Huntington Trustees Recognize Talented Students

Huntington School Board members paid tribute to dozens of students during a public meeting on Tuesday night in the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School auditorium. The students were recognized for excelling academically, artistically, musically and athletically.

Principals Rochelle Brown, Traci Roethel, Donna Moro and Stephanie Campbell took turns recognized the honorees and using a PowerPoint presentation to detail their achievements.

Seniors Emma Polinsky and Jaipreet Singh were honored for being the Class of 2026’s valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively.

The following students were also recognized by the seven trustees:

National History Day Award Recipients: Gemma Bedell, Daniel Ghiban, Julia Goodwin, Mia Hodgkinson, Franklin Mulaney, Bryan Munoz Reyes, Nataly Posada Lopez, Elena Prior, Eva Richter, Steven Rosado, Carolina Villanueva

Long Island Scholar Artists: Kiley Barch, Lily Wasoski

Artists Honored at the Atelier at Flowerfield: Andrew Parrott, Luna Ramirez

Award Recipients at Locust Valley Film Festival: Hanna Boyle, Hennie England, Amyah Escalona, James Hartough, Charles Stanforth

Artist Honored at Long Island’s Best at Heckscher Museum: Carolina Ramos Saravia

Long Island Science and Engineering Fair: Rachel Huth

Suffolk Zone Physical Education Awards: Antoinio Ackerly, Kaylee Becker, Isla Campbell, William Dease IV, Willow Henderson, Manuelle Hernandez Colon, Roger Hernandez Gamez, Jack Kamenstein, Patrick MacManus, Kaileen Silva, Jolie Weinschreider, Mason Wright

All-Long Island and All-State Athletes: Guniel “Titan” Elysee, Julia Goodwin, Jacob Guzik, Eric Heinz, Yasir Jones, Jack Kamenstein, Samuel Klaaren, Ethan Lawless

Blood Cancer United’s Long Island Student Visionaries of the Year: Ava Bencivenga, Violet Palacios