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Robin Friedman BRANCH MANAGER

Rose Aprea

Janet Griffin

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Florence Balint

Bernadette Haley

Jimmy Mulvey

Dan Bucci

Barbara Hallen

Josephine O’Leary-Weir

Donald Butt

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Susan Shaw

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Marilyn Light

Rory Tishelman

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Mary Madigan

Cheryl Tricarico

Barbara Eisert

Satoshi Maezono

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Patricia Ann Flood

Andrea Martone

Douglas Tricarico

Barbara Gelleri

Judy Messinger

Sally Wacks

Iris Greenberg

Patty Wenig

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HASTINGS - DOBBS FERRY - ARDSLEY - IRVINGTON The Quad-Village Rotary Club congratulates all 2013 High School Graduates. We especially extend our congratulations and best wishes to this year’s winners of our Rotary Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to students carefully selected on the basis of our Rotary International Motto of “SERVICE ABOVE SELF”. They are students who have exhibited excellence in their studies, school activities and community endeavors to help others.

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J. MAIER SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Ardsley High School:

Mariel Fine

Dobbs Ferry High School:

Bryana Cunningham

Hastings High School:

Joshua Govier

Irvington High School:

Heidi Marschke

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Mortarboards rain down on the graduates.

With firm foundations, grads embrace upcoming changes BY EVAN FALLOR rdsley High School held its 97th commencement June 19 on what turned out to be a resplendent evening for the class of 2013. family and friends filled the bleachers and outer edge of the high school football field to witness one of the milestones in the lives of these proud young adults. murmurs and cheers from the crowd filled the air as the 177 graduates made their way from inside the school to the field as pictures snapped and cameras flashed. after renditions of “pomp and circumstance” by the school band and orchestra, and the pledge of allegiance and “StarSpangled Banner” by the Select chorus, senior class president alexandra Berg and vice president thomas foley took the podium to address classmates at their farewell assembly. the two reminisced about their own friendship, which began in kindergarten and reflected the many bonds shared by

peers in a tight-knit school community such as ardsley’s. foley, who offered assurance that the class of 2013 was “more than just a group of pretty faces,” suggested that graduation is “perhaps the end of the beginning.” Senior emily Blumenthal, along with the Select Senior chorus, performed a piece she wrote for the occasion, “graduation Song,” which includes the lyric “i never thought goodbye would be this hard to say.” Salutatorian Kelly goo began her address with the declaration that “ardsley sucks,” but then quickly reconsidered, and conceded that “in fact, ardsley does not suck.” after voicing the complaint common to most ardsley High School students — the lack of fun to be had in such a small village — goo let it be known that for the class of 2013, that issue was about to change. “finally,” she said, “we can emerge into the world — whatever that is.” Valedictorian allison Wishner admitted her reluctance to face this looming transformation. “i like things just as they are right now,” Wishner said in her address. “change really

is one of my biggest fears in the world.” While also revealing her apprehension about spiders, Wishner’s message was to concentrate on the present, rather than the past and future. this, she said, would assure that no one would miss the upcoming journey. “Because of you,” Wishner told her classmates, “i know i am ready for the challenge that lies ahead.” principal James Haubner echoed this notion during his closing remarks and encouraged his pupils to face this test head-on. “it is time to be courageous,” Haubner said. “You will begin to define who you really are.” Haubner stressed the importance of first impressions, but also last impressions — in this case, from the first day of high school orientation four years ago to the ceremony at hand. Haubner also recognized the students who received academic and athletic awards at a ceremony on monday, June 17. He singled out Hee Suk Kim, who painted a mural at the school for his end-of-the-year internship. Kim won an award sponsored by riverarts. forty-five graduates received senior

athletic awards, more than any other grade in the school’s history. then came the moment that every beaming parent and anxious student had anticipated for four years. School board president Joanne Sold certified that the students had completed their graduation requirements. one by one the seniors, from candace abellard to david Zeiger, made their way to the stage dressed in gold and blue — the school colors — and received their diplomas. Later, as the graduates relinquished their caps to the sky, there was a feeling that the sky was indeed the limit for this group of students. during her speech, Lauren allan, superintendent of the ardsley School district, wished the graduates the “wings of a great eagle” with the “roots of a mighty oak.” She also advised students to make their mark in the future, but not to forget their past. “find what you love and simply go for it,” allan said. “But i hope your roots have been watered deep within the ardsley soil.” 

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candace abellard marc adams Shanna aitcheson Kristina albano Khalea allen Jeffrey altneu Leah ansell amber aparicio casey ayala Susan ayala Kavya Babu Bill Bagnuolo Jake Bagnuolo felicia Barber Hillary Barber nicole Barnard nicholas Beldoch alexandra Berg elena Bergomi ross Bialowas reid Blackman matthew Blake emily Blumenthal alexandria Boering Bianca Bonomo taylor Bradnock Kristen Brancucci Jonathan Briendel aaron Brown melissa Brown molly caccia tyler chafitz allison choi ella cobleigh

alyssa cohen andrew cohen daniel cohen george constantinides eric corwin daniel curtiss melissa da rocha millan das Harley de Lange Justine del grosso eric diamond tracey diaz Watkins diaz matthew dietz mariah difiore nicole ebratt Joshua eng-morris John evans Katherine evans christina faiella Liam farrell mariel fine david fishman Kimberly fishman gerald flattmann iii thomas foley michael forgione Jenna friedman rachel friedman maria gallagher Laura generale Jonah gerstel Benjamin gil ruben gil

Lindsay giordano Jason glass melanie goetz Jonathan goldberg aila gomi Kelly goo roxanne rosenberg gottlieb Sarah gourevitch Brendan grant elizabeth grant Jacquelyn gratzon Brett Hess amit Hezi Justin Hill Keith Holloway Jake Hurwitz allison Huttick roger iyengar michael Jagde Jason Jenab claire Johnson Jessica Jonas rebecca Joseph gabriel Kardish Samantha Kastin gabrielle Kayton ahmed Khokar Samuel Khym grainne Kiernan Hee Suk Kim Jeremy Kogan russel Kogan michelle Kornrich

nida Kuruvilla rachael Langton daniel Lauricella Becca Leibowitz rebecca Leon alexander Lessem Kimberly Lewis matthew Lewis nicholas Lombardi drew Longo Katherine Loomba Jenna Lowry Lydia macdougall michelle malkin cindy marji allison maron

The riverTowns enTerPrise Sara may richard mcelligott raquel medina arielle misrok mia monkovic carlos monserrate Joshua montague rachel murro electra nassis ashley ninan oliver oks abigail osborn Jenna pagliaro millie pal Shiva pal dushyant patel

alexander pawlak evan pearson garrett peterson Joseph petrella antoinette pilla alana pollack Leah pozin adam prince christopher Quintos Justin rabadi connor rice Zachary rosado Jessica rosenfeld michael ryan randhir Sah andrew Saklad

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Kristina Albano and Shanna Aitcheson snap a photo.

Knowing so many of the seniors in the Rivertowns makes this graduating class even more special.

Congratulations and good luck to the Class of 2013.

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awarDs & honors Thomas J. Figlia Memorial Kimberly fishman

Outstanding Achievement in Italian michael forgione

Coaches Award Samuel Khym, antoinette pilla

NYS Theatre Education Association Awards alyssa cohen, rachael Langton

McCartney “Good Call” Sportsmanship gabriel Kardish

Senior Leadership Drama maria gallagher

Lorraine Lombardi Drake Memorial elena Bergomi

Senior Leadership Band Jennifer Stein

Lisa Marie Fellis Memorial Scholarship rachel murro

Woody Herman Jazz Band matthew Lewis, Stephen Samolsky

Roderick Baird Memorial Scholarship Sarah gourevitch

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award andrew cohen

Cristin Ann Bambino NYSIR Scholarship felicia Barber

Senior Leadership Orchestra Sarah gourevitch

Jostens Medals alexandra Berg, thomas foley Shirley Madonick Memorial adam prince

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Michael Forgione holds up his diploma.

Edwin and Thelma Zimmer Memorial emily Blumenthal, melanie goetz, Samuel Khym, Jeremy Kogan and russel Kogan

Achievement in Art mariel fine

Ardsley Youth Council Jeffrey altneu Excellence in French Language elena Bergomi

Ardsley Little League andrew cohen, arielle misrok

Excellence in Spanish Language tracey diaz

MSG Varsity matthew Lewis

Excellence in Art Laura generale 2013 RiverArts Annual Art Award Hee Suk Kim Fred J. Maier (Rotary) mariel fine

Excellence in Latin diana Schoder

Ardsley PBA alexander Lessem

Senior Leadership Chorus Katherine evans, rachael Langton

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Allison Choi and her classmates walk onto the field.

Congratulations and Much Success to the

Ardsley Graduating Class of 2013 from The Ardsley PTA ★

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Marie Stimpﬂ Memorial Awards (Volunteer Ambulance) Leah ansell, tyler chaﬁtz, Liam farrell, Jacquelyn gratzon, rachel murro, electra nassis, alana pollack, elliott Weintraub, allison Wishner & david Zeiger

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JFK Memorial Citizenship elizabeth grant Ardsley Historical Society electra nassis

James T. Noone Memorial (Ardsley Fire Dept.) Keith Holloway

Excellence in Social Studies Jenna friedman, elizabeth grant

Panther Scholar Athlete of the Year thomas foley, Sarah Sylla

Excellence in History felice Segall, aimee tavzel

Panther Association Award tracey diaz, aila gomi, carlos monseratte and Jamie Stein

Achievement in Social Studies Sarah gourevitch

Panther Association Tom Lindgren Memorial Katherine Loomba

Robert J. Bernstein Scholarship nicholas Lombardi

Stephen O’Connell Panther Association Award edward Selig

JFK Physical Education Achievement Katherine Loomba, dushyant patel Joe Radomski Memorial drew Longo Excellence in Mathematics Kelly goo Excellence in Academic Challenge millan das Excellence in English Jenna friedman Outstanding Achievement in English John evans, rachael Langton, matthew Lewis American Association of University Women Outstanding Student Award diana Schoder American Association of University Women Excellence in Writing Award amber aparicio Student Council ella cobleigh Girl Scouts casey ayala, Susan ayala, felicia Barber, alyssa cohen, christina faiella, Laura generale and michelle malkin

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Senior class presidents Thomas Foley and Alexandra Berg.

PTA Art Jacquelyn gratzon

Ardsley Congress of Teachers alexandra Berg, elizabeth grant

PTA Fine Art Hee Suk Kim

Claudette Monaco Memorial michelle Kornrich

PTA Music Sarah gourevitch

AHS Class of ’59 Spirit Award matthew Sommers

PTA Drama rachael Langton

Rensselaer Medal Joshua montague

PTA Community Service Laura generale, mia monkovic

Bausch & Lomb Samuel Khym

PTA Tenacity maria gallagher

Devi Nampiaparampil Award John evans Ardsley School Staff alyssa cohen, Jenna friedman, Kelly goo, nida Kuruvilla, felice Segall and allison Wishner White Plains Hospital Scholarship Award Laura generale, adam prince Rivertown Lions Past Presidents’ Award for Best Community Service allison maron

PTA Teaching Becca Leibowitz

PTA “Renaissance Student” diana Schoder JIM MACLEAN/RIVERTOWNS ENTERPRISE

Daniel Cohen accepts his diploma.

PTA Computer Science/Math Joshua montague

Buddy Awards: Challenger Teams Kimberly fishman, maria gallagher, Jonah gerstel, allison Huttick, Samuel Khym, Jamie Stein, Steven Whitney and allison Wishner

PTA Elaine Taweel Memorial amit Hezi

Ardsley Education Foundation Jason glass, rebecca Joseph

Valedictorian and Salutatorian Awards allison Wishner, Kelly goo

PTA Athlete Leah pozin, Stephen Samolsky

CLaSS oF 2013 CoLLEGE & uniVErSitY CHoiCES Barnard college Boston university Brandeis university Brooklyn college Brown university caldwell college canisius college case Western reserve university city college of new York clark university clemson university colby college colorado School of mines cornell university dartmouth college dickinson college dominican college of Blauvelt edinboro university of pennsylvania emerson college fairfield university fordham university george mason university george Washington university guilford college

Haverford college Hunter college iona college ithaca college James madison university John Jay college of criminal Justice Johns Hopkins university Johnson and Wales Lehigh university Lehman college Lynn university manhattan college manhattanville college marywood university mercy college morgan State university muhlenberg college northeastern university northwestern university pace university pennsylvania State university purdue university rensselaer polytechnic institute roger Williams college

Sacred Heart university Saint michael’s college Seton Hall university St. John’s university SunY albany SunY Binghamton SunY Buffalo SunY cortland SunY fashion institute of technology SunY geneseo SunY oneonta SunY purchase SunY Stony Brook Swarthmore college Syracuse university temple university the college of St. rose tufts university tulane university union college united States marines university of alabama university of central florida university of chicago

university of colorado, Boulder university of connecticut university of delaware university of maryland university of massachusetts university of miami university of michigan university of new Haven university of pennsylvania university of pittsburgh university of rhode island university of rochester university of tampa university of texas, austin university of Vermont university of Wisconsin Villanova university Washington university in St. Louis Wesleyan college Westchester community college Xavier university of Louisiana

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DoBBs FerrY high sChooL Grads urged to pursue their passions, not perfection BY JULIAN CALDWELL

he dobbs ferry High School class of 2013 celebrated their accomplishment on a beautiful evening, June 22, at Waterfront park. the first speech came from departing Board of education president Jeffrey o’donnell, who joined the board 15 years ago, when some of the graduates were starting kindergarten at Springhurst elementary School. “passion,” o’donnell said was the theme of his speech. “You need to find yours.” He shared that it took him 22 years and eight colleges to discover his passion for nursing. He suggested that the new graduates try out electives in college and volunteer to figure out what they love to do. “it may take you awhile to find that passion,” he said. “But when you do, follow it. enjoy it.” principal John falino, who knew the class of 2013 for just two years, stated how much the students impressed him since he joined the district in 2012. State champion athletes, actors, musicians and volunteers who helped victims of Hurricane Sandy and the Sandy Hook school shooting were among those he was proud to see graduate. While the students had answered the challenge of finishing high school, he said there was a big question looming on the other side. “What now?” falino asked. “it’s a heavy responsibility to create your own path.” He encouraged the students to embrace, not fear, the uncertainty and struggles ahead. “With each trial comes discovery and with each failure comes success,” falino said. “now go out and live your own ‘What now’.” Salutatorian Sarah Koenigsberg was honest about how she felt as a young adult, almost out of high school, with the responsibility of giving her peers an uplifting speech. “i don’t pretend to have any insight on how you should live your life,” Koenigsberg said. She admitted that her speech was far from perfect, and that’s how she wanted it to be. “from what i can tell, nothing can be perfect, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be really great,” she said. “if you hold people to an impossible standard you might isolate yourself. if you hold yourself to an impossible standard, you might disappoint yourself.” the crowd laughed throughout Koenigsberg’s speech, from the beginning, when she described herself as one of the most awkward students in the class, to quips about teachers she and some of her fellow graduates had in elementary school. Koenigsberg, who starts at middlebury college in the fall, ended with an appreciation of her classmates, but not because they were perfect. “thank you for being there and being you,” she said. continuing with the theme of imperfection, Schools Superintendent Lisa Brady confessed that she had forgotten her speech at home, but was able to laugh it off and use her cellphone to read margaret Wheatley’s poem “Willing to Be disturbed,” which served as the inspiration for her remarks. Like falino, Brady encouraged the stu-

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Chloe Wang helps Solimar Thurn adjust her mortarboard.

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Fellow seniors laugh at salutatorian Sarah Koenigsberg’s speech.

dents to embrace challenges because in the future they’d likely face more questions than answers. “no one person or perspective can give us the answers we need to the problems of today,” Brady said. “We have to be willing to admit that we’re not capable of figuring things out alone.” Valedictorian rebecca Wiersma, who is headed to carleton college in the fall, said it felt like she was waiting her whole life for high school graduation. While she celebrated the accomplishment, she knew there would be pressure to succeed even more in the future. “pressure to win oscars and a presiden-

tial election or two,” Wiersma said, drawing laughs from the crowd. the future science major delved into the scale of the stars and galaxies to show the daunting size of the universe the students were expected to impact. “and that’s just the known universe,” she said. “i’m supposed to change that? i’m just trying to keep my room clean.” Wiersma then went on to tell the students that it was important to not put too much pressure on themselves to be perfect. “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value,” she said, quoting albert einstein. She shared an embarrassing story about her fellow seniors from the mac field day

competition, when someone tripped, causing most of the class of 2013 to fall over while doing its rallying run to center court of the high school gymnasium. Seconds before the debacle, Wiersma continued, the class organized to let a developmentally-disabled student run out first and participate without danger of getting hurt. the compassion they showed that student was more powerful than the fall. “When you do something you’re passionate about, failure becomes irrelevant,” Wiersma said. the last speaker of the ceremony was the school district’s director of curriculum, douglas Berry, who was the principal at Springhurst in 2006, when many of the graduating seniors had they’re “Stepping up” ceremony from elementary school to middle school. now he was speaking at another one of their graduations. “While you may be leaving dobbs ferry High School as individuals, you will forever be a part of something bigger,” Berry said. He read lyrics from the song “We are one,” which the students sang during the “Stepping up” ceremony seven years ago. “from this day forward, keep that song in your heart,” he said. then falino began the presentation of the diplomas to the 105 graduates. after receiving their diplomas, the class of 2013 returned to their seats for falino to announce them as high school graduates for the first time. they then flung their caps into the air with the backdrop of the sun setting over the Hudson river. 

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CLass oF 2013 andrea abbatiello* Samantha agostino Kimberly anker* matthew annicchiarico Sarah azizo* Julia Battistin* alexa Baviello* Sarah Beaver nicholas Becerra

Kimberly Benjamin Bronwyn Bingham* destiny Blagmon Samantha Blasco Jillian Bobinski Hunter Bock camille Bock-roy* fatima Boozarjomehri* taylor Bradley

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Valedictorian Rebecca Wiersma walks to the podium.

eric Brennan Seunghyun cho alexandra cialini anthony cialini talia clarick* Leah cohen* Kyle colby-pirrazzi mary constant* Samantha coppola Bryana cunningham* alexander dea-Jue connor deane Kristy degener* frank donaj Justina donaj alexa dorfman ryan driscoll danielle erenstein Kira feinstein* anthony fiorenza Kristin foresti* michael frasca Yra gabas Brian gardner grant giglio christopher gismondi ryan gogarty Bridget guice Shawn Hadavi* Keith Hickey michael iovino Sean Kilkelly Sarah Koenigsberg*

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IB film class students pose for a photo.

nicholas Kost daniel Kudelka William Kurnit* chung Yeol Lee Heather Lennon* regina Lodolo ciara Lopez gary Lu* ryan malpass* michael mitaro Joseph morello ethan much nikash nanavaty riley nieman

Briana nyemchek Khadeja oliver clark poccia, Jr. elizabeth Quintero* Hyunwoo rhee gustavo rivera Kenyon roberts Yun Sun roh* adam rosenkranz amanda rossillo* oscar ruiz Jikku Samuel pinkal Sanchala christy Sato

Stacy Sazo* Sydney Sereika Sania Shabbir ankeeta Shah* Jesse Silberfein Jessica Silverman Jeanne Skulstad gabrielle Smith Joshua Smith Stephanie Spagnuolo Joseph Staluppi Benjamin Sterne* raquel Stone timothy Stout

James Sullivan matthew tencer Solimar thurn* tania tigre-moreno dennis Vilensky isabel Villanueva anuva Wadera* chloe Wang* Liam Ward arthur Whelan rebecca Wiersma* clara Winder *National Honor Society

Congratulations to our graduating seniors! Sarah Campbell - University of Michigan

Ben Langer – SUNY Duchess

Claire Cangialosi - University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Music; dual performance and music education major

Sylvia Lustig – Tufts University

Daniel Capelin – Cornell University College of Engineering Ben Cattau – Haverford College Rachel Cultice – University of Michigan Fiona Ewing – Dartmouth College Anjali Ferris - Barnard College George Frankle – University of Rochester Michael Genecin – Harvard University Issei Herr – The Juilliard School Sabrina Hilfer - Washington University (St. Louis); Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (Architecture) Sarah Horowitz - Miami University of Ohio; School of Creative Arts (Music) and the Farmer School of Business, double major

Sophie Laruelle – Columbia University Mark Manley – University of Chicago Mel Maetzener - Oberlin Conservatory/ Oberlin College; double degree program. Maia Murdock – NYU, Steinhardt School of Music Michael Park – Yale University Samantha Polsky – Williams College Nathan Raab – Princeton University Sam Riessen - University of the Arts, Philadelphia (Music) Emily Rissoff – Purchase College (Studio composition) Adriano Rozental – Vassar College Daniel Sacks – Northwestern University Nina Sayles – Brandeis University Yumiko Shime – Barnard College Jamie Tanzer – Harvard University

Rebecca Klein - Oberlin Conservatory/ Oberlin College; double degree program

Howard Weisz – Cornell University College of Engineering

Emma Klein - Washington University (St. Louis) - Engineering Program

Alison Whitney - UCLA, School of Theater, Film and Television (Acting)

Emma Whitestone – Ithaca College

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awarDs & honors Valedictorian rebecca Wiersma Saltuatorian Sarah Koenigsberg Martha Corey-Ochoa Memorial Scholarship rebecca Wiersma Scholastic Honor Medals Kimberly anker, Bronwyn Bingham, Shawn Hadavi, Sarah Koenigsberg, ryan malpass, Yun Sun roh, ankeeta Shah, isabel Villanueva, chloe Wang, rebecca Wiersma National Merit Commendation rebecca Wiersma Bradeley and Katherine C. Bolke Humor Award raquel Stone

Lt. Raymond Malara Memorial Scholarship ciara Lopez Police Officer “Ricky” White Memorial Scholarship Brian gardner Thomas C. Hennessey Memorial Award Yra franschesca gabas Youth Service Council Award Heather Lennon John Andrew Romano Award adam rosenkranz Congressional Certificate of Merit ryan malpass

Lions Club Past President Award Leah cohen Ilissa Schoenberg Memorial Scholarship Kristy degener, Kenyon roberts Destination Imagination Scholarship Award Benjamin Sterne SPRING Community Partners Award fatima Boozariomchri, Yra franchesca gabas, Jessica Silverman SPRINGboard Award Samantha coppola, Bryana cunningham, ryan malpass, ankeeta Shah, James Sullivan

Rotary Club Fred J. Maier Memorial Scholarship Bryana cunningham

American Legion Post No. 1048 Award Yra franchesca gabas

Sacred Heart Terriers CYO Basketball Program Kristin foresti, Sean Kilkelly

PTSA Zatkovich Incentive Award matthew annicchiarico

Dobbs Ferry High School Social Studies Award Sarah Koenigsberg

Dobbs Ferry United Teachers’ Michael Wood Memorial Award ankeeta Shah

Congressman Elliot L. Engel Confessional Trophy Heather Lennon

Dobbs Ferry High School Advanced History Award chloe Wang, rebecca Wiersma

Chief Edward J. Doyle Memorial Scholarship anthony cialini

New York Blood Drive Scholarship Heather Lennon

Government/Economics Award anuva Wadera

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Distinguished Effort Award in Social Studies matthew annicchiarico, Leah cohen, Kira feinstein Highest Average Over Four Years in English Sarah Koenigsberg

Embassy Club Robert A. Collins Memorial Award Kristy degener, riley nieman Antoinette L. Tisi Memorial Award rebecca Wiersma

Most Improved in English Benjamin Sterne

Dobbs Ferry Touchdown Club Award Kira feinstein, Brian gardner, riley nieman, Sydney Sereika

John Yozzo Memorial Scholarship nicholas Beccera, Brian gardner

Ward K. Jones Memorial Award Brian gardner continued on page 10a

The Dobbs Ferry PTSA congratulates the class of 2013 and wishes you all the best for a bright and soaring future. Andrea L. Abbatiello Samantha M. Agostino Kimberly H. Anker Matthew Annicchiarico Sarah I. Azizo Julia Joyce Battistin Alexa Rose Baviello Sarah M. Beaver

Bryana Ashley Cunningham Alexander Dea-Jue Connor P. Deane Kristy A. Degener Frank Martin Donaj Justina Laura Donaj Alexa J. Dorfman

Chung Yeol Lee Heather J. Lennon Regina Monica Lodolo Ciara Lopez Gary Lu Ryan Malpass Michael Mitaro Joseph Morello Ethan Much

Nicholas Lorenzo Becerra Kimberly Benjamin Bronwyn Cruz Bingham

Ryan J. Driscoll Danielle L. Erenstein Kira Feinstein Anthony Fiorenza

Destiny M. E. Blagmon Samantha Blasco Jillian Bobinski

Kristin A. Foresti Michael S. Frasca Yra Franchesca M. Gabas

Hunter Martin Bock

Brian Paul Gardner Grant Giglio Christopher Gismondi

Clark Patrick Poccia, Jr. Elizabeth N. Quintero Hyunwoo Rhee Gustavo Manuel Rivera

Ryan Gogarty Bridget Guice Shawn Hadavi

Kenyon Patrick Roberts Yun Sun Roh Adam Rosenkranz

Keith Hickey Michael A. Iovino Sean Kilkelly

Amanda Rossillo Oscar D. Ruiz

Camille Renee Bock-Roy Fatima Boozarjomehri Taylor Elizabeth Bradley Eric Brennan Seunghyun Cho Alexandra Cialini Anthony J. Cialini Talia Rae Clarick Leah Beth Cohen Kyle Colby-Pirrazzi Mary Elizabeth Constant Samantha Coppola

Sarah Huang Koenigsberg Nicholas Kost Daniel Michael Kudelka William Kurnit

Nikash Vijay Nanavaty Riley Baker Nieman Briana Nicole Nyemchek Khadeja Rikyiah Oliver

Jikku John Samuel Pinkal Sanchala Christy Sato Stacy Sazo Sydney Lyn Sereika

Sania Shabbir Ankeeta Shah Jesse Silberfein Jessica Silverman Jeanne Marguerite Skulstad Gabrielle Nicole Smith Joshua R. Smith Stephanie Spagnuolo Joseph Staluppi Benjamin Sterne Raquel LeeAnn Stone Timothy C. Stout James Sullivan Matthew Tencer Solimar Lea Thurn Tania Tigre-Moreno Dennis Vilensky Isabel Irvani Villanueva Anuva Wadera Chloe H. Wang Liam Ward Arthur A. Whelan Rebecca Emily Wiersma Clara Bartlett Winder

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Dobbs Ferry United Teachers’ George Blaha Memorial Award elizabeth Quintero Joan Epstein Memorial Award in Theatre Arts Sarah azizo Dobbs Ferry Woman’s Club Award for Performing Arts Julia Battistin Dobbs Ferry United Teachers’ Scholarship Award gary Lu

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Dobbs Ferry High School Periauger Award (Yearbook) Sarah azizo Excellence in a Foreign Language Spanish: William Kurnit french: Sarah Koenigsberg italian: Bryana cunningham, anuva Wadera

Outstanding Effort in Science matthew annicchiarico, christopher gismondi, Bryana cunningham, Shawn Hadavi, Yra franchesca gabas, Heather Lennon

Excellence in Art chloe Wang

Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award ryan malpass

Rivertowns Arts Council Senior Art Award chloe Wang

Rensselaer Medal Science Award rebecca Wiersma

Dobbs Ferry High School Award in Physical Education Yra franchesca gabas, christopher gismondi

Excellence in Mathematics Sarah Koenigsberg, rebecca Wiersma Most Improved in Mathematics matthew annicchiarico

Excellence in Science chloe Wang

George Washington Award chloe Wang TIM LAMORTE/RIVERTOWNS ENTERPRISE

Josephine Anderson Memorial Award William Kurnit

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CLaSS oF 2013 CoLLEGE & uniVErSitY CHoiCES adirondack community college Barnard college Berklee college of music Boston university california State university, northridge carleton college coastal carolina university colby college college of mount Saint Vincent columbia university concordia college cornell university drexel university

east carolina university emory university florida atlantic university freie universitat Berlin furman university Haverford college Hostos community college Howard community college indiana university at Bloomington John Jay college of criminal Justice mercy college middlebury college new York university

pace university pennsylvania State university roanoke college Sacred Heart university SunY albany SunY Binghamton SunY Brockport SunY Buffalo SunY geneseo SunY maritime SunY new paltz SunY oswego SunY Stony Brook

Swarthmore college the college of Saint rose the culinary institute of america the university of the arts united States military academy university of British columbia university of california at Santa Barbara university of chicago university of connecticut university of delaware university of illinois at urbana-champaign

university of massachusetts, amherst university of michigan university of notre dame university of rochester university of South carolina university of Vermont Valencia college Villanova university Washington university in St. Louis West Virginia university Westchester community college Yale university

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hasTings high sChooL

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Darren DeSouza, Max Griffo, Jacob Feldman and Alex Brizer show off their enthusiasm.

Grads encouraged to be daring in future endeavors BY MIRANDA WILLSON

oldly facing the sun, long hair and dangly earrings shining, ariana ray urged fellow members of the class of 2013 to remember their roots and cherish the memories they made at Hastings High School. in her address as salutatorian, she talked about her ancestors from india who were forced to flee the country during the partition, taking with them only what they could carry on their backs. “i wondered, often, as a child, what exactly they could have taken that would have compensated for the enormity of their loss,” she said. “i realize now that what they carried does not matter. rather, it is the memories of their home, their roots, and their history that give the greatest strength.” the 117 graduates, who in kind were not allowed to carry anything at the school’s 105th commencement ceremony, only what they could shove into their pockets, received their diplomas at reynolds field on thursday, June 20. the temperature hovered near a mild 73 degrees, and for the first time the seating setup was altered so that the graduates and the audience were

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Jamie Mondello and Julia Logan smile as the graduates celebrate.

not directly facing the sun. in his speech, nicholas “nico” Selemon shared a humorous anecdote about being named valedictorian, revealing his dread when he was summoned to principal Louis adipietro’s office and given the news: “[mr. adipietro’s] first words when i walked in were, ‘Look, nico, i tried my hardest to fudge your grades because i know you, and

i know this is not what you wanted, but i failed. But, congratulations — i know you can do this.’” Selemon went on to humbly acknowledge the “many students more qualified to recount all the experiences we have shared over the last four years,” and the fact that as an 18-year-old he has little advice to offer. He praised his fellow seniors for their many talents, emphasizing the impressiveness of the class when taken as a whole and ending with the words of rapper drake: “Started from the bottom, now my whole team here.” class president Jennifer rubin, the first speaker to address the class of 2013, talked about the many “firsts” students at Hastings have experienced together, as well as the many “lasts.” She also remained on stage to read out the names of the graduates, hugging nearly each one as they crossed the stage. Keynote speaker eric Kuhn, who graduated from HHS in 2005, talked about the weight of the word “no.” He shared a story from when he was in high school, and how through extreme persistence he was able to interview al Sharpton, then a presidential candidate, on the school’s amateur news show. Kuhn, who works as Hollywood’s first social media agent, has worked with celebrities such as Larry King, rick Sanchez and paul rudd.

other speakers included adipietro, school board president eileen Baecher, mother of graduate erin Baecher, and Schools Superintendent roy montesano, who is finishing his first year in Hastings. a handful of graduates decided to decorate their caps using cutout photographs, quotes written with fabric markers and sequins. Students etched the logos of their future colleges on the tops of hats as well as abstract designs and inspiring quotes. many members of the class of 2013 were well accustomed to the way graduation speeches function, as those enrolled in ap english Literature wrote and performed their own as their final assignment. their teacher, Joshua Blum, gave this unique assignment for the first time this year. “i thought it was an amazing way to end the year,” said Jessica dorsky, one of Blum’s students. “[the assignment] really helped me reflect on my high school experience.” as ray closed her speech, she left the audience with a quote from t.S. eliot’s poem “the Love Song of J. alfred prufrock.” She answered a question raised in the poem: “do i dare disturb the universe?” “Yes,” she said. “go disturb the universe. and if you are brave and daring, and if you find an occupation that makes you proud of yourself, whatever it may be, you will find that you have changed the universe for the better.” 

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CLass oF 2013 alexander arrick erin Baecher anna Bauman matthew Befi daria Bennett marcin Bisaga terence Bludeau elizabeth Bolger Kazma Boschen collin Bottiglieri andrew Boyer dana Brandes-Simon alexander Brizer Liam Byrne daniel carroll eric chan gabriel coleman Julian colon grace coomaraswamy John cotaj Julia curbera andra d’alessandro darren deSouza august dine Jessica dorsky gabrielle ebron rachel eisenberg Zoe eisenberg christopher erdman marlon ettinger

claire Laing craig Laing nina Lerner anna Lichtiger Lydia Lichtiger michael Loeb-pecci Julia Logan christian macaluso peter malarczyk Kimberly malise Stephen megos christopher minozzi Jeremy mitnick Jamie mondello nicholas morriss Haris nair elizabeth nielsen charlotte nugent isaiah pabon Jasmine padilla Sangho park devish patel imani paul Luke pearson Hanna pennington Juliana pereira Kristin pisa Jacob polstein Lauren powers-fauconnet alexander Quail

matthew fastman adam felber Jacob feldman matthew filipek erica freed carrie freeman michael gabriel daniel gaertner Kiana gago-davalos Lizbeth garcia devin gilbert Sarah gorlick Joshua govier Jesse greenwald maxwell griffo alec guzelimian amanda Harrington christopher Hays ivy Hedberg Shannon Higgins miles Hirozawa meghan Hogan michael iaciofano francesca Jaramillo christopher Jones ashley Joseph Sebastian Kane Jacob Karmel Jake Katzenberg Simon Klein

aleks radovanovic ariana ray rebecca reeve ashley rieck michelle rojas emily romano Jennifer rubin Joshua ruttenberg Sarah Schlosberg nicholas Selemon Valerie Shatilova matea Shuto noah Siegel abby Skolnik elisha Sonn paige Squibb taylor Stackhouse Benjamin Steiger abinaya Subramanian Kaitlyn Suydam Sophia Swiderski Joseph albert tino Berenice tompkins eduard tovt Lilah tsudome Kevin usher Kenia Vazquez miranda Willson dayna Wilmot Katarina Zhu

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awarDs & honors High Honor Roll anna Bauman, daria Bennett, elizabeth Bolger, Kazma Boschen, dana Brandes-Simon, Julia curbera, august dine, Jessica dorsky, rachel eisenberg, Zoe eisenberg, christopher erdman, matthew fastman, matthew filipek, carrie freeman, Kiana gago-davalos, Sarah gorlick, ivy Hedberg, miles Hirozawa, meghan Hogan, francesca Jaramillo, christopher Jones, Jacob Karmel, Simon Klein, claire Laing, craig Laing, nina Lerner, Julia Logan, Jamie mondello, Haris nair, elizabeth niel-

son, charlotte nugent, imani paul, Juliana pereira, Kristin pisa, Jacob polstein, aleks radovanovic, ariana ray, rebecca reeve, emily romano, Jennifer rubin, Sarah Schlosberg, nicolas Selemon, abigail Skolnik, Sophia Swiderski, Joseph tino, miranda Willson, dayna Wilmot Honor Roll alexander arrick, gabrielle ebron, Stephen megos, nicholas morriss, Jasmine padilla, devish patel, Hanna pennington, matea Shuto, Benjamin Steiger

English Book Awards ivy Hedberg, meghan Hogan, Jacob Karmel, charlotte nugent, Hanna pennington, Jacob polstein, ariana ray, Sophia Swiderski, miranda Willson, dayna Wilmot Social Studies Department Plaque elizabeth Bolger Outstanding Achievement in Anthropology matthew filipek

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Jennifer Rubin and Emily Romano look over their shoulders at the crowd.

Outstanding Achievement in AP European History rachel eisenberg Outstanding Achievement in College Learning Studies Kazma Boschen Outstanding Achievement in Contemporary Politics Berenice tompkins Outstanding Achievement in Economics imani paul Outstanding Achievement in AP Psychology rebecca reeve

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Alex Arrick, Erin Baecher, Anna Bauman, Matt Befi, Daria Bennett, Alex Brizer and Terry Bludeau wait for the procession to start.

Outstanding Achievement in WestMUNC elizabeth Bolger and matthew fastman

Congratulations and Best Wishes To the Class of

2013

Esther Liberman Plaque daria Bennett

Outstanding Achievement in Physics matthew filipek

Karen Ural Plaque Julia Logan and nicholas morriss

Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry christopher erdman and ariana ray

Mathematics Medallions: marcin Bisaga, rachel eisenberg, Sarah gorlick, craig Laing, Haris nair, devish patel, imani paul, ariana ray, nicholas Selemon, matea Shuto Science Department Plaque Haris nair Outstanding Achievement in Science Research carrie freeman and Julia Logan Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Science Berenice tompkins

Outstanding Achievement in Biology nicholas Selemon Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Geology elizabeth Bolger Spanish Department Plaque gabriel coleman Spanish Medallion claire Laing Spanish Certificate of Excellence nicholas Selemon and ariana ray continued on page 14a

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French Department Plaque meghan Hogan

French Certificate of Excellence daria Bennett and christopher erdman

Studio Art Certificate for Exemplary Personal Vision ivy Hedberg and meghan Hogan

Latin Department Plaque christopher erdman

Photography Certificate for Excellent Vision and Craft Simon Klein and Sarah Schlosberg

Orchestra Certificate eric chan and charlotte nugent

HASP Community Service Plaque collin Bottiglieri

Chorus Certificate nina Lerner Studio Art Certificate for High Quality Work Julia curbera and rebecca reeve

Jazz Band Certificate Jacob polstein

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French Medallion matthew filipek

Band Certificate claire Laing

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Physical Education Medallions matthew filipek, christopher Hays, claire Laing, nina Lerner, Jamie mondello, Jacob polstein, Lauren powers, alexander Quail, paige Squibb, miranda Willson

Senior Class Offers Service Awards Jennifer rubin, devin gilbert, amanda Harrington, craig Laing Student Union Awards anna Bauman and dana Brandes-Simon Student Union Plaques alex Brizer, dana Brandes-Simon, rachel eisenberg, Julia Logan Valedictorian nicholas Selemon Salutatorian ariana ray TIM LAMORTE/RIVERTOWNS ENTERPRISE

Jamie Mondello snaps a photo during the ceremony.

National Merit Scholarship Winners Haris nair and ariana ray continued on page 22a

CLaSS oF 2013 CoLLEGE & uniVErSitY CHoiCES acting School in London auburn university Bard college Baruch college Binghamton university Boston university Bowdoin college Brandeis university Bucknell university carleton college city college of new York colby college colgate university colorado college columbia university

connecticut college cornell university earlham college fisher college fordham university fort Lewis college george Washington university grinnell college indiana university, Bloomington ithaca college Johns Hopkins university Keene State college Long island university Loyola marymount university macalester college

manhattan college manhattanville college massachusetts institute of technology northwestern university oberlin college parsons, the new School for design post university Quest university canada Quinnipiac university roanoke college Skidmore college Smith college St. thomas aquinas college

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Stony Brook university SunY albany SunY Buffalo SunY delhi SunY geneseo SunY new paltz SunY oneonta SunY oswego SunY plattsburgh SunY purchase tufts university university of california, Berkeley university of california, Santa Barbara university of colorado, Boulder

university of delaware university of Kansas university of Louisville university of maine university of massachusetts, amherst university of michigan university of pittsburgh university of rhode island university of Wisconsin, madison university of Vermont Vassar college Washington university in St. Louis Wesleyan university Westchester community college

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irvingTon high sChooL Beloved principal presides over his final graduation BY JULIAN CALDWELL

cott mosenthal personally greeted as many people as he could extend a hand to at the entrance to matthiessen park on the warm and sunny morning of Saturday, June 15. the occasion was irvington High School’s graduation, his last as principal. mosenthal, known by students as “dr. mo,” is retiring this summer after working 38 years at iHS, including the last 15 years as principal. three days later, on tuesday, June 18, the school’s library was named after him. “Yes, i am lucky enough to be principal of irvington High School,” he said in his welcoming remarks at the graduation, while it still held true. next, irvington Schools Superintendent Kris Harrison encouraged the class of 2013 to not be afraid to seek assistance as they move on to a challenging part of their lives, and reminded them that they too need to help give the world more character. “We buy more, but enjoy it less,” Harrison said. “We have big homes, but small families. We learned how to make a living, but not live lives. these are the times we need you young people.” irvington Board of education president robert grados reinforced the idea that the students won’t be alone as they progress to the next phase of their lives, but will have support from parents, teachers and other members of the irvington community. grados drew laughs from what he prefaced as the most important information he could give. “You are smarter now than you will ever be,” he joked. then mosenthal came to the podium to introduce the student speakers, and took the moment to reflect on what he is leaving behind. “the absolute best part of my job is welcoming young boys and girls to the high school as ninth-graders, and saying goodbye to them as young men and women,” mosenthal said. “i cannot think of a better class with whom to graduate.” Senior class president ciara morley, who is headed to Bentley college in the fall, started by making “dr. mo” the first 2013 graduate and presenting him with an honorary diploma. then she looked back on the days as a anxious freshman in high school. “So long ago we were that gullible, that nervous, that young,” morley said. Since then, she continued, they’ve matured to realize that their worries as ninthgraders weren’t so bad when compared to the challenges others face on a daily basis. going through that growth with the group of students she was standing beside in cap and gown created a bond she did not want to break. “i wish i didn’t have to leave, but class of 2013, our time is now,” she ended, followed by applause. Salutatorian miguel anderson, who starts at duke university in the fall, followed with

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Principal Scott Mosenthal high-fives senior Andrew Berenson.

his experience as a new kid in irvington’s main Street School in the fourth grade. the young anderson was not at school for long on his first day before another student, who saw anderson sitting by himself, came over and talked to him.

“that was the first and last lunch i had alone at irvington,” he said. anderson recalled stories of enthusiastic teachers at iHS climbing on desks and using other techniques to engage him and his peers. He pointed out some of his close friends

in the sea of seniors, including a memorable moment when he wished his girlfriend and fellow senior a happy six-month anniversary. for valedictorian dylan goldstein, who will attend the university of pennsylvania, high school graduation always seemed like a day far away. “now the day we never thought would arrive is here,” goldstein said. “now we are faced with saying goodbye to all that is familiar.” While it was time to say goodbye, goldstein said it wasn’t time to forget the people that made irvington High School enjoyable, or the moments that made it memorable. “it is important to never lose sight of these simple pleasures,” he said. “it’s clear how much could be lost in constantly looking toward the next step.” the next steps for the iHS class of 2013 were across the stage to receive their diplomas. With all of the graduates holding their diplomas and ready to erupt with joy, mosenthal had the final word in front of the last 168 students he’d call his own. “i am one of those people who found the perfect job, in the perfect place, with the perfect people,” he said. a standing ovation followed. then mosenthal gave the signal and the graduates launched their hats into the air. 

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CLass oF 2013 Jane abbott** Louis peter agro** raelynn alden** miguel anderson cleo aukland* andrew Baker Julia Balsalm nicole Baschinsky* gretchen Bauermeister* Brooke Bednarz Jenna Benferhat* Sigmund Bereday* andrew Berenson Suyash Bhatt** manuel Blessing tobias Boff** ian Bonnell**

Jennifer Brennan* rafelin Brito courtney Buell** mark calvo-cruz Lissa castaneda Samantha clewell Jon cofre amanda cohen* Samantha colon Louis copp* nikolai corley Lauren cummings dillon d’arrigo Julia decker** alyssa dicampli preyaa docu** daniel dollins

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monica driscoll** richard dwoskin Kaitlin egloff** elizabeth elliott** Yael farber* Jenny ferguson* manuel figueroa Sarah fixler Jacqueline fogerty charlotte follari** Joshua frank** Yoshiyo funakoshi** mickey gallagher danielle gargano* graham gayle-rowe Lauren genovese** Hunter gizzi peter glasheen dana goldman** dylan goldstein dillon grabel Jasmine graham Kurik granholm Joshua grotenstein* Justin gunther arielle gur* Kevin Halpin Samuel Han ian Harrington michelle Hartog** nicholas Henry gabriel Herrera* tristan Hickey Sarah Highet austin Hrbek Jacob Hymowitz

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Hiroki Tanaka pumps his fist as he walks up to receive his diploma.

matthew nakajimainglis daniel nisbet** craig norrgard alison odabashian** ryan o’donnell evan pachon giuliana paciullo eric palese Yeon Joo park** adam parker* daniel parker* august passov** Brett pastore matthew phillips’ alexa poritz Jerelle price Kormick Quinn* Joshua raftis* alexandrea ramnarine** michael ramos-guzzo

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awarDs & honors Valedictorian dylan goldstein Salutatorian miguel anderson Special Recognition Award arielle gur, anne mccarthy, Kai Wilson Triumph Award Sarah fixler, Sarah Highet, alexa poritz Architecture Award max Jackowitz Design Award Jacob Smerling Art Award monica driscoll, elizabeth elliott, Zuzanna Sochaczewska Photo Award celia Schieffelin Bulldog Journalism Award Julia decker The Paw Print Award ciara morley Phil Friedman Award elizabeth elliot Senior English Award Helen russell Margot Weiss SUPA Award James mcLoughlin

Special Recognition Awards Sabrina Kozminksi, Joshua frank Guidance Award Julia Balsalm JP Ludington Award James mcLaughlin Donald Robert Award ian Bonnell Mary Cumming Award reuben milan polisar John Phillip Sousa Award Yael farber, Jenny ferguson, daniel parker, adam parker, nina thacker National Choral Award nicole Baschinsky Louis Armstrong Jazz Award philip Joy, nir Krawczyck, peter rubin The Natalie Luzzi Determination and Dedication Award caroline mitchell, Hiroki tamaka Director’s Award for Musical Achievement cleo aukland, reuben milan-polisar, Kormick Quinn, meegan Scally, nicole Swiecka, Shoran tamura

Beethoven Award Sarah Keller, maria Lewis Ochestra Director’s Award Lissa castaneda

Andrew Huzinec Award Heidi marschke, robert Williamson-noble

Flag Team Achievement Award raelyn alden

Soravilla Award megan Jones

Excellence in Physical Education Award daniel dolins, Sarah Keller

Herms Award Leher Legha

PGC Margot Weiss Memorial Award amanda cohen, Jacob Hymowitz, arielle gur James Power Award Jane abbot, Sarah Highet Science Achievement Award avery nisbet Science Award miguel anderson Social Studies Award charlotte follari, megan Jones, Kira murphy Economics Award Joshua frank Psychology Kaitlin egloff Drama Award Jane abbott

Schrader Award Jenna Benferhat

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Liberty Green Memorial Award (French) charlotte follari Spanish 5 Honors Award tobias Boff, caroline mitchell AP Spanish Award miguel anderson, Lissa castañeda Latin AP Award courtney Buell Latin 4 Honors Award caroline mitchell

James Maddaloni Scholarship ruby reilly American Classical League National Latin Exam aidan Walsh Marra Award miguel anderson, nicole Baschinsky, Sigmund Bereday, Suyash Bhatt, tobias Boff, amanda cohen, nikolai corley, Kaitlin egloff, Yael farber, Jenny ferguson, manuel figueroa, charlotte follari, ian Harrington, nicholas Henry, philip Joy,

Paul Cocozza II Award nicholas Henry Jessie Ian Nursing Award Yoshiyo funakoshi Vladimir Cale Memorial Award austin Hrbek Tamawa Yoshida Award nichole Baschinsky Chris Massa Memorial Award cleo aukland Hajek Award ella mosco O’Hara Family Memorial Award farrah musakadic, Shoran tamura continued on page 19a

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Outstanding Athletes Kristin Foresti, Nicholas Kost PTSA Community Service Scholarship Bryana Cunningham, Rebecca Wiersma United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Andrea Abbatiello, Grant Giglio Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Alexa Dorfman, Nicholas Kost

Congratulates the Class of 2013 Evan Ashley Josh Becker Joseph Beerman Adam Russell Billig Rachel Ariel Book Ben Bronstein Isaac Samuel Chabon Brooke Rachel Cowen Joel Michael Eliach Tifany Shirel Elmalem Hannelora Rose Everett Bennett Harris Feuerstein Gabriel Isaac Fischler Jesse C. Flores Michael Franklin Ari Jonathan Friedman Daniel Raphael Friedman

Ariel Shira Gershon David Brad Gessler

Brianna Emily Gitnik Alana Glatstein Mandy Gottlieb Beth Lea Green Shira Guedalia Sagie Haziza Russ Jesse Israel Arielle Katz Michael Koshakow Ziv Menashe Kraus Sarah Ilyse Landau Elana Leichter Maggie Lloyd Aaron Garber Mallenbaum Raquel Leah Malta Harrison Maxwell Palefsky Emily Rachel Panken Zachary Etan Platek Julianna Rosenberg

Ethan Rosler Hannah Roth Michael David Rothman Corey Rozenblat Zachary Wyatt Schutt Yarden Shaked Jordan A. Shasha Daniel Shemen Natalie Shemen Samuel Aaron Siegel Nathaniel Hugo Spilka Hannah Steinberg Dov Joseph Szeinuk Jordan Philip Viana Nicholas Burton Wein Geoffrey Weinstock Ariana Weintraub Howard Mark Weisz Talia Wolfson Michaela Yaakobovitch Sydney Yarom

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State Education Department Scholarship for Academic Excellence Sarah Koenigsberg, Ryan Malpass, Chloe Wang, Rebecca Wiersma CSEA Scholarship Award Matthew Annicchiarico, Michael Frasca Dobbs Ferry Democratic Committee Public Policy Award Benjamin Sterne 3 Point Club Award Kristin Foresti, Nicholas Kost Thomas P. DiNapoli New York State Comptroller Bryana Cunningham Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation Personal Achievement Award Matthew Annicchiarico, Samantha Coppola, Yra Franchesca Gabas, Christopher Gismondi AAUW Westchester Awards Heather Lennon, Chloe Wang Melissa Malara Memorial Scholarship Award Kristin Foresti Dobbs Ferry United Teachers’ Luke Colasuonno Memorial Scholarship Award Rebecca Wiersma Erik J. Legath Memorial Scholarship Award Raquel Stone President’s Award for Academic Excellence Kimberly Anker, Bronwyn Bingham, Shawn Hadavi, Sarah Koenigsberg, Ryan Malpass, Yun Sun Roh, Ankeeta Shah, Isabel Villanueva, Chloe Wang, Rebecca Wiersma

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President’s Award for Educational Achievement Sarah Azizo, Julia Battistin, Alexa Baviello, Hunter Bock, Fatima Boozarjomehri, Talia Clarick, Mary Constant, Bryana Cunningham, Kristy Degener, Kira Feinstein, Kristin Foresti, Yra Franchesca Gabas, William Kurnit, Heather Lennon, Gary Lu, Riley Nieman, Elizabeth Quintero, Amanda Rossillo, Stacy Sazo, Benjamin Sterne, Anuva Wadera President’s Award for Educational Achievement for Growth Gabrielle Smith IB Diploma Candidates Kimberly Anker, Sarah Azizo, Sarah Beaver, Bronwyn Bingham, Hunter Bock, Fatima Boozarjomehri, Talia Clarick, Mary Constant, Bryana Cunningham, Kristy Degener, Shawn Hadavi, Keith Hickey, Sarah Koenigsberg, Nicholas Kost, Daniel Kudelka, Gary Lu, Ryan Malpass, Elizabeth Quintero, Yun Sun Roh, Adam Rosenkranz, Amanda Rossillo, Jikku Samuel, Ankeeta Shah, Benjamin Sterne, Solimar Thurn, Rebecca Wiersma, Clara Winder IB Learner Award Yra Franchesca Gabas IB Certificate Candidate Award for Achievement and Effort Chloe Wang IB Diploma Scholars Award Rebecca Wiersma

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Irvington High School CLaSS oF 2013 CoLLEGE & uniVErSitY CHoiCES adelphi university american university arizona State university art institute of Boston Baruch college Bates college Bentley university Berklee college of music Binghamton university Boston college Boston university california polytechnic State university carnegie mellon university city college of new York clark university clemson university colby college colgate university college of mount Saint Vincent college of William and mary colorado college columbia university cooper union curry college dalhousie university dean college dickinson college duke university elon university

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Rivertowns Lions Club Award Sarah Highet

Irvington Faculty Association amanda cohen, arielle gur

Attorney General Triple C Award manuel figueroa

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Nannina Rasulo Memorial Award Brooke Bednarz David Scott Altman Memorial Award tobias Boff

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Emma Selby’s sunglasses reflect the scene at Matthiessen Park.

Lawrence Corio Scholarship Award arielle gur, ella mosco

Eileen Fisher Foundation PTSA Scholarship Leher (nikki) Legha

PTSA Scholarship Award Yael farber, Yoshiyo funakoshi, nicholas Henry, olivia Jacobsen, Brett pastore, nichole riehm, meegan Scally, robert Williamson-noble

Michele Buell Memorial PTSA Scholarship gretchen Bauermeister American Association of the University of Women: Excellence in Writing Julia decker American Association of the University of Women: Outstanding Student Jane abbott

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Award of Special Congressional Recognition amanda cohen

CSEA Scholarship meegan Scally

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rutgers newark Shippensburg university Siena college Springfield college SunY albany SunY Buffalo SunY college at cobleskill SunY college at geneseo SunY college at oneonta SunY delhi

Retirees of the Irvington Faculty Association Scholarship Award Yael farber

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CoLLeges & universiTies Jessica Abbott of ardsley graduated from SunY new paltz on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in communication studies. Adam Abdulrahman of dobbs ferry graduated from manhattan college on may 19 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. Robert Agugliaro of ardsley graduated from the university of rhode island on may 18 with a bachelor of arts in psychology. He minored in general business. Charlotte Ambrozek of Hastings graduated magna cum laude from cornell university on may 26 with a bachelor of science, dual majoring in international agriculture and applied economics and management. She was a rose family Scholar and received the dean’s award for academic excellence, the middaugh award and the david moriah Leadership award from cornell outdoor education. Blake H. Anderson of dobbs ferry graduated from SunY oswego on may 18 with a degree in creative writing. Andria Arizmendi of Hastings graduated from the university of rhode island on may 18 with a bachelor of arts in communication studies. Liana Ballas of irvington graduated from the university of Scranton on may 26 with a bachelor of science in marketing. Nicholas Barbato, a 2009 ardsley High School graduate, graduated summa cum laude from Berklee college of music on may 11. He received a bachelor of music with a major in guitar performance. He plans to attend the graduate program in music education at nYu’s Steinhardt School this fall. Karen Biddulph of dobbs ferry graduated from Quinnipiac university on may 12 with a master of science in teacher leadership. Shim-In Borneman of irvington graduated from union college on June 16 with a bachelor of arts in art. Diana Claude Gwendolyn Bouhassira of Hastings graduated from Haverford college on may 19 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry with honors, and with a concentration in biochemistry and a minor in psychology. diana, daughter of eva and eric Bouhassira, was elected to phi Beta Kappa.

Joseph J. Bova of dobbs ferry received a masters of science from Long island university this may in pharmacy regulatory affairs. Joseph is the director of continuing professional education at Liu pharmacy and adjunct professor of pharmaceutical sciences. Michael Bova of dobbs ferry graduated from James madison university on may 4 with a bachelors of arts in history. He minored in interdisciplinary social studies and science, technology and society. michael, the son of patricia and Joseph Bova, was a member of the tau Kappa epsilon fraternity and the Students in free enterprise organization. Daniel Brennan of Hastings graduated from Quinnipiac university on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in journalism. Frederick C. Broda III of dobbs ferry graduated from the university of Vermont on may 19 with a bachelor of science in community entrepreneurship. Cody Brotter of dobbs ferry graduated from Boston university on may 16. He was one of 12 seniors to receive the Blue chip award, the most prestigious student honor given by the college of communication. the award, which cody received from the department of film & television, recognizes graduating seniors for their achievements in academic excellence, leadership in college organizations, involvement in professional activities and demonstrated talent in their fields of study. cody is the son of Bruce and deb Brotter. Courtney M. Bucci of dobbs ferry graduated cum laude from Western new england university on may 18 with a bachelor of arts. Casey L. Bucci of dobbs ferry graduated magna cum laude from Western new england university on may 18 with a bachelor of arts. Christopher R. Bucci of dobbs ferry graduated from Western new england university on may 18 with a bachelor of science in criminal justice. Andrew Catania of dobbs ferry graduated from St. olaf college on may 26 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and environmental studies. He is the son of celia Baldwin and Bruce catania. Kleckner J. Charles II of ardsley graduated from the university of Vermont on may 19 with a bachelor of science in exercise and movement sciences.

Emily Chervokas of Hastings graduated from Wake forest university on may 20 with a bachelor of arts in anthropology. Matthew A. Coburn of dobbs ferry graduated from Washington and Lee university on may 23 with a bachelor of science in religion. Charles Coddington of irvington graduated from connecticut college on may 19 with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences. Kevin Dahill of dobbs ferry graduated from Skidmore college on may 18 with a bachelor of science degree. Kevin, the son of theresa and dennis dahill, graduated magna cum laude. He was elected to the alpha delta tau chapter of phi alpha theta, the international history honor society. Thomas Dicampli of irvington graduated from Quinnipiac university on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in criminal justice. Joseph DiPaolo of Hastings graduated from Susquehanna university on may 12 with a bachelor of science in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. He is the son of angela and charles dipaolo and a graduate of fordham preparatory School. Emily Drew Dobler of dobbs ferry graduated with university honors from carnegie mellon university, dietrich college of Humanities and Social Sciences, on may 18. She majored in professional writing and english and was a recipient of the 2013 Senior Leadership recognition award. She was the editor-in-chief of the tartan, a weekly student-run newspaper, and received a two-year fellowship at the pittsburgh post-gazette. Brian F. Dougherty, a 2009 irvington High School graduate, graduated from the catholic university of america on may 18 with a degree in politics. Brian was inducted into pi gamma mu, the international honor society in the social services. an irvington volunteer firefighter and ambulance corps member, Brian will be joining the montgomery county maryland police department and attending the columbus Law School of the catholic university of america’s evening division. He is marrying a woman he met the first day of college. Anthony Fischetti of Hastings graduated from rensselaer polytechnic institute last december with a degree in cognitive and computer science. He walked at rpi’s graduation ceremony on may 26.

Matthew Browning Forster of dobbs ferry graduated from Haverford college on may 19 with a bachelor’s degree in english and a minor in Latin. He is the son of ann and george foster. Rebecca Fradkin of Hastings graduated from Whitman college on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in geology and a minor in theatre. She is a 2009 graduate of Hastings High School. Rachel Freeman of Hastings graduated from SunY new paltz on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in journalism. Christopher Galletta of ardsley graduated cum laude from muhlenberg college on may 19 with a bachelor of arts and science in mathematics and accounting. He is the son of Helene m. galleta and is a graduate of ardsley High School. Evan Louis Glass of ardsley graduated from elon university on may 25 with a bachelor of science in business administration and finance. Joshua Goldberg of irvington graduated from Quinnipiac university on may 19 with a bachelor of science in accounting. Greg Gondek of Hastings graduated from SunY new paltz on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in contract. Eamonn Grant of dobbs ferry graduated from fairfield university on may 19 with a bachelor of science/ engineer degree from fairfield’s engineering school. Daniela Granzo of ardsley graduated from SunY new paltz on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in psychology. Mary Griffiths, a 2009 graduate of Hastings High School, graduated may 12 from mount Saint mary’s university. She was a dean’s list student and a member of phi alpha theta (a history honor society) and phi delta phi (a french honor society). She received a bachelor of arts in history and double minored in french and education. She received the robert J. Kalas award for an outstanding senior history project for her thesis, “on ‘nostalgia’ and ‘Wounded Heat,’ ptSd in the civil War.” Her areas of interest include the american civil War, modern 20th century military history and re-enacting as a living historian. mary plans to complete new York State teacher certification requirements and attend graduate school to further her history studies. Nicoleta E. Hardesty of dobbs ferry graduated from the university of Vermont on may 19 with a bachelor of science in public communication.

Thomas Hargraves of irvington graduated from Villanova university on may 19 with a bachelor of business administration. Raymond J. Hendricks of ardsley graduated from the School of management at Binghamton university on may 19. He received a bachelor of science in industrial and systems engineering. Erika E. Hinman of Hastings graduated from colby college on may 26 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She is the daughter of peter Hinman and Kristi Stangeland. Garrett T. Hoy of irvington graduated from Hamilton college on may 26 with a bachelor of arts degree in government and philosophy. garrett is the son of terri and douglas Hoy. Holly Imamura of irvington graduated from Villanova university on may 19 with a bachelor of business administration. Alexander Indig of Hastings graduated from union college on June 16 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. Judah Isseroff of irvington graduated summa cum laude from Bowdoin college on may 25 with a bachelor of arts in government and legal studies and a minor in english. Emily A. Kettenacker of Hastings graduated from the university of rhode island on may 18 with a bachelor of arts in communication studies. She minored in public relations. Stefanie L. Kettenacker of Hastings graduated from clark university on may 19 with a master of business administration. Priya Khurana of Hastings graduated from Haverford college on may 19 with a bachelor’s degree in biology with a concentration in neural and behavioral science. priya’s senior thesis is entitled “investigating the role of Hedgehog family genes in retinal ganglion cell axon extension in Xenopus laevis.” While studying at Haverford, she was involved in the mentoring and Student teaching program, Student Health advisory committee as secretary, Haverford’s freshman orientation program as an Honor code orienteer, and the multicultural Scholars program as a student coordinator. She is the daughter of neeru and irvind Khurana. Bryan Kissel of ardsley graduated from Quinnipiac university on may 19 with a bachelor of science in health science/occupational therapy. Matthew Koch of dobbs ferry graduated from marist college on may 25 with a master of science in information management specialization. CONTINUED ON PAGE 21A

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Andrea Koenigsberg of dobbs ferry graduated from Bowdoin college on may 25 with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. Katherine E. Kostyra of irvington graduated from the university of Vermont on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in global studies. Stella M. Lemel of dobbs ferry graduated from SunY oswego on may 18 with a degree in public justice. Philip Lief of Hastings graduated from SunY new paltz on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in communication media. Margaret A. Lindner of Hastings graduated from SunY oswego on may 18 with a degree in psychology. James D. MacDougall of ardsley graduated from colby college on may 26 with a bachelor’s degree in history. He is the son of malcolm and alexandra macdougall. Sean Madden of irvington graduated from Western new england university on may 18 with a bachelor of science in criminal justice. Michael Madyda of irvington graduated from Quinnipiac university on may 12 with a master of business administration. Michael L. Maggiotto of Hastings graduated from clarkson university on may 11 with a bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering. Jeremy Mancus of irvington graduated from nazareth college on may 12 with a bachelor of arts in english literature concentration and inclusive education. Nicholas A. Maranino, a 2004 graduate of ardsley High School and a 2008 graduate of Sacred Heart university, graduated from the albert einstein college of medicine at Yeshiva university on may 29. dr. maranino was hooded by his sister, dr. ashley maranino. He has been accepted to north Shore Long island Jewish medical center for his residency in emergency medicine. Juliana Martins of irvington graduated from York college of pennsylvania on may 18 with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice. Ethan M. Meigs of Hastings graduated from colby college on may 26 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He is the son of James meigs and Jennifer Stern.

Rebecca Suzanne Godeski Merton, a lifelong Hastings resident and a 2009 Hastings High School graduate, graduated cum laude from Harvard university on may 20 with a bachelor of arts in social studies. While at Harvard, she was awarded an edward S. fleming Summer Scholar award for her public service in the native american Youth enrichment program, and a foreign language citation in Spanish. She participated in the peer Health exchange, first as an instructor, then as a leadership councilmember, providing health education workshops to Boston teenagers. She was recently awarded the Sheldon traveling fellowship, which is intended to “support a year of purposeful travel and cultural immersion outside the u.S. to foster meaningful intellectual and personal development.” rebecca plans to conduct anthropological research on health care policy and practices in chile. Joseph Michael Naples of irvington graduated from manhattan college on may 19 with a bachelor of science in civil engineering. Matthew Oberlander of ardsley graduated from Villanova university on may 19 with a bachelor of arts degree. Tola Poole of dobbs ferry graduated from dominican college on may 19 with a bachelor of arts. Sonika Raj of Hastings graduated from union college on June 16 with a bachelor of science in biology/arts. Cara Redding of ardsley graduated from the university of connecticut on may 11 with a bachelor of science in engineering. Alexander J. Rego of Hastings graduated from SunY oswego on may 18 with a degree in business administration. Joanna Rogow, a 2003 graduate of dobbs ferry High School, graduated from the university of michigan Law School on may 12 with a juris doctor degree. She will be working as an associate at Latham & Watkins in chicago this fall. Melissa Rogow, a 2009 graduate of dobbs ferry High School, graduated from the university of Vermont on may 19 with a bachelor of science in secondary education with a concentration in math.

Andrew Rose of ardsley graduated from Lafayette college on may 25 with a bachelor of science in engineering. Stanley A. Rosenkampff of ardsley graduated from manhattan college on may 18 with a master of science in civil engineering. Dylan James Rubinstein of irvington graduated from the Harpur college of arts and Sciences at Binghamton university on may 18. He received a bachelor of arts in economics. Tracy A. Russo of irvington graduated from the university of rhode island on may 18 with a bachelor of arts in history. Jenna Sansolo of ardsley graduated from ross university of Veterinary medicine, St. Kitts, West indies, on June 4 with a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine. Alexandra M. Saraniti of irvington graduated from Bryant university on may 18 with a bachelor of science in business administration, marketing. Matthew Saunds of dobbs ferry graduated from Hartwick college on may 25 with a degree in business administration. He is the son of arlene Jacobs and robert Saunds. Allison Schorr of Hastings graduated from union college on June 16 with a bachelor of science in psychology.

Daniel L. Schwartz of ardsley graduated magna cum laude from the university of Vermont on may 19 with a bachelor of science in psychology. James Sears Jr. of irvington graduated from trinity college on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in history. He minored in italian studies. Nell Simon, a Hastings High School graduate, graduated from university of connecticut on may 12 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Bonnie Sloofman of ardsley graduated from marist college on may 24 with a master’s degree in educational psychology. She had received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and dual certifications in childhood education and students with disabilities (grades 1-6) last spring. Lauren Soares of ardsley graduated from the university of connecticut on may 12 with a bachelor of arts. Talia Steiger of Hastings graduated from colorado college on may 20 with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science. She is the daughter of david and Bess Steiger. Jordan Stein, a 2009 graduate of ardsley High School, graduated cum laude from clark university on may 19 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Jordan is continuing his studies and plans to receive his master of finance degree from clark next year.

Raphael J. Stevens of Hastings graduated from the university of Vermont on may 19 with a bachelor of science in psychology. Ereni Thrapsimis of dobbs ferry graduated from manhattan college on may 19 with a bachelor of science in special education/elementary education. Isabel Ulatowski of dobbs ferry graduated from connecticut college on may 19 with a bachelor of arts in art. Samantha T. Vogel of irvington graduated from the university of rhode island on may 18 with a bachelor of arts in communication studies. She minored in theater. Lauren Jennifer Walczewski of Hastings graduated from cornell university on may 18 with a bachelor of science in biology. She is the daughter of cheryl and michael Walczewski. Noah H. Weintraub of ardsley graduated from SunY oswego on may 18 with a degree in journalism. Meredith White of dobbs ferry graduated summa cum laude from providence college on may 19 with a bachelor’s degree in humanities. Michael Zee of ardsley graduated from the university of Hartford on may 18 with a bachelor of arts.

PriVatE SCHooL the following rivertowns residents graduated from the masters School in dobbs ferry on Saturday, June 8. masters is a coed day and boarding school for fifth- through twelfth graders. Jessica Bernstein of irvington Maya Berrol-Young of dobbs ferry Raleigh Capozzalo of dobbs ferry, who was awarded the new York State Scholarship for academic excellence, was named a national merit commended Student, and received the masters School excellence in Science award. Edward Christensen of irvington Johanna Costigan of dobbs ferry Dylan Etzel of irvington, who was named a national merit commended Student and

received the masters School excellence in french award. Jason Mask of irvington Liam McAuliff of irvington, who earned the masters School excellence in technical theater award and was presented with a Head’s Watch by dr. maureen fonseca, head of school. Hannah Nash of dobbs ferry, who was named a national merit commended Student and won the Bradford religion award.

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Hallie Voulgaris of dobbs ferry, who was named a national merit Scholarship finalist, received the masters School excellence in Latin award and the excellence in music award, and was awarded a Head’s Watch by dr. maureen fonseca, head of school.

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Raquel Medina, Ardsley High School

Dobbs Ferry senior Julia Battistin joins fellow students in singing “Breakaway” by Avril Lavigne.

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Hasting High School senior Darren DeSouza and his classmates march onto Reynolds Field.

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National Merit Finalists marcin Biasaga, christopher erdman, Julia Logan, Sophia Swiderski Letter of Commendation for National Merit John Boyer, matthew filipek, miles Hirozawa, meghan Hogan, craig Laing, nina Lerner, nicholas morriss, imani paul, Jacob polstein, Berenice tompkins

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Mariah DiFiore and Sara May, Ardsley High School

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Irvington High School graduate Manuel Figueroa receives a congratulatory hug.

Hastings Southside Club Memorial Scholarship Kazma Boschen, Joseph tino

Grace Harlow Award grace coomeraswamy, alexander Quail

Mary Young Award Zoe eisenberg

Alumni Association Scholarships Joshua govier, charlotte nugent, Jennifer rubin, Haris nair, carrie freeman, eduard tovt, Stephen megos, gabrielle ebron, abigail Skolnik

Rotary Club Scholarship Joshua govier

State of NY Office of the Attorney General Triple C Awards Jacob Karmel and Jacob polstein John Kennedy Award Hanna pennington

Vinod Dabral Memorial Soccer Award carrie freeman, Benjamin Steiger

John Hopkins Award Luke pearson

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State of New York Office of the State Controller Award Sophia Swiderski

National Achievement Outstanding Participant gabrielle ebron

Hastings Fire Department Scholarship darren deSouza and Kevin usher

Principal’s Leadership Award grace coomaraswamy

TIM LAMORTE/RIVERTOWNS ENTERPRISE

Dobbs Ferry IB diploma candidates stand as assistant principal Candace Reim reads their names.

Knights of Pythias Valeria Shatilova and Benjamin Steiger

National Achievement Scholarship Winners imani paul and dayna Wilmot

Principal’s Award michael Loeb-pecci

JIM MACLEAN/RIVERTOWNS ENTERPRISE

Dillon Grabel, Irivington High School

Chris Hays and his fellow seniors file toward their seats.

Yellow Jackets Booster Club Scholarship carrie freeman, Stephen megos Hastings Mothers Club Scholarship darren deSouza, Kiana gago-davalos, Sarah Schlosberg

RiverArts Award taylor Stackhouse Stuart Cohen Memorial Scholarship Committee Joshua govier, Joseph tino

Thomas J. Fazio Scholarship for Social Activism & Community Service francesca Jaramillo

PTSA Awards daria Bennett, nina Lerner, christopher Jones, claire Laing, rebecca reeve Hastings Youth Council Key Coltoff Memorial Scholarship Joshua govier Skylar Sonn Tancredi Memorial Scholarship Julia Logan, nicholas morriss Mary Lou Dickinson Award carrie freeman, Jacob polstein

HTA Scholarship francesca Jaramillo Ruth E. Barton Award matthew filipek, Kaitlyn Suydam Dr. Cy Gruberg Scholarship Simon Klein, rebecca reeve Theodor Myers Award christopher Hays Thomas J. Brown Memorial Labor and Social Justice Scholarship imani paul Carter Preston Smith Award craig Laing Peter Reut Award Kristin pisa Pay It Forward Award Kiana gago-davalos, Joshua govier, emily romano

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