Students, staff and community members were recognized for their achievements and commitment to the students of Monroe-Woodbury during the 2019 Commendations Ceremony on June 5. Congratulations and best wishes to our award recipients. You truly represent #mwinspiresuccess.

2019 Special Olympics
Elementary Students
Presenter—Mrs. Karen Escobar

• Tyler Adams
• Ryan Ali
• Angelina Christy
• Daniel Dattilo
• Christiana DePaulis
• Santino Galan
• Yvon Massillon, Jr.
• Liam McMullan
• Nicholas Mitrione
• Liam Morales
• Brandon Pantoja
• Disha Patel
• Emilio Perez
• Isabella Zymberi

2019 Special Olympics
Middle School Students
Presenter—Mrs. Dana Schackman

• Larry Alejo
• Alexza Alvarado
• Maximus Bacsardi
• Aaron Cohen
• Adams Dominguez
• Hansel Dominguez
• Malachi Fletcher
• Jordy Florian
• Theodore Ielardi
• Christian Medina-Finsen
• Griffin Patsiner
• Evan Pavignano
• Katherine Pizzo
• Haleema Rajput
• Christopher Ramirez
• Sean Tobin
• Daniel Matamoros-Valle
• Sophia Vargas
• Logan Whitfield

2019 Special Olympics
High School Students
Presenter—Mrs. Faith Hipsman

• Christopher Adorno
• Jordan Cooper
• Farah Hammid
• Joseph Heady
• Matthew Hopkin
• Morad Jabbour
• Kara Jeppestol
• Shannon Menzzasalma
• Alaeden Rabie
• Kaitlyn Schaffer
• Andrew Vanier
• Domenick Wolf
• Stephanie Wolf

2019 Bus Safety Poster
Contest Winners
Presenter—Ms. Dawn Russell

Division I

• First Place – Yianni Maris
• Second Place – Swara Shah
• Third Place – Norah Cordisco

Division II

• First Place – Hannah Song
• Second Place – Sean Colligan
• Third Place – Molly Duffy

Division III

• First Place – Gabriella Schaeffer
• Second Place – Emily Nazzaro
• Third Place – Collin Murray

Division IV

• First Place – Cristian Cazares
• Second Place – Nathaniel Gomez
• Third Place – Kayla Smith

2019 Odyssey Of The Mind
Presenter—Ms. Debra Garling

Coach – Jessica Hutter

• Marisa Arone
• Sophie Baer
• Leanne Fernandes
• Jana Kralik
• Amara Leitner
• Nicole Ottavio
• Julia Ottavio

Coach—Joanne McInerney

• Anushree Buragohain
• Jamie Calub
• Jillian Calub
• Shreya Girish
• Zachary Rowen-Delson
• Emilie Rukaj
• Isabelle Varghese

2019 National Merit Scholarship
Presenter—Dr. Eric Hassler

• Victor Yang, Winner
• Ethan Czerwinski, Finalist
• Emma Dawson, Finalist

2019 NYSSMA Majors Results
Presenter—Mr. Christopher Taborsky

• North Main Elementary Orchestra – Amy Hotto C
• North Main Elementary Band – Lara Torello C
• Central Valley Elementary Orchestra – Michele George I G
• Central Valley Elementary Band – Mitchell Lang I G
• Pine Tree Elementary Orchestra – Hana Walton I GD
• Pine Tree Elementary Band – Kimberly Harrison I S
• Middle School Chamber Chorus – Brian Clark III GD
• Middle School Symphonic Band – Christopher Taborsky III GD
• Middle School Sinfonia – Peter Giorgio III G
• Middle School Wind Ensemble – Ryan Walther IV G
• Middle School Chamber Orchestra – Alexis Koutrouvelis IV GD
• High School Treble Choir – David Crone IV G
• High School Symphonic Band – Frank Petrocelli IV G
• High School Symphonic Orchestra – Lauren Buono V S
• High School Jazz Ensemble – Frank Petrocelli V G
• High School Chamber Orchestra – Bonnie Glazier VI GD
• High School Voice Ensemble – David Crone VI G
• High School Wind Ensemble – Richard Regan VI GD

G = Gold GD = Gold With Distinction
S = Silver B = Bronze C = Comments Only

2019 NYSSMA Students Level
6A+ Ratings
Presenter—Mr. Christopher Taborsky

• Anthony Carraturo
• Kristen Carroll Kathleen Coyle
• Emma Katzman
• Alana Kim
• Rachel Kogan
• Isabella Lafayette
• Jeremy Lanuti
• Alexis Leone
• Joshua LeViseur
• Alex Liu
• Daniel Luo
• Tessa Lytle
• Carleigh Newman
• Holly Paterno
• Jason Pearson
• Stephanie Peng
• Christina Piazza
• Michelle Pretsch
• Elisabeth Rivera
• Ashley Santoro
• Jenny Song
• Samantha Sullivan
• Katy Szynkowski
• Jonah Telesca
• Emily Wang
• Julia Wilkinson

Class of 2019
Valedictorian & Salutatorian
Presenter—Mr. Heath Yarmus

• Ian Ackerman, Valedictorian
• Victor Yang, Salutatorian

2019 PTA Council and PTA Presidents
Presenter—Mrs. Elsie Rodriguez

• PTA Council  – Shannon Chambers, President; Debra Magen, Treasurer; Eliza Reynolds, Secretary
• SEPTA – Alicia Pavignano, Tara Sovik-Bandel, Co-presidents
• High School – Dawn Tauber, President
• Middle School – Alicia Pavignano, President
• Central Valley Elementary – Soleenne Lafontant, President
• North Main Elementary – Ashley Torres, President
• Pine Tree Elementary – Sonia Toledo, President
• Sapphire Elementary – Jennifer Gillett, President
• Smith Clove Elementary – Jazmine Soto, Barbara Blank, Co-presidents

2019 Community Connection Awards
Presenter—Dr. Eric Hassler

• Sapphire Elementary – Nikki Shevitz, Parent Volunteer
• Smith Clove Elementary – Anita Baumann, Woodbury Public Library
• Central Valley Elementary – Marie Mignano, Drama Club Volunteer
• North Main Elementary – Neil S. Dwyer, Mayor; Dory Houle, Trustee – Village of Monroe
• Pine Tree Elementary – Faizool Ali, Ali Adaptive Sports & Fitness
• M-W Middle School – Clifford Berchtold & Rocket, the Therapy Dog
• M-W High School – David Mistretta, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets

2019 Retiring Student Board Member
Presenter—Mr. Jon Huberth

• Christian Hess

Recognition of Athletic Championship Teams
Presenter—Ms. Lori Hock

FALL 2018

• Boys Varsity Cross Country – OCIAA Division I Champions, NYSPHSAA-6th place
• Girls Varsity Cross Country – Section IX Champions, NYSPHSAA-4th place
• Boys Varsity Soccer – OCIAA Division I Champions, Section IX Champions, NYSPHSAA Regional Champions, NYSPHSAA Quarterfinal Champions, NYSPHSAA Semi-Finalists,
  NYSPHSAA CHAMPIONS
• Girls Varsity Soccer -OCIAA Division I Champions, Section IX Champions, NYSPHSAA Regional Champions, NYSPHSAA Quarterfinal Champions, NYSPHSAA Semi-Finalists,
  NYSPHSAA CHAMPIONS
• Girls Varsity Tennis – OCIAA Division I Champions, Section IX Singles Runner-Up

WINTER 2018 – 2019

• Girls Varsity Basketball – Section IX Champions
• Varsity Cheerleading – Section IX Champions
• Varsity Ice Hockey – Section IX Champions
• Boys Varsity Swim/Dive – OCIAA Division I Champions, Section IX Champions
• Boys Varsity Track – OCIAA Division I Champions, OCIAA League Champions, Section IX Champions

SPRING 2019

• Boys Varsity Spring Track – OCIAA Division I Champions, Section IX Champions
• Girls Varsity Spring Track – Section IX Champions
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse – OCIAA Division I Champions
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse – Section IX Champions

Retiring Staff
Presenter—Mr. Matthew Kravatz

• Fran Ajjan
• Paul Bamond
• Phyllis Beverly
• Josephine Bremer
• Jane Bruno
• Noreen Fasano
• Grazia Ferrara
• Mary Fillingham
• Julie Flanagan
• Gayla Fontana
• Bessie Freundlich
• Gina Gatto
• Karen Gennaro
• Bonnie Glazier
• Elisabeth Hellewege
• Eileen Hurley
• Jay Jones
• Miriam Kennedy
• Jill Legg
• JoAnn Lenny
• Leah Maher
• Esther Mannah
• Donna Mauriello
• Donna McPartland
• Robert Moran
• Nikoleta Mylonas
• Edward Pasquale
• Susan Pratt
• Elizabeth Roman
• Lisa Shina
• Lois Stranges
• Maryann Walls
• Donna Wetzstein

Tenured Employees
Presenter—Mr. Matthew Kravatz

• Karen Ahrens
• Lauren Capul
• Aileen Colarieti
• Amanda Collins
• Catherine Gardner
• Samantha Garnet
• Dana Kempinger
• Janet LaBella
• Lauren Mandarino
• Karin Morales
• Kevin Oscarlece
• Alicia Randall
• Rebecca Stewart
• Michelle Velez
• Bhargav Vyas

Congratulations to all our Monroe-Woodbury Recipients!

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