Although Bayonne High School isn’t scheduled to hold its graduation until June 28, the school took time to acknowledge its academic leaders at a special awards ceremony on June 2.
While the “Circle of Ten” – which represents the 10 highest ranking achievers in each year’s graduating class – gets significant attention, the recent ceremony also honored the other students who left their mark over the last four years.
Like last year, the senior awards ceremony was held in the high school auditorium, where family and friends gathered to pay tribute to students of achievement.
“We’re very proud of these students.” – Dr. Patricia McGeehan
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Bayonne High School Principal Richard Baccarella said this was a particularly “cooperative class.”
“Our senior class this year is one of the finest in many years,” he said. “The students qualified for millions of dollars in scholarships and they’ve had a high percentage accepted into colleges.”
This class, he said, stood out because they were able to work together through cooperation, Baccarella said.
The award winners are as follows.
Winners
Taylor Argul received the NJSIAA Women in Sport Award; Marguerite Baber received the Shia Saltzman Drama Award.
Kenneth Barry received the Frank V. Acito Music Scholarship and a Faculty Student Alumni Music Scholarship, as well as the National John Philip Sousa Award.
Maria Bishara received the Nicholas J. Occhino Award for Science Excellence.
William Borke IV received the Iron Man Award for Perseverance in Athletics.
Melissa Bowman received a BHS Art Club Advocate/Art Major Scholarship and a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship, as well as the William Tassone Award.
Lauren Buchanan received a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship.
Nikki Buczkowski received an Enzo De Luca Award and a U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete Award.
Dolores Bujnowski received the Leadership Achievement Award and a Band Directors Award, as well as a Faculty Student Alumni Music Scholarship and the President of Student Council Award.
Christine Calvo received the NJSIAA Distinguished Scholar Athlete Award.
Peter Cappello received a NJSIAA/ETS Scholar Athlete Award and a Faculty Student Alumni Music Scholarship, as well as The William C. Lane Art/Music Scholarship.
Sean Carney received the Randy Capriola Scholarship and a BSH Hockey Alumni Award.
Thomas Coletta received a BHS Hockey Alumni Award.
Thomas Czachowski received the Rotary Citizenship Award.
Gemma David received a scholarship from the Society of Women Engineers.
Kassie Dougerty received the Edmund Lynderck Award and a Dance Captain Music Award.
Chloe De Filippis received an Enzo De Luca Award, a UNICO Brian Piccolo Award, a NJSIAA/ETS Scholar Athlete Award, and a BHS Photography Club Award.
Johann De Leon received the Latin Award.
Steven Diaz received a Rochelle Henriques Scholarship.
Victoria Du Cap received the 2010 Semper Fidelis Award.
Daniel Durak received the Jacobson Scholarship.
Andrew Dzikowski received the FMBA Science Award and the DeSena Family Scholarship.
Farsad Fazeli received the Economic Award.
Genessey Flores received the Student Self Advocacy Award.
Kaitlin Gallagher was awarded as Outstanding Female BHS Golfer and received a HCADA Scholar Athlete Award, as well as a Student Activities Award.
William Golden received the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award and the Bess Bramson Memorial Award, as well as a Faculty Student Alumni Music Scholarship.
Michael Gonzalez received a Bee Spirit Award.
Arianna Gordon received the BHS Color Guard Award.
Alyssa Grabowski received the Bernard Ockene Award in Business Education.
Rheanna Hauman received a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship.
Connie Hayes received a Bernie Ockene Basketball Award.
John Henaen received the Class of 1940 Award for Excellence in Science.
Thomas Jacobson was awarded as Outstanding Male BHS Golfer.
Danielle A. Jimenez received a Dr. Richard J Malanowski Scholarship and a Bee Spirit Award.
Monika Kubal received the Geoffrey Lisk Memorial Award for Excellence in Biology and Chemistry.
Lilian Makar received a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship and the Rhode Island School of Design Award.
Samantha Maggio received a UNICO Brian Piccolo Award, the Smith Family Award, and a Student Activities Award.
Vincent Maggio received a HCADA Scholar Athlete Award and a UNICO Brian Piccolo Award.
Bassem El Masry received the U.S. Marine Corps Scholar-Athlete Award.
Michelle McNulty received a Mario Tronze Track Award, an Art Award, and a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship.
Zachary Muller received the Ken “Ray” Smith Award from the Bayonne Friends of the Handicapped.
Erica Nunez received the Cappello Family Award for a future career in business, and a District Director of Athletics Award.
Edwin Nunez received the Barrier Electric Scholarship.
Shannon O’Connor received the Herschel Silverman Poetry Award.
Kevin Ottino received a Bee Spirit Award.
Maria-Cecilia Paredes was named a National Merit Hispanic Scholar (she also scored 800 on the Spanish SAT).
Katrina Peterson had the highest academic average in English.
Elvonney Poole received a Bernie Ockene Basketball Award.
Dennis Price received the Frank Tirrito Memorial Award and a U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete Award.
Antony Quedding received a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship.
Marina Ragheb received the Diane M. Skutnick Award in Science and the Rotary Scholarship.
Joshua Reyes received a Mario Tronze Track Award.
Ariel Rivera received a Faculty Student Alumni Music Scholarship and the Miriam Giglio Music Scholarship.
Angelina Roman received a BHS Art Club Advocate/Art Major Scholarship and a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship.
Zaneta Rusznica received a Pabolo Rivera Scholarship for culinary study.
Joanthony Santiago received a District Director of Athletics Award.
Robert Santiago received a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship.
Mark Sarnowski received the Lawson Family Blue Collar Student Athlete Award.
Madeline Smith received the Barney Stock Award.
Brittany Spann received the Dr. David Morris Award from the NAACP of Bayonne.
Katie Soler received the Mary Sharkey Ives Award in English as well as the Spanish Award.
Monalisa Sosa received the Robert V. Graham Ceramics Scholarship.
Amanda Sourour received a Bee Spirit Award.
Mathew Stefanski was awarded an Edward J. Bloustein Scholarship, a Dr. Richard J. Malanowski Scholarship, the Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union Award, and the Louis and Sarah Wigdor Award.
Annabeth Stoll received a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship.
Alyse Sweeney received a Pabolo Rivera Scholarship for culinary studies and the Simpson Baber Foundation Scholarship.
Jennifer Thurmond received a Rochelle Henriques Scholarship.
Ilianna Torres received a Faculty Student Alumni Art Scholarship.
Paige Trillo received an Art Award and the Lauren Wendroff Award.
Christina Urbina received the Dr. Cornella Scholarship.
Reinaldo Valliant received the Band Boosters Scholarship Award.