The New Hyde Park-Garden City Park community came together to celebrate the outstanding achievements of students and staff during the board of education meeting on June 8.
The evening began with a special musical performance by New Hyde Park Road School sixth grader Jensen Wu, who performed a violin duet alongside orchestra teacher Alyssa Budzynski. Together, the pair delivered an impressive rendition of Mozart’s “Der Spiegel Violin Duet.” In addition to his accomplishments on the violin, Wu has been accepted to the Manhattan School of Music for his exceptional talent on the bassoon.
Following the performance, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jennifer Morrison-Raptis recognized winners of the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Poetry Contest. Michael Mathew, a third grader at Hillside Grade School, and Emily Marracino, a third grader at Manor Oaks School, shared their award-winning original poems with attendees. Their work has been published in the 40th annual Student Poetry Contest Honorees book.
The district also recognized several staff members who were granted tenure in acknowledgment of their dedication and contributions to the district. Those receiving tenure were Director of Personnel Amy Faccio, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kim LaRegina, teacher Carrie Bruno and teacher Andrea Verios.
The evening’s recognitions concluded with an administrative appointment, as New Hyde Park Road School teacher Kelly Setiadi was officially named the new assistant principal of Garden City Park School and Hillside Grade School.
