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BHS Seniors Receive School, Community Awards

Congratulations to all recipients!

Congratuations to the Class of 2011 for all of your accomplishments!

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Special Awards

BHS Class of 2011 Valedictorian/Salutatorians Award — Jonathan Schneider, Evan Camp, Erica Miller

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BHS Principal's Award — Qiaoyi (Joy) Li

Norma P. Fey Scholarship Award — Alexandra Joannou

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Briarcliff Manor Rotary Leonard Young Community Service Award — Jonathan Schneider

Briarcliff Manor Rotary Community Service Award — Samantha Sommer

American Association of University Women Award — Jenna Hirsch

NYS Comptroller Achievement Award — Steven Goldstein

American Association of University Women Annual Award (for excellence in writing) — Jacqueline Parisi

Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition/Nita M. Lowey — Jacob Sarkozi

Certificate of Merit from the Office of Senator Oppenheimer — Vinay Kaushik

Stephen Lelewer Award — Jonathan Schneider

Briarcliff/Scarborough Historical Society/Eileen Weber Scholarship — Samantha Sommer

Briarcliff Manor Garden Club Scholarship — Nathan Feist, Catherine Ludwiczak

— Alexandra Joannou

Briarcliff Manor Education Foundation Scholarship — Rebecca Chalsen, Samantha Sommer

Mount Pleasant Italian-American Association Scholarship — Jacqueline Parisi

Junior League of Westchester on Hudson Volunteer Service Award — Samantha Sommer

Andrea Kanovsky/Dr. Gary Schwartz/Ann Zimmerman Briarcliff Community Endowed Scholarship Award — Julie Pitter

School Awards

BHS Student Council Officers' Award — Jacqueline Post, Zachary Ship, Margaret Chalsen, Alexandra Shaw

World Language Department Awards

Award for Excellence in Latin — Nabeed Hassan

Award for Excellence in French — Abigail Colleen, Jacqueline Parisi

Award for Excellence in Spanish — Rebecca Chalsen

NYS TESOL Award — Aaron Choi, Alisha Samuel

English Department Awards

The Bulletin Awards — Madeline Berkman, Alexandra Coffey, Steven Goldstein, Qiaoyi (Joy) Li, Erica Miller, Jacqueline Parisi

Briars & Ivy Editorial Award — Rachel Isaac

Young Film Makers Award — Brooke Marin

English Department Book Award for Excellence in English — Jacqueline Parisi

Performing Arts Department Awards

Excellence in Music Award — Rebecca Chalsen, Alexandra Coffey, Emily Levine, Jessica Li, Qiaoyi (Joy) Li, Julie Pitter, Katherine Schwartz

Outstanding Musicianship Award — Nabeed Hassan, Noel Kim

Exceptional Musicianship Award — Olivia Glass

Outstanding Senior Award in Dance — Samantha Sommer

Mary Ann Scialdo Performing Arts' Award — Nabeed Hassan, Olivia Glass

Barbara Pawlak Memorial Drama Award — Emily Levine, Rebecca Chalsen

NYS Theatre Arts Award — Vanessa Daneshvar, Carrie Jablanksy

Physical Education/Athletic Awards

Physical Education Department Award — Mary Bianco, Carrie Jablanksy, Noel Kim, Nadia Lindstrom, Cara Malanowski, Colleen Maguffin, Carly Rose, Olivia Viana, Nicolas Chavez-Oramas, Anthony Damato, Alexander Dorkin, Steven Hemberger, Andrew Horowitz, Michael Moschitto, Matthew Schwartz, Michael Seraita, Brendan Weinstein

Carl E. Hanson Award — Benjamin Halper

Ed Hoffman Award — Timonthy Blair, Liana Cornacchio, John Haeling, Savina Reid

Matthew E. Murray Memorial Scholarship — Michael DiRosa

Cara Polini Memorial Award — Jessica Colton, Melissa Colton

American Legion Post 1054 of Briarcliff Manor Award — Madeline Berkman, Abigail Collen, Nicholas Chavez-Oramas, Nicholas Moschitto

Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award — Joanna Chalsen, Samuel Kolbovsky, Shannon Louie, Douglas Messer, Brandon Jampol, Shayna Peress, Alexandra Shaw, Zachary Ship, Michael Spitalieri

Athletic Director's Award — Danielle Christiano, Bradley Fox, Kasey Heyda, Brianna Reid, Hanbin Wang, Max Winter

Science Department Awards

Award for Excellence in Science — Emmett Goodman

Briarcliff Manor Research Award — Shachi Dave

Social Studies Department Awards

American Legion Post 1054 of Briarcliff Manor Award — Jacqueline Post, Hanbin Wang

Alexander Hamilton Award — Zachary Schwartz, Zachary Ship

Future Historian Award — Jacqueline Parisi, Max Roberts

Good Citizenship Award — Paulina Munoz-Celada, Samantha Sommer

Chief Justice John Marshall Award — Timothy Blair, Rebecca Chalsen

Mock Trial Award — Jacob Seidner, Hanbin Wang

Visual Arts Department Awards

Golden Lens Award — Amanda DeGuiseppe

BHS Graduate Art Collection Award — Michael DiRosa

Bryce Marden Award for Excellence in Painting — Elizabeth Chalsen

Andy Warhol Design Award — Rachel Isaac

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