Huntington Fashion Students Earn Applause at Show

Huntington High School fashion design students showed off their work at two public shows in Louis D. Giani Gymnasium that coincided with the district’s annual art show and school budget vote. Students modeled by walking a long runway with audience members of both sides.

The show consisted of Fashion I, II and III and Portfolio in Fashion Design students plus several guest models. The teenagers made a variety of garments. Art teacher Kim Valerio heads the high school fashion design program. She served as master of ceremonies while smiling throughout the afternoon and evening shows.

This year’s Fashion Design & Illustration program students include:

Fashion I: Cindy Alvarez, Angie Amador-Martinez, Dulce Campos Gonzalez, Camilla D’Anna, Jose Flores Flores, Isabella Goutevenier, Alisha Harvey, Talia Koas, Aylin Martinez-Lopez, Estefany Salamanca, Emily Veliz, A’Shai Vessup, Joanna Villalta Vilorio, Genesis Acosta Martinez, Loany Argueta Ramos, Maikol Arreaga, Jasmine Awuah, Charles Desrochers, Titan Elysee, Madeline Jimenez Guevara, Amaya Joly, Emerson Lopez Palacios, Juanita Marquez Alvarez, Lisseth Membreno Aguilar, Alexander Perez, Alexandra Ramos, Andrea Reyes, Gustavo Reyes Ochoa, Rosa Reyes-Castillo, Javier Santiago Benitez, Allison Sifontes Torres, Blanca Valdez Marroquin, Erika Velasquez Avelar, Paige Vidota

b Genesis Araujo Amaya, Liva Camarata, Hazel Carranza Montoya, Jaheim Edwards, Kimora Fuller, Mason Gomez, Shannon Kopele, Mia Miller, Katherine Moronta, Belinda Velasquez Maldonado

Fashion III: Juliana Dentico, Alyssa Evans, Celina Flores Lopez, Izabella Gomez, Cristel Hernandez Reyes, Toni Reyes-Sorto, Roberto Rodriguez Bolanos, Stephen Spina

Portfolio in Fashion Design: Jessica Kuom

Fashion show guest models included Julia Aldas, Veronica Cocoman, Valentina Flores, Kendall Lopez and Jennifer Savalli.

Art teacher Kim Valerio

A graduate of Harborfields High School, Ms. Valerio holds an undergraduate degree from Parsons School of Design. After working for many years in graphic arts, mostly in New York City, she returned to college and obtained a master’s degree in art education at Long Island University-CW Post.

Ms. Valerio completed her student teaching requirements in Huntington. She then worked as a substitute teacher in Huntington and in several other surrounding districts. She was hired as a part-time art teacher in Huntington in 2010 and became full-time in 2015.

Throughout the years she has worked in all eight buildings in the district in some capacity. Ms. Valerio teaches courses in Creative Crafts and Fashion at Huntington High School and directs the student fashion shows at the annual district-wide art show.