Meet Levittown's Pair Of Valedictorians And Salutatorians

The Levittown Public Schools announced that seniors Joy Kim and Charles Mauro from Division Avenue High School and Helen Zhang and Yingyue “Maggie” Liu from General Douglas MacArthur High School were selected as valedictorians and salutatorians for the class of 2018.

Each of the students has excelled academically, challenging themselves with Advanced Placement classes while being active members of their schools and the Levittown community. At Division Avenue High School, Kim is a violinist in the chamber orchestra and pit orchestra. She is also a member of Division’s Tri-M Music Honor Society, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society and World Language Honor Society, and was a semifinalist in the 2018 Coca-Cola Scholars Program for her exceptional leadership skills, academic abilities and community service. Mauro is involved in Science Olympiad, student council and the Boy Scouts of America, where he recently earned every available merit badge, a total of 138.

At MacArthur High School, Zhang has had a successful year. Among her many academic accomplishments, she was a semifinalist in the 2017 Siemens Competition, was recognized as a 2018 Presidential Scholar candidate in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program from the United States Department of Education and was recently selected as a National Merit Scholarship winner in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Zhang and Liu are highly involved in their school and community, both serving as valuable members of class office and MacArthur’s orchestra, science research, Science Olympiad, and Quiz Bowl team.

First photo: Charles Mauro and Joy Kim. Second Photo: Yingyue "Maggie" Liu and Helen Zhang. Photos courtesy Levittown School District.