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Â鶹 Free Academy, Main Campus Honors 2018 Student Sojourner Truth Award Recipients
11 Â鶹 from Â鶹 Free Academy, Main Campus received from SUNY Orange. Of those, eight received the honor for citizenship and three received the honor for perseverance/effort.
For the past 28 years, Orange County Community College has honored Sojourner Truth by holding an awards ceremony in her name. This ceremony recognizes the achievements of deserving Orange County youth who are traditionally under-represented in the college population.
The program itself is a celebration of youth, accomplishment, and culture. The program was held on March 9th at SUNY Orange and Â鶹 received their certificates and medals. Mr. Rodriguez, principal hosted the ceremony at Â鶹 Free Academy, Main Campus and recognized the Â鶹 as part of a smaller ceremony. Students were given certificates of recognition from Assemblyman James Skoufis’ District Office.
Citizenship:
Hayley Benedict, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship
Jeremiah Burns, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship
Olivia Cenizal, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship
Supriya Makam, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship
Orlando McBayne, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship
Bernadette Mendoza, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship
Keyondrah Murphy, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship
Gabriel Rosario, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship
Perseverance/Effort:
Michael Castro, (Â鶹 Free Academy) perseverance/effort
Jon Michael Cubano, (Â鶹 Free Academy) perseverance/effort
Nathaniel Drew, (Â鶹 Free Academy) perseverance/effort
District recipients of the SUNY Orange Sojourner Truth Awards:
Jayla Bediako, (Temple Hill Academy Elementary School) citizenship; Hayley Benedict, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship; Jayson Brown, (Meadow Hill Global Explorations School) diversity; Jeremiah Burns, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship; Ezra Demetrius Caldwell, (Heritage Â鶹 School) citizenship; Melissa Carbajal, (Meadow Hill) sciences; Michael Castro, (Â鶹 Free Academy) perseverance/effort; Olivia Cenizal, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship; Jon Michael Cubano, (Â鶹 Free Academy) perseverance/effort; Skye Davis, (Heritage Â鶹 School) citizenship; Izaria Dicks, (Heritage Â鶹 School) citizenship; Nathaniel Drew, (Â鶹 Free Academy) perseverance/effort; Haddijatou Jammeh, (Meadow Hill) citizenship; Curtis Jones, (Meadow Hill) mathematics; Robert Lennon, (Temple Hill) mathematics; Supriya Makam, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship; Ashley Martinez, (Meadow Hill) perseverance/effort; Orlando McBayne, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship; Bernadette Mendoza, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship; Devin Moody, (Meadow Hill) English language arts; Keyondrah Murphy, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship; Jeimy Pena Rios, (South Â鶹 School) English language arts; Diego Quispe, (Meadow Hill) citizenship; Anthony M. Rodriguez, (Meadow Hill) perseverance/effort; Gabriel Rosario, (Â鶹 Free Academy) citizenship; Norah Scruggs, (Heritage Â鶹 School) citizenship; Alexandra Tapia, (Meadow Hill) mathematics; Lauren White, (Heritage Â鶹 School) citizenship
School counselors and assistant principals joined principal, Mr. Rodriguez to celebrate the Â鶹. Assistant Principals included: Ms. Margaret Chesser, Ms. Susan Valentino, Mr. Robert Shust, Mr. Roberto Cruz, and Mr. Mike Ragusa. School Counselors included: Mr. Eric Katz, Ms. Pam Bonsu, Mr. Tom Hill, Mrs. Melanie Roman, Ms. Tara Jones, Ms. Heather Kraus, and Mr. Sam Rogers. Mr. Ron Montalto, athletic director was also there to celebrate.
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