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Pleasantville Underclassmen Receive Academic Awards
Pleasantville HS ninth, 10th and 11th graders recognized in a variety of areas.
Before the and the start of summer vacation, handed out its annual underclassmen awards.
Here's a list of recipients:
Harvard Radcliffe — Danielle Labruzzo
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Smith College Book — Emily Ultan
Springfield College Book — Lauren Bernarducci
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Mt. Holyoke — Rachel Cultice
NY State Dept. Law — Emily Perrotti, Jeremy Onuma
Clarkson University — Matthew Pastore, William Matchen
Yale Book — Emmalisa Stangarone
Wellesley Book — Amrithaa Gunabalan
George Washington University — Francesca Trombetta
Univ. Roch. Bausch/Lomb — Colette McCullagh
Xerox — Jeewan Naik
RPI Medal (Rensselaer) — Jeewan Naik
Kodak Young Lead. — Thomas Casey
St. Michael’s — Eden Igielski. Michael Gratz
FredDouglas/Susan Anthony — Stephanie Rogers
Columbia Book — Amrithaa Gunabalan
Sze Awards - Math
Grade Male Female
9 Eamon Coburn Isabella Schwartz
10 Aaron Huang Maria Howe
11 Jeewan Naik Stephanie Rogers
Sze Awards - Science
Grade Male Female
9 Eamon Coburn Isabella Schwartz
10 Aaron Huang Cary Chapman
11 Jeewan Naik Danielle Labruzzo
Outstanding Achievement in English 9 — Alynne Jeanty, Jackie Moroney
Outstanding Achievement in English 9H — Roisin Reilly
Outstanding Achievement in English 10 — Heather Kalish, Julia Molnar
Outstanding Achievement in English 10H — Cary Chapman
Outstanding Achievement in English 11 — Christopher Leonard, Michael Huff
Outstanding Achievement in AP English Language and Composition — Stephanie Rogers
Commitment to Studies in English 9 — Kelly Martin
Commitment to Studies in English 9H — Nancy Howe
Commitment to Studies in English 10 — Jessica Santos, Jack Gandolfo
Commitment to Studies in English 10H — Hagerah Malik, Alexandra Dolgetta
Commitment to Studies in English 11 — Niko Prospero, Samuel Becker, Lachenay Patterson
Commitment to Studies in English 11AP Language — Lucia Becker, Nicole Tu-Muang
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish I — Alexandra Goldhorn
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish II — Rachel Cooper, Roisin Reilly, Richard Tegtmeier, Alynne Jeanty
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish III — Cary Chapman, Kimberley O’Keeffe, Olivia Passy
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish IV — Michael Gratz
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish V — Thomas Casey, William Matchen, Stephanie Rogers
Committed to Studies in Spanish — Kara Fanelli, Kaitlyn Maleska, Matthew Pastore
Outstanding Achievement in French II — Alexandra Puccia, Nancy Howe
Outstanding Achievement in French III — Miranda Stein, Nina Kapoor
Outstanding Achievement in French IV/V — Colette McCullagh
Commitment to Studies in French — Kyle Sanduski
Outstanding Achievement in Italian II — Eamon Coburn, Liana Frasca
Commitment to Studies in Italian — Julia Togneri
Outstanding Achievement in Italian III — Alexandra Dolgetta, Aiden Vanden Vossenberg
Outstanding Achievement in Italian IV — Francesca Trombetta
Outstanding National Silver Medalist for Spanish — Leslie Morales, Thomas Casey
Outstanding Achievement in Integrated Algebra IA — Emma Flaum
Outstanding Achievement in Integrated Algebra IB — Sabrina Perlleshi
Commitment to Studies in Math 9 — Julia Togneri
Outstanding Achievement in Algebra I — Jordan Frank, Danielle Murray
Outstanding Achievement in Math 10 — Patrick Bathon, Michael Huff, Zaira Hernandez, Kathryn O’Brien, Kirsten Tegtmeier
Outstanding Achievement in Geometry — Olivia Heintzman, Grace Rountry, Audrey Tocco, Jackson Wong
Outstanding Achievement in Geometry Honors — Eamon Coburn
Outstanding Achievement in Algebra 2 — Jessica Ortiz, Kara Fanelli
Outstanding Achievement in Algebra 2/ Trigonometry — Julia Eisenberg, Brendan Halloran, Francesca Marino
Outstanding Achievement in Algebra 2/Trigonometry Honors — Cary Chapman
Outstanding Achievement in Precalculus — Lucia Becker, Thomas Casey
Outstanding Achievement in Precalculus Honors — Danielle Labruzzo, Francesca Trombetta
Outstanding Achievement in A.P. Calculus — Jeewan Naik
Outstanding Achievement in A.P. Computer Science — Jeewan Naik
AMC 10 Team: Nina Kapoor, Bob Laffra, Aaron Huang
AMC – 10 Pin (highest score): Bob Laffra
AMC – 12 Pin (highest score): Jeewan Naik
Outstanding Achievement in Earth Science — Alynne Jeanty, Rachel Cooper
Outstanding Achievement in Biology — Ezekiel Davis, Jordan Frank
Outstanding Achievement in Honors Biology — Roisin Reilly
Outstanding Achievement in AP Biology — Stephanie Rogers
Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry — Alex Catalan, Kimberly O’Keeffe
Outstanding Achievement in Honors Chemistry — Cary Chapman, Julia Eisenberg, Maria Howe, Corinne Williamson
Outstanding Achievement in AP Chemistry — Francesca Trombetta
Outstanding Achievement in AP Physics — Jeewan Naik
Outstanding Achievement in Criminalistics — Gabrielle Minton
Commitment to Studies in Science — Elizabeth Hammond, Alicia Marino, Kyla Peterkin, Mimi Sillings
Outstanding Achievement in Science Research — Alexandra Dolgetta, Colette McCullagh, Jeewan Naik
Outstanding Service and Leadership in Science — Matthew Pastore, Emily Perrotti, Jacob Wallace, Isaac Asimov, Claire Inglis
Outstanding Achievement in Drawing — Julie Sanduski
Outstanding Achievement in Painting — Cary Chapman
Outstanding Achievement in Studio Art I — Hannah Buckstine, Mollie Keller
Outstanding Achievement in Studio Art II — Patrick Bathon, Justin DuBose
Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Studio Art I — Nicole Tu-Maung
Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Studio Art II — Amelia Graj
Outstanding Achievement in Ceramics (Beginning) — Charles Carway, Maria Howe
Outstanding Achievement in Computer Graphics I — Nicole Guastella, Christopher Tom
Outstanding Achievement in Digital Darkroom — Erin Biggar, Jianna Bennetti
Outstanding Achievement in Animation — Brendan Roney
Outstanding Achievement in Accelerated Studio Art — Raquel Weinberg
Commitment to Studies in Studio Art — Rachel Cooper, Audrey McGrath, Goodluck Ibe
Commitment to Studies in Advanced Studio Art — Jacob Nemec
Principal’s Leadership Award — Nikki Azznara, Joseph Bennetti, Dante Bolla, Camille Brown, Adam Bucheister, Jack Butler, Thomas Casey, Alyssa DiBenedetto, Christina DiBenedetto, Dylan Franks, Michael Gratz, Alexandra Goldhorn, Nicholas Hansen, Teresa Indriolo, Claire Inglis, Justin Maldonado, William Matchen, Casey McBride, Colette McCullagh, Jacob Nemec, Darby Olcott, Jonathan Olekson, Cristina Portanova, Stephanie Rogers, Barrett Rosenbaum, Jenna Rush, Kevin Stockel, Melanie Stopler, Morgan Sullivan, Charles Tulchin, Emily Ultan, Jonathan Vedovino, Shane Willard
Outstanding Achievement in Health — Zeke Brynin, Heather Kalish
MSG Varsity Award — MSG Varsity and The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized Thomas Prizeman with a V-Award as an MSG Varsity regional finalist for best Play-by-Play video.
Rookie of the Year — Allie Stella, Karl Hipius
PE MVP (Most Valuable Participant) — Alicia Marino, Thomas Tobiasen
The "Fit for Life" Award — Rachel Cultice, Zach Taitz
Outstanding Achievement in Global 9 — Alexander Goldhorn, Jackson Wong
Outstanding Achievement in Global 9H — Eamon Coburn
Outstanding Achievement in Social Studies Expository Writing in Global History 9 — Roisin Reilly, Shane Coolen
Commitment to Studies in Global History 9 — Lily Whalen, Nickolaus Bishop
Outstanding Achievement in Global History 10 — Patrick Bathon
Commitment to Studies in Global History 10 — Will McAndrew
Outstanding Achievement in Social Studies Expository Writing in AP European History 10 — Dylan Franks, Corinne Williamson
Commitment to Studies in European History — Julia Eisenberg, Alex Catalan
Outstanding Achievement in US History 11 — Thomas Casey, Michael Gratz, Elizabeth Manley
Outstanding Achievement in Social Studies Expository Writing in AP US History 11 — Dana Stopler
Commitment to Studies in US History and Government 11 — Alexander Jankowski, Christopher Tom
Outstanding Achievement in AP US History — Danielle Labruzzo
Commitment to Studies in AP US History — Steven Conor Mittelstadt
Outstanding Achievement in AP European History — Cary Chapman
Outstanding Achievement in Justice in Society: Criminal Law — Thomas Casey
Commitment to Studies in Justice in Society: Criminal Law — Randolph Brown
Outstanding Achievement in Psychology — Michael Proehl
Outstanding Achievement in AP Psychology — Stephanie Rogers
Most Interested in World Affairs 9 — Leo Tulchin
Most Interested in World Affairs 10 — Lily Fearon
Most Interested in World Affairs 11 — Amrithaa Gunabalan
Outstanding Freshman Choral Performer — Liana Frasca
Most Improved Freshman Choral Performer — Bryan Wolf
Outstanding Freshman Band Performer — James Dylan Brown
Outstanding Freshman Orchestra Performer — Kirstie Connon
Most Improved Freshman Orchestra Performer — Briana Marrone
Outstanding Sophomore Choral Performer — Nickolas Andreacchi, Justin Maldonado
Most Improved Sophomore Choral Performer — Caitlin Poller
Outstanding Sophomore Band Performer — Anne Horton
Outstanding Sophomore Orchestra Performer — Aaron Huang
Most Improved Sophomore Orchestra Performer — Brendan Largey
Outstanding Junior Choral Performer — Colette McCullagh, Emmalisa Stangarone
Most Improved Junior Choral Performer — William Matchen
Outstanding Junior Band Performer — Francesca Marino
Most Improved Band Performer — Charles Carway
Outstanding Junior Orchestra Performer — Issei Herr
Outstanding Junior Leadership in Orchestra — Emily Perrotti
Outstanding Effort in Orchestra — Nicole Tu-Maung
Outstanding Achievement in Concert Band — Christopher Belmont
Outstanding Achievement in Music Theory — Eden Igielski
Outstanding Actor — Stephanie Rogers, Emily Ultan
Most Improved Actor — Jacob Nemec
Excellence in Technical Theatre — Amelia Graj, Jeewan Naik
NYSTEA (New York State Theatre Educators Association) Excellence in Theatre Award) — Emily Hamilton, Jenna Rush
NYSSMA Award for All State Conference Performer — Issei Herr
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