AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Summa Cum Laude***
Rebecca Bell, Dillon Bogart, Silvia Buonocore, Evan Burger, Isabella Caltabiano, Brooke Canno, Andrew Carton,
Alexander Corda, Gina DiRusso, Ella Eisinger, Amr El-Azizi, James Francisco, Tyler Gersten, Alison Goldberg,
Allison Karantzis, Kathryn Kenny, Heeyeon Kim, Michael Lendino, Elizabeth Marino, Lauren Mehlman,
Philip Milana, Stephanie Pon, Isabella Prado, Sarah Ryan, Mihoko Sakanaka, Jessica Scazzero,
Samantha Schmaier, Jared Silber, Emma Smolev, Jeffrey Solomon, John Witte III, Sydney Woolf, Ayaka Yorihiro
Harrison High School
Magna Cum Laude**
Maya Abdul Samad, Daniel Barnett, Andrea Bolivar Matos, Kelly Brabant, Christine Cardascia, Stephanie Carpiniello,
Gabriela Casella, Jonathan Crozier, Adriana Darcy, Julia Di Lorenzo, Emily Dugoff, Paris Evans, Zachary Evans,
Callie Fried, Gabriella Garcia, Marisa Gazzola, Taylor Graustein, Richard Harris Jr., Christopher Hicks,
Emma Hochman, Josephine Kempsey, Emily Kohutnicki, Deanna Macchia, Gia Rose Mancini,
Cassidy Marriott, Samantha Miles, Scott Moretzky, Michael Nannariello, Omar Nesheiwat, Julianne Sanscartier,
Andrew Son, Constantinos Staten, Katherine Steins, Zachary Struhl, Kent Takada, Sakura Tateiwa, Jake Ullerick
Class of 2016
Cum Laude*
Elyssa Alfieri, Elisa Arcara, Catherine DiRe, Taylor Fabiani, Rebecca Gerson, Julia Goldstein, Emily Gunther,
Erica Hassett, Andrew Hirsh, Jack Hochman, Tatsuki Iwasa, Katie Kramer, Cynthia Lambertson, Maxine Lieblich,
Noah Marks, Angie Martinetti, Matthew Mendelsohn, Katherine Murabito, Alyssa Muto, Sarah Navarra,
Julia Provino, Sana Rahman, Akshat Sanghavi, Valerie Sprovieri, David Sullivan, Katherine Lake Vayo, Paula Ventura
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***Summa Cum Laude: Cumulative Weighted GPA 98.00+
**Magna Cum Laude: Cumulative Weighted GPA 95.00 – 97.99 * Cum Laude: Cumulative Weighted GPA 93.00 – 94.99
CLASS OF 2016 MERIT & BOOK AWARDS RECEIVED IN 2015
University of Albany—James Francisco
Bates College—Ayaka Yorihiro
Brown University—Jessica Scazzero
University of Chicago—Evan Burger
Clarkson University—Jonathan Crozier, Amr El-Azizi
Cornell University—Dillon Bogart
Elmira College—Tyler Gersten, Kathryn Kenny
Harvard University—Ella Eisinger
Haverford College—Lauren Mehlman
Kenyon College—Jeffrey Solomon
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology—Allison Karantzis
Middlebury College—Sarah Ryan
University of Pennsylvania—Mihoko Sakanaka
Princeton University—Isabella Prado
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute—Constantinos Staten
Sage College—Samantha Miles, Samantha Schmaier
Saint Michael’s College—Alexander Corda, Gina DiRusso
Smith College—Sydney Woolf
Tufts University—Jared Silber
Vanderbilt University—Alison Goldberg
University of Virginia—Emma Smolev
Washington College—Scott Moretzky, Stephanie Pon
Wellesley College—Rebecca Bell
Wells College—Silvia Buonocore
West Point Military Academy—Andrew Carton
Wheelock College—Isabella Caltabiano
Williams College—Philip Milana
Yale University—John Witte III
CLASS OF 2016 OFFICERS
President...............................................................................................................Gina DiRusso
Vice President...................................................................................................... John Witte III
Secretary ................................................................................................................ Kelly Brabant
Treasurer .......................................................................................................Isabella Caltabiano
Senior Class Representative ................................................................................ Harris Baker
Public Relations Representatives ..................................Maya Abdul Samad, Madeline Specht
Awards
and
Scholarships
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
All Saints Church Peter Sutyak Memorial Scholarship .............................................................................. Ryan Baker
Ambassador Loeb Essay Award ................................................................................................................ Esdros Dawit
American Association of Teachers of French – Outstanding Senior in French ..............................Samantha Miles
American Red Cross Scholarship ................................................................................................................ Bianca Diniz
Arlene Gersten Memorial Scholarship ......................................................................................... Andrea Bolivar Matos
The Arts Awards .................................................. Jennifer Bansah, Rebecca Bell, Victoria Bilotta, Andrea Bolivar Matos,
Silvia Buonocore, Stephanie Carpiniello, Gabriela Casella, Jonathan Crozier, Adriana Darcy, Julia Di Lorenzo,
Marisa Gazzola, Taylor Graustein, Sebastian Holguin Ortiz, Elizabeth Marino, Jun Mattison,
Demetrious McMullen, Fabrizzio Migone Aguilar, Danielle Misuriello, Christine Prezioso, Jessica Ribeiro,
Samantha Schmaier, Lilith Sonnenberg, Alexander Spanos, Zachary Struhl, Kent Takada,
Amanda Tamucci, Sakura Tateiwa, Anthony Tiso, Katherine Lake Vayo, Ayaka Yorihiro
Athlete of the Year ....................................................................................................... Zachary Evans, Gia Rose Mancini
Barbara Mastrangelo Memorial Award..................................................................................................Gabriella Garcia
Business Awards .......................... Michael Angarano, Katelyn Daher, Shirley Diaz, Alison Goldberg, Michael Hernandez,
Tatsuki Iwasa, Jordan Jaffe, Benjamin Kim, Emily Kohutnicki, Dean McCarthy,
Atsushi Okumura, Julia Provino
Christopher S. Seguinot Memorial Scholarship .............................................. Jarred Altagracia, Demetrious McMullen
Dr. John Malonis Scholarship ..................................................................................................................... Elisa Arcara
Dr. Nina F. Weinberg Memorial Scholarship............................................................................................. Joana Ayala
Dr. Rosemary Graziano Brooke Scholarship ........................................................................................... Stephanie Pon
Eleanor Nicita Memorial Scholarship .................................................................................................... Victoria Bilotta
Emalee Berendt Memorial Scholarships ...................................................................... Christina DeCarlo, Jada LaVar
English Awards.................... Cailyn Burgos, Christine Cardascia, Rachel Carr-Repetti, Andrew Carton, Caroline DeCarlo,
Ella Eisinger, Ana Estephanio, Frank Evangelista, Marisa Gazzola, Christopher Gunderson, Sebastian Holguin Ortiz,
Gabriel Izurieta, Jordan Jaffe, Matteo Lo Schiavo, Atsushi Okumura, Anthony Saccomanno, Mahiro Sakamoto
Eugene J. Feeley Scholarship ........................ Andrea Bolivar Matos, Erica Hassett, Anthony Saccomanno, Sydney Woolf
Harrison Association of Teachers Citizenship Award:
Harrison Avenue School Faculty Chapter .........................................................................................Matthew Oliva
Parsons School Faculty Chapter ................................................................................................. Christine Cardascia
Preston School Faculty Chapter .............................................................................................. Andrea Bolivar Matos
Purchase School Faculty Chapter .....................................................................................................Silvia Buonocore
Harrison Association of Teachers Nunzio "Butch" Pizzarello Scholarship......................................... Elisa Arcara,
Caroline DeCarlo, Alfred J. Magee, Katherine Murabito
Harrison Association of Teachers Scholarship ................................................... Isabella Caltabiano, Gabrielle Garcia,
Emily Gunther, Caroline Lauro, Dean McCarthy, Sarah Navarra
H.C.S.D. Administrators Association Scholarship ..................................................... Amr El-Azizi, James Francisco,
Taylor Graustein, Omar Nesheiwat, Sakura Tateiwa, John Witte III
Harrison Chorus Parents Association Awards ......................... Jonathan Crozier, Julia Goldstein, Cynthia Lambertson,
Samantha Miles, Demetrious McMullen, Mihoko Sakanaka, Nadia Saghei
Harrison Council for the Arts Award................ Taylor Graustein, Christine Prezioso, Sakura Tateiwa, Ayaka Yorihiro
Harrison Dance Parents Association ........................................... Rebecca Bell, Andrea Bolivar Matos, Silvia Buonocore,
Gabriela Casella, Cassidy Marriott
Harrison High School Cable TV Award .................................................................. Cynthia Lambertson, Nadia Saghei
Harrison-Mamaroneck Rotary Club “Student of the Year” Award ........................................... Matthew Mendelsohn
Harrison Police Association Scholarship ................................................ Harris Baker, Erica Hasssett, Sarah Navarra
Matthew Oliva, Anthony Saccomanno
Harrison Professional Firefighters’ Association Scholarship ................................................................ Jake DiFalco
Harrison Schools CSEA Scholarship ................................................................................................ Caroline DeCarlo
Health and Physical Education Awards ................................. Andrea Bolivar Matos, Adriana Darcy, Amr El-Azizi,
Tatsuki Iwasa, Philip Milana, John Owen VanTongeren, Lilith Sonnenberg, Paula Ventura
Juliette O'Rourke-Albanese Scholarship ......................................................... Mihoko Sakanaka, Julianne Sanscartier
Kiwanis Club of Mamaroneck—Harrison—Rye Scholarship .............................................................. Elisa Arcara
M. Michael Ferrara Memorial Award ...................................................................................................... Dillon Bogart
Mathematics and Computer Science Awards ............................ Joana Ayala, Jennifer Bansah, Andrea Bolivar Matos,
Isabella Caltabiano, Andrew Carton, Ella Eisinger, Amr El-Azizi, Alison Goldberg, Micaela Gomez,
Jack Hochman, Derrick Infante, Emily Judge, Heeyeon Kim, Jada LaVar, Michael Lendino, Angelo Lovallo,
Angie Martinetti, Samantha Miles, Amanda Moreau, Michelle Munoz, Atsushi Okumura,
Brianna Pertak, Christine Prezioso, Mihoko Sakanaka, Daniel Sanatar, Andrew Son,
Lilith Sonnenberg, Madeline Specht, Katherine Lake Vayo
Miriam B. and Louis M. Klein Memorial Award ..................................................... Marisa Gazzola, Jessica Scazzero
Munistat Services, Inc. Scholarship .................................................................................................... Jonathan Crozier
National Merit Scholarship Commended Students .............................. Dillon Bogart, Andrew Carton, Ella Eisinger,
Amr El-Azizi, Allison Karantzis, Philip Milana, Sarah Ryan, Mihoko Sakanaka
New York State 2016 Series Scholarship for Academic Excellence .......................... Evan Burger, Adriana Darcy,
Julia Di Lorenzo, Richard Harris, Heeyeon Kim, Michael Lendino, Elzabeth Marino, Isabella Prado
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Achievement Award ................................... Allison Karantzis
New York State Senator George Latimer Certificate of Merit for
Outstanding Community Service ..................................... Alexander Corda, Kathryn Kenny, Matthew Mendelsohn,
Philip Milana, Jared Silber, Jeffrey Solomon, Constantinos Staten, Sydney Woolf
New York State Triple “C” Award ........................................................................................................... Tyler Gersten
Parsons Memorial School P.T.A. Roswell R. Marshall Award...................................................... Caroline DeCarlo,
Julia Di Lorenzo, Mihoko Sakanaka
Scholar Athlete of the Year............................................................................................ Jessica Scazzero, John Witte III
Science and Technology Awards....................Michael Angarano, Evan Burger, Christine Cardascia, Zachary Carvajal,
Christina DeCarlo, Ella Eisinger, Alison Goldberg, Erica Hassett, Paul Hirsch, Giana Hubbard,
Kevin Huyhua, Tatsuki Iwasa, Gabriel Izurieta, Benjamin Kim, Maxine Lieblich, Matteo Lo Schiavo,
Michelle Margiotti, Alyssa Muto, Kanto Obata, Atsushi Okumura, Sana Rahman, Keysi Romero,
Mahiro Sakamoto, Julianne Sanscartier, Jessica Scazzero, Julius Toplak
Sean Christopher Eddings Award ....................................................................................................... Julia Di Lorenzo
Social Studies Awards ................ Samantha Alvarez, Jennifer Bansah, Dillon Bogart, Shannon Callagy, Andrew Carton,
Ella Eisinger, Lindsey Goldberg, Julia Goldstein, Michael Lendino, Matteo Lo Schiavo, Nicholas Marchese,
Allison Merino, Melissa Rowan, Mahiro Sakamoto, Mihoko Sakanaka, Valerie Serna, Emma Smolev,
Celia Spana, Julius Toplak, Sabrina Winoski
Surow Family Trust Award ...................................................................................................................... Gina DiRusso
United States Congresswoman Nita Lowey
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition ............................................................................... Sarah Ryan
Victor Ridder Scholarship .......................................................................................................................... Ella Eisinger
World Languages Awards ............................. Harris Baker, Dillon Bogart, Silvia Buonocore, Ayleen Campos Martinez,
Andrew Carton, Daniel Denis Valenzuela, Ella Eisinger, Michael Hernandez, Heeyeon Kim, Samantha Miles,
Isabella Prado, Mihoko Sakanaka, Julia Scatenato, Jessica Scazzero, Ayeena Simoy, Celia Spana