The Roslyn Times, Friday, February 16, 2018
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Herricks senior honored for art
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Six Herricks High School students were recognized with Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, including, from left, Ahmed Sanjana, Carrie Hsu, Aroob Jalil, Anokhi Ladhani, Davina Lee.
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Jacqueline Lewittes was selected as the winner of the 2018 Nassau County Art Supervisors Association Senior Art Scholarship Award. Herricks High School senior Jacqueline Lewittes has been selected as the winner of the 2018 Nassau County Art Supervisors Association Senior Art Scholarship Award. This distinction is presented annually to a deserving senior who has consistently demonstrated exemplary talent and passion in two-dimensional visual art forms. “One of the goals of the Art Supervisors Association is to encourage our young artists. Our mission is to honor and recognize one outstanding senior from each member district in Nassau County who will likely pursue further studies in the
fine and visual arts,” said Mary Passero, Herricks schools related arts & business chairperson and past president of the Art Supervisors Association. Lewittes will receive the award at a special ceremony at Farmingdale State College on March 25 at 11 a.m. The 14th annual All-County Student Art Exhibition will then commence in Roosevelt Hall from 12-4 p.m. Passero announced the following Herricks K-12 grade students have been selected by their art teachers to participate in this event. At Herricks High School, Jessica Frucci. Grace Pagliuca,
Manvi Golcha, Jenna Bianco, Lina Nicholis, Jasmine Garoosi, Erin Ibo and Philip Chen were chosen. At Herricks Middle School Patel Roshni, Patnam Pranati, Lau Jovana, Natalie Zhou, Alexa Brady and Lamiya Rangwala were chosen. At Center Street Elementary Vivian Huang, Ciara Cottrell and Mia Donnatin were chosen. At Denton Avenue Elementary Aleeza Mirza, Jamie Zhao and Vincent Wang were chosen. At Searingtown Elementary Anjali Jalwan, Benjamin Hakim and Mikayla Yu were chosen.
Chosen for honor orchestra Herricks High School senior Mikayla Chan and junior Christina Kim have been selected to participate in the Honor Orchestra of America; an ensemble that is part of Music For All’s experiences for young musicians around the nation. Both are violinists who have achieved numerous musical accomplishments. Chan and Kim will travel to Indianapolis, Indiana from March 14-17 to work with worldrenowned conductors, clinicians and professional musicians. Within a span of four days, attendees rehearse intensive repertoire and attend master classes. This is Chan’s third time earning this prestigious opportunity. “I can genuinely say that it was one of the most life-changing events in my career as a violinist,” Chan said of her past involvement. “The Honor Orchestra of America provided me an opportunity to grow and develop personally and musically. The festival allowed me to connect to others that share the same passion for music that I do as well. Not only did I signifi-
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Mikayla Chan and Christina Kim were selected to the Honor Orchestra of America. cantly develop as a young musician, I was also given an insight to the life of a musician at a professional level.”
Herricks students win writing awards Six Herricks High School students were recognized with Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.!They collectively earned three Gold Key, a Silver Key and two Honorable Mention distinctions. Ahmed Sanjana received a Gold Key for the poem titled, “Boiling.” Carrie Hsu was awarded a Gold Key for her short story, “Circles,” and Aroob Jalil attained a Gold Key in poetry for “The Symptoms of Humanity.” Davina Lee received a Silver Key for her personal essay and memoir, “Unbroken,” and Ashley Chang received an Honorable Mention in this category for her piece, “Crescendo to Suc-
cess.” Another Honorable Mention was presented to Anokhi Ladhani for the science fiction and fantasy entry, “Derora.” Each year, hundreds of thousands of students in grades 7-12 enter their written and artistic works in this competition, where they are assessed by a panel of renowned judges. Originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision are among the qualities that are sought in award winning pieces. As Gold Key honorees, Ahmed, Carrie and Aroob will now be considered for potential national–level recognition.
Searingtown jumps for a cause On Jan. 31, students at Searingtown Elementary School participated in Jump Rope for Heart. They raised more than $9,000 for the American Heart Association, which funds research, programs and education to fight heart disease and stroke. “I am so pleased with the success of this year’s event,” said Diane Pasatieri, Jump Rope for Heart coordinator. “We all had a lot of fun, and the children enjoyed learning about the importance of physical activity and how they can play a role in saving lives.”