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This year being the largest graduating class in sometime from West Orange High School, the crop of 529 seniors received their diplomas on June 21 at the Codey Arena.
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But in addition to their diplomas, a number of students were honored earlier in the month of June during Senior Awards Night.
The long list of awards for students included the Principal's Award for School Service; West Orange Scholarship Fund awards; curriculum awards for science, mathematics and world languages; as wells as recognition of those students who were National Merit Scholars.
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The full list of student award winners is printed below.
SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL
President: Joshua Salazar
Vice President: Deniz Parlar
Treasurer: Feba Samji
Community Liaison: Varun Shah
Secretary: Kajal Desai
STUDENT COUNCIL AWARDS SENIOR OFFICERS:
President: Paul Louigene
Executive Members of Student Council Committees
Zakiya Watson
Clarissa Lotson
WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL PTA
VALEDICTORIAN/SALUTATORIAN AWARDS
VALEDICTORIAN
Karen Ku
SALUTATORIAN
Tobi Rudoltz
PRINCIPAL’S AWARD FOR SCHOOL SERVICE
Camille Ancheta
Joyce Arowosaye
Melody Boafo
Asher Carr
Carly Cooperstein
Maria Cosentino
Conor Coyle
Sara Isaac
Thomas Krakoviak
Karen Ku
Damon Li
Michelle Lim
Clarissa Lotson
Paul Louigene
Jason Padilla
Joseph Piserchio
Molly Rich
Ernest Roberts
Nicole Ryu
Louis Turano
Miguel Urbino
Angelica Wong
ARMY RESERVE NATIONAL SCHOLAR/ATHLETE SELECTION:
Chidera Nwobu
MARINES DISTINGUISHED ATHLETE AWARD
Desalegne Fried
MARINES DISTINGUISHED SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
Angelica Wong
MARINES - THE SEMPER FIDELIS AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE
Deniz Parlar
WO SCHOLARSHIP FUND & LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:
West Orange Scholarship Fund Awards:
THE JERRY P. TARNOFF SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Maya Butler, Vanessa Holman
FREDERICK W. REIMHERR SCHOLARSHIP
Christian Dayal
MAYOR SAMUEL A. SPINA FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Dael Norwitz
DR. ROBERT MORA SCHOLARSHIP
Nicole Pouy
JOAN GREEN MIRON/JEANETTE GREEN SCHOLARSHIP
Veronica Joy Dolfo
MARION COLLINS FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Kristen Baez
WEST ORANGE MOUNTAIN CLUB/JACK BOGWALD SCHOLARSHIP
Maryrose Huryk, Joshua Ringel
REID FAMILY TRUST SCHOLARSHIP
Alissa Catanzarite
FARNHAM YARDLEY SCHOLARSHIP
Karen Ku
HARRIET YARDLEY SCHOLARSHIP
Chizoba Ogoke
LLEWELLYN EDISON SAVINGS BANK SCHOLARSHIP
Jordana Friedman
ELMER BRYDON SCHOLARSHIP
Daniel Goodman
WEST ORANGE FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Emily Tran
HABERMAN FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Tobi Rudoltz
RAYMOND E. HEARN SCHOLARSHIP
Evan Cumming
IAN JORDAN GOLDMUNZ SCHOLARSHIP
Cameron Hill
BLIGH FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Dexter Valley
THE EHRENKRANTZ FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Aminah Baxter
THE FERGUSON SCHOLARSHIP
William Blackshear
John Okechukwu
Jared Ross
Jed Umegbolu
THE NIKHIL BADLANI SCHOLARSHIP
Carla Cirelli, Brian Pouy
LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP
David Crowell
LORI AND MARTY WALDMAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Varun Shah
SODEXO SCHOLARSHIP
Asher Carr
LOUISE SPITZ LEHMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Joshua Ringel
BARBARA F. HECHT SCHOLARSHIP
Nicole Pouy
PEG REITMAN CARTER SCHOLARSHIP
Cheliza Ligot
ROBERT A. LAVOLPE SCHOLARSHIP
Daniel Goodman
KESSLER SCHOLARSHIP
Rodniel Pecson, Ross Pecson
STEPHEN OTNER FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Camille Ancheta
THOMAS E. DOCKERY SCHOLARSHIP
Dael Norwitz
JOSEPH TYLUS MEMORIAL FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Symphony Randall
ANTIOCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP
Chanel Reid, Joshua Salazar
RICHARD A. GUIDITTA, SR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Tobi Rudoltz
JEANNE HERMAN SASLOW FUNDSCHOLARSHIP
Dylan Lawrence
WEST ORANGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Zakiya Watson
MAYOR ROBERT PARISI SCHOLARSHIP
Alexandra Dubinsky
CLASS OF ’57 SCHOLARSHIP
Ross Pecson
WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI/TRUSTEES
Veronica Joy Dolfo
THE WESTON FAMILY FUND
Desalegne Fried
MCKEON FAMILY FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Manoucheka Jean, Jennifer Saint Juste
SUBHASH KAR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Olsen Noel Jean
THE SPINELLI FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Christian Blake
THE QUINN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Maryrose Huryk
THE COHRS’ FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Meaghan McCormick
THE PEDRO MARTÍ SCHOLARSHIP
Cassandra Joseph, Evelyn Leó
THE KRIMMEL/SELPE MEMORIAL FUND
Nicole Antunes
ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Evan Cumming, Robert Zarro
THE CAVANNA/MIANO MEMORIAL FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Rodniel Pecson
THE ANN MARIE CASTE SCHOLARSHIP
Jordana Friedman
JENNIE RANDO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Emily Tran
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP
Jeffrey Joy
Gabriela Matamoros
Dorothy Polynice
Peter Zipf
WEST ORANGE COUNCIL OF PTA’S SCHOLARSHIP
Iman Abdul-Rafu
Joyce Arowosaye
Zaneta Jackson
Bryan Potts
ROGERS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Eric Lance Go
THE JANO LEE GROVES SCHOLARSHIP
Kristen Baez
P.A.S.S.E. Scholarship
Zachary Coppola
Emily Kimmons
Diego Oscar Lara, Jr.
Sha-Dunay Taylor
Connor Vanderhoof
Local Scholarship Awards:
SANFORD L. KAHN POST #538 JEWISH WAR VETERANS XX OLYMPIAD MEMORIAL AWARD
Carly Cooperstein
ELIZABETH MADDALENA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Maurice Jackson
COMCAST LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP
Carly Cooperstein
MELISSA WILLIAMS SCHOLARSHIP
Julie Kyrejko
VFW POST 376 – COMMANDER RALPH PANCIELLO MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
Evan Cumming, Desalegne Fried
BLACK HISTORY MONTH DINNER SCHOLARSHIP
Jared Ross, Zakiya Watson
THE 2012 PHILIP AUGUSTIN HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Paul Louigene
WEST ORANGE WOMEN'S CLUB EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Veronica Joy Dolfo
Marisa Goglia
Cheliza Ligot
Christal Salomon
THE MARJORIE FALLON COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Joshua Ringel
2012 WOAHO-THOMAS W. HOLCOMB, SR. SCHOLARSHIP(S)
Maya Butler
Cameron Hill
Olsen Noel Jean
Chizoba Ogoke
Hadiya Williams
WEST ORANGE MUNICIPAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF RICHARD A. GIUDITTA, SR.
Daniel Shelley
CEDAR GROVE ELKS LODGE #2337
Zachary Coppola
NEW JERSEY STATE TROOPER SCOTT M. GONZALEZ MEMORIAL FUND:
Olivia De Pasquale
Marisa Goglia
Austin Robinson
Matthew Shaw
Nicholas Toscano
Dexter Valley
TOWNE REALTY SCHOLARSHIP
Chizoba Ogoke
PRINCIPAL'S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT:
Art: Ebony Noziere
Business Education: Brian Smith
Cooperative Business Education: Sarah Adedjouma
English: Vanessa Holman
ESL: Manucheka Jean
Family and Consumer Science:
Child Development: Molly Rich
Culinary Arts: Aldo Hernandez
Music
Choral: Chasity Contant
Instrumental Orchestra: John Papayanopoulos
Instrumental Band: Jacob Carino
Physical Education: Taylor Grant, Joshua Ringel
General Science: Jules Mbu
Biology: Karen Ku
Chemistry: Vanessa Holman
Physics: Tobi Rudoltz
Mathematics: Dael Norwitz
Social Studies: Carla Cirelli
Technical Education: Jerhard Evangelista
World Languages
Chinese: Angelica Wong
French: Sarah Adedjouma
Italian: Joseph Forzzani
Spanish: Karen Ku
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
MATHEMATICS AWARDS
CLASS OF 1922 MATHEMATICS PRIZE:
Francisco Rizo
NEW JERSEY MATHEMATICS LEAGUE: SENIOR RECIPIENTS:
Maria Cosentino
Lindsay Flores
Lisa Goldman
Daniel Goodman
Francisco Rizo
Joshua Salazar
Theodore Steinhart
63rd ANNUAL AMERICAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION:
Vanessa Holman
Michael Lawlor
Francisco Rizo
ESSEX COUNTY MATHEMATICS LEAGUE AWARD: CALCULUS
Michael Lawlor
Dylan Lawrence
Dael Norwitz
Deniz Parlar
Francisco Rizo
Tobi Rudoltz
Varun Shah
ESSEX COUNTY MATHEMATICS LEAGUE AWARD: STATISTICS
Matthew Lawlor
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SUPERVISOR'S OF MATH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS:
Vanessa Holman
Maryrose Huryk
Karen Ku
Matthew Lawlor
Jules Mbu
Meaghan McCormick
Dael Norwitz
Deniz Parlar
Francisco Rizo
Varun Shah
Angelica Wong
CONTINENTAL MATHEMATICS LEAGUE: SENIOR RECIPIENTS
Daniel Goodman
Ikenna Obiakwata
Francisco Rizo
SCIENCE AWARDS
NEW JERSEY SCIENCE LEAGUE AWARDS
Recognition Award:
David Crowell
Karen Ku
Michael Lawlor
Jovana Micic
Dael Norwitz
Deniz Parlar
Tobi Rudoltz
Varum Shah
Angelica Won
2012 Certificate Award:
Cheliza Ligot, Jules Mbu
ESL AWARD
THE MICHELE DANIELS OUTSTANDING ESL STUDENT AWARD:
Cassandra Joseph
SOCIAL STUDIES AWARD
HISTORY AWARD:
Dael Norwitz
JEWISH WAR VETERANS SANFORD L. KAHN LADIES AUXILIARY AWARD FOR AMERICANISM:
Manoucheka Jean
PHILOSOPHY AWARD:
Raul Ausa
WORLD LANGUAGE AWARDS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATORS OF NEW JERSEY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT
Chinese: Brian Pouy
Italian: Joseph Forzzani
French: Sarah Adedjouma
Spanish: Jovana Micic
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Chinese: Brian Pouy
Italian: Leticia Campiglia
French: Jennifer Saint Juste
Spanish: Yadira León
SOCIEDAD HONORARIA HISPANICA AWARD
Sheyla Gonzales
SOCIéTé HONORAIRE DE FRANÇAIS AWARD
Emily Brown
SOCIETÀ ONORARIA ITALICA AWARD
Carly Cooperstein
CHINESE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Michelle Lim
UNICO AWARD FOR PROFICIENCY IN ITALIAN
Leticia Campiglia
I.A.C.E./ITALIAN AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AWARD
Maria Cosentino
RECOGNITION FOR DEDICATION TO THE STUDY OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Chinese: Clarissa Lotson
Italian: Joseph Piserchio
French: Emily Brown
Spanish: Christian Dayal
LANGUAGE ARTS AWARDS
PHILIP ROTH AWARD
Kierra McCall
NORMAN MAILER AWARD
Sydney Sotelo
POETRY OUT LOUD
Clarissa Lotson
STUDENT SCHOLAR AWARDS
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WINNER IN THE 2012 COMPETITION
Karen Ku
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WINNER IN THE 2012 COMPETITION
Clarissa Lotson
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FINALISTS IN THE 2012 COMPETITION
Dylan Lawrence
Dael Norwitz
Tobi Rudoltz
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2012 COMPETITION
Jacob Carino
Michael Lawlor
Clarissa Lotson
Bryan Potts
Brian Pouy
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OUTSTANDING PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2012 COMPETITION
Taylor Grant
Vanessa Holman
Chidera Nwobu
NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM 2011 – 2012 SCHOLAR
Francisco Rizo
PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR AWARDS
PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE:
Joyce Arowosaye
Frank Bakirtzis
Emily Brown
Jacob Carino
Alissa Catanzarite
Carla Cirelli
Carly Cooperstein
Maria Cosentino
Christian Dayal
Veronica Joy Dolfo
Alexandra Dubinsky
Lindsay Flores
Eric Lance Go
Samantha Heller
Cameron Hill
Vanessa Holman
Maryrose Huryk
Sara Isaac
Karen Ku
Dylan Lawrence
Cheliza Ligot
Michelle Lim
Clarissa Lotson
Jules Mbu
Meaghan McCormick
Jovana Micic
Dael Norwitz
Chidera Nwobu
John Papayanopoulos
Deniz Parlar
Rodniel Pecson
Ross Pecson
Brian Pouy
Nicole Pouy
Chanel Reid
Tobi Rudoltz
Nicole Ryu
Joshua Salazar
Varun Shah
Theodore Steinhart
Katerina Tesapsidis
Emily Tran
Louis Turano
Kenneth Vega
Angelica Wong
Peter Zipf
THE PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
Carly Cooperstein
THE PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS – Honoring Outstanding Community Service By Young Americans
Maya Butler Carly Cooperstein Rami Jackson
PRINCIPAL’S LEADERSHIP AWARD (SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS)
Joshua Salazar
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY - DISTRIBUTION OF HONOR BRAIDS:
Iman Abdul-Rafu
Joyce Arowosaye
Raul Ausa
Kristen Baez
Frank Bakirtzis
Aminah baxter
Bassir Baxter
Melody Boafo
Emily Brown
Maya Butler
Nicole Cameli
Stephen Chauhan
Carla Cirelli
Carly Cooperstein
Maria Cosentino
Evan Cumming
Christian Dayal
Kajai Desai
Alexandra Dubinsky
Jerhard Evangelista
Lindsay Flores
Montana Geltzeiler
Marissa Gerin
Eric Lance Go
Lisa Goldman
Christie Gonzalez
Nadine Hamilton
Danielle Heller
Samantha Heller
Cameron Hill
Vanessa Holman
Bryant Hunter
Maryrose Huryk
Sara Isaac
Manoucheka Jean
Emily Kimmons
Karen Ku
Julie Kyrejko
Melissa Lackey
Matthew Lawlor
Cheliza Ligot
Michelle Lim
Clarissa Lotson
Paul Louigene
Brigid Masker
Tiffany Mathikolanis
Kierra McCall
Meaghan McCormick
Ebere Ndumele
Dael Norwitz
Chidera Nwobu
Chizoba Ogoke
John Papayanopoulos
Deniz Parlar
Rodniel Pecson
Nicole Pouy
Chanel Reid
Molly Rich
Joshua Ringel
Janell Ross
Kara Rubino
Tobi Rudoltz
Nicole Ryu
Joshua Salazar
Feba Samji
Matthew Schneier
Varun Shah
Matthew Shaw
Daniel Shelley
Michael Siegel
Sydney Sotelo
Ariel Stanziale
Theodore Steinhart
Melissa Tapper
Katerina Tezapsidis
Emily Tran
Louis Turano
Miguel Christoph Urbino
Jamie Varghese
Kenneth Vega
Dominique White
Hadiya Williams
Angelica Wong
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