Smithtown Students, Staff Receive Suffolk Zone Awards

This year’s Suffolk Zone Award winners from Smithtown High Schools East and West were Madison Stapleton (HSW), Peter Torres (HSW), Cole Valinoti (HSE) and Kayla Feeney (HSE).

Presented by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the award was given to one female and one male in the 2015 graduating class of each high school who demonstrated outstanding physical performance, scholastic ability and leadership qualities while meeting high standards in the Healthy Fitness Zone and FitnessGram assessments.

Additionally, Patrick Smith, the district’s coordinator for physical education, health, athletics and nurses, was presented with the NYSAHPERD Suffolk Zone chapter’s Physical Education Director of the Year award. HSE teacher Danielle Giambrone won Secondary Health Teacher of the Year, and Accompsett Elementary School physical education teacher Ed Shivokevich received the Amazing Person of the Year award for conducting workshops at three separate state conferences, as well as at the American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance national conference.

Photo courtesy of the Smithtown Central School District: This year’s Suffolk Zone Award winners from Smithtown CSD are congratulated by (center) Patrick Smith, the district’s coordinator for physical education, health, athletics and nurses. From left: Zone Award winners Madison Stapleton (HSW), Peter Torres (HSW), Cole Valinoti (HSE) and Kayla Feeney (HSE).