IN SAYVILLE’S ART DEPARTMENT

It is often said that positive feedbackfrom a former student is perhaps a teacher’sbest legacy. What then would be workingwith a former student who has also becomea teaching colleague? Exceedingly amazing,right? Well, this has occurred not once, buttwice, in Sayville SchoolDistrict’s Art Department.

FIRST: Lincoln Avenue ArtTeacher Mrs. Anne Marie Podlasrecalls that when she moved in1965 from a private school inQueens to public school inSayville, “Sunrise DriveElementary school was wheremy love for Art started. I came from aschool with no formal Art class, just a crayonlesson on copying what the teacher createdmaybe once a month.”

“In Sayville, once a week for 45 minutes,I was introduced to thewonderful world ofArt. Miss MaryVahanian was a youngArt Teacher with longred hair who was verypatient, kind, and fullof inspirationalcreativity. She openeddoors to Art that Inever knew existed and inspired me to be anArt Teacher! I owe a lot to the experiencesthat I had with her, especially in my Sixth-grade Art class.”

As Mrs. Podlas went on to college, sheassumed her Sunrise Drive Art Teachermarried and had a family, but little did sheguess that one day she and Mrs. MaryAnselmo (who just retired in 2006) wouldbecome colleagues in Sayville Schools!

SECOND: When she was a student inLincoln Avenue Elementary school, Mrs.Jeanette Ainslie felt fortunate to have Mrs.Podlas as her Art Teacher. “I always looked

forward to Art class. I remember walkingdown the hallway, anxiously awaiting theexciting projects that Mrs. Podlas hadplanned for the day. She would always greetthe class with a warm, welcoming smile, anddirect us to sit at the numbered tables in

eager anticipation. I rememberloving to create something original,something memorable. Mrs. Podlasalso introduced me to the world ofArt History and taught me how touse a wide variety of art materials. Ialways wanted to be just like her.She loved her job as an ArtTeacher and loved her students.”

Many years later, Mrs. Ainslie fulfilled herdream of becoming just like Mrs. Podlas. “Istarted my educational career teaching Fifthgrade at a NYC public school, hopeful thatsomeday I could fulfill my dream of

becoming an Art educator. Years later, I feltlucky when I was hired and began teachingArt at Sayville Middle School and now atSunrise Drive (replacing the now retired MaryAnselmo). I love my job and love mystudents. I am very fortunate, once again, tobe learning from, while working with, Mrs.Podlas. She has been my inspiration, myteacher, and now my friend. I feel blessedto know her and lucky to have learned from

her. I hope someday I can be as influential tomy students as Mrs. Podlas has been for me.”

Drawing the connection between herteacher, Mrs. Anselmo, and her student, Mrs.Ainslie, Mrs. Podlas, who herself has servedmore than 25 years in Sayville, appreciatesthe coincidence of her colleagues in the

Sayville Artdepartment. “I feel sohumble and flatteredto have beeninfluenced by and tohave influencedsuch terrific artists!”

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NNEE WW SS WW OO RR TT HH YYCongratulations to the

following nine students fromSayville Middle School and threefrom theHighSchool whohad theirartworkexhibited inthe annual“Colors OfLong IslandExhibit” at the Stony BrookMuseum, along with more thanthree hundred students fromacross Long Island. (Of special note:when Newsday advertised the openingof the exhibit, the painting by SayvilleEighth-grader Samantha Abel wasselected from 300 student works toillustrate the brief article. Above artworkby Michele DeBonis)

HS STUDENTS(Mr. Evan Hammer)Natassia Miller

MS STUDENTS(Mrs. Debra Urso)Samantha Abel

Alex Blitman

Nicole Allegrezza

Michaela Foti

Aly Rofrano

Michele DeBonis

Amanda Selinikio

Holly Citeno

Domenique Miller

Joseph Hains

Kate Tobin

DRAWING THE CONNECTION

C ongratulations to MerrilleenHeidrich, Sunrise Drive Second-

grade teacher for her nomination and

selection as WLNY-TV55’s Educatorof the Week.This special award for

extraordinary Long Island teachers

acknowledges Mrs. Heidrich for her

exceptional skills at differentiating

instruction. Both in and out of the

classroom, Mrs. Heidrich has shown

commitment and dedication to her

students and is a leader among her

peers at Sunrise Drive. Sayville is

very proud of Mrs. Heidrich for her

well-deserved award. (see photo p. 7)

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Mary Anselmo

Anne Marie Podlas

Jeanette Ainslie

Mary BarrettMichelle DeBonis Kristen FargioneEmily Jung Jacqueline Kaste Anne KellyKristy LongmanChloe Otto

Sarah PellegriniKristyn ReisertMelissa SantoroSarah SchaeferLindsay SchubertKeryn ThorvaldsenJennifer WaiteKimberly Walters

BOARD OF EDUCATION

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JOHN VERDONE, PRESIDENT

NORMAN DEVENAU, VICE PRESIDENT

ALLISON J. CRUZ

MAUREEN DOLAN

KEITH KOLAR

RAYMOND J. NELSON

DEBORAH VAN ESSENDELFT

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BOARD NOTESAt the January 11th

BOE MeetingBoard Citations were awarded to the

following Sunrise Drive students (right).

Dr. Rosemary F. Jones,Superintendent of Schools,reported on the following:

1. 2007-2008 School Budget:Dr. Jones

2. Instructional Staff Retirees:Dr. Jones

BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION:

1. Board Reports

UPCOMING EVENTS

Awards presented by Athletic Director Charles Delargy and BOE members

Steven BaioCasey BarrettThomas BarrettCharles Cannini Colin Culhane John GilStephen HayesJonathan HuntDylan Jung

Eric LodolMatthew MartinezKyle McKennaPatrick McNeillJoseph McNultySean NolanChristopherNorrisJason Ogden

Thomas RofranoMark RussellMatthew SantoroMatthew SviridoffStephen TuozzoloThomas WaltersAlex WhiteKevin Zachman

Brian Ambrosio

Christian Bonacore

Jonathan Bonacore

Dillon Boos

Alexander Cafaro

Christopher Chuisano

Andrew D’Agostino

Christopher DeLuca

Giulio DiGiovanni

Kyle Ferrier

Tyler Fliedner

Michael Fraccalvieri

Patrick Fraccalvieri

Scott Fuchsius

Zachari Gallo

Thomas Golka

Richard Hartmann

Craig Kessler

Raymond Kuhn

Jonathon Lewis

William McGarvey

James McGuckin

William Meindl

Nicholas Meo

Michael Messina

William O’Connor

Charles Podgurski

Taylor Rhodes

Adam Rizzo

Ryan Romard

Daniel Sergison

Brendan Shea

Andrew Smith

Travis Tordik

Brian Wayne

Brian Wilson

Varsity Football Team Long Island Champions, Suffolk County Champions, Big 4 Division III Champions,NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team; Coaches: Robert Hoss, John DeLuca, Michael Guercio,Jim Knote, Joseph Buderman, Reade Sands, Kevin Noonan, Ryan Cox

Brianna Burnside

Cassandra Cabral

Elizabeth Dini

Shannon Doolin

Alexandra Dranoff

Erin Finlay

Erin Finnen

Megan Fuchsius

Kathrin Gallo

Erin Gross

Meredith Johnson

Kathleen Koehler

Marissa Lamanno

Brianna Lind

Alexandra Mancuso

Kellie Micillo

Veronica Pascariello

Kerriann Pellegrini

Jaime Peterson

Stephanie Rossi

Kristy Sawyer

Jenna Squillante

Girls Varsity Field Hockey Team Suffolk County Champion, Division II Champions, NYSPHSAA Scholar AthleteTeam; Coaches: Betty Martin, Patricia Fedelem, Amy Bortzfield

Girls Cross-Country Team3rd Place in New York State, Suffolk CountyChampions, Undefeated League Champions,NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team

Boys Cross-Country Team Suffolk County Champions,Undefeated League Champions, NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team

February 1 Board of Education

Workshop – Administration

Building - 7 p.m.

February 7 Middle School

Winter Concert II, 7:30 p.m.

February 8 Regular Board of Education

Mtg. – Administration

Building – 8 p.m.

February 14 5th Grade Instrumental

Winter Concert – Middle

School – 7:30 p.m.

February 15 High School Winter Concert,

7:30 p.m

February 19-23 Schools Closed Midwinter Recess

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Requests for transportation to

private and parochial schools must be

filed by April 1st and forwarded to:

Sayville Public SchoolsTransportation Office

99 Greeley AvenueSayville, New York 11782

Transportation is provided to in-

district and out-of-district schools to

a maximum of 15 miles. State statutes

and a referendum of Sayville voters

have set this limitation.

This request must be filed foreach school year.

Coaches: Glenn Drago and Christine Richter

SEVENTH-GRADENEW MEMBERSMadeleine AlbanoRobert ArrasateJoseph BlackAlthea BourdeauGarrett BoyceTiffany BrunoMadison CanniniCaitlin DonnellyMollie Rose

DrinkwaterJohn R. FareseJulianna FiorilloJohn GattaKatherine

GreenbaumJesse HirschJacqueline

KalomirisJames Klopp

Michelle LangtonKathleen MaehrAllyson MarchanKimberly MarraJeremy MayroseCourtneyMignonePayton MurphyKiera MuscaraHaley NicolinoConnie NielsenDaniel NolanGabrielle PaciaAlicia ProtusMichael RahnMatthew RomeoIan ScalaMatthew SeebaJulia F. SegisonChristopher

SiracusaZachary Stephan

Harrison TeplitzKyle Tieman-

StraussQxiara TomasettiHelen TristanoJesse WeaverErica WeinbergNicole ZanettiE. Jay Zarett

EIGHTH-GRADE NEW MEMBERSAndrew CampbellEileen CorradoNeha KinariwallaAlexander NolanTyler NolanDarryl SliverbergAndrew VetranoMadelyn Vetrano

CURRENTMEMBERSMaria BonacoreErin CaputoKelsey ClairFrancesca

CascardoTimothy CowanEmily CrawfordRachel CrennanAndrea DeVenutoMarisa DiNovisJared DrzalMatthew FarrellRyan GuntherMatthew HillsbergGregory KaneSteven LeschingerRobert LomanginoChristopher LoweAndrew Lotto

Brian LutchaLindsey LyonsKathreen-Elaine

MangaluzMolly McCauleySean McEnerneyAlyssa MignoneKenneth MurrayDaniel NordlandDaniel O’ConnellKatelyn OdiernaTaylor PanzarinoMichael PayneAustin PayretSarah PellegriniNicholas PetrellaRobert PigottLionel PomerantzTravis ReddingCatherine RicoOlivia Rivera

Erin RobsonJonathan RollandLyndsey RomardTracey RosaAlexandra RussellDaniel RyderKelly SalloumKelly SantangeloAmanda SelanikioAlexis SemierDaniel SiegelMadeline ThayerBryan ThornlowKate TobinKyle Van DuyneAdam WinfieldTyler Young

Respected aspositive role models in

the school and community, the following High School students were recognized by faculty, family, and Districtadministrators at the recent Breakfast of Champions. Every student had demonstrated exemplary characterand received a certificate as well as a self-portrait on a Wheaties Box background at a special breakfast(sponsored by 21 Main) held in their honor. Congratulations to:

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A total of 52 MiddleSchool Students (Picturedbelow right) were inductedinto the National JuniorHonor Society forexemplary qualities ofscholarship, leadership,service, character, andcitizenship. Havingmaintained an averageof 95 or above for fourquarters, the inducteessubmitted letters ofapplication formembership. Nownewly inducted, theyjoin the current societymembers and willactively pursuecommunity serviceprojects or activitiesthroughout the schoolyear. Congratulations tothe new and currentmembers for upholdingthe Society’s standardsof excellence.

* * * * * * * * * * * Middle School Students • Honored To Be At The* * * * * * * * * * *National Junior Honor Society Induction

Kierney BrennanMelissa DomenchelloMichelle FountainCarly Fullam

Jessica JarzabkowskiAmanda KiernanElizabeth PalloneChristina Pitrelli

Sarah ReddingJenna RedkaKatelyn RoettSamantha Rosa

Tracey RosaCaryn RosenbergHannah SchreckJillian Squillante

Joan WeaverApril WilliamsBrittany Winfield

Girls Swimming & Diving TeamSmall School Division Champions,NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team;Coaches: Ed Kropp, Alice Kropp

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Andrew AlmeidaAnthony AnnarummaDominic George BodkinChristian BonacoreTimothy ChandlerCynthia ChengColin CulhaneJohn DeBonisJohn DiMartinoDeanna EspositoLauren Fiore

Jenny Gallagher-ChmielLea JohnsonAlexandra KempfAlexandra MalliloMichael MillerAngelica MolinariCarol PatelSteven ReddingLisa RussoKatie Van HulsentopDouglas Zagarolo

CHAMPIONS Honored...at Breakfast

In addition, the BOErecognized the

Suffolk Zone AwardRecipients

Deanna Esposito and

Joseph Gugliotta.

(see story on back cover)

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GEORGE MTap dancing their way through the

biographical musical production ofGGeeoorrggee MM , approximately seventySayville Middle School studentsshowcased their diverse talents withfoot-stomping vitality.

Playing the lead role of “YankeeDoodle Dandy” George MichaelCohan, gifted performer Kenny Murraywas the perfect fit for “the brash andbrassy giant of the American musicaltheatre.” While it is a true story of hisloves (wives: Ethel-Emily Holub andAgnes-Molly McCauley) and losses, themusical mostly focused on Cohan’smeteoric rise to fame and fortune.Accompanied by his parents Jerry,

(Jimmy Harlin), Nellie (Marra Kassman),and sister Josie (Briana Gomez), Georgeled the Four Cohans away fromvaudeville and revolutionized theBroadway musical.

In stylish period costumes, theMiddle School cast performed Cohan’smost celebrated songs and danceroutines, including: Yankee Doodle Dandy,Give My Regards to Broadway, Mary’s aGrand Old Name, Harrigan, Over There,and You’re A Grand Old Flag (anenormous flag, sewn by parentvolunteer Laura Johnson, served as thebackdrop to this patriotic number).Besides the extravaganza of dancenumbers, the small vaudeville acts also

tickled the funny bones of theaudiences.

In the tradition of Cohan, it isappropriate to thank the Musicalproducers, directors, stage crew, andrunners, as well as the parentvolunteers, High School students, andcommunity members who pooled theirresources for the many committees.(Extra special thanks go to JennFerremi for styling the Gibson Girlsup-dos on the female leads four nightsin a row!) Such creative energy andhard work behind the scenes, combinedwith the remarkable center stageperformers, made “the whole stageshine!” Congratulations!

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George M cast and crewphoto courtesy of K. Stanley Photographers

(more George M photos)

Sayville Middle School reading students, in Mrs. Sue Rafferty’s classes, shared their gifts of stories and song with

residents in Le Petite Fleur Nursing Home. Congratulations to the following students who read—in one case sang—their

selections: Liam Lankowicz (Where the Sidewalk Ends), Brian Novak (The Gingerbread Baby), Iain Straub (Merry Christmas, My Friend),

Kayla Cempa (“Christmas Night,” her own poem), Angelica Hernandez (Christmas Always), Taylor Brown and Patrick O’Connor

(Legend of the Candy Cane), Jonathan Ratel (Snowmen at Night), and Johnny Aquilina sang (The Twelve Dogs of Christmas).

At Grade-Level Championships of the Readers DigestNational Word Power Challenge, the Middle Schoolannounced Sixth-grader Thomas Bonny (left) the winner, withHaley Nicolino (right) as runner-up.Tom will continue on tocompete at the state level.

Congratulations to the following students who honed theirvocabulary skills in the schoolwide competition.

Sixth grade: Thomas Rodler, Kelin Stromberg, Courtney

Takats,Thomas Bonny, Michael Sugarman, Kerry Keenan.

Seventh Grade: Kailey Schnurman, Haley Nicolino,

Gabrielle Pacia,Alicia Protus, Matthew Seeba.

Eighth Grade: Matthew Marciano,Tim Cowan, Madeline

Thayer, Rachael Crennan, Dylan Gallagher, Austin Payret,

Kelly Salloum, Conor Johnston, Dariann Sellitti, Kassey Pond-

Lucas

Word Power Challengers

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It’s All in the Mix At Cherry Avenue

Did you know that studentswho are mentored have a higherrate of academic success and aremore connected to school?

That is why the elementaryschool mentoring programs,facilitated by the social workersat Cherry, Lincoln, and Sunrise,have been set up at eachbuilding. Dedicated teachers

and staff members volunteertheir time to meet withselected students once a weekto build special friendships.

After holding a kickoffbreakfast to celebrate the newmentoring year, this years’groups of students and staffmembers have been enjoyingtheir time to share.

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At Cherry Avenue, Mrs. JessicaO’Rourke’s Second-grade students hadall the ingredients at their fingertips: ablend of math, with a touch ofscience, and a dash of fun. Voila! Youhave students learning to bake.

Thanks to the bakingtalents of parent volunteerMrs. Tina Philbin whoassisted Mrs. O’Rourke inthe project, the childrenmade German StollenChristmas bread (with orwithout dry fruit and citruspeel according toindividual taste) and Challah Bread.

They enjoyed measuring 2 tsp. ofsugar and 4 cups of flour, using athermometer to ensure the watertemperature stayed between 105 and115 degrees Fahrenheit, mixing the dryingredients with wet, and watching thegourmet mixer transform theingredients into dough. Each student

kneaded and molded their own ball ofdough into whatever shape theywanted. After, Mrs. Philbin took theirhandiwork home to bake and returnedthe next day with the students’ holidaybreads, which they took home to sharewith their families. Student ChloeGaconiere remarked, “It was really fun!The dough felt squishy like pizza dough.”

Only 192 Fifth graders earned perfect scores in the

entire country at this year’s WordMasters Challenge—a

national language arts competition entered by over

225,000 students annually.

Two of them were from Lincoln Avenue. Fifth

graders Jennifer Lembeck and Tejas Patel earned

perfect scores in the year’s WordMasters Challenge.

During the difficult Blue Division, the first of three

separate meets in the Challenge, Jennifer and Tejas earned

highest honors, while other Lincoln Avenue Fifth-grade

students—Dara Hofman, Liam Hofmeister, Kara Finnen,

Anerie Kinariwalla,Tristan Ramirez, and Jamie Sheraton—

also received outstanding results in the meet.To Jennifer

and Tejas, the Wordmaster students, and Lincoln Avenue

teacher Carol Guinaw (their WordMaster coach who

prepares them for the challenges)—congratulations on

your remarkable efforts.

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“The hottest geographycompetition around,” the NationalGeographic Bee is a contestdesigned to enliven student interestin geography, encourage curriculumstudies, and increase generalawareness about geography. As partof the National GeographicSociety’s educational outreachprogram, the Geography Bee hasbeen successfully conductingentertaining Bee competitions formany years. Students in Fourththrough Eighth grades are eligibleto participate in this challengingtest of all-encompassing geographicknowledge.

At Lincoln Avenue this year, the

classroom-basedcompetitionsyielded winnersOwen Guinessey,Aneri Kinariwalla,Robert Danzi, ErinHerbstTejas Patelwho competed at the school level.Congratulations to OwenGuinessey for winning the Schoolcompetition. To continue in thecompetition, Owen becomeseligible through the Januaryqualifying test for the State-levelGeographic Bee, and then on to theNational Geographic Bee inWashington, D.C. Good luck!

Lincoln Avenue SchoolNational Geographic Bee

Competitors

The Sayville SEPTA Annual Holiday Party at theWest Sayville Fire Department was a great success.Over 140 people attended and enjoyed the crafts, amagic show with live animals, face painting,balloon sculpting, raffles andprizes, and of course,Santa!

Along with hotchocolate, pizzadonated by Sal's Pizza,and cookies donatedby Audrey's bakery,were served toeveryone’s satisfaction!

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Sunrise Drive Kindergarten teacher Mrs.Andrea Adams organized with Mrs. RobertaWeisbecker the “Brookhaven Teddy Bear Clinic”for their kindergarten students.Through theassistance of Mrs. Deutch, a Brookhaven Hospitalnurse whose daughter Cathy is Mrs.Adams’student, the Teddy Bear Emergency Room wasset up in each classroom for an assortment ofstuffed animals.The students brought their“patients” through triage, or for x-rays, andobserved how the nurses (some actual nursesand some students) bandaged their friends tomake them all better. Mrs.Adams was quiteimpressed with how wonderful the event provedto be for the nurses and the students.

Teddy Bear Clinic: a bearable experience!

(from cover)

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Educator ofthe Week

CongratulationsSunrise DriveSecond-grade

teacher Mrs. Heidrich!

H O L I DAY C H E E R WA S S P R E A D. . .

• ...by Student Council members,who coordinated efforts forfood drives during November

• ...by The Annual Giving Tree(photo right), which collecteditems for several Sayvillefamilies. In addition, the SunriseDrive community donatedhundreds of toys and games toMercyfirst, an adoption andfoster care agency.

• ...when numerous homemadehats (photo right) were knittedfor soldiers to wear under theirhelmets by Joan Tuminaro,grandmother of students Zoeand Jimmy Kalomiris, whodonated them to the school’songoing Care Packagecollection, now in its fourthsuccessful year.

Mrs. Roberta Weisbecker’s Kindergarten class atSunrise Drive held a Chocolate Chip Cookie Contestwhile studying the letter “c.” Keeping the brand names asecret, Mrs. Weisbecker presented the students with twokinds of cookies for a taste test. Each student voted onhis or her favorite cookie. Afterwards, the studentscharted their votes, and it was revealed that the majorityfavored the Entenmanns over the Chips Ahoy. “Thosestudents who chose Chips Ahoy. stated they liked itbetter because it was bigger,” Mrs. Weisbecker added.After the contest, the class wrote a letter to Entenmannswith compliments to their winner.

Congratulations to Deanna Esposito and Joseph Gugliotta, twooutstanding Sayville Seniors, who were selected as this year’s winnersof the Suffolk Zone Physical Education Award, given by NYSAHPERD.(NEW YORK STATE ATHLETIC, HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND DANCE.)

Sayville High School Senior

Deanna Esposito has excelled in

the classroom and on the athletic

field.With an 88% GPA, she is a

four-year participant in Sayville’s

Renaissance Program for

academic excellence and has also

volunteered her time at Sayville’s

soccer and basketball camps, as

well as a junior coordinator at

Sayville’s Triathlon.

Deanna’s athleticism, drive, and

level of intensity in practice,

athletic contests, and Physical

Education class are unmatched by

many. She spends most of her free

time in the gymnasium where she

participates for the love of sport.

Deanna’s spirit and positive

attitude are contagious, and

encourages her classmates to stay

actively involved.

While Deanna has been an

integral part of Sayville’s varsity

soccer, basketball & softball teams,

her most memorable experience

occurred in the 2004 SoftballL.I. Championship game.Deanna was only a freshman, but

vividly recalls how special it was

to compete at a top level. She

saw, firsthand, the benefits of hard

work, persistence, and dedication

brought about by combined

efforts of her and her team.

A true athlete who always

exhibits the qualities of

sportsmanship, healthy

competition, and fair play, Deanna

has made the PE classes at Sayville

High School much more fulfilling

for her peers and teachers.

Deanna plans to attend either

C.W. Post or LIU Brooklyn next

fall on a soccer scholarship, where

she will pursue a career in

Education. Congratulations,

Deanna!

SAYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWSLETTERLinda A. Mittiga, mittigal@sayville.k12.ny.us

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Fall Athletic Individual AccomplishmentsCongratulations to the individual team members, listed below, for their accompishments at All-County or higher:

2006-2007 Suffolk Zone Winners

DD ee aa nn nn aa EE ss pp oo ss ii tt oo && JJ oo ss ee pp hh GG uu gg ll ii oo tt tt aaJoey Gugliotta, a Senior at

Sayville High School, has excelled

in the classroom, on the athletic

field, and throughout the

community. Maintaining an 88%

GPA, Joey is a four-year National

Merit Role recipient and four-year

Renaissance award recipient. Joey

also spends considerable time

assisting the community as a

participant in disability awareness

activities, and volunteers at

Sayville’s Soup Kitchen, as well as

the Special Olympics.

When Joey is not in one of his

academic classes, he can be found

in the gymnasium. Described as a

“spark plug” for his intensity,

hustle, and sheer enjoyment of

physical activity, he leads by

example and encourages all

students. In his own right, Joey is

an exceptional athlete, and plays

on the L. I. Express, the L.I. Lightning

and the N.Y. Rollin’ Knickswheelchair basketball teams.While

he has also been a 3-year

participant on the elite EmpireState Games wheelchair basketball

team, his most memorable

experience was his 2005Wheelchair BasketballNational Championshipvictory in San Jose, California.

Joey is truly a fine student-

athlete who brings a great deal of

positive leadership to Sayville High

School’s Physical Education

classes! It is his determined work

ethic, positive attitude, and desire

to excel which make him a

standout among his peers. Joey

plans to attend college in Illinois,

Arizona or Missouri next fall,

where he will pursue a career in

Sports Management.

Congratulations, Joey!

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS

Kara Caulfield All-County TeamJordan Lite All-County TeamJudith Lite All-County Team

VARSITY BOYS GOLF

Awards decided and given in spring

VARSITY GIRLS SWIM/DIVING

Kim Larson State Champion & All-American in 100freestyleMichelle Fountain All-State, 200 & 500 freestyleJoan Weaver All-State 200 IM & 100 Butterfly, & All-American Consideration in 200 Individual MedleyCarly Fullam All-State Team for Diving & SuffolkCounty ChampionLiz Pallone Lester Sloane Award winner (best rookiediver in Suffolk County)200 & 400 FREESTYLE RELAY TEAM

Michelle Fountain, Joan Weaver, KatieLaPorta and Kim Larson All-State Team & All-American Consideration

VARSITY GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY

Kristy Longman All-State & All-County 1st Team &All-County Academic TeamSarah Pellegrini All-State & All-County 1st TeamJackie Kaste All-County 2nd Team

VARSITY BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY

Matthew Santoro All-State & All-County 1st Team &All-County Academic TeamCasey Barrett All-State & All-County 1st Team

VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER

Domenica Hodak All-State 1st Team,All-Long Island& All-County Team, & League V Player of the YearDeanna Esposito All-State 2nd Team,All-Long Island& All-County Team, & Small Schools Goalkeeper of theYearJasmine DePompeo All-State 2nd Team & All-County Team

VARSITY BOYS SOCCER

Chris Tempera All-Region, All-State, All-County Team& League V Player of the YearTim Taylor All-County TeamWilliam Beck All-County Academic Team

VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY

Marissa Lamanno Suffolk County Player of the Year,All-State, All-Long Island & All-County TeamStephanie Rossi All-State, All-Long Island & All-County TeamLiz Dini All-Long Island SelectionErin Finlay All-County Team

VARSITY FOOTBALL

Zachary Gallo All-Long Island 1st Team & All-CountyTeams, Golden 11 Award Winner National FootballFoundation (NFF) Scholar-AthleteChris DeLuca All-Long Island 2nd Team & All-CountyTeam, LI Championship Offensive MVP & NFF Player ofthe WeekBilly O’Connor All-Long Island 1st Team & All-CountyTeamJon Lewis All-County TeamAndrew Smith All-Long Island 2nd Team & SuffolkCounty Championship Game MVPBrian Ambrosio Long Island ChampionshipDefensive MVP

The following Coaches received awards:Betty Martin Suffolk County Field Hockey Coach ofthe Year & named Newsday All-Long Island Team Coachof the YearGlenn Drago Don Bolinger Award Winner – MostOutstanding Cross-Country Coach in Suffolk CountyChristine Richter League V Coach of the Year forCross-CountryRob Hoss Conference III Coach of the Year for FootballVal Winter League V Coach of the Year for Varsity BoysSoccerJoe Nolan League V Coach of the Year for JV BoysSoccer