievement Award Fordham University - Dean’s Scholarship Iona College - Deans’ Scholarship Loyola College in Maryland - Presidential Scholarship St. Francis College - Presidential Scholarship

BATTAGLIA, WILLIAM (Marble Collegiate Church) Pace University - Trustee Recognition Award

BAY, JOHN (Our Lady of Grace) Brooklyn President Marty Markowitz Recognition Award

BELLONI, JOHN (St. Rosalia - Regina Pacis) Columbus Citizens Foundation Scholarship St. John’s University - St. Vincent DePaul Service Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Workmen’s Union Local 74 Scholarship

BENITTO, LOUIS A. (St. Charles) St. Francis College

BONANNO, SALVATORE (Most Precious Blood) Fordham University - Dean’s Scholarship National Merit Letter of Commendation New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence

BONOMOLO, VINCENT (St. Bernadette) Iona College - Iona Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

BOTTE, CHRISTOPHER T. (St. Francis Cabrini) St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

BOURBOULIS, PETER (St. Bernadette) Office of Attorney General Triple “C” Award Polytechnic University Scholarship St. Francis College Franciscan Scholarship St. Francis College Principal Scholarship St. John’s University Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University Community Recognition Award Wagner College Dean’s Scholarship for Academics

BOURKE, JOHN (St. Rosalia - Regina Pacis) Pace University - Trustees Award St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Wagner College - Dean’s Scholarship for Academics

BRANDER, LEONARD J. (St. Ephrem) St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Wagner College - Dean’s Scholarship

BRATHWAITE, SHAUN (St. Peter Claver) New York Institute of Technology - Merit Scholarship St. John’s University - Merit Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

BRUNO, MICHAEL J.S. (St. Rosalia - Regina Pacis) Candidacy in the Congregation of Holy Cross Catholic University - Alumni, Parish, Leadership Scholarship Catholic University - Scholarship Coca Cola Semifinalist Columbus Citizens Foundation Scholarship Fordham University - Loyola Scholarship Iona College - Dean’s Scholarship Manhattan College - Presidential Scholarship New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence St. John’s University - Scholastic Excellence Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Ralph J. Sansone Memorial Scholarship Stonehill College - Congregation Award Stonehill College - Religious Remission U.S. President’s National Student Service Award

CLARK, RYAN J. (St. Patrick) Philadelphia University - Faculty Grant St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award University of the Sciences in Philadelphia - Merit Award

CONTI, STEPHEN G. (Our Lady of Guadalupe)

SUNY Stonybrook - Presidential Commendation Scholarship Federation of Italian American Organizations Community Service Scholarship St. John’s University - St. Vincent de Paul Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

New York Institute of Technology - Merit Scholarship

CUBERO, ISMAEL (St. Agatha) Catholic Teachers Association Mary Tracy Scholarship Long Island University - Academic Scholarship New York City Council Speaker’s Achievement Award New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence New York University - Lewis Rudin City Scholar St. Francis College - Presidential Scholarship St. John’s University - Scholastic Excellence Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Sophie Davis Bio-Medical Scholarship

CULLEN, KEVIN S. (St. Bernard) Long Island University - Provost’s Excellence Award St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

CUCUZZA, VINCENT (Sacred Heart-St. Stephen)

Brooklyn College Hofstra University - Achievement Scholarship

CANTELMO, CRAIG V. (St. Rosalia - Regina Pacis)

CYGAN, LUKASZ (St. Mary Mother of Jesus) Hofstra University - Achievement Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award St. Joseph’s College - Presidential Scholarship

DANO, GEORGIO (St. Thomas Aquinas) College of Mt. Saint Vincent - St. Vincent de Paul Award Kassenbrock Brothers Memorial Scholarship Molloy College - Community Service Award St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s College - Community Recognition Award Wagner College - Athletic Scholarship

DeFREITAS, DEVON Loyola College in Maryland - Claver Scholarship Loyola College in Maryland - Sellinger Scholarship SUNY - Albany

DeLORENZO, ROY H. (St. Anselm) Dean College - Athletic Scholarship

DeLORENZO, STEVEN (St. Anselm) JP Morgan Chase Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Scholarship Finalist St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

DEMETIS, CONSTANTINE (Holy Cross) Mt. St. Vincent’s - Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

DeROSA, RICO (St. Patrick) Franciscan University of Steubenville – Scholarship

DiBLASI, PHILIP A. (St. Bernard) Adelphi University Iona College - Iona Scholarship St. John’s University - Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

DILIBERTI, MATTHEW (Good Shepherd) Iona College - Iona Scholarship

DIORIO, DAVID E. (St. Mary Mother of Jesus)

Pratt Institute - Presidential Merit Scholarship College of Mount St. Vincent - Erasmus Scholarship Wagner College - Dean’s Scholarship

DRENIS, ANASTASIOS (Three Hierarachs) St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award St. John’s University - St. Vincent DePaul Scholarship

DREYER, JOHN K. (Our Lady of Angels) New York State Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Pace University - Incentive Award St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship

DREYER, WILLIAM H. (Our Lady of Angels)

ELIE, JOSEPH (Our Lady of Grace)

Polytechnic University - Poly Scholarship

Fordham University - Patane Family Scholarship New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence Penn State University - Academic Scholarship St. Francis College - Presidential Scholarship St. Joseph’s College - Presidential Scholarship St. John’s University - Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Wagner College - Academic Scholarship

College of the Holy Cross - Holy Cross Scholarship Fairfield University - Presidential Scholar Fordham University - Dean’s Scholarship

CATALANO, JEFFREY P. (St. Bernadette) Siena College - Franciscan Award

CEDO, KURT E. (St. Thomas More) Catholic Teachers Association - St. Rita Scholarship Award Hartwick College Regional Alumni Scholarship Marist College - Academic Scholarship Marist College - Athletic Scholarship Rider University Provost Scholarship Rider University - Athletic Scholarship

FISCHER-WERNER, SEAN Iona College - Iona Scholarship

FITZPATRICK, KEVIN T. (Our Lady of Angels) Cabrini College St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

POWER, JOHN (Good Shepherd)

Adelphi University - Dean’s Award Scholarship Hofstra University - Achievement Award Pace University - Dean’s Award St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

Boston College - Scholarship Hofstra University Presidential Scholarship Hofstra University Honors College George Washington University - University Award George Washington University - Alumni Award JP Morgan Chase Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Scholarship Semi-Finalist Syracuse University - Centennial Scholar Syracuse University - Chancellor Scholarship Syracuse University - Merit Scholarship

MADDEN, SEAN (Our Lady of Miracles) St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship

MADELINCKAS, MATTHEW (Sacred Hearts/St. Stephen) St. John’s University - Academic Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award St. Joseph’s College - Academic Scholarship

QUIGNEY, VINCENT (Good Shepherd)

MANCUSO, CARL A. (Good Shepherd)

QUIMBY, CHARLES (St. Thomas More)

Wagner College - President’s Scholarship

St. John’s University - Academic Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

MANIACI, MICHAEL S. (St. Ephrem) Best Buy Scholarship Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Student Recognition Award Coca-Cola Scholars Program - Semi-Finalist Kassenbrock Brothers Memorial Scholarship National Society of High School Scholars Recognition Award President’s National Student Service Award Seton Hall University - University Scholarship

MARTINEZ, ROBERTO A. (St. Columba)

GALANO, JASON T. (St. Athanasius)

St. Francis College - Principal Scholarship

Hofstra University - Presidential Scholarship New York University - College of Arts and Science Scholarship Pennsylvania State University - Bunton-Waller Scholarship Stonehill College - Dean’s Scholarship University of Delaware - Merit Scholarship

GARDINER, BRYAN S. (St. Rosalia - Regina Pacis)

MASTROGIULIO, NICHOLAS (St. Bernadette)

St. Francis College - Scholarship

GARTELMAN, CLIFF Hofstra University - Honors College Scholarship Hofstra University - Presidential Scholarship New York Institute of Technology - Theodore K. Steele Memorial Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

GBENEDIO, EJIROGHENE E. Iona College - Iona Scholarship

GIANCOLA, GREGORY A. (St. Anselm)

GLEESON, PAUL (Resurrection)

Baruch College - Presidential Incentive Grant Brooklyn/Staten Island Blood Services Community Service Award Columbus Citizens FoundationScholarshipGreenPoint Foundation/Citizens Scholarship Foundation of America Hofstra University - University Achievement Scholarship Hofstra University - Scholarship Exam Award Northeastern University - Excellence Scholarship Penn State - Academic Scholarship St. Francis College - Presidential Scholarship SUNY Albany - University Honors Scholarship Wendy’s High School Heismann Nominee

LORE, JOHN V. (Mary Queen of Heaven)

Iona College - Iona Scholarship

DeBONIS, PAUL L. (Good Shepherd)

CARPETTO, VICTOR (St. Francis Cabrini)

CASTANIA, STEVEN M. (St. Bernadette)

FUSCO, NUNZIO (Our Lady of Guadalupe)

St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship Manhattan College - Commuter Incentive Award Pace University - Trustee Recognition Award

Iona College - Iona Scholarship

St. Francis College - Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship

St. Francis College - Franciscan Award

DAVIS, THOMAS G. (St. Anselm)

Adelphi University - Dean’s Award Pace University St. Francis College

CASALE, PHILIP (Our Lady of Guadalupe)

FORRAY, BRENDAN (Good Shepherd)

GAMBINO, MAURICE (St. Ephrem)

St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award St. John’s University - Merit Scholarship

DOYLE, JAMES (Good Shepherd)

CALABRESE, MICHAEL C. (Good Shepherd)

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Student Recognition Award Brooklyn College - Presidential Scholarship James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund Finalist Manhattan College - Spanish Award New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence New York University - Dean’s Scholarship The Tablet - All Scholastic Team

CUOMO, CHRISTOPHER (Sacred Heart-St. Stephen)

BURKE, CHRISTOPHER (St. Camillus)


FORD, JASON C. (Our Lady of Angels)

SUNY Old Westbury – Fall 2003 Residence Hall Scholarship

DOLEH, AMIR M.

CABRAJA, STEVEN (St. Anselm)

FONTANA, FRANK (St. Athanasius)

Fordham University - Loyola Scholarship

St. Francis College

St. Francis College - Principal Scholarship

FLYNN, PATRICK W. (Resurrection)

CRIVELLONE, ANTHONY (St. Ephrem)

St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

BUZZETTA, JOSEPH R. (St. Patrick)

Centenary College - Presidential Scholarship St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship University of Hartford - Alumni Grant Wagner College - Alumni Award

Pace University - Academic Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

BUONO, NICHOLAS A. (Resurrection)

Iona College - Iona Scholarship St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. Joseph’s College - Scholastic Achievement Award

FLANIGAN, CHRISTOPHER J. (St. Ephrem)

New York Institute of Technology - Merit Scholarship Pace University - Incentive Award St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

MATTINA, JOHN J. (St. Mark)

St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University Community Recognition Award

GRECCO, JAMES R. (St. Rosalia - Regina Pacis)

MEROLA, RYAN A. (Good Shepherd) American University - Dean’s Scholarship College of New Jersey - Academic Scholarship CUNY Honors Brooklyn College - Academic Scholarship Fordham University - Dean’s Scholarship George Washington University - Presidential Scholarship Hofstra University - Honors College Scholarship Hofstra University - Presidential Scholarship New York State Incentive Scholarship New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence

MESEROLE, JUSTIN C. (St. Bernadette)


St. John’s University - Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

HALPIN, BRYAN P. (St. Patrick)

MORIARTY, BRANDON (St. Anselm)

Chestnut Hill College - Academic Scholarship St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University Community Recognition Award Wagner College - Alumni Award

HAN, JONATHAN (Oversea Chinese Mission Church) Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Student Recognition Award Catholic University - Alumni Scholarship Catholic University - Debate Scholarship

HAVIARAS, PETER (Holy Cross Greek Orthodox) Polytechnic University - Poly Scholarship

HAYEK, CARROLL (Church of the Virgin Mary) Manhattan College - Commuter Incentive Award

HERNANDEZ, CHRISTOPHER J. (St. Fortunata) Kassenbrock Brothers Memorial Scholarship

HERNANDEZ, JAVIER (St. Michael) Iona College - Iona Scholarship

HOITE, ANDREW M. Fordham University - Academic Scholarship New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies Trustee Scholarship Wagner College - Academic Scholarship

HUTCHINS, TYRONE D. Pace University - Trustee Recognition Award Penn State

JAVIER, JOSHUA (St. Francis Xavier) St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

KARLSSON, KEITH E. (St. Anselm)


MULHOLLAND, MATTHEW (St. Ephrem) New York University - Academic Scholarship Northeastern University - Academic Scholarship SUNY - Albany SUNY - Purchase

ORMANDY, THOMAS (St. Ephrem) Mount Saint Mary College - Merit Grant Sacred Heart University - Trustees Scholars Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award St. Joseph’s University - Scholarship Siena College - Franciscan Scholarship University of Scranton - Loyola Scholarship

PALACIOS, DANIEL Columbia Green Community College - Athletic Scholarship Frederick Community College - Athletic Scholarship

PANAGOULAKOS, JAMES Iona College - Iona Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award St. John’s University - Scholarship Hofstra University - Achievement Scholarship Manhattan College - Dean’s Award

PETRONE, ANTHONY J. (St. Francis De Sales)

Concordia College - Church Vocation Scholarship

St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - St. Vincent DePaul Service Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

LARKIN, MICHAEL T. (Resurrection)

PONTILLO, JOSEPH (Good Shepherd)

LI, BRYAN Siena College - Presidential Scholarship

SATRIANO, STEVEN (St. Thomas Aquinas)

SCARPATI, MICHAEL V. (St. Bernadette) Iona College - Iona Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

SCHAEFER, CHRISTOPHER J. Monmouth College - Academic Scholarship St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award St. John’s University - Scholarship

SCHIMIZZI, JOSEPH G. (Our Lady of Guadalupe) George Washingtion University - University & Alumni Award New York University - Tisch School of the Arts Scholarship

SCHMIDT, ERIK (Our Lady of Angels) Pace University - Dean’s Scholarship

SMITH, VINCENT M. (St. Rose of Lima) Canisius College - Academic Incentive Award

SOLLITTO, ROBERT V., JR. (St. Rosalia - Regina Pacis) Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Student Recognition Award

STAIANO, RYAN (St. Xavier)

THOMAS, ZACHARY

St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

SUNY - Stonybrook Wagner College

Eckerd College - Athletic Scholarship

SALVATO, CHRISTOPHER V. (Mary Queen of Heaven)

NG, JONATHAN (Sacred Hearts - St. Stephen)

PERILLI, ANTHONY (St. Anselm)

LARKIN, THOMAS (Holy Name)

Pace University - Trustee Recognition Award St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

TAFT, CHRISTOPHER E.

Florida Southern College - Academic Recognition Award Florida Tech - Athletic Scholarship Monmouth University - Academic Scholarship Monmouth University - Athletic Scholarship St. Bonaventure University - Academic Scholarship St. Bonaventure University - Athletic Scholarship

Iona College - Iona Scholarship St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship

RYAN, JOHN-JOE (St. Patrick)


KESSLER, KEITH B. (Our Savior Lutheran)

FLAHIVE, THOMAS J. (St. Mark)

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Student Recognition Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award St. John’s University - Dean’s Scholarship Wagner College - Dean’s Scholarship

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Student Recognition Award City University of New York Honors Program IBM Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Scholarship Program Finalist New York City Council Speaker’s Leadership Award New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence Office of Attorney General Triple “C” Award

PAPLANUS, JOSHUA E. (St. Ephrem)

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Student Recognition Award Catholic University - Academic Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

ROSEN, ERIC N.

NAPOLI, GREGORY J. (St. Mary Mother of Jesus)

Hofstra University - Academic Achievement St. Francis College - Franciscan Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

KIMBALL, DEVIN S. (Trinity Lutheran)

Howard University - Capstone Scholarship

Hofstra University - Honors College Scholarship Hofstra University - Presidential Scholarship New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence Pace University - President’s Scholarship Seton Hall University - Scholarship St. John’s University - Scholastic Excellence Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Wagner College - President’s Scholarship

Catholic Teachers Association Scholarship Pace University St. John’s University - Academic Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Wagner College - Dean’s Scholarship Wagner College - Athletic Scholarship Iona College - Incentive Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Southern Connecticut State University- Academic Scholarship

GRABOWSKI, CHRISTOPHER V. (St. Mary Mother of Jesus)

ROBERSON, ERVIN C.

Hofstra University - Achievement Scholarship Manhattan College - Presidential Scholarship

McCOURT, JAMES R. (St. Bernard)

Pace University - Pace Incentive Award St. Francis College - Principal’s Scholarship St. John’s University - Academic Achievement Award St. John’s University Community Recognition Award

Marist College - Presidential ScholarshipNew York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence St. Francis College - Presidential Scholarship Wagner College - Presidential Scholarship

McCARTNEY, DANIEL (St. Sylvester)

GODE, MICHAEL GORRA, MICHAEL (St. Patrick)

RINALDI, MATTHEW (St. Athanasius)

District Attorney’s Citation of Honor St. Francis College - Franciscan Award St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

Hofstra University - Merit Scholarship Wagner College - Athletic Scholarship

St. John’s University - Academic Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence Polytechnic University - Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award St. Joseph’s College - Presidential Scholarship

POTIEVSKY, ANDREW (St. Edmund) Manhattan College - Academic Scholarship Pace University - President’s Scholarship Polytechnic University - Promise Scholarship Polytechnic University Academic Scholarship

St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award University of Pittsburgh - Athletic Scholarship

TASSEY, EDWARD J. (St. Bernard) Comptroller of the City of New York Scholastic Achievement Award Hofstra University Polytechnic University St. Francis College St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award (Redeemer St. John’s Lutheran) Kassenbrock Brothers Memorial Scholarship

THOMPSON, JERMAINE E. (St. Thomas Aquinas) District Atttorney’s Citation of Honor Johnson & Wales Presidential Scholarship Kassenbrock Brothers Memorial Scholarship Lincoln University - Alumni Endowed Scholar

TUDISCO, ROSARIO St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

VALIAKULATHIL, MATHEW A. (St. Marks) Drexel College New York Institute of Technology Polytechnic University SUNY - Buffalo

VAN PELT, ANTHONY R. (St. Ephrem) Adelphi University - Dean’s Award Centenary College - Achievement Award C.W. Post Recognition Award Elmira College - Founder Scholarship

VINCELLI, JOHN (St. Thomas More) Belmont Abbey College - Academic Scholarship

VINCENTI, CHRISTOPHER P. (St. Athanasius) St. Francis College - Principal’s Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award

VIOLETTO, ROBERT S. (Our Lady of the Redeemer) JP Morgan Chase Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Scholarship Winner St. Francis College - Presidential Scholarship St. John’s University - Dean’s Scholarship St. John’s University - Community Recognition Award Wagner College - Dean’s Scholarship Brooklyn Cyclones Student Achievement Award Fleet Bank Entrepreneur Award Lay Faculty Association Student Award Outstanding Achievement Award Weather Net Supervisor’s Award


June 23, 2003

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Boro colleges celebrate their 2003 graduates The Brooklyn Papers / Tom Callan

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn College awarded diplomas to 2,988 undergraduate and graduate students — apparently including Superman (actually MFA recipient Troy Matthew), bottom left — on what the Princeton Review this year called the “Most beautiful campus in the country.” The outdoor commencement ceremony was held on the campus quad, right, on Bedford Avenue in Midwood. College President Christoph Kimmich presided. Brooklyn College graduates Sen. Charles Schumer and Borough President Marty Markowitz spoke. Among the honorees was worldrenowned orthopedic surgeon Oheneba BoachieAdjei (’76), who received a distinguished alumnus award. The faculty chose Donata Blekhster (top), a member of the school’s Honors Academy who graduated with a 3.9 GPA, to address her fellow graduates.

The Brooklyn Papers / Tom Callan

Rodney K. Hurley

More than 1,800 students received their degrees at commencement ceremonies at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus athletic field on May 15. The Brooklyn campus, at Flatbush and DeKalb avenues, was the first established by the university, which now has six metropolitan-area campuses and is the seventh-largest private university in the country. “The Class of 2003 celebrates a marvelous diversity, as well as accomplishment against great odds,” said Provost Gale Stevens Haynes. “Our students have proven they have the talent and tenacity to succeed, and I am confident they will make contributions to their communities and their professions.” The commencement speaker was Emmy Award-winning documentary fiilmmaker Ric Burns (“New York: A Documentary Film,” “The Civil War,” “Coney Island”), who received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. He is pictured above third from left, with (left to right) Long Island University President Dr. David Steinberg, Brooklyn Campus Chancellor Edward Travagli-

Pratt Institute

anti and Trustees Chairman Roger Tilles. Honorary degree recipients also included Ira Greifer, MD (’52), president of the Kidney and Urology Foundation of America; Esther Cooper Jackson, a longtime civil rights activist from Brooklyn, received the Doctor of Humane Letters degree; and author Richard Rodriguez was awarded the Doctor of Letters degree. The class valedictorian was Jason Altilio, a 21-year-old philosophy major who graduated with a 3.99 GPA and who has been accepted by two philosophy Ph.D. programs. Steinberg conferred degrees on 1,849 graduates, including exalting Media Arts graduate Rodney F. James, of Brooklyn (at left). There were 880 undergraduate and 969 graduate students, with 18 doctoral candidates in clinical psychology. The valedictorian was Jason Altilio, a 21-year-old philosophy major who graduated with a 3.99 GPA.

Congratulations to the Graduates of the Class of 2003!

You have worked hard to reach this milestone in your life and you should be proud of your accomplishments

Your Future Is Bright and Full of Promise Best Wishes Always and Much Continued Success


Rodney K. Hurley

Long Island University

NYC College of Technology, at 300 Jay St., Downtown, conferred degrees on more than 1,500 graduates at its commencement at Madison Square Garden. Valedictorian Jed Gelber, a former Marine, overcame drug and alcohol abuse to earn his bachelor’s of science degree. Gelber, 44, paid tribute to his father, playwright, theater director and college professor Jack Gelber, who died May 9. At right, flutist Sherry Winston plays Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise.” Rep. Nydia Velazquez (far right), the first person in her family to graduate college, delivers the commencement address.

Pratt Institute graduated 504 undergraduate and 253 graduate students at its commencement on May 17 on its Clinton Hill campus. At left, President Thomas Schutte confers honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees on renowned choreographer Mark Morris (center), whose Mark Morris Dance Center resides in Fort Greene, and award-winning fashion, cosmetics and fragrance package designer Marc Rosen (right). Morris gave the commencement speech. Graduating senior Jessica Friday, recipient of Pratt’s 2003 Student Recognition Award, was the student speaker. More than 200 graduates received special awards and departmental recognition and another 200 received Pratt Circle Awards for high grade point average.

Kingsborough Community College

Continuing E ducation

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NYC College of Technology The Brooklyn Papers / Tom Callan


Brooklyn College

The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango

Sen. Hillary Clinton was keynote speaker at the Medgar Evers College commencement in Crown Heights. Following a speech by Borough President Marty Markowitz and a rousing introduction by Medgar Evers President Edison O. Jackson, Clinton invoked the memory of the slain civil rights leader for whom the college is named. Clinton charged the 753 graduates: “We are counting on you to help us guide our nation toward a destiny marked by freedom, not tyranny; prosperity, not recession; safety, not anarchy.”


Vera and Mike Domgjoni of the Pastrami Box kosher deli, at 82 Livingston St., Downtown, prepared a delicious feast for the celebration at Borough Hall. Several hundred students and their families dined on their corned beef, turkey and pastrami sandiches as they were congratulated by Borough President Marty Markowitz.

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Brooklyn Papers Publisher Celia Weintrob, whose company joined Health Plus in underwriting the Best of Brooklyn event at Borough Hall, contratulated the honored youngsters. She said she loves printing good news of the kind generated by the Borough Hall event in her weekly newspapers.

Dessert for the Best of Brookyn Student Recognition Reception was left in the capable hands of Monteleone Bakery partners Lenny Cristino and Frank Adinolfi. Monteleone Bakery, at 355 Court St. in Carroll Gardens, prepared five cakes, each adorned with specialized pictures representing areas of student achievement: sports, chess and academics.

The Brooklyn Paper joins Borough President Marty Markowitz in saluting boro students at the Best of Brooklyn Recognition Reception JUNE 4, 2003 Perpetual Help Briana Burgos Aileen Burke Crystal Cepeda RoseMarie Fontanez Yessenia Gonzalez Nicole Hodgens Kiara Molloy Jackie Molloy Kiara Mosquera Tara Mulholland Danielly Muniz Hannah Nelson Emma Pacheco Kayla Ramirez Christina Savarimuthu Delisa Suriel Jade Vega Alexis Vidal PS 10

Tatiana Arguello Edward Hernandez Ben Holloway Jr. Sabrina Marine Felix Muniz PS 105 Rose Martinez Yeng Wu Hang Ling Xu PS 11K Purvis Behan Nydajza Coaxum Jamel Davis Alicia McGeachy Afame Onwuka Jessica Reed Darius Soobrian Markella Thomas Barry Wharton PS 12 Chaunta Clayton Nelly Hernandez Tristan Odum PS 121 Roksanna Sukkur PS 123K Michael Jardin Yuliya Klyubka Margarita Lappost Miguel Lozada Shmobi Persaud Jonathon Quezada Miguel Reyes Frank Rinaldi Sarai Rodriguez Lester Rosado Ricky Yim PS 132 Conselyea School Anthony Allocco Sarah Hanczky Meagan Lenna Charline Mena


Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Tech

Borough President Markowitz (front, to the right of center) poses with some of the borough’s high school honorees in the rotunda of Brooklyn Borough Hall, during the June 4 Brooklyn Student Recognition Reception.

Ruben Pliego PS 139 David Fung PS 152 School of Science of Technology Nashia Kamal PS 152 Windsor School Rachel Cockrill Julia Kolikoff PS 159 Tamu Bakr Brandon Bryant Zena Coles

Delfin Walcott PS 160 WT Sampson Chor Yan Chau Kenneth Chong David Huang Isabella Jendryka Angelina Jimenez Ngata Majchrzak Ursula Messyasz PS 16K Jennifer Abad Melanie Ayala Melissa Batista Monty Bigot Nicole Chaluissant Angel Cruz Caitlyn Dawson

Erika Gonzalez Ariana Maldonaldo Jasmine Quesada Samantha Ramos Ursula Dela Rosa Reisy Veloz Alaysia Wilson PS 17 Henry Woodworth Elementary Alexandra Wojda PS 174 Heilberto Colon Wilberto Colon Caitlyn Nunez Keisha Smith Shaquasia Stroman

PS 176 Ovington School Michael Berns Stephanie Canar Kelly Chan Vivian Deng Ross Friscia Edwin Mercado Fatima Younus Fanny Zeng PS 185K Walter A. Kassenbrock Elementary Justin Canna PS 1K Bergen


Edward Bush Elementary School PS 18 Iliana Lopez Joshua Rojas Korina Serrano Edward Blum Elementary School Pia Martin PS 208 Elsa Ebeling School Russell Long Holy Family Karla Dixon Daphnee Fervil Kevin Lee Edlyn Mcleod Melissa Maurice Shantel Nelson Megan Rogers Erica Scott Immaculate Heart of Mary Breanna Abood Jason Ashmeade Janelle Bentley Olivia Boisrond Patricia Broe Michael Byrne Kevin Crupi Cheyenne Forde Markendy Fougy Christina Gaillard Alfonse Gomez Ashley Harilal Shannon Harney Teddy Jeanite Deedrick Jean-Louis Destiny Jimenez Yasmine Joseph Nicole Kalczynski Thomas Kallahan Alyssa Lang Briana Lang Anna Lupinski Matthew Milbouer Robervalt Pierre Melissa Plasencia Michelle Potes Danielle Rodriguez Jake Rotolo Martin Salamonski Ira Simpson Ada Szczepanski Eftekhar Uddin Angelina Usherenko Jorge Vasco Jeffrey Velez Austin Vukosa Daniel Walsh Samantha Wojcik Steven Wojcik David Wu Ryan Yen Tori Zhou Our Lady of

Smiling intermediate school students join Borough President Marty Markowitz in Borough Hall’s glass-encased Community Room.

School Elsie Acevedo Khidhr Balancier Cleo Colon Albert Feliciano Adalberto Iglesias Derek Ramos Catherine Zhou PS 204 Michael Kaye PS 217 Sara Bholanuth Nathan Campbell Stephanie Caravello Suhaira Choudhry Jenan Elcheikhali Anastasia Gregory Andre Johnson-Brown Gull Khan Tonisha McConico Michelle Rolshud Andrea Valdez Gilbert Wong PS 244 Patrice Powell PS 253 Ezra Jack Keats Int’l School Ka Yee Chan Elijah Davila Marcos Flores Jane Karetny Minnie Mai Curtis Estabrook Elementary Krystal Dadd Deverin Simpson Latoya Watson PS 305 Aaron Davis Joshua King PS 307 Daniel Hale Williams School Shaterra Minault PS 309

Imari White PS 31 Aleksandra Giemza Umar Khokhar Alexandra Krawczuk Forid Miah Daniel Pease Taraqur Rahman Gabriel Rivera Stanley Switalski PS 312 Bergen Beach Kevin Chae Christina Jean Geena Lee Olga Legatcheva David J. Mann Jospeh Pino Andrew Stanczuk PS 315 School of Performing Arts Briana Boyd Ivonne Correy Kelly Esianor Nekese Jackman PS 329 Surfside School Tenasia Rampersant PS 34 Stephen Chan PS 396 Ramon E. Betances School Selena Marie Arnold Jordan Austin Jeremy Bines Steven Felton Tatyana Stevenson PS 398 Amanda Celestine Keenan McMillan Matthew Smith PS 44 Marcus

Garvey School Bronte Brown Latisha Hodge January Johnson Nicole McClain Nia Oden Tiffany Pollard Gordenia Rivers La'Asia Swift Marra Thornton Fannie Turray Malasia Whitted PS 52K Sharif Abdelrahman Polina Ferd Samuel Gomez John Kazan Ninett Lyuba Christina Maffeo Vasisht Marada Dallas Milea Adel Redzepagic Cynthia Somma Lawrence Yu PS 58 Carroll School Jeremiah Bosa Meghan Brown Victoria Capozucca Christian Craig Elizabeth Davis Justin Echevarria Liam Gilbride Turelle Harris Jennifer Maresca Leshanda Miller Allura Dana Pugliese Elizar Rivera Beau Scarantino PS 65 Little Red Schoolhouse Emma Williams Allysa Henry Abdool Nizam PS 97 Pavel Isakov St. Agatha

School Timothy Han Robert Ho St. Bernadette Anthony Carlsen Christine D'Urso Kevin Murphy Alexandra Tricamo Amanda Woods St. Thomas Aquinas Maurice Wiggins Visitation Academy Jean Occhiogrosso PS/IS 25 Corey Bowens Taheed McClain Sakageepo Momo Salif Nyagamukenga Courtney Robinson Chenell Simmons PS/IS 284 Catherine Anderson PS/IS 35 Decatur/Clearpool School Shynice Douglas Automotive HS Renroy Chase Raul Chavarria Rajiv Jagroop John Maciag Kirk McLennon Patrick Merone Jonathan Morales Thomas Owens Crystal Reynolds Monique Rudder Jeremy Terry Jheanell Thompson Jennifer Velez Roy Walters Veronica Walters Kimel Watt Chris Weathers Joel Williams

Dale Willis Travis Wilson Tyrone Wolfe Bishop Kearney HS Danielle Bacigalupo Christina Cheung Raquel Episcopio Christie Episcopio Giselle Fani Jennifer Fatal Lauren Fox Angela Hernandez Angela Hernandez Chrysta Irolld Maureen Logue Lucie Mansoetto Lucia Mazzone Jessica O'Grary Linel Ortiz Kateri Pasipanki Danielle Poggi Natalie Rafaelle Noelle Raffaelle Marilyn Rosario Athena Thomas Vanessa Williams Vanessa Williams Jennifer Zepherin Brooklyn School for Global Studies Peter Hoover Jamila Hunter Brooklyn Tech HS Mohammed Abassi Loren Adler Christopher Austin Sheila Beaujour Mariel Belizario Svetlana Bershadsky Kimberly Chan Natasha Chavdaroff Guyang Chen Stephanie Chutiangtong Konstantine Comanchuk Sarah E. Edlibi Mindy Eng Vadim Ergardt

Anna Gekker Hugo Genes George Godik Julia Haich Fahima Haque Erika Huang Marisa Hussa Valeriy Ivanova Anna Ivnitskaya Talitha James Mengjia Ji Ravinder Kang Tenkai Kariya Boris Krant Lya Kushnirovich Cozin Lawton Christi Looi Justyna Maksimiuk Samatha Margalit Finola McBurnie Souad Moussawi Jose Munoz Monica Myers Suzy Oh Dean Panayides Michael Piekarczyk Brain Quiban Sonia Ruzimovsky Christi Sarantinos Eva Sawyer Eva Sawyer Janna Shapiro Julia Shulman Eugene Tsarveskiy Alex Vasin Yinchao Xie Paley Yin Justyna Zynda Catherine McAuley HS Sherlie Francois LaToya King Xaviera Lemaine Racquel Romero Clara Barton HS Shanna Barrow Sierra Bispham Alisia Blackman Tiffany Carty Kamilah Crawford


Robert Sollito Dan Volpe Adam Wawarynk A Fantis Parochial School George Argyriou Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies Daniel Aiken Javier Arellano John Berroa Alex Brehon Paz Calvo Barbara Calvo Justin Cintron Clyde Dirton Anthony Gonzalez Catherine Jimenez Michael Milnikiewicz Shauntaya Skyes Jennifer Valle Michael Vargas

Melissa Guy Khadija Haughton Keenaida Hilman Corey Holder Kim James Keisha Jeffrey Jonathan Jerome Michelle John Wendell Joly Chad Landells Sakara Lawton Evan Marshall Jaleesa McCrackin Leroy Mcintosh Krystal McKinnon Lequan Mercer Thomas Meyer Shaunalee Mighty F. Jr. Mothersille Greg Nicholas Alexander Roman Gihon Rowans Simon Sapp Symmadar Schand Tyeisha Spencer Deidriann Stephen

Borough President Markowitz encouraged the student honorees to continue their success and to build Brooklyn’s future.

South Shore HS Jonathan Maldanado Anthony Self St. Saviour HS Sasha Alleyne Jennifer Baker Cheryl Barron Margaret Becker Tara Delahunt Jenniffer DeSimone Kimberly Desir Helen Gonzalez Katiana Henri Christine Jacques Rebecca Jacques LaCrown Johnson D'Nisa Jospeh Allison Kearney Christina Legros Jordana Leonidas Dinassa Martial Melanie Nelson Susana Rendina Sade Renee Carla Taveras Hailey Zabala Stuyvesant HS Joel Lewis HS for Legal Studies Shadira Butler Lashawn Dixon Kristal Elliott Iesha Harley Monet Johnson Kenya Kirkland Shatasia Little Alicia Martin Shamiya Murrell Raycine Negron Jessica Schmid Jetandra Smith Athena Torres Dominique Williams Markia Wortham William H Maxwell Vocational HS Afia Adjei Emon Almonte Onecia Benjamin Krystal Desouza Pamela Jagdeo Clifton Louison Anthony Malaguti Parbatie Moses Gladys Rodriguez Shareese Small Indrawattie Sukhu Nordia Tulloch Xaverian HS John Bay Jason Ford Jonathan Han Michael Larkin Michael Maniaci Greg Napoli Eric Rosen

Roy Vincens Steven Ware William West Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School of Arts Derek Short Epiphany Lutheran School Darryl Jansen Holy Spirit Catholic School Stephanie Amodeo IS 227 Anam Ahmed Nataliya Furman Asya Gottesman Alina Kipnis Jieyi Mei Mary Tian Jessica Wu Karen Yu IS 228K David A. Boody Arkadiy Ekshtat Eugene Israilov Alexander Lenderman Daniel Lopresti Aleksey Machulin Denzel McKenzi Aleksandr Pelekhaty Thomas Spontak Alan Xu John M Coleman Doreshia Hines Nolan Johnson Meyer Levin Intermediate School Ashley Adams Anne Aspilaire Edgar Bacchus Natasha Bacchus Kristina Bain LaToya Barrett Samantha Bazile Cory Bennett Ashley Blackman Shaqaysha Boutin Jonathan Branch Sharisse Burnett Wayne Change Odain Clarke Naeemah Cooper Janice Corriea Keisha Crawford Mikhail Creary Danielle Cuberbatch Kelsey Davis Maegan Dougan Kamilah Eastmond Lauren Fox Jamila Gittens Crandall Glasgow Francis Guerra

Sharneque Sylvester Jon Trotman Catherine Washington Jillian Williams Ashley Young IS 318 Eugenio Maria De Hostos Chris Berrios Miguel Borrero Cesar Callender Maria Callender William Chapman Rickie Chiu Christian Feliciano Lordane Forbes Christian Francis Wesley Gilbert Anna Ginzburg Mariusz Iwinski Jeffrey Kuang Kenny Lin Vincent Lin Franklin Llangari Angel Lopez Qi Ming Mai Nick Martinez Shawn Martinez Dario Mass Piotr Michaliszyn Dalphe Morantus Jason Ng Bryan Parra John Quiles JeanPierre Quito Raheel Anwar Amanda Rains Jonathan Santiago Nile Smith Jose Sosa Jeffrey Wang Stanley Wong Douglas Wright Lindy Zhang Michael Zhang Mindy Zhang Alan Zhou Kevin Zhou IS 68 Isaac Bildersee IS Amena Bhutta Aysha Valery IS 98 Bay Academy Savanna Damato Yvonne Juris Lynne Lieberman McKinley IS William Chang Michelle Huang Jenny Liu Tammy Lum Robyn Tang MS 246 Walt Whitman Liana Cools Adriana Diaz Saskia Hamilton Jeffrey Luxama April Newton Aniya Owes

Crystal Schwendenmann MS 385 School of Business Finance and Entrep. Bryant Deberry Mohammad Hoq MS 51 William Alexander Adrinana Stark Patina Lui MS 88K Rosa Acosta Arianna Beltrez Ana Cervantes Glenda Johnson MS/IS 383 Philippa Schuyler Kadeem Gill North Star Academy MS340 Tiffany Anderson George Apqu Natasha Bance Jessica Bance Trevene Bell Jasmine Britton Myleka Caesar Haiwa Diallo Grace Exius Allison George Whitney Hosten Keisha Joseph Tiani Kennedy Gabriel Lowers Imani Manley Sincere Marshall Erica Martin Shaniece Nicholas Charisse Noel Obiaba Ofulue Gem Ross Yamileth Salazar Tracy Smith Shacanah St. Bernard Tenneshia Taylor Alexandria Wheeler Ky-dee Williams Our Lady of Miracles Philip Ernest Bacalan Roy H. Mann IS 78 Sadozai Malik Satellite III Academy Cheryl Marie Garlarnd St John the Baptist School Jumanah M. Albury Sophia Baptista Nadia Bowe Sharika Brent Jazmine Clark Aisha Crowley Deidra Duncan Gerren Gaynor Ayana George Calvin Martin Karisma Owens Krystal Padere Makeia Peterkin Ariane Sheftall Sunset Park Prep MS 821 Oscar Feliz Mariela Gomez Abigail Rivera Jesenia Vaquero Walberto Vega Carroll Gardens School Samantha Anderson M. Booker M. Brown Q. Cates O. Crawley S. Davis K. Deas Danielle Fahey I. Freison S. Gifford W. Glover C. Harris S. Huffman W. Juneol K. Marston S. Rivera Carmen Serrano Crown School for Law and Journalism Alyssa Baylor Delbert Browne II Fabiola Cineas Lashaye Ervin Romaine Hall Kamisha Hyde Packer College Institute Carolyn Madeo Wm. McKinley Educational Center Channa Bao Amy Huang Lianne Lopez Jane Mai Robyn Tang Jaime Zheng

Recognition-proud elementary school youngsters crowd around the borough president in Borough Hall’s second-floor courtroom.

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LIU’s College of Pharmacy Long Island University’s Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences awarded degrees to more than 200 students at its 114th commencement exercises. One of the oldest and largest institutions of its kind in the nation, the school was established in 1886 as the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy and affiliated with Long Island University, now the country’s seventh-largest private university, shortly after the university was founded in 1926. Dean Stephen M. Gross said the class of 2003 would help answer a severe national shortage of pharmacists. “These graduates will find many career opportunities awaiting them,” Gross said. Commencement speaker Craig Fuller, honored with the Doctor of Humane Letters, was president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Also receiving a Doctor of Humane Letters was Robert Cartwright, president and general sales manager for Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. George Morrow, who also received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree, has used his passion for science and business acumen to build a highly successful career in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Dr. Pedro J. Lecca (‘87) has been dean of the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Science at Howard University since 1998. A member of the FDA’s Medical Devices Advisory Committee, he has written research grants totaling over $100 million

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Midwood HS Rachel Fischer Joshua Marshack Sacha Rood Leigh Stuckhardt New Utrecht HS Briana Seagriff Prospect Heights HS Bill Allen-Gordon Delano Clarke Rodney Daniel Clemore Henry Marlon Russell Sheepshead Bay HS Alana Bond Heather Bond Carl Forbes Arkadi Levitine Curtis Robertson Tuneria Taylor Xiang Wang Yveting Zhang


Kosta Ardauanis Lauren Barozie Brendon Biaggi Brendan Condon Sarah Fraser Andrew Gounandes Brandon Jackson Ayah Rafai Mohammed Shoman Anna Starshinina Gus Trombetta Desiree Velez Westinghouse HS Melissa Caraballo Ahmed Ellis Stanley Eysee Richard Hayden Anthony Mckoy Ernesto Pelerin Kayon Pryce Marvin St. John George W Wingate HS Vanessa Philogene Joseph Point Du Joor Mahyana Sanon Maribel Sierra HS for Enterprise, Business and Technology Miriam Andino Maria Diaz Carolina Figuero Turi Mendoza Daveria Providence James Madison HS Victor Atlasman Eric Ayzenberg Iryna Bahctinova Paul DeSilva Andrew Eichel Alina Eidemane Adam French Matthew Gherman Mike Guzman Sarah Herbst Ernest Karabas Matthew Krivitsky Kenny Latham Michael Majorino Melissa Marlieb Louise Mattarelliano Adeel Muhammad Cory Parnes Rick Raymond Jessica Rice Steven Rocco Chris Rocco Jennifer Ruan Daniel Sager Raymond Serrano YuYu Shen Yeugeniy Slutskiy Yuki Song Steve Sorken Maksim Sosnovskiy Menachem Tabanpour Jillian Totillo Steven Tsardounis Matthew Vogel Nikolay Zalutskiy Kenny Zweig John Dewey HS Malika Aslam Eryanna Brathwaite Fatima Canovic Ye Jiao Chen Natividad Cordones Kai Fan Jonathan Kern Tenzin Kunchok Ka Shing Lau Marianne Lebedinskaya Jin Quan Liang Chun Yin Lo Sophonie Louis Jennifer Mark Suzanne Martinez Kristin Saletto Agsa Shakoor Daniel Wong Xiu Zhao Lafayette HS Siukwo Cheng Nada Elsayed Peng Guo Jian Zhuang Huang Zhou Quan Li Feng Mei Liu Gregoire LongChamp Thoa Nuyen Anna Ostrova Ekaterina Ostrova Shane Smith Yan Ling Wang Yue Amy Yu Leon M Goldstein School Frankie Caiati Middle College HS at Medgar Evers Chianne Ashman Stephen Hinds Imani Jones Charisse Raghoo Yenylka Ross


Christine Crowther Latoya Edwards Lucette Floy Latoya Forsythe Shaska Frye Tanisha Gallimore Affeya Grant Tasheeka Hazel Tisha Hinds Carlyn Jean-Bapiste Dorothy Jean-Pierre Karla Joseph Velda Kromah Cassandra Maloney Anaquel Payne Charlene Pollard Chanel Rahming Desirea Sealy Denise Stanislaus Asha Trotman Quisy Trotman Takiyah Vincent Takisha Yearwood EBC Stepping Panthers Jennifer Altman Benita Bamfo Jahyra Chalas Geraldine Coca Annely Crespi Jeanette Cuevas Sherice Garcia Viviana Hernandez Steven Laboy Nekia Martin Christian Ramos Madeline Rivera Natalia Rodriguez Khawana Sekyere Jasmine Soto E New York HS of Transit Technology Roger Ellis Danny Marin Beville Nicholas Pablo Torres Edward R Murrow HS Svetlana Alkayeva John Arndt John Arndt Rostislav Boltyanskiy George Bonano Aneicka Bookal Kaydiane Brown Alex Chadaev Asima Chaudhary Alyssa Chawdry Willy Edgard Virginia Fioribello Jairo Garcia Anatoly Gorokhovsky Crystal Henry Daniel Hetteix Simone Hicks Natalie Jordan Dmitry Karabash Darya Karabasheva Alex Karas Ilya Kotlyanskiy Vladimir Lakhter Benjamin Lerman Kate Mezhibovskaya Dmitry Minevich Luis Miro Srabone Monir Olga Novikova Alicia Ogilvie Jamila Oliviera Shari Phillip Pavel Polyak Elizabeth Robles Eric Rovt Oscar Santana Kevin Shenderov Kevin Shenderov Shawn Singh Phillip Snyder Nikita Suponya Katherine Tsang Erasmus Hall Campus HS for Business and Tech Lionel Dawes Sheldon Goffe Rennison Johnson Sheldon Maynard Peter Niles Kendall Pope Fontbonne Hall Academy Amanda Alberino Jillian Campelli Giovanna Coluccio Melissa Coogan Melissa DiLeonardo Christina D'Onofrio Diana Garguilo Connie Gibilaro Janine Grimaldi Gillian Guadinino Kristi Luzino Gabrielle Manganno Gina Meo Virginia Milano Katie Morris Jennifer Pontillo Elaine Ruggerio Elizabeth Silva Kate Volpe Fort Hamilton HS

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and has published more than 20 books in his areas of expertise. As CEO and president of RXD Pharmacies, Sylvan L. Lehrman Ph.D. (’65) oversees a total of 12 pharmacies across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is active in numerous charitable and civic organizations, and serves on the boards of the Oheb Zedeck Synagogue and the Jewish Museum of Eastern Pennsylvania. The valedictorian was Xin Zou, who emigrated from China in 1996 at age 25. One of the largest schools of its kind in the country, the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, on Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, recently added Pharm.D. and Ph.D. degrees to its curriculum.

Touro College More than 350 students of Touro College’s School of General Studies received degrees at a ceremony June 1. Then, on June 10, more than 600 students graduated from Touro’s School of Career and Applied Studies. Dean Eva Spinelli spoke (left).

St. Francis College Class of 2003 A procession of more than 400 graduating seniors from St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights makes its way from the college’s Remsen Street campus, across Borough Hall plaza to the New York Marriott Brooklyn, to take part in the college’s 119th commencement ceremony. Long Island Rep. Peter King, St Francis ’65, the keynote speaker, was presented with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. “We’re thrilled to have an accomplished son of St. Francis return home to speak to our graduates,” said the school’s president, Dr. Frank Macchiarola. “I know the congressman will be proud to see how much the college has grown since he graduated. This year’s class is among our largest.” St. Francis also honored Brother Kevin Smith, and Margaret O’Brien Steinfels. Smith is outgoing superior general of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, the college’s founding religious order. Steinfels is the former editor of Commonweal magazine and a noted lay Catholic leader.


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HS… Continued from page 3 Xaverian generated $14 million worth of scholarships this year and 98 percent were accepted to their first-choice college. The 1,285-student school attracts boys from all five boroughs. In addition to a renowned athletic program, community service is encouraged, with a requirement that graduating students commit to two days of community service in the spring semester of their senior year.

Bishop Ford Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School, at 500 19th St. in Sunset Park, held its 2003 commencement ceremony for 137 graduating seniors on the morning of June 7, in the school’s auditorium. Valedictorian Margaret Cwikla dedicated her address to planning for the future and holding onto ideals. Cwikla, who will attend Brooklyn College, was the recipient of a New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence and was also offered scholarships to St. Francis and Iona colleges. The 931-student Bishop Ford was founded nearly 40 years ago and named after Bishop Francis Ford, who grew up in Park Slope and joined the Maryknoll Missionary order. He was later imprisoned in China for protesting the treatment of Catholics under Communist rule. He died in a Chinese prison in 1952. The school’s stated mission is “to assist a diverse student body to attain its potential through academic, spiritual and social opportunities.” Formerly run by the Franciscan Brothers for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens, the institution went private and became a co-educational institution in 1976. It is now run by a board of trustees. In bidding farewell to the graduates, the featured commencement speaker, Principal Frank Brancato, encouraged students to “live an ordinary life in an extraordinary way.” Almost 95 percent of this year’s class was accepted to the college of their choice.

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JAMES E. DAVIS 35th Councilmanic District

Congratulations and best wishes to all of the 2003 Graduates COUNCILMAN

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THE FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE BERKELEY CARROLL SCHOOL PROUDLY CONGRATULATE THE CLASS OF 2003. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIVES.

Alexander J. Blamberg Brian A. Bower Garrett Alexander Bradley Sarah Venture Gibson Crow Alden Catherine Pike Davis Edson Omari Elcock Jordan M. Foster Edmund M. Francis Axel J. Galeano James Anthony Garaufis Danielle Marie Garson Glenn Joseph Hilton Audrey Aurora Jaynes Mathew John Callahan Kennedy Eleanor P. Kilpatrick Erin C Kinney Chad Levy Hart Lowry

Ondriona Monty Kenneth Muigai Sarah E. Natoli Kyle A. Neptune Amelia Z. Norvell Daniel S. O'Connell Jasmine Ortiz Darnell C. Paul Volana Fae Rakotomihamina Danielle Althea Scoon Jasper Benjamin Shapiro Amanda E. Singer Ilana Felice Stuart Ian Gill Thomas Lorin Susan Tomassetti Karen Ryen Urgo Alap Vora Amanda Marie Joy Welch

Xaverian HS graduated 310 students June 7 in Walt Whitman Auditorium at Brooklyn College. Ryan Merola (top) was this year’s valedictorian and Michael Bruno was salutatorian. The commencement speaker was Rabbi Joseph Potasnik of Congregation Mount Sinai (below).

Jack Adjmi

Rosa Cohen-Cruz

Alexandra Lamb

Charles Murrell

Rachel Adler

Michelle Dushi

Jackie Lee

Rachel Natov

Laplie Anderson

Matt Elias

Jane Livshits

Stephanie Officer

Jeffrey Baffi

Cecilia Estreich

Shanell Lockhart

Adam Ottavino

Beatrix Bang

Amy Gordon

Alice Loeb

Andrew Perrelle

Sam Baris

Jason Louise Graham

Julia Loonin

Max Popov

Laura Barreca

Dawn Gregory

Scott Maddalo

Elliot Ramos

Brittany Boursiquot

Caroline Greig

Russell Manning

Michael Renfro

Daniel Bousquet

Sasha Gronim

Adeyemi Mason

Nick Renzler

Lauren Brewster

Adam Halper

Hannah Brooks

Nick Ife

Michael Micalizzi

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RIGHT CHOICES for our

children

Mayor Bloomberg took steps last year to attract certified teachers to our schools. That was the right choice, and it paid off with higher student test scores. But recently, the Mayor and the Chancellor have lost sight of the most important issues facing our kids. They need to put first things first: 1. Make smaller classes a primary aim. Since the administration won’t do it, the UFT – along with parents and community groups across the city – is helping lead a campaign for a City Charter amendment requiring it. 2. Turn around failing schools. Expand, don’t eliminate the Chancellor’s District, with its proven record of raising test scores, so that parents can have good neighborhood schools for their children. 3. Make schools a safe environment in which to learn. Establish adequate off-campus sites for disruptive students. 4. Make the school system open, accountable and efficient, with less bureaucracy and more focus on the classroom.

There are eight areas where teachers believe Mayor Bloomberg’s and Chancellor Klein’s “Children First” program has serious shortcomings. Their program: • offers no long-term plan to reduce class size in all grades. • adds to the bureaucracy by hiring high-paid executives while firing classroom staff. • has not fulfilled its promise to improve student discipline. In fact, serious incidents against teachers are up. • forces teachers to teach unproven programs without sufficient consultation, training or materials. • doesn’t allow teachers flexibility or creativity in the classroom to deal with kids on a one-on-one basis.

5. Urge Chancellor Klein and his deputies to gain a better understanding of our schools by teaching once a week.

• shortchanges special needs students by failing to commit resources.

Teachers know what works. We hope the Mayor and Chancellor will start working more with teachers and parents to put first things first.

• pays lip service to parent involvement but ignores what parents really need. • eliminates the Chancellor’s District, a highly successful model for turning around struggling schools.

If you share our concerns, let us know. Go to www.uft.org

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Randi Weingarten, President