Glen Cove Students Win $3,000 In Spark! Challenge Contest

Glen Cove High School students Isabel Blas, Arlene Cajavilca, Latifa Fahkry, Fernanda Falcon, Kayleen Mesa and Fernando Portillo participated in the Spark! Challenge shadow day. This is a collaboration between Northwell Health Systems and local high schools to expose students to diverse career paths and ignite their interest in health-related STEM professions.

As part of the program, the students participated in a shadow day of the Acute Rehabilitation Center at Glen Cove Hospital. Teacher Mrs. Fran Krisch accompanied students in the human anatomy and physiology honors class. With collaboration from media communications teacher Mr. Christopher Barry and his TV Production program students, the science students prepared a two-minute presentation and participated in the Spark! Challenge contest on April 6, winning $3,000. Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Dr. Michael Israel and Glen Cove High School Assistant Principal Alexa Doeschner joined Ms. Krisch to observe the contest, which was held at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.

Story by Syntax, Photo courtesy of the Glen Cove City School District: Glen Cove High School students (l-r): Fernando Portillo, Fernanda Falcon, Arlene Cajavilca, Isabel Blas, Kayleen Mesa and Latifa Fakhry are pictured with Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Dr. Michael Israel, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Maria Rianna (back, right), Glen Cove High School Assistant Principal Alexa Doeschner (second, right) and human anatomy and physiology honors teacher and Spark! Team coach Fran Krisch (right).