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GARDEN CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS<br />
On The Line<br />
GRADUATION 2014 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us Vol. 15 • No. 6<br />
Congratulations to the Class of 2014!<br />
On June 28 th , the Class of 2014 - 277 strong - processed onto Warren King Field for Garden City High School’s<br />
80 th Annual Commencement Ceremony. The turquoise sky and green field formed a perfect backdrop for the<br />
crisp white dresses and tuxedos, traditional garb worn by Garden City’s graduating girls and boys, in an elegant<br />
ceremony marked by overwhelming joy and heartfelt tears. Salutatorian Katherine McGannon welcomed<br />
classmates, parents, and friends; Julia Maloney Scholarship winner Megan Galioto expressed her deep gratitude<br />
to teacher Steve Mayo; and Superintendent Dr. Robert Feirsen offered reflections on how the world has changed<br />
since the Class of 2014 first entered the high school. Sage words were offered by English teacher and Keynote<br />
Speaker Carlo Rebolini just prior to the awarding of diplomas by members of the Board of Education.<br />
Warmest congratulations to the Class of 2014 and best wishes for a bright and successful future!<br />
To view more photos,<br />
use the QR code above.
Steven Menelly<br />
Valedictorian<br />
President Trapasso and Board of Education members, Superintendent Feirsen, Principal McLaughlin, Garden<br />
City High School faculty, parents, friends and family, welcome, and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.<br />
Thank you for the unending support and the unconditional love that you have given to the Class of 2014.<br />
We are here today in celebration, a celebration for things past and future. Today is the final day for the Class of<br />
2014. Tomorrow our class will be only a remembrance in the halls of Garden City High School, the latest link in a<br />
chain that extends far back to the past and will stretch far into the future.<br />
What is this Class of 2014 here today, then What is this fleeting moment between yesterday and tomorrow<br />
that seems to be passing so quickly<br />
You could say that this is all a coincidence - that the Class of 2014 is just 277 people born in approximately the<br />
same year that happened to live in the same town, that this was all random, that we were thrown together by<br />
time and chance.<br />
This origin is, in some sense, true, but it is insufficient. We have become something greater through the years<br />
we have spent as kin in the schools of this district. As wonderful as we are as individuals, the Class of 2014 is greater than the sum of its<br />
parts. It lives beyond us, thinking and acting in accordance with the values embodied by our place and time. It has taken its own steps<br />
and breathed its own air. It is the individual of our community.<br />
Imagine if this class were to take the form of another student sitting amongst us today. Who is this person No doubt this person<br />
would be brilliant, waltzing with ease through every subject, showing themself to be a true renaissance man or woman through their<br />
voracious passion for learning. The thorniest calculus problems would resolve themselves before the eyes of this student. He would<br />
write effusively on any topic from history or literature, just as easily as she would speak in any of the languages taught here. Doubtless,<br />
too, would be their athletic prowess, as this person would have the strength of a linebacker, the grace of gymnast, the endurance of a<br />
marathon runner, and on and on. In short, he or she would put any decathlon athlete to shame. In the arts, this student of ours would be<br />
unprecedented, singing and dancing and acting with remarkable skill, all while perfectly playing any number of instruments. And if this<br />
weren’t enough, our student would construe hues and colors beautifully, forging breathtaking arrangements with every medium.<br />
We should take great pride in this student, as it is the best of all of us that makes him or her great.<br />
Parents, you have seen this child grow, from its nascent steps in kindergarten to its final steps down to its seat here today.<br />
Administrators, you have shepherded this student with love through the years, guiding it along the way.<br />
And teachers, you have imparted all that you can on this child, hoping in the wisdom of your influence.<br />
The community embodied by the Garden City School system raised this child, now an adult and suitably ready for the world.<br />
Finally, if this child takes the best of our accomplishment, it also must take the best of our character. It treats the world and humanity<br />
with unqualified generosity, kindness, and optimism. It comports itself with dignity and responsibility no matter the circumstance.<br />
Unfortunately, the story of this child ends here on this day, as there are no more school days left for its development. We students, who<br />
each have contributed in our own special way to this person, are about to leave on our own, new journeys.<br />
In the next chapter of our lives, we will, in some way, be part of a community, whether that means a university, or a business, or a place<br />
of residence; we will continue to live our lives through communities, and in the process, give that community a life of its own, just as we<br />
have breathed life into the student we now leave behind.<br />
American historian Henry Adams said this in the memoir of his own life: “All experience is an arch, to build upon.”<br />
Garden City High School Class of 2014, great things lie ahead. By our experience here, we have been given a template for life. For both<br />
tough and easy times, recall what we have brought forth into the world, that exemplar student whom we bid goodbye to today, and act<br />
in accordance with the better nature of ourselves embodied in that individual.<br />
But for this moment now - I congratulate and wish the absolute best to the members of this class and to their families, for this journey is<br />
almost over and time, at least momentarily, is on our side.<br />
ALONZO AFRICA<br />
TIMOTHY ALFORD<br />
JONATHAN ARDITO<br />
DEREK ATTARDI<br />
NAYEEM BAKSH<br />
CAROLINE BEATY<br />
RYAN BLAIR<br />
MATTHEW REED BONVISSUTO<br />
CATHERINE BUNN<br />
JOSEPH BURDI<br />
BRITTANY BURKE<br />
CONOR BURKE<br />
DAVID BUTLER<br />
CONOR BYRNES<br />
KIERAN BYRNES<br />
EMILY CAFARO<br />
MICHELLE CAMPOLI<br />
FRANCIS CAPONEGRO<br />
TAYLOR CARPENTIER<br />
MICHAEL CASSANO<br />
JOHN CAUCHI<br />
IRIS CHANG<br />
Binghamton University<br />
SUNY Oneonta<br />
Fairfield University<br />
James Madison University<br />
Stony Brook University<br />
Dickinson College<br />
Connecticut College<br />
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<br />
SUNY Delhi<br />
SUNY Cobleskill<br />
James Madison University<br />
Saint Joseph’s University<br />
Adelphi University<br />
Virginia Military Institute<br />
Villanova University<br />
The College of the Holy Cross<br />
Rhode Island School of Design<br />
Marist College<br />
George Mason University<br />
United States Naval Academy<br />
Fordham University<br />
Georgetown University<br />
Where They Will Be Attending<br />
SEUNG HYU CHOI<br />
NICOLE CHTCHEKINE<br />
JAMES COLLINS<br />
MICHAEL COLLINS<br />
DANIEL COMBATTI<br />
CHRISTOPHER CONNOLLY<br />
JOHN CONNORS<br />
MEGAN COTTER<br />
CONNOR CRAWFORD<br />
JOSEPH CREIGHTON<br />
KELLY CURRAN<br />
MARGARET D’ANTONIO<br />
MAURA DARMODY<br />
ADAM DAVIES<br />
IFEOLUWA DAWODU<br />
TARA DEANGELO<br />
ALIX DELLA PENA<br />
ALEXANDER DELLA RATTA<br />
KATHLEEN DEMARIA<br />
HARRY DEMIRIS<br />
SAMANTHA DERBY<br />
MARK DESANTIS<br />
JULIA DIGNAM<br />
University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign<br />
Union College<br />
Undecided<br />
Pennsylvania State University<br />
The University of Scranton<br />
Boston College<br />
James Madison University<br />
The University of Scranton<br />
Lynn University<br />
SUNY Maritime<br />
Undecided<br />
University of Michigan<br />
Fordham University<br />
Boston College<br />
University of Pennsylvania<br />
Villanova University<br />
The George Washington University<br />
Hofstra University<br />
Johns Hopkins University<br />
SUNY Maritime<br />
Boston University<br />
University of Florida<br />
Georgetown University<br />
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NINA DIMARIA<br />
Saint John’s University<br />
DANIEL DOLAN<br />
University of Massachusetts - Amherst<br />
PATRICK DOLAN<br />
Georgetown University<br />
EMILY DONOVAN<br />
Virginia Polytechnic Institute<br />
MARIANNA DOYAMIS<br />
Stony Brook University<br />
JESSICA DRUM<br />
SUNY Delhi<br />
CASEY DUFF<br />
Villanova University<br />
BRENDAN DUKES<br />
James Madison University<br />
SUSANNE DUPONT<br />
Saint Joseph’s University<br />
DANIELLE DURAND<br />
University of Delaware<br />
JULIE DURAND<br />
Villanova University<br />
JACQUELINE EDWARDS Pennsylvania State University<br />
HANNAH EILBECK<br />
Duke University<br />
KAITLIN EMMERT<br />
Fairfield University<br />
JACQUELYN ESCALANTE SUNY Delhi<br />
MARK EULAU<br />
University of Colorado - Boulder<br />
DRUSILLA FALCO<br />
Dartmouth College<br />
NICHOLAS FEALEY<br />
Rochester Institute of Technology<br />
ANTHONY FERRARO<br />
University of Richmond<br />
ANDREW FERRI<br />
College of Mount Saint Vincent<br />
THOMAS FERRIS<br />
University of Albany<br />
TIMOTHY FEYRER<br />
University of Richmond<br />
PATRICK FINNERAN<br />
Dickinson College<br />
TINA FODERA<br />
Sacred Heart University<br />
FABRICE FREDERIQUE<br />
SUNY Maritime<br />
SAGE FULLER<br />
Loyola University Maryland<br />
EMILY FULLHARDT<br />
Pace University, New York City<br />
MICHELLE GAINE<br />
Fordham University<br />
MEGAN GALIOTO<br />
Villanova University<br />
CAITLIN GALLANT<br />
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill<br />
LINDSEY GALLIGAN<br />
Sacred Heart University<br />
LAUREN GARIZIO<br />
Sacred Heart University<br />
ELIZABETH GEE<br />
Johns Hopkins University<br />
CODY GEORGE<br />
Dartmouth College<br />
EMILY GERSPACH<br />
Pennsylvania State University<br />
PATRICK GERSPACH<br />
University of Notre Dame<br />
ERIN GIACINI<br />
Siena College<br />
RYAN GIACINI<br />
SUNY Cortland<br />
NICOLAS GIANNONE<br />
Gettysburg College<br />
CHLOE GIARRAPUTO<br />
Keene State College<br />
JOSEPH GIARRAPUTO<br />
Boston College<br />
ETHAN GIBBONS<br />
Marist College<br />
JOHN GILLAN<br />
Gettysburg College<br />
JUSTIN GONG<br />
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br />
MATTHEW GREENE<br />
Hamilton College<br />
BRIANNE GRIFFITH<br />
Georgetown University<br />
TIMOTHY HALABY<br />
University of Arizona<br />
KYLE HARDER<br />
James Madison University<br />
QUINN HELLING<br />
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica<br />
AMBER HENRIQUEZ<br />
Boston University<br />
SUSANNE HERBSTER<br />
Pratt Institute<br />
WILLIAM HERLIHY<br />
New York Institute of Technology<br />
JACQUELINE HOCHHEISER Dickinson College<br />
ERIN HOLLIS<br />
University of Richmond<br />
CHRISTOPHER HOURMOUZIS Iona College<br />
BRIAN HUGHES<br />
Marist College<br />
DEVON IALENTI<br />
Loyola University Maryland<br />
DANIELLE IENNA<br />
Georgetown University<br />
LAURA JAEGER<br />
Fordham University<br />
KYLE JAENICHEN<br />
Dowling College<br />
EMILY KALLEM<br />
Curry College<br />
ZOE KARIKAS<br />
Syracuse University<br />
JOANNA KEATING<br />
Marist College<br />
MICHAEL KEATING<br />
Hunter College - CUNY<br />
AMANDA KELLY<br />
University of Delaware<br />
MATTHEW KELLY<br />
University of Michigan<br />
CAMERON KERN<br />
Stonehill College<br />
MEAGHAN KIELY<br />
SUNY Geneseo<br />
GENEVIEVE KLATT<br />
Saint Joseph’s University<br />
ZACHARY KOLSEN<br />
Quinnipiac University<br />
KAITLYN KUSTEK<br />
Nassau Community College<br />
DIANA KUTULOS<br />
Towson University<br />
ALLISON LAGUEUX<br />
Culinary Arts, Barry Tech<br />
JAMES LARK<br />
Nassau Community College<br />
KELLY LAWKINS<br />
Dickinson College<br />
JENNIFER LEARY<br />
Fordham University<br />
LUKE LECOCHE<br />
The Ohio State University<br />
THOMAS LEGGETT<br />
Hobart and William Smith Colleges<br />
JULIANA LIBERTI<br />
Nassau Community College<br />
NICOLE LIND<br />
Villanova University<br />
AIDAN LOGAN<br />
University of Richmond<br />
MEGHAN LOGAN<br />
The University of Scranton<br />
PAIGE LOPEZ<br />
Fairfield University<br />
BRIAN LORUSSO<br />
SUNY New Paltz<br />
ELIZABETH LOSQUADRO Adelphi University<br />
JOSEPH LOZANO<br />
Columbia University<br />
JACK LUCCHESI<br />
Marist College<br />
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PETER LUGLIO<br />
JOHN MADIGAN<br />
BRIANNA MAGLIO<br />
KATHERINE MALHAME<br />
ANNORA MARINO<br />
CHRISTINA MARINO<br />
JACQUELINE MARINO<br />
PANTELIS MARINOS<br />
REGAN MAROONEY<br />
CARISSA MASTANDUONO<br />
RICHARD MASTERS<br />
LAUREN MCAULIFFE<br />
SARAH MCCABE<br />
CONNOR MCCULLOUGH<br />
TIMOTHY MCDONAGH<br />
BRANDON MCDONOUGH<br />
DANIEL MCELROY<br />
KATHERINE MCGANNON<br />
AIDAN MCGOVERN<br />
KATHLIN MCGOVERN<br />
DEIRDRE MCGRATH<br />
LIAM MCGUINNESS<br />
MELANIE MCHUGH<br />
BRENDAN MCLAUGHLIN<br />
STEVEN MENELLY<br />
WILLIAM MENNICKEN<br />
ANTHONY MERCANDETTI<br />
EMILY MERCANDETTI<br />
JESSICA MERO<br />
AMY MESSINA<br />
JOHN MICHON<br />
DANNY MILLER<br />
ZACHARY MINER<br />
CULLEN MINION<br />
CHRISTOPHER MISERERE<br />
LAUREN MIXON<br />
PATRICK MOHAN<br />
EVAN MOLITOR<br />
JOSEPH MONACO<br />
ALEXANDRA MONTGOMERY<br />
JAMES MORAN<br />
EMILY MOZDZER<br />
GRACE MUROLO<br />
KAYLA MURPHY<br />
KELLEN MURPHY<br />
NATALIE MUSCARELLA<br />
JAMES NARDONE<br />
GABRIELLE NASTASI<br />
ASHLEY NESSLER<br />
LIANN NEWBY<br />
GRAYCE NIX<br />
BRODY NOLAN<br />
STEPHANIE NOLAN<br />
KRISTEN NOONAN<br />
NICOLE NUZZOLO<br />
HALEY O’HANLON<br />
JACQUELINE O’HARE<br />
KATHLEEN O’KEEFFE<br />
JACQUELINE O’REILLY<br />
LOUIS PAGONIS<br />
ZACHARY PAHLAVI<br />
MATTHEW PAPPACENA<br />
DREW PASCALE<br />
ADAM PAULEY<br />
MATTHEW PENA<br />
ANDREW PETERSEN<br />
GAVIN PHILIPPAS<br />
TERESA PIETROMONACO<br />
KELLY GRACE PUNTURO<br />
EMILY QUIGLEY<br />
KRISTEN RASQUIN<br />
CATHERINE REDDINGTON<br />
JACQUELINE REID<br />
JACK REINA<br />
THOMAS REINA<br />
JULIANA RESTREPO<br />
ALEXANDRA RICEMAN<br />
MADISON RICH<br />
CAITLIN RIEDELL<br />
CONNOR RIEDELL<br />
CAITLIN RIEGER<br />
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ALEXA RIVIELLE<br />
THOMAS ROCCO<br />
JASON ROCHA<br />
MATTHEW ROGERS<br />
DANIEL ROMERO<br />
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University of Alabama<br />
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Fordham University<br />
Saint John’s University<br />
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James Madison University<br />
Adelphi University<br />
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University of Pennsylvania<br />
Marymount Manhattan College<br />
Loyola University Maryland<br />
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Catholic University of America<br />
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Boston College<br />
Towson University<br />
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Binghamton University<br />
University of Colorado at Boulder<br />
Hunter College - CUNY<br />
Bryant University<br />
University of Michigan<br />
Gettysburg College<br />
SUNY Farmingdale<br />
Fairfield University<br />
University of Dayton<br />
Salisbury University<br />
Queens College - CUNY<br />
University of Connecticut<br />
University of Delaware<br />
Cornell University<br />
Nassau Community College<br />
Quinnipiac University<br />
Providence College<br />
University of Rhode Island<br />
Nassau Community College<br />
Muhlenberg College<br />
DeSales University<br />
Arizona State University<br />
Nassau Community College<br />
Champlain College<br />
Binghamton University<br />
Providence College<br />
Lee University<br />
Colgate University<br />
Trinity College<br />
The University of Scranton<br />
High Point University<br />
George Mason University<br />
Saint John’s University<br />
Northeastern University<br />
University of Maryland<br />
Moravian College<br />
Binghamton University<br />
Binghamton University<br />
Binghamton University<br />
SUNY Potsdam<br />
Lehigh University<br />
University of Connecticut<br />
SUNY Geneseo<br />
Syracuse University<br />
Fordham University<br />
Niagara County Community College<br />
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse<br />
Florida Atlantic University<br />
Villanova University<br />
Fairfield University<br />
Quinnipiac University<br />
Washington and Lee University<br />
Georgetown University<br />
Iona College<br />
University of Delaware<br />
Manhattan College<br />
Nassau Community College<br />
Elizabethtown College<br />
Towson University
GABRIEL ROSALES-DURAN<br />
BRANDON ROSENBLATT<br />
MELISSA ROSS<br />
SARAH RUBINO<br />
SARA RUHL<br />
MELANIA RUTA<br />
ERIC SA<br />
NICOLAS SAMPOGNE<br />
MARC SBEGLIA<br />
ALENA SCEUSA<br />
VINCENT SCHEPPA<br />
THOMAS SCHILLINGER JR<br />
EMILY SCHLAPP<br />
RYAN SCOTT<br />
KELSEY SEIFERTH<br />
CHRISTINA SERVER<br />
SAMANTHA SESSA<br />
KAITLIN SHEA<br />
MACKENZIE SHINE<br />
MEREDITH SHINE<br />
BRIAN SHULMAN<br />
SABRINA SINGH<br />
MICHAELA SMITH<br />
JULIA SOLLIN<br />
ALBERT SOUSSIS<br />
DALE STASCO<br />
ANDREW STEFANIK<br />
BRETT STEWART<br />
LOUIS STOBER<br />
CHRISTOPHER STUMPF<br />
Nassau Community College<br />
University of Delaware<br />
Bentley University<br />
Lafayette College<br />
Elon University<br />
Roger Williams University<br />
The Ohio State University<br />
Pennsylvania State University<br />
Drexel University<br />
Syracuse University<br />
Employment<br />
Hofstra University<br />
College of Charleston<br />
Loyola University Maryland<br />
Marist College<br />
New York University<br />
Gettysburg College<br />
SUNY Geneseo<br />
Syracuse University<br />
School of Visual Arts<br />
Georgetown University<br />
Hofstra University<br />
University of Virginia<br />
Hofstra University<br />
University of Mississippi<br />
Saint Joseph’s University<br />
University of Michigan<br />
Deerfield Academy<br />
Sacred Heart University<br />
Pennsylvania State University<br />
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DANIEL TALBOT<br />
MARISSA TERRILL<br />
KAITLYN THOMPSON<br />
KELLY TIERNEY<br />
CASEY TIMMINS<br />
GINA TIMPANO<br />
ROSEMARY TOMAO<br />
ANDREW TOMITZ<br />
JOSEPH TORRES<br />
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JOSEPH TRAPASSO<br />
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JACQUELINE VANI<br />
ANTHONY VELEZ<br />
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MICHAEL VINCI<br />
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NICHOLAS VORKAS<br />
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BROOKE WARHURST<br />
ROBERT WOTCZAK<br />
BRIDGET YULE<br />
RYAN ZAROU<br />
KYLE ZARRIELLO<br />
VICTORIA ZAWISHA<br />
ANTHONY ZINGA<br />
THOMAS ZWICKE<br />
Stonehill College<br />
Texas Tech University<br />
Sacred Heart University<br />
Bentley University<br />
Georgetown University<br />
SUNY Cobleskill<br />
Fashion Institute of Technology<br />
Rutgers at New Brunswick<br />
SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry<br />
Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton<br />
University of Michigan<br />
Binghamton University<br />
Davidson College<br />
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Rochester Institute of Technology<br />
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Fairfield University<br />
University of Rhode Island<br />
The University of Scranton<br />
Stony Brook University<br />
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Quinnipiac University<br />
Villanova University<br />
Salve Regina University<br />
Elon University<br />
SUNY New Paltz<br />
Boston College<br />
SUNY New Paltz<br />
University of Delaware<br />
Binghamton University<br />
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Angela Heineman<br />
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Tom Pinou<br />
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Robert Martin<br />
Trustee<br />
Laura Hastings<br />
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Robert Feirsen, Ed.D.<br />
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Catherine Knight, Ed.D.<br />
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