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Congratulations to our Student World Language Contest Winners
American Sign language
Authentic Production Video – Authentic Speaking Task.
B – Grades 6-12 (Level 1) – Zoe Varkaris & Emma Salvatori (North Shore HS)
B – Grades 6-12 (Level 2) – Mika Ikawa & Lia Serravalle (North Shore HS)
B – Grades 6-12 (Level 3) – Grace Ryan & Janessa Reyes (North Shore HS)
American Sign Language
Authentic Production Video – International Vocal Music & ASL Song Interpretation
B-Grades 6-12 (Level 3) – Sophia Ancona, Zahrah Chin, Ava Connelly, Sophie Leigh, Ashley Levy, Nylise Rosario, Haoran Shi, Kate Spieler, JacK Begley (North Shore HS)
French
Authentic Production Video – Poetry Recitation
1st Place – B- Grades 6-12 (Level 1) – Ariande Patsalides (Willets Road Middle School)
2nd Place – B- Grades 6-12 (Level 1) – Alex Dunn (Willets Road Middle School)
3rd Place – B- Grades 6-12 (Level 1) – Lucy Morgan (Willets Road Middle School)
French
Written Original Poetry
B – Grades 6-12 (Level 3) – Samantha Wo (Old Westbury)
Italian
Authentic Production Video – International Dance
B – Grades 6-12 (Level 4) – Ashka Tercius, Alexandra Saccone, Jennetta Saul, Ashish Kaur (Sewanhaka High School)
Spanish
Written Original Essay
1st Place – A – Grades K-5 (All Levels) – Manuel Gomez Martinez (Cutchogue East Elementary)
2nd Place – A – Grades K-5 (All Levels) – Yoni Gomez Martinez (Cutchogue East Elementary)
3rd Place – A – Grades K-5 (All Levels) – Gage Meehan (Cutchogue East Elementary)
Spanish
Written Original Poetry
1st Place – A – Grades K-5 (All Levels) – Gabrielle Opisso – (Cutchogue East Elementary)
2nd Place – A – Grades K-5 (All Levels) – Renata Opisso – (Cutchogue East Elementary)
3rd Place – A – Grades K-5 (All Levels) – Arianna Ramirez – (Cutchogue East Elementary)
Spanish
Authentic Production Video – International Dance
1st Place – A – Grades K-5 (All Levels) – Lillian Connolly, Amelia Dantes, Theia Stetler, Gabriella Duran Dunbar, Adeline Galgano, Ella Eschbach, Ella Warner (Cutchogue East Elementary)
2nd Place – A – Grades K-5 (All Levels) – Alisson Pinto, Liam Walters, Denis Girón (Cutchogue East Elementary)
Spanish
Authentic Production Video – Poetry Recitation
A – Grades K-5 (All Levels) – Siena Roseto – (Cutchogue East Elementary)
Spanish
Written Original Poetry
B- Grades 6-12 (Level 2) – Annemarie Alfonsi (Floral Park Memorial High School)
Spanish
Authentic Production Video – Poetry Recitation
1st Place – B – Grades 6-12 (Level 4) – AnnaBelle Deaner (Hills East)
2nd Place – B – Grades 6-12 (Level 4) – Emily Wong (Sewanhaka Central High School District)
Spanish
Authentic Production Video – International
1st Place – B – Grades 6-12 (Level 4) – Silvia Izquierdo (Massapequa High School)
Spanish
Written Original Essay
1st Place – B – Grades 6-12 (Level 4) – AnnaBelle Deaner (Hills East)
2nd Place – B – Grades 6-12 (Level 4) – Chloe Goldberg (Massapequa High School)
Spanish
Written Original Poetry
1st Place – C – College/AP/IB/Honors – Lily De Bei (Ward Melville High School)
2nd Place – C – College/AP/IB/Honors – Ava Perrotta (Ward Melville High School)
3rd Place – C – College/AP/IB/Honors – Shirley Xiong (Ward Melville High School)
Questions? Please contact our Member-at-Large, Dina Pannone
“Languages Link Us Together”
There were a total of 46 participants from 13 schools.:
Edward J. Bosti Elementary School Floral Park Memorial High School
Parliament Place Elementary School General Douglas Mac Arthur HS
Sycamore Avenue Elementary School Oakdale Bohemia Middle School
Baldwin Middle School Hewlett High School
William T. Rogers Middle School Half Hollow Hills East HS
Salk Middle School George W. Hewlett High School
Woodmere Middle School
Results (please note: some results are tied)
Category A Grades 4-6
1st Place: Mollie Lattanzio (Teacher: AnnMarie Lombardi, Sycamore Avenue Elementary School, Connetquot Central SD.
2nd Place: Kyler Stewart (Teacher: Elise Ruyle, Edward J. Bosti Elementary School, Connetquot Central SD)
3rd Place: Javier Pastrano (Teacher: Nicholas Pei, Parliament Place Elementary School, North Babylon SD).
Honarable Mention: Erin Hanford, Gianni Ssfina (Teacher: AnnMarie Lombardi, Sycamore Avenue Elementary School, Connetquot Central SD.
Category B Grades 7-9
1st Place: Rachel Lim (Teacher: Julie Weilgart, William T. Rogers MS, Kings Park SD)
1st Place: Mary Padovani (Teacher: Catherine DeMarco, Floral Park Memorial HS, Sewanhaka Central SD).
2nd Place: Ryan Boyd (Teacher: Julie Weilgart, William T. Rogers MS, Kings Park SD)
3rd Place: Jillian Black (Teacher: Julie Weilgart, William T. Rogers MS, Kings Park SD)
Honorable Mention: Angelo Urso (Teacher: Julie Weilgart, William T. Rogers MS, Kings Park SD)
Ava Girardi (Teacher: Amber Browning, General Douglas MacArthur HS, Levittown Public Schools)
Category C Grades 10-12
1st Place: Darren Chen (Teacher: Wendy Yu, George W. Hewlett HS, Hewlett-Woodmere SD)
1st Place: Ondreo Yuen (Teacher: Lindsay Jan-McCann, General Douglas MacArthur HS, Levittown Public Schools)
2nd Place: Lincoln Williams (Teacher: Adriana De Araujo, George W. Hewlett HS, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools)
2nd Place: Alison Melendez (Teacher: Lindsay Jan-McCann, General Douglas MacArthur HS, Levittown Public Schools)
3rd Place: Alicia Ho (Teacher: Lindsay Jan-McCann, General Douglas MacArthur HS, Levittown Public Schools)
Honorable Mention: Sienna La Paglia (Teacher: Adriana De Araujo, George W. Hewlett HS, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools)
Thank you to all teachers and students for wonderful submissions. Congratulations to our winners!
Category C
Grades 10-12
Sienna La Paglia
George W. Hewlett High School
Category C
Grades 10-12
Darren Chen
George W. Hewlett High School
Category B
Grades 7-9
Hailey Herfel
William T. Rogers Middle School
Category A
Grades 4-6
Artem Postolatii
Parliament Place Elementary School
Category B
Grades 7-9
Rachel Lim
William T. Rogers Middle School
Category B
Grades 7-9
Jillian Black
William T. Rogers Middle School
LILT is approved by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) as a sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE). The approval is pursuant to section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. Attendance at our LILT General Membership Meetings, LILT Annual Conference and LILT Professional Development Workshops can count towards satisfying the required 100 hours of Professional Development every five years.
Long Island Language Teachers, Inc. is a comprehensive organization of language educators in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Its membership includes K-16 teachers and supervisors of World Languages, ENL (English as a New Language), and ASL (American Sign Language).
