The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Board of Education held its quarterly recognition ceremony prior to its March 20 meeting. Among the students receiving certificates of achievement were the following:
Students who maintained an average of 90 or better to earn New York State Student-Athlete Team recognition: Girl's basketball: Nicole Barth, Kelly Brandt, Cynthia Daub, Kristen Egan, Leslie Panagot, Kathleen Papa, Stephanie Pelling. Boys fencing: John Pilavas, James Santelli, Matt Sommerhalter, Ken Howes, Blake Jennings, Adam Robbins, Arthur Yeh. Girls fencing: Regina Competiello, Sarah DeFilippe, Valerie Giambanco, Stephanie Lecci, Grace Lin, Seanna Burke, Danielle Gershon.
Girls soccer: Erika Baracaldo-Correa, Vanessa Baracaldo, Shamila Dilmaghani, Valerie Giambanco, Caitlin Hoyt, Dominique Igoe, Naomi Levin, Jennifer Maa, Stephanie Paruolo, Beth Ruben, Rapha Searing, Rebecca Searing.
Boys cross country: Jesse Abrahams, Thomas Boorstein, Stephen Cogliandro, Mark Mitchell, Cole Poelker, David Wurtz. Girls cross country: Amanda Edell, Kristen Egan, Barbie Huelser, Antonia Laino, Lauren Robbins.
Volleyball: Regina Competiello, Jayme Dando, Dana Gutkowski, Audra Levey, Meghan Mediate, Lindsay Nastri, Megan Ottaiano, Stephanie Pelling.
Field hockey: Nicole Barth, Kristen Bellissimo, Lynda Bradley, Kelly Brandt, Dana Koines, Susie Lalonde, Linda Llobell, Brooke Nielsen, Marissa Nihil, Kacee Papa, Trish Salerno, Jennifer Trepal, Caitlin Williams, Komal Wadyal.
Tennis: Carly Blumberg, Kristy Buzzerio, Lauren Douglas, Tara Flynn, Heather Garver, Samantha Labadorf, Tillie Mirman, Carina Putnam, Deborah Rubin;
Winter Track: Erin Brown, Becky Harshbarger, Karin Hoesl, Barbie Huelser, Jill Huelser, Antonia Laino, Katherine Lalonde, Susanne Lalonde, Arielle Laurie, Naomi Levin, Stephanie Paruolo, Deborah Rubin.
Wrestling: Jesse Abrahams, Stephen Cogliandro, George DiFede, Stephen Dudas, Nick Koumoulis, Matt McNamara, Matt Nihill, Derek Jones, Greg Cappello, Doug Heend.
Students earning additional recognition included: All-county: Jillian Henn, Kristen Egan, girls basketball; John Bruckner, boys fencing; Stephanie Lecci, girl's fencing; David Wrutz, cross country and Felipe Santibanez, soccer.
All conference: Dustin Abbate, John Panagot, boys basketball; Leslie Panagot, Kathryn Daub, girls basketball; Christopher Rickard, boys bowling; Valerie Giambanco, girls fencing; Antonia Laino, girls winter track; Ross Williams, David Wurtz, Andy Segura, boys winter track; David Wurtz, Cole Poelker, Antonia Laino, Amanda Edell, cross country; Kelly Brandt, Nicole Barth, field hockey; Gregory Cappello, football; Douglas Anderson, William Davis, Jeffrey Allen, boys soccer; Jenna Ament, girls soccer, Lindsay Nastri, Jennifer Clark, Stephanie Pelling.
Volleyball, all division: Kelly Brandt, girls basketball; all-classification: Amanda Hemme, girls soccer; New York State Qualifier: David Wurtz, Amanda Edell; Scholar athlete awards: Jennifer Trepal, field hockey, Shamila Dilmaghani, girls soccer; Team Sportsmanship Award, girls soccer; Coaches sportsmanship award: Tom Neary; Scholar Athlete team coaches: John Bruckner, girls and boys fencing; Tom Neary, girls indoor track; Jay Davis, wrestling; Bruce Levorchick, girls basketball, Dan Haggerty, girls soccer; Jen Iles, girls volleyball; Bob Browne, girls and boys cross country; Tom Robinson, girls tennis; Val Halesworth, field hockey.