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April 2016
MHS Career Day
On Friday, April 8th, MHS held its annual Career Day for all 11th grade
students. Under the direction of Ms. Fahey and the Guidance Department, 11th
grade students had completed a Career Survey through their English classes in
order to place them with career presenters in an area of interest. The first two 20
minute sessions, set up at tables in the cafeteria, were assigned based on the survey results. For the third session, students were encouraged to visit a station for a
career they hadn’t even originally considered. The purpose, according to Ms.
Fahey, is “To broaden the students’ horizon of opportunities. They may end up
interested in something they hadn’t even thought of.”
The reactions from students was positive and most found the experience
rewarding. Justin Bracken stated that it was “insightful and informative,” and
that he learned a lot about the film industry. Breanna Benbow said that she
learned a lot about the demands of law school, including the fact that you can’t
really have a job while going to school
which has her rethinking her choices.
The students also filled out a follow up
survey that included suggestions such as
knowing your sessions in advance from
Alyssa Tedesco and making sessions
longer from Mateo Itri.
Many of the volunteer presenters
are from right here in our Mineola community: parents, teachers, and alumni,
including Lauren Scala who is a television reporter for NBC News.
Breanna and Weronika carry their career passports.
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MHS NEWS
MINNeola Macaroni Night - Making a Difference
By Sheharbano Jafri
On March 31st, Mineola High School hosted its 5th annual “MINNeola Macaroni Making a Difference” Community Pasta Dinner to benefit the Mary Brennan INN. The Inn is the largest soup kitchen on
Long Island, and serves over 400 lunches daily to its guests.
Residents from all over the community, including senior citizens, sports teams, students and families, and faculty showed their support and generosity by attending the event held in the high school cafeteria.
All of the food, beverages and desserts served were donated and students and faculty prepared and
served the meals. Tickets to attend and eat at the dinner were $5 per person. This year the volunteers served
over 400 dinners and raised over $2,700. Every person who came to the dinner helped the cause and they
were able to help even further by helping to make sandwiches for those who go to eat at the INN. Aside
from the monetary donations, we received many donations such as canned food, clothing, and toiletries,
which were all donated to the Mary Brennan INN.
David Lee, a junior and a student volunteer at the event commented on the connections he has developed. "I really enjoyed the macaroni dinner because it was just another example of how close-knit our community is. I met with this gentleman who I met through Lunch Bunch who was working on a painting at the
time I saw him. When I saw him again I asked about his painting and he said he will bring it in next time he
sees me." Christina Genduso added, "Helping out at the pasta dinner was really great. I really enjoyed seeing everyone joining together and raising money for the INN." Mrs. Regan, who organizes and runs the
event with Ms. Burke, summed it up. "The MINNeola Macaroni Making a Difference is one of my favorite
activities each year. It brings our whole community together. Students, teachers, senior citizens, and community members all come together to help a wonderful organization."
MHS NEWS
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Mineola Multi-Cultural Night By Christina Peitler
The United States is known as a melting pot, full of different ethnics, cultures and religions. Mineola is
no different. Mineola High School hosted its annual Multicultural Night on March 9th. The night was filled
with performances and a wide range of food from different countries. Everyone gathered in the cafeteria for a
buffet. People attending were asked to bring in desserts. The cafeteria was full of people socializing and enjoying the food given by various restaurants around Mineola.
After everyone ate, people made their way to the auditorium. There, people watched several multicultural dances and performances. Some that were presented were karate, Irish dancing, German dancing and the
performance ended with a large group of Portuguese dancers and accordion players. The food was excellent
and the performances were amazing. The night was a success. The world language teachers are to thank for
the night. If you didn't go this year, you should definitely come next year. The night is to recognize different
cultures in the community and to be a part of it and to share your own.
They Had Magic to Do ‐ and They Did! MHS Spring Musical Pippin a Hit On Friday March 18th and Saturday March 19th, MHS students performed the hit musical Pippin (wri en by Stephen Schwartz ‐ a Mineola High School graduate!). The Friday night show was record se ng as the Theater at Mineola had barely an open seat. The support of our high school students was especially evident as Mr. Owens had all of them stand during intermission. The two Saturday shows were equally suc‐
cessful. Jake Siegfried was spectacular and rive ng as Pippin, and he held the audience under his spell for the evening. Julie Or z was mesmerizing as the mysterious Leading Player, and her astonishing vocals le many in the audience asking, “Is she really seventeen?” Erin Talty was a shining beacon in Act 2 as Catherine, the smartly funny heroine with an angelic voice. Kris na Shevlin had everyone laughing and singing with her number “No Time at All.” Nathan Bischoff and Liam Carr had great comic ming, Bri any Hernandez sizzled as the sultry Fastrada, and 8th grader Aus n Velez got some great laughs as Theo. Anchored by Jillian Palma as Leading Dancer, the Featured Dancers brought beauty, passion, and joy to each dance number, cho‐
regraphed by MHS alum Ms. Aislinn Oliveri. The cast was rounded by a talented ensemble led by Felicia Villa (as the Magician), Jack Gorman, Kacie Rumm, Zac Sloane, Jake Lenze, and Kayla Orefice. The show was di‐
rected by the talented Mr. DeLuca. See back page for more pictures from the show. CAST of PIPPIN
Pippin Jake Siegfried
Leading Player Julie Ortiz
Catherine Erin Talty
Charles Nathan Bischoff
Fastrada Brittany Hernandez
Berthe Kristina Shevlin
Lewis William Carr
Theo Austin Velez
Leading Dancer Jillian Palma
Featured Ensemble:
Player, Magician, Trio Felicia Villa
Player Jack Gorman
Player Kacie Rumm
Player Jake Lenze
Player Zac Sloan
Player, Trio Kayla Orefice
Featured Dancers:
Taylor Dalton Kayleigh DiPietrantonio
Katrine Gulinao Amelia Morelli
Ensemble:
Noor Abdelaziz Diana Araujo
Ashly Augustine Sarah Carbain
Brianna Caroleo Valerie Cobos
John Collins Jameson Granados
Shaina Gross Sarah Harty
Cristofer Holowat Chloe Katinas
Jacqueline Letta Sara McCarthy (Trio)
Paulina Morandi Matthew Ramos
Ashley Sandoval Will Sandoval
Julie Ortiz as Leading Player and Jake Siegfried as Pippin
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FEATURES - MHS News
SENIOR to SENIOR DAY
MHS held its annual Senior to Senior Day on March 16th. This event is sponsored by the high school
Senior class for the senior citizens of our community. The whole day is funded by the Senior class with money raised in their four years of fundraising. This year over 175 senior citizens enjoyed the festivities hosted
by the more than 50 senior volunteers.
The guests were greeted at the door and were taken to the auditorium for welcoming remarks spoken
by Aline Muller, class president, and our principal, Dr. Smith. A delicious lunch from Spagatini’s (funded by
the senior class), followed in the cafeteria, served by the student and staff volunteers. The students also provided desserts and beverages. Then it was off to the gym for a raffle, music, and dancing. The A Capella
singers and the Chamber Ensemble serenaded everyone, and then MHS alum DJ Christa Steen provided the
dance music and the students and their guests danced away! The event was capped off by a preview of the
spring musical Pippin in the auditorium. Aline Muller pointed out that this year they did something different.
The students and their guests ate together at lunch. She said, “It was amazing and exciting. They were so into
our conversations about college. And it was great to hear their views because they know so much.”
Facilitated by class advisors Ms. Honerkamp and Ms. Theodorakis, Senior to Senior Day once again
reflects the caring, generous nature of the MHS community.
Senior students giving refills to the guests...
A meal and conversation together...
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Gathering in the gym for music and dancing...
A Capella singers providing musical entertainment...
FEATURES - World News
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The Zika Epidemic
By Difa Abdin
Ending a relatively quiet existence since the 60s, the Zika virus is once more making headlines. This
mosquito-borne disease is the cause of upwards of 4,100 birth defects in Brazil, and that number is slowly, but
steadily rising as the virus spreads across the world. Scientists are at their wit’s end searching for a vaccine to
protect against the untreatable virus.
The current Zika outbreak, centered in South America, was preceded by an epidemic in the 40s and
60s. After decades of dormancy, however, the virus returned, sweeping through the same region after governments discontinued a reduction effort involving the spraying of the debatable insecticide DDT to exterminate
the Aedes aegypti and other pests. The fear now is the outbreak spreading to the United States.
According to the World Health Organization, those afflicted by the Zika virus will usually experience
mild fever, skin rash, and conjunctivitis (pink eye). With no current vaccine against the disease, the only way
to protect oneself against the virus is by seeking protection against mosquitoes, especially in Zika’s main
stomping grounds (Africa, the Americas (primarily Central and South), and some parts of Asia and the Pacific).
While theoretically easy to guard oneself against the virus using insect spray and other such insect repellants, it isn’t always that way. There is still much to be learned about Zika, but what is suspected is that
those at a higher risk of developing long-term effects from the virus include not pregnant women, but the unborn children of such women. The virus has been linked to microcephaly, a condition that causes babies to be
born with parts of the brain and skull missing, along with the development of other birth defects. These birth
defects seem the worst aspect of the Zika virus.
In an effort to contain the disease and keep from adding to the list of 4,100 malformed Brazilian babies
and other infants across the world, top UN officials called for countries afflicted by the Zika virus to make
available sexual and reproductive health counseling to women, according to CBC News. In anticipation of additions to the current cases of Zika in the U.S., Dr. Peter J. Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical
Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine, instructed Gulf Coast municipalities to provide people with protective window screens if they don’t have them, as reported by Fox News. The window screens prevent mosquitoes from entering houses. Other containing methods are being tested in the affected areas of South America.
Just this week it was confirmed by the Center for Disease Control that the virus definitely causes microcephaly (brain damage) in infants. It can only be hoped that an end can be found to this current Zika epidemic. Read more on The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11424476/zika-microcephaly-link-confirmed-cdc
National News
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Presiden al Elec on Update Clinton and Trump Win Convincingly in New York
After a heated and often
tenacious campaign in New York,
Hillary Clinton came away with a
win, moving her even closer to
sealing the Democratic nomination. The dialogue became harsh
and sometimes personal (a recent NY Times article
suggested that each candidate might be better served
by sticking to the issues of the Presidency). Donald
Trump, as expected, did well in his home state, widening his lead toward securing the Republican nomination. (See current standing below.)
Donald Trump Speaks in Bethpage Donald Trump brought his Presidential campaign to Long Island on Wednesday,
April 6th and, as expected, was met
with cheers and protestations. Nassau
police reported that there were 9,000
people inside the former Grumman
facility to hear Trump speak and approximately 200 people outside actively protesting. The police reported
that, though there passionate and
heartfelt antagonism on both sides, there was no incident of violence.
Trump’s appearance preceded the April 19th
New York primary.
Democratic Delegates Needed to Win Nomination
2383
Hilary Clinton
1948
Bernie Sanders
1238
For more information, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/
interactive/2016/us/elections/
primary-calendar-and-results.html
World News
ISIS Terrorists Attack Brussels
By Difa Abdin
On March 22, at 8 AM Central European
Time, three bombs went off in Brussels, Belgium. The
first two went off in Brussels Airport, located in
Zaventem, and the third went off in Maelbeek Metro
Station, leaving a total of 35 dead and over 300 injured, according to CNN. Grainy surveillance footage
from Brussels Airport reveals three men walking sideby-side, two in black and one in white, the former two
each wearing a single black glove. These three men
are believed to be the ones behind the attacks: ISIS
terrorists.
The third terrorist was apprehended, along
with four other suspects, on Friday, April 8th. According to the NY Times, he is believed to be the “man in
the hat”, the one not killed by the blast because he
planted a bomb in the airport never went off. Several
UPCOMING: of the suspects are purported to have been involved in
April 29th: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland,
the Paris attacks as well.
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
This incident, following the ISIS suicide atMay 3rd: Indiana
tacks in Paris in November of 2015, has jolted Europe—and the rest of the
Republican Delegates Needed to Win Nomination - world—once more. It can only be hoped that future terror1,237
ist attacks can be foreseen and
Donald Trump
845
prevented.
Ted Cruz
559
Marco Rubio
John Kacich
171
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SUPERLATIVE
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MHS News
Most Likely to Change The World Sanskri Bimal BOY
Marcko Seno Teacher’s Worst Nightmare Franchesca Chavez Jack Casolani Most Talka ve Lizzy Caccavale Chris Collins Class Clown Tina Conway T.J Sterling Class Cu e Meghan LaFaye Logan Dunleavy Most Changed Since Fresh‐
man Year Taylor Dalton/ Marcy Rodri‐
guez Nick Brown Most Likely Be Late To Gradu‐ Leslie Reyes a on Ma Kosowski Most Accident Prone Marissa Buonincontro Sean Lanfair Teacher’s Pet Briana Galimi Parth Dave Most Likely To Succeed Ka e Shi I’m Never Wrong Kaylie Braun Ma Tavernite Most Involved Pra bha Anand Bryan Gonzalez Kyle Kern Pedestrian’s Worst Nightmare Sam Wozniak A.J Ba sta Social Media Addict Daniela Galimi Logan Dunleavy Selfie Queen and King Julie e Navarro Will Walton Worst Case of Seniori s Alysia DiBenedeto Paul Samalitano Cutest Couple Aline Muller Best Dressed Valencia Hurd Rodney Lird Nicest Eyes Mackenzie Schnaufer Hunter Dekanchuk Nicest Smile Maria Cerqueira Alejandro Londono Two Peas In A Pod Daniela Galimi & Geraldine Delgado Alejando Londono & Josh Sanchez Cutest Couple That Wasn’t Meghan LaFaye Joe Tarontola Friends With Everyone Angela Steinmann Joe Tarontola Colin Renner Best To Take Home to Parents Emma Fater Chris Alexander Broadway Bound Julie Or z Jake Siegfried Most Ar s c Maria Cerqueira Marcko Seno Band Geek Angela Steinmann Chris Theriot Most School Spirit Aline Muller Bryan Gonzalez Always Seen Smiling Tara Maloney Allan Majano Most Athle c Mallory Donelan Mike Bowen Favorite Teachers Ms.Kennedy Mr.Bomser PAGE 7
Best, Worst, Most, Nic‐
est ‐ Senior Superla‐
ves 2016 By Sanskri Bimal Current Seniors! Again this year, the yearbook staff en‐
trusted you with a difficult task: name the most influ‐
en al/ funniest/ whatever members of the senior class. You voted; they tal‐
lied. You campaigned; they no ced. You messaged their Facebook accounts; they probably ignored you. If you missed the poster hanging smack in the middle of the main lobby, The Ques on Mark is happy to present the Class of 2016 Senior Superla ves. Strange Senior Superlaives We’re Glad We Don’t Have: ‐Most Opposite of Fun ‐Smells Most Like Mayonaise ‐Stupidest Instagram Posts ‐Most Likely to Be on a Reality Show Involving Aardvarks PAGE 8
ENTERTAINMENT
The Walking Dead: Season 6 Finale
By Edwin Melara
" eenie. Meenie. Miney. Moe..."
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These are the words uttered by Negan, as he points to each member of Rick's
group, who are all quivering at his feet. Negan, leader of the Saviors, is using
this classic tactic to try to decide who he will brutally maim with his coiled
barbed-wired bat (AKA Lucille). In AMC's "The Walking Dead"season 6 Finale,
Rick's group seems to have finally met their match. Throughout the latter of season six, they have been frequently exposed to several of Negan's groups, one
more powerful than the last. They have only seen a glimpse of this man's power
and brutality, and are now at his mercy. For the first time in a really long time,
utter fear is shown on Rick's face. We are left off with Negan saying "...and you
are it," while pointing at his chosen victim. At this point, the audience is kept in
the dark regarding this decision. We have all the way until October to be kept waiting. Could this be last
day on earth for Rick's group?
Terminus? Governor? Heh, all child's play compared to Rick's new foe.
In response to the finale, Daniel Costa and Shawn Dudani commented, “We think the season finale left too much unanswered, such as who died by Negan, and what became of Maggie,” and that, “We're
sure Carol will survive - the main characters always do these days.” Season 7 will begin airing in October 2016.
MUSIC NEWS - by Tara Orefice
The 17 year old singer Daya received rave reviews for her April 11th performance
at the Barclay Center’s Billboard Room. Her performance was described as “pure-hearted
Taylor Swift pop crossed with Meghan Trainor R&B sass and a hint of Avril Lavigne.”
The legendary performer Paul McCartney recently performed the Beatles song “A
Hard Days Night” for the first time in 51 years. It was during his concert in Fresno, CA
where he also performed “Love Me Do” for the first time in his solo career. McCartney headlined at last summer’s Firefly Festival on his 70th birthday . Still rocking.
Kanye West and Jay Z were present at courtside on April 13th for Kobe
Bryant’s final game in the NBA, and Flea, bass guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, performed the National Anthem (considered by some to be the WORST rendition they’ve heard).
It didn’t affect Kobe as he scored 60 points in his finale. And according to Flea, “I rocked
that…”
Rihanna’s hit song “Work” (featuring Drake) stands at number 1 for the eighth
week. She has now tied The Beatles for the second most weeks with a song at number 1
(59 weeks total). She trails Mariah Carey who has the most weeks at number 1 with 79.
(Source: billboard.com)
CONTEST!
ENTERTAINMENT
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SHUFFLED PLAYLIST CONTEST WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS! There were 5 winners of the Shuffled Playlist Contest from the last issue (donuts from Dunkin Donuts was the prize): William Beatty, Hugo Amador, Alyssa Garbarini, Ethan
Sargeant, and Cindy Zheng.
ANSWERS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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“Hotline Bling”
“Stitches”
“What Do You Mean?”
“Hello”
“Can’t Feel My Face”
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
By Christina Peitler
Recent winner of the MTV Best Movie Award,
the next movie in the Star Wars trilogy was the most anticipated movie of 2015. The trailer for the movie broke
records alone. On December 18, 2015 the movie hit movie theaters across the globe. Tickets were sold out and the
theaters were packed. Not only was the movie a box office hit, bringing in billions of dollars and counting, but
set many records as well. The movie now holds the record for fastest grossing film to hit a billion (12 days),
biggest worldwide opening weekend gross (529 million), Biggest Disney international opening and much
more.
The movie also did well with critics. It scored a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 8.4/10 on IMDb, and received praise from thousands of critics in magazines and on television.
Directed by J.J. Abrams, with a brand new cast, as well as the return of some familiar faces, the Star
Wars trilogy started its next chapter on a high point that will be hard to beat. The film was enjoyable to watch
with many battle scenes and some despair that will have you at the edge of your seat. There was humor as well
as heartfelt moments that kept the movie engaging.
If you haven't seen the movie, I strongly recommend it. If you haven't seen any of the movies, you
should before watching this one, at least the original three. Overall, the Star Wars franchise is at its highest
point and doesn't show any signs of stopping. The next movie in the trilogy will continue from where it left off
and I honestly can't wait.
THE ARTS
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ORIGINAL POETRY
White House by Esther Lee A white house stands s ll as it should, for everything, in solid colors of rippling rye and white stagnant clouds. For everything, it does not move, not one bit. And a call of a name wavers in the wind and halloos across the barren land. Someone far away watches the sound crumble and fall down along the ripple of gold— the white house; a baby's tooth on an empty sheet of gold. And in brighter colors, someone wonders, "Am I running away from it, or is it running away from me?" ONE SENTENCE STORY CONTEST WINNER
In the last issue, we published some examples of one
sentence stories, a new genre of writing. Below is the
winning entry which earned Alyssa a pizza party!
Looking in the mirror Sasha saw the monster she had become. ‐Alyssa Garbarini Here are a few others... The Dreamer shut the lights and never saw a ray of
sunshine again.
-Kelly Koo
Be Creative - Complete the sentence story...
A broken window was proof enough for Bill Baileen
that the messages he received on the short wave radio were __________________________________
Come and See the Grades 8‐9 Musical Produc on of: Friday, May 6th ‐ 7:30 Saturday, May 7th ‐ 2:00, 7:30
THE ARTS - Student Writing
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The moment you walk through the doors of Mama
T’s, the aroma of the establishment brings you
PIZZA SURVEY: Vote for the best pizza around!
straight to Italy. You don’t quite lose the feeling of
http://goo.gl/forms/PR00cgNJmh
New York, though, with the fast pace of the workers,
From “The Best Slice, As If There Was Even a Ques- the customers, and especially the rapid movement of
the pizza out of the oven...The pizza is made to pertion About It”
fection. The crust is soft yet crunchy. The sauce is
by Michael Bowen
rich but not overwhelming. It has a light red color
...This place called Cugini’s, undoubtedly, has the
and a bright tangy taste. It has a distinctive acidic
best pizza in Mineola, in Nassau County, on Long
quality that you can sense on the roof of your mouth
Island, in the city of New York. In the state of New
and sets off fireworks like the Fourth of July. The
York, in this country, and on the planet. This place
cheese melts perfectly on the pizza, like icing on a
called Cugini’s has the best pizza, not only because
cake…
of its incredible taste and amazing texture, but because it is consistently magnificent.
From “The Pizzeria of Champions”
...This is due to so many qualities of the slice.
By Kyle Kern
Starting with the crust, it is absolutely perfect. The
One of the toughest questions asked in our
dough is the perfect consistency, and is then baked
society,
along with, “Who are you voting for in this
just right. The crust is not too thick and not too thin.
year’s election?” and, “What are your views on gun
It is perfectly fluffy and is never burnt...The mix of
the perfect crust, sauce, cheese, and herbs creates the control?” is “What do you guys want to eat?” One of
best slice around. But what’s the point if it cannot be the more common answers...is pizza….I’ve been to
recreated? There is none. Good thing the slice is al- every pizza place locally over the years, and if you
ask me where to find the best slice of pizza, I’d tell
ways perfect, always. Monday afternoon, after
you to go to Luigi’s Pizzeria by Mineola High
school, the slice is perfect. Friday night, quick dinner, the slice is perfect. Sunday morning, right before School.
...Overall, the environment in the restaurant is
the game, the entire pie is perfect.
that of a benevolent grandmother who just wants to
cook for her grandkids…
From “The Quest for the Best Pizza in Mineola”
BEST PIZZA (cont’d from p. 1)
By Chris Alexander
...The sauce to cheese ratio is mathematical perfection. The sauce has a little bit of a kick to it, making
it blend nicely with the fresh mozzarella cheese. The
bottom crust is crispy enough so that it can support
the ingredients on top - yet the crust itself is soft
enough so that it can easily be pulled apart. Mama
Teresa’s is a stone’s throw away from Mineola High
School, making it an ideal selection. In addition to
this, Mama Teresa’s has a wonderful, quiet dining
room where you can either take your slices or be
waited on by a waiter/waitress. The close proximity
and the quiet dining room make it an ideal place to
catch up with colleagues and friends.
From “Luigi’s: A Piece of Perfection”
by Mackenzie Schnaufer
There’s a reason all of the juniors sneak out
on their free periods when they’re not supposed to:
Luigi’s Pizzeria. Luigi’s, located literally two block
away from the high school, has attracted tons of people looking to cure their pizza craving. Not only do
they have out-of-this-world pizza, they also have outstanding service and a beautiful interior design…
From Theo Bischoff
Who doesn’t like pizza? It’s like ice cream.
Even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good. However,
who wants to settle for pretty good? If you want
From “The Choice Is Yours...but I Think You’ll Side quality pizza, Luigi’s is the place for you...
with Me Anyway”
By Emily Skupp
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MHS Spring Sports Teams
Boys Track
Christopher Almeida
Andrew Ariza
George Billiris
Thomas Bohner
Michael Buono
Justin Bracken
Peter Campanella
Michael Cappeller
Kenet Castro
Andy Chen
Joseph Cueter**
Jose DaCunha
Ryan Demagistris
Bryan Dong
John Dublynn
Miguel Ferreira
Michael Gay
Tristan Gilbert
Mateo Itri**
Mark Karasz
Nick Kern
Kevin Lavrado
Richard Lucchesi
Nasif Malik
Brandon Mendes
Joseph Mueller
Daniel Murray
Harrison Pavlou
Eric Pereira**
Philip Pereira
Danny Pires
Anthony Price
Terrence Ryan
Steven Saar
John Schnaufer
Robert Shevlin
Gabriel Silva
Erwin Solares
Donald Sullivan
Zach Tarab
Nicolas Tavares
Matthew Tavernite**
Richard Trioa
Coaches:
Mr. Leninger
Mr. Murphy
Boys Varsity Lacrosse
Daniel Agurto
Michael Bowen**
William Bradley
Nickolas Brown
Joseph Carr
Jack Casolani
Chris Chicas
Charles Clancy
Christian Collins
Matthew Connolly
Marcello DePaula
Kevin Dunleavy
Logan Dunleavy**
James Graf
Douglas Hopkins
Sean Kelly
Christopher Keyes
Michael King
Nicholas Loguercio
John McMahon**
Nicholas Natale
Otavio Olyntho
Nicholas Paternostro
Kevin Portillo
Colin Renner**
Neal Ressa
Daniel Roach
Christopher Shannon
Joseph Tarantola
Abraham Valdizon
Coaches:
Mr. Cocoman
Mr. Antoniou
Taylor Cunha
Elora Folkson
Briana Galimi**
Ryan Gilbert
Nikole Holowat
Velencia Hurd
Kelly Koo
Joanne Kubat
Brianna Mundy
Maya Narvekar
Emily O’Connell
Ziya Patel
Ashley Pereira
Victoria Pomposelli
Daniela Restrepo**
Mackenzie Schnaufer
Claudia Serna**
Katie Shi
Courtney Villalona
Coach: Mr. Fretz
Girls Varsity Lacrosse
Kaylie Braun
Marissa Buonincontro
Annie Cripps
Briana DeRosa**
Meaghan Doherty
Emma Fater**
Emma Feimer
Raquel Galan
Jacqueline Goncalves
Alexandra Iannelli**
Cara Ilchert
Meghan LaFaye
Allison Mendes
Aline Muller
Nicole Pereira
Caroline Perri
Jordyn Sinert
Girls Track
Serena Berger
Michelle Vande Stouwe
Erin Buckley
Victoria Venus
Gabriella Munoz-Caceido Samantha Wozniak**
Christina Cardinal
Coaches:
Nicole Chiu
Mr. Massaro
Sevda Cinar
Mr. Guido
JV Baseball
Justin Bestler
Michael Demelas
Timothy Donnatin
Christian Duarte
Jason Eccher
Kevin Fraccalvieri
Joseph Lubrano
Christian Melendez
Matthew O’Connell
Joseph Paldino
Kevin Roach
Anthony Scibelli
Coach: Mr. Schacca
JV Lacrosse
Edwin Acevedo
James Anfolisi
Alex Antoniello
Blake Bodson
James Canell
Benjamin Cohen
Christopher Fuentes
Henry Fuentes
Justin Goncalves
Muhammad Kahn
Billy Kontonicolas
Frederico Lippmann
James Matthews
Aidan McMahon
Hunter Nathan
Vincent Rodrigues
Nicholas Rusciano
Jonathan Salamone
Richard Santos
Eliseu Silva-Moura
Ryan Sullivan
Michael Tullo
Coaches:
Mr. McAndrews
Mr. Oswald
MHS Sports Teams
Girls JV Lacrosse
Abby Ahamed
Diana Araujo
Charlotte Betz
Sara Cardoso
Brianna Caroleo
Bea Dimaculangan
Caitlin Doherty
Bruna Ferreira
Michela Franz
Sydnie Jean-Noel
Julia Kelly
Jenna Kivatisky
Mansi Kutwal
Alcina Lima
Vanessa Mendes
Tara Minaahang
Nerogica Nimalan
Christa Post
Lyndsey Reuther
Neilah Rustemi
Anisha Shah
Preeti Singh
Sabrina Taranis
Genesis Torres
Marina Torres
Samentha Valmond
JV Softball
Jenna Cox
Christina Crecco
Mikayla Dalton
Maria Martins
Meaghan McCaffrey
Aileen Miller
Erin Miller
Caroline Muessig
Antonia Ondris
Christina Peitler
Madison Rees
Ashely Sandoval
Victoria Van Grembergen
Julianne Wotruba
Varsity Baseball
Chris Alexander**
Steven Clancy
Michael Conway
Brendan Cunningham
Ryan DePalma
Steven DePalma**
Matthew DeStefano
Nicholas Dos Santos
Marc Giordano
Sean Lanfair
Quincy Lopez
Vincent Lubrano
Anthony Macchietto
Alexander Maher
Edward Pardo
William Walton
Christopher Wiercinski
Coaches:
Mr. Bohringer
Mr. Trenkle
Varsity Softball
Elizabeth Caccavale
Kellie Cassidy
Christina Conway
Mallory Donelan**
Erin Gruppe
Kaitlyn McCarey
Emily McGuire
Erin Meehan
Victoria Ondris
Emily Skupp**
Kaitlyn Wetzel
Coaches:
Mr. Tramonte
Ms. Orlando
8th Grade Baseball
Dylan Bradley
Hunter, Braun
Thomas Brenes
Matthew Catania
Stephen Collica
Justin Desiderio
Jerry Flood
Andrew Lewis
Nicholas Limazopoulos
Ryan Loughlin
Aidan McGuire
Kai Schrader
Chris Scott
Jimmy Tighe
Zach Wasnofski
Coach: Mr. Sauter
8th Grade Softball
Malenny Bueno
Madelyn Claros
Daniela Condon
Aliyah Dimaculangan
Alyssa Garbarini
Maggi Gorman
Erin Grafing
Erin Harty
Madeline Irish
Theresa McCarey
Jessica McCarthy
Caitlin Miranda
Julia Rosati
Leandra Saavedra
Donna Saravia
Natalie Schmidt
Morgan Scott
Brithany Villalobos
Coach:
Ms. Casper
8th Grade Boys Lacrosse
Nolan Blaize
Joe Cosgrove
Joe Earley
Juan Flores
Luis Goncalves
Kevin Graca
Kevin Graf
Francisco Granados
Guy Kerney
Sam Levitan
Noah Love
Brandan McDonogh
Kyle Pereira
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Dylan Renna
Jack Reesa
Patrick Revelant
Brendan Shannon
Robert Sieman
Ryan Simmons
Matt Tarantola
Coaches: Mr. Miller
Mr. Cerulli
8th Grade Girls Lacrosse
Marisol Borja
Emma Brown
Claudia Coelho
Kaitlyn Goncalves
Emma Lopes
Alexis Madine
Mia McCann
Brianna Moreira
Suruthica Nimalan
**Annemarie Patalano
Melissa Pereira
Stephanie Pereira
Kelly Rocha
Colleen Talty
Kaitlyn Walters
Gabriela Zawadzka
Come to: LAX DAY
April 30th at Hampton
Field
JV, Varsity, Middle
School, and 5th grade
teams play
9am JV, 11:00 Varsity,
1:00 MS, 3:00 5th Grade
Raffles and Giveaways!
Followed by the Booster
Club Spring Fling fundraiser at the Cornerstone
Pub in Mineola, 7:30-11
Questions?
Contact Mrs. Renner:
[email protected]
MHS Collage
PURCHASE YOUR YEARBOOKS
ATTENTION SENIORS!
It is time to purchase your 2016
Signet yearbook.
The cost of this year’s yearbook
is $120 dollars plus tax.
You can order your yearbooks at
JOSTENSYEARBOOKS.COM
Please see Mr. Block if you have
any questions.
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