001[Music] so [Music] yes foreign [Music] oh [Music] hey [Music] so [Music] hello [Music] true [Music] [Applause] [Music] this is nice [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] this [Music] it's [Music] alright [Music] good grace [Music] uh oh [Music] just is hello [Music] mic check [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] well thank you kelly's got one with your name [Music] so [Music] so [Music] um [Music] oh [Music] i [Music] uh [Music] yes [Music] okay good evening uh before we begin i just want to give a quick round of applause to gary mccoskey for the piano tonight [Applause] so good evening and welcome to the 2022 east law medal high school student achievement night as we move toward the end of another school year now is a great opportunity for us to reflect on all of our successes tonight
002i am so excited that we are able to come together in the frederick wheeler auditorium to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of these 80 students seated before you we have scholars artists leaders volunteers activists and athletes the students here though unique in their own journey collectively embody the values that we hold so dear and are true representations of what we see as east long meadow high school spartans these spartans seated here have time and again demonstrated a commitment to scholarship to their community and to excellence they have been invited here tonight to acknowled they've been invited here tonight to acknowledge the that commitment and effort and personally i'm pumped to be a part of it however i am not alone in that as i look across this auditorium i see hundreds of faces here to show
003that support recognition and excitement we as a staff and as a community members are here in attendance this evening to reinforce how truly significant these accomplishments are for that i would like to thank i would like to thank the students families district staff scholarship programs colleges and local organizations that have made tonight possible at this time i would also like to acknowledge the presenters and distinguished guests who are able to join us tonight as they take a few moments to read their names please hold your applause to the end mr gordon smith superintendent of schools ms pamela blair assistant superintendent of schools for business dr joanne welch director of student services ms heather brown director of curriculum instruction and assessment mr gregory thompson school committee mr gary wright assistant principal mr kevin mcgee athletic director
004mr mark bale english teacher and department head ms jennifer faulkner foreign language teacher and department head mr brian freeman math teacher and department head mr todd less tech ed teacher and business and tech ed department head ms chris norton health teacher and family and consumer science department head ms christine ruger social studies teacher and department head ms catherine wallend science teacher and science department head miss shelby matroni guidance counselor and department head miss mindy bellew guidance counselor mr cretia illingsworth guidance counselor miss janet sullivan guidance counselor miss beth meehan graduation coach mr leif flori math teacher and senior class advisor miss carol forward vocal arts teacher mr elio gonzalez math teacher miss bonnie rivera spanish teacher and for community members and presenters we have commander brian tidland ms sylvana ayala miss grace baroni mr daniel
005barrett miss judy bates mr tom sarado mr paul federici miss corinne geramini miss adele hill miss mckaylan kelly mr mark kelly miss teresa lolly mr tony markowski ms celeste o'brien miss andrea pelletier the sunter family and as i said before our pianist for this evening garrett mccoskey can we give them all please a round of applause [Applause] so we'll now begin the presentation and ask as each recipient hears his or her name please come forward to receive this award and take a seat on the stage behind us and just to note some of the uh checks for the financial awards will be received at a later date so if you have any questions about those awards they can be answered in the main office you can come see us and we'll answer those questions so
006without further ado let's get started our first award for this evening is the east lawn middle high school principal's award this student achievement award is presented to a graduating senior in recognition of outstanding contributions to the school and it is my honor to give tonight's award to garrett mccoskey good evening it's my honor this evening to award the certificate of academic excellence and this is awarded to students who have qualified under the standards prescribed by the massachusetts association of school superintendents and this year's recipient mr nicholas cassidy good evening and on behalf of the guidance department we want to congratulate all the recipients of tonight's awards this year i have the honor of awarding the dartmouth college book award donated by dartmouth alumni club of pioneer valley to a junior who ranks the top 10
007percent of their class demonstrates intellectual leadership has made positive contributions to the extracurricular life of their school and demonstrates a love of the outdoors this year's recipient is eliza yakubuchi [Applause] the elms college book award donated by elma's college each year to a junior who makes a positive impact on the school or community braden dobeck [Applause] hello the harvard club of western mass junior book award is donated by the harvard club committee to provide recognition and encouragement to a young person of promise within our community this year's harvard club recipient benjamin luke [Applause] the st michael's college book award is awarded to juniors who have demonstrated a sustained and sincere commitment to community service within the local community and have taken on a leadership role the students must also be an inductee of the national
008honor society this year's recipient is miss morgan market morgan martin morgan is unable to make tonight so um we'll get the award to her hi everyone the smith college book award is donated by the springfield smith college club to a junior girl with the ability to combine academic achievement and community participation this year's recipient is ava devenich [Applause] good evening everyone um the springfield college book award donated by springfield college to a junior whose personal values and aspirations most closely align with the mission of springfield college to educate students in spirit mind and body for leadership in service to humanity and has demonstrated exemplary record of service to their high school community in the community at large this year's recipient sophia sayers [Applause] the suffolk university book award is presented to a student prepared to
009live in a diverse global society while also appreciating the richness of various cultures this year's recipient ms keely k [Applause] the western new england university book award annually the admissions office at western new england university sponsors a book award the book provided is the same text the incoming western new england first year students utilized for their summer reading assignment this past school year this book was selected to offer opportunities for students to generate scholarly discourse as well as examine personal perceptions values and attitudes this year's recipient is gilda dascali [Applause] the williams college book award awarded to a junior in the top five percent of his or her class who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life of the school this year's recipient is clude awan [Applause] the
010yale university book award is awarded to a junior for outstanding personal character and intellectual promise this year's yale recipient gabe savadra [Applause] so this is the american legion post 293 boys state award it's awarded by the ganta rally post 293 american legion and the east long meadow long chamber of commerce the two two junior boys were outstanding in the following leadership citizenship scholarship courage honesty and character the boys will be attending stonehill college in northeastern for a week in june and this year recipients is john fitzpatrick and daniel majera [Applause] congratulations thank you very much also i have the american legion post 293 girls state which is awarded to two junior girls who are outstanding in the following also leadership citizenship scholarship courage honesty and character and these girls will be attending stone hill college
011in northeastern for a week in june the recipients are molly haller and taylor diflorio [Applause] thank you the east of the river chamber five town chamber of commerce awards tonight the following scholarships to students who have utilized the career center here at the school the recipients of the erc five scholarship are alexandrov dimitri glue and caitlin gibbins [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so the cheryl reed scholarship the recipient of that is brandon herrlick [Applause] the leonard preston william and paulie stebbins scholarship the recipients of that award are brandon hanoush and james romalite romeo lotus [Applause] good evening i'm happy to be here on behalf of munson savings bank and be able to present three scholarships and these are awarded to graduating seniors planning to attend an accredited college technical school or certification program scholarship is based on
012the applicant's academic performance and extracurricular activities so i'd like to start by bringing up alexandros dimitra gloom stephania lacroix and brandon fridlicka [Applause] i brought up a ringer and i was told that there'd be no soapbox so i couldn't match her height anymore this is my daughter erin she graduated last year so i figured she could hand out the certificates and give me a little bit of break hi i'm adele hill from the rotary club of east long meadow i represent both the east long road east long meadow rotary scholarship memorial foundation incorporated and east long meadow rotary foundation inc both are staffed through rotarians and this year we're giving twenty four thousand four hundred and fifty dollars total in scholarships so overall between both groups and next year we're going to bypass the 500
013000 but right now we're at 478 850 for the scholarships i want to thank mr smith mr page but really the faculty the staff and teachers from east long meadow high school because this was one of the most nail-biting scholarship committees we have had in years where it came down to a 0.5 difference in the 34 applicants in receiving the scholarships that we're going to present tonight so thank you very much and i've never seen our financial guy give that many high counts and he's very high he's very low counter so thank you for what you do for our um our our future because i expect a lot of these kids to be taking care of a lot of us older folks here soon um these scholarships are done on the whole person con concept
014we do not look at just grades because everybody can have a bad grade from here and now we look at academia school contributions community involvement future plans goals and their letters of recommendation and i got to tell you some of the students from east long meadow high school write really good letters of recommendation for their fellow students and peers so it was great to see so we're going to go through top down uh ryan mourinho [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the earl mcdonald memorial scholarship in the amount of thirty five hundred dollars [Applause] we have two james davis memorial scholarships each for twenty one hundred dollars the first is for sally nugen and the second is for aaron hamilton these next four are in memoriam of one of our club member dan burak's um son and um
015wife who have passed the the douglas burek memorial scholarships are of 2500 each for dillon dulcinos and caitlyn gibbons [Music] the gene ference bureaux scholarships each of 2500 nicolas cassidy and atakin awan [Applause] ladies first and last but not least and i still remember taking my kid and this kid home from zoo camp one day the willie ferrero memorial scholarship in the amount of two thousand dollars to garrett mccaskey [Applause] thank you the hub international new england scholarship for five hundred dollars hubbard international in new england is honored to be part of the islamic community the scholarship program was created to recognize high school seniors who will be continuing their education in the field of business this year's recipient alana joyce and the cloud nine marketing group scholarship for five hundred dollars founded by elhs
016alumni dylan pilon cloud9 marketing group is honored to be part of the summer community this scholarship program was created to recognize a high school senior who would be continuing their education in the field of business with a concentration in marketing this year's recipient caitlin givings [Applause] [Music] [Applause] good evening up next is the hugh o'brien award since 1958 the hugh o'brien youth foundation has been holding leadership seminars for 10th graders throughout the united states these seminars held regionally at various colleges bring young people together to develop leadership potential to encourage and assist students in their quest for self-development and self-identification to introduce potential leaders to today's leaders through informal seminars to provide exposure to the opportunity to explore america's incentive system and the democratic process this year's student ambassador is audrey o'neill [Applause] a little
017short here the carmella arvala mano memorial scholarship is in memory of my grandmother and yes this is her sweater it is rewarded to individuals who demonstrate humility social responsibility and a commitment to positively impacting the lives of others this year's recipients are liliana mantoni eric donaldson and brandon herlicka [Music] thank you this is the matthew barrett memorial scholarship in honor of my son this scholarship was established in memory of matthew barry at class of 2017 and is awarded to students who are planning to further their education with consider consideration to students who have exhibited strength and depend dependability in high school athletics abigail divinity and brandon herdeka foreign good evening everyone and congratulations to all the award recipients i'm here to present the mary lou donahue scholarship mary lou was a nurse who served our
018school district for 26 years and was instrumental in building the nursing services that we offer to our students carried on today and the mary lou donahue scholarship is awarded to a worthy student entering a bs nursing program and this year's recipient is connor dearborn [Applause] good evening my name is paul federici on behalf of my wife darlene and i were honored to be here tonight to be able to give out the awards from the daniel federici memorial foundation um this got these scholarships where we actually have four scholarships and i'll explain the fourth one in a minute these scholarships are a memory of our son daniel federici who was in the class of 2004 and they're awarded to seniors who are hard-working and who may be pursuing an education in a trade now normally through
019golf tournaments we were going to give out three scholarships however if you don't think that things you say in the normal course of life affect people are a client of my client and friend of mine passed away unexpectedly last year at an unfortunately very young age and shortly after he passed away his wife called me and said that what i said at my son's funeral touched him and he talked about it often over the years and because of that they wanted to have any money go to our scholarship foundation in his memory so we got another 1750 scholarship besides the three two thousand so so just to let you know it's you know you can make an impact whether you know it or not [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so our four recipients are madison la julia
020tyler trombley who i believe is not here noah good child and zachary comisso [Applause] okay so who's noah who's that congratulations good evening the scholarship is in memory of our beloved friend corey garwacki class of 2005. it is awarded to a high school senior entering an accredited accredited college or university was proven exceptional community service and or volunteer work with preference given to students who consider a major in the field of communications and this year's recipient is michaela miller [Applause] thank you good evening it's my honor to be here tonight to present four scholarships in memory of henry and helen johnson who are very dear people in my life it is the intention of this scholarship to be awarded for each subsequent year of enrollment in a four-year institution this year's recipients are nora cavanaugh
021[Applause] nina kocovia [Applause] [Music] thank you spencer carroll and brendan hardlicka [Applause] [Music] good evening everyone it's so nice to see you all here i missed you for the last couple years but i'm really enjoying this evening i wish to congratulate our graduating class of and the village who brought them to this point the teachers the parents the grandparents their coaches everyone i appreciate all that and i would also like to congratulate the football team from this year do we have any players of this year's class would you stand up for me please [Applause] this scholarship is presented in honor of my son brad kelly who was a member of the class faces there already of 19 okay 2 000 help me out 1996. thank you it was that long ago i'm so sorry anyway
022brant exhibited his love of the team love of the sport sportsmanship and in that vein tonight we are honoring our recipient and in addition to the recipient the whole team has a special honor and um miss kelly did just fly in from florida so i told her she could talk as long as she wants just so everybody knows um but one of the greatest honors that any of our athletic teams can receive is the sportsmanship award for western massachusetts and our football team received that it's better than any championship in my opinion and the individual who is receiving this scholarship was instrumental in uh demonstrating good sportsmanship with that team and i'm going to leave it to miss kelly would you like me to present it and uh congratulations to christian thomas [Applause] thank you
023[Applause] [Music] hi again everyone um i'm here to present the heather aquin memorial scholarship which is given in memory of heather aquin a beloved special educator mark twain once said that the two most important days in a person's life are the day you're born and the day you understand why and for heather i think that happened on the same day there were a lot of friends of heathers at the audience tonight and this award is given to either a past student of heather's or to a student who's passionate about special education and so it gives me great pleasure to present this award in memory of a beloved staff and colleague so jack calcities congratulations [Applause] [Music] [Applause] good evening uh this scholarship in memory of susan ross an islam medal high school math teacher is
024awarded to seniors for their commitment and dedication to learning of mathematics mrs ross was a very important person in my life way before she was a teacher here at islamabad high school for the first time ever we're going to award three junior scholarships so we'll start with those i'm happy to present the susan raw scholarships to taylor de florio nicholas carlone and jack forsyth [Applause] [Music] and now for the senior scholarships for the susan ross scholarship michael corlone and aaron hamilton we'll start with those two [Applause] congratulations and last but certainly not least two of my favorite almost twin sisters as i call them sally nguyen and katie yuan [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thank you so i am presenting the ralph schindler memorial scholarship so this scholarship the memory of ralph l schindler the east law
025middle high school principal from 1964 to 1979 is awarded to a graduating senior planning to enter a technical or trade program or a community college immediately following graduation this year's recipient is noah goodchild good evening everyone i'm here to present the brian sunter memorial scholarship it's meant to honor our son brian who died in a car accident eight years ago but this award is for a cross-country runner who demonstrates a dedication a work ethic leadership abilities tremendous support for his fellow runners and teammates and really just a complete passion for the sport of cross country and tonight's winners are alexandros dimatroglu nicholas cassidy and james romaliotis [Applause] congratulations good evening everyone i am here to present the knights of columbus council number 4306 scholarship however i do want to say one thing i received a
026phone call last week mr richard fracier was supposed to be here to do the presentation and i think this is the first time in my 27 year career i've not seen him here but he did want to extend his apologies that he was not able to make it and to congratulate everyone in all of the award winners tonight the knights of columbus number 4306 is honored to provide scholarships to deserving students the student has demonstrated high high school achievement participated in co-curricular activities and exemplified community service the four recipients tonight are nicholas cassidy sarah greco brandon hanoush and anna thompson [Applause] stand right there also a brand new scholarship this year is the three guys at the grill scholarship and um this year's recipient is mr nicholas cassidy okay good evening st michael's church would
027like to present the markowski book award for the following students for their outstanding community service through our parish the recipients are nicholas cassidy liliana mantoni and sarah moriarty [Applause] congratulations sir oh let's get that [Music] good evening my name is mrs o on the go tonight i've worked at meadowbrook now coming on 20 years and so it's very lovely to see the children grow up to be wonderful accomplished adults and the east long meadow scholarship foundation was started in 1961 by a concerned town resident who wanted to just assist the students with their college uh what's that thing there the fee yeah so so it continues today thanks to the community thanks to the students that undergo a rigorous door-to-door campaign and storefront collection it's fully community supported parents then have to commit to volunteering
028for four years and students can then reapply uh one of few scholarships that do offer renewals so this uh tonight first the songwriting scholarship foundation first recipients are sarah greco and gabriella machalski [Applause] under the moffett scholarship uh the memorial for howard moffat our recipients are nicholas cassidy norah kavanaugh nina kochovia liliana mantoni and ryan marneau so thank you the lewis b scholarship for engineering and applied sciences we have two recipients this award was at a request of a list b in memory of her father and we just facilitate it the recipient is amman karana and wyatt poole hey lumber's yard um yeah there we go business uh presented by tom serrato he was unable to be here this evening but he reached out to the scholarship foundation wanted us to vet um to find
029a recipient that might be pursuing anything in the science you know science of lumber and sales and we have an environmental science possible applicant and they said well that's close enough so they wanted to present one this year to brandon herdlika [Applause] [Music] uh just one we had a little printout you're good thank you uh spencer carroll is also a recipient i just had a misprint and we didn't have a certificate but spencer carroll is also a recipient under the assange [Applause] thank you and i'm very pleased to present the business department award tonight the business department award is given to a student who has excelled in business coursework is a self-starter and has shown a strong aptitude for the various area of the east lawn meadow high school business curriculum this year's recipient abby
030davoy [Applause] good evening i like tonight you can kind of think that uh the future is in good hands on behalf of the english department i'd like to um award the junior book award to the extraordinary eva donovan devenish [Applause] and the senior book award goes to the equally wonderful brook vicara [Applause] good evening it's my pleasure to present the awards for the family and consumer science department these awards are given to students who've shown excellence in the culinary arts and child nursery management courses the first recipient for the culinary arts award is katie new newian [Applause] um and we have another award for culinary arts um cameron gadette memorial award cameron was a graduate of the class of 2020 who passed away unexpectedly cameron showed an interest in cooking and actively participated in the
031course during his senior year this award is given in honor of cameron and his love for cooking this year's recipient is nicholas cassidy [Applause] hmm we have two awards for our child nursery management course they are sarah grant and nina cacovia [Applause] graduation good evening i have the pleasure of presenting the fine arts department awards the fine arts department is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the development of individual musicians and ensembles these students represent the highest development of technical visual and aural skills and appreciation of the visual and performing arts as a whole our award recipients have participated in a variety of activities and ensembles pursue musical and artistic interests outside the classroom participate in community events and will become lifelong learners in the fine and performing arts for our art award i'd
032like to present it to kaylee sanchez [Applause] and for our vocal and instrumental music awards i'd like to award those to reya mckechnie and garrett mccoskey [Applause] thank you these are this year's awards for the department of classical and modern languages this award is given to students who have achieved an outstanding record in their advanced study of spanish this year's recipient is abigail devinich [Applause] [Music] this award is given to a student who has achieved an outstanding record in their study of latin i am delighted to present this year's award to delaney varela [Applause] finally i would like to present the massachusetts seal of by literacy award the seal of my literacy is given by islam meadow high school in recognition of the achievements of students who have studied and attained proficiency in english and
033another language meeting the state criteria established by the department of elementary and secondary education in addition to the recognition tonight students who earn this distinction have a physical seal placed upon their high school diploma that certifies their language proficiency for future employers and college studies i am very pleased tonight to recognize east long meadow's first ever student who has earned the seal of illiteracy patrick crenshaw [Applause] good evening uh tonight i'll be doing a few of the math department awards uh the first award we'll be giving out was computer science award this award is given to a student who has demonstrated a high degree of proficiency through the course work in advanced computer classes or through involvement in computer related school work this year's recipient is noah symansky [Applause] and the next award is the
034math department teachers award this award this year is given to two students who has who have demonstrated excellent excellence in scholarship throughout their four years here at esau meadow high school so this year's recipients are mike michael carlone and aaron hamilton stick around in the last math department award i'm pleased to present the western math math league award for excellent excellence in this year's math league competition this individual also achieved the highest number of points for east longmeadow in this year's season i'm pleased to present the western mass math league award to aaron hamilton good evening the science department has four awards to give tonight the first one is the rensselaer medal it's awarded to a member of the junior class who have displayed outstanding achievement in math and science and the recipient tonight is
035gabe savadra [Applause] the next award is the boston lomb awarded in recognition for outstanding academic achievement good character and superior intellectual promise in the field of silent science and the recipient is keeley k [Applause] the science department award is awarded to a senior who has excelled in science shown good character possesses strong leadership skills and stands out for their accomplishments this year's award goes to nicholas cassidy [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the last award is the science achievement award awarded to a senior who has demonstrated a high interest in science and in many of the courses offered so the award tonight goes to delaney varela [Music] [Applause] thank you good evening again i am here to present the social studies department awards the history and social studies department awards this is the book award given to an
036outstanding senior who's excelled in his or her history and social science courses throughout her four years at the high school this year's recipient is cleo tron [Applause] the academic achievement award this is a cash award that's given to a senior whose average ranks among the highest in history and social science courses over a four year period in a minimum of three full semester courses the recipient is aaron hamilton the frederick douglass and susan b anthony award this is a recognition award winners are selected on the basis of scholarship in the humanities social sciences leadership community services this junior winner will also be eligible to apply for a scholarship to the university of rochester this year's recipient is eliza yakabuchi [Applause] the george eastman young leaders award it's a award that is given to a student
037who displays strong leadership has high grades and challenging courses and is involved in extensive extracurricular activities the recipient is eligible to apply for a scholarship to the university of rochester this year's recipient is john fitzpatrick [Applause] the social studies department recognition awards these are certificates for those students who have shown special interest initiative and intellectual curiosity in the social studies awards will be made to students in junior and senior class the juniors it is john fitzpatrick and benjamin liu the senior recipients are attica awan and sarah moyarty [Music] civics and community engagement award these are recognition awards by the teachers in the history department and advisor of the civics oriented clubs here at the high school to a senior who has consistently demonstrated commitment toward improving the world around them by making contributions to local
038national or global communities for civics engagement and leadership this year's recipient is aidan cochrane [Applause] and finally the academic achievement in psychology this is a national award by the teachers of psychology and secondary schools and it is offered to a junior or senior from the ap classes who has consistently demonstrated outstanding performance throughout the course and an interest in psychology this year's recipients are brandon hanoush and jenny shin [Applause] and i'm very pleased to present the technology engineering department awards given to two students in the technology engineering department who are self-starters and consistently demonstrate a commitment to excellence and achievement in the technology engineering courses this year's recipients caitlin biffinger and ainsley smith the muriel brown award is awarded to a female student athlete who has represented elhs with outstanding sportsmanship leadership scholarship athletic performance
039and integrity i would also like to personally thank her for the impact and the positive impact she has had on the athletic program at islam middle congratulations to olivia robb [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the red stewart award is awarded to a male student athlete who has represented elhs with outstanding sportsmanship leadership scholarship athletic performance and integrity i would also like to thank him for the positive impact he has had on the high school athletic program congratulations to luke mazza the maryland baker scholarship is a monetary scholarship given to members of the boys and girls swim team who have demonstrated team leadership and spirit congratulations to emma bedard and michael carlone [Applause] good evening it's my pleasure to present the virginia d schindler citation which is awarded to a senior for citizenship through services in memory of
040mrs schindler spouse of the former principal of east long meadow high school uh congratulations to this year's recipients stefania mccoury and xavier boaz [Applause] i'm also presenting the key club award which is an achievement award in honor of mrs marilyn burke a long time key club advisor for the elhs and this year's recipient is garrett mccoskey i'm next going to be presenting the student council scholarship uh this is an annual award which is given to a graduating senior who is also a member of student council this year's recipient is patrick stevens [Music] [Applause] and finally this evening i would like to extend my congratulations to the students who will be inducted into the national honor society this evening on behalf of those who are currently members we welcome you to the national honor society the
041membership of the east longmeadow national honor society has been earned by the effective demonstration of the four qualities held in high esteem by the society scholarship leadership service and character the inductees are alec ken jemi ben kenjemi laura shabbatarov nicholas ferguson sarah grant molly haller luke haynes faizon mohammed andrew nolan wyatt poole and lana zoo [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so i'd like to give one more round of applause uh and congratulations to all of our recipients tonight you can stand up stand up [Applause] so we are almost done for this evening uh but before we conclude i would be remiss if i didn't take time to acknowledge the person who did so much of the legwork to coordinate this evening's event bring all of us together so i ask everyone to please join me in thanking
042miss kayla ochoa for bringing this event to life [Applause] uh so that concludes our evening tonight so thank you again everyone and congratulations again to all of our students on stage thank you