Irvington High School Students Receive Monthly Core Value Awards

IRVINGTON, NY — Irvington High School is pleased to announce its Core Value Award winners who were chosen for exemplifying 21st century habits of mind.

Each month, teachers consider a different character trait — humor and joy, empathy, global and community view, perseverance, imagination and creativity, collaboration, leadership, responsible risk-taking and subject excellence — and select students who they feel exemplify that quality, according to a district spokesman.

Principal David Cohen and Assistant Principal Matthew Samuelson celebrated the nominees during a monthly Core Value Award ceremony that brings all of the students together for a workshop. Students have an opportunity to discuss their own interpretations of the core value, its importance in the building and the world and how they can instill in others those same qualities.

“At Irvington High School, we hold a variety of student achievements in very high esteem,” Cohen said. “Whether our students are raising the academic bar, starring on the field or on the stage, or demonstrating 21st century dispositional traits, we are looking to celebrate their successes.”

Students received awards in the below categories (provided by the district):

• Humor and Joy (September): Dorian Barber, Josh Blass, Matthew Burch, Mik Grendze, Edward Hansen, Jayda Holifield, Braden Kauff, Nikki May, Remy Mermelstein, Clara Montgomery, Ana O'Connor, Lydia Pak, Ana Rogers, Carli Stern and Sarah Yurczak.
• Empathy (October): Max Alpern, Maxine Bell, Emma Castiblanco, Kelly Degnan, Akofa Demanya, Julia Herceg, Juilana Kashkin, Natalie Kletter, Melissa Lindsay, Ryan Meng-Killeen, Santiago Montoya, Anysah Nelson, Chi Ogilvie, Arushi Parekh, Oliver Schwartz and Gabe Siegal.
• Global and Community View (November): Emma Castiblanco, Sarah Garcia, Fiona Goldman, Lindsay Halpin, Juliana Kashkin, Francis Knapp, Chris Meng-Killeen, Zoe Mermelstein, Nathanial Moyer, Gabe Nagy, Shivan Parekh, Alexandra Powell, Anna Sandoval, Gabe Siegel, Mitch Sloane, Jessica Steinberg and Jared Topman.
• Perseverance (December): Jaylin Carter, Cleo Davidowitz, Jake Fitzgerald, Ari Greenburg, Yoon Kim, Billy LeBlanc, Daniel Lee, Brian Lenz, Nestor Ortiz, Susanna Odabashian, Gianna Paone, Julia Paparo, Kyle Picon, Vincent Rodriguez, Bryan Rosenberg, Joy Ruffin, Sophia Rushton, Janeeta Shaukat and Josef Silvestre.
• Imagination/Creativity (January): Cris D'Amelio, Melanie Geller, Anthony Giampaolo, Bradley Goldsmith, Stephanie Gouchoe, Madeleine Greene, Ken Hoyoma, Max Kerner, Laura Koenig, Inez Mendez, Kelly McLoughlin, Ian Reilly, Ella Roth, Mitch Sloane, Brandon Weinstein and Emmett Winton.
• Collaboration (February): Stephanie Ades, Imogen Aukland, Rebecca Cummings, Michael Garcia, Daniel Hart, Emily Horowitz, Robert Lewis, Michael Maguire, Elsa Ordahl, Matt Spencer, Luke Williams and Jerry Wu.

Photo credits: Irvington Union Free School District.