PKMS Holds 2015 'Girls Rock & Living Legacy Awards'

Congratulations to those who were recently honored at the 2015 Peekskill Middle School/LEAP Girls Rock & Living Legacy Awards Night which took place at PKMS on March 26. The event was held in recognition of Black History and Women’s History months and celebrated PKMS girls and women in the Peekskill community who have made a difference through their contributions.

The evening’s ceremonies kicked off with a welcome from LEAP Director Mrs. Naima Smith-Moore. Peekskill High School student Johnna Hayward acted as the event’s Mistress of Ceremonies and the keynote speaker for the evening was former Peekskill Board of Education member Mrs. Tuesday McDonald.

Those that attended the awards ceremony were entertained by performances by PCSD Music Teacher Mr. Larry DelCasale who performed with members of the PKMS Chorus. Middle school student Tiana Brooks read a poem, and the LEAP Steppers and Drama Class also added to the evening’s entertainment.

Community Awards were presented in the categories of: Scholarship, Service & Business, and Arts & S.T.E.M. PKMS Girls Who Rock Awards were presented for the following categories: Service, Scholarship, Character and Trailblazer.

Congratulations once again to our award winners!

Living Legacy Award Recipients:
Dr. Margie Daniels (Scholarship)
Natlie Allen (Scholarship)
Geraldine Kearse (Service)
Ridvan Foxhall (Business)
Sol Miranda & Katie Schmidt Feder of EMBARK (Business)
Toni Quest (Arts)
Belle Ritter (Arts)
Jean Trewhella (S.T.E.M.)
Ida Wigens (Trailblazer)

PKMS Girls Who Rock Award Recipients:
Kya Jackson (Service)
Jordin Wright (Service)
Hillary Aboagye-Sarpong (Service)
Ashley Baez (Character)
Kathryn Czerwinski (Character)
Hope Diaz (Character)
Layla Skaggs (Character)
Tiana Brooks (Scholarship)
Sarai Sales (Scholarship)
Julia Roach (Scholarship)
Karrington McIntosh (Scholarship)
Sarah Rosen (Trailblazer)
Zia Foxhall (Trailblazer)
Theresa Calabrese (Trailblazer)