TOWN SURFSIDE GAZETTE OF
AUGUST 2017
MESSAGE FROM THE TOWN MANAGER
Surfside’s Home-grown Youth Impress as Scholars and Leaders Two stories in this month’s Gazette recognize the high level of young scholars we have in Surfside. Congratulations to two young women born and raised in Surfside, both recent graduates of Miami Beach High School, who received the 2017 Town of Surfside Higher Education Scholarships (see below). Here are just a few achievements of recipient Simone D’Antuono: she served as President of the National Council of Jewish Women Teens Chapter in Miami and organized a charity fashion show to raise money for families in distress. At Miami Beach High School, she served as the Vice President of her class, the President of the National Honor society and helped to create the Let Her Shine project to connect and empower teen girls. Recipient Nicole Goetz was a four-year starter and captain for the Miami Beach girls volleyball team. She worked as a baby sitter and served as a tutor and volunteer for various groups. She plans on being an engineer. On page 3, Surfsider Jake Rubin was named the Town’s Exemplary Student. A standout for several years, Jake is soon to start high school and is working to receive his rank of Eagle Scout. All of Surfside can be proud of the local programs and quality schools that nurture the outstanding youth in our Town. - Guillermo Olmedillo, Town Manager
Surfside Families Receive Town Scholarships
Surfside presented its 2017 Higher Education Scholarships at the July 11 Commission meeting. Nicole Goetz and Simone D’Antuono both of whom grew up in Surfside and have been involved in the community in addition to maintaining their excellent academic records. Both have already enrolled in the University of Florida, so their parents proudly accepted the $1,000 scholarship awards for their daughters.
(L-R) Vice Mayor Barry Cohen, Commissioner Daniel Gielchinsky, Daisy Goetz, Lou and Michelle D’Antuono, Mayor Daniel Dietch, Commissioner Tina Paul, Commissioner Michael Karukin, Town Attorney Lillian Arango, Town Manager Guillermo Olmedillo.