At the March 26 meeting, the Mineola Board of Education was proud to honor learners from throughout the district for their accomplishments in the areas of computer science and fine arts.

In addition, it was announced that Mineola has been officially recognized as a Community of Excellence in Visual Arts by the New York State Art Teachers Association. This prestig-ious honor includes the 2025 VISION Endorsement, a distinction awarded to districts that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to high-quality visual arts education.

Congratulations to all our outstanding honorees and to our amazing art educators and thank you for always making us #MineolaProud!

Stony Brook University Institute for Advanced Computational Science Challenge

First Place:

• Amarachi and Ozioma Asuzu 

Honorable Mention:

• Leah Goncalves 
• Margaret Gillespie 
• Gianna Natale 

Finalist:

• Lucy Sammarco

Art Supervisors Association Nassau All County Art Exhibit

• Clark Adell
• David Buonaspina
• Adrianne Cabutin
• Madelyn Carton   
• Melody Chen
• Victoria Davidson
• Hunter DeCicco 
• Ariane Dimaculangan
• Alma Johnson   
• Charles Kohl   
• Sofia LaBarbera - ASA All-County Senior Scholarship Winner  
• Mona Li
• Brooke Marek
• Riley Murphy
• Riley Surujpaul-Huddleston
• Khloe Taylor
• Jeremy Zheng

PTA Reflections Nassau Region Finalists (Representing at the NYS Competition) 

• Julianna Plunkett (Photography)
• Caitlin Powers (Photography)
• Abby Iapoce (Dance Choreography)
• Laura Pisciotta (Visual Arts)