Celebrating excellence
WARWICK — Warwick Valley School Board recognized outstanding students and “heroic” teachers at Monday night’s regular monthly meeting:
Academic Excellence
The following students were recognized for receiving the New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence Award:
Thomas Krahulik; Samuel Sander Effron; Harli Weber; Alan Held; Eric Gioe; Kathryn Ranni; Grant Parrelli; Christy Lau; William Marmor; Olivia Oleck; Farrell Brenner; Megan Sheldon; Lauren Brandt and Rachel Botbyl.
Sojourner Truth Award
Students in grades 6 through 12 who have excelled in athletics, citizenship, creative arts, diversity, English Language Arts, foreign languages, perseverance/effort, and sciences and technology were bestowed with The Sojourner Truth Award. The awardees were:
Micah Sander, WVMS – Citizenship; Antonio Rivera, WVMS – Creative Arts; Kathryn Fernandez, WVHS – Perseverance/Effort; Yasmin Flores, WVHS – Creative Arts; Francis-King Nnamani, WVHS – Athletics; Danielle Nuñez, WVHS – Sciences; Hadriel Nuñez, WVHS – Creative Arts; Fredy Cruz-Tenorio, WVHS – Athletics; Elijah Vargas, WVHS – Perseverance/Effort; Nathanial Vargas, WVHS - Perseverance/Effort; and Faith Wilkins, WVHS – English Language Arts.
Heroes in Teaching
The following teachers were recognized by their students: Lloyd Blauner, Lindsey Quistgaard, Noreen Hanson and Denise Markt.
Triple ‘C’ Award
This award, sponsored by the Office of the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, is given to those students who best demonstrate character, courage and commitment during the school year. Middle School Principal Cindy Leandro nominated the following students: Ava Ghobadian, Lauren Lepre and Grace McGowan.
Music
The following musicians were also recognized for their school year achievements:
Junior High All-County Orchestra
Brianna Flood, Gretta Polsky, Chloe Arcelli, Sara Truncali, Mika Leonard, Collin Parsons and Colleen Leahey.
Junior High All-County Band
Janelle Gillespie
Junior High All-County Chorus
Seth Thompson and Noah Kriegel.
Elementary All-County Orchestra
India Kraetschmer, Emily Ziegler, Matthew Hansen, Anna Werking, Emily Stein, Emily Truncali, Malcolm Conely and Connor Borthwick.
Elementary All-County Band
Rachel Goldbaum, Jack Levitsky, Josie Romano, Abby Housberg, Kelly Brozowski, Zackery Bauman and Spenser Lucas.
Elementary All-County Chorus
Nehal Ajmal, Maureen Byrne, Eli Curran, Colm Davidson, Stephanie Gratzel, Gweneth Haesche, Juliet Hennessy, Dara Jonkoski, Lauren Lepre, Madeline Wadeson, Grace Yurchuk, Anika Bucek, Brandon Chapman, Brooke Chapman, Chloe Jamieson, Paige Kent, Anthony Savino, Hannah Schabilon, Jessica Schaechinger and Meiki Prescod.
Regular business
The board approved the Energy Performance Contract Amendment, deleting Kings Elementary from the EPC, and it voted to approve the Devereux School (a residential Special Education facility) contract for 2013-14.
The district also agreed to purchase wireless equipment through Orange-Ulster BOCES.
The board voted to honor Dr. Marijane Reinhard, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instructional services, who is retiring after 22 years of service, by naming her regular seat in the high school theater.
By Abby Wolf