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Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø, Main Campus Honors 2018 Student Sojourner Truth Award Recipients
11 students from Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø, Main Campus received from SUNY Orange. Of those, eight received the honor for citizenship and three received the honor for perseverance/effort.
For the past 28 years, Orange County Community College has honored Sojourner Truth by holding an awards ceremony in her name. This ceremony recognizes the achievements of deserving Orange County youth who are traditionally under-represented in the college population.
The program itself is a celebration of youth, accomplishment, and culture. The program was held on March 9th at SUNY Orange and students received their certificates and medals. Mr. Rodriguez, principal hosted the ceremony at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø, Main Campus and recognized the students as part of a smaller ceremony. Students were given certificates of recognition from Assemblyman James Skoufis’ District Office.
Citizenship:
Hayley Benedict, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship
Jeremiah Burns, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship
Olivia Cenizal, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship
Supriya Makam, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship
Orlando McBayne, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship
Bernadette Mendoza, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship
Keyondrah Murphy, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship
Gabriel Rosario, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship
Perseverance/Effort:
Michael Castro, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) perseverance/effort
Jon Michael Cubano, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) perseverance/effort
Nathaniel Drew, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) perseverance/effort
District recipients of the SUNY Orange Sojourner Truth Awards:
Jayla Bediako, (Temple Hill Academy Elementary School) citizenship; Hayley Benedict, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship; Jayson Brown, (Meadow Hill Global Explorations School) diversity; Jeremiah Burns, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship; Ezra Demetrius Caldwell, (Heritage Middle School) citizenship; Melissa Carbajal, (Meadow Hill) sciences; Michael Castro, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) perseverance/effort; Olivia Cenizal, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship; Jon Michael Cubano, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) perseverance/effort; Skye Davis, (Heritage Middle School) citizenship; Izaria Dicks, (Heritage Middle School) citizenship; Nathaniel Drew, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) perseverance/effort; Haddijatou Jammeh, (Meadow Hill) citizenship; Curtis Jones, (Meadow Hill) mathematics; Robert Lennon, (Temple Hill) mathematics; Supriya Makam, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship; Ashley Martinez, (Meadow Hill) perseverance/effort; Orlando McBayne, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship; Bernadette Mendoza, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship; Devin Moody, (Meadow Hill) English language arts; Keyondrah Murphy, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship; Jeimy Pena Rios, (South Middle School) English language arts; Diego Quispe, (Meadow Hill) citizenship; Anthony M. Rodriguez, (Meadow Hill) perseverance/effort; Gabriel Rosario, (Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø) citizenship; Norah Scruggs, (Heritage Middle School) citizenship; Alexandra Tapia, (Meadow Hill) mathematics; Lauren White, (Heritage Middle School) citizenship
School counselors and assistant principals joined principal, Mr. Rodriguez to celebrate the students. Assistant Principals included: Ms. Margaret Chesser, Ms. Susan Valentino, Mr. Robert Shust, Mr. Roberto Cruz, and Mr. Mike Ragusa. School Counselors included: Mr. Eric Katz, Ms. Pam Bonsu, Mr. Tom Hill, Mrs. Melanie Roman, Ms. Tara Jones, Ms. Heather Kraus, and Mr. Sam Rogers. Mr. Ron Montalto, athletic director was also there to celebrate.
ATTENTION: Are your scholars or colleagues doing something great? Please contact the district Communications Team at communications@necsd.net. We’d love to visit your class or event and/or post your pictures and recap to highlight the amazing accomplishments throughout our district!









