CLASS OF 2019 “Knowledge is Power”

J. TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Moving Up Ceremony

JUNE 25, 2019

Mr. John Amato, Principal Mr. Kenneth Parham, Assistant Principal

HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

2018 - 2019 SCHOOL YEAR

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Jennifer Hebert, President Bari Fehrs , Vice President

Christine Biernacki Thomas DiGiacomo

Bill Dwyer Xavier Palacios

Lynda Tine-D’Anna

ADMINISTRATION

James Polansky Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Kathie Acker

Asst. Superintendent, Finance & Management Services

Beth McCoy Asst. Superintendent, Curriculum & Instruction

“A Tradition of Excellence Since 1657"

We would like to thank the following for their generosity and Consistency through the years to our students:

American Legion

Amy Behrens (Daughter of Cissy Frost) Huntington Fire Dept. (Ex-Chief Lewis Solomon)

Huntington Lions Club Libutti Jewelers

ART Outstanding Achievement Talia Addeo Olivia Agosti Laurel Bonn Sofia Breskin Aislyn Franciscovich Emily Gershuny PHYSICAL EDUCATION Outstanding Achievement Joseph Algeri Anthony Annunziata Laurel Bonn Gianna Forte Michael Kline Kaci McDonald Emma O’Brien Jack Uvena ENGLISH Outstanding Achievement Victoria Befumo Laurel Bonn Stella Giorda Rachel Morina Margaret Morrisroe Nikolai Seferian Haileigh Smith Soraya Ortega Salgado (ENL) FOREIGN LANGUAGE Outstanding Achievement in French Doch Annsler Antoine Ismael Blaise Sophie Bradford (Silver Award) Aislyn Franciscovich (Bronze Award) Kieran Husselbeck (Bronze Award) Cecilia Kye (Gold Award) Dawin Preval Outstanding Achievement in Italian Miranda Bellissimo Estefany Quijada Mojica Outstanding Achievement in Latin Nadeera Ali Angie Hernandez Ramos

Outstanding Achievement in Spanish Hannah Byers Katherine Interiano Villatoro Yoanny Suarez Nicholas Zahn Outstanding Achievement in Native Spanish Grammar Tyler Johnson Ella Kamenstein Leigh Hepworth Rachel Morina Anna Bell Young Outstanding Achievement in English as a New Language Yoselin Avila Anariba Kellyn Navarrete Saravia Selvin Vasquez Villatoro MATHEMATICS Outstanding Achievement Alejandra Arana Villegas (ENL) Shelsea Castillo Licona Timothy Kusterbeck Ruben Liz Inoa Kathryn Montefusco Ashley Morales Brian Soto Yanes Outstanding Achievement in Accelerated Math Laurel Bonn Leigh Hepworth Sarah Krisch Mikah Schueller MUSIC AWARDS BAND Outstanding Achievement Fiona Brosnan Sarah Corwin Aislyn Franciscovich Emma Glascock Emma Hannigan Leigh Hepworth Isabella Lima Allison Malone

Theresa Rivera Juan Rivera –Ochoa Yorimilet Rodriguez* Sol Rodriguez-Arevalo ** *** Alexa Rodriguez-Maldonado Evyn Romero Infante Brian Romero-Bonilla* Benjamin Root ** *** James Rosselli *** Ian Rotunno Adriel Rubio-Perez Jollet Ruiz Meza Valeria Ruiz-Gonzalez* Jordan Rund * *** Maria Sabatino * Anna Safonte Vanessa Salmon Fabian Saloma-Erazo* Brenda Salvador * Kai’Mir Sanders Janeth Saravia Melanya Saravia Erin Scanlon ** *** Annalise Schettino Mikah Schueller* ** *** Carlee Schultz * ** *** Nikolai Seferian * ** *** Sophia Segal * ** Nicholas Seitz Leah Sheran* ** *** Charles Siepel Nicholas Sineo Damanjit Singh Haileigh Smith ** *** Brian Soto-Yanes*

Joshua Stephen Jahshawn Strickland Yoanny Suarez ** Isaiah Thomas Sophia Thompson *** Nancy Thornton Ella Torregrossa Silvio Torres Joseph Toscano Logan Toth ** *** Nicholas Totura Liam Tucker *** Yesly Umana-Cabrera* Jack Uvena Brandon Valencia-Diaz Diego Valles Selvin Vasquez Villatoro Alexis Vazquez-Cruz Jonathan Vega Edwin Velasquez Galvez Dominick Vidota *** Marlene Villegas Rodriguez Raul Vilorio-Fuentes Jr. James Viola Jordan Waaland Tyler Walters Emma Waters Anaya Watkis Charlotte Wesnofske Stephanie Wickey * ** *** Logan Wilson Linnea Wong *** Anna Bell Young * ** *** Nicholas Zahn ** *** Zachary Zboray

Libutti Jewelers Music Service Award Julia Danseglio Rachel Morina

Lions Club – Good Citizenship Award Gemma Cartwright

Tyler Miles

Lucy Sammis Award Passion for Education

Julie Reyes Fuentes

Courtney O’Bryan Spirit Award Passion for School, Sports & Friends

Asyria Rios

PTA Good Character Award Melvin Pereira Uribe

Anna Safonte

Physical Education Suffolk Zone Award Matthew Armstrong

Megan Donaghy Haileigh Smith

Principal’s Award Character, Courage & Work Ethic

Cesar Bueso Guiza

Huntington Athletic Booster Award Hope Bilkey

Sammy Mac Arner Joseph Algieri

Friendship Club Award Leigh Hepworth Mikah Schueller

Amelia Boccardo ** *** Elsa Bonilla Granados Laurel Bonn ** *** Hunter Borenstein Roman Borovica * Conor Boyle Devon Boyle Sophie Bradford ** *** Ava Brandine Catherine Bree ** *** Peter Breingan ** *** Sofia Breskin ** *** Dylan Brinn Fiona Brosnan ** *** Mack Brunner Cesar Bueso Guiza McKenna Buffa ** *** Mario Bustillo Hannah Byers ** *** Kathryn Campion Gabriela Campos-Nativi Manuel Canales Reyes Joseline Canales-Lazo Gladys Cantillano Rosales Daniel Carbon Cynthia Carrasco Aidan Carrello ** *** Sofia Cartagena Gemma Cartwright ** *** Delia Caruso Saray Castaneda-Gonzalez Shelsea Castillo Licona Abdiel Castillo Martos Ryan Centeno Sergemio Cerome Nicholas Cesario ** *** Andre Chambers Jiovanni Chavez Marlon Chavez-Moreira David Chavez-Hernandez* Jimmy Chicas Darlan Chinchilla Mendoza Cassidy Clark

2018/2019 *Dual Language/**Presidential Award/***Honor Society

Agostino Abbatiello Riley Ackerman ** *** Christopher Acompora-Miller John Acompora-Miller Talia Addeo ** *** Olivia Agosti ** Grace Agrillo Mackenzie Ahern ** *** Tatiana Alas Almendares Iris Alas Padilla Leonel Alfaro-Andrade Joseph Algieri ** *** Nadeera Ali ** *** Grace Allen ** *** Vito Aloe Stephanie Alvarado Maryuri Alvarado Cruz Ashlee Alvarenga Sana Amin ** Maria Andrade * Anthony Annunziata ** *** Doch-Annsler Antoine Alejandra Arana Villegas Jennifer Archaga-Ramos Jaden Argaman ** *** Brayhan Arias-Bonilla Matthew Armstrong Sammy Mac Arner Dyana Augustin Yoselin Avila Anariba Yercer Avila Jimenez Abagail Baade Kenya Baker Katherine Balm ** Ruben Bardales-Sanchez Nick Barretta ** *** Victoria Befumo ** *** Miranda Bellissimo ** *** Brett Bender Evelyn Benitez Cameron Benn Hope Bilkey Ismael Blaise

German Contreras Rios Sarah Corwin* ** *** John Crousillat Kyla Crowder Emely Cruz* William Cruz Jr. Natalie Cruz-Luna* Izabela Cuji ** *** Eternity Cunningham Ryan Curran ** *** Laura Curtin* ** *** Katerina Damiano ** *** Julia Danseglio ** *** Ra’niyah Davis Britany Delao-Romero * Aiden Delfino John DelPonte ** *** Megan Donaghy ** *** Dylan Dougal * Manuel Duenas Montoya Natalie Dunn Kender Edouazin Jessly Erazo Turcios Denis Escobar Membreno Brooke Evans Cristina Fazin Gabriela Ferreira ** *** Kayla Fives Brian Florvil Briana Florvil Gianna Forte ** *** Quinn Fox Aislyn Franciscovich ** *** Jissell Fuentes-Velasquez Peter Gaal* Kenny Galvez Annika Galvin ** *** Cristian Garay-Dominguez Kaitie Garcia Jeffrey Garcia-Cabrera* Natalia Gaudiello Lauren Gennarelli ** *** Matthew Gerardi ** *** Kendall Germain Emily Gershuny ** *** Jonah Gillenwater Stella Giorda

Erick Giron Ramos Rodrigo Giron Trochez Emma Glascock ** *** Stephanie Gomez-Ordonez Destiny Gonzalez Wilson Gonzalez Garcia Jacqueline Gonzalez-Alvarez Ahmari Gordon Brody Gordon Karla Granados Giron Franklin Granados Jr. Vincent Grassi ** *** Rodrigo Guardado Azucena Jeffrey Gudiel-Rivera Kiliani Guerrero Lopez Lester Guevara Fajardo Katherine Guevara-Jandres Maximiliano Gutierrez* Dylan Hanna ** *** Aria Hannah ** *** Emma Hannigan ** *** Molly Heffernan Leigh Hepworth* ** *** Henry Hernandez Elmer Hernandez-Ramirez Jason Hernandez-Aparicio Angelica Hernandez-Martinez Keylin Hernandez-Moreira* ** *** Angie Hernandez-Ramos Ian Husselbeck ** *** Kieran Husselbeck *** Ayesha Iftikhar Daniel Iglesias-Soriano * Tiamur Ikram Melinda Ince Katherine Interiano-Villatoro Samuel James Brenda Jandres-Benitez* ** *** Steven Jimenez Isela Jimenez-Guevara* Tyler Johnson* ** *** Alexis Joseph Luis Juarez Gutierrez Ella Kamenstein* ** *** Gavin Kata ** *** Michael Kline ** *** Jack Koopman

American Legion Citizenship

Strong School Community Spirit Victoria Befumo

American Legion Most Outstanding Musician

Danielle Mendikyan Sophia Segal

Joseph Manaker

Character, Courage and Commitment Stella Giorda

Roberto Moreira Lucana

Cissy Frost Friendship Award Friendship, Tolerance, Spirit

Emma O’Brien

Daughters of the American Revolution Citizenship, Patriotism, School Involvement

Haleigh Smith

bELIeve Mollineaux Spirit Award Ismael Blaise

Huntington FD Ex-Chief Louis Solomon Award

High Moral Character James Rosselli

Joseph Cane Memorial Band Award

Cecilia Kye

Sarah Krisch ** *** Timothy Kusterbeck ** Cecilia Kye ** *** Isabella Lanfranco Lilianna LaVertu Ryan Lawless ** *** Gavin Lefebvre Saul Leon-Flores Pierre Leroy Isabella Lima ** *** Ruben Liz Inoa Louis Lopez Mia Lopez Kimberly Lopez-Berrios Estefani Lopez-Reyes Daniela Luca ** *** Shane Luckow Jessie Lugo Pablo Luna-Szodo* Tessie Maerz ** *** Karen Maldonado Keyla Maldonado * ** *** Heiddy Maldonado-Diaz Allison Malone ** *** Markella Markotsis ** *** James McCormick ** *** Seamus McDevitt ** *** Kaci McDonald ** *** Ni’Tiera McGee Thomas McGill Renee McKean ** *** Kathryn Meagher ** *** Renata Meiram Diana Mejia Steven Mejia Jamie Mejia-Ortez Danielle Mendikyan ** *** Emiliano Mendoza Canas Tyler Miles Ebony Miller Gabriella Miller ** *** Samuel Mollineaux Kathryn Montefusco ** *** Kevin Moraga-Velasquez Ashley Morales Kelly Morales Samuel Morales ** ***

Kathryn Morales-Garcia Monica Morales-Alvarez Dandy Moreira* Roberto Moreira-Lucana Rachel Morina * ** *** Margaret Morrisroe ** *** Michael Mugno ** *** Kellyn Navarrete Saravia Skyla Navpari Martin Newman Christopher Nicoletto Brad Nisipeanu ** *** Maryuri Nunez Gomez Keyla Nunez-Mendez Emma O’Brien ** *** Jefferson Ochoa-Martinez* Michaela O’Connell Nataly Olivarez Cahueque Soraya Ortega-Salgado* Aslin Ortez Andres Paleta-Avelar Pablo Palma Zavala Christian Panameno-Delcid * Jillian Panos ** *** Tyler Paragallo Josiah Paulemond Abigail Pawlak Melvin Pereira-Uribe Jocelyn Perez Justin Perez Castillo Sierra Plummer Lillian Polak ** *** Gianni Portillo-Moreira Costantino Posillico Dawin Preval Enzo Pupillo ** *** Erin Purcell ** *** Michael Queen Estefany Quijada Mojica ** *** Johnathan Quintanilla Kimberlin Quintanilla * Bricia Ramirez Chavez Neha Rathore * ** *** Joshua Redick Julie Reyes-Fuentes* Asyria Rios Serenity Rivera

ORCHESTRA Outstanding Achievement

Enzo Pupillo Ian Rotunno Charles Siepel Emma Waters

CHORUS Outstanding Achievement

Dylan Brinn Aria Hannah Mack Brunner Lillian Polak David Chavez-Hernandez Linnea Wong

SCIENCE Outstanding Achievement in Earth Science

Peter Breingan Leigh Hepworth

Outstanding Achievement in Physical Science

Vito Aloe Brody Gordon Ruben Liz Inoa Joseph Toscano

SOCIAL STUDIES Outstanding Achievement in Social Studies

Nicholas Cesario Stella Giorda Leigh Hepworth Emma Hannigan Ella Kamenstein Cecilia Kye Lillian Polak

Outstanding Achievement in ENL Social Studies

Maryuri Alvarado Cruz

Congratulations

to the Finley

Class of 2019