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Commencement Speech Highlights 2021

BY ANTON MEDIA STAFF

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ast year’s graduating Class of 2020 was robbed of major milestones in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. High school seniors finished their final class on

Google Classroom. Nearly half of this year’s graduating Class of 2021 students faced the same upheaval with many students opting for hybrid or fully remote learning models.

Still, in these times of loss, we find

ways to rise together. Car parades honoring this year’s graduates are commonplace on Long Island, a community that demonstrates how to show in a crisis time and time again. While some schools and campuses have decided to reinstate

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the in-person ceremonies, many others remain virtual in this second year of the pandemic.

Celebrities and thought leaders support the Class of 2021 though video posts that articulate sage advice and words of encouragement.

HERE ARE 10 OF THE BEST TAKEAWAYS FROM THESE CONTINUING COVID-ERA COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES. “You now know, that you have what it takes to get through pretty much anything. So when you come up against an obstacle, when you experience a setback—and you will, we all do—remember the resilience that you showed this past year.

The determination. Remember, that you have the strength to get through anything. You do not have to get through anything alone. You are not alone. We are all in this together and when we look out for one another, everybody is better off.”

—Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States “The best part of what waits for you is that liberating prize of life, those remarkable moments when we understand that we are not the most important person in the world. That man on the side of the road is. The person on the airplane suffering is. Our children are, our parents are as they age, our loved ones are. Everyone is the most important person in the world. And I think it is your responsibility to become larger as you get older and not get smaller. Don’t become one of those people who end up complaining all the time, whose very face reveals years of accumulated bitterness. That choice is actually yours.”

—Elizabeth Strout, author

“We don’t have any recent precedent for a pandemic, having forced us to stay at home for 15 months but there are parallel moments and hardships. You have learned this past year and a half, happily or not, that circumstances in life can change in an instant. Your happiness, success and growth can only ever come from how you decide to belly up to it.”

—Minnie Driver, actress “Over the past year, we’ve gotten a good look at how digital technology cannot replace physical togetherness. Not when it comes to being with family and friends, not when it comes to being with professors and classmates, not when it comes to attending a party or going to a museum, and not when it comes to interacting with colleagues and coworkers in whatever field you choose to pursue, whether it’s science or medicine, engineering or business, the arts, or the military. I hope you will take one big idea with you, because it really could not be more important. And that is simply, be present for others, in your careers and your personal lives. Because ultimately, it’s only through the power of our relationships that we can fulfill our potential and that we can build teams capable of creating a society that is more just, more equal, more peaceful, and, in the words of our nation’s founders, more perfect.”

—Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City “You have earned this time to celebrate and acknowledge your hard work with your friends and loved ones; you deserve to have this accomplishment tied in some spacial awareness as you sit in a folding chair on a football field or something, but I’m willing to bet that each of you are still trying figure out how to celebrate in your own particular way. Whether or not Pomp and Circumstance is playing at your event, virtual or otherwise, you made it through a very important period in your life.”

—Bowen Yang, comedian “Belonging is a word we use a lot, and it is a hard thing to hold on to—particularly when you enter spaces that don’t expect you, that don’t want you, that are willing to reject you at the drop of a hat.”

—Stacey Abrams, former elected official

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CONTINUED from page 3A “The top song on the Billboard Music charts today is “Save Your Tears,” by The Weeknd and Ariana Grande. In it, they tell the person to save their tears for another day. After this past year, we struggled together, we cried together, and we experienced loss together. But, graduates, today is a new day. Save your sad tears for another day.”

—Miguel A. Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Education

“There’s a growing threat right here, right in our backyard. Our country must remember that no one can enjoy the pursuit of happiness if you cannot own the fruits of your own labor, and no society can retain its legitimacy, or a virtuous character, without religious freedom. I worry. I worry that far beyond the battle lines of defense, economic or trade policy, that the battle to stop the divorce of America from its founding values is much more important.”

—Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State “The press always asks me why I’m so optimistic about America’s chances in the world. And I’ve said from the time I decided to run, “Because of this generation.” You’re the most progressive, best-educated, least prejudiced, most open generation in American history. We need you badly. You’re ready. It’s time to get underway.”

—Joseph Biden, President of the United States

“There is going to be an amazing time, over the next 10, 15, 20 years, as we see what happens, with this new technology, with the power of community, to hopefully create a lot more good. And I don’t see any other path forward. We have to figure it out. We have to make it better—for my daughter, for her entire generation, for all of us to be able to not just survive, but thrive together, as a community, accepting the fact that we are all deeply flawed but working to bring about the very best in each and every one of us.”

—Alexis Ohanian, Reddit founder

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Congratulations To This Year’s Valedictorians And Salutatorians MEET THE VALS AND SALS OF THE CLASS OF 2021 Bethpage High School Valedictorian:Bonnie Stern Salutatorian: Pawan Pitiranggon Carle Place High School: Valedictorian: Cristina Posillico Salutatorian: Molly Rivera Chaminade High School Valedictorian: Owen Serkes Salutatorian: Callum Smith Division Avenue High School Valedictorian: Nikhil Keer Salutatorian: Colin Muessig Elmont Memorial High School Valedictorian: Shazman Shahid Salutatorian: Epiphany Hill

Farmingdale High School Valedictorian: Christian Castle Salutatorian: Antonio Castano Floral Park Memorial High School Valedictorian: Jacob Sinanan Salutatorian: Jacqueline Kelly Garden City High School Valedictorian: Ian Bailey Salutatorian: Jenna Matarazzo General Douglas MacArthur High School Valedictorian: Emily Zhang Salutatorian: Matthew Fioretti

Glen Cove High School Valedictorian: Alan Gansky Salutatorian: Yates Owen

Henry Viscardi School Valedictorian:Nidhi Majumder Salutatorian:Henry Cherico

Great Neck North High Valedictorian: Mina Nabavian Co-Salutatorian: Liel Ezroni Co-Salutatorian: Lauren Yu

Herricks High School Valedictorian: Rhea Rasquinha Salutatorian: Kyle Pinzon

Great Neck South High Valedictorian: Ethan Jiang Salutatorian: Mika Langel H. Frank Carey High School Valedictorian: Gianna Montante Salutatorian: Anna Tupper

Hicksville High School Valedictorian: Navpreet Singh Salutatorian: Cailin Hoang Holy Trinity High School Valedictorian: Anna Swinchuck Salutatorian: Briana Connors Island Trees High School Valedictorian: Chris Huang Salutatorian: Thomas Carriero

see VAL/SAL on page 8A

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VAL/SAL from page 6A Jericho High School Valedictorian: Carly Halperin, Danny Li, Irene Lee, Michelle Wishner, Neomi Chen, Richard Ren, William Hu

New Hyde Park Memorial High School Valedictorian: Olivia Wong Salutatorian: Adithya Krishnan

Plainview-Old Bethpage High School Valedictorian: Ian Irushalmi Salutatorian: Elijah Blum

Valedictorian: Joshua Langman Salutatorian: Maiya Raghu, Jacob Rosenberg

North Shore Hebrew Academy High School Valedictorian: Aaron Baruch

Roslyn High School Valedictorian: Jordan Zucker Salutatorian: Daniel Rosman

North Shore High School Valedictorian: Sophie Blumenthal Salutatorian: Kate Weseley-Jones

Sacred Heart Academy Valedictorian: Carmela Musso Salutatorian: Lindsay Moran

Waldorf School of Garden City Valedictorian: Sophia Conrad Salutatorian: Celeste Parks

Long Island Lutheran High School Valedictorian: Elijah Wilson Salutatorian: John Llano

Our Lady of Mercy Academy Valedictorian: Caroline Lopez Salutatorian: Mary Katherine Serpe

Seaford High School: Valedictorian: Julia Gambino Salutatorian: Kaylee Sanderson

Manhasset Senior High School Valedictorian: Joshua De Leeuw Salutatorian: Noémie Gomes-Jourdan

Oyster Bay High School Valedictorian: Matthew Wong Salutatorian: Riya Gupta

Kellenberg High School Valedictorian: Emma Carmody, Marc Scocca Locust Valley High School Valedictorian: Emily Barosin Salutatorian: Zophie Lemaitre

Massapequa High School Valedictorian: Jack Devenish Salutatorian: Devin DiMascio

Paul D. Schreiber High School Valedictorian: Rajen Parekh Salutatorian: Daniel Ruskin

Mineola High School Valedictorian: Julia Perrino Salutatorian: Serena Koshy

Plainedge High School Valedictorian: Joseph Devlin Salutatorian: Tyler Ruvolo

Congratulations to the 2021 Class of Gold Award Girl Scouts Girl Scouts are making meaningful, sustainable changes in their communities and around the world through the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn. These 79 young women are courageous leaders and visionary changemakers. They are our future, and it looks bright!

Sewanhaka High School Valedictorian: Hiba Agha Salutatorian: Rahul Maharjan

Wantagh High School: Valedictorian: Melanie Volz Salutatorian: Hayden Maitra Westbury High School Valedictorian: Lindsey Cruz-Rosales Salutatorian: Balquees Vemtura

St. Dominic High School Valedictorian: Daisy Rubio Salutatorian: James Siviglia

Wheatley School Valedictorian: Dalia Savy, Layla Jarrahy

St. Mary’s High School Valedictorian: Christopher Bingham Salutatorian: Xiyao Zhao

W.T. Clarke Senior High School Valedictorian: Justin Guo Salutatorian: Saniya Gaitonde

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Father Daughter Duo Walks Commencement Together

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ommencement is a milestone moment for students as well as their proud parents.

For father-daughter duo Gary and Stephanie Pollino, of Plainview, this commencement season is even more special as both will receive Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees from Widener University’s School of Nursing in Pennsylvania.

Gary, a 15-year health care veteran, added: “It doesn’t happen too often where the parent and child get to graduate and walk together,” Gary, a 15-year health care professional, said. “That’s been an exciting highlight of life. I’m so proud of Stephanie but now I get to experience it with her, hand-in-hand walking next to her at graduation.”

Gary is earning a BSN through Widener’s online RN-to-BSN program. Stephanie is earning her BSN through Widener’s undergraduate

nursing program.

According to Stephanie, the opportunity to walk at graduation with her father is very special and fitting.

“I’m really close with my dad so the fact that my dad was a big part of why I went into nursing, it’s funny— in the best way possible—that I get to share this with him.”

—Submitted by Widener University

The Pollinos, always a duo

Gary and Stephanie Pollino of Plainview

SAINT ANNE’S SCHOOL Congratulates the Class of 2021

We are very proud to announce that our 8th grade students have been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in academic awards and have been accepted to the following Catholic High Schools:

Archbishop Molloy Chaminade High School* Dominican Academy Holy Trinity Diocesan High School* Kellenberg Memorial High School*

The Mary Louis Academy* Our Lady of Mercy Academy* Regis High School* Sacred Heart Academy* Xavier High School

Saint Anthony’s High School Saint Dominic High School* Saint Francis Prep High School* Saint Mary’s High School*

*Denotes full and/or partial scholarships awarded by these schools to some of our students.

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The Saint Anne’s Parish Family wishes the Graduating Class of 2021 all the best as they begin their high school education! ~ God Bless and God Speed

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Gifts For Grads

BY CAROLINE RYAN

cryan@antonmediagroup.com

High school and college graduations are on the horizon. Whether you’re attending a graduation ceremony in person or virtual, or attending a graduation party you’ll need to make sure you’re prepared with a gift. Here are some gift ideas for that special graduate in your life.

Class of Personalized Graduation Metal Bucket

Fill up this unique Class of Personalized Graduation Metal Bucket with a bunch of gifts and goodies for your grad. This metal bucket can be personalized with a large printed sticker featuring “Class of” featuring the graduate’s school colors. $17, personalizationmall.com

Custom Face Socks

A funny keepsake, these custom-designed socks come with your graduation photo on them. Made of 95 percent Polyester, 5 percent Lycra, it’s comfortable to wear. This item takes five to seven business days to handcraft. $19.95, myphotosocks.com

see GRAD GIFTS on page 14A

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YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED!

Excellence – Community – Jewish Values

2021 Class Graduates: Eliran Mychael Aaron, Jesse Reid Bernstein, Shoshana Ellie Bidner, Emily Anne Bornstein, Gregory Samuel Botwinick, Yehudah Pinchas Brown, Joshua Aaron Cotrona, Benjamin Myles Fineman, Danielle Jasmine Frouzan, Benjamin Victor Hakim, Michael Eli Kahn, Gabrielle Kiewe, Shira Helena Kohler, Gillian Sage Leeds, AJ Rahmanan, Myles Samuel Resnick, Maya Rebecca Rezak, Arielle Liad Schlissel, Alexa Dawn Sedaghat, Jacob Mordechai Serfaty, Rachel Brianna Shlefstein, Russell Benjamin Strachan, David Suad, Isaac Ross Taub, Mayah Teplitskiy, Sofia Teplitskiy, Andrew Zucker

MAZAL TOV TO THE SSLI CLASS OF 2021 Congratulations on your acceptances! (*bold indicates the schools our seniors have chosen to attend)

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Franklin and Marshall College George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology Haverford College Hawaii Pacific University Hofstra University Indiana University – Bloomington Ithaca College Lafayette College Lehigh University Muhlenberg College Northeastern University Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology Stony Brook University SUNY at Albany SUNY Cortland SUNY Maritime College

SUNY at New Paltz SUNY Oneonta Syracuse University The University of Alabama The University of Tampa Trinity College Tulane University Union College University at Buffalo University of Chicago University of Delaware University of Hartford University of Maryland-College Park University of Massachusetts – Amherst University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of Wisconsin – Madison Washington University in St Louis Wesleyan University Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Adelphi University American University Bentley University Berkshire School Binghamton University Boston University Brandeis University Bucknell University Carnegie Mellon University Cornell University CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (Macaulay Honors College) CUNY Hunter College CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY Queens College (Macaulay Honors College) Dartmouth College Drexel University Duke University Elon University Emerson College Emory University

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Keep your appliances charged while you’re on the go with this Mophie powerstation plus wireless charger. This charger works with any device that has Lightning or micro USB input.

This device offers 20 extra battery hours for a smartphone, eight hours on a small tablet and five hours on a large tablet. $19.99 www.amazon.com

GRAD GIFTS from page 12A Personalized Graduation Stuffed Animal These teddy bears are the perfect for a child graduating from middle school, high school or college. The bears paws can be personalized (with heat transfer vinyl) with the graduates name on one paw and the graduation year 2021 on the other. $12, @SeasideSignCo, etsy.com

Amazon Firestick

Congratulations Gift Box

Your grad will be sure to never miss a moment of television with the Amazon Firestick. Stream thousands of television shows, movies and more with a variety of apps such as Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Apple TV, HBO Max and more. $39.99, www.amazon.com

After working hard all year around, graduates will want to spend some time relaxing. The Spa box comes with a variety of items that your grad can use to unwind. Choose your candle scent, as well as what items you would like to include in your package and add in a personalized gift message for a personal touch. $33.57, @NaturalSucculents, etsy.com

Congratulations Class of 2021!

To the OLV School Class of 2021:

It was a year like no other. You persevered with grace—attending school every day since September 2020! The lessons of faith, hard work and resolve you learned this year will serve you very well in the years to come! God Bless you all!

Rev Thomas M. Fusco Pastor Griffin Apostol

Peg Augello Anna Sullivan Principal Teacher

Brendan Gilroy Teacher

Briana Cappiello Teacher

Marina Virdone Teacher

OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL Floral Park, New York • June 2021

Alexa Benvenuto

Charles Bonagura

Gabriella Cruz

Helen Eriguchi

Jane Fingleton

Orlagh Fitzpatrick

Manroop Kaur

Emma Malone

“Take the love of God with you as you go.

Take the seeds of God’s love and make them grow.

Go in peace to serve the world, in peace to serve the world.

Take the love of God, the love of God with you as you go.”

Francesco Mangione

Jeremiah Mathew

Emily Prashaud

Gianna Sanchez

Ian Sanchez

Ava Sartori

Steven Tarazona

- James Harrington

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Hofstra University salutes

THE CLASS OF 2021 and

Congratulates all Long Island High School Graduates

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Congratulations Graduates ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2021

Class of 2021 College Acceptances* BOSTON COLLEGE

BOSTON UNIVERSITY BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CANISIUS COLLEGE CASE WESTERN RESERVE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CORNELL UNIVERSITY DREXEL UNIVERSITY ELON UNIVERSITY FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY FORDHAM UNIVERSITY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY INDIANA UNIVERSITY IONA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE LAFAYETTE COLLEGE LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MANHATTAN COLLEGE MARIST COLLEGE UNIV. OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PK. UMASS AMHERST UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MICHIGAN STATE MOLLOY COLLEGE NEUMANN UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY PENN STATE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PROVIDENCE COLLEGE PURDUE UNIVERSITY *The above is an abbreviated list of post-secondary institutions where St. Mary’s graduates earned admission this year.

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STANFORD UNIVERSITY