North Babylon High School honored the top 25 students in the Class of 2023, along with the teachers, coaches and staff members who inspired them along the way, at a ceremony in the school’s auditorium on April 19.
High School Principal Dr. Jonathan Klomp welcomed students, staff, administrators, board of education members and families to the small ceremony that celebrated the impact of these dedicated professionals on each of the students. “These students tonight are amazingly talented and amazingly involved and they are here tonight to celebrate the people who helped them get here,” he said.
Each student in attendance was called up to the podium to speak about their honored guest. Congratulations to the following students and their honorees (in alphabetical order): Suheyla Akyurek (Mr. Robert DeBonis, Robert Moses Middle School); Dwain Anderson; Ian Battaglia (Mrs. Annette Kuruc, North Babylon High School); Marissa Britton (Mrs. Amy Bongiorno, North Babylon High School); Djoonicka Buissereth; Ashley Campos (Dr. Stephanie Kaiser, North Babylon High School); Hannah Candia (Ms. Sarah Lambert, North Babylon High School); Emma Carolan (Mr. Matthew Temme, North Babylon High School); Tainna Charles (Ms. Alison Leisen, North Babylon High School); Llewana D’Silva (Ms. Nicole Vederosa, North Babylon High School); Legrand Davis III (Ms. Renee Sanchez); Aleena DeStefano (Mrs. Alexandra VanRossem, North Babylon High School); Samantha Gonzalez (Ms. Heather Tullo, North Babylon High School); Emily Meyer (Mr. John Hall, Parliament Place Elementary); James Miller (Mr. Michael Murray, Robert Moses Middle School); Mohid Nadeem (Mr. Brian Snyder, Robert Moses Middle School); Heidi Ortiz (Ms. Helayna Campo, William E. DeLuca Elementary); Adrika Rahman (Ms. Celeste Janelis, Robert Moses Middle School); Andy Ren (Mr. Thomas Duffy, North Babylon High School); Aaliyah Siddiqui (Mr. Christopher Wink, North Babylon High School); Aniya Strong (Mrs. Elizabeth Luna, North Babylon High School); Cameran Vanel (Ms. Keisha Rivers, Board of Education trustee); Dylan Warno (Mr. John Paul Biondo, Marion G. Vedder Elementary); salutatorian Gia Licata (Ms. Katie Schweitzer, varsity gymnastics coach); and valedictorian Spiros Manolas (Ms. Erin Casserly, North Babylon High School).
