"We are here to acknowledge your journey. Your journey is a testament to your character…You are the true embodiment of what it means to be a student and a role model.”

Smithtown High School East Assistant Principal Mike Aleci led off Thursday’s Smithtown Rotary Club awards ceremony with those words of acknowledgement for the fifteen High School East and High School West students receiving awards.
Superintendent Mark Secaur, High School West Principal William Holl, and Assistant Superintendents Kevin Simmons, Paul Strader, Neil Katz and Dan Helmes were among those in attendance to congratulate the students.
Every district high school guidance counselor recommended one student who has overcome significant obstacles or adversity to excel in school.
High School West Assistant Principal Annemarie Freund closed the ceremony, praising the students for not just reaching a final destination, but embracing “the journey we undertake to arrive there.”

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Congratulations to the following students and counselors:

Sophia Chirco (Guidance Counselor: Michele Randall)

Olivia Thode (Guidance Counselor: Marissa Urso)

Audrey Krane (Guidance Counselor: Kate Baker-Dorney)

Hunter Colwin (Guidance Counselor: Brian Alemaghides)

Bryan Miranda Hernandez (Guidance Counselor: Maggie Shanley)

James Gregory (Guidance Counselor: Kelly Brouthers)

Paula Araujo Parra (Guidance Counselor: Isabella Aviles)

Ariana Aucone (Guidance Counselor: Karen Schmalz)

Katherine Gonzalez (Guidance Counselor: Sara Stone)

Alyssa Smith (Guidance Counselor: Robert Woods)

Micha Raimondi (Guidance Counselor: Dorothy Caputo)

Jessica Maloney (Guidance Counselor: Diane Giannico)

Elena Ottesen (Guidance Counselor: Patricia Coppola)

Abigail Sorrells (Guidance Counselor: Michael Agostino)

Hannah Angelus (Guidance Counselor: Chelsea Shirreffs)