NYI SCHERMERHORN CLASS OF 2019The long days and nights of hard work and sacrifice you endured these past several years have come to fruition. You have arrived at the beginning of your

NYI SCHERMERHORN

CLASS OF 2019

Dear Members of the Class of 2019:

Your graduation day is finally here! I am sure you are very

excited about beginning the next journey in your life. During

your years at the Institute you have been successful academically

and socially. You have been involved in student council, athletics,

recreational activities and job opportunities in the community. All

these experiences have exposed you to the world and hopefully

prepared you for your interactions with a variety of people. Now

is your time to show others your abilities. As you begin college, a

new program or your first job, show others your leadership

abilities and help them understand your needs.

I hope you will stay connected to the Institute and let us know

how you are doing in college or on your job. You are ending your

high school education but you will always be a part of the school

community. I hope to see you as an active member of the

Alumni Association.

Everyone at NYISE is proud of your accomplishments and we

hope you will come back often and tell us about your new

experiences.

Congratulations and best wishes,

Bernadette M. Kappen

Executive Director

I write this letter to you in anticipation of your graduation with mixed emotions. While I am delighted that each of you has successfully completed your High School career, it saddens me to know that you all will be leaving.

The long days and nights of hard work and sacrifice you endured these past several years have come to fruition. You have arrived at the beginning of your next journey through life. But it is one that you now control and can make as exciting and unique as you wish.

The sadness is in knowing that your smiling faces, caring natures and engaging conversations will not be part of my day come July. However, knowing that you will meet your next set of challenges head on and with the same vigor you have demonstrated so far in your young lives transcends the feeling from sadness into one of pride.

I am very proud of each of you for who you have become as individuals. Your efforts and contributions to the community are reflective of the caring and empathetic nature you routinely demonstrate. Indeed, you have inspired us with the belief one does not need to see to have a vision, but one needs a vision in order to succeed. I congratulate each of you and your families. Best wishes and we will speak again soon.

Joe Catavero

MALACHI COBB

Where there’s love

there is life -Mahatma Gandhi

MY Nickname: Malachey

MY Hobby: Drawing

MY Favorite Food:

Pizza

MY Favorite Brand Names:

I go by designs. I don’t have a special brand.

I usually like wearing black.

MY Favorite Cartoon: I like all cartoons

MY Favorite Movie: Forgotten

MY Favorite Book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

MY Favorite Music: Rock

Pop

Music back in the day

MY Favorite Song: I don’t have just one. I like many songs

MY Favorite Sport:

I’m not a big sports fan

Place I’d like to visit some day:

Venice, Italy

Tokyo, Japan

Paris, France

They all seem beautiful to me…..

the streets, the lights, the water, the roads, the Eiffel Tower

Something people don’t know about ME:

My guilty pleasure is that I listen to the old song Mr. Simon

Something EVERYONE knows about ME:

During my spare time I draw or play video games

Where I see myself in 10 years:

I’m not sure yet. I don’t know exactly what I want to do

MY Pet Peeve:

I don’t like it when people try to talk to me when I have

earphones in my ears

If I could be on a deserted island with 3 people they would be:

Ramil because he is a pretty funny guy. He can turn any bad situation

into a funny one.

Misael because he can talk to the dolphins

Melody Martinez the singer because she’d sing to us with her

beautiful voice

1 word I think describes ME: CREATIVE

1 word I think people would say describes me:

SENSITIVE

KEVIN FIGUEROA

Eighty percent of success is turning up – Woody Allen

MY Nickname: FIGZ

MY Hobby: Cooking

MY Favorite Foods: Chicken Parmigiana and Lasagna

MY Favorite Brand Names: American Eagle and Adidas

MY Favorite Cartoon: the Simpsons

MY Favorite Movie: Groundhog Day

MY Favorite Book: The Wave

MY Favorite Music: Indie

MY Favorite Song: Silence by Khalid

MY Favorite Artist: Spike Lee

MY Favorite Sports:

I LOVE FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY


I would love to go to Singapore

Something people don’t know about ME: I love puzzles

Something EVERYONE knows about ME: I love photography

During my spare time I….. Sleep!!!


As a film director living in Los Angeles

MY Pet Peeve:

I hate when people leave to light on for no reason.


Gary because he would entertain us.

Mr. G because he would caught all of the chickens.

Puma because he would bring a bouncy house

1 word I think describes ME:

CHARISMATIC


COMPLICATED

EMMANUEL ELISHA CHRISTOPHE FORD

Where there’s a will

there’s a way.

With God on my side

I will be successful in life.

MY Nicknames: The Walking Textbook

♦ Hamlet

Hobbies: Watching news and getting involved in politics

MY Favorite Food or Foods: Doughnuts & Pizza

MY Favorite Brand Names: Cologne- Quorum and Lapidus

MY Favorite Cartoon: Don’t Watch Cartoons

My Favorite Movies: Selma and Night School

MY Favorite Books: Mask

Of Mice and Men

Silver Dollar Girl

MY Favorite Music: I like all types of music

MY Favorite Songs: Hail To The Chief

You are Great by Steve Crown

Dime Que Te Pasa by Anthony Santos

MY Favorite Websites: History.gov

YouTube- Music and Presidential Elections Coverage

MY Favorite Artist: Steve Crown (gospel)

and MY Favorite Author is Shakespeare

MY Favorite Sports: Baseball and Basketball

Places I’d like to visit some day:

Washington D.C. to visit the Museums and Memorials in the National Mall

as well as the White House and the Capitol

What I like to doing during MY spare time:

Watch CNN political news

Surf the internet on YouTube

Play with Siri

Read many books including Shakespeare

Something people DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME: I like the beach and I know the Bible well

Something EVERYONE knows about ME: My love for History and Politics

Where I see MYSELF in 10 years: Being involved in politics on the national level as an activist

MY Pet Peeve: People rushing me

If I could be on a deserted island with 3 people they’d be:

My Mom because she’s always there for me

Ms. Jessica because she’s always encouraging me

Nurse Eno because she is a praying person, very encouraging and always has something spiritual to brighten up my day

1 word I think describes ME: DETERMINED

1 word I think people would say describes ME: HAPPY

MISAEL GONZALES

If I can make it there

I’ll make it anywhere.

It’s up to you

New York, New York -Frank Sinatra

MY Hobbies: Soccer, Running, Watching Baseball

MY Favorite Foods:

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Pastrami Sandwiches

Boneless Spare Ribs

French Toast


Old Navy ♦ Vans ♦ Ralph Lauren

MY Favorite Movies:

Finding Nemo

Shark Tale

Cars

MY Favorite Cartoons:

Clifford The Big Red Dog

Blues Clues

Veggie Tales

Bob the Builder

MY Favorite Books:

The Fault In Our Stars

The Book Thief

The Kite Runner

MY Favorite Song:

New York, New York by Frank Sinatra

MY Favorite Sports:

Baseball Basketball

Soccer

Places I’d like to visit some day:

Barcelona, Spain

Milan, Italy

Miami, Florida

What I like to do during my spare time:

Run ♦

Play Soccer

Where I see MYSELF in 10 years:

Having a job where I get paid

well over minimum wage.


Before I wanted to be a Marine Biologist, I wanted to be a principal of a school


I am not a big fan of chocolate

MY Pet Peeves:

When people snap repeatedly ♦

People talking over each other

1 word that I think describes ME: GENUINE

1 word I think people would say describes me: HUMOROUS

If I could be on a deserted island with 3 people I’d bring

My grandmother because she wouldn’t let me starve

My sister because she’d annoy me so much that I’d try to find a way out as soon as I can

My pastor because he’s the voice of reason

and he’ll keep me from losing my mind

RAMIL HIRSAWA

A wrong answer is better than no answer

MY Nickname: A lot of people call me Ramen Noodles, I don’t know why. MY Hobby: Practice Playing Guitar

MY Favorite Foods: I could live off of steak and burgers

for a year if my mom would let me.

MY Favorite Cartoons:

I grew up watching SpongeBob, and I’ll die

watching SpongeBob

I also love Looney Toons, it reminds me of the fights

that my sisters and I used to have.

MY Favorite Book: The Kite Runner was one of the

most heart-wrenching yet captivating books I have

ever read, but I also enjoy a good Dr. Seuss book.

MY Favorite Movie:

Finding Nemo blew my mind as a kid.

One day, hopefully I too will be able to visit

P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.

MY Favorite Music:

Traditional Mongolian Throat Singing…. Just kidding,

I listen to Rock and Metal

MY Favorite Song or songs:

The Count Of Tuscany by Dream Theater

MY Favorite Website:

I watch a lot of YouTube, A LOT!

MY Favorite Sport:

I love wrestling and goalball, but I won’t say which is

my favorite in case any of my coaches read this.


I want to revisit my parents’ country of birth,

ETHIOPIA, as I was only two years old when I first

visited. I would like to see the farm lands and see how

modernized the country has gotten.

In my Spare Time:

I go on my iPad, ignore my sisters, and isolate myself

from the rest of society.


Living with my parents

Something people don’t know about me:

I used to be afraid of toilet plungers.


I like to eat chocolate chip cookies a little too much.

MY Pet Peeve:

People who cut lines.

It annoys me more than I would like to admit.

If I could be on a deserted island with 3 people I’d bring:

Danny Tanner from Full House to give me

gems of knowledge

Mr. Rogers to keep me thinking positive

Morgan Freeman to narrate every second of our lives.

1 word I think describes ME: HARDWORKING

1 word I think people would say describes ME: FUNNY

MATTHEW LICHTENSTEIN

Can this quote be 10,000 words? Are you sure?

MY Nickname: I remember when Mr. John Jones first saw me, he noticed that I look exactly like a rapper named Bubba Sparks, so from then on I was nicknamed Bubba. MY Hobbies: Writing ♦ Video Games ♦ Making Videos

MY Favorite Foods: Chocolate and Pizza

MY Favorite Book: Since I’m a writer, I’m just gonna say any book I’ve written or will write.

MY Favorite Music: If there are actually people playing

instruments, then I like it!

MY Favorite Song:

In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3

by Coheed and Cambria

MY Favorite Artists:

Coheed and Cambria & All Time Low


Rhymezone.com (Don’t tell the writer’s club)


SCOTLAND because

that’s where my great grandma on

my mom’s side is from

Something people don’t know about me:

The only two times I’ve ever broken any bones was

because I liked jumping off things.

When I was four I broke my left leg by jumping off a

slide, and when I was nine I broke my right wrist in

two places by jumping off a rock climbing wall.

Something EVERYONE knows about me:

it is very rare that I finish a novel

Where I see myself in 10 years: as a multimillionaire

living off the wealth from my books

MY Pet Peeves:

People who lie, People who can’t text back, and

People who say they’re gonna text me but don’t

During my spare time:

I like to write, listen to music, play video games,

make YouTube videos

If I could be on a deserted island with 3 people I’d take:

Ramil because he’ll make it an enjoyable time and

he can probably calculate the exact circumference

of the island (like Tom Hanks did in Cast Away)

Cecilia because she’ll listen to my nonstop

complaining

and Malachi cause he’ll be able to reach the

coconuts

1 word I think describes me: LOQUACIOUS


TALKATIVE

GARY MARQUES

Whatever you do in your life,

It’s not legendary

unless your friends are there to see it.

MY Hobbies: Listening to Music ♫ ♫ ♫

Watching Movies

Riding Bikes

Hanging out with Friends

MY Favorite Foods:

I literally eat everything except tomatoes

MY Favorite Brand Names: Sennheiser

Sony

LINDOR

Under Armour

MY Favorite Cartoon: I don’t like Cartoons

MY Favorite Music: Hip Hop, Pop Rock and Metal ♫ ♫ ♫

[70s, 80s, 90s 00s]

MY Favorite Songs:

Black Hole Sun and Darte Un Bes

MY Favorite Sports:

Track and Field and Biking


England, London, Paris, Germany, and

the rest of America


I love wearing suits


I wear hoods ALL THE TIME

MY Pet Peeves:

People doing accents for no reason

People bringing stuff up and then saying “never mind”


1 word I think describes ME: COMPLICATED


STRANGE

Cecilia Morales

Details matter,

it’s worth waiting to get it right - Steve Jobs

My Nickname: CC

MY Hobby: I love playing sports and listening to music

MY Favorite Foods: Chicken Tenders

French Fries

Pizza

MY Favorite Brand Names: Nike ♦ Adidas ♦ Hollister ♦ Apple

MY Favorite Cartoon:

SpongeBob and Fairly Odd Parents

My Favorite Movie: The Incredibles

MY Favorite Book : Diary of a Wimpy Kid

MY Favorite Music: Hip Hop ♦ R&B ♦ Rap♦ Pop

MYFavorite Songs: Many

MY Favorite Artists: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

Juice Wrld

Lil Tjay

Your Favorite Sport: Track and Field

Swimming

Soccer


I’d LOVE to visit CANADA

because it’s cold

What I like to do during MY Spare Time:

I love exercising and spending time with friends and family


When I was younger I wanted to be a chef.


I love technology

Where I see MYSELF in 10 years: Working for Apple or Google

MY Pet Peeve:

When 2 metals are banged together.

I really can’t stand the noise of banging 2 spoons together.

and also

When people spell my name with 2 “e”s instead of 2 “i”s

If I could be on a deserted island with 3 people, I’d bring:

Allison because she’s interesting to be around

John because he’s cool (because of his mom too)

Kevin because he knows how to cook

1 word I think describes ME: UNIQUE

1 word I think people would say describes ME: DIFFERENT

MANUEL PUMA

True peace is not merely the absence of tension;

it is the presence of justice

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

MY Nicknames: Puma Cat ♦ Puma ♦ Manny MY Hobbies:

Playing Soccer ♦ Goalball ♦ Listening to Music

MY Favorite Food:

I love my mom’s rice and chicken.

It will always make me feel at home.


H&M ♦ Old Navy ♦ Spencer’s ♦ Hottopic ♦ Adidas ♦

Holister ♦ and of course PUMA

My Favorite Cartoons:

SpoungeBob SquarePants and

Clifford The Big Red Dog.


My Favorite Movies:

Spy Kids ♦ The Adventures of Sharkboy ♦ Lava Girl.

My Favorite Book:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

MY Favorite Music:

I listen to every kind of music.

My phone is a mini Juke Box

MY Favorite Sports:

Goalball and Wrestling

Especially because I was the captain of both teams.

My Favorite Artist or Artists:

NF ♦ Eminem ♦ Dax (rappers)


I would like to visit SPAIN one day

to see where the legendary Messy played

1 word I think describes ME: INTELLIGENT

1 word I think people would say describes me: SERIOUS

During MY Spare Time:

I like to play soccer and hang out with my friends

Something people don’t know ME:

I really like to sing


I love playing sports

Where I see MYSELF in 10 years:

Training to play goalball in the Paralympics.

MY Pet Peeves:

Too much cursing and people interrupting each other

If I could be on a deserted island with 3 people I’d bring:

Kevin Figs for food

Ramil to tell jokes and lighten the mood of being stuck

on a deserted island

Lastly, I would bring someone who would know how

to get us the heck off that island

JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ

Do you smell what the Rock is cooking? -Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson

MY Nickname: Ace Boogie MY Hobby: Making Music on the Computer

MY Favorite Foods:

Pizza with Extra Cheese ♦ Lasagna ♦

Chicken and Cheese Empanadas ♦ Mozzarella Sticks

MY Favorite Brand: MAC

MY Favorite Cartoon: Family Guy

MY Favorite Artists: Three 6 Mafia

MY Favorite Sport: Wrestling


Especially for music and video


I’d like to go to FLORIDA to visit my friend Hassan

1 word I think describes ME:

I’m a sweet guy…. SWEET….

1 word I think people would say describes ME:

SENSITIVE (but also FUNNY too)

What I like to do during MY spare time: Listen to music

MY Favorite Music: Rap and R&B



I like to make people laugh

In 10 years I see MYSELF: as a music producer

MY Pet Peeve: When people spread rumors about me

If I could be on a deserted island with 3 people I’d take:

Eileen because she helps me feel better when I’m

upset and she makes me laugh.

Jonathan because he’s a good friend to me

Malachi Cobb because he helps me become

Independent

DEAR JUSTIN, YOU TOO ARE THE

CLASS OF 2019

YOU ARE ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES

If I had 3 WISHES they’d be:

Justin

I wish I could become a music producer

I wish I had my ex-best friend Hassan back.

He moved to Florida.

I wish I could learn to make lasagna

III

Manny

Wish 1: Be able to run as fast as

the speed of light.

Wish 2: All of my loved ones be healthy

and self-dependent.

Wish 3: Find a cure for all disabilities.

III

Matthew

3 wishes:

for the world to be a more loving place,

for nobody else to have any disabilities,

and for geese to be silly, cause then the phrase

“silly goose” will actually make sense.

III

Emmanuel

to become President

to be able to participate in sports

to travel every place on Earth

III

Ramil

If I had three wishes, they would be:

1. to go back in time and invent the iPhone before

Steve Jobs

2. to play basketball with Barak Obama

3. To have the ability to relive any moment from

my childhood whenever I want

III

Misael

to have a closet full of assorted colored suits

for the Mets to win a World Series in my lifetime

to have the greatest pizza in the world

III

Malachi

to end hate crimes

to have a peaceful society

for me to never have creator’s block

III

Kevin

My first wish…an unlimited amount of food

My second wish…to have my own personal chef

to cook the food

My third wish…to have no one but me eat the food!

III

Gary

to be telepathic

to be able to speak every language

to gain my sight back

III

Cecilia

I wish to live in a mansion

I wish it would be winter all year long

Skiing and no bugs to name a few reasons

I wish for every wish I wish to come true

WHERE WE SEE EACH OTHER YEARS FROM NOW

JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ – WORKING IN A MUSIC STUDIO – A WRESTLER –

AN ANNOUNCER FOR WRESTLEMANIA – A DJ AT A CLUB

MALACHI COBB – A TEACHER – WORKING AT AN ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOP –

WORKING IN AN ART SCHOOL

MISAEL GONZALEZ –AN ARTIST – WORKING WITH SOMETHING HAVING TO DO

WITH THE OCEAN – OPENING A CHURCH AS A PASTOR – IN THE MIDDLE OF

THE ATLANTIC STUDYING ANIMALS–STUDYING TO BE A MARINE BIOLOGIST

RAMIL HIRSAWA – AS A WRESTLER – WORKING IN A GOOD JOB AFTER COLLEGE –

A PROFESSOR – WORKING AS A PHYSICAL EDUCATION COACH – AT THE INSTITUTE

TEACHING GYM – IN GRAD SCHOOL

MATTHEW LICHTENSTEIN – A MUSIC PRODUCER – AS AN O&M INSTRUCTOR –

WRITING BOOKS – AS A POET/WRITER/AUTHOR – A BST SELLING ARTIST –

SIGNING HIS LATEST BOOK AT BARNES AND NOBLE – A SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR

KEVIN FIGUEROA – A PHOTOGRAPHER – WORKING IN THE MOVIES –

FILM DIRECTOR IN TRAINING – CAMERAMAN

GARY MARQUEZ – A TRAVEL AGENT – STARTING HIS OWN BUSINESS –

AN ENTEUPRENEUR

EMMANUEL FORD – PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES – WORKING WITH

POLITICS. HE MAY EVEN BECOME THE PRESIDENT – A DJ – POLITICIAN –

IN THE WHITE HOUSE – A NEWS REPORTER

MANNY PUMA – A WRESTLER – A PSYCHOLOGIST – A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE –

A SOCIAL WORKER – TEACHING PSYCHOLOGY AT A UNIVIERSITY

CECILIA MORALES – A SWIMMING COACH – WORKING WITH TECHNOLOGY – A

GYM TEACHER – A TECH NERD – CODING FOR GOOGLE OR APPLE

IN YEARS

SWEET ● SENSITIVE ● FUNNY

DETERMINED ● HAPPY

INTELLIGENT ● SERIOUS

CHARiSMATIC ● GENUINE

COMPLICATED ● TALKATIVE

HARDWORKING ● UNIQUE

●

LOQUACIOUS ● STRANGE

●

HUMOROUS ● DIFFERENT

WE

THE CLASS OF 2019

ARE:

ARE

The New York Institute Has Given Me:

Ramil

the opportunity to break out of my shell and the

confidence to pursue whatever I am interested in.

Manny

the chance of possessing leadership skills in a team,

and a big supportive family, and a home.

Kevin

It has helped me find my passion for filmmaking and

the visual arts.

Matthew

the confidence to accept that I’m me, and that I

shouldn’t let anyone change that

Emmanuel

a chance to view the world despite my disability

Malachi

It taught me to be more social and how to be more

respectful towards others and their conditions.

Misael

some great teachers

Justin

a very special place for me to be independent. The

opportunity for me to participate in special events

such as swimming, bowling, and track.

Gary

Friends who can relate, some great teachers, and

boredom, lots of boredom

Cecilia

Definitely, a new way of seeing life

MS. NINA

KEVIN FIGUEROA

MR. JULIAN

MS. ARLENE

MR. JOHN HERNANDEZ

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