Twenty-four New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District student-musicians received the tremendous honor of being selected to perform in the All-County music festival this year. The festival, which is hosted by the Nassau Music Educators Association, held concerts at the Tilles Center in January.
Band, chorus and orchestra students were chosen based on their NYSSMA scores from the previous school year, as well as teacher recommendation. All-County selection allows the students to play with some of the finest musicians at their age level in Nassau County. Additionally, the district extends congratulations to music teacher Joanna Malaszczyk, who served as the lead chairperson of the Division 1 West Chorus, and music teacher Calob Congdon, who served as the assistant chairperson for the Division 1 West Chorus.
The district congratulates the following students on this achievement:
Garden City Park School
Diana Alvarenga, sixth grade, band; Abiel Benly, fifth grade, chorus; Katalina Fung, sixth grade, orchestra; Mia Geary, fifth grade, orchestra; Kathleen Hellman, sixth grade, chorus; Analia Martinez, fifth grade, chorus; and Johan Prasad, sixth grade, chorus.
Hillside Grade School
Olivia George, sixth grade, chorus; Sofia Ignacio, sixth grade, band; Yurihan Kang, fifth grade, band; Aniya Khanna, sixth grade, chorus; Abby Newman, fifth grade, chorus; Elodie Rinaudo, fifth grade, chorus; and Jayden Tettey, sixth grade, orchestra.
Manor Oaks School
Fiona Chen, sixth grade, chorus; Alessandra Curatolo, fifth grade, chorus; Sumaiyah Islam, fifth grade, chorus; Sophie Lin, sixth grade, orchestra; and Rosemary Varghese, sixth grade, chorus.
New Hyde Park Road School
Ashir Javed, fifth grade, chorus; Michael Kucic, fifth grade, chorus; Neil Navarro, sixth grade, chorus; Kellan Reinle, sixth grade, chorus; and Sophia Zhang, fifth grade, chorus.