Tess Markotsis is one of Huntington High School’s Distinguished Seniors. She’s been involved in an assortment of after school activities and grown in a variety of ways. The teenager plans to pursue a degree in elementary education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Michael Mendikyan possesses so many gifts and talents that it’s hard to write about them all in a single article. The Huntington High School senior is headed to New York University to study music technology, but the teenager also excels as a photographer, having completed a rigorous Advanced Placement course in the subject.

Unflappable. It describes Huntington High School senior Jibreel Murtaza in one word. The teenager rolls right along with the flow, easily navigating life’s bumps in the road. He’s able to laugh off episodes that would get most people down. He plans to study finance at St. John’s University in Queens.

Myah Urena has excelled in every possible way at Huntington High School where the teenager has been recognized with perfect attendance awards as well as being named a Distinguished Senior after compiling an exceptional academic record.

Charlotte Curtin has landed her dream school. The Huntington High School senior plans to study applied exercise science – kinesiology at the University of Michigan.

Jack Hotine is among the hundreds of members of Huntington High School’s Class of 2025 who has been busy making plans and sketching out a path for his future. He will be building upon twin interests that he has pursued in recent years.

Sam Soric has earned a special place in the hearts of his classmates and teachers at Huntington High School, where the senior has excelled academically and as a performing artist. The teenager recently learned he is one of a small group to capture a scholarship presented by Friends of OHEKA in honor of legendary patron of the arts and industrialist Otto Kahn.

Huntington senior Julia Aldas has captured a Suffolk County Youth Court Award for her notable efforts in the town’s program. She will be formally recognized next Monday night at the county’s H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge.

Emily Kustera has that personal magnetism and connection to her audience that every successful stage performer requires. The Huntington High School senior has cut out an incredible path as a vocalist, musician, actress and dancer, displaying her talents during plays, musicals, concerts, solo and duet performances and the annual K-Factor talent show.

Nicolas Francis has worked hard to achieve his goals and secure his future. The Huntington High School senior is striving to be a history teacher and he has been impressed by SUNY Geneseo’s School of Education. The teenager intends to pursue his career plans at the upstate school.

The top members of Huntington High School’s Class of 2025 were feted at this year’s Distinguished Seniors dinner in Louis D. Giani Gymnasium last Thursday night.

Michaela Dopico is a very well-liked senior in Huntington High School’s Class of 2025. She has been a standout stage performer with the drama club and a mainstay in the choir program. The teenager has decided to pursue her future goals at the University of Delaware in the fall.

Like many of his classmates, Anthony Addeo has been wire-to-wire true blue Huntington. The Class of 2025 member began his journey through Huntington UFSD as a kindergartener at Washington Primary School. Since then, he has achieved on every grade level and in after school activities, too.

Liva Camarata has electrified crowds in a variety of settings over the past four years. Now the Huntington High School senior is set to take her talents to the University of Hartford and the Hartt School of Music where she plans to further refine her considerable talents and begin pursuing her professional hopes and dreams.

Anthony Retamal is headed to the Ivy League to study chemistry. The Huntington High School senior has captured a full, all-expenses paid scholarship to attend Cornell University. He has compiled an exceptional academic record and all of his hard work and sacrifices are paying off handsomely.

Vincenza Garofalo is a decisive young woman. The Huntington High School senior isn’t prone to making emotional or rash decisions. Instead, she probes, researches, questions and reflects. When she applied all of that to choosing a college, one name kept coming up: Nova Southeastern University in Florida.

Dylan Proctor is a happy Huntington High School senior. He has already identified his passion and he’s working hard to master it. The teenager has found the perfect college to pursue his hopes and dreams.

Scholarship season has begun at Huntington High School. Senior Toni Reyes-Sorto was one of a small, select group of students to win the Ira Schwartz Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 from LEAD LI.

Isabella Careccia-Johnson has been named valedictorian of Huntington High School’s Class of 2025. Nicholas Plachta is this year’s salutatorian. The exceptional duo has enjoyed spectacular four year runs packed with academic and co-curricular success.

It was a really big deal when a dozen beaming Huntington High School senior athletic stars participated in a Commitment Day signing ceremony in the main lobby, celebrating with family, teammates and coaches their future plans for college sports and higher education.

Mia Molina is busy making every day count during her senior year at Huntington High School. The teenager is completely engaged in her classes and extracurricular activities and generally loving life as she goes about her daily routine.

Mia Molina is busy making every day count during her senior year at Huntington High School. The teenager is completely engaged in her classes and extracurricular activities and generally loving life as she goes about her daily routine.

Valerie Ferreira always has a way of distinguishing herself. The Huntington High School senior has always been a standout in one way or another since her earliest days in the district at Washington Primary School.

Jenna Italiano is a confident, articulate and altogether impressive Huntington High School senior. She’s been formulating her future plans for some time and after a period of investigation, discussion, reflection and analysis the teenager has decided to attend Molloy University in Rockville Centre and play on the college’s NCAA Division II women’s lacrosse team.

Sophie Carlson goes about her daily routine with a smile on her face. The Huntington High School senior is a kind and considerate soul and a compassionate one, too. She plays on three different varsity athletic teams and volunteers with several club organizations.

Charlotte Curtin is enjoying a great start to her senior year at Huntington High School, where she has been starring on the Blue Devil field hockey team this fall.

Huntington High School’s Isabella Careccia-Johnson has been recognized as one of the top seniors in the United States by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

Sam Soric has really shined in every possible way at Huntington High School, where he has compiled an enviable academic record, captured All-State honors as a vocalist and played an important role with the Blue Devil marching band as one of its drum majors. But that’s just scratching the surface of the pursuits of this notable teenager who has earned the respect of his classmates and the building’s faculty corps.