HHS Recognizes Students with Perfect Attendance

The recent celebration in the Huntington High School cafeteria honoring students with perfect attendance during the second marking period and with the most improved attendance was a festive affair by any standard.

Students with the best attendance came together and enjoyed conversation along with bagels, cookies, juice and water. The event drew Superintendent Beth McCoy, Assistant Superintendents Brenden Cusack and Dr. Rubie Harris and Director of Counseling and Testing, K-12 Dr. Ricky V. Papandrea Jr.

Students were called by name to the front of the cafeteria and presented with certificates and pins by Principal Rochelle C. Brown and Assistant Principals Trish Avelli and Gamal Smith.

“It has been an honor to begin this initiative of recognizing students for coming to school every day and those who have improved their attendance to make positive strides,” Ms. Brown said. “It is heartwarming to see how many students show dedication in coming every day. I look forward to the number of students increasing as the years go by.”

Officials provided students with short inspirational remarks before congratulating them for “showing up” every day for ten weeks.

The Most Improved category was specifically created to recognize students “who have shown significant, positive changes in their attendance for the quarter.”

The award recipients include:

Most Improved:

Franklin Marroquin Contreras

Flor Mencos Cruz

Walter Mejia Guardad

Grade 9:

Erick Anariba Avila

Gabriela Avalos

David Beltran

Wilmer Benitez Flores *

Bella Bernzweig *

Jacob Boxer *

Hanna Boyle

Charles Broderick *

Bryanna Chavez Valencia *

Hailey Collins *

Jeremiah Dasque DeLeon *

Cormac Driscoll *

Hennie England

Amyah Escalona

Nori Flores Reyes *

Dante Francis *

Bryce Gilroy *

Mia Giugliano *

Sabino Gomez Morales *

Khloe Graham

Sayra Granados Moreira

Paul Grasso *

Michael Grover *

Christian Guandique

Joseph Herman

Iliana Jarmolowski

Isis Jezel Jimenez *

Brianna Jimenez Leon *

Yann Laguerre *

Nicolas Martinez Eubig

Jory Morgan-Page

James Moy *

Geovany Reyes Molina

Darcy Rimkunas

Sneijder Salas Santisteban *

Henry Schmid

Tulsi Singh *

Hailey Stone

Alexander Velasquez *

Grade 10:

Cynthia Acosta Ramos *

Jasmine Adcock *

Lindsey Araujo Hernandez *

Julian Canales

David Colocho Velasquez

David Cruz Ponce *

Addison Delfino *

Chace Dipina *

Ronan Driscoll *

Freddy Duchi Chimbo

Mia Einemann *

Leighton Evans

Madelyn Falk

Anya Goleski

Isabella Goutevenier

Alison Hahn

Eric Heinz *

Greyson Henderson

Kevin Hernandez Gamez

Sophie Hoffman *

Brando Leon *

Cole Lima

Dennis McCook *

Marilyn Mendoza Virula *

McKenzie Moore *

Casey Myers *

Adan Ntambwe *

Alyson Ramirez Escobar *

Jesmy Ramos Zuniga

Samuel Rivera Umanzor *

Ameera Seydu *

Owen Stevens

Alex Velasquez Escalante *

Alexander Velasquez Lopez

Grade 11:

Diego Baires Chavez

Kiley Barch *

Kellee Benitez

Josue Castro Salazar *

Aris Cruz Guevara *

Isabella Cruz Ponce *

Connor DiBenedetto

Ryan Donovan

Alexander Dumas

Carlos Figueroa *

Victa Flores-Ortez

Wynne Franciscovich *

Dago Garcia Lazo *

Oliver Gerberg

Erika Hernandez Veliz *

Ruby Hoffman *

Mark Ingram

Matthew James *

Spencer James *

Matthew Jimenez *

Carlos Lazo Cuchels *

Naomi Lyons *

Cecilena Monge Moreira

Arly Moreira Portillo

Kohana Nakamura

Andrew Ochoa Islas

Luis Orrego Salinas

Caleb Palermo *1

Shariff Penalo *

Vincent Pupillo

Anderson Saravia

Jaipreet Singh *

Ronan Sosnowski *

Carver Van Kirk

Grade 12:

Anthony Addeo

Julia Aldas

Logan Apelsinov

Isabella Careccia-Johnson

Stephanie Chavez-Menjivar

Jose Diaz Gamez

Madeline Francis

Chase Gadaire

Thomas Galicia-Martinez

Felicity George

Abigail Gerberg *

David Granados Gomez

Amalia Heinz

Emily Jimenez

Angelina Marcelino-LaQua

Laurie Moise

Martin Rodriguez Sandoval

Kaylee Smalling

Thomas Smith *

Benjamin Soric

Myah Urena *

Nahomy Villanueva Vasquez *

“ * ” Denotes perfect attendance for both the 1st and second quarter