The Weehawken High School Academic Awards Convocation and National Honor Society Induction Ceremony took place this month at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen. Two hundred guests enjoyed dinner and live music by the Weehawken Jazz Band in celebration of Weehawken’s academically talented students.
Dr. Patrick J. Gallo, a class of ’55 alumnus, was inducted into the Academic Hall of Fame. Gallo is a history professor at New York University. Commemorative pewter plates and plaques were awarded to each participant by Mayor Richard Turner, Superintendent Kevin McLellan, Board of Education President Richard Barsa, and Principal Dr. Anthony Olivieri.
Recipients:
Jeremy Abreu and Justin Kinney – Art
David Moya – Industrial Arts
Carlos Santos – Drafting
Joseph Annese – Culinary Arts
Gabriel Alba, Rosanna Percontino, Ali Silver, Roberta Vizcaino – Music
Stephanie Agudelo – Brown Book
Catherine Barrett – Language Arts
Gabriel Alba – Journalism
Reamy Pena-Camilo – Video Broadcasting
Catherine Barrett – Social Science
Richard Turner – Susan B. Anthony/Frederick Douglas
Josue Silva – Science
James McMahon – Bausch & Lomb
Sidonie Erlanger, Fabiana Rendine – Computer Technology
Jeremy Abreu – Economics
Kareem Elangbawy – Homer Pace
Joshua Duncan, Kareen Elangbawy – Math League
Nicole Bautista – French League
Nidhi Goel, Rutul Amio – Spanish League
Jennifer Alfonso, Veronica Nunez – Peer Leadership
Veronica Nunez – Eastman Award
Pearl Lee, Kassandra Marrero – 7th and 8th grade scholarship
Viviana Zapata, Hennesy Torres – Annette Nunziato