Long Island valedictorians 2013

HUNTER IACOVETTI , AMITYVILLE MEMORIAL H.S.
Hometown: Amityville
GPA: 110.65
Activities: Varsity Soccer team captain, National Honor Society, varsity baseball, Tri-M, World Language Honor Society
College and major: Fairleigh Dickinson University, biology

DELANEY CASSIDY , BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR H.S.
Hometown: West Gilgo Beach
GPA: 103.67
Activities: National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar with Distinction, Science Honor Society president, Tri-M vice-president, symphonic winds first clarinet, National Honor Society secretary, Spanish Honor Society treasurer, Business Honor Society, varsity lacrosse
College and major: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, biomedical engineering

KYLE P. SEIPP, BALDWIN SENIOR H.S.
Hometown: Rockville Centre
GPA: 123.71
Activities: Key Club president, mathletes president, class president, First Robotics team, chamber orchestra, Science Olympiad, school newspaper contributing writer, four-time winner of the Distinguished Key Clubber Award, Baldwin Library volunteer at library day, fall festival and book talk for kids
College and major: California Institute of Technology, mathematics

PRISCILLA RUSSO, BAY SHORE H.S.
Hometown: Bay Shore
GPA: 102.9
Activities: National Honor Society, Service Honor Society, Model UN, Evelyn Blose Holman Education Foundation president, science olympiads, mock trial president, environmental club, Latin club founder, Latin Scrabble club, youth services committee founder
College and major: Harvard University, government

CHRISTINE BACHEK, BAYPORT-BLUE POINT H.S.
Hometown: Bayport
GPA: 100.22
Activities: National Honor Society president, Tri-M vice-president, varsity winter track, varsity spring track, chamber orchestra, Science Olympiad, AP Scholar
College and major: Colgate University, environmental science and biochemistry

ELIZABETH O’CONNOR, BELLPORT H.S.
Hometown: Bellport
GPA: 4.357
Activities: Tri-M Music Honor Society president, Science Honor Society, French Honor Society, National Honor Society, pit orchestra, school newspaper, cross country varsity co-captain, sailing captain, Metropolitan Youth Orchestra concertmaster, All-State Music Festival, LI String Festival Association, All-County Music Festival, violinist, Bellport Bay Sailing Foundation assistant instructor, altar server at Mary Immaculate Church
College and major: Undecided, political science

JESSICA DABROWSKI, BETHPAGE H.S.
Hometown: Bethpage
GPA: 107.29
Activities: Girls varsity swim and dive team captain, philosophy club, ethics team, National Honor Society
College and major: Tufts University, chemistry

JASMIN E. FELICIANO, BRENTWOOD H.S. ROSS
Hometown: Brentwood
GPA: 97.07
Activities: Research volunteer at Stony Brook University, AP Scholar with Honors, National Honor Society, Geoscience Excellence Award, Unidad Latina scholarship, drama club, varsity indoor track, Interact Club president, school newspaper editor, junior varsity volleyball team captain
College and major: Columbia University, pre-medicine, biochemistry

NOMAN HAMLANI, BRENTWOOD H.S. SONDERLING
Hometown: Brentwood
GPA: 101.73
Activities: Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology semifinalist; National AP Scholar with Honors, LI Science and Engineering Fair round two medalist; science olympiad state medal for magnetic levitation; technical team captain; Interact Club president, varsity tennis team captain; Habitat for Humanity volunteer; National Honor Society; quiz bowl; robotics club; book buddies; jazz band; fluent in Urdu
College and major: New York University, computer engineering

MADE ADITYA SETYA NUGRAHA, BRIDGEHAMPTON H.S.
Hometown: Bridgehampton
GPA: 92.74
Activities: National Honor Society, environmental club, badminton club, marimba band, varsity basketball, varsity soccer
College and major: SUNY Fredonia cooperative 3-2 program with Columbia University, environmental engineering

DHARA KADAKIA, CARLE PLACE H.S.
Hometown: Westbury
GPA: 101.72
Activities: Diversity club president, girls varsity tennis captain, girls varsity bowling captain, girls varsity lacrosse captain, school theater, pit orchestra, school newspaper sports editor, chamber orchestra, student government, National Honor Society treasurer, National Math Honor Society president, Tri-M
College and major: New York University, biology, pre-medicine

RENEE NELSON, CENTER MORICHES H.S.
Hometown: Center Moriches
GPA: 97.73
Activities: Class vice president, National Honor Society, English Honor Society vice president, Science Honor Society vice president, Foreign Language Honor Society, DECA, debate club, varsity soccer team captain, varsity lacrosse team captain
College and major: Tulane University, psychology, pre-medicine

STEPHEN VAN NOSTRAND, CENTEREACH H.S.
Hometown: Lake Ronkonkoma
GPA: 96.08
Activities: Tri-M Music Honor Society, Thespian Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, varsity academic decathlon captain, jazz band vice-president, jazz choir, men’s choir
College and major: Rutgers University, biological chemistry

RENA RIA NANAN, CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR H.S.
Hometown: Central Islip
GPA: 98.66
Activities: National Honor Society, Red Cross club, yearbook club, literary club, Leo Club, multicultural club, mathematics club, art club, science club, varsity bowling team, Habitat for Humanity volunteer, BAM! (Be A Mentor) program
College and major: New York University, pre-medicine

ALEXANDER RICHARD FABBRI, CHAMINADE H.S.
Hometown: Muttontown
GPA: 99.9
Activities: National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, chess team, French club, social studies club, math club, mathletes, senior leader
College and major: Columbia University, engineering

JEFFREY BALL, ACADEMIC LEADER, COMMACK H.S.
Hometown: Commack
GPA: 103.74
Activities: Tri-M Music Honor Society secretary, marching band section leader, wind ensemble trombone, chamber choir, pit orchestra piano, Interact Club board of directors, National Latin Exam magna cum laude, third place in Spanish poetry contest
College and major: Brown University, undecided

KRYSTAL RAMSAMOOJ, COMSEWOGUE H.S.
Hometown: Port Jefferson Station
GPA: 100.7
Activities: Spanish Honor Society historian, Habitat for Humanity volunteer, Intel finalist Dowling Youth Summit for the preservation of water and open space, art award for outstanding achievement in drawing and painting, LEAP co-curricular transcript writing session participant, treasurer for Hunger 101
College and major: Boston University, undecided (arts and sciences)

LEA KNIZEK, CONNETQUOT H.S.
Hometown: Bohemia
GPA: 97.61
Activities: NYSSMA performer (piano and clarinet), marching band section leader, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society executive assistant, Breaking Boundaries club, AP Scholar, competitive dancer
College and major: Providence College, pre-medicine

AHADULLAH TOKHI, CRESCENT SCHOOL
Hometown: Malverne
GPA: 88.88
Activities: School basketball team, student council
College and major: St. John’s University, biology

TYLER DOOGAN, DEER PARK H.S.
Hometown: Deer Park
GPA: 112.2
Activities: Math team, academic team, Science Olympiad, junior varsity soccer, varsity bowling, National Honor Society, Italian Honor Society, Scholar Athlete, AP Scholar with Distinction
College and major: University at Buffalo Honors College, engineering

JAMES REILLY, DIVISION AVENUE H.S.
Hometown: Levittown
GPA: 102.95
Activities: Student council president, Science Olympiad president, board of education student liaison, Eagle Scout, varsity lacrosse captain, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Math Honor Society
College and major: University of Notre Dame, engineering

GABRIEL DAVIS, EARL L. VANDERMEULEN H.S.
Hometown: Port Jefferson
GPA: 100.52
Activities: Interact club president, academic team, student government vice president, National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, jazz band, varsity soccer captain, varsity basketball
College and major: Washington University in St. Louis, political science, English, philosophy

IAN DANIEL LYNCH, EAST HAMPTON H.S.
Hometown: East Hampton
GPA: 102.95
Activities: National Honor Society, Section II Suffolk Zone Leadership Award, AP Scholar, athletes helping athletes, academic team, debate team, inclusion recreation club, varsity golf team captain played first position, all-league golf, all-conference golf, all-county golf, Dartmouth University book award.
College and major: Colgate University, undecided

VINCENT SHEPPARD, EAST ISLIP H.S.
Hometown: East Islip
GPA: 108.3
Activities: Wind ensemble president, symphony orchestra section leader, jazz band, pit orchestra, academic team, school newspaper, Tri-M Music Honor Society, National Honor Society
College and major: Cornell University, mechanical engineering

NEIL KHOSLA, EAST MEADOW H.S.
Hometown: East Meadow
GPA: 109.11
Activities: Model Congress general chair, varsity tennis team captain, math research president, pre-med club president, Science Honor Society treasurer, National Honor Society, peer leader, math team, Spanish Honor Society
College and major: Columbia University, physics

LINDSAY RONNI DOWER, EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR H.S.
Hometown: East Rockaway
GPA: 104.22
Activities: National Honor Society president, student council president, Regional Quiz Bowl president, senior band president, flute section leader, drum majorette, Site-Based Management committee student representative
College and major: Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology, human biology, health and society

KENDALL FITZGERALD, EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR H.S.
Hometown: Manorville
GPA: 105.97
Activities: National Honor Society, peer tutoring, Stony Brook University science and research awareness series, AP Scholar with Distinction, Rotary Youth Leadership Award, English Honor Society president, Spanish Honor Society president
College and major: SUNY at Geneseo, biology

KEVIN MATHEW, ELMONT MEMORIAL H.S.
Hometown: Elmont
GPA: 101.27
Activities: Science National Honor Society president, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society vice president, marching band section leader, jazz band lead trumpet, church youth choir auditor, church league basketball team captain, Business Honor Society, all-district band and orchestra, NYSSMA Level 6 trumpet, Tri-M
College and major: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, pre-medicine

JACQUELINE MANCINI, ELWOOD-JOHN H. GLENN H.S.
Hometown: Huntington
GPA: 98.01
Activities: National Honor Society secretary, Italian club treasurer, Habitat for Humanity volunteer, stage crew, drama club, varsity tennis team
College and major: St. John’s University, political science

NAKUL GUPTA, FARMINGDALE H.S.
Hometown: Farmingdale
GPA: 105.07
Activities: Intel semifinalist, Science Bowl captain, mathletes captain, varsity tennis team captain, Science Olympiad silver medalist, quiz bowl, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, chamber orchestra, cellist
College and major: Harvard University, physical science

VISHNU TIWARI, FLORAL PARK MEMORIAL H.S.
Hometown: Floral Park
GPA: 103.60
Activities: Foreign Language Honor Society president, Science Olympiad president, student council, school newspaper writer, science research, Model UN, National Honor Society
College and major: Brooklyn College B.A./M.D. program, biology

ELIZABETH MULÉ, FREEPORT H.S.
Hometown: Freeport
GPA: 107.6
Activities: AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Scholarship commended student, National Honor Society president, Sigurd B. Olsen Memorial Scholarship, varsity lacrosse co-captain, lector for Our Holy Redeemer Church, choir member, Brookhaven National Laboratory intern, wind ensemble, marching band, student government president, mathletes, German exchange program host, yearbook club, varsity cheerleader
College and major: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, biomedical engineering

SHANNON CARMAN, GARDEN CITY H.S.
Hometown: Garden City
GPA: 101.16
Activities: Marching band, clarinet, wind ensemble, All County Band, peer AIDS educator, Asian club, Gay-Straight Alliance, Spanish club vice president, literary circle co-president, varsity badminton co-captain, Girl Scouts, Long Island Math Fair silver medal, Spanish National Honor Society officer, Tri-M Music Honor Society, National Honor Society, AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Scholarship commended student
College and major: Dartmouth, engineering

LIAM LANG, GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR H.S.
Hometown: Wantagh
GPA: 102.76
Activities: National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist, National Honor Society, World Language Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta National Mathematics Honor Society, Key Club, mathletes, winter wind ensemble, marching band, symphonic band, AP Scholar with honors, Renaissance Scholar
College and major: Undecided, molecular biology

ELIAS BLINKOFF, GLEN COVE H.S.
Hometown: Glen Cove
GPA: 105.21
Activities: Students for students tutoring founder and coordinator, mock trial vice president, National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, cross country track varsity team captain, drama society, Simons Fellow at Stony Brook University, Partners for the Future at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
College and major: Swarthmore College, neuroscience, psychology, educational studies

ALEXANDER JOSEPH WHITTLE, GREENPORT H.S.
Hometown: Greenport
GPA: 97.26
Activities: National Honor Society, Greenport Rotary Club student of the month, NYSSMA, piano, Life Scout, drama club
College and major: Suffolk County Community College, engineering

JAYANT SANI, JOHN L. MILLER - GREAT NECK NORTH H.S.
Hometown: Great Neck
GPA: 98.7
Activities: Jazz ensemble treasurer, Key Club, varsity tennis, DECA regional winner, Model UN, NYSSMA level VI 100% score, American Mathematics Contest school winner, American Scholastic Mathematics Association first place team award, quiz bowl, National Merit finalist
College and major: Harvard University, undecided

NOLA GORDON, GREAT NECK SOUTH H.S.
Hometown: Great Neck
GPA: 97.6
Activities: Gay-Straight Alliance, Science Olympiad
College and major: Williams College, pre-medicine

DAVID HYUN KIM, GREAT NECK SOUTH H.S.
Hometown: Great Neck
GPA: 97.4
Activities: Math team co-president, science bowl, science olympiad, music community outreach, New York Laureate Orchestra
College and major: Stanford University, computer science and mathematics

SARA STIKLICKAS, H. FRANK CAREY H.S.
Hometown: Franklin Square
GPA: 102.5
Activities: Mathletes, varsity girls golf team captain, concert band, orchestra clarinet, marching band drum major, chorus, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Math Honor Society vice president, English Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Girl Scout, Relay for Life, Rensselaer Medal
College and major: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, engineering

ROSS TANNENBAUM, HALF HOLLOW HILLS H.S. EAST
Hometown: Melville
GPA: 98.76
Activities: American Computer Science League, jazz band, wind ensemble, computer club, chess club, key club, National Merit Commendation, National Honor Society, A+ for level 6 piano NYSMMA
College and major: Cornell University, computer science and mathematics

SARAH E. HAN, HALF HOLLOW HILLS H.S. WEST
Hometown: Dix Hills
GPA: 99.34
Activities: School newspaper editor-in-chief, varsity tennis team captain, Ronald McDonald House of Long Island volunteer, National Merit Scholarship program letter of commendation, AP Scholar with Distinction, cross campus chamber orchestra treasurer, All-State cellist, National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Tri-M
College and major: Dartmouth, economics

HARRY FOTOPOULOS, HAMPTON BAYS H.S.
Hometown: Hampton Bays
GPA: 104.1
Activities: Student council president, National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, youth court member, AP Scholar, Suffolk zone recipient, varsity soccer captain, varsity basketball captain
College and major: Boston University, business administration

JACOB WAX, HARBORFIELDS H.S.
Hometown: Greenlawn
GPA: 105.47
Activities: Intel Science Talent Search semi-finalist, National Merit commended student, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society, Tri-M, Foreign Language Honor Society, student government secretary, students for global justice treasurer, mock trial team attorney, mathletes, academic team, challenge team captain, Harborfields Theater Company, Habitat for Humanity,Spanish club, varsity cross country, varsity winter track, varsity tennis, Town of Huntington Youth Court
College and major: University of Pennsylvania, biology and economics

ROBERT BLACK, HAUPPAUGE H.S.
Hometown: Hauppauge
GPA: 98.77
Activities: SOAR Scholar, violinist, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Honors Chamber Orchestra, pit orchestra strings and concertmaster, National Honor Society president, French National Honor Society treasurer, history club, student council, French club, science olympiads, teaching assistant at Stony Brook University chemistry department
College and major: University of Notre Dame, chemistry

REBECCA JEDWAB, HEBREW ACADEMY OF THE FIVE TOWNS AND ROCKAWAY
Hometown: Lawrence
GPA: 98.8
Activities: National Honor Society president, yearbook profile editor, Long Island Jewish Medical Center department of pediatric oncology volunteer, blood drive coordinator, varsity tennis, varsity basketball, Community Leadership Award at Leaders to Leaders Youth Summit
College and major: Barnard College, biology

JONATHAN LIVI, HEBREW ACADEMY OF NASSAU COUNTY
Hometown: Great Neck
GPA: 98.17
Activities: National Honor Society, boys chorus, Torah bowl team, mathletes, Gabbai of Sephardic Minyan, Midrashei Hebrew Academy of Nassau County contributor, Honor Roll
College and major: Yeshiva University Honors Program, biology and Jewish studies

ANA UMAÑA-RAMIREZ, HEMPSTEAD H.S.
Hometown: Hempstead
GPA: 95.7
Activities: Youth advisory council vice president, senior class vice president, student government, badminton first singles, Mercy Medical Center volunteer, Summer of Promise mentoring program
College and major: New York University, chemistry

ROBERT SOTO, HENRY VISCARDI SCHOOL
Hometown: Bronx
GPA: 93.72
Activities: Boy Scout, student council, school newspaper
College and major: Lehman College, undecided

MEENAKSHI KRISHNA, HERRICKS H.S.
Hometown: Williston Park
GPA: 4.17
Activities: Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology semifinalist, gold and bronze medals in Al Kalfus math fairs, Future Medical Frontiers Club president and founder, St. Jude’s Children's Research Hospital volunteer, American Red Cross volunteer, Himalayan Development Foundation volunteer
College and major: Harvard University, biomedical engineering

BENJAMIN KRAMER, GEORGE W. HEWLETT H.S.
Hometown: North Woodmere
GPA: 103.74
Activities: National Honor Society president, lead computer assisted designer on robotics team, math team captain
College and major: University of Pennsylvania, computer engineering and mechanical engineering

MELISSA HAMMER, HICKSVILLE H.S.
Hometown: Hicksville
GPA: 102.31
Activities: Science Honor Society president, Social Studies Honor Society treasurer, Art Honor Society, Math Honor Society, English Honor Society, National Honor Society, ecology club, 2013 class vice president, Key Club, Science Olympiad, marching band, poetry, dance, varsity tennis, varsity track
College and major: Harvard University, social studies

CAROLINE BROWN, HOLY TRINITY H.S.
Hometown: Baldwin
GPA: 102.18
Activities: Varsity cross country team captain, winter track, spring track, volunteer club, lector, student ambassador, shadow ambassador
College and major: University at Buffalo, speech and hearing science, linguistics

TODD COLVIN, HUNTINGTON H.S.
Hometown: Huntington
GPA: 100.8
Activities: Class president, varsity swim team, counselor at YMCA, tutor, Math Honor Society, National Honor Society, school newspaper editor, varsity lacrosse
College and major: University of Virginia, business, computer science

ANDRES PEREZ, ISLAND TREES H.S.
Hometown: Levittown
GPA: 105.78
Activities: Robotics, Science Olympiad, mathletes, environmental club, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society, student council, Model UN
College and major: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, engineering

JACQUELINE DANIELLE CROTEAU, ISLIP H.S.
Hometown: Islip
GPA: 103.29
Activities: National Honor Society treasurer, Foreign Language Honor Society, science olympiad treasurer and co-president, wind ensemble flute premier group, Tri-M Music Honor Society, marching band, varsity girls cross country, varsity girls winter and spring track, Girl Scouts, AP Scholar, Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, NYSSMA silver and gold honors, NYS Public High School Athletic Association scholar athlete
College and major: Lycoming College, archaeology

ASHA JOB, JERICHO H.S.
Hometown: Jericho
GPA: 4.0
Activities: National Merit Scholarship winner, Peer tutoring club, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society
College and major: Stony Brook University, BA-MD program

ZACHARY KENT, JERICHO H.S.
Hometown: Jericho
GPA: 4.0
Activities: Varsity baseball, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, peer tutoring club
College and major: Columbia University, neuroscience and behavior

MATTHEW LESSER, JERICHO H.S.
Hometown: Jericho
GPA: 4.0
Activities: Spanish Honor Society co-president, student council treasurer, senior class secretary, National Honor Society co-treasurer, finance club senior officer, mathletes, Future Business Leaders of America, debate club, varsity baseball
College and major: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, economics

AMANDA LEVENBERG, JERICHO H.S.
Hometown: Jericho
GPA: 4.0
Activities: Varsity soccer co-captain, varsity basketball co-captain, National Honor Society, student government, class treasurer, varsity club treasurer, Youth Decide vice president, mathletes, Spanish Honor Society, Latin Honor Society
College and major: Duke University, statistical science and economics

COLLEEN MCCORMACK, JERICHO H.S.
Hometown: Jericho
GPA: 4.0
Activities: Student council co-president, varsity soccer team captain, varsity basketball, varsity track, National Honor Society, varsity club, Youth Decide
College and major: Yale University, engineering

MORGAN SMILEY, JERICHO H.S.
Hometown: Muttontown
GPA: 4.0
Activities: National Merit Scholarship winner, National Honor Society, Debate club president, mock trial vice-president, Latin Honor Society president, ethics bowl, healthy choices initiative founder
College and major: Yale University, political science, economics, philosophy

AMELIA XU, JERICHO H.S.
Hometown: Jericho
GPA: 4.0
Activities: National Merit Scholarship winner, Blue Key Club president, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, varsity track
College and major: Princeton University, biology, global health

ERIC FEGAN, JOHN F. KENNEDY H.S.
Hometown: Merrick
GPA: 100.43
Activities: National Merit Scholarship winner, All State jazz piano alternate, National Honor Society, Tri-M, Math Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Science Honor Society, math team president, Gay/Straight Alliance, jazz band, pit band, variety player, pre-college student at Mannes College of Music College and major: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, engineering

PATRICK O’HARA, KELLENBERG MEMORIAL H.S.
Hometown: East Rockaway
GPA: 98.1
Activities: Sodality, S.A.L.T. (Service Allegiance, Leadership, Teamwork), parish religious education program, marianist mentor, St. Joseph’s Mission home rebuilding program in New Orleans, St. Martin recreational and tutoring program, communications club, school newspaper, varsity cross country team captain, varsity winter track team captain, varsity track and field team captain, National Honor Society president, Eagle Scout candidate
College and major: University of Pennsylvania, cognitive science

MAYURI SRIDHAR, KINGS PARK H.S.
Hometown: Kings Park
GPA: 105.5
Activities: Marching band, pit band, independent science research, math team co-captain, Intel finalist, National Merit Scholarship semifinalist
College and major: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, computer science

ARIELLE CHAPIN, LAWRENCE H.S.
Hometown: Atlantic Beach
GPA: 101.30
Activities: Founder and director of Web design club, stage crew stage manager, art club, Italian club, journalism club, environmental club, Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist
College and major: Brown University, computer programming

JAECHEOL MIN, LAWRENCE WOODMERE ACADEMY
Hometown: South Korea
GPA: 3.92
Activities: Science bowl, math club, Chinese club, varsity tennis, varsity soccer, AP Scholar, Cume Laude Society, Harvard Book Award, Bausch and Lomb Science Award
College and major: Emory University, undecided

CAROLINE RAKUS-WOJCIECHOWSKI, LINDENHURST H.S.
Hometown: Lindenhurst
GPA: 103.28
Activities: Varsity track and field, varsity tennis, Tri-M, FIRST robotics team, AP Scholar with Honors, National Honor Society of High School Scholars ambassador
College and major: Harvard University, neurosciences

EMMA CAITLIN GUGERTY, LOCUST VALLEY H.S.
Hometown: Bayville
GPA: 108.7
Activities: Mathletes, International Baccalaureate Leadership Group, American Cancer Society activities chairperson, cancer awareness club, Model UN, Speaker of the House for Congress in Action, Interact Club, Sagamore Rowing Association member, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Moreano World Medical Mission volunteer
College and major: University of Pennsylvania, health and societies

JENNIFER NASH, LONG BEACH H.S.
Hometown: Long Beach
GPA: 104.06
Activities: Tri-M Music Honor Society secretary, chamber orchestra, varsity swimming and diving team, Long Beach aquatics club, newspaper club, Long Beach Polar Bears volunteer, National Honor Society, ocean lifeguard for Town of Hempstead, NYSSMA festival
College and major: College of the Holy Cross, economics, political science

DANIEL CHAFFKIN, LONGWOOD H.S.
Hometown: Coram
GPA: 102.18
Activities: Quiz bowl captain, math club, robotics team, marching band, varsity tennis
College and major: Stony Brook University, mathematics

TIMOTHY SORENSON, LONG ISLAND LUTHERAN MIDDLE & H.S.
Hometown: Glen Cove
GPA: 102.83
Activities: Varsity boys tennis, mathletes, word master, French club, National Honor Society, varsity cross country
College and major: Muhlenberg College, political science

SOEUN LEE, LYNBROOK H.S.
Hometown: Lynbrook
GPA: 100.88
Activities: National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, science olympiad founding vice president, mathletes, Key Club, varsity badminton, school newspaper
College and major: St. John’s University, pre-medicine

JESSICA MELE, MALVERNE H.S.
Hometown: Malverne
GPA: 101.01
Activities: National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, FIRST Robotics, marching band crew, musical costume committee, varsity volleyball captain’s award, tutoring, Howard Hughes Medical Institute for summer scholars at Stony Brook University, Rensselaer Medal for achievement in math and science
College and major: Macaulay Honors College — City College of New York, biomedical engineering

NICHOLAS FIACCO, MANHASSET H.S.
Hometown: Manhasset
GPA: 4.0
Activities: National Honor Society, English Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Science Honor Society secretary, Intel semifinalist, Siemens semifinalist, National Merit Scholarship finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, debate team captain, NYSSMA Level 6 piano, varsity soccer, Scholar Athlete, varsity baseball
College and major: Dartmouth College, biochemistry

JENNIFER JULIANO, MANHASSET H.S.
Hometown: Manhasset
GPA: 4.0
Activities: National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Italian Honor Society, AP Scholar with Honor, crew team, Scholar Athlete, Key Club, green club, nutrition club, LOV3ARTH co-founder
College and major: Cornell University, undecided

EVA LEWANDOWSKI, MANHASSET H.S.
Hometown: Manhasset
GPA: 4.0
Activities: National Honor Society, Art Honor Society, English Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, National Merit Scholarship finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, student government, varsity cross country team captain, Scholar Athlete, varsity track, Make-A-Wish Foundation volunteer, Girl Scouts Bronze and Silver awards
College and major: Princeton University, public policy, economics

ALEXANDRA LYNN, MANHASSET H.S.
Hometown: Manhasset
GPA: 4.0
Activities: National Honor Society, Art Honor Society, English Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Student Senate representative, crew team, Scholar Athlete, Best Buddies, peer responder, Model UN
College and major: University of Chicago, astrophysics and Norwegian

EMILY MARKHAM, MANHASSET H.S.
Hometown: Manhasset
GPA: 4.0
Activities: English Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society historian, AP Scholar, varsity lacrosse Academic All American, varsity soccer captain All Conference Award, Scholar Athlete, varsity track Bronze medal, varsity basketball, green club, Girl Scouts Silver award
College and major: Yale University, biology

MELANIE SHEEHAN, MASSAPEQUA H.S.
Hometown: Massapequa
GPA: 98.5
Activities: Varsity swimming team captain, varsity diving team captain, school newspaper copy editor, marching band, National Honor Society, National Merit Scholar
College and major: Fordham University, English, communications and media studies (double major)

CAITLIN LEIGH PENNY, MATTITUCK H.S.
Hometown: Cutchogue
GPA: 97.75
Activities: Yearbook editor, varsity tennis, NJROTC public affairs officer, Leo Club, art partners vice-president, National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, DECA
College and major: Duke University, biology

ELIZABETH ANNE MORGAN, BISHOP MCGANN-MERCY DIOCESAN H.S.
Hometown: Wading River
GPA: 101.51
Activities: National Honor Society vice-president, academic team, chorus, chamber choir, AP scholar, National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist, National Latin Exam Maxima Cum Laude, President's Award for Academic Excellence, New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence
College and major: Stony Brook University Honor’s College, undecided

JHOVAUGHN OMARIE PALMER, MILL NECK MANOR SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Hometown: Hempstead
GPA: 90
Activities: Junior National Association of the Deaf, student government, Mill Neck Manor School soccer team
College and major: Nassau Community College, computer repair

MINJIA CHANG, MILLER PLACE H.S.
Hometown: Miller Place
GPA: 100.6
Activities: Mock trial lead attorney, Foreign Language Honor Society treasurer, service club treasurer, varsity badminton, mathletes, National Honor Society, National Merit Scholarship recipient, Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient, Brookhaven National Laboratory intern
College and major: Duke University, biology

SUJITH MARACHERIL, MINEOLA H.S.
Hometown: Mineola
GPA: 99.85
Activities: Chamber ensemble, mathletes president, literary society, environmental club, science club vice-president, brainstormers, MSG Varsity Challenge team captain, peer tutoring, National Merit finalist, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society president, Rensselaer medalist, junior varsity basketball, varsity track and field
College and major: CUNY Sophie B. Davis School of Biomedical Education, medicine

NICHOLAS O’MARA, MOUNT SINAI SENIOR H.S.
Hometown: Mount Sinai
GPA: 104.28
Activities: AP Scholar with Distinction, biochemical students modeling a research topic team, Eagle Scout, history club treasurer, junior varsity soccer, Long Island Envirothon team captain, mathletes, Model UN, National Advanced Placement Scholar, National Honor Society, National Merit Commended student, National Ocean Sciences Bowl team captain, science and technology enrichment program for students, science environmental club, varsity tennis
College and major: Brown University, environmental sciences

LINDA ZHANG, NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL H.S.
Hometown: Garden City Park
GPA: 101.17
Activities: Varsity swimming and diving team co-captain, National Senior Honor Society secretary, National Junior Honor Society Gold Medal, National Foreign Language Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, yearbook editor-in-chief, Spanish club, French club, Key Club, AP Scholar with Honor, Clarkson University High School Achievement Award
College and major: New York University Stern School of Business, business

PETER MICHAEL DEVLIN, NEWFIELD H.S.
Hometown: Selden
GPA: 98.0
Activities: Book club, Spanish Honor Society
College and major: Binghamton University, computer science

BRIAN MANZO, NORTH BABYLON H.S.
Hometown: West Babylon
GPA: 101.81
Activities: Marching band drum major, LI Challenge team captain, jazz band, pit orchestra, National Honor Society, Tri-M, National Merit Scholarship commended student
College and major: University of Notre Dame, finance, music performance

JEANNE DISIMONE, NORTH SHORE H.S.
Hometown: Old Brookville
GPA: 103.93
Activities: National Honor Society vice president, string and symphony orchestra violin, NYSSSMA, school newspaper assistant editor-in-chief, Long Island Math Fair silver and gold medal winner, Harvard Book Prize award, Long Island Press High School 2012 journalism award, Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honor Society
College and major: Georgetown University, International studies

BRANDON GOLD, NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACADEMY H.S.
Hometown: Great Neck
GPA: 97
Activities: National Spanish Honor Society, English Honor Society, New York State Science Honor Society, Mathematics Honor Society, Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, AP Scholar, Model UN team captain, varsity tennis team, science research scholar in orthopedics at Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at North Shore University Hospital
College and major: Undecided, pre-medicine

CORRIE KAVANAUGH, NORTHPORT H.S.
Hometown: Northport
GPA: 106.06
Activities: National Honor Society, girls varsity track, girls varsity cross country captain, marching band, Students for 60,000, Relay for Life, German club, Live Out Loud Christian club co-founder; SCMEA All-County band
College and major: Princeton University, mechanical and aerospace engineering

ZACHARY ZAGORSKI, OCEANSIDE H.S.
Hometown: Oceanside
GPA: 105.85
Activities: National Honor Society, National Merit Scholarship finalist, Tri-M, National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Eagle Scout, electrical team president, FIRST robotics team, "The Challenge" on MSG Varsity, history bowl,symphonic orchestra cellist, chamber orchestra, pit orchestra, mathletes, Gay Straight Alliance
College and major: Brown University, computer science

VICTORIA RUVOLO, OUR LADY OF MERCY ACADEMY
Hometown: Syosset
GPA: 98.80
Activities: National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, student council, varsity soccer, varsity swimming, varsity track
College and major: Northeastern University, physical therapy

VALARIE WINTER, OUR SAVIOR NEW AMERICAN SCHOOL
Hometown: Centereach
GPA: 4.2
Activities: Varsity volleyball, varsity basketball, honor roll club, missions community service
College and major: Suffolk County Community College, honors program, liberal arts

DEAN SMIROS, OYSTER BAY H.S.
Hometown: Oyster Bay
GPA: 109.11
Activities: Varsity fencing, varsity cross country, mock trial, pep and marching band, National Honor Society president, National Science Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout candidate
College and major: University of Rochester, engineering

STEVEN T. MARZAGALLI, PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD H.S.
Hometown: Patchogue
GPA: 104.61
Activities: All County tennis, League Champion tennis, Scholar Athlete Award, National Honor Society president, Science Honor Society president, History Honor Society executive member, French Honor Society, varsity tennis team captain, academic team
College and major: University of Virginia, economics

DANA HARVEY, PIERSON H.S.
Hometown: Sag Harbor
GPA: 102.86
Activities: Senior patrol leader, Boy Scouts of America, varsity lacrosse, varsity wrestling
College and major: Davidson College, physics and engineering

TERRENCE MCSWEENEY, PLAINEDGE H.S.
Hometown: North Massapequa
GPA: 105.88
Activities: Intel Advanced Research Program, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Mathletes, Key Club, jazz band, Student Council treasurer, varsity basketball, Scholar Athlete, varsity lacrosse, Plainview Hospital volunteer at Maria Regina Church
College and major: St. John’s University, pharmacy

ADRIAN KIM, PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE JOHN F. KENNEDY H.S.
Hometown: Plainview
GPA: 102.01
Activities: National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Art Honor Society co-president, French Honor Society, art club
College and major: University of Michigan, computer science and biology

BENJAMIN AKHAVAN, RAMBAM MESIVTA H.S.
Hometown: Plainview
GPA: 98.68
Activities: Math team, Torah bowl team captain, National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar with Honors, school newspaper, Rambam Mesivta Art Society president, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair fourth place in energy and transportation division.
College and major: Macaulay Honors College — City College of New York, architecture.

DANIEL E. RAYNOR, RIVERHEAD H.S.
Hometown: Riverhead
GPA: 109.53
Activities: Senior class president, photography club, math club, float committee, chamber choir, Foreign Language Honor Society, National Honor Society, AP Scholar Award, Commended Student on PSAT/NMSQT, New York State Senate Youth Leadership Recognition Award, University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, The Challenge team captain
College and major: Yale University, physics

SIDARTH MENON, ROCKY POINT H.S.
Hometown: Rocky Point
GPA: 103.69
Activities: Science club president, SADD club president, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society president, varsity tennis team captain, march band, drum major
College and major: University of Pittsburgh, political science, business

NATHALIE ZAVALA, ROOSEVELT H.S.
Hometown: Roosevelt
GPA: 97.30
Activities: Girl Scouts, National Honor Society, varsity softball, varsity bowling, school newspaper
College and major: Stony Brook University, biology

MATTHEW FORREST, ROSLYN H.S.
Hometown: Roslyn Heights
GPA: 105.65
Activities: National Merit Scholarship winner, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society, Science Olympiad, math team, Model Government club, summer research at Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Relay For Life, volunteer at Mary Brennan Inn soup kitchen
College and major: Columbia University, applied math

LOUIS CAIOLA, HONOR STUDENT, THE ROSS SCHOOL
Hometown: Water Mill
GPA: Not available
Activities: All-County varsity tennis team captain, Model UN team captain, marine science volunteer, AP Scholar with Distinction, economics/science engineering research.
College and major
Cornell University, undecided

KATE NELSON, HONOR STUDENT, THE ROSS SCHOOL
Hometown: Norwalk, Conn.
GPA: Not available
Activities: Founder of Amor Sciendi (YouTube educational channel), varsity soccer, varsity rowing, founder and president of Gift of Words nonprofit, photographer, antique typewriter restorer
College and major: Stanford University, human biology; science, technology and society

OLIVIA LATTANZA, SACHEM H.S. EAST
Hometown: Holbrook
GPA: 104.96
Activities: National Honor Society treasurer, Foreign Language Honor Society secretary, Tri-M secretary, History Honor Society, Science Honor Society, class government, science club, history club, string ensemble principal viola and president, extended school year volunteer
College and major: Boston College, history

FRANCESCA BARILLA, SACHEM H.S. NORTH
Hometown: Nesconset
GPA: 104.17
Activities: Student government president, National Honor Society secretary, perfect attendance K-12, varsity lacrosse, English Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society, 3rd degree black belt American Taekwando Association, Spanish club president, interact club, junior varsity soccer team captain, junior varsity winter track, Board of Education student member, Relay For Life, AP Scholar with Honor, Sachem cares, senior freshman mentoring club
College and major: Northeastern University, environmental engineering

REBECCA RUESCHER, SACRED HEART ACADEMY
Hometown: Malverne
GPA: 105.07
Activities: Chorus, chamber chorus president, school newspaper editor-in-chief, drama club, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Language Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, speech and debate team
College and major: Amherst College, biology

WILLIAM MANSMANN, SANFORD H. CALHOUN H.S.
Hometown: Merrick
GPA: 100.21
Activities: AP Scholar with Distinction, "The Challenge" on MSG Varsity, Model UN, mock trial, debate club, Key Club, art club, Spanish Honor Society, Math Honor Society, National Honor Society
College and major: Cornell University, statistics

REBECCA NICOLE MONASTERO, SAYVILLE H.S.
Hometown: Sayville
GPA: 107.29
Activities: Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist, student body treasurer, Anchor Club treasurer, girls varsity golf, Tri-M Music Honor Society, NYSSMA, ballet, lyrical dance, violinist
College and major: Stony Brook University, direct medical school program

SHAINA BLITT, SEAFORD H.S.
Hometown: Seaford
GPA: 102.3
Activities: Junior varsity soccer, French club, Key Club, peer tutor, New York Youth Orchestra chorus, piano, dance, Spanish Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, AP Scholar with Honor, AP Scholar with Distinction
College and major: Boston University, aerospace engineering

DOUGLAS SPRING, SEWANHAKA H.S.
Hometown: Stewart Manor
GPA: 100.10
Activities: Key Club, TAG (talented and gifted program), National Honor Society, AP Scholar with Honor
College and major: Fordham University, economics, finance

KATY BINDER, SHELTER ISLAND H.S.
Hometown: Shelter Island
GPA: 94.62
Activities: Student Council president, National Honor Society vice president, varsity volleyball team captain, drama club, class president 11th and 12th grades
College and major: Villanova University, physics

CARI LYNN GOSTIC, SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER H.S.
Hometown: Wading River
GPA: 103.47
Activities: Varsity basketball co-captain, varsity spring track, varsity cross country,National Honor Society treasurer, natural helpers, mathletes, brainstormers, chamber orchestra, pit orchestra, Parent Teacher Student Association student delegate
College and major: Cornell University, atmospheric science

SARAH K. CASMASS, SMITHTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Hometown: Bay Shore
GPA: 96.94
Activities: National Honor Society, ARISTA Honor Society chaplain, Art Honor Society liaison, Spanish Honor Society vice president, varsity soccer team co-captain, Tri-M Music Honor Society NYSSMA Adjudication Festival participant, SCS worship team
College and major: Liberty University, art education

BAILEY WERNER, HONOR SPEAKER, SMITHTOWN H.S. EAST
Hometown: St. James
GPA: 4.39
Activities: Science olympiad president, English Honor Society officer, Math Honor Society, Italian Honor Society, National Honor Society
College and major: Tufts University, undecided

MARK REN, HONOR SPEAKER, SMITHTOWN H.S. WEST
Hometown: Smithtown
GPA: 4.47
Activities: Varsity winter track team captain, varsity spring track team captain, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Italian Honor Society
College and major: Cornell University, biology

JUSTINE HAMILTON, SOUTH SIDE H.S.
Hometown: Rockville Centre
GPA: 105.36
Activities: National Honor Society, National French Honor Society, New York State Science Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National Achievement scholarship program semifinalist, art club president, French club, varsity soccer, Leo Club, GlamourGals
College and major: Princeton University, undecided

SHELBY PICKERELL, SOUTHOLD JR.-SR. H.S.
Hometown: Southold
GPA: 97.65
Activities: Navy JROTC Lt. Cmdr., girls varsity cross country team captain, interact president, National Honor Society president, SADD vice-president, Southold drama club, environmental club, select choir, quiz bowl
College and major: University of California at Berkeley, Arabic, linguistics

ANNE MARGARET ERRICK BODE, ST. ANTHONY’S H.S.
Hometown: Huntington
GPA: 104.8
Activities: National Honor Society, student council executive board, varsity badminton,Support Our Troops secretary, yearbook editorial board, orchestra officer, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center intern, Huntington Hospital junior volunteer
College and major: University of Notre Dame, biology

JORDYN COYNE, ST. DOMINIC H.S.
Hometown: East Norwich
GPA: 103.0
Activities: National Honor Society treasurer, Math Honor Society, peer tutoring, Science Honor Society, George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science medal, AP history gold award, varsity tennis team captain, varsity lacrosse, math club, science olympiads, Interact Club, Future Business Leaders of America
College and major: University of Notre Dame, science-business

MARGARET O’CALLAGHAN, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST DIOCESAN H.S.
Hometown: Selden
GPA: 107.12
Activities: National Honor Society vice president, Spanish Club
College and major: Hofstra University, accounting

YOUNG IL CHUNG, ST. MARY’S
H.S. Hometown: Great Neck
GPA:102.48
Activities: Science olympiad captain, math club excel education volunteer, American Lotus International Language School intern, summer community group orchestra, Full Gospel United Church of New York youth group
College and major: New York Institute of Technology, combined baccalaureate/doctor of osteopathic physician program

VINCENT RALPH DOROMAL CHING-ROA, SOUTHAMPTON H.S.
Hometown: Tuckahoe
GPA: 98.12
Activities: Math team co-captain, chess team co-captain, game design club, National Honor Society
College and major: University of Rochester, biomedical engineering

MIRIAM PEARL KLAHR, THE STELLA K. ABRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Hometown: Lawrence
GPA: Not available
Activities: Write On For Israel, Torah bowl team captain, mock trial team captain, Parsha Press editor-in-chief, debate team, green belt in Karate, spent summer at Samburg History program
College and major: Stern College for Women, undecided

TUNA CEM HAYIRLI, THE STONY BROOK SCHOOL
Hometown: Smithtown
GPA: 4.42
Activities: Spring varsity dinghy sailing, fall varsity dinghy sailing, academic prefect, honor council
College and major: Harvard University, biology

ROGER WITKIN, SYOSSET H.S.
Hometown: Woodbury
GPA: 100
Activities: National Honor Society, peer tutor, Ken Literary Arts Magazine webmaster, political science club member and debate participant in Junior Statesmen of America, Sunrise Senior Living volunteer, Brookhaven National Laboratory High School Research program
College and major: University of California at Los Angeles, computer science, chemistry

ISABELLA SOBALVARRO, THE KNOX SCHOOL
Hometown: Setauket
GPA: 97.50
Activities: Interscholastic Equestrian Association team, Knox junior Olympics equestrian team, National Honor Society
College and major: Cornell University, pre-veterinary science

GILBERT TAGUFA, UNIONDALE H.S.
Hometown: Uniondale
GPA: 100.55
Activities: Hofstra Medical Scholars Pipeline Program, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society treasurer, Key Club, environmental club
College and major: Macaulay Honors College — City College of New York, biomedical engineering

ELYSSA THOMAS, UPPER ROOM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Hometown: Wyandanch
GPA: 3.90
Activities: Wyandanch Ambulance Corps volunteer, All-American Scholar, National Mathematics Award from the United States Achievement Academy, Florence Allen Holms Scholarship Award, Venettes Cultural Workshop dancer, National Honor Society
College and major: Undecided, pre-medicine

CHUNG WEI JASON SHEN, VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL H.S.
Hometown: Valley Stream
GPA: 107.17
Activities: Varsity tennis, varsity volleyball, Language Honor Society, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta National Mathematics Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, jazz ensemble, chess club, Tri-M, string quartet
College and major: Harvard University, computer engineering

ALLISON BALLOVERAS, VALLEY STREAM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Hometown: Freeport
GPA: 3.96
Activities: National Honor Society, mock trial, Valley Stream Christian Academy volleyball team, Valley Stream Christian Academy running club
College and major: Gordon College, biology, veterinary medicine

MICHELLE CHEN, VALLEY STREAM NORTH H.S.
Hometown: Valley Stream
GPA: 106.06
Activities: National Honor Society secretary, Foreign Language Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Breakfast Club secretary, Interact club treasurer, varsity tennis team captain, Valley Stream swim team, mathletes, It’s Academic trivia challenge team, physical education leadership, ecology club
College and major: Cornell University, pre-medicine

Andrew Hess graduates from Valley Stream South High School this year and is going to Harvard where he will pursue a degree in economics. Hess was varsity captain of both the baseball team and the volleyball team in his senior year at Valley Stream South.

JEROME VINCENT MUSCARELLA, VINCENT SMITH SCHOOL
Hometown: Garden City
GPA: 91.07
Activities: Student council class officer, sports club, special persons day tour guide, Pennies for Patients fundraising
College and major: Nassau Community College, liberal arts

DANIEL WANG, W. TRESPER CLARKE H.S.
Hometown: East Meadow
GPA: 109.95
Activities: Science Honor Society president, Math Honor Society co-founder and president, school newspaper editor-in-chief, Tri-M Music Honor Society vice president,English Honor Society vice president, Columbia University science honors program, Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York, varsity tennis, Coca-Cola Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, Simons summer research fellow
College and major: Harvard University, engineering

MAX NOVICK, THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF GARDEN CITY
Hometown: Hewlett
GPA: 95
Activities: Varsity basketball, varsity soccer, Big Brother
College and major: Johns Hopkins University School of Engineering, engineering

SARAH RIORDAN, WALT WHITMAN H.S.
Hometown: Melville
GPA: 98.76
Activities: Chamber orchestra vice president, challenge team captain, senior class secretary
College and major: Cornell University, pre-medicine

ROBERT GIOIA, WALTER G. O’CONNELL COPIAGUE H.S.
Hometown: Copiague
GPA: 101.58
Activities: National Honor Society, art club, varsity wrestling team
College and major: New Jersey Institute of Technology, game design, development and computer science

KELLY VAN O’LINDA, WANTAGH H.S.
Hometown: Wantagh
GPA: 105.4
Activities: Varsity softball team captain, academic team member, varsity tennis, Long Island Express fast-pitch softball team
College and major: Franklin and Marshall College, biology

KATHRYN BARNITT, WARD MELVILLE H.S.
Hometown: Setauket
GPA: 105.28
Activities: Chamber orchestra, All State orchestra violin, National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society secretary, drama club, pit orchestra, school newspaper
College and major: William College, English

CONNOR GARET, WELLINGTON C. MEPHAM H.S.
Hometown: Bellmore
GPA: 100.35
Activities: Students Against Destructive Decisions president, varsity wrestling, physics olympics team, peer tutor, NYS Science Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Mathematics Honor Society
College and major: Duke University, biomedical engineering

WASIQ AHMAD, WEST BABYLON H.S.
Hometown: West Babylon
GPA: 109.14
Activities: Science olympiad president and captain, math olympiad, drama club, quiz bowl president, DECA, mock trial captain, National Honor Society, choir, debate club vice president, tutor, Long Island Muslim Society student leader, mentor, NYSSMA Level 4 vocal participant, Long Island Muslim Society annual speech competition multiple time winner
College and major: Hofstra University, biology

CAROLINE MOYER-LAURIN, WEST HEMPSTEAD H.S.
Hometown: West Hempstead
GPA: 101.46
Activities: National Honor Society president, varsity tennis team captain, varsity badminton team captain, Tri-M Music Honor Society, National Italian Honor Society, stage crew
College and major: Wesleyan University, biological sciences

JULIA FOOTE, WEST ISLIP H.S.
Hometown: West Islip
GPA: 107.55
Activities: 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, varsity cross country track, varsity winter track and field, varsity spring track and field, National Honor Society, English Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society
College and major: Brown University, biology sciences

JULIAN MALLOY, WESTBURY H.S.
Hometown: Westbury
GPA: 100.8
Activities: Spanish Honor Society, Explorers Club, National Honor Society, audio and visual club, Relay For Life, winter and spring philharmonic concerts, Winthrop-University Hospital volunteer, the Life Lutheran Church homework tutor for third- and fourth-graders
College and major: Binghamton University, mechanical engineering

NICASIA BEEBE-WANG, WESTHAMPTON BEACH H.S.
Hometown: Westhampton
GPA: 98.08
Activities: Key Club lieutenant governor, varsity quiz bowl captain, Brookhaven National Laboratory neuropsychoimaging group intern, rotary club, Gay-Straight Alliance
College and major: Harvard University, neuroscience

JAMIE BRENSILBER, HONOR STUDENT, THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL
Hometown: Old Westbury
GPA: 4.3
Activities: Community action committee president, French club co-president, mock trial secretary, symphonic band, NYSSMA, pit orchestra, flute, piccolo, piano, National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, French Honor society, AP Scholar with Honor, peer leader, Kehilla Saturday program volunteer, Teen Lounge volunteer
College and major: Emory University, math and pre-law

LAMBERT CHU, HONOR STUDENT, THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL
Hometown: Old Westbury
GPA: 4.3
Activities: Class of 2013 vice-president, National Honor Society president, robotics club president, mathletes team captain, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, varsity baseball team captain, peer leader, All State violinist, National Merit Scholarship recipient, Siemens National semi-finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction
College and major: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, engineering and business

ZHENG “JASON” LIN, WILLIAM FLOYD H.S.
Hometown: Shirley
GPA: 102.05
Activities: Junior varsity tennis team co-captain, Key Club, robotics team spirit leader, science club, student government, varsity winter track, National Honor Society, AP Scholar with Distinction, All-County tennis player, Stony Brook University Hospital blood bank volunteer, swimming aid, library book buddies
College and major: Rutgers University, pre-medicine

ARTHUR PATRICK EVANDER FLOWERS, WYANDANCH MEMORIAL H.S.
Hometown: Wheatley Heights
GPA: 3.49
Activities: Varsity football, Skills USA, National Technical Honor Society
College and major: Electrical Training Center of Long Island, engineering