During the June 14 Regular Meeting, the Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education recognized students and staff for music, art, and athletics, including our Special Olympics and Odyssey of the Mind teams, as well as expressing gratitude to two retiring board members. The district is very grateful for the caring, dedicated individuals who give their time, resources and expertise to support our students. Thank you for all you do!
Commendations June 14, 2023
Special thanks to our Board of Education:
Michael Ciriello, President
Jamell Evans, Vice President
Anthony Andersen
Suzanne Donahue
Daniel A. Ezratty
Sergey Koyfman
Staci McCleary
Jeffery Reynolds
Dawn Tauber
2023 National Merit Scholarship
Presenter - Dr. Eric J. Hassler
Olivia Miller - Finalist
Class of 2023 Valedictorian & Salutatorian
Presenter - Mrs. Elisa Correa-Soto
Madeline Williams - Valedictorian
Jamie Calub - Salutatorian
2023 Special Olympics
Elementary Students
Presenter - Mr. Dan Steiler
Ian Anderson, William Andren, Emma Arjona, Gerardo Castillo Basurto, Gaven Hopkins, Owen Michalak, Jaxon Rombo, Emmanuel Sabat, Tanvir Singh, Kaiden Woods
Middle School Students
Presenter - Ms. Kristine Mirenda
Salvatore Attard, Aiden Baxter, Christiana DePaulis, Jenny Jones, Nyla Joseph, Leonel Montes Lopez, Ivan Ramirez Torres, Isabella Pellington, Caleb Roman, Ella Watsey, Jaeden Williams-Martinez, Isabella Zymberi
High School Students
Presenter - Ms. Faith Hipsman
Christopher Adorno, Alexza Alvarado, Maximus Bacsardi, Angelina Christy, Aaron Cohen, Jayden Crawley, Adams Dominguez, Hansel Dominguez, Jordy Florian, Matthew Hopkin, Theodore Ielardi, Margaelle Laguerre, Evan Pavignano, Bryan Payne, Anthony Torres, Logan Whitfield, Domenick Wolf, Stephanie Wolf, Olivia Zepeda
2023 Odyssey Of The Mind
Presenter - Ms. Debra Garling
High School Team
Coach - Dori Johnson
Sophie Baer, Dylan Escobar, Amara Leitner, Bisma Malik, Lauren Mueller, Nicole Ottavio, Connor Williamson
Middle School Team
Coach - Jaclyn Imhof
Kyle Imhof, Estar Kline, Giovanni Laurent, Justice Worthington
Coach - Joanne McInerney, Donte Calebrese, and Janet Rivera
Julia Abuirshid, Haweon Noh, Arsheen Sethi, Sophia Valdez, Autumn Wozniak, Taneesha Zohora
Pine Tree Team
Coach - Nathaniel Peterson
Maeve Adler, Noah Austin, Naomi Cao, Aleksey Elisseenko, Laith Haredy, Samir Malik, Giulia Lepine
2023 NYSSMA Majors Results
Presenter - Mr. Christopher Taborsky
MS Chamber Chorus - Brian Clark - III - Gold w/Distinction
MS Wind Ensemble - Ryan Walther - IV - Gold
MS Symphonic Band - Chris Taborsky - III - Gold
MS Sinfonia - Peter Giorgio - III - Gold
MS Concert Band - Adam Conforti/Ryan Walther - II - Gold
HS Wind Ensemble-Richard Regan - VI - Gold w/Distinction
2023 NYSSMA Students
Level VI A+ Ratings
Presenter - Mr. Christopher Taborsky
Grace Andren, Neena Bisconti, Jillian Calub, Chase Cassidy, Ashley Castillo, Daniel Christie, Samantha Curran, Molly Foley, Shane Golio, Joshua Gorlin, Joseph Grueiro, Eunbii Jeon, Mckayla Kim, Benjamin Landres, Tyler Landusky, David Lanuti, Kanggun Lee, Diya Mangatt, Ian Mayer, Liam McPeek, Lauren Mueller, James Nicoll, William Nicoll, Elizabeth Qu, Zara Rahman, Gabriel Ramos, Alicia Scali, Charlotte Scanlon, Jack Sheehy, Daniel Solano, Sophia Theokas, Adam Yastion
Bus Safety Poster Contest Winners
Presenter - Ms. Dawn Russell
Ezabella Ayaso, Joseph Bardi, Carlos Barrera Garcia, Gianna Becerril, Cristian Castro Barroso, Keisy Contreras Urias, Ruby Duffy, Alexander Dziedzic, Seth Emmanual Garcia, Isabella Gethmann, Riley Goebeler, Katherin Gomez Rodriguez, Eithan Gonzalez, Mattigan Gray, Edith Guzman, Sherlyn Hernandez Rodas, Jesus Herrera Villegas, Madelyn Hoffman, Nicole Huang, Tori Huffstead, Laura Joseph, Sheba Kakande, Violet Korba, Alisa Lee-Lin, Valentina Marcus, Andie Pearce, Litzy Ramos Castillo, Arianna Regalado, Olivia Rusiecka, Leanna Sanchez, Jonathan Villegas, Athena Xavier, Harmony Yune
New York State Seal of Biliteracy - 2023 Recipients
Presenter - Dr. Eric J. Hassler
Neilah Anglade, Samantha Apostolico, Sophie Baer, Jamie Calub, Grace Celaya, Kendra Contreras, Adrian Cueva, Daphne Davila, Kevin Duffy, Brendan Duffy, Arianna Eisner, Ryan Ezratty, Azaelle Felix, Leanne Fernandes, Emma Filonow, Vincent Formisano, Matthew Graves, Darius Gutierrez, Jules Johannemann, Abigail Joseph, Burhan Khan, Stephanie Kwong, Jasmin Leon Martinez, Ciarra Lorusso, Pablo Morales, Carlos Ortiz Cruz, Gavin OSullivan, Dennis Palacios, Jacqueline Patino, Alan Salas Garza, Angel Salas Garza, Sofia Salazar, Alexa Spagna, Morgan Tamweber, John Urciuoli, Audrey Whitfield, Madeline Williams, Connor Williamson
New York State Seal of Civic Readiness - 2023 Recipients
Presenter - Dr. Eric J. Hassler
Collin Catherwood, Abigail Connolly, Ashley Freda, Liam Gaffney, Matthew Gorlin, Jules Johannemann, Ramneet Kaur, Eun Lee, Annalise Lugo, Ava Maier, Visakhi Miriyapalli, Ella Natal, Matthew Qu, Akshaya Ramachandran, Sofia Salazar, Ashok Sathiyamoorthy, Audrey Whitfield, Madeline Williams, Morgan Yap
Recognition of Art Purchase Award Recipients
Board of Education Purchase Award
Cree Suarez - Monkey on Your Back
Eryn Sammut - Acorn in the Woods
Gen Alpha Board of Education Purchase Award
Jamie Calub - 6 year old after too much iPad time
Recognition of Athletic Achievements
Presenter - Mr. Howard Harrison
Track & Field State Champions
Collin Gilstrap, Collin Catherwood, Gavin Catherwood, Shaw Gale, John Urciuoli, Stephanie Kwong
Presentation of Yearbooks
High School
Rachel Rosario
Kerry Stancarone
Paige Connington
Betsy Torres-Fidel
Middle School
Danielle Roman
Laura Kiernan
Holly Romeo
Sofia Henriquez
Recognition of Retiring Student Board of Education Representative
Presenter - Mr. Michael Ciriello
Jenna Rowen-Delson
Recognition of Retiring Board Member
Presenter - Mr. Michael Ciriello
Dan Ezratty
Congratulations to all our Monroe-Woodbury Award Winners!