At an awards ceremony on the evening of June 12, the following members of South Side's Class of 2008 received recognition for their academic achievements and community service. This is part one of a two-part list.
Joseph Abrams IB Diploma Candidate Award
Joseph Abrams Tom Brull Anchor Memorial Scholarship
Elyse Aldana Andrew Rosenblum Memorial Scholarship
Elyse Aldana LI Council for Social Studies Achievement Award Certificate
Elyse Aldana President's Award for Academic Achievement
Elyse Aldana SSHS PTA Service Award
Elyse Aldana IB Diploma Candidate Award
Elyse Aldana NEFCU Making A Difference Scholarship
Elyse Aldana Peter F. Brady Scholarship
Meghan Elizabeth Alles IB Diploma Candidate Award
Meghan Elizabeth Alles President's Award for Academic Excellence
Jake V. Aronowitz Herald Journalism Award
Jake V. Aronowitz IB Diploma Candidate Award
Jake V. Aronowitz President's Award for Academic Achievement
Yesenia Baez Future Entrepreneur Award
Brianna Barbieri Certificate of Merit in Calculus-AB
Brianna Barbieri IB Diploma Candidate Award
Brianna Barbieri Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Brianna Barbieri President's Award for Academic Excellence
Sean Basista Art Certificate
Sean Basista Duarte Santos Memorial Art Award
Sean Basista IB Diploma Candidate Award
Sean Basista President's Award for Academic Excellence
Leo Harris Bentovim IB Diploma Candidate Award
Leo Harris Bentovim President's Award for Academic Excellence
Jeremy Berke Helen Skelos Memorial Scholarship
Jeremy Berke President's Award for Academic Achievement
Jeremy Berke IB Diploma Candidate Award
Ross D. Berman Certificate of Merit in Calculus-BC
Ross D. Berman IB Diploma Candidate Award
Ross D. Berman President's Award for Academic Excellence
Alaina R. Beyar IB Diploma Candidate Award
James Patrick Boles Louis Gelato Memorial Scholarship
Zachary Bondy IB Diploma Candidate Award
Jonathan Evan Bove IB Diploma Candidate Award
Jonathan Evan Bove President's Award for Academic Achievement
Allison Boyle Adubon Society Award
Allison Boyle IB Diploma Candidate Award
Allison Boyle LI Council for Social Studies Achievement Award Certificate
Allison Boyle President's Award for Academic Excellence
Molly Bralower LI Council for Social Studies Achievement Award Certificate
Molly Bralower President's Award for Academic Excellence
Molly Bralower IB Diploma Candidate Award
Melanie Bronfeld Certificate of Merit in Calculus-BC
Melanie Bronfeld Foreign Language Dept Outstanding Achievement - French Medal of Excellence
Melanie Bronfeld Highest Achievement in Art
Melanie Bronfeld IB Diploma Candidate Award
Melanie Bronfeld NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence Award
Melanie Bronfeld President's Award for Academic Excellence
Melanie Bronfeld Town of Hempstead Community Service & Academic Excellence Award
Kevin Patrick Brown Delia Garrity Scholarship
Kevin Patrick Brown President's Award for Academic Achievement
Kristen Buell IB Diploma Candidate Award
Katherine Cartier South Hempstead Fire Department Citizenship Award
Mark Caso Thomas A. Brunetta Memorial Award
Mark Caso IB Diploma Candidate Award
Joseph Cecere NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence Award
Joseph Cecere President's Award for Academic Excellence
Joseph Cecere The Highest Regents Exam Average for Three Year Math Sequence Award
Joseph Cecere IB Diploma Candidate Award
Timothy Chelius Covert PTA Loretta Marshal Achievement Award
Timothy Chelius Fortnightly Club of Rockville Centre, Inc
Timothy Chelius IB Diploma Candidate Award
Jenna Lynne Cielo Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Joseph John Cifarelli IB Diploma Candidate Award
Brian Coleman IB Diploma Candidate Award
David Coren Certificate of Merit in Calculus-BC
David Coren IB Diploma Candidate Award
David Coren Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Chorus
David Coren Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - National School Chorus Award
David Coren President's Award for Academic Excellence
Thomas Vincent Corsaro IB Diploma Candidate Award
Thomas Vincent Corsaro Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Thomas Vincent Corsaro Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Jazz Service and Spirit Award
Thomas Vincent Corsaro RVC Teachers' Association Incentive Award
Rohit Crasta Certificate of Merit in Calculus-BC
Rohit Crasta IB Diploma Candidate Award
Rohit Crasta National Merit Scholarship - Commended Students
Rohit Crasta President's Award for Academic Achievement
Katherine Cullinan Certificate of Merit in Calculus-BC
Katherine Cullinan Highest Achievement in Art
Katherine Cullinan National Merit Scholarship - Commended Students
Katherine Cullinan President's Award for Academic Excellence
Katherine Cullinan IB Diploma Candidate Award
Craig D'Urso IB Diploma Candidate Award
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III Certificate of Merit in Calculus-BC
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III Foreign Language Dept Award Language Lovers
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III IB Diploma Candidate Award
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III LI Teachers Benevolent Scholarship
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholarship
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence Award
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III Robert Geise Social Studies Award
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III Science Dept Science Supervisors Chemistry Award
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III Science Teacher Association of New York State Outstanding Student
Stephen Thomas Dacek, III President's Award for Academic Excellence
Mackenzie Ann Degen Art Certificate
Mackenzie Ann Degen IB Diploma Candidate Award
Robert William DeGregoris IB Diploma Candidate Award
Rebecca DiBari Art Certificate
Rebecca DiBari Certificate of Merit in Calculus-BC
Rebecca DiBari Extended Essay Award
Rebecca DiBari IB Diploma Candidate Award
Rebecca DiBari Karp Volvo-Saab-Buick Scholarship
Rebecca DiBari President's Award for Academic Excellence
Rebecca DiBari Science Dept Science Supervisors Pioneer Research Award
Sofia DiBari IB Diploma Candidate Award
Sofia DiBari Karp Volvo-Saab-Buick Scholarship
Sofia DiBari Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Chorus
Sofia DiBari President's Award for Academic Achievement
Julia Mary Donaldson Delia Garrity Scholarship
Julia Mary Donaldson IB Diploma Candidate Award
Kara Donoghue Art Certificate
Anna Duggan Art Certificate
Anna Duggan D.A.R. Good Citizen Award
Anna Duggan IB Diploma Candidate Award
Anna Duggan Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Chorus
Anna Duggan President's Award for Academic Excellence
Anna Duggan RVC SEPTA Community Service Award
Jennifer Duran President's Award for Academic Achievement
Jennifer Duran Foreign Language Dept Outstanding Achievement - Spanish Medal of Excellence
Craig D'Urso Ken Pribil, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Craig D'urso President's Award for Academic Achievement
Craig D'Urso State Bank of Long Island Ron Thiem Memorial Award
Michael Fabiani Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Orchestra
Carla Felzenberg IB Diploma Candidate Award
Daniel Femminello Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Orchestra
Daniel Femminello RVC Guild For the Arts - Drama
Daniel Femminello RVC Teachers' Association Incentive Award
Daniel Femminello SSHS PTA Education Scholarship
Daniel Femminello Outstanding Crew Member
Kara Ferguson Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Alana Michele Frey IB Diploma Candidate Award
Alana Michele Frey Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Chorus
Alana Michele Frey President's Award for Academic Achievement
Janisa Freycinet SSHS Alumni Association Award
Estee Gatenio Gabel Art Certificate
Estee Gatenio Gabel IB Diploma Candidate Award
Estee Gatenio Gabel NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence Award
Estee Gatenio Gabel President's Award for Academic Excellence
Estee Gatenio Gabel SSHS Class of 1953 Dominic Repetto Outstanding Citizen Award
Alexandra Gambale IB Diploma Candidate Award
Alexandra Gambale Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Alexandra Gambale President's Award for Academic Excellence
Patricia R. Garrity Alene and Jerome Margolies Memorial Award
Patricia R. Garrity Highest Achievement in Art
Patricia R. Garrity IB Diploma Candidate Award
Patricia R. Garrity Karp Volvo-Saab-Buick Scholarship
Patricia R. Garrity Leonard Sandel Senior Center Scholarship
Patricia R. Garrity Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Patricia R. Garrity SSHS PTA Service Award
Patricia R. Garrity Watson School PTA Scholarship
David Gash IB Diploma Candidate Award
David Gash Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Orchestra
David Gash President's Award for Academic Achievement
David Gash Video Club Award of Excellence
Jesse Samuel Geffen IB Diploma Candidate Award
Jesse Samuel Geffen President's Award for Academic Achievement
James Geraghty World Trade Center Scholarship
Matthew Geyer IB Diploma Candidate Award
Matthew Geyer LI Council for Social Studies Achievement Award Certificate
Matthew Geyer Linda Rosenthal Memorial Scholarship
Matthew Geyer Nassau County Executive's Award
Matthew Geyer NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence Award
Matthew Geyer President's Award for Academic Excellence
Matthew Geyer Principal's Leadership
Matthew Geyer RVC SEPTA Community Service Award
Matthew Geyer S.G.A. Scholarship
Matthew Geyer Science Dept Science Supervisors Biology Award
Matthew Geyer SSHS PTA Service Award
Matthew Geyer World Trade Center Scholarship
Matthew Geyer Certificate of Merit in Calculus-BC
Matthew Geyer Foreign Language Dept Northeast Conference Award - French
Alannie Grant Fitzharris and Company Academic Scholarship
Alannie Grant President's Award for Academic Achievement
Alannie Grant SSHS PTA Education Scholarship
Alannie Grant Ted Demme Memorial Scholarship
Alannie Grant Video Club Award of Excellence
Alannie Grant IB Diploma Candidate Award
Kara Hackett Tim Brennan Memorial Scholarship
Karolyn Hasday President's Award for Academic Excellence
Karolyn Hasday IB Diploma Candidate Award
Michael Ryan Heller Foreign Language Dept Outstanding Achievement - Spanish
Michael Ryan Heller Hewitt PTA Scholarship
Michael Ryan Heller IB Diploma Candidate Award
Michael Ryan Heller President's Award for Academic Excellence
Katherine C. Hellige Certificate of Merit in Calculus-AB
Katherine C. Hellige IB Diploma Candidate Award
Katherine C. Hellige President's Award for Academic Excellence
Sandra Hennig Art Certificate
Sandra Hennig John Friedmann Memorial Scholarship
Sandra Hennig Marion Simon Outstanding Student of Business Award
Sandra Hennig Nassau County Comptroller's Achievement Award
Jennifer Hieronymus Cyclone Shop Award
Barbara Marie Hinton Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Chorus
Barbara Marie Hinton RVC Teachers' Association Incentive Award
Barbara Marie Hinton SSHS PTA Education Scholarship
Sabina Adriana Ion Confide Substance Abuse Education Award
Sabina Adriana Ion Highest Achievement in Art
Sabina Adriana Ion IB Diploma Candidate Award
Sabina Adriana Ion President's Award for Academic Excellence
Sabina Adriana Ion Riverside School PTA Scholarship
Kimberly Ann Johnson Highest Achievement in Art
Kimberly Ann Johnson IB Diploma Candidate Award
Kimberly Ann Johnson President's Award for Academic Excellence
Kurt Joseph John Friedmann Memorial Scholarship
Kurt Joseph Madeline Ziegler Memorial Scholarship
Kurt Joseph President's Award for Academic Achievement
Kurt Joseph SSHS PTA Education Scholarship
Kurt Joseph Tim Brennan Memorial Scholarship
Kaitlyn Anne Judge Highest Achievement in Art
Kaitlyn Anne Judge IB Diploma Candidate Award
Kaitlyn Anne Judge Irish-Americans in Government Scholarship
Kaitlyn Anne Judge Janet Feinberg Memorial Studio In Art Award
Kaitlyn Anne Judge Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Kaitlyn Anne Judge President's Award for Academic Achievement
Kaitlyn Anne Judge RVC Teachers' Association Incentive Award
Eden Kanowitz IB Diploma Candidate Award
Eden Kanowitz Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Eden Kanowitz Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band Service and Spirit Award
Eden Kanowitz NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence Award
Eden Kanowitz President's Award for Academic Excellence
Eden Kanowitz Highest Achievement in Art
Ronnie Kanter IB Diploma Candidate Award
Meghan Khosla Goldie Seiderman Social Studies Award
Meghan Khosla IB Diploma Candidate Award
Meghan Khosla LI Teachers Benevolent Scholarship
Meghan Khosla Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Meghan Khosla Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - John Philip Sousa Award
Meghan Khosla President's Award for Academic Excellence
Meghan Khosla SSHS PTA Education Scholarship
Meghan Khosla SSHS PTA Service Award
Katherine M. Kiernan IB Diploma Candidate Award
Michael Kladias IB Diploma Candidate Award
Michael Kladias Music and Performing Arts Scholarship Award for Drama
Michael Kladias Outstanding Crew Member
Gregory Laurence Knoch Marion Simon Outstanding Student of Business Award
Gregory Laurence Knoch President's Award for Academic Achievement
Gregory Laurence Knoch SSHS PTA Education Scholarship
Gregory Laurence Knoch Thomas A. Brunetta Memorial Award
Kieran Kriss Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Chorus
Kieran Kriss Music and Performing Arts Scholarship Award for Jazz
Kieran Kriss President's Award for Academic Achievement
Kieran Kriss IB Diploma Candidate Award
Kieran Kriss Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Mary Kathleen Krol RVC Teachers' Association Incentive Award
Mary Kathleen Krol SSHS PTA Education Scholarship
Mary Kathleen Krol Thomas A. Brunetta Memorial Award
Jennifer Lara-Hidalgo Hispanic Brotherhood of RVC
Jennifer Lara-Hidalgo IB Diploma Candidate Award
Jennifer Lara-Hidalgo Foreign Language Dept Outstanding Achievement - Federico Garcia Lorca Award
Jennifer Lara-Hidalgo President's Award for Academic Achievement
William R. Leck SSHS PTA Education Scholarship
Natalie Patricia Leone IB Diploma Candidate Award
Natalie Patricia Leone RVC Chamber of Commerce
Kristen Lewandowski IB Diploma Candidate Award
Kristen Lewandowski RVC SEPTA Community Service Award
Kristen Lewandowski RVC Teachers' Association Incentive Award
Joseph Lopresti IB Diploma Candidate Award
Joseph Lopresti LI Council for Social Studies Achievement Award Certificate
Joseph Lopresti President's Award for Academic Excellence
Joseph Lopresti Science Dept - Science Olympiad
Meggie Lovece IB Diploma Candidate Award
Meggie Lovece Music & Performing Arts Sponsors of RVC - Band
Ingrid Loveras Certificate of Merit in Calculus-AB
Ingrid Loveras Coca-Cola Scholarship
Ingrid Loveras D.A.R. American History Award
Ingrid Loveras Hispanic Brotherhood of RVC
Ingrid Loveras IB Diploma Candidate Award
Ingrid Loveras New York Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship
Ingrid Loveras President's Award for Academic Excellence
Ingrid Loveras RVC Teachers' Association Incentive Award
Ingrid Loveras S.G.A. Scholarship
Ingrid Loveras SSHS PTA Service Award
Ingrid Loveras The Gold Headstart Scholarship
Marlene Loveras Hispanic Brotherhood of RVC
Marlene Loveras The Gold Headstart Scholarship
