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NOVEMBER 9 - 15, 2022 • ANTON MEDIA GROUP
SCHOOL NEWS
Manhasset Public Schools Celebrates 22 Tenure Recipients It was a memorable evening as 22 deserving administrators, teachers and teaching assistants were granted tenure during the Manhasset Public Schools’ tenure recognition ceremony on Oct. 20. The special event was held in the Karl F. Hueglin, Jr. Black Box Theater at Manhasset Secondary School. The tenure recipients, along with central and building administrators, board of education members, loved ones, faculty and staff, attended the ceremony. Dr. Donald Gately, assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and personnel, served as the evening’s master of ceremonies and welcomed everyone in attendance. He introduced Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gaurav Passi who congratulated the tenure recipients and reinforced the significance of the milestone occasion. “Tenure is something that is earned…once you are tenured, you are among the best of the best and I hope that is something that each of you feel really proud of,” said Dr. Passi.
Following his remarks, Board President Patricia Aitken also acknowledged the new tenure recipients. She congratulated them and encouraged them to keep growing both professionally and personally. Throughout the ceremony, each tenure recipient was introduced at the podium by an administrator, director or coordinator. They were praised for their achievements and each received a certificate and a handshake from Dr. Passi and the Manhasset Board of Education. Dr. Gately closed out the ceremony with positive remarks for the newly granted tenure recipients. “This is just the beginning of what will be a very successful career impacting thousands of children in our Manhasset community,” he told them. The Manhasset Public Schools congratulates the following 2022 tenure recipients: Ashley Acierno, Chad Altman, Ashley Arcuri-Iaquinto, Denise Bambino, Angela Barba, Marissa Biggio, Caitlyn Blanshan,
Sixteen Manhasset Students Receive Letters Of Commendation Sixteen students from Manhasset Secondary School in the Manhasset Public Schools were recently recognized as Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among about 34,000 of the approximately 50,000 high scorers who took the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and were honored for their outstanding academic promise. Although Commended Students do not continue in the National Merit Scholarship
competition, some of these students become candidates for special scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses. The Manhasset Public Schools congratulates the following Commended Students: Aysha Alam, Claire D’Ambrosio, Cailey Held, Matthew Kim, Catherine Leder, Sean Lim, Kayla Liu, Mingyan Liu, Alexandra McIntyre, Maddox Nesterczuk, Colin Pasquale, Darshan Prabhakar, Chris Tong, Vincent Tsay, William Tseng and Victoria Yang.
Photo caption: Sixteen students from Manhasset Secondary School were named Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Pictured with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gaurav Passi (left) and Manhasset Secondary School Principal Dr. Dean Schlanger (right). (Photo submitted by Manhasset Public Schools)
Twenty-two administrators, teachers and teaching assistants were granted tenure on Oct. 20 during the district’s tenure ceremony. (Photos courtesy of the Manhasset Public Schools)
Michael Fabio, Joshua Guerrieri, Jon Hatzfeld, Brittany Longhway (Moloney), Eileen Madigan-Behrmann, Jessica Millman, Santina Nikolaidis, Laura Palazzo, Anthony Rivera, Elizabeth Roberts, Richard
Roder, Christopher Simeti, Lauren Tallarine, Antonia Thornton and Nicholas Tursi. — Submitted by Manhasset Public Schools
Students Honored For Fighting Hunger And Climate Change A Commendation Ceremony to honor the efforts of 38 middle and high school students was held on October 15, 2022 at the Helen Keller National Center in Sands Point, NY. The students were enrolled in the Summer Program to Fight Hunger and Climate Change. In its third year of operation, the Summer Program is made possible by partnership between ReWild Long Island and Plant A Row for the Hungry, Port Washington. Working through the summer, youth volunteers and interns learned to grow food regeneratively, to plant native perennials, eradicate invasives, compost, and recycle. Vegetables, herbs and flowers harvested were donated to the food pantry at Our Lady of Fatima in Manorhaven, NY, assisted by Bayles Garden Center. Youth education and engagement are made possible through the time and expertise of many local organizations including the Cow Neck Peninsula Historic Society, PWGreen, North Shore Audubon Society, Science Museum of Long Island, Transition Town Port Washington and The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock. Students work sites included gardens and preserves across Port Washington, Manhasset and Manorhaven, such as the ReWild Garden at Dodge, the Adult Activity Center, the Sand-Willet House, Guggenheim Preserve, Science Museum of Long Island, Sands Point Preserve, United Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, and the Helen Keller National Center.
Summer program students working at Plant a Row in Port Washington. (Photo by ReWild Long Island)
In recognition of their dedication, thirty students received stipends made possible through grants from The Peter and Jeri Dejana Foundation, the Community Chest of Port Washington and the Greentree Good Neighbor Grants from the Manhasset Community Fund. The students were also commended by representatives of local organizations who had provided mentorship and training to students. Commending the students, Raju Rajan, President of ReWild Long Island, said, “The passion and dedication of our summer students inspires all of us to action on Food Security, Climate Resilience and Biodiversity Protection. The students have made a huge impact on our local environment, and in turn, their lives will be shaped for the better through their work this summer.” Local teens who were honored include Alex Lu,Georgia Sacha, Jonas Kim, Olivia Wen and Claire LaBenne. —Submitted by ReWild Long Island