Riverdale Kingsbridge

Academy

MS/HS 141

7th Grade Awards

June 2020

Principal’s

Message Dear RKA Community,

Each Spring, I ask the staff to nominate students to receive awards for their accom-plishments in academics, athletic and the arts. We at RKA feel it is important to acknowledge excellence and achievement in each of these areas. We also value reflection and commitment to growth which you will see highlighted in the most improved categories. And, in this program you will also see student highlighted for making the Principal’s List (90% for each of the first five full marking periods as well as our Honor Society students who earn 85% and above at the semester and complete community service. This year, given our extraordinary circumstances, we added yet another category called “Remote Super Star” to allow us to recognize those students who have truly excelled through effort and achievement in the Remote Learning Environment.

I know this has been an extraordinarily difficult year for students, staff and parents alike. Although I am deeply disappointed that I cannot be there to see you receive your acknowledgment and celebrate with your families taking pictures, proudly displaying your certificates and trophies, please know that I am celebrating with you from afar. I miss you and I am proud of each and every RKA student. We all deserve a round of applause!!

2020 has been the toughest year ever, but we persevered and prevailed. I am more confident than ever based on the character and commitment displayed by our students throughout this time that nothing can stop us now!

Bravo and Congratulations!!

Principal Lori O’Mara

RKA Staff

Carmen Abreu·Kenia Almonte·Isa Almonte·Nadine Andre·Jennifer Aponte-

Acosta·Charles Baker·Jennifer Baumler·Loretta Bellom·Cole Benack·Catherine

Benitez·Therese Berinati·Corey Berlow·Michael Bonet·Michelle Boothe·Nuala

Boyne·Courtney Bradshaw·Mark Burrowes·Lucy Carballo·Lori Castiner·Tawana

Chavis·Ricarda Chin·Jeanette Clarke·Ariana Concepcion·Johanna Cuello-

Guitierrez·Vincent Cuomo·Will Cushing·Jaime D'Amico·Charisse Dangerfield·Monique

Daniel·Aimee Dawson·Patrick DeVery·Peggy Diamond·Robert DiCanio·Katherine

Doherty·Lesly Edmond·Michele Eisenberg·Brianne Emsworth·Suzette

Encarnacion·Christine Eng·Goldie Erlick·Luz Feliz·Deana Ferreira·Michael

Flanagan·Thomas Franczkiewicz·Melissa Garcia·Jacqueline Gilmore·Magda

Gomez·Stephanie Gordon·Landys Herbert·Abbey Hope·Scott Jackson·Kaedin

Jemiolo·Gloria Johnson·Kimberly Johnson·Amy Kaminski·Amit Kashi·Monica

Kauschinger·Marita Keane·Andrew Klein·Melissa Knecht·Julienne Krause·Rachel

Kurtz·Amanda Lainaste·Jordan Laks·Helen Lee·Fran Lee·Paula Lenahan·Michael

Lepetit·Kim Lewis·Soremi Lockhart·Julia Loving·Sheilagh Lustig·Vincent

Marinelli·Sarah Marino·Gabriela Martinez·Danielle May·Matthew McGee·Kathy

McIver·Sofia Memos·Stacy Miller·Nadilynn Morales·Sapphire Moran·Maria

Munoz·Cynthia Murat·Nicole Naranjo·Kyle Nevin·Robin Norton·Noreen O'Brien·Lori

O'Mara·Ruth Orozco·Travis Pelepako·David Pierre·Charmaine Price·Julie Prince·Mac

Psachie·Stephanie Purdy·Marcella Quehl·Robyn Rabinowe·Yvonne Ramos·Chadane

Rattigan·Jon Reingold·Adria Rios·Mardeliz Rizon·Laura Roberts·Venecia

Rodriguez·Nancy Rodriguez·Eric Rowley·Lisa Rubenstein·Branny Salcedo·Aurea

Santiago·Jeff Santos·Velma Saunders·Hanady Sayed·Charles Schiller·Nicole

Schmidt·Eric Scholz·Julia Sebastian·John Severiano·Paul Sforza·Suraiya Shah·Ljubica

Sickler·Mark Siracusa·Stella Sourelos·Charles Stahl·Barry Steinberger·Joseph

Stillman·Charles Sukhwa·Tom Sullivan·Rachel Swartz·Angela Thornhill·Leah

Traylor·Christine Vaccaro·Luisa Vasquez·Yvette Velez·Elyza Velez·Gregorio

Vergara·Christina Vignona·Roxanne Vrettos·Devin Walsh·Gloria Williams·Twana

Winston·Jessica Wolk Stanley·Edward Yordan·Jaclyn Zambrella·

Paula Zelazny·Jason Zulauf

Math

Most Improved

Chelsea Acevedo Difo - Kyrylo Chernykh - Julenny Delossantos

- Ritee Kansara - Chelsea Denise Lao - Saranda Rexha - Isa Ruiz

- Elizabeth Schmal - Janae Schuler - Elijah Segers

Outstanding

Joyel Brujan - Viana Espinal - Dylan Goodman - Leo Grant -

Arjana Mulosmani - Prachi Patel - Geordan Penn - Jazlene Slade

- Michael Raziel - Ray Rivera

Excellence

Juliet Gimpel - Sophia Melendez

Remote Super Stars

Malika Ahmed - Aner Eldar - Anibal Santiago

Science

Most Improved

Nickolas Kelly - Alexandra Lyashenko

Anthony Matsievich - Damion Patterson II

Abigail Ramirez - Ethan Sanchez - Jazlene Slade - Isa Ruiz

Guillermo Manon Pereyra

Outstanding

Nick Aviles - Talia Diamond - Miles Greene -

Dakota Jackson - Jaynai Martinelli -Arjana Mulosmani -

Prachi Patel - Geordan Penn - Elizabeth Schmal

Excellence

Elisabeth Nikitina - Amy Sooraj

Remote Super Stars

Samantha Bowden - Julenny Delossantos - Saeed Eshariki

Taylor Jenkins - Alexandra Niatsetskaya

ELA

Most Improved

Josiah Almonte-Garcia - Kyrylo Chernykh - Isabella Dimola -

Dayarith Garcia Baez - Maxine Girard - Dakota Jackson -

Taylor Jenkins - Jaynai Martinelli - Jazlene Slade -

Jordan Yepez

Outstanding

Samantha Agredo - Simeon Booker - Leo Grant -

Miles Greene - McKenzie Hunter - Carissa Rincon -

Elijah Segers - Oscar Smith - Lucia Villanueva

Excellence

Juliet Gimpel - Amy Sooraj

Remote Super Star

Michael Balaj - Henry Batista - Samantha Bowden -

Elisabeth Nikitina - Ava Perez

Literature

Most Improved

Vianna Espinal - Elvira Lopez - Jaleah Mosley - Geordan Penn

- Ava Perez - Elizabeth Schmal - Lorenzo Vergara

Outstanding

Teodora Dimova - Amanda Gonzalez - Jessica Gonzalez -

Alexandra Lyashenko - Isabella McCarthy -

Arjana Mulosmani - Elizabeth Nikitina

Excellence

Maya Acosta - Simeon Booker

Remote Super Star

Sophia Melendez - Adam Samboy

History

Most Improved

Aiden Arias - Adrian Barry - Henry Batista - Naomi Blair -

Daniel Chen - Penelope Dymerets - Kaylee Polanco -

Nathalie Rufino - Anthony Smith - Lucia Villanueva

Outstanding

Simeon Booker - Dakota Jackson - Niv Levy - Yahav Levy -

Elisabeth Nikitina - Prachi Patel - Santos Rivera -

Jazlene Slade - Isabella Vargas

Alexander Thomas Walmsley

Excellence

Arjana Mulosmani - Amy Sooraj

Remote Super Star

Daichi Irie - Sophia Melendez - Anibal Santiago -

Ali Zherka

Spanish

Most Improved

Michelle Baron - Julia Benders - Paulette Marie Gautreau -

Juliet Gimpel - Abigail Ramirez - Zoe Shulman - Alisha Sooraj -

Amaya Villar Morales

Outstanding

Kyrylo Chernykh - Talia Diamond - Isabella Dimola -

Isabella Donnery - Jessica Gonzalez - Niv Levy - Arjana Mulosmani

- Oscar Smith - Amy Sooraj

Excellence

Yahav Levy - Lucia Villanueva

Remote Super Star

Manny Espinal - Michael Lynch - Anibal Santiago

Art

& Gym

Outstanding in Art

Malika Ahmed - Alan Benros - Nalunga Di Domenico -

Alexander Erlich - Juliet Gimpel - Jessica Gonzalez - Daichi Irie -

Claire Silverthorne

Excellence in Art

Ella Agredo - Andile Sangweni - Emma Vasquez

Remote Super Star in Art

Lucia Villanueva - Amy Sooraj

Excellence in Physical Education

Tyler Bernstein - Kyrlo Chernykh - Alexandra Lyashenko

Tatyana Moore

Music

Outstanding in Band

Michelle Baron - Naomi Blair - Ben Emtage - Cecilia Gordon -

Alexandra Niatsetskaya - Deanna Sherman - Oscar Smith

Excellence in Band

Maya Acosta - Tamia Stafford

Remote Super Star in Band

Santos Rivera

Outstanding in Chorus

Samantha Agredo - Elijah Cordones - Micheal Destafano -

Isabella Dimola

Excellence in Chorus

Julia Benders - Sebastian Sola

Awards

Outstanding in ESL

Malika Ahmed - Chelsea Lao - Ian Lara Meza

Most Improved in ESL

Arina Polyvoda

Fall Into Reading Winner

Maya Acosta

Restorative Circles

Miles Greene - Deanna Sherman

Awards

Citizenship Awards

Tyrus Carruthers - Elaine Huang

Student Council Representatives

Simon Feldman - Jessica Gonzalez -

Michael Walsh - Bryanna Martinez

Perfect Attendance

Naomi Blair - Madison Cortes - Talia Diamond - Cecilia Gordon -

Craig Herencia - Chelsea Denise Lao - Yahav Levy - Michael Lynch

- Samantha Moukas - Phoenix Rivera - Bin Ryu - Janae Shuler -

Jazlene Slade - Oscar Smith - Amy Sooraj - Ashley Tambwe -

Cameron Weiss

Principal’s

List

Maya Acosta - Ella Agredo - Samantha Agredo - Yasmin Almanzar - Naomi

Blair - Joyel Brujan - Matthew Denich - Gianna Destefano - Talia Diamond -

Teodora Dimova - Isabella Donnery - Alexander Ehrlich - Benjamin Emtage -

Manny Espinal - Elyana Estevez - Giovanna Forni - Julia Fried -

Gwendolyn Garbarino - Paulette Marie Gautreau - Juliet Gimpel -

Jessica Gonzalez - Miles Greene - Jasmine Guerra - Craig Herencia - Ritee

Kansara - Niv Levy - Yahav Levy - Alexandra Lyashenko - Brianna Mantilla -

Isabella Mccarthy - Sophia Melendez - Arjana Mulosmani - Zoe Murillo -

Alexandra Niatsetskaya - Elisabeth Nikitina - Prachi Patel - Michael Raziel -

Santos Rivera - Bin Ryu - Benjamin Schaffer - Deanna Sherman -

Claire Silverthorne - Oscar Smith - Sebastian Sola - Amy Sooraj -

Tamia Stafford -Lucia Villanueva - Maya Wheeler

Year long -5 Marking Periods

National

Honor

Society

Chelsea Acevedo-Difo - Maya Acosta - Ella Agredo - Samantha Agredo - Yasmin Almanzar -

Josiah Almonte-Garcia - Michelle Baron - Julia Benders - Alexa Bergin - Tyler Bernstein -

Naomi Blair - Simeon Booker - Samantha Bowden - Joyel Brujan - Ciara Castillo -

Kyrylo Chernykh - Elijah Cordones - Maya Crowder - Angelina Cruz - Danielle Cruz -

Julenny De Los Santos - Matthew Denich - Michael Charles Destefano - Gianna Destefano -

Nalunga Di Domenico - Talia Diamond - Isabella Dimola - Teodora Dimova - Isabella Donnery -

Joshua Duque - Penelope Dymerets - Alexander Ehrlich - Aner Eldar - Benjamin Emtage -

Laila Eshariki - Viana Espinal - Manny Espinal - Elyana Estevez - Simon Feldman -

Giovanna Forni - Julia Fried - Gwendolyn Garbarino - Paulette Marie Gautreau - Juliet Gimpel -

Maxine Girard - Casey Gjini - Amanda Gonzalez - Jessica Gonzalez - Dylan Goodman -

Cecilia Gordon - Miles Greene - Jasmine Guerra - Dilon Haxhija - Oliver Heenan -

Steven Hennessey - Craig Herencia - Elaine Huang - Mckenzie Hunter - Daichi Irie -

Dakota Jackson - Saba Jankarashvili - Taylor Jenkins - Ritee Kansara - Chelsea Lao -

Joshua Levinson - Niv Levy - Yahav Levy - Jordan Lewis - Alexandra Lyashenko -

Michael Lynch - Brianna Mantilla - Danieli Maria - Mick Marrone - Jaynai Martinelli -

Bryanna Martinez - Jaeden Martinez - Leah Matias - Anthony Matsievich - Isabella McCarthy -

Anthony Medina - Sophia Melendez - Jordana Moglia - Saori Montagner - Sharon Montagner -

Tatyana Moore - Samantha Moukas - Arjana Mulosmani - Zoe Murillo - Kamilla Musayeva -

Alexandra Niatsetskaya - Elisabeth Nikitina - Derek Noriega - Roman Ortiz - Prachi Patel -

Geordan Penn - Ava Perez - Logan Pierre - Maximus Pozo-Schmidt - Ava Preston -

Cassie Probst Huertas - Anna Marie Quarcoo - Lucas Rabellino - Noah Raine - Abigail Ramirez -

Michael Raziel - Saranda Rexha - Carissa Rincon - Phoenix Rivera - Ray Rivera - Santos Rivera -

Aaron Rodriguez - Isa Ruiz - Bin Ryu - Yuval Sagi - Adam Samboy - Benjamin Schaffer -

Elizabeth Schmal - Nasiah Seabrook - Elijah Segers - Diego Serrano - Deanna Sherman -

Janae Shuler - Zoe Shulman - Claire Silverthorne - Jazlene Slade - Zoe Slavin - Andrew Smith -

Oscar Smith - Conor Smyth—Sebastian Sola - Amy Sooraj - Tamia Stafford -

Annalize Torres - Isaiah Torres Checo - Pearse Traynor - Isabella Vargas - Emma Vasquez -

Lorenzo Vergara - Lucia Villanueva - Alexander Thomas Walmsley - Michael Walsh -

Cameron Weiss - Maya Wheeler - Ali Zherka - Daniel Zsiga