Stephen Kalish - Suffolk County Scholar/Athlete

Stephen Kalish - Suffolk County Scholar/Athlete
CONGRATULATIONS!
Daniel Nikbakht - Placed 2nd in Behavioral and Social Sciences Government Award - U.S. Air
Force. Daniel Placed 4th in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair American
Psychological Assoc. - Granted student membership.
Brett Harrison has been selected by MIT to attend the Summer Research Science Institute. His
research topic will be in Mathematics. 20,000 juniors were invited to apply 1,200 qualified Brett
was one of 50 U.S. students.
Patricia Eliasinski (Marine Biology) and Rachel Goldstein (Psychology) have received the 2005
Simons Summer Research Fellowship at Stony Brook University. They will work with
distinguished faculty mentors for seven weeks during the summer.
The following students joined over 135,000 Latin students from all fifty states and 14 foreign
countries in the American Classical League competition held in March.
Introduction Level Examination: Shana Mintz, Kimberly Fry and Prane Wang who earned the
Purple Ribbon of Distinction.
Certificate for Outstanding Achievement: Sherrie Wohl
Certificate for Achievement: Zain Ahmed
Shana Mintz achieved a perfect score on the 2005 Introduction to Latin National Latin Exam.
Only 533 students out of 15,500 who participated attained this distinction.
Sean Colins will be awarded the SCALA Award for Artistic Merit on May 11, 2005.
Participants in this year's SCALA All County Senior Art Show were:
Allan Andre-Drawing 3rd place, Sean Collins-Painting 1st place,
Sevanne Halajian-Photography and Gail Romero-Photography 3rd place.
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Lindsey Hennawi won Excellence in Poetry at the Adelphi Poetry Festival on April 19, 2005.
Robert LaRosa has earned the rank of Eagle Scout by the Boy Scouts of America.
The following students have been selected as recipients of a 2005 New York State
SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Ajwad Bajwa, Armina Eana, Janna
Gewirtz, Andrew Greenberg, Alison Heyden, Dawn Mackey, Kimberly Rofrano, Ariel
Rom, David Rosenman, Serena Sood, Amanda Steele.
TOP TWENTY CLASS OF 2005
Dawn J. Mackey – Valedictorian Alison M. Heyden – Salutatorian
Ajwad S. Bajwa, Nicholas J. Barra, Jason C. Carley, Jillian M. Dragone, Armina Eana,
Alexander B. Freed, Janna Gewirtz, Andrew B. Greenberg, Andrew M. Katz,
Jeremy L. Kaufman, Ashley Lozito, Robert Miceli, Cassie S. Mintz, Kimberly A. Rofrano,
Ariel Rom, David J. Rosenman, Serena Sood, Amanda Steele
Andrew B. Greenberg/Dawn J. Mackey
Advanced to Finalist standing in the competition for Merit Scholarship awards to be offered by
the National Merit Scholarship Corporation in 2005.
Kunmi Sobowale
Has been recognized as an outstanding Participant in the 2005 National Merit Scholarship
Competition.

Ryan K. Bonaparte
Has been selected as a winner of a National Achievement $2,500 Scholarship sponsored by
Pfizer Inc. The National Achievement Scholarship Program is conducted by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation.
Dawn J. Mackey
Has been selected as a winner of a NMSC Achievement Scholarship.
Long Island Science & Engineering Fair - Semifinalists:
Ajwad Bajwa, David Rosenman, Daniel Nikbakht
Daniel Nikhakht 1st Place Winner
Has been invited to the 2005 Intel International Competition in Phoenix, AR.
New York State Science & Engineering Fair Competiton Final Results
Brett Harrison placed 3rd and received the Naval Research Award from the US Dept. of Navy.
David Rosenman placed 3rd in the Category of Biochemistry and received the Naval Research
Award from the US Dept. of Navy.
Congratulations!
Dawn Mackey for placing 2nd at the Long Island Science and Humanities Symposium in the
category of Mathematics.
Congratulations!
Eva Addae-Wusu and Lindsey Hennawi Hills West Debate Team members for their 1st and 2nd
place wins in this Saturday's debate - L.I. Forensics at Great Neck South. With their wins, Eva
and Lindsey have qualified to represent our school in the New York State Debate competition in
April.
Congratulations!
Andrew Greenberg, Dawn Mackey, Ryan Bonaparte and their families.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has selected 4 finalists in its Merit and Achievement
programs. Andrew B. Greenberg and Dawn Mackey have been designated in the Merit Program.
Ryan Bonaparte and Dawn Mackey are finalists in the Achievement Program. These oustanding
students are being considered for financial scholarships which will be announced in March.
Congratulations to the Boys Winter Track team for winning the Suffolk County Small School
Team Championship. At this meet the Colts had 4 individual county champions: James Henn
in the triple jump, Patrick Robak in the 600 meter run, Maurice Thomas in the high jump and
Austin Walker in the 55 meter hurdles. These 4 athletes were awarded All-County Honors. Hills
West also placed first in the 4 by 800 meter relay and 4 by 400 meter relay events. Athletes on
those teams included: Nejib Aminy, Alex Freed, Craig Harbeck, Ryan Hughes, Kunmi
Sobowale, Pat Robak and Ryan Zillmann. Other point contributors included: Eric Cohen,
Joe Quiwa, Jason Suapengco and Mark Thomas.
Congratulations! Ajwad, Dawn, David and Mrs. Chrysi Notskas, their advisor.
The Long Island Junior Science and Humanities Symposium sponsored by Adelphi University
has selected Ajwad Bajwa, Dawn Mackey and David Rosenman to be presenters at their meeting
which is scheduled for March 4, 2005.

Hills West Brainstormers take 2nd place in the Regional Science Bowl sponsored by the Dept. of
Energy held at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Team consisted of Captain Andy Greenberg-
12, Brett Harrison-11, Jeremy Kaufman-12 and David Rosenman-12.
The advisor is Mr. Alan Blayne.
Congratulations! David Rosenman - INTEL Semi-finalist. David was chosen from among
1600 entrants representing 508 high schools in 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico
and two overseas schools.
Congratulations Ashley Brown! Ashley's essay, "Why I Love My School", was selected as one
of the 4 finalists in the High School category sponsored by the L.I. President's Council of New
York State United Teachers. As a finalist Ashley will receive a $250. savings bond and has
qualified for the Grand Prize of a $500. savings bond if her essay is judged best among the
finalists. Mrs. Denise Felice is the English teacher who encouraged Ashley's participation in the
contest.
Ten students from Mrs. Houston's French classes participated in the Suffolk County Poetry
Contest held at SUNY Stony Brook. The following students received awards for their poetry.
For poetry recitation the following students placed:
Grade 12 -Level 5AP - Allan Andre, 2nd Place
Grade 11 -Level 4 - Alexandra Andre, 1st Place
Grade 11 -Level 4 - Caitlin Greenbaum, Honorable Mention
Grade 10 -Level 3 - Jill Schackner,1st Place
Grade 10 -Level 3 -Shana Mintz,3rd Place
Grade 09 - Chantel Bailey, 2nd Place
In original poetry, 10th grader Carolyna Caballero and 9th grader Brandi DiCasse received
honorable mention for their work and 11th grader Alexandra Andre received 3rd place.
Teachers Jane DeStio and Jennifer Ievolo their Theater West and Theatre Arts course students
attended the New York State Theatre Educators' Conference. The following students Josh
Biederman, Martin Cohen, Kari Cooper, Gabrielle Federici, Marc Friedman, Zach Goodman, Jon
Harras, Jason Jahier, Matthew Marcucci, Bryce Norbitz, Sean Owczarek, Melissa Passarelli,
Christopher Pavlat, Scott Rothstein, Meaghan Steele and Rachel Verhaaren were in agreement
that this was one of their most rewarding experiences, and they are looking forward to attending
the conference again next year.
Eric Lipp and Alan Chernobilsky hope to attend the United States Air Force Academy next year.
They attended a special screening for academy applicants of the IMAX film Fighter Pilot:
Operation Red Flag at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. They were able to
discuss Red Flag with USAF Major Michael Baltzer a Red Flag trained fighter pilot and museum
vice president Tom Gwynne, a retired fighter pilot.
Teachers Christine Baldwin (Science) and Amanda Montiglio (Art) were awarded a SUFFOLKS'
EDGE TEACHING CENTER MINI GRANT for the project (L.I. Marine Environment
Children's Book).
Teacher Susan Cohen's proposal "E-Boards" was also selected to receive a grant from
SUFFOLKS' EDGE TEACHING CENTER. This project will explore job-embedded models of
professional development.

David Rosenman has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition.
Congratulations to Matt Levy and Stephany Girardi for being selected by the physical education
staff at High School West for the Suffolk Zone award in Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance. One male and one female from every high school in Suffolk County will be honored
at an awards dinner on Wednesday, December 1.
Stephanie Rivetz was named a Founder's Scholar at Syracuse University, where she is enrolled in
the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications majoring in television, radio and film.
Founders scholarships are awarded to entering first-year students and recognize outstanding
academic achievement.
Daniel Nikbakht's research abstract , "Developing a Potential Cure for Trigeminal Neuralgia
through Nanotechnology" was selected for presentation at the Trigeminal Neuralgia
Association's national conference in Orlando, FL - November 2004. Medical researchers from
across the country were invited to attend. Only nine scientific abstracts were selected for
presentation. Daniel's abstract is published in the proceedings of the convention. Daniel was the
first high school researcher to present at this national association he was among faculty
presenters from Harvard, Stanford and University of Florida.
Matthew Sloane was selected to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense,
Intelligence and Diplomacy held October 2004 in Washington, D.C. Having demonstrated
academic achievement and an interest in a career related to national security, Matthew joined
approximately 400 outstanding high school juniors and seniors from across the United States.
The Brainstormers (Academic Quiz Bowl Team) have had a very successful year to date. They
have attended Tournaments at Rutgers, Princeton, Gonzaga College, Northport High School and
a televised Long Island Challenge. Future tournaments include MIT, Yale, Columbia High
School and Milburn High School. The Brainstormers have six competing teams led by the
Varsity A Team which includes Captain Andrew Greenberg, Brett Harrison, Jeremy Kaufman
and Andrew Lee.
Several High School West students recently participated in the High School Volunteer Program
in which they prepared and delivered social studies lessons to fifth grade students. These lessons
all focused on various aspects of the election and the electoral process. These students were so
motivated that they requested additional opportunities to visit and participate. I think we might
yield a few future teachers!
The following is a list of the students who participated:
Eric Arshravan
Lisa Gilbert
Stephanie Gleit
Haley Goldsmith
Julia Korn
Lindsay Lazarus
Shanna Lewis
Lanik Lyles
Shafa Nadir
Nicole Schaner
Justin Schneps
Amanda Sipala
Rachel Stein
Nick Varriale

Brett Harrison participated in the New York Academy of Science's Graph Theory Day Forty
Eight at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. He was the only student presenter at the
one-day meeting to stimulate activity among graph theorists.
Dina Laudadio was selected as a New York State Finalist in the Long Island Miss Teen Pageant
and will compete in the National Competition scheduled to take place this December in Orlando,
FL. Dina is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Victor Laudadio of Deer Park.
Timothy Leung has been cited as a Winner in the 2004 Achievement Awards in Writing by the
National Council of Teachers of English. He is one of 48 students recognized in New York.
Allison Herman, String Orchestra, Viola was selected to the 2004 NYSSMA All State
Conference which will be held in Rochester, NY on December 2-5, 2004.
The following students have been selected as semi-finalists in the 2005 National Merit
Scholarship Competition: Andrew B. Greenberg, Dawn J. Mackey.
The following students are semi-finalists in the 2005 National Achievement Scholarship
Competition: Ryan K. Bonaparte, Dawn J. Mackey.