At the June 18 meeting, the Board of Education was proud to honor learners from throughout the district for their accomplishments in the areas of academics, robotics, computer science, winter guard and art.

Hundreds of parents and supporters turned out for the final BOE meeting of the school year to show their support for these exceptional students.

We also congratulate two of our Board members, Stacey DeCillis and Patrick Talty, who were each presented Board Excellence Awards by the New York State School Boards Association.

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

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SUNY Old Westbury Gifted & Talented Program Acceptance

• Aydin Chowdhury
  Hanalei DaSilva
  Xander Schwetz
  Carter Vangeli

Mineola Middle School PTA Reflections Art Competition

• Arjun Shah (Photography)
  Nicole Hysi (Literature)
  

Mineola Middle School Hackathon Teams

5th Grade:

• Jackson Amatulli
  Catherine Baker
  Brian Condon
  Arabella Ferraioli
  Victor Polmar
  Danielle Teng
  Alex Villa
  Dean Walters

6th Grade:

• Clark Adell
  Azfer Ahsan
  Brody Faulkner
  Emmett Jung
  Nathan Hu
  Aryan Makhijani
  Frankie Petromanolakis
  Kaitlyn Rubino

7th Grade:

• Dominic Caceres
  Liam Leiter
  Kaeson Lui
  Derek Loehner
  Colm Murray
  Rhett Pace
  Xander Schwetz
  Kaydence Taing

PSEG Long Island “I am EM-Powered PSA Challenge” Winners

• Victoria Holguin
  Madelyn Jeremenko
  Cora Murray

PSEG Long Island “I am EM-Powered PSA Challenge” Finalists

• Madeleine Miller
  Jane Siracusa
  Moksh Patel
  Tyler Thurmond
  Ryder Valente
  Ethan Wu

Long Island High School for the Arts - National Technical Honor Society

• Matteo Berry

Barry Tech - National Technical Honor Society

• Fatimah Shaikh
  

NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing Awards

Winners:

• Makayla Apter-Quinn
  Fanyu Huang
  Julia Manevitz (Local and National Winner)
  Brooke Marek
  Devin Steiner

Honorable Mention:

• Vanessa Antunes
  Kaitlyn Consalvo
  Alaina Glatz
  Caitlin Kelly
  Adyson Laffey
  Nicole Liu
  Michaela Quinn
  Fatimah Shaikh
  Kylie Wen
  Isabella Yiu

Rising Stars:

• Eliza Cabutin
  Olivia Dos Santos
  Autumn Malone
  Gabriella Santos
  Lily Wasserman

First Robotics Long Island Regional Dean’s List Award

• Igor DeSouza

Mineola High School FIRST Robotics team

• Makayla Apter-Quinn
  Eliza Cabutin
  Elyssa Chan
  Russell Chang
  Matthew Chen
  Richard Davidson
  Igor DeSouza
  Robert Ely
  Alaina Glatz
  Dylan Hsiu
  Fanyu Huang
  Jasmine Jin
  Caitlin Kelly
  Adyson Laffey
  Nicole Liu
  Julia Manevitz
  Chris Meola
  Ronnie Once
  Julianna Reilly
  Devin Steiner
  Matthew Valente
  Lily Wasserman
  Jun Xiang (Tony) Yu
  

Mineola High School FIRST Tech Challenge team

• Nicholas Chernoff
  Tyler Ciullo
  Caio DeSouza
  Owen Loria
  Jayden Nigra
  Ravi Seoparsan
  Alex Xavier

Stony Brook Hackathon team

• Richard Davidson - “Best Real World Solution”
  Robert Ely
  Rachel Fogarty
  Sophia Gonzales
  Caitlin Kelly
  Nicole Liu
  Chris Meola
  Zalen Parekh

KidOYO Hackathon 3rd place winners

• Grant Adell
  Robert Ely
  Caitlin Kelly
  Nicole Liu
  Chris Meola
  Zalen Parekh
  Justin Spera
  Devin Steiner
  

Science Research winners

Kathy Belton Science Fair - 1st Place in Microbiology & Immunology category

• Madison DeCillis
  Eliana Lee
  Iona Mici

Kathy Belton Science Fair - 2nd Place in Behavior & Social Science category

• Jonathan Leskowicz
  Ryan Curtiss

Long Island Science Congress Junior – Achievement Award

• Yossef Attia
  Connor Polmar
  Finnegan Truong

LISC Junior - Honorable Mention

• Matthew Ahlfeld
  Luca Cengher
  Sean Cloghessy

• Renee Patel
  Maria Stalzer
  Nicki Zhang

• Ryan Flaherty
  Jaxon Gandarela
  Constantine Kalogiros

• Yohan Estevez
  Nicholas Gambone
  Owen Palominos

• Jaci Gries
  Mia Kim
  Bianca Rodrigues DeOliveira

• Daniel Luning
  Marcelo Patron
  Alexander Monsalve Rodriguez

• Abigail Bennett
  Nicolas Lago
  Erin Miller

• Amirah Badoolah
  Penelope Buhler
  Vanessa Rosiak

• Anthony Corbo
  Giovanni DeFilippo
  Silvia Li

• Bridgette Fischer
  Hanalei DaSilva
  Aylin Leong

• Emily Reis
  Juliet Scott
  Erika Turcios Zalmeron

LISC Junior - Meritorious

• Nikolas Loehner
  Leopoldo Colina Ocariz
  Christian Wharton

• Bethany Argueta
  Josie Gans
  Emma Scotti

• Sabrina Goodrich
  Siena Livorno
  Daniella Porcelli

LISC Senior - Achievement

• Laura Therassi Arruda
  Alexandra Griswold
  Gianna-Rose Leggio

• Quinn Fitzgerald
  Sophia Koshy
  Sarah Martin

LISC Senior - Honorable Mention

• Alaina Glatz
  Caitlin Kelly
  Adyson Laffey

• Hailey Meyer
  Frances Rooney
  Emma Schettino

LISC Senior - Meritorious

• Rayan Dhar
  Nicholas Matos

• Autumn Malone
  Lily Wasserman

• Natalie Chang
  Jaden Hsiu
  Joseph Meehan

• Genevieve Guerrero
  Valeriana Pirozzi
  Allison Ramasami

• Grant Adell
  Knox Pace
  Michael Perro

• Melody Chen
  Rachel Fogarty
  Caitlin Powers

Long Island Science & Engineering Fair Middle School - 2nd place

• Michael Gaylor
  Dylan Kaufman
  Alexander Zameryka

New York State Science & Engineering Fair - Honorable Mention in the Cellular & Molecular Biology category

• Alicia Lin

Regeneron STS Top 300 Semi-Finalist

• Fatimah Badoolah

SAAWA HS Junior - Honorable Mention in Biology category

• Natalia Hamue
  Diana Lima
  Kimberly Sandoval
  Kylie Wen

• Sara Dzaferovic
  Norah Panas
  Sajni Patel

SAAWA MS Honorable Mention in Biology category

• Sophia Melo
  Juliette Deodanes
  Sofia Marques DeOliveira

Long Island Media Arts Exhibit

• Jonathan Amore Melendez
  Alyssa Castano
  Jordan Chaver
  Cal Coleman
  Carlo Crecco
  Leah DeSena
  Emily Driscoll
  Allison Gayson
  Sophia Knight
  Marissa Krukowski
  Alfred Leon-Ayala
  Matt Lisboa
  Kaela Lui
  Jefferson Martinez
  Gavin Mclaughlin
  Amanda Polosino
  James Powers
  Zain Rees
  Mia Sementilli
  Emily Serrano
  Jason Shevlin
  Julianna Speranza
  Devin Steiner
  Madelyn Troche
  Ryan Valente

NYSATA Art in the Heart Exhibit

• Dishita Chilhan
  Isabella Dela Torre
  Lyvia Gonzalez
  Benjamin Miranda Klocek
  Rafia Safreen
  Nicki Zhang

Winter Guard Main Scholastic A3 First Place Champions

• Madeleine Christianson - Captain
  Madison De Cillis - Captain
  Liliana DeJesus - Captain
  Mia Accardi
  Catherine Breen
  Keira Faley
  Rachel Fogarty
  Angelina John
  Aylin Leong
  Silvia Li
  Brianna Pesantez Saenz
  Vanessa Rosiak
  Kimberly Sandoval
  Samantha Savage

Date Added: 6/23/2025

The district is #MineolaProud to congratulate instructional leader Steven Benner on being honored with the NASTAR award by Nassau BOCES and the Nassau Association of School Technologists. The NASTAR award to honors individuals for innovation and exemplary technology leadership in their school district and beyond.

Mr. Benner is a key member of the Mineola Middle School community, serving as an educator, instructional leader and a passionate technology innovator. He adeptly integrates cutting-edge technology into the classroom, transforming how students and teachers engage in meaningful learning.

A key aspect of Mr. Benner’s leadership is how he leads the “tech charge,” troubleshooting tech issues, introducing new ideas and guiding effective technology use by students and teachers. He regularly collaborates with educators and district leaders to create a dynamic tech strategy, shaping a tech-forward culture at the school.

Through this innovative approach, Mr. Benner is preparing students for success in the digital age and showcasing technology as a powerful tool for agency.

Date Added: 6/18/2025

At the June 5 meeting, the Board of Education was #MineolaProud to honor 18 outstanding members of our administration and faculty who were recommended for tenure.

Congratulations to all!

Victoria Berkowitz
KaylaMarie Bimonte
Emily Gendels
Jodi Dilemme
Kayla Koch
Nicole LoCurto
Paulina Lopez
Janine DiLeo
Rebecca Stegner
Georgia Amigdalos
Jennie Fahey
Catherine Fishman
Angeliki Loukatos
Margarita Maravel
Samantha Sanchez
Catherine Shanahan
Whittney Smith

Watch the video below to see what our learners have to say about these amazing members of our team!

Mineola Public Schools has once again been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. This prestigious recognition is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all learners. This is the seventeenth year that Mineola has been honored with this designation.

The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its 15,000 member companies and individual professionals. The foundation advances active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving, and public service programs.

We are #MineolaProud to recognize our musical learners, who demonstrate outstanding talent and commitment to their craft throughout the year, and the tireless dedication and passion of our music educators, who share their love of music and are focused on bringing out the best in all students.

The district is #MineolaProud to announce that we have been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School District.  

Mineola is one of only 18 districts worldwide to be recognized with this designation.

School districts are selected for this distinction based on their commitment to continuous innovation in education across all schools in the system, and using Apple products to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning districtwide. 

Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of leadership and educational excellence, with a clear vision for how technology-rich environments support learning goals. In Apple Distinguished Schools, forward-thinking leaders and their communities work to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning, and they have documented results of academic accomplishments.

Schools all over the world are using iPad and Mac to transform learning. As teachers incorporate technology into their lessons, they empower students to lead, learn, and thrive, to discover new opportunities, and to make their world a better place.

We share this honor with every teacher, administrator, learner and member of the Mineola school community who remain focused every day on achieving excellence and setting the standard for the future of education.

Date Added: 11/1/2024