Blue Devil Discipline, Desire & Dedication Awards Presented

Principal Brenden Cusack presented the Blue Devil Discipline, Desire and Dedication Awards at Huntington High School’s 55th annual senior athletic awards ceremony last Thursday night in the auditorium.

The eight recipients who received the award “all played important roles on their teams,” master of ceremonies Michael Schwendemann told the crowd. “This award goes to those who didn’t get their names in the headlines, but without them, their teams wouldn’t have been successful.”

This year’s award recipients include Agostino Abbatiello, Christopher Acompora-Miller, Gemma Cartwright, Allison Malone, Kaci McDonald, Kathryn Meagher, Neha Rathore and Joseph Toscano.

“It’s not only what happens on game day, but the interactions with coaches and teammates and practices and away from the field,” Mr. Schwendemann told the crowd. “All seven of these seniors contributed in their own special way. Maybe they thought no one was watching or no one cared. But we did see them and we admire everything they did to make our teams successful.”

Mr. Abbatiello plans to enter the professional ranks of quad racing. Mr. Acompora-Miller will be attending Alfred University. Ms. Cartwright plans to attend the University of Florida. Ms. Malone is headed to the University of Delaware. Ms. McDonald intends to attend Suffolk County Community College while Ms. Meagher will be attending the University of South Carolina-Columbia. Ms. Rathore is headed to Binghamton University while Mr. Toscano will be attended Coastal Carolina University.

Mr. Cusack presented each of the teenagers with a handsome personalized plaque created just for the Blue Devils.