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TZHS Art
Students Win Top Awards in Poster Competition
TZHS art students won 5 awards,
including two First Place prizes, in the Center for
Safety and Change (formerly Rockland Family Shelter) 10th
Annual Ending Violence Against Women & Girls Art Poster
Competition. Two of the poster designs tied for first place,
and a generous decision was made to award them both equally,
with each student receiving a five-hundred dollar first
prize for her poster design. First Place honors went to both
Zoe Szmulewicz, for her design titled “What Will You Do?”,
and to Amanda Violetto, for her poster called “We Wonder
Why.”
Additionally, three TZHS
students each received an Honorable Mention. These
students, Sandra Goldstein-Lehnert for “Three Wise Women,”
Rachel Maggiore for “Roots of Abuse,” and Ellen Xing for “At
the Roots” will each receive a one-hundred dollar award for
their posters
Overall, Tappan Zee High School won the Winning School
award, for Drawing & Painting and Advanced Painting classes’
participation.
To honor the students’ efforts, there will be a reception
and exhibition of the art work for all contestants, their
families and friends, on Tuesday May 28, 2013 at 5:30 PM
at the Mandel, Katz and Brosnan Law Building, 210 Route 303,
Valley Cottage, NY. Anyone wishing to participate
in the celebration is asked to please RSVP to Laura Plotkin
at 845 634-3391.
 TZHS
Announces Class of 2013
Valedictorian & Salutatorian
TZHS seniors David Rapoport, and Kaylie McGivney have been
named Class of 2013 Valedictorian and Salutatorian. David is
a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and
the French Honor Society. He is an AP Scholar, an active
member of the Academic League, a Rockland County High Scorer
on the Math Team, and a member of SOAC. David will be
attending Cornell University where he plans to be a computer
science or engineering major.
Kaylie has proven herself both academically as well as
athletically. She is an AP Scholar, a member of many honor
societies, and Captain of both the Gymnastic and Varsity
Track teams. She is an active member of Heroes and Cool
Kids, the Leo Club, VAASA, and SADD. She enjoys using her
leadership skills to help younger children. She donates much
of her time to community service with a focus on Buddy Ball
and Peer Tutoring, and also coaches at Galaxy Gymnastics.
Kaylie will be attending Tulane University where she will be
a biology major.
Tappan Zee High School Girls Take Home Bronze, Silver and
Gold in Rowing Competition
Five TZHS
girls, competing for River Rowing Association in the Long
Island Junior Rowing Championship, earned First, Second and
Third Place finishes last Sunday on Oyster Bay West Harbor,
NY. The regatta was organized by Sagamore Rowing.
Elizabeth Ginsberg, TZ junior, won Bronze in the Women's
Varsity Lightweight Double race with a time of 6:33.12 and
Silver in the Women's Varsity Quad race with a time of
5:35.56. Ellie Kitman, TZ junior, Dana Lehman, TZ senior,
and Jaclyn Wecht all won Bronze when their boat had a time
of 6:10.36 in the Women's JV Quad race. For the second time
this season, Lucy Trasker, freshman, won Gold when her boat
had a time of 6:08 in the Women's Novice Quad race.
The River Rowing Association teams are participating in the
USRowing Mid-Atlantic Junior District Championships on May
10th, each boat vying to compete at the USRowing Junior
Nationals in early June. There are currently eleven Tappan
Zee students on RRA’s Junior Competitive team.
SOMS’ Oza
Palak Takes 2nd Place in Rockland Writing Contest
SOMS Palak Oza has won 2nd place in the 1st
annual Comfort Inn and Suites of Nanuet’s Comfort Cares
Writing Contest. The essay topic was: My mother and how she
has “Made History” in my world. The contest was open to all
Rockland County Middle School students. As second place
winner, Ms. Oza will receive Mothers Day Brunch for five at
The Regency Banquet. Winners were chosen by a panel of
judges. The text of her winning essay follows:
My mom and how she made history in my life
The day seemed like any other, but not for my family. My
mom, diagnosed with a brain tumor underwent surgery, and at
that moment, I realized her legacy to me, my entire being.
The memories of all the moments we had spent together became
my most precious possession. That day, in the hospital,
although deeply sedated, she felt my presence as I drew
closer, raising her frail hand to hold mine, whispering
softly, but with a spark of light in her partly opened eyes.
My history flashed before my eyes. This was the hand that
protected me; the voice that gave me hope; the light that
guided me. My mom lay there, kissing me gently, as I stroked
her hair, and I knew she had made my world a place of love
and cherishing.
After
she came home from the hospital, she could not walk, or read
or even stand without losing balance. She had once taught me
to walk and it was time to return those moments. I was now
the hand that supported her, and picked her up again, as she
once was to me. I was the voice that gave her hope, when she
felt lost. I was the light that guided her through the dark.
Suddenly, I became her world. It is her pure heart that
defines her and she not only made my life as wonderful as it
could be, but she taught me the pleasure of giving back, of
being to her what she was to me.
Mumma is a part of my history that I want to keep repeating,
the part of me that makes my life really worth living.
TZHS Senior Matthew Uhl Awarded Pop Warner Scholarship
TZHS senior Matthew Uhl was awarded the Rockland County Pop
Warner Michael S. Emanuelo Football Scholarship. Recipients
are required to have played two or more years in Pop Warner
and two or more years in high school, and are also chosen
for high scholastic achievement. Matthew played Pop Warner
Football with the Orangetown Patriots and three years for TZ.
He received a $500.00 scholarship. Matthew will be attending
SUNY Albany in the Fall.
TZ Junior Brenna Henry Picks
Up Gold With Women’s JV Four Rowing Team
TZHS junior Brenna Henry
guided her Women’s JV Four team to gold for the Nyack River
Rowing Association’s 2013 Cooper Cup held April 28th in
Pennsauken, NJ. The team had a winning time of 8:22.30. TZ’s
Brenna Henry serves as the coxswain of the team who is in
charge of the vessel, particularly in the steering and
navigation.
The River Rowing Association’s Junior Competitive Team was
one of 62 teams from the Mid-Atlantic and New England states
to compete in 36 different events in this annual competition
organized by the South Jersey Rowing Club.
The River Rowing Association is a Nyack based non-profit,
founded to promote the sport of rowing for adult and youth.
For more information and to register for RRA youth and adult
competitive programs, adult recreational programs and
adaptive rowing, visit the RRA website at
www.riverrowing.org.
 Ten
New Members Inducted into TZHS French Honor Society
On April 24th Tappan Zee
High School held its second annual French Honor Society
Induction Ceremony. Honor Society advisor Madame Mary Root,
thanked everyone for attending and expressed her
gratification in finally having a French Honor Society at TZ.
Tappan Zee HS principal, Dr. Jennifer Amos, then spoke about
the importance of honor societies and how their members are
comprised of the most dedicated groups of students. The new
inductees were then introduced by FHS President Victoria
Kim, and Vice President Steven Buynitsky. All members of the
French Honor Society must be a junior or senior, have
completed the first quarter of the current year, and have
taken at least two consecutive years of high school French
with a minimum average of 92 and a current minimum
cumulative average of 88 (excluding French). All students
accepted into the Honor Society must maintain these grade
averages. Inductees were then called up and awarded with
their official FHS certificates. Ceremonial candles were lit
as the inductees recited the FHS oath. The candles were then
blown out, concluding the induction ceremony. Following the
ceremony, refreshments and entertainment were enjoyed by the
attendees.
TZHS Freshman Rows to Gold
On April 22nd, in West
Windsor, NJ, TZHS freshman, Lucy Tasker, rowing for the
Nyack-based rowing team, River Rowing Association, took home
a gold medal in the Mercer Lake Sprints Regatta. Rowing in
the stroke seat of her boat, Tasker and her crew beat out
four other boats with a time of 7:30.26 in the Women’s
Novice Quad race to take the First Place medal. This is
Tasker’s first year of competitive racing. More than 2300
high school Junior Athletes gathered from around the region
to compete in this annual event hosted by the Princeton
National Rowing Association. The River Rowing Association
team was one of 60 teams from the Mid-Atlantic and New
England states to compete in 36 different events.
Sixty-Five Inducted
into TZHS Spanish Honor Society
Sixty-five TZHS
juniors and seniors were inducted into the Tito
Puente chapter of the TZHS Spanish Honor Society on
Wednesday, April 17, 2013. With families, Spanish
teachers, and administrators witnessing the candle
lighting ceremony, Honor Society inductees recited
their oath in Spanish promising to continue their
studies in Spanish in order to promote cultural ties
between peoples of different languages. Juniors
received a certificate and seniors received a pin
which denotes them as members of the National
Spanish Honor Society. Student members need to
maintain an average of 90 or higher in Spanish and
perform various service duties, including peer
tutoring each month. Guests of honor were: Mrs.
Margaret Puente, widow of Tito Puente, the legendary
King of Latin music for whom the honor society is
named; and Audrey Puente, daughter of Tito Puente,
TZHS alumna, and television meteorologist, addressed
the SHS members saying she is very proud that the
Spanish Honor Society of Tappan Zee High School
honors the students who excel in their Spanish
studies, as well as the timeless music of her
father.
SOMS Team Medals at NY State Science Olympiad Tournament
On
April 12, 2013 the members of the SOMS 2012-2013 Science
Olympiad Team competed at the NY State Science Olympiad held
at Syracuse University. SOMS team members took medals for
3rd and 5th place finishes. Medals were awarded to the
following students: Third Place went to David Lustig and
David Fowler in the Write It, Do It event, and Fifth
Place went to Ivan Jacob and Victor Tao in the Mystery
Architecture event. The team was assisted by coaches
April Biggs, Deena Kramarczyk and Sara Nybro. Students on
the team are: Carter Chung, Nika Colley, Max Fernandez,
David Fowler, Rivu Ghosh, Jami Hammond, Philip Kennedy, Ivan
Jacob, Andrea Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Daeseob Lim, Katrina Lupi,
David Lustig, Michael Morales, Deev Patel, Stephan
Schoenbeck, Victor Tao, Kaitlyn Trusty and Ean Waetjen.
TZHS Art
Students Take 1st & 2nd Place in Dental Awareness Poster
Contest
Four TZHS students were named
first and second place winners by the 9th District Dental
Association in the 2013 National Children’s Dental Health
Month Poster Contest. Every year, the American Dental
Association (ADA) sponsors National Children's Dental Health
Month to raise awareness about the importance of oral
health. This year’s slogan was “Get a Gold Medal Smile”. The
four TZHS winners, student in the Graphic Arts and Media
Design class, each received winner certificates and prize
checks from the 9th District Dental Association as sponsors
of the 2013 National Children's Dental Health Month Poster
Contest. First place winners were: Jarrad Lehrer, grade 10;
and Rosa Mutala, grade 12. Second place winners were: Rachel
Kading, grade 12; and Caitlin Hartnett, grade 9.
 SOMS
Debate Team Confirms Skill At League Tournament
The South Orangetown Middle School (SOMS) Debate Team, Jake
Laddis, Mitchell Jacobs and Sean Treanor placed eighth
overall in the Metropolitan Debate League Tournament held
Saturday, April 13th at the Hunter College Campus in New
York City. The team must prepare weeks in advance,
researching and formulating perspectives on five different
topics in order to gain a thorough understanding of the
resolution statement. The SOMS LJT (Laddis, Jacobs, Treanor)
team debated with confidence, patience and passion swaying
the audience and judge to their perspective and bringing
home the trophies.
The first
speaker of this team, Jake Laddis, was recognized and
awarded a trophy as 18th speaker of the tournament.
Individual speaker points are calculated separately from
team points. The individual speaker points were based on
a thirty point rubric for the five debates held during
the April 13th tournament. Jake Laddis was ranked 18th
speaker out of the 57 participating debate speakers.
 Cottage Lane Shines in WordMasters Blue Division
Several
Cottage Lane students recently received perfect scores in
the second of three meets of this year’s WordMasters
Challenge, a national vocabulary competition involving
nearly 150,000 students annually.
Competing in the difficult Blue Division of the WordMasters
Challenge, fourth grader Mia P. and fifth grader Grace J.
earned perfect scores of 20 in the February meet.
Nationally, only 63 fourth graders and 75 fifth graders
achieved a perfect score.
The WordMasters
Challenge™ is an exercise in critical thinking that
first encourages students to become familiar with a set of
interesting new words (considerably harder than grade
level), and then challenges them to use those words to
complete analogies expressing various kinds of logical
relationships. Working to solve the analogies helps students
learn to think both analytically and metaphorically.
Although most vocabulary enrichment and analogy-solving
programs are designed for use by high school students,
WordMasters Challenge™ materials have been specifically
created for younger students in grades three through eight.
They are particularly well suited for children who are
motivated by the challenge of learning new words and enjoy
the logical puzzles posed by analogies.
TZHS Math Team Secures 6th Championship
The Tappan
Zee Math Team has secured its sixth consecutive Rockland
County championship at the NYSML (New York State Math
League). As a result, and on the basis of their scores at
all of the Rockland County Math League meets, seven of the
students have qualified for the Rockland team at this
Saturday's NYSML meet which will be held in Westchester
(April 13, 2013): Qualifying students are: Seniors - David
Rapoport (top individual scorer in the county) and Hyo Jeong;
Juniors – Rouhin Ghosh, Nick Paniza, Peter Woo; Sophomores –
Amit Krishnan, Changseob Lim.
 TZHS
Historians Win 2nd Place in RC History Conference
On Tuesday,
April 9, 2013, History Honor Society advisor Matthew
Robertson and Social Studies Team Leader Scott Silver
attended the 1st Annual Rockland County High School Local
History Conference. This day-long gathering was designed for
high school history honor students and their advisers from
all over Rockland County. In addition to lectures from
historians and dignitaries, including County Executive C.
Scott Vanderhoef and NY State Senator David Carlucci,
students from each high school were asked to prepare short
presentations for their peers about what is historic in
their towns/villages. Six TZHS students – Rob Ruggiero, Matt
Pollack, Brianna Yee, Ellie Kitman, Gus Brennan, and Jaclyn
Wecht – presented on various historic sites in Orangetown.
Their informative lecture touched on the Nike Missile Base,
Camp Shanks, Rockland Psychiatric Center, and the Palisades
Parkway. At the conclusion of the conference, the TZ
delegation was awarded 2nd Place for their outstanding
snapshot of Orangetown history. The Rockland Historical
Society was so impressed with the presentation that the
Board of Trustees of the Society has invited TZHS back to
present it again at a meeting of theirs in the near future.
SOMS “Scientists” Place in Rockland County S.I.T. Fair
On Sunday, April 7th, SOMS junior scientists Henry Blanker
and Jenna Cooperman were awarded third-place in the overall
science category for grades 6-9 at this year's Rockland
County S.I.T. (Science, Invention & Technology) Fair. Their
project, Hand Sanitizers: Is Cleanliness Next to Impossible?
tested the efficacy of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
versus a non-alcohol based version on bacteria swaps from
the bathroom and play area of a fast food restaurant. They
were competing against 6th-9th graders from all of Rockland
County.
 SOCSD
Media Specialists Present at Tech Expo 2013
The
Tech Expo 2013 held at the Edith Macy Conference Center in
Briarcliff Manor, Friday, April 5, 2013 showcased innovative
teachers with a focus on transforming learning with
technology. South Orangetown Central School District School
Library Media Specialists Sheri Levasseur and Patricia Eyer
were among 35 breakout instructional sessions presenters.
Their
presentation, “Designing Apps” described how they introduced
South Orangetown Middle School students to coding programs
for handheld devices and computers. This lesson included a
birds eye view of the 21st Century workplace, culture, and
demands, and provided the foundation for understanding how
apps are created, modified, and built to create meaningful
tools that help society solve problems, interact, and
entertain. Computer programming is a science often
overlooked and misunderstood by creative thinkers. Through
several primary source accounts such as, Kerpoof and CodeHS,
provided by some of today’s most knowledgeable programmers,
students are introduced to the idea that anyone who can read
can code.
TZHS Senior
Presented With President’s Volunteer Service Award
TZHS Senior Inhoe (Robbie)
Cha has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service
with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award
recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered
significant amounts of time to serve their communities and
their country, and was presented by The Prudential Spirit of
Community Awards on behalf of President Barack Obama. Cha
participated in the Spirit of Community Program as a
representative of Tappan Zee High School.
MathCounts for SOMS Mathletes
At the
March 16th NYS MATHCOUNTS COMPETITION, Martin Dolphin,
MATHCOUNTS Chairman with the Rockland County Chapter of the
New York State Society of Professional Engineers sponsored
the SOMS Math Team as Rockland County representatives. The
competition provides challenging math programs for middle
school students in order to increase their academic and
professional opportunities. The South Orangetown Middle
School's first place win at the local county competition
held February 28th at Felix Festa afforded them the
opportunity to compete at MathCounts State competition at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. The mathletes
who competed on Saturday, March 16th are Ean Waetjen, David
Lustig, Andrew Mathews and Victor Tao. The competition is
comprised of one, twenty minute "sprint" round and a series
of eight, six minute "target" rounds. The individual point
score is achieved based on these rounds. Victor Tao’s
individual score earned him a seat among the top 12
competitors, out of approximately 275 students who
participated. This position qualified Tao for the countdown
round which is a tournament style round where students are
required to answer math questions in 45 seconds. Tao
finished a very respectable 10th in the State in the
countdown round.
TZHS Aces
Academic League Invitational
On March 7th the Tappan Zee
High School Academic League Team competed at the Rockland
County Academic League Invitational at Suffern High School.
Entering the tournament as the 6th seed TZ advanced to the
semi-finals as a wildcard team and moved on to the finals
where they defeated favorite Clarkstown South 140-100 to win
the championship.
The club engages in team competition by answering questions
based on high school curricula as well as miscellaneous
general knowledge questions, sports, and pop culture trivia.
From December through March, club members compete weekly
against other Rockland County High Schools. (Best two out of
three 20-minute rounds).
SOCSD Presents At Lower Hudson Valley Regional History Day
Competition
On
Saturday, March 9, 2013, the four officers of the TZHS
History Honor Society accompanied by advisor Matthew
Robertson attended the Lower Hudson Valley’s Regional
History Day Competition. History Day is a national program
promoting the study of history, while providing a forum for
middle and high school students to compete for excellence in
one of several categories including documentaries, exhibits,
historical papers and web sites. Seniors Matt Pollack,
Robert Ruggiero, Jessica Risolo, and Juliana Castrillon won
3rd Place Medals for their documentary entitled “76 Minutes
that Changed the World,” an in-depth look at 9/11 through
the eyes of the Federal Aviation Administration and how this
event changed airport security in the United States. Their
documentary contained an exclusive personal interview with
Ben Sliney, National Operations Manager of the FAA on
September 11, 2001, who gave the unprecedented order to land
every plane in the air over the U.S. after two planes had
crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center,
effectively shutting down U.S. airspace. “The students’ hard
work and dedication to crafting this project was truly
exemplary and their film is now an alternate-nominee to
compete in the State Contest in late April,” commented
Robertson.
At the same competition, sixth grade SOMS students Brian C.
and Richard B. participated in the Junior Division Website
Competition.
Three SOMS Students Honored at SUNY Black Achievement Awards
Three South
Orangetown Middle School students were honored at this
year’s Black Achievement Awards at SUNY Rockland Community
College on February 6th. Hannah Alexandre, Sasha Leys, and
Chelsea Moore have maintained academic averages of 92 or
above while demonstrating exemplary achievements in artistic
expression, athletics, community service, leadership, or
personal triumph.
 TZHS
Soars At Regional Science Olympiad Competition
Tappan Zee HS’s Science
Olympiad team beat every other team in Rockland County and
most of the teams in Westchester, finishing 6th of 38 teams
at the regional competition held on February 10th at Byram
Hill s High School in Armonk, New York. The young team was
led by underclassmen (9th and 10th graders) that performed
exceptionally, winning 14 of the team's 16 total medals.
Tappan Zee won medals in studying events such as anatomy and
physiology, disease detection, dynamic planet, rocks and
minerals, and water quality, as well as designing,
engineering and communication events like elastic launched
glider, experimental design, and "write it do it". The team
also fared well in astronomy, extinct and endangered
species, thermodynamics, gravity vehicle, and material
science.
Standout performers included triple medal winners Alex Li
and Amit Krishnan, and double medal winners Kyle Fuller and
John Chin. Sohi Kim and Judy (Zhaoyi) Zhang won a medal
each. The Tappan Zee medal blitz was crowned with first
place in rocks and minerals won by Skylar Karzhevsky and
Sandra Goldstein-Lehnert, who each also medaled in an
additional event. Overall, the team gave a stellar
performance, pushing their understanding of science and
engineering to new heights. Graduating only one senior, the
team is already planning for next year’s success.
SOMS MathCounts Team Rocks at Rockland County Chapter
Competition!
The South Orangetown Middle School “MathCounts” team
placed first in the Rockland County Chapter competition held
Thursday, February 28, 2013. Under the direction of team
captain David Lustig, team members Ean Wetjan, Victor Tao
and Andrew Mathews excelled at the required seventy-four
minutes of math computations, consisting of basic math,
algebra, geometry and beyond.
Overall individual awards for the competition were given to
the following SOMS students: First Place - Victor Tao and
Honorable Mention - Palak Oza.
The South Orangetown Middle School winning team (together
with their coach, Ms. Patricia Eyer, SLMS) will advance to
the New York State “MathCounts” Competition at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute on March 16, 2013.
South Orangetown Middle School “MathCounts” members are:
Lawrence Choi, Ean Wetjan, Logan Tabor, Kevin Huang, Yena
Shin, Palak Oza, David Lustig, Victor Tao, Andrew Matthews
and Estelle Lee.
Special thanks to the Marty Dolphin, Rockland County Chapter
organizer, SOMS math teachers, parents and families of the
participating students for your support.
Three TZHS Seniors Named
National Merit Finalists
The
National Merit Scholarship Program has just announced
Finalist status to Tappan Zee High School seniors
Alexandria Nelson, David Rapoport, and Leon Zaruvinsky. The
National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic
competition for recognition and scholarships that began in
1955. High school students enter the Program by taking the
Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
which serves as an initial screen of more than 1.5 million
entrants each year–and by meeting published program
entry/participation requirements.
All winners of Merit Scholarships are chosen from the
Finalist group, based on their abilities, skills, and
accomplishments–without regard to gender, race, ethnic
origin, or religious preference. A variety of information is
available for NMSC selectors to evaluate: the Finalist's
academic record, information about the school's curricula
and grading system, two sets of test scores, the high school
official's written recommendation, information about the
student's activities and leadership, and the Finalist's own
essay. Scholarship winners will be announced later this
year.
TZHS Junior Elizabeth Ginsberg Wins River Rowing Association
Regatta
Elizabeth
Ginsberg, TZHS Junior and varsity member of the River Rowing
Association Junior Girls team, earned a first place trophy
at the St. Valentine's Massacre Erg Regatta in Pelham, New
York. She rowed the 2K in a winning time of 7:53.2 in a
field of 31 in the Jr Girls Lightweight event. Elizabeth and
the RRA team competed against several area rowing teams,
including Pelham, Horace Mann, Iona Prep, Greenwich and
Bergen Catholic. Other TZ students in the competition were
Irena Tampakis (12), Brenna Henry (11) and Lukas Michaels
(11).
 South
Orangetown Joins Lego League
It was
school against school and even family member against family
member as two teams from the South Orangetown Central School
District competed against each other, and against teams from
11 other schools, in a First Lego League Robotics tournament
at Grady Elementary School in Elmsford, New York on
Saturday, February 2. The SOMS Bots, from the South
Orangetown Middle School (grades 6 through 8) and Zeebotics,
from Cottage Lane Elementary School (grades 4 and 5) set up
their “pit” stations next to one another and shared ideas
and materials in addition to engaging in some friendly
competition as a part of one of the tournament's themes:
Coopertition, a combination of both cooperation and
competition. Both teams did well, with the SOMS Bots taking
home the prize for Team Spirit as well as tying for second
place in the Robot Performance section of the contest, while
the younger, Zeebotics team came in fourth place in Robot
Performance. “South Orangetown is proud of both of our First
Lego League Robotics teams” said teacher and team advisor
Jacob Tanenbaum.
Six TZHS Students Named to Rockland
BOCES CTEC Honor Roll
Six Tappan
Zee High School students were named to the Rockland BOCES
Career and Technical Education Center honor roll for the
second marking period of the 2012-2013 academic year. In
order to qualify for this distinction, students must
maintain a grade of 85 or higher in their CTEC program and
may not have more than a single absence for the quarter.
Students named to the Honor Roll are: Kristie Catalano,
Cosmetology; Melanie Catalano, Cosmetology; Monica Dayson,
Graphic Design; Alyssa Lam, New Visions Health; Ga Nyong
Mutala, Certified Nurse Assisting; and Christopher Young,
Certified Automotive Technology.
TZHS Students Attend Model UN Conference
 From
January 17th - 20th, twelve TZHS students attended the Model
UN Conferences at Columbia University in New York City. Each
student had to research a particular position for one of
over thirty committees that were represented. At the
conferences, TZHS students turned in a remarkable
performance. They followed proper Model UN protocol and
debated passionately with fellow high school students from
all over the country as they learned to master the
intricacies of international relations. TZHS student Irena
Tampakis, who served in the South Korean Intelligence
Committee, faced the additional pressure of a "Midnight
Crisis." This is when students of a particular committee
must attend a special session at midnight to solve a
fictional crisis event that involves their particular
delegation. It is an intense evening of debate and
discussion amongst students as they try to seek a
resolution.
Junior Ellie Kitman received the title of Best Delegate for
her role in the Taiping Rebellion committee. Verbal
commendations at closing ceremonies went to Gus Brennan
(British East India Company committee) and Jaclyn Wecht
(Boston Red Sox committee). Other students who participated
in this year's CMUNCE XII were Jack Ryan, Brianna Yee, Maura
Monaghan, Ryan Zohar, Isabel Barrie, Lukas Michaels, Alec
Tucker, and Emma Foti.
River Rowing Association Teams Named Fall 2012 NYSSRA
Scholar/Athlete Teams
The New York State
Scholastic Rowing Association has announced the Nyack-based
River Rowing Association’s (RRA) Girls’ and Boys’ Teams, led
by Head Coach, Oksana Tsimbalova, earned Scholar/Athlete
Team status for Fall 2012. Six Rockland High Schools are
represented in the teams. Students with the top nine GPAs
and those earning a 90% GPA or above will be awarded NYSSRA
Scholar Athlete pins and include the following Tappan Zee
High School students: Elizabeth Ginsberg, Brenna Henry,
Ellie Kitman, Irene Tampakis, Jaclyn Wecht, Lucas Michaels
and John Waffenschmidt.
The New York State Scholastic Rowing Association’s (NYSSRA)
Scholar/Athlete Team Award Program was created to
acknowledge the academic achievements of the New York
State’s scholastic rowers. Implemented in 2009 and awarded
at the end of each spring and fall season, the program
recognizes nominated varsity high school teams and clubs who
meet certain criteria, including a team grade point average
of 90.000% or above during the current competitive season.
RRA is a 501 (c ) 3 non-profit founded to promote the
sport of rowing, and welcomes middle and high school youth
from New York and New Jersey to participate in year-round
programs.
TZHS Italian Honor
Society Inducts Forty-Two New Members
Tappan Zee High
School's Dante Alighieri Chapter of the Società
Onoraria Italica, the National Italian Honor Society
sponsored by the American Association of teachers of
Italian, inducted 42 first year members at its
Annual Induction Ceremony held on January 9th. In
order to be invited to join the Honor Society,
students must maintain an average of 90 or above in
Italian, and an overall scholastic average of 80. To
be re-inducted, students must maintain the same
average, as well as fulfill a community service
requirement annually. Fifty-one second year members
and forty-eight third year members were also
re-inducted at the ceremony attended by over 300
parents, relatives and friends.
SOMS Debate Team Brings Home the Trophy
The SOMS debate
team members Daesob Lim, David Fowler and David Lustig
claimed the first place team trophies at the Metropolitan
Debate League Tournament held Saturday, January 12, 2013 at
the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, New York. The
Metropolitan Debate League is a parliamentary style debate
which requires the students to develop and utilize
persuasiveness, logic and wit. A round of parliamentary
debate consists of six speeches, which unlike other debating
styles makes for spontaneous, exciting rounds of sometimes
utter nonsense. Additionally, two of SOMS Debate Team
members, David Fowler and David Lustig were awarded
individual speaker medals.
59 SOCSD Music Students Perform at Junior All-County Music
Festival
The SOCSD Music Department announced 59 students performed
in the Junior All-County Music Festival held annually over
the first weekend in January. The Rockland County Music
Educators Association (RCMEA) sponsors this festival for
county-wide students (grades 7, 8, and 9) in school music
programs. Students were selected to participate based on
teacher recommendation and an audition at the New York State
School Music Association (NYSSMA) Solo Festival during the
previous spring. The Junior All-County Festival included two
long rehearsals: one on Friday January 4 after school and a
lengthy rehearsal on Saturday the 5th culminating in a
concert Saturday evening. Students selected to perform were:
Orchestra: TZHS: Heyli Castillo-Flores (violin); John
Chin (cello); Elena Kruse (violin); Cordelia Mutter (cello);
Sienna Perry (violin), Alice Tao (violin) SOMS: Diana Cha
(violin); Olivia Dellacava (violin); Bridget O’Donnell
(violin); MinJi Kang (violin); Kristin Gjelaj (viola);
Andrea Kim (cello), Katy Lee (cello); Alex Markoe (bass)
Band:
TZHS: Livia Bartels (trumpet); Kyle Fuller (trombone);
Amy Huang (flute); Skylar Karzhevsky (tenor saxophone);
Lukas Puris (clarinet); Brian Shapiro (trumpet); Jessica
Sokol (horn); Amy Zhang (flute) SOMS: Walter Ahlf (flute);
Liam Fitzgerald (clarinet); Paul Kiernan (clarinet); Stefano
Malinverno (alto saxophone); Garrett Shin (alto saxophone);
Max Fernandez (tenor saxophone)
Chorus:
TZHS: Juliana Bartels (soprano); Samiyah Basir
(soprano); Belinda Bell (soprano); Greg DeCola (baritone);
Elizabeth Lee (soprano); Hannah Lildharrie (soprano);
Jarrett Morley (baritone); Emma Scotson (alto); SOMS:
Jennifer Baum (alto); Emily Berberich (soprano); Tara
DiSanto (soprano); Alison Gadd (soprano); Sydney Judge
(alto); Jack Kabel (baritone); Sage Karzhevsky (soprano);
Daesob Lum (baritone); Allison Lehrer (alto); Sarah Machlis
(alto); Kelsey Marren (soprano); Camryn Marucci (soprano);
Victoria Mrozinski (alto); Laura Olson (alto); Emma Printz
(alto); Madison Seney (alto); Sofia Tasker (soprano); Ian
Tsang (baritone); Natalie Tromer (soprano); Rose Ulaner
(soprano); Danielle Virgintino (soprano); Jacob Whang
(baritone); Matilda Yacopino (alto)
TZHS Aces Region 3 DECA
Conference
Tappan Zee High School's
DECA Chapter had one of their best years ever with 26 of the
33 members competing winning awards in their respective
categories at the Region 3 DECA Conference held on January
10th at Rockland Community College. Members took tests, were
judged in business role-plays and made presentations. The
following students took home medals: Cory Aronson, Tara
Smith, Andrew Lee, Stanley Berenson, Chris Stuhlweissenberg,
Nick Paniza, Rouhin Ghosh, Nick Mante, Nick Grammatica,
Louis Clements, Willie Sulivan, Catherine Morrone, Willie
Rooney, Kyle Lucianno, Tom Berrigan, Belinda Bell, Millie
Quevedo, Jordan Dubbs, Billy Migge, Jake Crane, Ryan
Donohue, Mike Mante, Chris Monaco, Devin Doran, Nora
Taktajian, Anthony Mullen. DECA members now move on to
represent Region 3 at the DECA State Conference this March
in Rochester. Placing in the top of their category at the
State level will qualify them to compete at the National
Conference in California.
2012-2013 SOCSD PTA/PTSA Reflections Program
"The Magic of a Moment" Winners Announced
 The
Reflections Program is a National PTA program supporting
arts enrichment. Students compete in 6 categories. This year
we had 2 WOS, 40 TZE, 24 CL, 16 SOMS and 5 TZHS students
participate. Fourteen of their works advanced to the
Regional level competition and 5 works advanced to the New
York State level competition. We will know the state results
in early March. We congratulations to all those who
participated. The Reflections Galleries will be set up in
each school until February 15.
The winners are:
FILM PRODUCTION:
First Place – CL: Jalena M. - Circus**; SOMS:
Justis M. - The Climb**
Second Place – SOMS: Kai C. - Magic of a Moment
LITERATURE:
First Place - TZE: Dylan S. - My Trip To The
Everglades*; CL: Hannah L. - Disney World* ; TZHS:
Rilouhin G. - The Presence**
Second Place - TZE: Jayne S. - The Skinny Dog's Sack;
TZHS - Isaac G. My Magic Moment
Third Place - TZE: Karly F. - The First Time I Went to
Disney
MUSIC:
First Place - TZHS: Taylor S. - Bread**
PHOTOGRAPHY:
First Place - TZE: Chase P. - A Moment with My Dog*
; CL - Sarah M. - Moonlight in the Moment*; SOMS:
Marcelo B. - The Eyes of the Frog*; TZHS: Sarah K. -
Twilight*
Second Place - TZE: Sean B. - The Lightening Tree;
CL: Sarah M. - Tappan Sunset; SOMS - Ean W.
Deciding Moment
Third Place - TZE: Max A. - Hurricane Sandy Visited;
TZE: Ben F. - Whale Watching; CL - Adam G. The
Snail; SOMS: Marcelo B. - The Delicate Butterfly
Honorable Mention - TZE: Tate B. - First Snow; TZE:
Clark P. - Community; CL: Grady P. - Sleeping
Fireman; CL: Sarah M. - Sunset on The Hudson River
VISUAL ARTS:
First Place – WOS: Hela G. - The Best Gymnast In The
World; TZE: Alexandra M. - The Miracle of Life;
CL: Isabella S. - Pure Concentration*; SOMS: Naomi R.
- Being In Your Own World**; TZHS: Sabrina R. -
Adventures Through Travel**
Second Place - TZE: Anna P. – Camping With The Stars;
CL: Caitlin D. - Soldier's Homecoming; SOMS: May B. -
Piermont Marsh; TZHS: Rouhin G. - Fire Works
Third Place – CL: Michael S. - My Magical Moments; CL: Noah
K. - The Last Second; SOMS: Jennifer N. Beautiful Butterfly;
TZE: Tate B. - Got Gas?
Honorable Mention - TZE: Brooke C. - The River
DANCE:
First Place - WOS: Juliette S. - Rolling in the
Deep by Adele
* Advance to Regional Competition
** Advance to New York State Competition
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National Honor Society Inducts One-Hundred Eight
Tappan Zee
High School Honor Society inducted 108 new members in a
ceremony held at the high school on December 18, 2012.
Inductees, selected by the chapter's faculty council met the
criterion of high standards of scholarship, service,
leadership and character.
"We are very proud to recognize these outstanding members of
our student body. National Honor Society members are chosen
for and then expected to continue their exemplary
contributions to the school and community," said Nicole
Farish and Nicole Lai, chapter advisors.
The Tappan Zee High School chapter has also recognized the
contributions of its 81 seniors who received a senior pin.
In addition, the chapter acknowledged two teachers, Ms.
Margaret Dowling-Murphy and Ms. Tricia Castelli, for their
influence on the students' lives and education at TZHS.
Three seniors who have demonstrated an outstanding
commitment to the NHS ideals were recognized with special
certificates.
The National Honor Society ranks as one of the oldest and
most prestigious national organizations for high school
students. There are chapters in more than 16,000 high
schools and since 1921, millions of students have been
selected for membership.
Where In The World Is……………………….?
On January 4th, the 7th grade Geography Bee was held in the
SOMS auditorium. Winners from each individual class
competition assembled on the stage to vie for the title of
the overall 7th grade winner. Questions were posed to each
of the contestants by teachers Sarah Kukla and James
Amandola, who, along with teacher Chip Foley are the
advisors for the 7th grade portion of the Geography Bee.
From the original 10 competitors, the winning answer came
from 7th grader Tadhg O’Riordan who will now be a
semi-finalist and will go on to face the winners of the 6th,
and 8th grade competitions. The winner of that contest will
go on to compete in the National Geography Bee at the
regional level.
 Cottage Lane’s Jacob Tanenbaum
Published In Scientific American
Cottage Lane
Elementary's own 4th and 5th grade Technology and Science
teacher, Jacob Tanenbaum once again donned another hat when
his written word got published in the January issue of
Scientific American.
Tanenbaum has opened up many doors in his own life and
continually teaches his young students the value of reaching
out and exploring their interests in every way possible.
Among his many other accomplishments, and in addition to his
hectic and rewarding Cottage Lane teaching schedule, Mr.
Tanenbaum works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's (NOAA) Teacher At Sea Program having
already been on missions to the Bering Sea, the Gulf of
Alaska, and the Gulf of Maine. Tanenbaum is also working
with the National Audubon Society doing research off the
Gulf of Maine, and is the Northeast leader for NOAA's
Climate Education Program which trains teachers in climate
and climate change science.
In his most fundamental interest of leading his 4th and 5th
grade students in activities "out of the classroom",
Tanenbaum works with students in his Lego and robotics club,
his chess club, and his competitive robotics team.
Twelve TZHS Students Named to Rockland BOCES CTEC Honor Roll
The
following Tappan Zee High School students were named to the
Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education Center honor
roll for the first marking period of the 2012-2013 academic
year. Students must maintain a grade of 85 or higher in
their CTEC program and may not have more than a single
absence for the quarter to make honor roll. Students named
are: Kristie Catalano, Cosmetology; Melanie Catalano,
Cosmetology; Habin Choi, New Visions Health; Monica Dayson,
Graphic Design; James Haugh, TV/Video & Multimedia
Production; Alyssa Lam, New Visions Health; Ga Nyong Ja
Mutala, Certified Nurse Assisting; Dominic Nemesdy, New
Visions Health; Chris Oettinger, Certified Automotive
Technology; Neel Patel, New Visions Health; Mark Stanley,
TV/Video & Multimedia Production; and Christopher Young,
Certified Automotive Technology.
SOMS Principal, Karen Tesik, Elected As Director of Region 6
for NYS Middle School Association
South Orangetown Middle School Principal Karen Tesik has
been elected to the position of Director of Region 6 for the
New York State Middle School Association (NYSMSA). The
election results were announced at the 32nd Annual NYSMSA
Conference in Buffalo, N.Y. The position serves the areas of
Dutchess, Orange/Ulster, Putnam/Westchester, Rockland,
Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester #2. In this role she joins
the NYSMSA Board in ensuring that all young adolescents are
entitled to academically-rich and
developmentally-appropriate programs. Through full
implementation of the Regents Policy Statement on Middle
Education, the Education Department’s Essential Elements of
Standards-Focused Middle-Level Schools and Programs and
research-based best practice, Mrs. Tesik will work with
fellow NYSMSA members collaboratively within the educational
community and beyond to make high-performing middle-level
programs the norm in New York State.
 Staff Present at the NYS Middle School Conference
Congratulations to the members of our School Support Team
who shuffled off to Buffalo to present at the NYS Middle
School Conference. As a team they presented their unique
School Support Team Model and participated in professional
development ranging from "Effective Teaching" to "Adolescent
Brain Research".
Members of the presentation team were Karen Tesik, Dan
Sullivan, Karen Martin, Siobhan Maiorano and Trish Iannucci.
 TZHS Aces 2012 ESSPA Awards
At this
year’s ESSPA (Empire State Scholastic Press Association)
awards, Tappan Zee HS received awards for both the
2012 Halfmoon
yearbook “Small pieces, Big Picture”, and their literary
magazine, Tones.
The 2012 yearbook
received eight medals and three honorable mentions,
including the overall gold medal for all of New York State,
Specific awards include:
INDEX SECTION SPREAD:
Gold Staff, Halfmoon, Tappan Zee HS, Orangeburg;
CLUB/ORGANIZATION SECTION SPREAD:
Silver Sarah Herguth & Jessica McCarter, Halfmoon, Tappan
Zee HS, Orangeburg “Leo Club”; Honorable Mention: Jacqui
McCullough, Sage McAvoy & Christina Ferrara, Halfmoon,
Tappan Zee HS, Orangeburg “Fall Play”;
COVER/ENDSHEET
DESIGN:
Honorable Mention Staff, Halfmoon, Tappan Zee HS,
Orangeburg;
DIVIDER PAGES:
Gold Jacqui McCullough, Halfmoon, Tappan Zee HS,
Orangeburg;
PEOPLE SECTION SPREAD: Honorable Mention Emily Skywark &
Gabrielle Roma, Halfmoon, Tappan Zee HS, Orangeburg; SPORTS
SECTION SPREAD: Bronze Jacqui McCullough, Halfmoon, Tappan
Zee HS, Orangeburg “Girls’ Lacrosse”;
STUDENT LIFE
(ACTIVITIES) SPREAD:
Bronze Jacqui McCullough, Halfmoon, Tappan Zee HS,
Orangeburg “Senior Picnic”;
THEME PRESENTATION: Silver Jacqui McCullough, Halfmoon,
Tappan Zee HS, Orangeburg
“Small Pieces, Big Picture”;
SPORTS
PHOTOGRAPH: Gold Jaqui McCullough, Halfmoon, Tappan Zee
HS, Orangeburg pg. 203;
YEARBOOKS: Gold/All New York • Halfmoon, Tappan Zee
HS, Orangeburg
At the same time, TZ’s literary magazine, Tones, received 9
medals and three honorable mentions for their staff and
advisors. Specific awards were:
OVERALL PUBLICATION: Gold Staff, Tones; POETRY: Gold
Alexandra Natale, Class of 2012, “100% Lamb’s Wool”,
Caroline Skae, Class of 2015, “We Real Nerds” Jessica Risolo,
Class of 2013, “Voluntary Hostage”; Bronze Alexandra Natale,
Class of 2012, “Just Peaches”;
NON-FICTION:
Silver Alexandra Natale, Class of 2012, “Stranger
Perspectives”, Alexandra Natale, Class of 2012, “Voices &
Villains”, Corey Isaacs, Class of 2012, “It’s Happening”;
FICTION:
Bronze Jessica Risolo, Class of 2013, “Lying Emerald Eyes”
Honorable Mention: Sandra Goldstein Lehnert, Class of 2015,
“Little Birch”;
USE OF
TYPE/IMAGE:
Gold Sandra Goldstein Lehnert, Class of 2015, and Sage
McAvoy, Class of 2013, “Little Birch”, Erin Scott, Class of
2014, and Tiffany Nadler, Class of 2012, “Snowy Owl”, Silver
Alexandra Natale, Class of 2012, Quincy Hedges, Class of
2012, & Jessica Risolo, Class of 2013, “Burned” and "Torch
Carrier", Bronze Sage McAvoy Class of 2013, and Dennis
Carroll, Class of 2012, “Fear of Darkness”, Honorable
Mention Erin Scott, Class of 2014, “Bone White Lily”,
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Honorable Mention Owen Gould, Class of 2013, “Hand," pg.
53;
COVER DESIGN:
Bronze Austin Barnett, Class of 2014
TZ Girls Swimmers Capture Regular Season Crown
The Tappan Zee girls swimming and diving team completed
their regular season ( 8-0 ) after defeating North Rockland
in the final regular season meet of the year. They had
previously taken the undefeated Clarkstown to capture the
regular season conference crown.
TZHS Senior Irena Tampakis
Earns USRowing Distinction
USRowing, has awarded TZHS Senior and River Rowing
Association Varsity Rower, Irena Tampakis, an Honorable
Mention in the USRowing 2012-13 Scholastic Honor Roll..
Tampakis is among 73 students earning honorable mention
honor roll recognition. The USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll
recognizes high school seniors who have excelled in both
academics and rowing. Student/Athletes must be USRowing
members, have rowed or coxed at least one year, and
successfully competed at or above the league or regional
level. In total, more than 222 nominations were received
from 94 rowing organizations Tampakis has been rowing with
the River Rowing Association for four years.
SOCSD
Sends 18 Musicians to Perform at 2012 Area All-States
TZHS has just announced that 18 music students have been
selected to perform in the 2012 Area All-State music
Festival on November 16-17 at Monroe-Woodbury High School.
This festival is an amalgam of the best student musicians in
Rockland and the five surrounding counties The students were
chosen from a group of over 2000 applicants. Selections were
based on outstanding solo audition scores from last spring's
NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) solo
evaluation festival. Students will meet with their
counterparts at Monroe-Woodbury High School on November 16th
for extremely intensive rehearsals lasting approximately
five hours. They will return on the 17th for continued
rehearsals which will culminate in concert performances at
4:00pm and 6pm that afternoon. The ensembles will be led by
guest conductors from various parts of the U.S., who will
lead the groups and share with the students their wealth of
knowledge and experience as top professionals in the music
field.
Students participating are:
BAND: Melissa Aleles, Alex Han, Jordan Rinchiera, Taylor
Simpson, and Michael Villamor
ORCHESTRA: Christine Choe, Victoria Dellacava, Ema Foti,
Emily Hayden, Sohi Kim, Andrew Lee, Chris Lovrin, Matilda
Mullen, Hannah Murray, and Yuna Shin
CHORUS: Siobhan Monaghan, Madison Schindele, and Stavroula
Traitses
TZHS Senior Skyler Finning Named Journal News Scholar
Athlete
TZHS Tennis team
member Skyler Finning was named this week’s Journal News
Scholar Athlete.
Finning has proved her abilities from the court to the
classroom. With science as her favorite subject (scoring a
perfect 800 on her chemistry SAT) she is not as yet sure of
her plans for next year,
Off season, she participates in track and field, with her
favorite event being the high jump. She volunteers at
Esplanade at Palisades, assisting in craft projects with
senior citizens. She also volunteers as a mentor to children
at Buddyball Sports.
TZ Running Back Joe Letizia Breaks 21 Year Record
On Friday, October 5th, Tappan Zee's Joe Letizia became
Rockland County's All-Time leading rusher. He broke the
record set in 1991 by Nyack’s Jermaine Harris. Letizia
rushed for 3,578 yards in four seasons. He gained 181 yards
last week, leaving him with 3,665 yards midway through his
senior year. Letizia currently stands at #7 in Section One
history and is within reach of the #5 slot.
South Orangetown Middle School Designated As Reward School
The NY
State Education Department recently announced the South
Orangetown Middle School has been designated as a Reward
School for Highest Performance. This is a new State
Education Department designation that came from the ESEA
waiver in the Spring. While there were over 250 schools
(K-12) named, there were approximately one dozen middle
schools statewide to receive this distinction. The program
looked at a composite of scores from ‘09-‘10 and ‘10-‘11.
Schools had to be in the top 20% of schools that exceeded
the Performance Index, meet AYP, and student growth needed
to be in the top 50% statewide, Also, the bottom quartile of
students had to have shown growth in the top 50% statewide,
and the school had to show gap closing in all sub-groups
over a 3 year period.
With this designation, South Orangetown Middle School is
eligible to compete for grants of up to $150,000 each year
for the next two years. Five schools from the list will be
selected to receive these grants.
National Merit Scholarship Program Names Nine TZHS Commended
Students
The 2013 National Merit
Scholarship Program has announced nine TZHS seniors have
been named Commended Students. Approximately 34,000
Commended Students throughout the nation are being
recognized for their academic excellence. Commended Students
placed among the top five percent of the more than 1.5
million students who entered the 2013 competition.
Tappan Zee High School Commended Students are: Juliana
Castrillon, Ryan S. Donohue, Hyo Jeong, Soreya Scilipote,
Jessica Sorace, Maggie Sun, Irena Tampakis, Tina Thomas, and
Steven Buynitsky.
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Senior Juliana Castrillon Named as Scholar in College
Board's Nat’l Hispanic Recognition Program
Tappan Zee High School has announced Juliana Castrillon has
been named as a 2012-2013 Scholar in the College Board’s
National Hispanic Recognition Program. This year, over
253,000 Hispanic/Latino students took the PSAT, and only
5000 were selected to receive recognition as either an
Honorable Mention recipient or as a Scholar. Juliana’s grade
point average of a 4.0, combined with her strong results on
the PSAT, led to her selection for this prestigious honor.
A student who excels in all subjects, Juliana is involved in
numerous extracurricular activities including National Honor
Society, History Honor Society, Italian Honor Society, and
Mu Alpha Theta to name a few. She is an AP Scholar and a
member of the Academic League. Juliana is on the varsity
tennis team and has a great interest in music.
TZHS’s Liam Frawley Bestowed
Prestigious Honor
TZHS’s
Director of Physical Education and Athletics, Liam Frawley,
was recognized by The National Interscholastic Athletic
Administrators Association (The National Professional
Organization for Interscholastic Athletic Directors) for
successfully completing their Highest Certification Process
as a Certified Master Athletic Administrator. Frawley is the
first Athletic Director in both Rockland County and Section
One (Dutchess, Putnam & Westchester Counties) to ever attain
this prestigious honor.
In addition to his many duties at Tappan Zee & The South
Orangetown School District, Frawley is the President of the
Rockland County Athletic Directors and serves on many
Section One Athletic Committees. He is the Program Director
for this year's New York Athletic Administrators State
Convention in Saratoga, New York. He also is currently
enrolled in a program pursuing his Doctorate in Educational
Administration.
TZHS Coach James Amandola to be Inducted Into Manhattan
College Athletic Hall of Fame
TZHS Coach
James Amandola has been selected for induction into the 34th
Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach Amandola has
the honor of becoming the first Men’s Lacrosse player ever
inducted into the Jaspers Hall of Fame. The Manhattan
College Induction ceremony will take place on Saturday,
November 10th.
Four TZHS Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Semi
Finalists
TZHS Principal Jennifer Amos has announced four TZ seniors
have been named as semifinalists in the National Merit
Scholarship Program. This scholarship program honors the
exceptional academic ability of individual students.
Approximately 1.5 million juniors from all around the
country entered this scholarship program when they took
their PSAT last fall, and 16,000 have been selected as
semi-finalists.
Seniors Alex Han, Alexandria Nelson, David Rapoport, and
Leon Zaruvinsky now enjoy that distinction. From the
approximately 16,000 Semifinalists, about 15,000 are
expected to advance to the Finalist level, and in February
they will be notified of this designation. All National
Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from this group
of Finalists. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the
basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for
success in rigorous college studies without regard to
gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference.
TZHS Senior Melissa Aleles Accepted Into NY All-State
Symphonic Band
The Tappan Zee High School Music Department has announced
that senior flutist Melissa Aleles was accepted into this
year’s New York All State Symphonic Band. Senior trumpeter
Jordan Rinchiera was named as an All-State Band alternate.
Auditions for All-State ensembles take place every year in
the Spring and are extremely competitive. Of the many
thousands of students that audition across the entire state
of New York, only 350 reach the All-State Festival. All of
the above students performed level VI works (the highest
level of difficultly) and received a score of 100.
The students will travel to Rochester, New York on November
29th where they will rehearse up to eight hours a day for
three days with some of America’s most renowned conductors.
The final performances on December 1st and 2nd will take
place at the Eastman Theater which is one of the major
performing halls in the United States.
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