At the May 8 meeting, the Mineola Board of Education was proud to recognize learners from Mineola High School and Jackson Avenue School for exceptional achievements in business, research and robotics and for their efforts to keep their school green and safe.

First, the Board honored forty-eight Jackson Avenue learners who participated in the First Lego League Explore Festival in the March. Eight teams from Jackson took part in the day of STEM learning, collaboration and exploration in the world of robotics.

Continuing with the Jackson Avenue recognitions, the Board honored the third and fourth grade members of the Jackson Avenue Brave Student Committee, who help every day to keep students safe at school, and the Jackson Avenue Gardening Club, who are planting vegetables and flowers in the Learning Garden and supporting the school’s composting initiative.

Finally, three learners from Mineola High School were recognized by the Board, including senior Jordan Chaver and sophomore Jasmine Ferreira, who were honored for their success at the DECA State Career Conference, and junior Michael Lampasona, who was awarded Best Research Paper in Business, Finance and Consumerism from St. Joseph's University's 2025 Long Island Summit.

Congratulations to all our learners who were honored at the meeting.

Jackson Avenue First Lego League Teams

Team 1 #2730 The Kraken
• Ari Bonetti
• Grant Koo
• Alan Ming
• John Seeley
• Jackson Wenzel
• Victoria Zhan

Team 2 #2619 Ocean Tiers
• Brendan Creighton
• Tatiana De Vasconcelos
• Joanna Escaleira
• Cora Karlewicz
• Alex Regueiferos
• Jacob Trigueros

Team 3 #6174 The Sharks
• Sebastian Abbatiello
• Julian Grech
• Anastasia Makish
• Brooke McCormack
• Caroline Pigott
• Jack Schuler

Team 4 #6176 Cajun Crawfish
• Benjamin Anthrayose
• Cooper Denny
• Isabella Dumindin
• Penelope Lin
• Eamonn Romito
• Alexa Sevdinoglou

Team 5 #2728 The Seadragons
• Ryan Brewer
• Nicholas Caceres
• Zooan Faiyaz
• Ava Fischman
• Andrew Ingua
• Elena Wagner

Team 6 #6175 The Killer Whales
• Esther Bueno
• Ava Fares
• Eli Johnson
• Macen Lordi
• Ella Montes de Oca
• Max Patisso

Team 7 #2726 The Sea Urchins
• Elias Bueno
• Mateo DaCosta
• Zoe Eisinger
• Ellis Fisher
• Madeline Li
• Arjun Makhijani

Team 8 #6183 AquaBricks
• Lorenzo Bucca
• Aidan Castro
• Emily Dell Italia
• Alexander Mathew
• Nolan Smallwood
• Eddie Spies

JA Brave Student Committee

Grade 3
• Elliott Baberick
• Brooklyn Bruno
• Giuliana Chiaramonte
• Valerie D’Amico
• Joanna Escaleira
• Ellis Fisher
• Grace Gaven
• Robert Gentile
• Riley Goncalves
• Claire Jeannette
• Gia Kim
• Sofia Loewenthal
• Maddox Mascarenas
• Brooke McCormack
• Anna Minunni
• Emily Parente
• Jack Schuler
• Nicholas Valente
• Valentina Vasquez
• Mia Weinstein

Grade 4
• Aleeza Ahsan
• Valentina Barahona
• Fallon Bednar
• Anthony Blanco
• Theresa Carley
• Emily Dell Italia
• Sarah De Oliveira
• Julian Grech
• Ileana Hampton
• Quinn Hersch
• Connor Kennedy
• Amelia Madigan
• James McHale
• Shea McHugh
• Lucas Mouroulis
• Caroline Pigott
• Theodore Rappaport
• Jayda Reynoso
• Sophia Tetoshvili
• Bobby Triantafilidis
• Victoria Veiga
• Julian Wharton
• Sophia Zelko

JA Gardening Club

Grade 3
• Alexa Dronca
• Joanna Escaleira
• Penelope Lin
• Olivia Tenaglia
• Nessa Waltzer

Grade 4
• Siena Carlsen
• Evelyn Gonzalez
• Ainara Hernandez Flores
• Abygail Laffey
• Gabriella Tinoco

DECA State Career Conference

• Jordan Chaver - Business Services Marketing: Top 10 in Exam, Top 10 in Role-Play, Top 10 Overall.
• Jasmine Ferreira - Principles of Marketing: Top 10 in Role-Play, Top 10 Overall

2025 Long Island Summit

• Michael Lampasona - Recognized for Best Research paper in the category of Economic, Development, Housing and Jobs

From April 7-14, Mineola High School hosted 17 students and 4 teachers from Murtosa Secondary School in Portugal.

This was the second phase of an exchange initiated last year when 16 MHS learners accompanied by Mr. Pereira and Mr. Escobar visited the coastal municipality of Murtosa where they were treated to an authentic Portuguese experience by their host families.

The visiting students were hosted by Mineola High School families and spent the week immersed in American life. The group, along with their hosts, visited iconic destinations like Rockefeller Center, the Highline, the Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square and Central Park. They also visited the largest community of Murtosa ex-pats in Newark where the were greeted at City Hall by Councilman Michael Silva, whose parents immigrated from Murtosa. There was also time for some sightseeing right here on Long Island, the highlight of which was a visit to Planting Fields arboretum.

Perhaps the most memorable experience was the day that our visitors spent with their hosts attending classes at MHS and participating in the annual Battle of the Classes tradition. It was an experience that they will not soon forget.

Before the Murtosa students returned to Portugal they were treated, by the host parents, to an unforgettable farewell party where the laughs, hugs and tears were evidence of the friendships and memories made.

This was the 6th edition of a Mineola exchange with a secondary school in Portugal, the first one being in 1997.

Click here to view the 2025 Portuguese Exchange Visit slideshow.

Date Added: 4/18/2025

Over 200 works of student art were on display at the Mineola School District Art Show, which was held on April 10 at Mineola High School.

Parents, friends and faculty browsed the exhibit, which featured artwork created by Mineola K-12 learners from each of the five district schools. The styles represented included paint, drawing, sculpture and mixed media.

Congratulations to all the learners who contributed their unique talent and style to this spectacular show and thank you to the amazing art educators who motivate, engage and inspire our students to express themselves through art each and every day.

Click here to view the 2025 District Art Show slideshow.

Date Added: 4/15/2025

Congratulations to the Mineola High School Winter Guard on scoring a first place win at the MAIN Winter Guard Championships at Lehigh University on April 12.

“We are #MineolaProud of our Winter Guard for all their hard work this season,” said Marching Band director Ken Kamping. “The growth they’ve shown since the beginning of the year has been tremendous. You could feel their energy on the floor as they performed on Sunday, which resulted in their best run of the season. We are lucky to have Mr. Sandoval and his team lead our learners and teach them to push each other to be the best version of themselves every day.”

Click here to view the 2025 Winter Guard Championship slideshow.

Date Added: 4/14/2025

At the April. 10 meeting, the Mineola Board of Education was proud to recognize our learners for exceptional achievements in science research, art and athletics.

First, the Board honored learners from Hampton Street, Jackson Avenue and Mineola Middle School who participated in the Stony Brook University Institute for Advanced Computational Science competition.

Next, the Board recognized members of the Mineola Middle School “Robo Shark” robotics team for their success in the First Lego League competition.

Surrounded by their proud art teachers, student artists took center stage as the Board honored winners of the New York State Art Teacher’s Association Flag Design contest and learners selected for the Art Supervisors Association All County art exhibit.

Finally, the Board recognized Mineola High School fall sports student athletes who were received All County and All Conference honors.

We are #MineolaProud to highlight each of these amazing learners for their achievements!

Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University finalists
Julia D’Amico
Valerie D’Amico
Margaret Gillespie
Leah Goncalves
Riley Goncalves
Lucy Sammarco

First Lego League Robotics “Robo Sharks”
Tyler Aholou
Bhavesh Batra
Waylon Fisher
Matteo Garcia
Liam Pflum

NYSATA Middle School Flag Design Contest
Penelope Ambrose – Middle School winner
Christian Wharton - Special Recognition
Nicole Chen - Special Recognition

ASA All County Art Exhibit
Liliana DeCollibus - Senior Scholarship Award Recipient
Mia Accardi
Valerie Acosta Gomez
Lucy Ambrose
Dylan Aparicio Enamorado
Catherine Breen
Jasmine Chen
Alysa Curiel
Leah DeSena
Arabella Ferraioli
Kevin Grogan
Cynthia Huang
Jia Min Huang
Xin Liu
Valentina Rafuna
Jason Rosette
Emily Salazar Garcia
Madelyn Troche

Athletics Recognitions
Ryan Manu (Boys Basketball, All Conference)
Christian Frey (Boys Basketball, All County)
Kate Flynn (Girls Bowling, All League)
Madison DeCillis (Girls Winter Track, All Conference)
Igor DeSouza (Boys Winter Track, All Conference)
Jonathan Amore Melendez (Wrestling, All Conference)
John Cosgrove (Wrestling, All Conference)
Collin Guinnane (Wrestling, All Conference)
Besian Husiq (Wrestling, All Conference)
Storm Krokan (Wrestling, All Conference)
Isaiah Rivera (Wrestling, All Conference)
Christian Uglialoro-Reyes (Wrestling, All Conference)
Liliana DeCollibus Girls Basketball, All Conference)
Caitlin Powers (Girls Basketball, All Class)
Emma Powers (Girls Basketball, All Class)

Date Added: 4/14/2025