001already ever good evening and thank you for attending Ewing High School 2023 senior scholarship and awards night my name is Jennifer Antone and I have the pleasure of serving as the Director of counseling and assessment for the viewing Public Schools before we begin tonight's program we have a few housekeeping items to address restrooms are located directly across from the auditorium we're asking you to please silence or turn off your cell phone this evening's program is being recorded by our I.T Department it is currently being live streamed and will be available on the Ewing Public Schools YouTube channel a list of tonight's award recipients will be distributed at the end of the evening finally in an effort to keep the program moving we ask that speakers make their way to the podium once the presenter before
002them has finished in addition regardless of the size of your voice we ask that all of the presenters use the microphone so that our it Department can pick up the sound without any difficulty lastly please make the presentation to the student right at the podium at this time please join me in recognizing student council president for the class of 2023 leading Us in the Pledge of Allegiance Lena obtuse thank you I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all this year we will begin our ceremony with a few remarks from our distinguished board president Mrs dad deludas our superintendent Dr David Gentile an EHS principal Mr Ed schmiel followed by the presentation
003of our Awards and scholarships and ending with the presentation of the Ewing high school department Awards in the event that a student was unable to attend this evening during their honors from tonight's program at this time please warmly welcome to the podium our Board of Education president Mrs davara saludis good evening everyone this class has a very special place in my heart not just because my son Jacob is graduating with you but because I've watched so many of you bro since you were young kids I look at you all and I am impressed with all the that you have accomplished already the scholarships and Awards being given tonight are truly amazing issuing High class of 2023 is exceptional you should all be so proud of yourselves I know your high school career started very differently
004than we all had expected virtual learning was hard it was a time of uncertainty and you not only survived it but you thrived I have seen the list of your future plans colleges trade schools military some of you have already have a spot in your Workforce and I would like to leave you with some advice find a career path that you love trust your gut spend money wisely find balance between work and spending time with your loved ones and surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you I expect to continue to hear amazing things about the Ewing High class of 2023 in the future on behalf of myself and my board of education colleagues we are so very proud of you and we wish you so much success in the future one
005last thing I would like to say to you is to quote Anthony Messina my colleague once a Blue Devil you're always a Blue Devil congratulations thank you good evening my name is David Gentile I have the pleasure of being the superintendent of the Ewing Public Schools I'd like to thank Mrs deludas as well as our very supportive Board of Education here with us tonight Mr Messina Mr Andrew Brandt Mr and Mrs Miller and I apologize if anyone else came in if you're here please be recognized tonight is the final award ceremony for the 2022-23 school year decide of course is in the final award on graduation day over the past week I enjoyed participating and celebrating the many accomplishments of the Ewing students tonight we're here to honor our graduating seniors I stand here with
006immense Pride knowing that we are in the presence of Future Leaders innovators and Trailblazers tonight we celebrate more than just accomplishments we celebrate the indomitable Spirit of perseverance dedication and the pursuit of Excellence that earns within each and every one of our students to our outstanding students you are the embodiment of what it means to set goals and surpass them you have pushed boundaries of your potential embracing challenges as opportunities to learn and grow you have demonstrated not only exceptional talent but also a Relentless work ethic that sets you apart I commend our staff for their unwavering commitment to nurturing the hearts and minds of our students you have spent countless hours guiding inspiring and igniting a passion for learning within them I would like to recognize our parents and Guardians whose love and encouragement
007and sacrifices have laid the foundation for their child's success tonight is also a testament to the partnership between school and Founders as we collectively celebrate the success and achievements of the students seated here tonight so in conclusion I'd like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of you for these extraordinary students here tonight have done much your achievements Inspire us all and remind us of the boundless potential that lies within each and every young mind continue to dream big and work hard thank you and congratulations once again [Applause] welcome and thank you superintendent Gentile and board president Mrs deludas the high school administrative team our district supervisors and our entire High School staff are extremely excited and pleased to have everyone together to celebrate the class of 2023 it has been a
008long difficult Road for our students and now as we prepare for commencement on June 22nd what time is it six o'clock okay don't be late they are ready to go out in the world and be punctual I want you to know it's been a pleasure having all of your students in our high school tonight is about honoring and recognizing our accomplishments and accolades of the Ewing High School class of 2023. I am extremely honored and privileged to stand here today as principal of Ewing High School at this year's senior Awards night which is a culmination of four years of high school to recognize the academic accomplishments of these students each student has worked tremendously hard to be here tonight overcoming obstacles and persevering in their specific areas you as parents Guardians and grandparents should be
009extremely proud you spent 18 years waiting for this moment to be here you did an amazing job raising these young men and women sit back enjoy the evening and relish in your child's Limelight as we begin our program now I would like to bring up Mr Lika giara Ewing High School assistant principal to get us started with the first award [Applause] parents and students the Carroll a.m Memorial Scholarship is a grant of 500 to be used towards College expenses awarded to a student who will pursue a career in elementary education Carol was a dedicated teacher in the UN Public School System having taught in the Elementary grades at law and end time before her retirement she was devoted to her students and was recognized and who soon among teachers in America Governor's teacher of the
010year and bold teacher of the year this year's recipient is Miss daishelle Harvey Ed the attendance of college of New Jersey number four and majoring in urban secondary education with the specialization in biology while a student here at DHS seychell was the manager of the boys lacrosse team and also participated in the New Jersey future Educators Association she was actually an intern at War this year and they loved her over there she worked with Mrs qualic and fifth grade students through our senior experience program and she's also done several community service activities in the community Through the doing Presbyterian Church congratulations Sasha [Applause] the William and Tyler Elementary School parent-teacher organization recognizes Maureen the pole and Carly Logan as their 2023 thousand dollars scholarship award winners Maureen will be attending the Rochester Institute of Technology
011this fall in majoring in aerospace engineering while at EHS she was a varsity member of the field hockey team a member of the National Honor Society and has served as the musical stage manager additionally Maureen has also enjoyed volunteering with the Girl Scouts and has served as the assistant student leader at Girl Scout camp and has volunteered with the hollow Brook Community Center Carly will be attending Rutgers University this fall to study nursing Carly is a member of the band The Master singers and has participated in the theater Productions while at Ewing High School while a student at Union High School additionally she has served as a peer leader and a member of the international thespian Society Carly has volunteered with the antile holiday helpers and the Michaels Miracles diabetes support group fundraiser Harley blocked
012in their future endeavors and now I would like to bring up Mr Michael Colona EHS assistant principal for the next award good evening parents and students the Blackfoot scholarship was established in 1994 by Peggy Blackford in honor of her parents Kirby and gay is a graduate of umhi and is retired from the United States Foreign Service during her tenure she was appointed by President Clinton at United States ambassador to guinea LaSalle she was also on special assignment for a foreign service Mr and Mrs Blackford made many and varied contributions to this community Kirby was a local businessman and served as mayor and a member of the Ewing Township government Bible today was a longtime member of the U.N Township Board of Education this scholarship is intended to Aid a student who has determined who has
013demonstrated Community involvement and who will continue that tradition this is a scholarship Grant of one thousand dollars per year for up to four years payable one half in August and one half in January to be used towards the expenses of a college education this scholarship is available for four years upon subsequent application and submission of a transcript demonstrating at least a c-plus cumulative average the first recipient is Leah aptouch this fall we are working against the University where she will major in public and international affairs Lena was a member of the National Honor Society Key Club Rotary Club newspaper Club and youth activist Club she also served as student council president and was part of the Princeton University Preparatory program the second recipient is Dorian Williams [Applause] engagement engineering he was captain of the football
014team and was also involved in track and unified basketball he served as a peer leader and was also a member of the Princeton University Preparatory program outside of school Dorian spends time volunteering with Community Baptist Church congratulations to Lena and Dorian foreign [Applause] Dr Johnson for the presentation of our next award [Applause] good evening my name is Donna teal and I'm Dr domini Johnson and I will be representing Delta Sigma Theta sorority Delta Sigma Theta is a public service sorority it is grounded in Sisterhood scholarship service and social action was founded 1913 by 22 in pioneering women and today up through today it boasts over 350 members it was founded at a Howard University campus we now have over a thousand chapters worldwide foreign chapter is among those chapters found in by several women from
015the Trenton area our members now equal approximately 120 and we focus on education scholarship and youth mentoring programming as well as health initiatives in addition to focusing on mentoring with youth and encouraging them through educational programming and other activities Civic and social activities we have put our hearts and our time and money where we know it also belongs we've given out over a thousand over a hundred thousand dollars in scholarships over the past four years and this year we are honored to present three scholarships to Ewing high school students today I'm excited tonight we are presenting three Awards we're going to begin with our torch book award and this goes to miss Gianna page [Applause] this morning incorporated would like to congratulate you as one of this year's recipients of the torch book award in
016the amount of one thousand dollars through your hard work and determination you have proven to be a student who we want to recognize for your achievements and to support in your pursuit of higher education again congratulations We Wish You a successful 23-24 Academic Year please keep in touch and let us know your progress as you articulate through college and prepare for your future endeavors Janice L Phillips scholarship chairperson and Georgette Bowman attorney next we would like to call up for our songs with Bishop Merritt award Miss Nyla Robinson another chapter Incorporated congratulate you as this year's recipient of the Sandra Bishop merit scholarship in the amount of five thousand dollars this award related to a student who has the GPA a 3.0 or higher class to study in a field of science technology engineering or
017mathematics stem has a leadership position within the school or Community or within the school or community and other considerations through your hard work and determination you have proven to be a student that we want to recognize for your achievements and to support in your pursuit of higher education again congratulations on the job well done Trenton London chapter of Douglas in the biggest award Incorporated wishes you continue success throughout your career College your college career and Beyond let me just also add some additional information I apologize for them but I am going to talk about it Gianna page is attending Morgan State University where she planned to study forensic psychology while at Ewing High School Gianna was on the JV softball team her last few years she is a member of the Key Club culinary Club
018National Association for the advancement of color people outside of school she is currently employed at Walgreens in Ewing so please give another round across the physiology thank you Nyla Robinson's major health science she'll be attending Spelman College activities include cheerleading she was a fall Captain for winter Key Club and culinary arts congratulations to you [Applause] and our third recipient will be receiving the Ellen Logan Williams merit award and this award is going to someone 's a little nearer amaris Armstrong [Applause] dear Maris the members of Clinton alumni chapter Delta singer Davis award Incorporated congratulate you as this year's recipient of the Ellen Roble women's merit award scholarship in the amount of five thousand dollars [Applause] 3.0 is actually involved in school or community service activities and other considerations through your hard work and determination you
019have proven to be a student that we want to recognize for your achievements and to support in your pursuit of higher education again congratulations on the job well done certainly lovely chapter Doug Incorporated wishes you to continue success throughout your college career and Beyond sincerely Jenna L Phillip Phillips scholarship chairperson Georgette Goldman Trenton president Trenton 11 chapter let me tell you a little bit about Ameris and Max Armstrong will attend the University of Arizona to study veterinary science at Ewing high school she was a member of the National Honor Society Key Club and Melody Club she was the section leader in the marching band this year and was named captain and MVP for cheerleading Ameris also spends a lot of time volunteering she's employed uh Six Flags and she volunteers at Shiloh Baptist Church where
020her father is [Applause] and congratulations [Applause] now at this time we will have two scholarship presentations out of order in the program um so at this time please welcome to the stage Mr Eric morgales from the University display Corporation thank you first off congratulations to the graduating class and to their parents I am here on behalf of UEC or a company right here in Ewing developing red green and blue light emitting molecules that go into OLED displays many of which you will have in your pockets right now I'm saying this not as a Shameless plug for UBC but just to express that there's science and technology and stem all around us even right here at Ewing foreign as a scientist myself okay one piece of advice I can I could pass along to scientists some
021non-scientists alike to never lose that Curiosity that makes you want to investigate and understand things I think that Curiosity that were all born with will serve you very well in your future it's in that Spirit but I'd like to congratulate this year's UDC full LED scholarship winner Elizabeth stoner Elizabeth is attending us a UNC Chapel Hill in the fall studies that I understand in addition to her academic success she has served as team captain of The Varsity tennis team and served on student council and for all of these reasons we're very proud to offer you the new people that scholarship to the amounts of 20 . thank you so much and one more scholarship out of order I'm going to go ahead and call to this stage for the Joshua Scott Citizenship Award Mrs Scott
022[Applause] good evening I am the proud parent of the child graduated from here in high school in 1997. it was a long time resident of Ewing and I've been presenting this award for 32 years so the thing that amazes me year after year is something that doesn't amaze me because I'm used to it Ewing Township is like a well-kept Hidden Gem Secret and the year after year I sit in the audience and I see students that just blow me away and I know that that's because they come from wonderful families and they're supported by an amazing staff and I've gone through a bunch of principles and Boards of educations and things in 32 years and yet the standard is always just beautifully high and so I'm going to be quite proud of so congratulations to
023all of you who have achieved something wonderful don't know exactly what it is yet but it's early in the program so I come on stage in the midst of all of this achievement and recognition and we turn the tables a little bit because this is not an Award presented for GPA or scholarship in a certain subject or athletic achievement this is an award that is presented annually in memory of my son Joshua Scott who was would have been a Ewing high school graduate taken way too early when he was 14 years old and out of the sorrow and shock of that event what we learned was many many people coaches and teachers and neighbors and church members came to us to express the things that they loved about Joshua and I have to say I'm
024sure I'm very prejudiced but he was an extraordinarily good kind person and that has nothing to do with academics or sports or anything that gets recognized on a night like tonight but they also said was that they wished that they had told him what they thought of him and they regretted that they had not so out of that we thought well you know what we can at least find one student every year and tell them how amazing we think they are just as a person not as an academic person but just as a just a person and tell them that we see it so that's why I am here to present the Joshua Scott Memorial award an excuse me I had to put my glasses on if I'm going to read this this is presented
025in memory of Joshua Wisconsin [Music] a loving son friends too many and person to be trusted this award is presented to a ninth grade student who shares these qualities and this year it is my pleasure to present this to Samuel Leibowitz never know the students before I get here so I couldn't tell you whether they were here or not apparently not well thank you very much and just let me say one thing to all of you please go tell someone young or old how special you think they are thank you [Applause] the coordinator of the Ralph Dover Memorial Scholarship was unable to join us tonight but I'm happy to share the following words on his behalf his scholarship was born from the idea that simple acts of kindness can help improve another's life and it
026is dedicated to helping you understand just how important you are and how much we count on you to carry on this tradition Ralph worked as an engineer and enjoyed computers photography and music he was extremely bright and possessed a cutting width Rob was one of those individuals that always seemed to be standing on the outside looking in never quite fully comfortable in his own skin and never receiving the appreciation his talents truly deserved Ralph also showed us how sad it was when a life is lost too soon and potential is left unrealized since the Inception the raft Dover Memorial Scholarship has provided over one million dollars in scholarships rap scholarship Works to help support those individuals that we feel have the potential to truly make a difference to let them know they are appreciated and
027that we believe in them and what they can accomplish to let them know that we have faith and that they in turn will one day carry the spirit forward is our utmost pleasure to award the raft over Memorial Scholarship recipients five thousand dollars each to help them start their college careers our first recipient is Matthew Monroe Matthew is a high achieving student that has made the most of his time at Ewing high school he's been strongly committed to his academic since freshman year challenging himself with honors classes and AP courses additionally Matthew was a member of the band all four years where he played the trumpet he was also a member of the cross-country team he displayed his leadership skills by helping to recruit long-distance Runners for the eighth track season Matthew is set to
028study biology at Columbia University in the fall our next recipient is Kyle hornock [Applause] throughout the time here at Ewing High School Kyle was a member of the track and field team and never shied away from academic challenges outside of school Kyle was a Scouts BCA senior patrol leader quartermaster and earned the eagle scout ranking after graduating early Kyle took intra to college writing courses at Mercer County College is currently working full-time next fall Kyle will be attending Kent State University in Ohio for architectural studies to explore several career paths related to architecture one of which is Urban Design and revitalization the third recipient of the Ralph Dover Memorial Scholarship is Diana smart this fall Tiana will be attending Mercer County College to study Early Elementary education she was on the Ewing High School swim
029team and currently holds a job at Walgreens our final recipient is Mariam arpindele this fall Miriam will be attending Mercer County College as a nursing major Miriam and her family moved to the United States in 2018 and she spent much of her time in high school assisting with their transition while maintaining an excellent academic Record She also serves as a volunteer at the Islamic Center of Ewing Matthew Kyle Deanna and Marion the Ralphs over Memorial Scholarship committee wants you to have faith in your own abilities and Inspire those around you and continue to make them proud [Applause] thank you so much good evening graduates family and friends my name is Maureen Mullen and I'm an inner guard as well as Fellowship chair at Trenton Elks Lodge 105. it is my pleasure to join you this
030evening to present scholarships on behalf of our lodge to do graduating seniors we as elves pride ourselves for the continued support of Youth education I am pleased to recognize Hazel Penner and Amorous Armstrong who have both been awarded who have both been awarded a 500 scholarship toward their future education in addition Jacob deludas is still in the running for the New Jersey state Elks vocational scholarship this one will be announced at a later date congratulations to the graduating class of 2023 you have made your families teachers and Community proud of your accomplishments continue to do great things in all of your future endeavors best of luck to each and every one of you with whatever path you have chosen to pursue and thank you so much for allowing me to be part of this special
031meeting [Applause] good evening if you're out there wow my name is Ken Harvey I representing the Yoon Covenant Presbyterian Church if you don't know it's the big church on the shark band on Scotch Road that everybody has an ordered to when they go around the bed tonight UA Covenant Presbyterian Church is recognizing the efforts of two students to plan for student education obviously in their chosen Fields these two young men have been highly recommended for this award by their High School teachers and counselors at this time I'd like to award Jacob De Lucas and Juan Vasquez Jacob's around his time at Ewing high school has been highly involved in various athletic programs as a member of the wrestling baseball and bowling teams he served as captain of the bowling team during his senior year and
032also earned student of the month in the fall Jake will be attending Mercer County Technical School Adult School to study electrical and one will attend the universal Technical institutes complete the automotive technician program he excelled in the senior experience program this year and outside of school of Juan is highly involved with his church gentlemen on behalf of our congregation I'd like to present each of you put a scholarship in the amount of two thousand dollars each [Applause] we have a scholarship will enable you to continue your education and meet your future goals and congratulations to all of you thank you Ewing High School Iowa again Ewing High School faculty fund Foundation scholarship is awarded to graduating members of the senior class who have shown Improvement in the areas of academics and citizenship funds for the
033scholarship were raised bi-weekly through genes they staff and other faculty fund lenses Jasmine Reed he is one of the two recipients against the war this year this fall she's attending Mercer County Community College where she plans to study nursing while at EHS Jasmine is on the Freshman Basketball team and a member of The Culinary Club outside the school she is a very valued employee of the Pretzel Factory in the United States Makai Stafford board attention from college labor major in finance but is currently undecided while at DHS he was a valued member of The Varsity track team for the past four years is Jayden Sinclair this is this all genuine is attended Montclair State University where he plans to study sports management and while at EHS Jalen has been a member of the varsity football
034and basketball teams congratulations Jasmine Montage Andrew thank you good evening ladies and gentlemen practice graduates my name is Lynn Lowe and I am the vice president for the UA public education foundation and the scholarship chair standing next to me is our wonderful president let me tell you a little something about apath y public Education Foundation was established in 1995. we are independent not-for-profit citizen organization whose mission is to mobilize Community Support concerns commitment and resources to help improve the quality of Education in urine Township this is our 11th year participating in the Ewing High Awards night tonight we are handing out live scholarships our first scholarship authorities Maureen Elizabeth Leopold academic Excellence scholarships [Applause] congratulations foreign Williams [Music] one thousand dollars I've done an excellent scholarship [Applause] next scholarship goes to Carly Mae Logan the
035foundation leadership [Applause] the next scholarship goes to thyself Faith Harvey [Applause] our next recipient and there is Caleb Armstrong scholarship one thousand dollars Jacob Thomas deludas [Applause] thanks for all the right leadership a scholarship one thousand dollars [Applause] the next scholarship for this Romani constant academic scholarship it's in memory of my father um it was a civil engineer by Queen he believed that education was the greatest gift he could give his generosity and his respect was unparalleled and I hope to continue this tradition today thank you love it the Emmanuel developed [Applause] [Music] the next one goes to Samuel Aaron Schwartz [Applause] and our Wayne stop presidential scholarship goes to Lena obtuse [Applause] the Ewing Township administrators Association scholarship is a 500 scholarship to be awarded to a student who attended the Ewing public schools
036from kindergarten through 12th grade who intends to pursue a major and career in education this year's recipient is tomorrow morning has been very active during her time at um high school she has been a member of the basketball team as well as captain of the JV basketball team and has served in the youth choir at the St John's Baptist Church Kimura is proudly attending Keene University Kane University in the fall where she plans to major in psychology congratulations more [Applause] those lights are bright good evening my name is Kathleen Waller I'm the president of Ewing Township Council and nursing a member at the Ewing Township Democratic Club I'm here to uh present a scholarship award to one of the outstanding group of students here and that are graduating this year and the award is in
037memory of Angela toleros Angela was a very special person she was a dynamic believer in democratic values and she was a believer in the abilities of women in particular and this award I hope will go to someone who will ultimately embody those values um so I would like to call up Miss congratulations uh the set is an outstanding example of what a good representative of Ewing High School might be she is planning to attend TCNJ with liberal arts nature and while at Ewing Kai she has been a member of the student council she participated in Lacrosse for three years she was a participant in the environmental Club the Key Club and played field hockey for four years she's also been a part of the peer leadership underscores and the unified physical education class for two
038years with all of that I'm sure she can look forward to an outstanding college career and Beyond and it gives me great pleasure to present the 500 Ewing Township Democratic award to listen back thank you [Applause] hi I'm Trisha Christina someone of the school counselors here I'll be presenting um on behalf of the video and Township Education Association um the etea takes pride in working simultaneously with parents Board of Education and Community this 500 award is presented to a student who transitions flawlessly between academic communal activities and career building clubs this year's recipients are Amelia at Navy Washington during the time here Amelia played tennis and was also a captain of the swim team she was incredibly involved in the larger EHS Community as a member of the environmental Club Key Club National Honor Society
039and the unified program she served as peer leader and manager for the boys tennis team next fall Amelia is looking forward to attending the University of Delaware where she will major in human services and throughout her four years at EHS uh Eva Washington was a member of the tennis and lacrosse teams as well as the manager of the swim team the Autumn Sports Eva was an invested member of Key Club environmental Club National Honor Society and our care leadership program next year's Eva will be attending temporary University in Japan where she will major in international business congratulations to both Amelia and Eva we wish you all the classifications [Applause] um next is the Gilmore J Fisher Memorial Scholarship Gilmore J Fisher was a Pioneer for education in New York Township responsible for the expansion of
040the Union Public Schools the awardees recognized the dedication to continued studies in the field of Education with a 500 award this year's recipient is Diana smart [Applause] Deanna will be attending Mercer County Community College to study Early Elementary education Deanna was on the UA High swim team and currently holds a job at Walgreens and lastly on the William Martina Memorial Scholarship uh William Mercado was a mathematics teacher and defensive backfield coach at Ewing High School the awardee is recognized for trustworthiness honesty and dedication as a student athlete with a 500 award Nevin Davila is this year's recipient [Applause] during his time at DHS Nevin was a member of both the lacrosse and football teams he served as team captain for the UN High football team for two years and earned a variety of accolades at
041the local and County levels he is also a member of the National Honor Society this fall never will be attending Gammon University in Pennsylvania where he will be studying mechanical engineering and playing on the School's football team [Applause] thank you good evening my name is Laura I'm the president of the human Girls Softball Association the human Girls Softball Association awards a one thousand dollar scholarship to a player who has maintained a GPA of 2.5 or higher has played or been involved with our league for at least five years and will be attending a post-secondary educational vocational or technical school in the fall of 2023. this year's recipient is Julius Smith [Applause] Julia has been involved in the Varsity Softball program Varsity tennis Rotary Club unified Club Special Olympics Varsity wrestling manager and Key Club and
042environmental Club she's planning to attend George Mason University while she wrote major in forensic science science and minor in criminal justice congratulations [Applause] Carol Lombardo hello my name is Rebecca Urban I'm the president of the Union Township historic preservation society and this is Donald Cox who is the widower of vicox the scholarship that will be presented both of us want to wish all of you well The Violet Cox Memorial Scholarship was set up from donations made by friends and relatives upon her death the money collected was sufficient to provide a Perpetual scholarship in her name when she passed away in January of 2000 she'd been a teacher throughout her life at Fisk landing and Fisher schools in Ewing as a sixth grade teacher at Incarnation School and as an eighth grade math teacher at Dunn
043Middle School during her life she belonged to many historical organizations throughout New Jersey she helped establish the Victorian museum at the Contemporary Club in Trenton she worked tirelessly to establish the State House historic district in Trenton and the Delaware Valley chapter of the Victorian society of America she served as an elected member of the young Township governing body and for many years was the president of the New England Township historic preservation Society Violet established the young historical commission and worked to establish many historic sites in Ewing she helped create the Mercer County Recycling system that we currently have having served in charge of the health and sanitation department in Ewing she started the Ewing drug abuse Council that used to meet in her home in 1999 the state of New Jersey had ceremonies at the
044State House along with U.S senator laurenburg awarded her the annual award for historical preservation in honor of violent Cox we are presenting one 500 scholarship to a student who has indicated strong interest in further study of history we are very pleased to present this award to praise the Lord [Applause] Ray lamardo is a well-rounded student and by a very strong academic record we're very proud of your accomplishments and machine well in your college career congratulations [Applause] I actually stood on the stage years ago graduated from you and I and my father this scholarship is in memory we have two of them to give out memory and my dad started here as a math teacher and retired as assistant superintendent he was known Mr Cox woman who just presented he was known to us as Mr
045Kiwanis very very involved in the community the Kiwanis Club community service and also in education so these two scholarships both in the amount of five hundred dollars are to two students who have exemplified those qualities so the first one I think you've heard this name before but I'll read a little of the biography involved in the Key Club member of the National Honor Society Rotary Club section leader of the marching band cheerleading Captain MVP can you guess who it is could it be Ameristar [Applause] the second excuse me the second is um a student who's also highly involved in the Ewing Key Club she's been involved in the School Musical for the past four years as well as yarn Works outside of school she participates in Girl Scouts and plays the piano and in the
046fall she will be attending TCNJ majoring in electrical engineering told wanimi akanosa [Applause] thank you so congratulate all of you and just wonderful paths ahead and thank you for allowing me to spend some time [Applause] hello everyone uh congratulations graduates um myself I'm Cindy Hutchinson I'm co-advisor with Dennis in Dallas and we're here to present the rich Prosperity scholarship the rich presbytera scholarship is sponsored by Johnson Johnson it is a thousand dollar scholarship for a senior on the EHS robotics team the scholarship was started to honor founding jmj mentor of the robotics team who passed away for pancreatic cancer shift goes to Christian Alvarado during this time on the team Christian worked on the mechanical side of the team working on fabrication and assembly he worked his way up in his senior year as he
047rose to the to the captain of the team and also on the drive team um not only has Christian mastered the demands of the robotics team but he also participated on the tennis team and in the Princeton University Preparatory program this fall he will be attending Stevens Institute of Technology in a major of physics [Applause] hi I'm Carl Reasoner and this is Don Cox we're both from the cool arts Club of human on behalf of the U.N Kiwanis I'd like to congratulate all the Award winners tonight as well as all the other Ewing high school graduates on their upcoming graduation I know it's a exciting time moving into a new phase of your life I'd like to also congratulate all the teachers School staff parents Guardians for their hard work to help the senior seniors
048get to this point in their life uh just a little bit about the Kiwanis Club Kiwanis is global a community of clubs members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time today we stand with more than 550 000 members globally and that includes the key clubs such as the one here at Ewing uh uh high school and uh other Kiwanis family organizations in English students each Community has different needs and the Kiwanis empowers members to pursue creative ways to serve the needs of children such as fighting hunger improving literacy and offering guidance the children that now are graduating young adults of Ewing are the hope for the future and although we are recognizing only seven young adults tonight we believe they each graduating senior has the potential to contribute
049to the uh the Ewing uh Kiwanis awards are in the area of leadership scholar Scholastic Improvement scholarship and volunteerism we're going to start with the ones ordered on of that are presented by our foundation but okay so we're going to start with the George Burrell Memorial Scholarship which is awarded the first scholarship and service to a member of the Ewing High you might notice that we're very interested in the Key Club so our uh recipient of a thousand dollar award for the George a or Burrell Memorial Scholarship is Hazel Penner I know she comes down I read uh Nathan Kenner will it be attending Rutgers University it's a Psychology major her activities included Master singers musical tech crew International that's in society National Honor Society Key Club student council varsity lacrosse growths of varsity basketball
050manager he's with volunteer service included volunteer at mco's children's summer reading program the Ewing High School Recreation soccer she was a recreation soccer coach a peer tutor student council service and Hazel was also a member of the student council thank you we have a 500 Ewing Kiwanis Foundation scholarship for Jacob De Lucas and also uh one thousand dollar scholarship for Lizette back [Applause] again is pretty much the same chicken so highly involved in athletic programs she's a member of the wrestling the wrestling baseball and a bowling team she served as captain of the bowling team s and earned the award of student athlete of the month Jacob will in the fall Jacob will be attending Mercer County Technical School Adult School to study electrical will be attending tcmu studying liberal arts the council member who
051said played lacrosse for three years and field hockey for four years she's a member of the environmental club and the Key Club yay she attended the peer leadership honors course and the unified physical education class for two years oh okay there we go sorry our next awards are the Bruce White Memorial Scholarship it's for students who've shown most Improvement during their time at Ewing High School this scholarship is named after Bruce White who for many years was an educator he served many years as a member of the board of education for um and has been the driving force behind the projects that you and Kiwanis do in the Ewing schools including our first recipient of a 500 award is Michaela Williams field [Music] s she will major in kinesiology Michaela was a cheerleader [Music] he
052also served as a peer leader and a student athletic trainer she's president of the sports management club and volunteered at Fisher Middle School in Parkway Elementary throughout his four years at EHS Nevin was an act member of the football team serving his captain for two years entering a variety of accolades at the local and county level so so a member of the National Honor Society across team and spent time volunteering with Unified this floor he'll be attending University in Pennsylvania where you'll be studying mechanical engineering and playing on the football team thank you okay so each year hearing Kiwanis gives two outstanding leadership awards the first will be to um Nyla Robinson and this record will be to Jacob Schwartz majority during her activities include cheerleading serving as full Captain for winter Key Club yay
053and culinary Club Nevin throughout his four years of doing High School uh was an active member of the football team serving as Captain the doctor yes I did well sorry about that I changed uh very simple thank you very much the gore Elementary School parent Association alumni scholarship is awarded annually to a lower school graduate who continues to walk the walk of lore's unity program living our Unity words of respect ownership achievement and responsibility when the student attended law school he earned his link by living our Unity works traits including ownership and perseverance were celebrated on Unity days he showed appreciation cooperation and consideration by engaging in community service activities and when asked about his time as a student at North school he said Lord will always be a reminder that good character isn't an
054act and I will carry that in my journey as as a corner this year's recipient live recipient is a student leader in the drama club student council Orchestra and the international thespian Society they're all Whispering this is hysterical he participated as a member of the Rowan University Youth Orchestra from 2019 through 2023 and he's a member of the Ewing High School National Honor Society he earned the Rising Star Award for his work at the paper mill Playhouse in 2022 and earned honorable mention again this year when asked about this student his teachers called him hard-working and dependable someone who leads by example he's been called a leader ensuring that everyone around him performs at their highest level in the fall the student plans to study musical theater at the University of Michigan this year's North
055School LPA scholarship is awarded to Jaden White [Applause] good evening my name is Lenny personno and I am Debbie marks like it's so grateful to be here tonight it is with my great pride and admiration now we are here tonight to present Debbie marks Lake's Foundation scholarship also known as Debbie's Debbie was one of the finest student athletes At Mercer County who has ever produced she was a three Sports student athlete for Ewing High School excelling in soccer basketball and softball she was a member of the Ewing High School National Honor Society and attended to LaSalle University on a soccer scholarship where she graduated top of her class Debbie sadly passed away in 2015 after a very hard fought battle with cancer but along the way and still to this day she reminds us all
056to love life and always tell the truth be thankful this two thousand dollar scholarship is presented to a Ewing High School female student athlete who demonstrates the same qualities as Demi with regard to academic leadership and athletic achievements the recipient selected for the Debbie marsley scholarship in an outstanding UA high school student athlete she is hard-working and dedicated both in and outside of school with a 4.66 GPA my sister and I both had the honor of playing with this leading goal scorer for the last four years of the varsity girls soccer team who also earned the Mercer 33 award she is big on leadership in putting herself in the best position to be of value for herself and others she's a published writer and varsity athlete a captain for both girls soccer and track she
057took part in many clubs such as Sports Medicine jazz band marching band honor Symphony hit Orchestra manager to the girls varsity basketball team a peer leader and a member of the National Honor Society she is looking forward to exploring her her career fields in the publicity memorandum she plans to attend Loyola Marymont University in the fall my aunt would have been so proud of the accomplishments of this very special young lady the 2023 recipient of the Debbie Marsh scholarship is Sydney Smith thank you now I'm going to present the Mercer County Board of Commissioners Commissioners Mercer County Community College scholarship and of the Mercer County Board of commissioner scholarship is Mr Joseph de Leon de Paz coming up here [Applause] the hardest times here at EHS Joseph was a dedicated member of a wrestling team
058and needed volunteer to coach locally he was selected to be part of futuro which is a program here within the community towards uplifting folks affected by immigrant marginalization Joseph exited this program with greater exposure and understanding of financial literacy career fields and professional skills this whole Joseph will be taking all of these new skills to Mercer County College to study engineering science and during uh I said that but we wish Joseph both the best and this scholarship is for thirty two hundred dollars [Applause] to Mercer County Police and Firemen's foundation for families is honored to present our annual 1500 scholarship Awards to two very deserving candidates Kenneth Romero who will be attending Rutgers University to study criminal justice [Applause] the members of the Mercer County Police and Firemen's foundation for families would like to congratulate
059Kenneth and his family and wish all the seniors the best of luck in their future endeavors congratulations Ken [Applause] and after the presentation of the Parkway Elementary School parent teacher Association scholarship [Applause] good evening thank you for having us tonight my name is Amanda Howell and I am the PTA president at Parkway Elementary School today we're here to award the Catherine T Redding Memorial Scholarship to a student that demonstrates what Parkway stands for the parkway PTA has offered the scholarship since 1988 the scholarship came about mainly through the efforts of past PTA president Kathy Redding who passed away in 1994. at the time of her passing the PTA voted to rename the scholarship as a tribute to her commitment to education the student that will be receiving this award tonight has not only showed pride
060and determination in their schoolwork but also in their Community we are pleased to present this scholarship in the amount of 750 to Sanaya Wesley thank you good evening and congratulations to all of the students my name is Mark pettiford I am the scholarship committee chair for the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated our great fraternity founded in 1911 was founded based on manhood scholarship perseverance and uplift we are proud to have participated with Ewing high school over the last few decades and this scholarship awards ceremony and joining me on stage to present our recipient is a graduate of Ewing High School brother Jeff Summers good evening thank you Mark it's always an honor and a pleasure to come back to doing High School and present these Awards but most importantly I just want to make sure
061I acknowledge everyone that should be recognized starting from the administration the Board of Education the faculty and Lasting most importantly the parents all right the sacrifices that they have made through the years can put you in position for success and to move on in life um also want to acknowledge the senior class as well as the award recipients here this evening all right tonight uh we do have a recipient and clearly um I've been doing this for a little over the 25 years or so and the Merit of these young people is just increasing me and uh exponentially Rising every year and I'm so proud to say that I am a graduate 1976 graduate you know in high school we were called bicentennials due to the bicentennial year and 76ers all right yes got to
062remind folks about that all right let's get to the water Pacific at this time we would like to have Mr Isaiah Harrison [Applause] just want to acknowledge a few things that were referenced by the administration the guys Department as well as the coaches um that he has uh put himself in a position for success by making sacrifices um to perform on the football field um his academic achievement his commitment to the Parkway School reading for America and his character are all major attributes and some of the things that we consider through our fraternity and he's a selfless individual we want to wish you and your four-year Journey at the College of New Jersey correct okay and as an engineering major most importantly as well so um so Isaiah again congratulations and congratulations to all the
063board recipients and the senior class as they move forward in their life all right thank you [Applause] amazing good evening everyone uh my name is Mike van Wagner I'm another member of the 70s from Ewing High Jeff is a good friend as is Pat artpants class of uh 78 so it's wonderful to be back here on the stage it's also wonderful to be back in this beautifully renovated Auditorium I have to tell you so I've been here a lot my girls were in the shows and it was always a Sunday matinee so all the things about this renovation you're going to laugh at the one that I'm most excited about there were curtains along there and in matter at night during performances but when you came to the Saturday matinee there was always one curtain
064that was open a little bit and it was well beyond anyone's reach so for every year that I came to that Saturday performance appointment that light is shining in so there's no curtains anymore so anyway thanks to the architect it was a fellow EHS 78 classmate of Mine by the way I'm delighted to be here to present the Lloyd Schneider award tonight on behalf of my brothers Matt and Tom who were music folks here and they started a foundation uh in honor of the Boyd Snyder this award honors a student who exemplifies both outstanding musicianship and Civic leadership your word has two parts the first part is this public recognition of their leadership the second part is the donation of a new instrument named in their honor and endowed instrument so the music department Mr
065Schneider is Ewing's director of instrumental music for 26 years from 1957 to 1983. a Cornerstone of his leadership was to make sure students from the fourth grade on up have free access to instruments to practice and play in 2007 the Royce Snyder fund was created to continue that Vision by providing new instruments to the program each year Ewing is known for a lot of things but we're also known for having an exceptionally good music program uh the Legacy a lot of that Legacy is Lloyd Snyder's the 2023 recipient of the Lloyd Snyder student leadership award is Sydney Smith [Applause] receiving this award for her exemplary leadership she has shown both musically and otherwise within the music program you have all heard about her athletic Festival it's just a few moments ago as part she's been
066part of this program since fourth grade and has never looked back pure alone Sydney led the marching band as senior drum major a role in which she not only conducted the band but also had to guide and Mentor her underclass peers she was also a performing member of Every Instrumental Ensemble offered at Ewing High School including the pit Orchestra for the spring Musical Sydney is a talented confident and passionate musician who led by example throughout her time as a member of our program here thank you for your hard work passion and dedication to our program this evening honoring City's leadership the music education fund is donating a new euphonium and for those of you who don't know your volumes you got to look it up tonight and that will be designated as the Sydney Smith
067congratulations [Applause] congratulations to the past 2023. my name is Savings Bank Ewing's team I am very proud to present this Awards scholarship tonight to a very deserving student for over 20 years Spencer Savings has been awarding scholarships to students and supporting education for a brighter tomorrow to date the bank has awarded all windows 600 000 in scholarships to local students tonight we are honored to award David Williams [Applause] congratulations David on all your hard work and academic achievements [Applause] thank you good evening how are you doing y'all so wake up there my name is Nick hounds and it is my absolute pleasure to announce the next scholarship to the two recipients this is for the Tracy D Taylor Memorial Scholarship the two recipients for this year are she is no stranger to the stage Sydney
068Smith uh not only is she is she complete but she excels off and off the field the track the everything um I won't you know Echo everything that's already been shared tonight because I know that we all know how amazing our city but I just want to say it's been an absolute pleasure to get to know you this year and I am so thrilled and so excited to feel everybody um our second recipient is [Music] so here's a well-rounded student athlete who's worked diligently to successfully bounce all of that throughout his years here at EHS a member of the baseball team the football team um it was also such a joy because Zaire joined us as an honorary member of the counseling department this past year as our very own intern I think um we
069are so grateful to get to know you all this year and I can't wait to see all that congratulations foreign [Applause] of Education presidential gold award for academic excellence this issue for the following criteria a grade for an average of 3.5 or higher and earning a score of 800 or higher on the high school state test or earning a score of 680 or higher on any section of the SAT exam or earning a score of 31 or higher on any section of the ACT exam please join me in congratulating the following 11 worthy senior recipients Lena aptus [Applause] hmm you heart product [Applause] Rigo John Adam Westland Ryan Cochran [Applause] Anna komodato [Applause] the train Devon [Applause] Madeleine marsola [Applause] silly old Obama [Applause] Hazel Penner [Applause] Samuel Sports and Elizabeth Stone congratulations you'll receive
070your award at graduation thank you [Applause] well first of all good evening good evening my name is Staff Sergeant Davis I'm the recruiter for the Marines for Ewing High School thanks for having me today definitely pleasure today the United States Marines will be recognizing awarding students who have shown the qualities of a good role model outstanding Citizen and student as well as qualities that make up the United States Marine Corps the first award being presented is the United States Marine Corps distinguished battle after award for displaying courage Poise self-confidence and leadership as a high school athlete this awarded to bring presented to two students the first awardee will be Zaire Lowe thank you the second awarding will be Sydney Smith [Applause] the nice award being presented is the United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence award
071for academic achievement and leadership as a high school scholar this award events has been presented to two students the first one is going to be Lena abtus [Applause] and the next one's going to be Samuel Schwartz the next award being presented is the United States Marine Corps Central Fidelis award for musical excellence and recognition of diligence dedication and musical Excellence as a performing High School advancement and assemblance this award is being presented to Jaden White last but definitely not least I've been doing this job for the past two years as a recruiter and I can tell you for sure I run into a lot of different people but what I'd like to recognize is the people that want to take on that challenge of earning that tide in the United States Marines for a moment
072here I'd like to recognize Mr James Evans [Applause] Applause and that's all we have good evening ladies and gentlemen my name is minta Joseph on the local West Point representative for this area it's a pleasure to be here at Union High School to present Sunny with an appointment to the United States military and Canada at West Point New York for those of you who made out of West Point crisis has served our country for over two centuries we have provided the nation with military leaders such as generals Grant Lee Patton Eisenhower and wood Alston our current Secretary of Defense of the first 30 NASA astronauts since the West pointers including Ed White the first American walk in space and Buzz Aldrin the second man of Love on the moon we have seen West pointers as
073presidents members of Congress business Executives and Community leaders indeed at West Point in which are the history we teach was made by those who taught West Point is provided donation with leaders of character and will continue to do so in generations to come the West Point experience of graduates well culminating in Bachelor of Science degree and commission is a second lieutenant in the United States Army West Point demands a particular kind of student one who is extremely motivated physically fit because this is a high academic Acumen and is interested in the military career the student must receive a nomination from the member of Congress and realize that at West Point selling military leadership is as important that class standing as understanding quantum physics this year over 15 000 highly qualified students from across the country
074competed from so many applicants and only 1200 Cadet ships available the admissions committee was highly selected Union High School is honored to have one of these successful applicants in its graduating class for the aspiring candidate West Point offers a fully paid four-year college scholarship Board of access of 250 000 military training the best family in the world and leadership development by the premier institution of its kindness at this time it gave great pleasure to award one of these prestigious scholarships to a deserving New England high school student on behalf of the president of the United States I am pleased over this appointment the United States Military Academy at West Point Yosemite [Applause] what's my name Foundation is in honor of Samantha Josephson who graduated from Robbinsville High School in 2015. Samantha was a young lady
075that lit up a room when she walked in the best way to describe Samantha is that her vigil about six of her friends got up to speak and each one of them said that she Samantha was her best friend she made everyone feel important and special Samantha was kidnapped and murdered when she got into a car that was impersonating an Uber at the University of South Carolina the foundation was formed to educate the world on Rideshare safety it uses her nickname of Sammy stop before you get into a car please review the safety features ask before you get into a car ask the driver what's my name match Master license plate and model before getting into the car inform share your ride details with a friend or loved one doing these four easy steps could
076save your life or someone that you care about for more information on the what's my name Foundation please visit what's my name.org on behalf of Marcy and Seymour Josephson and the what's my name Foundation we are honored to award this scholarship to Nyla Robinson thank you earlier today but just again while at DHS Lila has been involved in Key Club and culinary Club she was our cheerleading captain in both the fall and winter seasons again and I was going to Spelman College this year to Major this fall to major in health science congratulations [Applause] High School had the pleasure of our seniors attending a very special assembly on righteous at with Sammy's parents Mrs Mr and Mrs Josephson so there was not a sound in the auditorium as Mr Joseph and spoke and even the
077adults that were present we'd all learned something new about righteous safety once again thank you Nyla and on behalf of Mr Miss Jefferson congratulations [Applause] good evening it's my privilege to present the first annual follow my week scholarship award in memory of blink waleski last year Lake was a third grade student or sorry sorry um who passed away suddenly in August of 2022 honor and celebrate Blake and the amazing young man that he was the waleski family has started this scholarship in his honor this year's recipient is the first ever recipient of the follow my lead scholarship it was a lower school graduate and is currently an active member of the Ewing High School community he's an officer on student council is Vice President of the drama club and is a member of the National
078Honor Society this Honore is involved in a jazz band marching band and master singers and he's a student athlete who is I believe the two-year captain of the varsity lacrosse team in high school the student is actively involved in his community in the fall he completed his Eagle Scout service project by building bookshelves that he gifted to lore School the shelving he built and painted is now on display in the school's main lobby where Elementary School students will select birthday books as gifts for years to come it is with great pride that I present the first animal Follow My Lead scholarship award to Stan Schwartz Sam Schwartz is attending George Washington University where he'll major in biology he was a three-year captain of the varsity lacrosse team and a member of the National Honor Society
079I think I already said all this he served a student council vice president of the drama club he was involved in marching band jazz band Master singers School Musical and outside of school he's an eagle scout so Sam congratulations thank you I just want to take a moment to thank all the organizations people here tonight for their wonderful donations scholarships and you know for our students here at Ewing high school I know they're very appreciative so let's give you everybody a big round of applause and now it's my honor to recognize the salutatorian and valedictorian for the class of 2023. salutatorian is an academic title given to the second highest ranked graduate of the entire graduating class only the valedictorian is ranked higher this honor is based on grade point average and a number of
080credits taken out of 260 seniors at Ewing High School this student is number two quite an accomplishment this year's salutatorian has a grade point average of 4.6902 I think I am very proud to announce the salutatorian for the class of 2023 Samuel Sports thank you stand there look pretty valedictorian is an academic title given to the student with the highest rank among their graduating class dishonor is based on grade point average and the number of credits taken out of 260 seniors at Ewing High School the student is number one this year's valedictorian at a GPA of 4.8250 this year's valedictorian is Elena thank you [Applause] you'll be hearing a lot from them later on [Applause] at this time I would like to reintroduce Nina abtus and hazelpenner student council co-presidents of the class of 2023.
081who will hurt that who will present the key to the school to Nicholas Benedetti student council class officer for the 23-24 school year you may you may all say a few words if you like they all say good things must come to an end and that time is merely a temporary companion a year ago we were both entrusted with the responsibility of leading a student body whose interests we guarded with every decision and voices we honored above all the presidency while bestowed on one emulates the power of all it is a rare opportunity to evoke change on behalf of one's peers and truly leave an indelible impact for the Next Generation when we were given this key we carried the hopes of countless students who were silenced and provided them with a space where they
082can Implement their ideas without suppression it has been an amazing year of Pep Rally's spirit days and events that we will never forget [Applause] Lina and I are very excited for the future student council it is an honor to not only pass down this to you tonight but to have watched him grow into the leader news today I have no doubt they will lead passionately and mindfully we advise you to continue to be confident and creative and most importantly synonymously congratulations thank you um I'm just going to say thank you Nina thank you diesel I thank you to the other senior officers in the room um it's because of you guys that I'm so excited and so confident that some accounts will continue to grow continue to thrive and continue to support the student body
083and every day we can at this time the district supervisors in Ewing High School teachers will recognize students with our department Awards our first presenter is Mr Brock misslin excuse me Mr Jason price pardon me [Applause] good evening everyone my name is Jason price I'm the band director here at Ewing high and this evening I am going to uh give our band award uh the band partner award goes to a student that exemplifies hard work dedication and passion to their musicianship and our Ensemble it is my pleasure to recognize Ms Carter Logan as initiative [Applause] who's one of our food players and more specifically dedicated her skills to the piccolo or the baby's boots in fact when I started directing the band last year one of my first memories of getting to know Carly's passion
084for the piccolo was at our first home game where she snuff the piccolo in her jacket pocket into the our performance because we haven't used it yet um Carly has such a visible Joy of Performing music she always stepped up to the challenges that her musical presented to her she led by example not only in her performing abilities but in her dedication to the success of our program I am honored to have gotten to work with Carly and helper to continue to cultivate her passion for music congratulations Carly thank you for your hard work dedication and joy of music foreign classes in principles of marketing and business management the business the business department would like to recognize the excellent achievement of this graduating senior his exemplary academic performance was complemented by his work ethic Pleasant
085demeanor and willingness to help out it is for these reasons that the business education teachers unanimous unanimously selected Mr Ryan Cochran as this year's recipient of the outstanding business in New York tell us a little bit about Brian while a DHS is a four-year member of the co-op hockey team through Lawrence High School as well as the Blue Devil lacrosse and golf teams in addition to a member of the National Honor Society and next year Ryan plans to attend Quinnipiac University to study business through the three plus one program where he will earn both his bachelor's and master's degree congratulations okay good evening my name is Sarah graya and I'm the district supervisor of English language arts and ESL I'm honored to present the English Department award to a student who's been selected for demonstrating
086a strong interest in academic achievement in an area of English language arts this year's honoring is the Nina hectors [Applause] Lena is a remarkable student who is hardworking creative analytical and humorous her excellence in English was demonstrated through her thoughtful responses and well-supported arguments this is Masterson says of Luna academic hard-working naturally inquisitive and driven by a high moral standard Miss abtish is one of the top students I've encountered in my 15-year teaching career this saw Lena will attend Princeton University where she will may join major in public and international affairs Lena was a member of the National Honor Society Key Club Rotary Club newspaper club and youth activist Club she also served as a student council president and was part of the Princeton University Preparatory program The English Department recognizes Lena for her excellence
087in the area of English and wish her all the best as she continues her studies at Princeton University I'm also presenting the ESL award this is the second annual ESL award and it is presented to an outstanding student in the field of English language arts art if English is a second language unfortunately Sonya Bibi aristophian of the award could not join us tonight but we're so proud of her accomplishments thank you final time it is a great pleasure and honor that nominate I shall Harvey to receive the culinary arts family consumer science Awards the great success that Michelle has completed all three culinary classes here at Ewing High School it is thy Shell's confidence and respect for others that helps build the professional atmosphere in our classroom as that show moves on to TCNJ for
088the next exciting chapter of her life preparing to become a teacher herself and hopeful that she will reflect back on her time and win high school and our culinary classes as installation in closing thy show completes each class as she started with the gracious thank you Mr K see you tomorrow Congratulations by Sal and best of luck you're going to be a great teacher and that's our Mr kopakinski Mr K thank you and here's what God would like to say as her favorite part of the culinary program working with Mr K because he's a great teacher the biggest thing I learned from him outside of culinary is how to be a nice person [Applause] good evening my name is brockness and I'm the supervisor of humanities for the union public schools and I'm very pleased
089to award the French Department award on behalf of the world language teachers to Lena at 2. we're only joy to have Lena as a recipient of our French Department award for her excellence in all four modalities in the French language and her appreciation and love of French art and culture her dedication to not only studying the language but truly mastering it over the last three years has been admirable and second to none we have no doubt which we'll continue to excel in her studies of French and French culture not making not only Madame Hill and the World Language Department crowd but also the U.N Community congratulations [Applause] cold calculating hard passionless these are things that are said by some when the word mathematics is mentioned but those who think that could not be more wrong
090mathematics brings to life the hidden view of our universe electronic structure of atoms to Massachusetts way to understand patterns to quantify relationships and to predict the future tonight's winner of the senior Math award hopefully has seen such beauty in our Devils at school I actually have to change the next sentence I was about to talk how she's earned the respect and admiration of her Math teachers over the last four years that's what I read this morning and then late this afternoon I let the Middle School Math teachers know who the winner was and they made sure of changing it to she has won the respect and admiration of her Math teachers over the last seven years the last four of width four of which she has earned a math GPA of 4.68 her plan is
091to move on using what she has learned in mathematics and applied to earning the degree in electrical engineering it is with great pride that I award this year's senior awarded mathematics to Tallulah akkenosha [Applause] now she's been up here before so we've heard about how much he's been involved in the School Musical Key Club her love of piano and girl scouting I think the one thing they did Miss is that you had her also distiller congratulations [Applause] on behalf of Ms Mrs Colleen trast I'm very pleased to award our outstanding Orchestra student award for excellent excellence in the orchestra ensembles to Molly foreign goes to a senior who has clearly demonstrated exemplary performance of instrumental music with in the stringed instrument family and we're honored to present this award to Molly who's been in the
092orchestra program here in Ewing since the fourth grade throughout her musical career Molly has performed not only with school ensembles Advanced groups and chamber music groups but is also studied violin privately and performed with the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County which is a great achievement Molly is excelled in athletics academics and music during her time at EHS but has also has been just a positive influence and presence in Mrs trass class everywhere she's involved Mrs Trask can think of several times uh Mali has been checking in on underclassmen uh offering words of advice and encouragement and her dedication to The Ensemble and passion for music is commendable it is an improved respect and admiration of all the music educators and students who've worked with her over the years congratulations Molly [Applause] foreign supervisor athletic director
093for the district I just want to say congratulations to all the graduates of the 2023. I'm going to start with the female physical education award award here are some of awards from our teachers when they had her in class she was prepared on a daily basis displayed a positive attitude and consistently put in a solid effort she always worked well with everyone in the group we displayed many positive leadership qualities throughout the semester 2023 female fiscal education award goes to Julia Smith [Applause] all right on to the 2023 male Festival education award here's some words from his teacher this gentleman has been an outstanding student in all his health and physical education classes he is a positive role model for his peers always displays teamwork sportsmanship cooperation doing all activities he'll never hesitate to help
094teachers or peers when they need the assistance he's always polite and respectful to everyone when working with the unified physical education students he displayed unbelievable patience and kindness his individual makes teaching health and physic a lot easier he's not just an outstanding athlete but also an outstanding person and I can honestly say in the two years that I've been here have gotten very close with this athlete and I hope that my sons grow up to be like him the 2023 male physical education award goes to Grady Griffin hey before he goes anyway he also won the sportsmanship award for the CBC which is one student from each team in the in the county so that's a huge honor let's give it up for Grady [Applause] I'm Mr Halper I'm a science teacher here at the
095high school science is more than just knowledge science is the pursuit of knowledge many students can demonstrate knowledge or ask questions such as what do they need to know very few students actually ask questions to try to understand this student in most of his classes has asked questions to try and Link all of the knowledge that he's greened in His science classes so I'd like to give this to Sam Schwartz [Applause] on behalf of the Ewing High School social studies Department I would like to give the departmental award for excellence in social studies Nina I have two the unit possesses a great passion for history all of the social sciences as well as Civic engagement lean is tremendous analytical abilities and Relentless work ethic never wavered even during the challenges of the pandemic throughout all
096of our four years she always understood the importance of applying social or classroom lessons real world social situations she has made numerous valuable contributions to un's community and we all know that she will continue on this path of creating positive systemic change on a much larger scale so thank you so much Nina thank you and now for the U.N High School World Language department for excellence in Spanish language and Spanish culture I'd like to acknowledge and congratulate Kevin Lima thoris for his excellent plans uh the Spanish award is for an exceptional student who sometimes does not know how great he is uh Senora Rivera it was so grateful for having him in class over three years Kevin is responsible respectful and very funny uh he has so much talent and we know uh that the
097future is very bright for you so bright as the sun Uh Kevin you will be amazing whatever you put your mind to you need to remember you have given 100 you even took the AP Spanish exam on your birthday he's looking fun oh okay well uh take your love of your family your family values and your integrity with you and everything you do every whoever you're a Rivera wants to thank you for making her a better teacher and giving her a smile every day Buena suerte [Applause] unfortunately for us all I am not only should recall but I will try to film issues on the technology department award um over the last two years Diana Deli has shined in robotics one and two engineering design and stem Creative Design through our partnership with TCNJ and
098tonight we recognize her efforts with the technology [Applause] creative problem solving clear communication and impeccable organization in 2022 zayana competed at the technology Student Association competition in forensic science and coding and went on to compete in audio podcasting and children's stories and serve as a team captain in forensic science at the 2023 TSA conference in many she also participated in the virtual Young Women's Conference instead that was hosted by Princeton University plasma physics lab and she'll be studying nursing at the University of Pittsburgh in the fall and Anna you have the potential to shake the future discover groundbreaking Solutions and contribute to advancement by continuous lives push boundaries shattered glass ceilings and embrace the journey in your honor keeping a part of it thank you [Applause] good evening everyone I'm Lisa Dayton one of the
099art teachers um I am honored to be here tonight to present the visual art award to Amelia foreign [Applause] oh that's great and then I saw something else and I said who made that it's also another and I loved her use of color and her stylization in the book throughout the swimming times it really Drew my eyes so I made it a point to find you I'm talking to you that's right find you introduce myself to you and to say I can't wait until you're in one of my classes so um last year she was in my R3 class and this year she was in AP drawing despite horrendous scheduling issues and everything she was able to take the course and she really did it on her own really it was almost an independent study
100she was able to produce an amazing body of work I'm not reading my letter but anyone who was at um this year's Arch I was able to see your extreme Talent your conviction and your intent um hands down you were the unanimous art Department you have a psychologist so um aside from your artistic ability I've gotten to know you as a young woman with so many other talents and positive attributes I don't know all of her academic accomplishments there are so many I wasn't prepared for all that but she is an incredible dancer actor singer Advocate humanitarian role model family member I've met her mom an amazing student she's articulate she's an articulate speaker she's a motivator and she's self-motivating and of course an artist this year she was a finalist of the Teen arts
101art king Arts Awards she has a piece that is being sent all over the state for the year of a sub portrait that you did but there are so many amazing pieces that she's done so and she's humble so I know I love so many things out but um I filled the first three pages and I want to see the amazing things that you can do with the rest of this book and I enjoy it congratulations [Applause] hello and good evening everyone my name is Alex Minter and I am the final presenter tonight we are just about through uh yes we can talk though I've been hiding in the back controlling the lights and the microphones all night but it is my honor to stand before you as the Director of vocal music here at
102Ewing High School the department award for vocal music is given to a four-year member of the choral program who has demonstrated unwavering leadership incredible musicianship and a lifelong Devotion to the art of Choral singing they're telling me not to cry because they know I'm very emotional this year's award winner arrives in the choir room as a late edition in September of their freshman year transferring from another class I could see the hesitation on their face as they cautiously walked into my room and asked the question that would start their journey is it too late to sign up for choir and if you know me you know the answer to that question is it's never too late to join wire little did I know what a profound impact this young freshman would have on all the
103facets of our prior program from the performative to the Social and all the other Beautiful Moments in between this student possessed an innate musical ability and was never shy of sharing their talents whether it was helping their friends decipher the music theory I put on the board or their endless pursuit of stronger vocal technique they remain curious about new music and helped raise the level of musicianship in every choir that they performed if you ask this student about their vocal ability on that day their freshman year when they came into my room they would tell you it was meant for the car and not for the public I think that if you heard them now you would realize that that maybe was never quite true I don't think we were really prepared for that moment
104that they would step on stage and perform their first Solo or become a founding member of Ewing High School's beloved beyond their impact on the musical aspects of the choir they continue to shine in creating a community for everyone helping bring freshmen into the family and welcoming new members of all ages they have really turned the choir room from a classroom into a home I am so grateful to have joined this student on their Incredible Journey over the past four years why the sad to see them go selfishly I am excited to see them continue their Journey at my alma mater of Rutgers University congratulations Hazel Penn and promise me that you will never stop believing as we close tonight's program we would like to congratulate all of the students here tonight along with their
105parents and Guardians who have offered support throughout their child's year years of schooling we have programs for you with this years excuse me this year's Awards recipients printed inside available as you exit the auditorium please help me thank all of our presenters for their time tonight as well as the organization to so generously honored our virgin students we as a school Community appreciate everything you do for our students lastly we would like to thank the people who did a lot of work behind the scenes to make this night successful Mr Jason price and our suburb duet student musicians Kendall and Mark Romanowski the product providing a lovely musical for you thank you the EHS culinary arts program and teacher Mr John cocobinski for our delectable treats for everyone to enjoy at the conclusion of this
106program which is coming rapidly VHS Key Club advisement is for Patrick Burley for providing us with our incredible ushers scholarship committee for all of their diligent efforts in selecting healing High School's most worthy recipients the EHS support staff and counseling services for attending to every detail the EHS custodial staff for always presenting Ewing High School in its best life and lastly the Ewing Public Schools buildings and grounds department for always maintaining our Outdoors so beautifully finally congratulations to all of our scholarship winners and honorees safe travels home to everyone and have a good night