The
Long Beach Public Schools’ April Board of Education Meetings
spotlighted the district’s art and music achievers. On April 6,
All-County musicians representing the middle school and high school were
commended, as were four students who performed at the Long Island
Strings Festival Association concert. The April 20 gathering featured
recognitions of students at all grade levels who have excelled in
photography, visual arts and photojournalism.
At both meetings,
parents, community members and the Board of Education watched proudly as
Julia Lang-Shapiro, Director of Media, Visual & Performing Arts,
presented select students with certificates. The Long Beach schools
consistently provide many opportunities for students to explore the arts
and cultivate their talents. See below for the full list of honorees.
The
April 6 meeting included a review of the proposed 2016-17 budget, which
the community will vote upon on May 16. At the April 20 meeting,
Director of Elementary Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Sean
Murray gave a detailed and informative presentation on Elementary Social
Studies and Science Curriculum. He explained that the district has
excelled in all phases of the integration of state standards and has
created an environment of inquiry based learning and exciting
experiences for all students.
Certificate Recipients:
Long Island String Festival Association: Sophia Elenson, Joshua Kapilian, Claire Ezratty, Jorge Romero
All County High School:
Alec Chasin, Luc Esformes, Sam Miller, Joshua Kapilian, David Newman,
Amanda Roman, Samantha Snow, Olivia DiResta, Mikayla Faria, Sophia
Elenson, Jorge Romero, Michael Corsale, Harrison Phillips, Thomas Walsh,
Logan Friedman
All County Middle School:
Delphine Esformes, Chandler Rosenzweig, Justin Small, Jasmine Soriano,
Liam White, Maryn Ascher, Aaron Conte, Louise Dattolico, Ava Lithgow,
Jacob LoCascio, Isabella McCavera, Matthew O’Connor, Noah Robinson, Ryan
Stout, Matthias Roth, Jonathan Wachs, Jordan Collinson, Natalie
Lessard, Ashley Friedman
Art League of LI Go APE Exhibit Award of Excellence: Natalie Manzanilla
“My Perspective” Art Guild Juried Photo Exhibit: Phillip Persky
National Art Education Association Conference Presenters: Kristen Miciotta, Savannah Kile, Natalie Quintero, Bianca Hayes
Long Island’s Best Young Artists at the Heckscher Museum:
Kristen Miciotta (Third-place overall winner), Daniella Bruzzone
(Promising Young Artist Award winner), Maiya Abramson, Lea Jaffe,
Lindsey Kranitz, Madison Murray
PFLI Annual HS Photography Contest: Jovanna Vicente (first place), Charles Mandell (third place)
Nassau Community College Honors Program 19th Annual Arts & Science Fair: Meilin
Garfinkel (Best in Show for Art), Margaret O’Malley-Rebovich (Honorable
Mention for Art) and James O-‘Connor (third-place)
Art Supervisor’s Association All County Art Show Elementary: Simaiyah
Wardana, Zachary Scouten, Jacqueline Ching, Myla Sanchez, Allison
Blanco Cruz, Christopher Mitchell, Alana Roscoe, Rihanna Bishun, Aidan
Tarsia
Art Supervisor’s Association All County Art Show Middle School: Livia
Casalaina, Ashley Friedman, Andrew Geller, Caroline Roser Dialma,
Natalie Lessard, Arielle Nason, Cecile Lessard, Lucia Tomicick, Jhana
Prue
Art Supervisor’s Association All County Art Show High School: Janeris
Gonzalez, Nina Capofarri, Anna Xiao, Jaci Zitman, Julianne Jacobson,
Shannon Gioia, Gabrielle Gravina, Rianna MacKay, Carmen Sabedra, Phoebe
Keane, Grace Rosenberg, Ava Tassiello, Emily Tejeda-Postigo, Gabrielle
Cerullo, Katherine Farrell, Angela Maure, Morgan Rubel, Kristen Miciotta