Congratulations, Class of 2007 - Guilderland Central School District
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2006-07<br />
Awards Issue<br />
Visit us on the Web at www.guilderlandschools.org<br />
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AWARDS<br />
ISSUe<br />
<strong>Guilderland</strong><br />
006-007<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>Central</strong><br />
<strong>Central</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong>, <strong>Class</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />
O<br />
n Sunday, June 24,<br />
442 <strong>Guilderland</strong> High<br />
<strong>School</strong> students walked across<br />
the stage at the Empire State<br />
Plaza in Albany to receive their<br />
diplomas.<br />
Graduation is a time to<br />
celebrate success, and the<br />
<strong>Class</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>2007</strong> has much to<br />
be proud <strong>of</strong> this year as their<br />
many achievements indicate,<br />
some <strong>of</strong> which are highlighted<br />
in this issue.<br />
As they move forward<br />
from the halls <strong>of</strong> <strong>Guilderland</strong><br />
High <strong>School</strong>, these graduates<br />
can be confident that they<br />
will be entering a new phase<br />
in their lives–whether it be at<br />
college, in the workplace or<br />
in the military–as prepared<br />
young adults ready for new<br />
and exciting challenges.<br />
“This is an outstanding<br />
group <strong>of</strong> students who have<br />
accomplished a great deal<br />
over the past four years,”<br />
said Superintendent <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s Gregory Aidala.<br />
“They were role models<br />
for their fellow students and<br />
we will miss their leadership,”<br />
he added.<br />
This edition <strong>of</strong> the district<br />
newsletter highlights those<br />
students in grades kindergarten<br />
through 12, as well<br />
as staff members, who have<br />
been recognized throughout<br />
the year for their exemplary<br />
efforts.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> to everyone<br />
honored in this issue,<br />
and best wishes to the <strong>Class</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>2007</strong>!<br />
National Merit Awards<br />
National Merit Winner<br />
Diana Moore<br />
National Merit Semifinalists<br />
Stephen Lovely<br />
Jack Qian<br />
Beth Schaffer<br />
Peter Zhu<br />
National Merit Commended<br />
Students<br />
Lucas Ackerman<br />
Andrey Belostotsky<br />
Claire Cooper<br />
Luke Diamente<br />
Laura Doak<br />
Robert Dygert<br />
Laura Kim<br />
Geneva Kraus<br />
Emily Kurzon<br />
Stephanie Li<br />
Highest Honors Graduates (95+ Average)<br />
Lucas Ackerman<br />
Susan Bresney<br />
Claire Cooper<br />
Elena Cruz-Allen<br />
John Cucinelli<br />
Donald DePass<br />
Laura Doak<br />
Michael Fitzgerald<br />
Brian Geisel<br />
Emaline Johnson<br />
John Keller, Jr.<br />
Emily Kurzon<br />
Daniel Lewanda<br />
Julie Malkowski<br />
Orion Mercaitis<br />
Elizabeth Metzger<br />
Diana Moore<br />
Katherine Murdock<br />
Elena Murray<br />
Parth Parekh<br />
Mark Platek<br />
Jack Qian<br />
c o n t e n t s<br />
2 Recommended<br />
summer reading<br />
4 National Honor<br />
Society inductees;<br />
Junior awards<br />
5 Junior National Honor<br />
Society inductees<br />
6 High <strong>School</strong><br />
senior awards<br />
8 Board <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
awards<br />
10 NYSSMA awards;<br />
FMS President’s<br />
awards<br />
Miles Malerba<br />
Damian Miraglia<br />
Elena Murray<br />
Nathan Rich<br />
Christopher Schwartz<br />
Zachary Tolmie<br />
Lydia Walrath<br />
Cristina Rogers<br />
Laura Santacrose<br />
Beth Erin Schaffer<br />
Christopher Schwartz<br />
Shera Sonenberg<br />
Zachary Tolmie<br />
Eric Trottier<br />
Aaron Zakrzewski<br />
Peter Zhu<br />
Empowering<br />
all students<br />
to succeed in<br />
the 21st Century
2006-<strong>2007</strong> Awards Issue<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
Summer Reading<br />
S<br />
ummer is the perfect time for children <strong>of</strong> any age to sit back<br />
and relax with a good book...or two! Following are some<br />
recommended summer reading titles, as compiled by our district<br />
librarians and teachers, that you can find at your local library or<br />
bookstore:<br />
KINDERGARTEN–GRADE 2<br />
❑ My Friend is Sad by Mo Willems<br />
❑ Today I Will Fly by Mo Willems<br />
❑ Flotsam (<strong>2007</strong> Caldecott Award Winner) by David Wiesner<br />
❑ Library Lion by Michelle Knudson<br />
❑ Mercy Watson (series) by Kate De Camillo<br />
❑ Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!! by Mo Willems<br />
❑ Wolves by Emily Gravett<br />
❑ Bats on the Beach by Brian Lies<br />
❑ Wag a Tail by Lois Ehlert<br />
❑ Pirates Don’t Change Diapers by Melinda Long and David<br />
Shannon<br />
❑ A Good Day by Kevin Henkes<br />
❑ Down the Back <strong>of</strong> the Chair by Margaret Mahy and Polly Dunbar<br />
❑ Lily Brown’s Paintings by Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis<br />
❑ Fly Guy (series) by Tedd Arnold<br />
❑ Rainstorm by Barbara Lehman<br />
❑ Not a Box by Antoinette Portis<br />
❑ Amanda/Oliver Pig (series) by Jean Van Leeuwen<br />
❑ Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt<br />
❑ The Room <strong>of</strong> Wonders by Sergio Ruzzier<br />
❑ Chowder by Peter Brown<br />
❑ But Excuse Me, That is My Book by Lauren Child<br />
❑ Loretta: Ace Pinky Scout by Keith Graves<br />
❑ Hurry and the Monarch by Antoine O Flatharta<br />
❑ Piggy and Dad Go Fishing by David Martin<br />
❑ Mama, I’ll Give You the World by Roni Schotter<br />
❑ The Show-and-Tell Lion by Barbara Abercrombie<br />
❑ Atlantic by G. Brian Karas<br />
❑ Carmine: A Little More Red by Melissa Sweet<br />
❑ The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney<br />
❑ The Greatest Potatoes by Penelope Stowell<br />
GRADES 3–5: FICTION<br />
❑ Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky<br />
❑ Fairest by Gail Carson Levine<br />
❑ Clementine by Sara Pennypacker<br />
❑ Larklight by Philip Reeve<br />
❑ The Invention <strong>of</strong> Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick<br />
❑ Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson<br />
❑ Babymouse (series) by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm<br />
❑ Dear Whiskers by Ann Whitehead Nagda<br />
❑ The Year <strong>of</strong> the Dog by Grace Lin<br />
<br />
❑ A Room with a Zoo by Jules Feiffer<br />
❑ Shredderman (series) by Wendelin Van Draanen<br />
❑ The Treasures <strong>of</strong> Weatherby by Zilpha Keatley Snyder<br />
❑ Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows<br />
❑ The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman<br />
❑ Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series) by Rick Riordan<br />
❑ Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson<br />
GRADES 3–5: NONFICTION<br />
❑ The Story <strong>of</strong> Salt by Mark Kurlansky<br />
❑ Oh Rats! The Story <strong>of</strong> Rats and People by Albert Marrin<br />
❑ Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky<br />
❑ Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex<br />
❑ John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith<br />
❑ Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans<br />
❑ Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom<br />
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson<br />
❑ Black? White! Day? Night! by Laura Vaccaro Seeger<br />
❑ Mosquito Bite by Alexandra Siy & Dennis Kunkel<br />
❑ Wise Guy: The Life and Philosophy <strong>of</strong> Socrates by M.D. Usher<br />
❑ Owen & Mzee: The True Story <strong>of</strong> a Remarkable Friendship<br />
by Isabella Hatk<strong>of</strong>f, Craig Hatk<strong>of</strong>f, & Dr. Paula Kahumbu<br />
❑ Owen & Mzee: The Language <strong>of</strong> Friendship by Isabella Hatk<strong>of</strong>f,<br />
Craig Hatk<strong>of</strong>f, & Dr. Paula Kahumbu<br />
❑ The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History<br />
by Jennifer Armstrong<br />
GRADES 6–8: FICTION<br />
❑ Alabama Moon by Watt Key<br />
❑ An Innocent Soldier by Josef Holub<br />
❑ Castaways <strong>of</strong> the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques<br />
❑ Crackback by John Coy<br />
❑ Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick<br />
❑ Eggs by Jerry Spinelli<br />
❑ Fairest by Gail Carson Levine<br />
❑ Free Baseball by Sue Corbett<br />
❑ Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson<br />
❑ Heat by Mike Lupica<br />
❑ How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot<br />
❑ The Invention <strong>of</strong> Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick<br />
❑ Jeremy Fink and the Meaning <strong>of</strong> Life by Wendy Mass<br />
❑ Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica<br />
❑ On the Wings <strong>of</strong> Heroes by Richard Peck<br />
❑ The Return <strong>of</strong> Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac<br />
❑ Shug by Jenny Han<br />
❑ The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan<br />
❑ The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart<br />
❑ Penny from Heaven by Jennifer Holm<br />
❑ To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel<br />
❑ Uglies by Scott Westerfeld<br />
❑ Vanishing Act by John Feinstein<br />
❑ Victory by Susan Cooper<br />
❑ Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
www.guilderlandschools.org<br />
2006-<strong>2007</strong> Awards Issue<br />
GRADES 6–8: NONFICTION<br />
❑ Balls! by Michael Rosen<br />
❑ Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex<br />
❑ Freedom Walkers: The Story <strong>of</strong> the Montgomery Bus Boycott<br />
by Russell Freedman<br />
❑ Frog Heaven: Ecology <strong>of</strong> a Vernal Pool by Doug Wechsler<br />
❑ I Wonder Why Zippers have Teeth: And Other Questions about<br />
Inventions by Barbara Taylor<br />
❑ Quest for the Tree Kangaroo by Sy Montgomery<br />
❑ Team Moon: How 4,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon<br />
by Catherine Thimmesh<br />
❑ What Makes Me Me? by Robert Winston<br />
❑ Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly by Gail Carson Levine<br />
❑ Zzzz… The Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read about Sleep<br />
by Trudee Romanek<br />
GRADES 9–12: FICTION<br />
❑ The Astonishing Life <strong>of</strong> Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation,<br />
Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson<br />
❑ American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang<br />
❑ Uglies by Scott Westerfield<br />
❑ Black Swan Green by David Mitchell<br />
❑ Shadow <strong>of</strong> a Doubt by S.L. Rottman<br />
❑ My Brother’s Keeper by Patricia McCormick<br />
❑ Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher<br />
❑ Samurai Shortstop by Alan Gratz<br />
❑ The Floor <strong>of</strong> the Sky by Pamela Carter Joern<br />
❑ The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield<br />
❑ Peace Like a River by Leif Enger<br />
❑ Blessings: A Novel by Anna Quindlen<br />
❑ Foreigner by L.J. Cherryh<br />
❑ The March by E.L. Doctorow<br />
❑ The Known World by Edward P. Jones<br />
❑ The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch<br />
GRADES 9–12: NONFICTION<br />
❑ Eagle Blue: A Team, A Tribe, and a High <strong>School</strong> Basketball Season in<br />
Arctic Alaska by Michael D’Orso<br />
❑ With a Little Luck: Surprising Stories <strong>of</strong> Amazing Discoveries<br />
by Dennis B. Fradin<br />
❑ A Short History <strong>of</strong> Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson<br />
❑ The Blind Side: Evolution <strong>of</strong> a Game by Michael Lewis<br />
❑ Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson<br />
❑ Team <strong>of</strong> Rivals: The Political Genius <strong>of</strong> Abraham Lincoln by Doris<br />
Kearns Goodwin<br />
❑ The Life and Times <strong>of</strong> the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson<br />
❑ Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger<br />
❑ Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest <strong>of</strong> Dr. Paul Farmer, a<br />
Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder<br />
❑ Grayson by Lynne Cox<br />
❑ Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story <strong>of</strong> Electricity<br />
by David Bedanis<br />
❑ What Have You Lost by Naomi Shihab Nye<br />
<strong>2007</strong> <strong>Guilderland</strong> <strong>District</strong> Retirees<br />
❑ Brenda Beliveau,<br />
LES food service worker,<br />
26 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Jacqueline Ciampi,<br />
GHS food service worker,<br />
27 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Walter Craft,<br />
<strong>School</strong> bus driver,<br />
23 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Donna Cullam,<br />
FMS food service worker,<br />
23 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Denise Field,<br />
FMS teaching assistant,<br />
26 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Julia Fitzgerald,<br />
GHS social studies<br />
supervisor,<br />
14 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Leona Garbellano,<br />
FMS teaching assistant,<br />
20 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Patricia Glennon,<br />
WES grade 4 teacher,<br />
16 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Janice Lewis,<br />
WES teaching assistant,<br />
27 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Rose Marie Ross,<br />
FMS teacher aide/monitor,<br />
26 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Carol Rothenberg,<br />
GES grade 5 teacher,<br />
18 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Gloria Towle-Hilt,<br />
FMS social studies<br />
teacher,<br />
36 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />
❑ Debra Wein,<br />
GES physical education<br />
teacher,<br />
34 years <strong>of</strong> service
2006-<strong>2007</strong> Awards Issue<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<br />
High <strong>School</strong><br />
Honor Society<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> to the following <strong>Guilderland</strong> High <strong>School</strong> juniors<br />
recently inducted into the National Honor Society:<br />
David Alliger<br />
Kelly Anderson<br />
Elizabeth Barber<br />
Karl Barber<br />
Jessica Bender<br />
Shayna Bentley<br />
Devang Bhoiwala<br />
Samuel Blackstone<br />
Lauren Blanchet<br />
Elizabeth Bobersky<br />
Donato Borrello<br />
Louis Bracco<br />
Jaclyn Brauth<br />
Elizabeth Burger<br />
Lauren Cagino<br />
Frank Campagnano<br />
Joseph Cardillo<br />
Amanda Cassaro<br />
Meera Chappidi<br />
Aditi Chaturvedi<br />
Yifan Chen<br />
Alissa Cocca<br />
Quinn Connell<br />
Breanna Day<br />
Jacqueline Deluise<br />
Shannon Doherty<br />
Shannon Donohue<br />
Daniel Doynow<br />
Michael Duncan<br />
Abigail Fashouer<br />
Preston Filkins<br />
David Frey<br />
Jeffrey Geisendorfer<br />
Daniel Gejay<br />
Arunesh Ghosh<br />
Michelle Giwerc<br />
Allysa Golderman<br />
Allison Grant<br />
Rachel Greenhouse<br />
Craig Guettler<br />
Katherine Haas<br />
Meredith Hall<br />
David Heaphy<br />
Kasie Hepfinger<br />
Kelly Hill<br />
Michael Hilson<br />
Kaytlin Iapoce<br />
Elif Ipek<br />
Nathan Katrayan<br />
Michael Katt<br />
Anna Kaufman<br />
Philip Kim<br />
Jacob King<br />
Jennifer Kitchen<br />
Moriah Knight<br />
Brooke Kolcow<br />
Sheena Kottackal<br />
Marissa Kovage<br />
Alison Kurtzman<br />
Anna Lishay<br />
Kevin Lovely<br />
Dylan Mackiewicz<br />
Christine Malaty<br />
Brett Marfurt<br />
Tara Martin<br />
Kathryn Matthews<br />
Catherine Mickey<br />
Raisi Mobele<br />
Samuel Moss<br />
Roshni Naidu<br />
Shan Ni<br />
Erin O’Connor<br />
Kassondra Orcutt<br />
Kelsie Phelan<br />
Matthew Phillips<br />
Amanda Pierce<br />
Adam Poskanzer<br />
John Raffensperger<br />
Nicholas Ranalli<br />
William Reed<br />
Jillian Rhoades<br />
Jennifer Richardson<br />
Ann Rodwell-Lawton<br />
Kevin Root<br />
Elizabeth Rowen<br />
Adam Ruf<br />
William Russo<br />
Elizabeth Schwennker<br />
Wangzhong Sheng<br />
Hyeon Soh<br />
Joo Young Song<br />
Megan Sonnekalb<br />
Claire Stankus<br />
Danielle Starkman<br />
Rebecca Strumpf<br />
Scott Suriano<br />
Michael Tate, Jr.<br />
Amanda Terzian<br />
Heather Thomas<br />
Stephen Travers<br />
Madeline Tricozzi<br />
Adrian Valverde<br />
Justin Veldhuis<br />
Michele Venezio<br />
Andrea Weinberg<br />
Matthew Williamson<br />
Yi Yang<br />
Junior Awards<br />
■ Altamont High <strong>School</strong> Alumni Award. Awarded to<br />
Yifan Chen<br />
■ Bausch and Lomb Science Medal Award. Awarded to<br />
Katherine Haas<br />
■ Clarkson Achievement Award. Awarded to<br />
Matthew Williamson<br />
■ Clarkson Leadership Award. Awarded to<br />
Jeffrey Geisendorfer<br />
■ Cornell University College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture and Life<br />
Sciences Book Award. Awarded to Meera Chappidi<br />
■ Dartmouth Book Award. Awarded to Yifan Chen<br />
■ Elmira College Key Award. Awarded to Kelly Hill<br />
and Sam Moss<br />
■ Empire Boys’ State Program. Awarded to<br />
Sam Moss<br />
■ Empire Girls’ State Program. Awarded to<br />
Alyssa Golderman<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> Families for Peace Award. Awarded to<br />
Emily Patka<br />
■ Harvard Book Award. Awarded to Karl Barber<br />
■ Kodak Young Leaders Award. Awarded to<br />
Lauren Blanchet<br />
■ Middlebury College Book Award. Awarded to<br />
Michelle Giwerc<br />
■ Rochester Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology Computing Medal.<br />
Awarded to Catherine Mickey and John Raffensperger<br />
■ RPI Medal. Awarded to Yi Yang<br />
■ Saint Michael’s College Book Award for<br />
Scholarship and Service. Awarded to Louis Bracco<br />
and Tara Martin<br />
■ Smith College Book Award. Awarded to<br />
Megan Sonnekalb<br />
■ St. Lawrence University Book Award. Awarded to<br />
Andrew Sheehan<br />
■ Student Sage Recognition Award. Awarded to<br />
Madeline Tricozzi<br />
■ University <strong>of</strong> Rochester Humanities/Social Sciences<br />
Award. Awarded to Aditi Chaturvedi<br />
■ Wellesley College Book Award. Awarded to<br />
Breanna Day<br />
■ Wells College Leadership Award. Awarded to<br />
Alison Kurtzman<br />
■ Williams College Award. Awarded to Kathryn Matthews
www.guilderlandschools.org<br />
Junior National Honor Society<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> to these Farnsworth Middle <strong>School</strong> eighth graders, who were recently inducted into<br />
the Junior National Honor Society:<br />
Daniel Ainspan<br />
David Ainspan<br />
Justine Aloise<br />
Laura Anderson<br />
Gabrielle Andrea<br />
Brianna Askew<br />
Kari Balogh<br />
Carli Barbarotto<br />
Gregory Barber<br />
Shaina Bass<br />
Megan Bauer<br />
Steven Bellegarde<br />
Mikayla Bennett<br />
Daniel Bennison<br />
Thomas Benson<br />
Jessica Ben-Yishay<br />
Katherine Bickmore<br />
Katherine Bierman<br />
Jonathan Bintz<br />
Joshua Blaauboer<br />
Meghan Bodo<br />
Kathryn Bolognino<br />
Danielle Bratt<br />
Daniel Calzadilla<br />
Reynalyn Canchela<br />
Anthony Cannistraci<br />
Ellie Carr<br />
Rachael Cerutti<br />
Colin Clarke<br />
James Clum Dolan<br />
Hannah Cohen<br />
Dallas Colavito<br />
Meghan Collins<br />
Alexis Cortese<br />
Andrew Coy<br />
Rachel Danto<br />
Jennifer David<br />
Michael Davis<br />
Jasmine Day<br />
Giuliana DeAngelis<br />
Vincent Delbene<br />
Michael Donadio<br />
Nicholas Dorato<br />
Tess Dube<br />
Alessia Duca<br />
Jordan Duke<br />
Alexander Dvorscak<br />
Kendra Dzingle<br />
Emily Easley<br />
Jacob Eisele<br />
Rachael Ellenbogen<br />
Patricia Erickson<br />
Nikole Evereth<br />
Allison Feinman<br />
Takayuki Fujisato<br />
Dominic Gemmiti<br />
Andrew Genovese<br />
Salvatore Genovesi<br />
Aimee George-Denn<br />
Lawrence Gerchikov<br />
Devon Gingrich<br />
Elisabeth Gioia<br />
Simone Goldslager<br />
Louis Greco<br />
Victoria Gregory<br />
Mia Guyette<br />
Danielle Heath<br />
Amber Hedjazi<br />
Stephanie Hilson<br />
Cori Hilt<br />
Heather Hitt<br />
Brandon Hoenig<br />
John Patrick Horan<br />
Melissa Horton<br />
Danny Huang<br />
Katherine Hutson<br />
Haejin Hwang<br />
Bernadette Javier<br />
Traci Jill<br />
Lara Johnson<br />
Lindsey Johnson<br />
Taylor Johnston<br />
Carli Jurczynski<br />
Mary Kelly<br />
Ryan Kenyon<br />
Zoe King<br />
Andrew Klug<br />
Rachel Korman<br />
Kaitlin Kramer<br />
Ruhi Kumar<br />
Tae Eun Kwon<br />
Nicole LaFreniere<br />
Renee LaFreniere<br />
Sarah Lansaw<br />
Stephanie Lasselle<br />
Kayla Leach<br />
Dominick Lemme<br />
Abigail Levy<br />
Dominic Litz<br />
Kevin Lo<br />
Madeline Logiudice<br />
Timothy Love<br />
Kasey Lozano<br />
Joana Lule<br />
Jeremy Lundquist<br />
Brittany Lynch<br />
Kyra Malamood<br />
Megan Malamood<br />
Danielle Malitz<br />
Sabihah Mamdani<br />
Sindhura Mandava<br />
Michael Marcantonio<br />
Jessica Marini<br />
Deirdre Martin<br />
Alexandra Martini<br />
Nicholas Mastrianni<br />
William Matthews<br />
Anastasia Mazur<br />
Nicholas McDonnell<br />
Dana McLaughlin<br />
Amber McNeal<br />
James McQuade<br />
Meghan Meddleton<br />
Tyler Mitchell<br />
Aubrey Moran<br />
Lauren Morse<br />
Christopher Mosher<br />
Caroline Murphy<br />
Olivia Muztafago<br />
Emily Nagle<br />
Kelly Nash<br />
Yves Nazon<br />
Leah Nelson<br />
Trevor Nelson<br />
Brett Newberry<br />
Jun Xi Ni<br />
Russell Oliver<br />
Logan O’Neil<br />
Kaitlin O’Riley<br />
Shante Papa<br />
Keon Wan Park<br />
Alexa Patnaude<br />
David Peacock<br />
Alexander Peebles<br />
Nicole Pelkey<br />
Gianna Pennacchia<br />
Katherine Phelan<br />
Heidi Pikcilingis<br />
Matthew Poelma<br />
Jacob Polfleit<br />
Benjamin Pontillo<br />
Joshua Pontillo<br />
Jared Ports<br />
Ryan Prendergast<br />
John Quinn<br />
Brenden Ragotzkie<br />
Vamsi Rapaka<br />
Brian Reed<br />
Alexa Reilly<br />
Zachary Relyea<br />
Kyungduk Rho<br />
Jack Richards<br />
Armane Robinson<br />
Sara Roemer<br />
Kathleen Rose<br />
Hannah Rosen<br />
Jessica Rougas<br />
Samantha Rowe<br />
Noah Rubin<br />
Scott Rubin<br />
Robert Ruggles<br />
Kyle Sanders<br />
James Sands<br />
Sara Sanobari<br />
Emma Sarachan<br />
Kristin Scally<br />
Michael Schaffer<br />
Michael Schildt<br />
Niko Sciocchetti<br />
Nathaniel Scott<br />
Francis Seitz<br />
Leslie Shaffer<br />
Matthew Shamlian<br />
Natalie Shea<br />
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Kyle Sheehan<br />
Meghan Sheehan<br />
Zachary Sicard<br />
Nicole Siino<br />
Daniel Sipzner<br />
Hannah Smith<br />
Ryan Smith<br />
Nicole Smolenski<br />
Evan Snow<br />
Aleksandr Spevak<br />
Alexis Sprio<br />
Ved Tanavde<br />
Elizabeth Tapler<br />
Marissa Testa<br />
Kurt Tirpak<br />
Gena Tortora<br />
Paul Travers<br />
Kaitlin Trimboli<br />
Lisa Trova<br />
Joelle Turek<br />
Michael Valletta<br />
Lisa Velesko<br />
Matthew Walsh<br />
Leah Wassermann<br />
Kacie Weatherhead<br />
Jordan Weeden<br />
Rachel Weston<br />
Elizabeth Whalen<br />
Katherine Williamson<br />
Jenna Witzleben<br />
Kathryn Wood<br />
Kelsey Wood<br />
James Woods<br />
Christopher Yankowski<br />
Sarah Zalewski<br />
Kathryn Zuchowski
2006-<strong>2007</strong> Awards Issue<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>Guilderland</strong> High<br />
<strong>School</strong> Senior Awards<br />
■ Altamont High <strong>School</strong> Alumni Award. Awarded to Emily Kurzon<br />
■ Alton U. Farnsworth Memorial Scholar Athlete Award. Awarded to<br />
Julie Malkowski<br />
■ American Legion Auxiliary, Helderberg Unit No. 977 & GCHS<br />
Foreign Language Award. Awarded to Donald DePass<br />
■ Business and Marketing Educators’ Association Student <strong>of</strong> the Year<br />
Award. Awarded to Amanda Dillon<br />
■ C-Z Antos Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Stephanie Li<br />
■ Carl J. Walters Music Award. Awarded to Jennifer Meglino<br />
■ Charles J. Ciaccio Scholarship Award. Awarded to Elena Murray<br />
■ Christine Davies Memorial. Awarded to Brian Geisel<br />
■ Dale Westcott Award. Awarded to Dana Saragaglia<br />
■ D.A.R. American History Award–Old Hellebergh Chapter. Awarded<br />
to Stephen Lyons<br />
■ D.A.R. Citizenship Award–Old Hellebergh Chapter. Awarded to<br />
Emaline Johnson<br />
■ Dr. Roy A. Brown and Lucille Sherman Brown Memorial Art<br />
Scholarship. Awarded to Brendan Chapman and Lee Anna Fitzgerald<br />
■ Dr. Sydna Stern Weiss Memorial Award. Awarded to Diana Moore<br />
■ Eric Fenton Scholarship-<strong>Guilderland</strong> Rotary. Awarded to<br />
Elizabeth Metzger<br />
■ Eric Grimsted Memorial. Awarded to Rachel Crowder<br />
■ Ewald & Sheryll Krey Memorial Award. Awarded to Beth Schaffer<br />
■ Faith Schullstrom Award. Awarded to Elena Cruz-Allen<br />
■ First Niagara Bank and Trust Company Award. Awarded to<br />
Nicole Branchini<br />
■ Focus Parent Group Award. Awarded to Kevin Landon and<br />
Pavel Shmuylovich<br />
■ Frame <strong>of</strong> Mind Annual Student Art Show. Awarded to Maya McNulty<br />
<br />
■ Fred Heitkamp <strong>Guilderland</strong> Players Alumni Award. Awarded to<br />
Zachary Tolmie<br />
■ GFD Ladies Auxiliary Community Service Scholarship. Awarded to<br />
Elizabeth Metzger<br />
■ Gifford Grange 1549 Award. Awarded to Damian Miraglia<br />
■ Greater Capital Region BPW Award. Awarded to Sara Merrill<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> BPOE No. 2480 Ladies Auxiliary Award. Awarded to<br />
Abigail Karam and Sara Merrill<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> Elks No. 2480 Scholarship. Awarded to Donald DePass<br />
and Allison Sobol<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> High <strong>School</strong> Peace Award. Awarded to Brittany Malone<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> High <strong>School</strong> Foreign Language Department Award.<br />
Awarded to Elizabeth Sherman<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> High <strong>School</strong> <strong>Class</strong> <strong>of</strong> 1986. Awarded to Daniel Lewanda<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> Lions Club Award. Awarded to Jessica Commerford,<br />
Mikael Guernsey and Leola Williams<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> Music Parents and Friends Award. Awarded to<br />
Lauren Jurczynski, Geneva Kraus, Andrew Pettit, Zachary Tolmie<br />
and Lydia Walrath<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> Parent Teacher Association Council Awards. Awarded to<br />
Elena Cruz-Allen, Jessica Femia, Michael Fitzgerald, Kathleen Flood,<br />
Kevin Forbes, Joshua Kershaw, Laura Kim, Daniel Lewanda,<br />
Margaret McKee, Sara Merrill, Tara Nelson, Matthew Percoski and<br />
Brittany Phillips<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> Police Benevolent Association Award. Awarded to<br />
Christopher Dvorscak<br />
■ <strong>Guilderland</strong> Teachers Association Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to<br />
Brittany Phillips<br />
■ Henry Weiss Memorial Award. Awarded to Parth Parekh<br />
■ Howard Ogsbury Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Jack Qian and<br />
Peter Zhu<br />
■ Hudson Valley Book Award. Awarded to Luke Graves<br />
■ Jenny Wasson Memorial Award. Awarded to Alyson Lange and<br />
Cristina Rogers<br />
■ Joan H. Murphy Award. Awarded to Elizabeth Mosher<br />
■ Joan M. Coons Award. Awarded to Hannah Oliver
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■ John Philip Sousa Band Award. Awarded to Andrew Pettit<br />
■ Joseph Cohen Jr. Memorial Music Award. Awarded to<br />
Kathryn Steinmann<br />
■ Journal Alumni Award. Awarded to Stephanie Li, Tara Nelson and<br />
Andrew Saperstone<br />
■ Julia Wells Nursing Scholarship. Awarded to Erin Craig<br />
■ Kathy Seaton Award. Awarded to Claire Cooper and<br />
Laura Santacrose<br />
■ Kenneth C. LeVine Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Eric Trottier<br />
■ Knights <strong>of</strong> Pythias Scholastic Achievement Award. Awarded to<br />
Shera Sonenberg<br />
■ Kristen Paradiso Ricci Music Award. Awarded to Jonna Reamer<br />
■ Larry Prater Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Bryan Noel<br />
■ Leaders <strong>of</strong> Tomorrow Scholarship. Awarded to Emaline Johnson<br />
■ Leslie Grapka Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Susan Bresney<br />
■ Louis Armstrong Jazz Award. Awarded to Andrew Crowder<br />
■ Mary Lou Kisby/Elizabeth Severson Memorial Scholarship. Awarded<br />
to Kimberly Candeloro<br />
■ Matthew McMullen Memorial Award. Awarded to Zachary Fluster<br />
■ Mentor Award. Awarded to Nicole Califano, Kathleen Flood,<br />
Julie Malkowski, Stacie Mihok, Mary Kate O’Connell,<br />
Devon Rosenberry, Dana Saragaglia and Kevin Trova<br />
■ Nancy E. Davis Memorial Art Scholarship. Awarded to<br />
Katherine Murdock and Sarah Schmidt<br />
■ National Honor Society Award. Awarded to Lilith Brodsky and<br />
Tara Dougherty<br />
■ National Merit Scholarship Award - Finalists - Winner in the <strong>2007</strong><br />
National Merit Competition. Awarded to Stephen Lovely, Jack Qian,<br />
Beth Schaffer, Peter Zhu, Diana Moore (Winner)<br />
■ National <strong>School</strong> Choral Award. Awarded to Jonna Reamer<br />
Murdock, Elena Murray, Jack Qian, Beth Schaffer, Christopher<br />
Schwartz, Zachary Tolmie, Aaron Zakrzewski and Peter Zhu<br />
■ New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Triple “C” Award.<br />
Awarded to Craig Gardner<br />
■ Nichols’ Shop ‘N Save Scholarship. Awarded to Ryan O’Rourke<br />
■ Noah Lodge No. 754 <strong>of</strong> Free and Accepted Masons Howard F.<br />
Ogsbury Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Carina Engelberg<br />
■ NYS Comptroller Achievement Certificate. Awarded to<br />
Aaron Zakrzewski<br />
■ Presidential Scholars. Awarded to Beth Schaffer<br />
■ PTSA Award. Awarded to Amanda Dillon<br />
■ PTSA Special Award. Awarded to Jessica Cheng and John Cucinelli<br />
■ Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Program. Awarded to Beth Schaffer,<br />
Jack Qian and Peter Zhu<br />
■ Scholarship for Boys presented by the Kiwanis Club <strong>of</strong> <strong>Guilderland</strong>.<br />
Awarded to Christopher Schwartz<br />
■ <strong>School</strong> Systems Federal Credit Union Community Service Award.<br />
Awarded to Michael Fitzgerald<br />
■ Sidney M.A. Ginsburg Memorial Award. Awarded to Jennifer Meglino<br />
■ Society <strong>of</strong> Mayflower Descendants Award. Awarded to<br />
Elizabeth Metzger and Peter Zhu<br />
■ Spiro Takes Scholarship. Awarded to Lauren Jurczynski<br />
■ Stacy Ann Zounes Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to Craig Gardner<br />
■ Student Government Scholarship. Awarded to Nicole Hoogkamp,<br />
Sara Merrill and Jesse Ramos<br />
■ Technology Education Award. Awarded to Evan Dzingle<br />
■ Thomas P. Farrelly Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to<br />
Lucas Ackerman<br />
■ Toi Curtis Memorial Scholarship (<strong>Guilderland</strong> Public Library).<br />
Awarded to Kimberly Hinman<br />
■ National <strong>School</strong> Orchestra Award. Awarded to Jack Qian and<br />
Peter Zhu<br />
■ New York State Academic Excellence Scholarship. Awarded to<br />
Lucas Ackerman, Susan Bresney, Claire Cooper, Luke Diamente,<br />
Michael Fitzgerald, Orion Mercaitis, Diana Moore, Katherine<br />
■ V. Dalton (Duff) Bambury Award. Awarded to Laura Doak<br />
■ VanWormer Award. Awarded to Lucas Rosen<br />
■ Weather Guard Scholarship for Business and Building Trades.<br />
Awarded to Dong (Helen) Ni
2006-<strong>2007</strong> Awards Issue<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong> Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Education Awards<br />
The following students were recognized by the <strong>Guilderland</strong> Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> Education during the 2006-07 school year:<br />
FMS Superior Achievement<br />
(“A” average for the first 3 marking periods)<br />
GRADE 6<br />
Olivia Aitken<br />
Anna Appleby<br />
Nicholas Bailly<br />
Sarah Barton<br />
Amanda Bolognino<br />
Christine Bolognino<br />
Tyreesha Bolton<br />
Kristin Bourgeois<br />
Jessica Capone<br />
Kara Carman<br />
Alyssa Collen<br />
Megan Crouse<br />
Gabrielle DelBene<br />
Jennifer Ding<br />
Alexandra Dombroski<br />
Deanna Falvo<br />
Michelle Fish<br />
Elaina Foster<br />
Emma Grabek<br />
Ryan Greene<br />
Caroline Grondahl<br />
Lauren Henderson<br />
Christina Herkenham<br />
Christine Hesler<br />
Michael Hitt<br />
Annie Huang<br />
Haewon Hwang<br />
Anna Jacquinot<br />
Stephen Jill<br />
Katelyn Kaczkowski<br />
Michelle Kauffman<br />
Laurie Knapp<br />
Rakeeb Kureshi<br />
Andrea Labunski<br />
Ashley Landry<br />
Mark Lawler<br />
Kathryn Liotta<br />
Hannah Liu<br />
Kendra Lizotte<br />
Katherine Love<br />
Elizabeth Lvov<br />
Joseph Malone<br />
April Manzella<br />
<br />
Jessica Marinstein<br />
Hayley Mattice<br />
Victoria Mausler<br />
Celeste Munoz<br />
Kayla Myers<br />
Luke Nagle<br />
Saiprasad Naidu<br />
Nina Obwald<br />
Ye Jin Oh<br />
Kathleen O’Mara<br />
Edward Pasko<br />
Adam Pitkin<br />
Joseph Polfleit<br />
Mary Powathil<br />
Sidney Relyea<br />
Mackenzie Robinson<br />
Lena Rotella<br />
Nicholas Schwartz<br />
Erin Seery<br />
Leia Smith<br />
Amanda Stevens<br />
Laura Tang<br />
Tess Thapalia<br />
Michael Tolfa<br />
Taylor Tyksinski<br />
Allison Van Doren<br />
Patrick Verrelli<br />
Ryan Von Dollen<br />
Jacob Wootan<br />
Julia Xiong<br />
GRADE 7<br />
April Alfieri<br />
Mutia Assyifa<br />
Alexander Benninger<br />
Jacob Benninger<br />
Thomas Bradley<br />
Jacqueline Brassard<br />
Austin Burnham<br />
Marissa Buyck<br />
Michael Capone<br />
Alessandra Cerio<br />
Francesca Cerio<br />
Monica Chappidi<br />
Yogesh Chettiar<br />
Rosamaria Cirelli<br />
Jessica Cohen<br />
Nicholas Connolly<br />
Austin Cornell<br />
Rosemary Crowley<br />
Michael Crupi<br />
Lea Cure<br />
Amanda Dame<br />
Marisa DiMarzio<br />
Emily Doak<br />
Carly Drislane<br />
Kasey Dunbar<br />
Michael Dvorscak<br />
Enaw Elonge<br />
Alexis Fehervari<br />
Devin Fisher<br />
Steven Gaines<br />
Ryan Ghizzoni<br />
Anisha Ghosh<br />
Daniella Giardina<br />
Alyssa Hopsicker<br />
Daniel Hughes<br />
Samina Hydery<br />
Nicholas Iapoce<br />
Shelby Iapoce<br />
Tara Jackson<br />
Anya Joynt<br />
Stephanie Keller<br />
Valerie Kontakos<br />
Zachary Kronick<br />
Marissa LaFave<br />
Clare Ladd<br />
Nicole Levine<br />
Sharon Lin<br />
Karah Lizotte<br />
Austin Malerba<br />
Tyler Mattson<br />
Michaela Maybee<br />
Carley McLean<br />
Erin McNamara<br />
Ishan Mehra<br />
Christian Meola<br />
Helen Merkley<br />
Kelsey Michele<br />
Meghan O’Brien<br />
Kelsey O’Connor<br />
Timothy O’Connor<br />
Alexandria Page<br />
Anjali Panackal<br />
Bailey Pangman<br />
Bram Peterson<br />
Anthony Pitkin<br />
Emma Platek<br />
Allison Potolski<br />
Helen Ratner<br />
Gianna Rodino<br />
Brian Root<br />
Shannon Ross<br />
Kaitlyn Rougas<br />
Vincenzo Russo<br />
Peter Scatena<br />
Jessica Schiller<br />
Emily Schlierer<br />
Matthew Seita<br />
Stephen Seitz<br />
Ian Sheridan<br />
Matthew Simon<br />
Won-Ki Sohn<br />
Adam Starkman<br />
Deirdre Stevens<br />
Emily Stevens<br />
Grigoriy Tabak<br />
Morgan Ten Eyck<br />
Taylor Ten Eyck<br />
Hallisey Travers<br />
Nico Turek<br />
Troy Vagianelis<br />
Jessica Valensi<br />
Anna Van Patten<br />
Adison Vanina<br />
Jeremy Veldhuis<br />
Xingyu Wei<br />
Jacob Zyskowski<br />
GRADE 8<br />
Torin Anders<br />
Gregory Barber<br />
Katherine Bickmore<br />
Katherine Bierman<br />
Meghan Bodo<br />
Rachael Cerutti<br />
Alexander Chau<br />
Alexander Dvorscak<br />
Devon Gingrich<br />
Alyssa Grogan<br />
Melissa Horton<br />
Haejin Hwang<br />
Bernadette Javier<br />
Zoe King<br />
Kaitlin Kramer<br />
Ruhi Kumar<br />
Renee La Freniere<br />
Abigail Levy<br />
Joana Lule<br />
Brittany Lynch<br />
Kyra Malamood<br />
Beatrice Malsky<br />
Sabihah Mamdani<br />
Sindhura Mandava<br />
Michael Marcantonio<br />
Anastasia Mazur<br />
James McQuade<br />
Emily Nagle<br />
Logan O’Neil
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Katherine Phelan<br />
Heidi Pikcilingis<br />
Benjamin Pontillo<br />
Ryan Prendergast<br />
Brian Reed<br />
Brianna Reed<br />
Kyungduk Rho<br />
Ashley Rosano<br />
Noah Rubin<br />
Scott Rubin<br />
Emma Sarachan<br />
Nicole Smolenski<br />
Sarah Sonenberg<br />
Aleksandr Spevak<br />
Ved Tanavde<br />
Lisa Trova<br />
Matthew Walsh<br />
Katherine Williamson<br />
Jenna Witzleben<br />
Kathryn Zuchowski<br />
GHS Superior Achievement<br />
(95+ average for the first 3 marking periods)<br />
GRADE 9<br />
Ashley Ableman<br />
Lauren Bobersky<br />
Kristen Cagino<br />
Nicholas Cannistraci<br />
Zachary Caplan<br />
Rosa Commisso<br />
Joseph Conway<br />
Alison Cramer<br />
Alyssa Cubello<br />
Brian Cucinelli<br />
Jennifer Denovio<br />
Christian Depersis<br />
Michael Drislane<br />
Caitlin Elling<br />
Nicholas Esposito<br />
Rebecca Flis<br />
Rachael Gallelli<br />
Sean Geisel<br />
Brittney Ginsburg<br />
Katherine Hart<br />
Emily Hayko<br />
Elisabeth Henderson<br />
Jeansol Kang<br />
Jadvinder Khalsa<br />
Christopher Knapp<br />
Thomas Legnard<br />
Hongyu Li<br />
Cassie Lin<br />
Samantha Marfurt<br />
Alyssa Martin<br />
Scott Mckenzie<br />
Sophie Minas<br />
Ryan Mohr<br />
Chelsey Newman<br />
Marissa Page<br />
Zachary Pickett<br />
Edward Pierce<br />
Lucia Qian<br />
Sohee Rho<br />
Andrea Schwartz<br />
Alexa Seidner<br />
Daniel Seita<br />
Claire Shanklin<br />
Brian Starkman<br />
Marissa Swyer<br />
Jeremy Tobin<br />
Alexander Verrelli<br />
Nicole Wall<br />
Shannon Walsh<br />
Nathan Weinberg<br />
Melissa Winne<br />
Amy Yang<br />
GRADE 10<br />
Hannah Anderson<br />
Erik Austin<br />
Amanda Best<br />
Renee Bourgeois<br />
Patrick Cahill<br />
Yiyi Chu<br />
Yuan Chu<br />
Evan Cobb<br />
Matthew Cubillos<br />
Bria Cunningham<br />
Bridget Daley<br />
Courtney Davis<br />
Casey Doak<br />
Herbert Goldstein<br />
Lynley Joynt<br />
Sara Korman<br />
Michael Lamparski<br />
Daniel Lee<br />
David Luidens<br />
Jennifer Madsen<br />
Kristina Marilla<br />
Kathryn Mcquade<br />
Alexander Metzger<br />
Blair Mosberg<br />
Zagreb Mukerjee<br />
Rhea Rubin<br />
Debra Schildt<br />
Lauryn Schrom<br />
Elizabeth Simon<br />
Jeremy Simon<br />
Jordan Siskin<br />
Alicia Smolenski<br />
Christopher Stillman<br />
Richard Tanski<br />
Danielle Tetreault<br />
Alex Trolenberg<br />
Yipu Wang<br />
Christine Ward<br />
GRADE 11<br />
Kelly Anderson<br />
Karl Barber<br />
Samuel Blackstone<br />
Lauren Blanchet<br />
Louis Bracco<br />
Jaclyn Brauth<br />
Meera Chappidi<br />
Aditi Chaturvedi<br />
Yifan Chen<br />
Alexander Dickson<br />
Russell Diedrich<br />
Michelle Giwerc<br />
Katherine Haas<br />
Kelly Hill<br />
Moriah Knight<br />
Brooke Kolcow<br />
Alison Kurtzman<br />
Tara Martin<br />
Kathryn Matthews<br />
Roshni Naidu<br />
Amanda Pierce<br />
John Raffensperger<br />
Jennifer Richardson<br />
Ann Rodwell - Lawton<br />
Robert Romeo<br />
Kevin Root<br />
Nan Shan<br />
Wangzhong Sheng<br />
Megan Sonnekalb<br />
Claire Stankus<br />
Scott Suriano<br />
Kristen Swider<br />
Amanda Terzian<br />
Leanna Tice<br />
Madeline Tricozzi<br />
Adrian Valverde<br />
Anita Vukovic<br />
Matthew Williamson<br />
Yi Yang<br />
GRADE 12<br />
Lucas Ackerman<br />
Gabrielle Battaglia<br />
Schuyler Bishop<br />
Nicole Branchini<br />
Mallory Breen<br />
Susan Bresney<br />
Nicole Califano<br />
Claire Cooper<br />
Courtney Delorenzo<br />
Donald Depass<br />
Amanda Dillon<br />
Laura Doak<br />
Robert Dygert<br />
Jessica Endres<br />
Kate Fallone<br />
Sarah Finkle<br />
Michael Fitzgerald<br />
Brian Geisel<br />
Nicole Hoogkamp<br />
Emaline Johnson<br />
Lauren Jurczynski<br />
Abigail Karam<br />
Jennifer Kaye<br />
Laura Kim<br />
Scott Kim<br />
Geneva Kraus<br />
Emily Kurzon<br />
Claire Leonard<br />
Daniel Lewanda<br />
Stephanie Li<br />
Stephen Lyons<br />
Miles Malerba<br />
Julie Malkowski<br />
Jennifer Meglino<br />
Orion Mercaitis<br />
Elizabeth Metzger<br />
Stacie Mihok<br />
Diana Moore<br />
Katherine Murdock<br />
Elena Murray<br />
Dong Yun Ni<br />
Melanie Ostrowski<br />
Parth Parekh<br />
Andrew Pettit<br />
Francesca Pezze<br />
Jack Qian<br />
Jonna Reamer<br />
Nathan Rich<br />
Cristina Rogers<br />
Alix Saba<br />
Maria Salatino<br />
Laura Santacrose<br />
Beth Erin Schaffer<br />
Christopher Schwartz<br />
Elizabeth Sherman<br />
Clinton Smith<br />
Phoebe Stonbely<br />
Zachary Tolmie<br />
Eric Trottier<br />
Lydia Walrath<br />
Stacy White<br />
Aaron Zakrzewski<br />
Peter Zhu<br />
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<strong>Central</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
New York State<br />
<strong>School</strong> Music Awards<br />
(NYSSMA)<br />
Every spring, many <strong>Guilderland</strong> students participate in the<br />
NYSSMA Solo/Ensemble Festival. The following students, listed<br />
in alphabetical order, were recognized for thier outstanding<br />
accomplishments at this year’s evaluation festival:<br />
Carrie Ableman, flute<br />
Kirsten Ackerman, vocal duet<br />
Jessica Adams, vocal solo<br />
Dan Ainspan, snare drum<br />
Samantha Aldrich, piano<br />
Allison Arendt, vocal solo<br />
Elizabeth Barber, brass<br />
ensemble, French horn<br />
Gregory Barber, piano<br />
Karl Barber, clarinet<br />
Delanie Bart, cello<br />
Hannah Ben-Yishay, voicevocal-solo,<br />
flute<br />
Jessica Ben-Yishay, soprano<br />
Kate Bender, vocal duet<br />
Alex Benninger, vocal solo<br />
Jake Benninger, sax, alto sax<br />
trio<br />
Jenna Bickel, vocal solo<br />
Jonathan Bintz, piano<br />
Alex Boccio, trumpet quartet<br />
Amanda Bolognino, clarinet<br />
Mona Bolorforosh, piano<br />
Kristin Bourgeois, viola-duet<br />
Katie Boyagian, alto 1<br />
Jackie Brassard, flute<br />
Meaghan Brennan, bass clarinet<br />
Keegan Burke-Falotico, bass 1<br />
Sarah Byerly, cello-duet<br />
Anthony Cannistraci, trumpet<br />
Dayle Carhart, vocal solo<br />
Emily Center, flute<br />
Sahana Chaudhry, piano<br />
Salil Chaudhry, snare-drum<br />
Alicia Chen, violin<br />
Julia Chong, piano<br />
Yiyi Chu, flute<br />
Justine Chun, soprano<br />
Zachary Cleary, clarinet<br />
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Jessica Cohen, alto sax, alto<br />
sax trio<br />
Joseph Conway, tenor<br />
Danielle Cooper, vocal duet<br />
Austin Cornell, cello<br />
Alison Cramer, flute<br />
Alli Cropsey, alto sax, alto-saxjazz<br />
Megan Crouse, piano, violin,<br />
viola<br />
Samantha Crouse, oboe duet,<br />
flute, oboe<br />
Rosemary Crowley, string bass<br />
Matt Crusan, clarinet<br />
Alyssa Cubello, flute<br />
Amanda Dame, vocal duet, flute<br />
Ritwik Dan, trombone<br />
Matthew Darby, violin<br />
Russell Diedrich, brass<br />
ensemble, French horn<br />
Samuel Diedrich, trumpet<br />
Nicole DiGrado, bassoon, piano<br />
Allie DiMura, duet, soprano 2<br />
Casey Doak, flute<br />
Emily Doak, trombone<br />
Mike Dorato, brass ensemble,<br />
trombone<br />
Jessi Doyle, vocal solo<br />
Connor Drislane, cello<br />
Taylor Dubose, alto sax<br />
Andrew Ehlinger, trombone<br />
Ryan Ehlinger, alto-sax-jazz<br />
Carina Engelberg, vocal solo<br />
Patricia Erickson, piano, vocal<br />
duet<br />
Colleen Fellner, clarinet<br />
Justin Freese-Bogart, bass<br />
David Frey, bass<br />
Andrew Gallagher, alto sax<br />
Jeff Geisendorfer, clarinet<br />
Sam Genovesi, snare drum<br />
Waliyat Ghaffar, vocal solo<br />
Mike Ghizzoni, snare-drum<br />
Ryan Ghizzoni, alto sax<br />
Anisha Ghosh, clarinet<br />
Arunesh Ghosh, violin<br />
Daniella Giardina, clarinet<br />
Karley Giles, soprano<br />
Rachel Gingrich, violin<br />
Casie Girvin, vocal solo<br />
Ali Gohlke-Schermer, violinduet<br />
Victoria Greco, flute<br />
Joe Guthinger, trumpet,<br />
trumpet trio<br />
Katherine Haas, clarinet<br />
Zoe Haggard, piano<br />
Meredith Hall, oboe<br />
Jack Hanlon, clarinet<br />
Morgan Hardt, snare-drum<br />
Katherine Hart, oboe, oboe<br />
duet<br />
Emily Hayko, soprano<br />
Jesse Herchenroder, violin<br />
CJ Higgins, tenor, trumpet,<br />
trumpet quartet<br />
Haejin Hwang, piano<br />
Haewon Hwang, flute, piano<br />
Nick Iapoce, clarinet<br />
Paul Jones, brass ensemble,<br />
trombone<br />
John Jurczynski, alto-sax<br />
Lauren Jurczynski, soprano<br />
Michelle Kang, violin<br />
Andrew Kemp, piano<br />
Emily Kidd, alto 1<br />
Moriah Knight, flute<br />
Lauren Kogelmann, flute<br />
Brooke Kolcow, brass ensemble<br />
Stephanie Kontakos, violin trio<br />
Erick Kopff, oboe<br />
Tiffany Kr<strong>of</strong>ft, vocal duet<br />
Ruhi Kumar, alto<br />
Clare Ladd, trombone, vocal<br />
solo<br />
Jeremy Lamb, flute<br />
Ashley Landry, vocal solo, vocal<br />
duet<br />
Sarah Lansaw, flute, flute duet<br />
David Lasselle, trumpet<br />
Stephanie Lasselle, piano,<br />
violin, vocal duet<br />
Cody Lassonde, brass ensemble<br />
Connor Lassonde, alto<br />
Graham Lerch, violin<br />
Lily Li, flute<br />
Cassie Lin, violin<br />
Sharon Lin, cello<br />
Kathryn Liotta, clarinet<br />
Irina Liu, flute<br />
Justina Liu, piano<br />
Kendra Lizotte, vocal duet,<br />
vocal solo<br />
David Luidens, brass ensemble,<br />
snare drum<br />
Megan Malamood, clarinet<br />
quartet<br />
Drew Mallon, alto-sax-jazz<br />
Jack Marcucci, saxophone<br />
Dave Marinstein, trumpet<br />
quartet<br />
Lexxi Martini, soprano<br />
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2006-<strong>2007</strong> Awards Issue<br />
Katie Matthews, soprano 2<br />
Hayley Mattice, alto sax<br />
Maggie McKee, vocal duet<br />
Scott McKenzie, trumpet<br />
quartet<br />
Shannon McKinney, soprano 2<br />
James McQuade, piano<br />
Skylar Mead, piano<br />
Taylor Mead, French horn duet<br />
Orion Mercaitis, brass ensemble<br />
William Merkley, snare-drum<br />
Glenn Messier, trumpet<br />
Alexander Metzger, bass 2<br />
Catherine Mickey, flute<br />
Hannah Miele, vocal duet<br />
Christopher Miller, marimba<br />
Laura Miller, violin trio<br />
Scott Miller, brass ensemble,<br />
trumpet<br />
Sophie Minas, clarinet<br />
Zubin Mukerjee, violin, piano<br />
Stephanie Nania, tenor-sax,<br />
voice-soprano, alto-sax-jazz<br />
Kelsey O’Brien, clarinet<br />
YeJin Oh, violin<br />
Lauren Oliver, vocal duet,<br />
soprano 2<br />
Morgan Olson, cello-duet, cello<br />
Logan O’Neil, piano, violin<br />
Ryan Orsini, trumpet<br />
Emily Patka, flute<br />
Hillari Patschureck, flute,<br />
soprano 1<br />
Luxi Peng, clarinet, piano<br />
Lauren Peters, clarinet,<br />
soprano 2<br />
Andrew Pettit, brass ensemble<br />
Brianna Phillips, French horn<br />
NYSSMA Awards continued from page 10<br />
Zachary Pickett, trumpet trio<br />
Tony Pitkin, trombone<br />
Mary Powathil, violin<br />
Lexi Rabadi, soprano<br />
Jordan Randall, brass ensemble<br />
Varun Rapaka, trombone<br />
Kimberly Rauch, piano<br />
Sohee Rho, flute<br />
Nathan Rich, bass 2<br />
Annie Rodwell-Lawton, vocal<br />
duet, soprano 1<br />
Daniel Rogers, alto sax<br />
Jaclyn Rogers, clarinet<br />
Silvia Roma, alto 1<br />
Brian Root, violin trio<br />
Kevin Root, violin<br />
Kathleen Rose, trumpet<br />
Noah Rubin, oboe<br />
Scotty Rubin, mallets<br />
Jessica Schiller, violin<br />
Robert Schrom, tenor-sax-jazz<br />
Erin Seery, clarinet<br />
Ariella Segal, soprano 1<br />
Wangzhong Sheng, clarinet<br />
Erica Sheridan, clarinet duet<br />
Ryan Sickler, alto sax<br />
Jeremy Simon, baritone<br />
Joseph Sipzner, flute, violin<br />
Barrett Smith, piano, French<br />
horn trio<br />
Cecilia Snow, clarinet, vocal<br />
solo<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>frey Snow, xylophone,<br />
snare-drum<br />
Peyton Snyder, vocal duet<br />
Hyeon Soh, violin<br />
Jooyoung Song, flute<br />
Alyssa Stephens, alto<br />
Chloe Stevens, piano<br />
Christian Stewart, baritone<br />
Mary Stone, flute<br />
Caitlan Swyer, vocal duet<br />
Kallie Swyer, vocal solo<br />
Marissa Swyer, vocal solo<br />
Grigoriy Tabak, violin<br />
Laura Tang, violin, piano<br />
Nicholas Tariello, marimba,<br />
timpani, brass ensemble<br />
Sean Teeter, bass 1, drumsetjazz<br />
Naomi Tenenini, violin-duet<br />
Tess Thapalia, soprano<br />
Gena Tortora, soprano<br />
Halli Travers, vocal duet, alto<br />
sax, alto sax trio, alto-saxjazz<br />
Paul Travers, trumpet<br />
Stephen Travers, bass 1, altosax-jazz<br />
Kevin Trova, tuba<br />
Lisa Trova, piano<br />
Mark Trova, trombone<br />
Joelle Turek, clarinet quartet<br />
Michael Valletta, trumpet<br />
Amanda Van Auken, vocal duet<br />
Nicole Van Oort, flute<br />
Allison VanDoren, piano, violaduet<br />
Jessica VanDoren, piano<br />
Alex Verelli, trumpet trio,<br />
trumpet<br />
Ryan Wager, xylophone<br />
Matt Walsh, clarinet quartet<br />
Shannon Walsh, brass<br />
ensemble, French horn<br />
William Wang, piano<br />
Yipu Wang, violin<br />
Christopher Weimer, sax<br />
Katie Williamson, flute<br />
Melissa Winne, cello<br />
William Witzleben, baritone<br />
Valerie Wolanski, soprano 2<br />
Julia Xiong, violin, piano<br />
Michelle Xiong, flute<br />
Andrew Xu, piano<br />
Amy Yang, viola, piano<br />
Gloria Zhao, violin<br />
Katy Zuchowski, clarinet duet,<br />
piano, clarinet quartet,<br />
clarinet<br />
<strong>2007</strong> FMS<br />
President’s<br />
Award<br />
recipients<br />
The President’s Award for<br />
Educational Excellence,<br />
sponsored by the U.S.<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Education,<br />
recognizes eighth grade<br />
students who have earned<br />
a cumulative grade point<br />
average <strong>of</strong> 10.5 on a 12<br />
point scale for all <strong>of</strong> their<br />
middle school years. This<br />
year’s honorees are:<br />
Daniel Ainspan<br />
Justine Aloise<br />
Torin Anders<br />
Laura Anderson<br />
Kari Balogh<br />
Carli Barbarotto<br />
Gregory Barber<br />
Jessica Ben - Yishay<br />
Katherine Bickmore<br />
Katherine Bierman<br />
Catherine Biondo<br />
Meghan Bodo<br />
Daniel Calzadilla<br />
Reynalyn Canchela<br />
Anthony Cannistraci<br />
Rachael Cerutti<br />
Hannah Cohen<br />
Meghan Collins<br />
Andrew Coy<br />
Michael Davis<br />
Giuliana DeAngelis<br />
Michael Diana<br />
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2006-<strong>2007</strong> Awards Issue<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
Michael Donadio<br />
Tess Dube<br />
Alessia Duca<br />
Jordan Duke<br />
Alexander Dvorscak<br />
Kendra Dzingle<br />
Patricia Erickson<br />
Dominic Gemmiti<br />
Devon Gingrich<br />
Julian Girard<br />
Victoria Gregory<br />
Alyssa Grogan<br />
Cori Hilt<br />
Heather Hitt<br />
John Patrick Horan<br />
Melissa Horton<br />
Katherine Hutson<br />
Haejin Hwang<br />
Bernadette Javier<br />
Traci Jill<br />
Carli Jurczynski<br />
Mary Kelly<br />
Zoe King<br />
Kaitlin Kramer<br />
Ruhi Kumar<br />
Nicole LaFreniere<br />
Renee LaFreniere<br />
Sarah Lansaw<br />
Stephanie Lasselle<br />
Abigail Levy<br />
Dominic Litz<br />
Joana Lule<br />
Brittany Lynch<br />
Kyra Malamood<br />
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2006-07 Awards Issue<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
Richard L. Weisz, President<br />
John P. Dornbush, Vice President<br />
Catherine A. Barber<br />
Hy Dubowsky<br />
Denise Eisele<br />
Barbara Fraterrigo<br />
Peter Golden<br />
Thomas C. Nachod<br />
Colleen O’Connell<br />
Gregory J. Aidala, Ed.D.,<br />
Superintendent<br />
FMS President’s Awards continued from page 11<br />
Danielle Malitz<br />
Beatrice Malsky<br />
Sabihah Mamdani<br />
Sindhura Mandava<br />
Michael Marcantonio<br />
Jessica Marini<br />
Deirdre Martin<br />
Alexandra Martini<br />
Anastasia Mazur<br />
Amber McNeal<br />
James McQuade<br />
Aubrey Moran<br />
Lauren Morse<br />
Christopher Mosher<br />
Emily Nagle<br />
Kelly Nash<br />
Yves Nazon II<br />
Leah Nelson<br />
Brett Newberry<br />
Jun Xi Ni<br />
Logan O’Neil<br />
Katherine Phelan<br />
Heidi Pikcilingis<br />
Benjamin Pontillo<br />
Ryan Prendergast<br />
Michael Pultz<br />
John Quinn<br />
Vamsi Rapaka<br />
Steven Ratner<br />
Brian Reed<br />
Brianna Reed<br />
Alexa Reilly<br />
Kyungduk Rho<br />
Jack Richards<br />
Andres Roma<br />
Ashley Rosano<br />
Kathleen Rose<br />
Noah Rubin<br />
Scott Rubin<br />
Kyle Sanders<br />
Emma Sarachan<br />
Jeremy Schmidt<br />
Francis Seitz<br />
Meghan Sheehan<br />
Daniel Sipzner<br />
Nicole Smolenski<br />
Sarah Sonenberg<br />
Aleksandr Spevak<br />
Alexis Sprio<br />
Ved Tanavde<br />
Elizabeth Tapler<br />
Marissa Testa<br />
Gena Tortora<br />
Kaitlin Trimboli<br />
Lisa Trova<br />
Joelle Turek<br />
Michael Valletta<br />
Lisa Velesko<br />
Sonja Vukovic<br />
Matthew Walsh<br />
Katherine Williamson<br />
Jenna Witzleben<br />
Kathryn Wood<br />
Kelsey Wood<br />
James Woods<br />
Kathryn Zuchowski<br />
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<strong>Guilderland</strong>, NY 12084-9533<br />
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GRADE 6<br />
Joseph Bender<br />
Michaela Bianca<br />
Sarah Bone<br />
Meaghan Brennan<br />
John Callender<br />
Staci Cole<br />
Leigha Hall<br />
Jamie LeComb<br />
Angela Luizzi<br />
Mi Nuannim<br />
Alex Siracusa<br />
Julia Slezak<br />
Ashlee Smith<br />
Emma<br />
Swartzendruber<br />
David Vojnar<br />
Giordan Wagner<br />
Paul Wehner<br />
Anthony Whitbeck<br />
Matthew Wilson<br />
GRADE 7<br />
Shelby Burby<br />
Nikolas Del Signore<br />
Quincy Denham<br />
Leah Devlin<br />
Giovanni Falciano<br />
Megan Howland<br />
Ashleigh Huber<br />
Lucas Kerr<br />
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BOE Awards continued from page 9<br />
Alexander Kornilin<br />
Brian Kowalski<br />
Julianne Legnard<br />
Justin Maynard<br />
Emma Miller<br />
Mehn Nuannim<br />
Brandon Rock<br />
Daniel Rogers<br />
Kayla Scheidel<br />
Jonathan Schlutow<br />
Denis Sheehan<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>frey Snow<br />
Evan Van Epps<br />
Zachary Wacksman<br />
GRADE 8<br />
Brianna Askew<br />
Adam Barbera<br />
Mikayla Bennett<br />
Rebecca Brittell<br />
Matthew Cattell<br />
Alexander Chau<br />
Thomas Fiacco<br />
Sean Keegan<br />
Jared Kline<br />
Joshua Kraushaar<br />
Amanda LaJoy<br />
Aaron Lally<br />
Brett MacNeil<br />
Jared Magee<br />
Jonathan McBride<br />
Tyler Mitchell<br />
Jacob Rhoades<br />
Jessica Rougas<br />
Kyle Sheehan<br />
Kacie Weatherhead<br />
GRADE 9<br />
Sean McEvoy<br />
Joshua Murray<br />
Alexandra Redder<br />
Jared Rosenberg<br />
Taylor Taranto<br />
GRADE 10<br />
Hannah Anderson<br />
Joyce Chen<br />
Christiana Michael<br />
Sahr Nyuma<br />
Adam Stevens<br />
GRADE 11<br />
Alexa Cinque<br />
Jennifer Ennis<br />
Stephanie Kittredge<br />
Dara Negron<br />
Nan Shan<br />
GRADE 12<br />
Amanda Dillon<br />
Nicole Hoogkamp<br />
Anneli Karmo<br />
Maria Salatino<br />
Sarah Schlegel<br />
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