Each spring, students and families from throughout Valley Stream District 30 gather in the Shaw Avenue School auditorium for an award ceremony to honor outstanding students from the district’s three elementary school. Due to the global pandemic, district administrators held this year’s ceremony virtually with a special video presentation for students and families to watch at home.
Jennifer Lewner, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, kicked off the ceremony.
“This evening we want to celebrate and honor students who have demonstrated their ability to be creative and motivated life-long learners,” said Ms. Lewner. “Showing ownership for their learning while addressing the many challenges in the 21st century both within Valley Stream and globally.”
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nicholas Stirling followed Ms. Lewner’s sentiments.
“This ceremony recognizes excellence and celebrates the effort, perseverance, and commitment to reaching excellence,” said Dr. Stirling. “We’re proud of all of our students and their accomplishments, especially during this very challenging time. Thank you to our administration, teachers, staff, parents and students for all that you have done during this time.”
Clear Stream Avenue Principal John Singleton, Forest Road Principal Erin Malone, Shaw Avenue Principal Christopher Colarossi and Ms. Lewner presented the various awards on camera. To watch the full award ceremony, please click
here.
The district congratulates the following winners:
Darryll Aikens Award for Musical Excellence
Alishba Chaudhry, Clear Stream Avenue School
Sanaa Desvarieux, Forest Road School
Isaiah Smith Jr., Shaw Avenue School
All County Music Festival
Alanna Bolden, Chorus, Clear Stream Avenue School
Marian Cao, Chorus, Clear Stream Avenue School
Alishba Chaudhry, Orchestra, Clear Stream Avenue School
Kai Moy, Orchestra, Clear Stream Avenue School
Matthew Pico, Band, Clear Stream Avenue School
Robert Santos Hernandez, Band, Clear Stream Avenue School
Sudan Belnavis, Band, Forest Road School
Sanaa Desvarieux, Chorus, Forest Road School
Isabella Dombrosky, Orchestra, Forest Road School
Brandon Goulbourne, Chorus, Forest Road School
Jaida Greigg, Band, Forest Road School
Calvin Lee, Orchestra, Forest Road School
Maya Vandijk, Chorus, Forest Road School
Alyssa Haughton, Orchestra, Shaw Avenue School
Kamahra Jolly, French horn, Shaw Avenue School
Alana Perez, Chorus, Shaw Avenue School
Hallie Reid, Chorus, Shaw Avenue School
Yuvraj Singh, Band, Shaw Avenue School
Isaiah Smith Jr., Band, Shaw Avenue School
Jessica Tramontano, Orchestra, Shaw Avenue School
Long Island String Festival
Mia Perez, Cello, Clear Stream Avenue School
Alyssa Singh, Violin, Clear Stream Avenue School
Isabella Dombrosky, Cello, Forest Road School
Metehan Yilmaz, Violin, Forest Road School
Kayla Harper, Violin, Shaw Avenue School
Hallie Reid, Viola, Shaw Avenue School
New York State School Music Association
Divya Dindial, Piano, Forest Road School
Sophia Griffith, Piano, Forest Road School
Abigail Na, Piano, Forest Road School
Matthew Persaud, Piano, Forest Road School
Cory Terry, Piano, Forest Road School
Metehan Yilmaz, Piano, Forest Road School
Sanaa Desvarieux, Piano, Forest Road School
Dhanesh Benny, Piano, Shaw Avenue School
Daniel Davis, Piano, Shaw Avenue School
Haley Gutierrez, Piano, Shaw Avenue School
New York State Senate Public Service and Leadership Award
Omar Alli, Clear Stream Avenue School
Mishal Javed, Clear Stream Avenue School
Yumma Junaid, Forest Road School
Michael Potash, Forest Road School
Alana Perez, Shaw Avenue School
Anthony Vitullo, Shaw Avenue School
Triple C Award
Alishba Chaudhry, Clear Stream Avenue School
Alyssa Singh, Clear Stream Avenue School
Isabella Dombrosky, Forest Road School
Sarah Young, Forest Road School
Erience Dickerson Jr., Shaw Avenue School
Mark Persaud, Shaw Avenue School
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli Award
Christopher Brockington, Clear Stream Avenue School
Simra Isra, Clear Stream Avenue School
Matthew Pico, Clear Stream Avenue School
Madison Williams, Clear Stream Avenue School
Michael Peralta, Forest Road School
Emmanuel Williams, Forest Road School
Leah Gregory, Shaw Avenue School
Anjali Khan, Shaw Avenue School
Temidire Oladeji, Shaw Avenue School
Katelyn Ortiz, Shaw Avenue School
Hallie Reid, Shaw Avenue School
PTA Reflections
Valentina Cabral, Dance, Clear Stream Avenue School
Sarah Durisile, Dance, Clear Stream Avenue School
Mara Jade Garcia, Dance, Clear Stream Avenue School
Jessica Romero, Dance, Clear Stream Avenue School
Sophia Williams, Dance, Clear Stream Avenue School
Zachary Moore, Literature, Photography, Clear Stream Avenue School
Ava Tria, Literature, Photography, Clear Stream Avenue School
Marion Cao, Photography, Clear Stream Avenue School
Tyler Tria, Visual Arts - Art, Clear Stream Avenue School
Sophia Griffith, Dance, Forest Road School
Sophia Ramkalawan, Literature, Forest Road School
Amir Shaikh, Literature, Forest Road School
Maya Vandijk, Literature, Forest Road School
Anjewl Lefever Williams, Literature, special artist, Forest Road School
Qasim Shaikh, Photography, Forest Road School
Aidan Fretel, Photography, Music Composition, Forest Road School
Isabella Dombrosky, Photography, Forest Road School
Austin Gordon, Music Composition, Film, Forest Road School
Divya Dindial, Film, Forest Road School
Jayden Pryce, Film, Forest Road School
Meerab Dar, Visual Arts - Art, Forest Road School
Metehan Yilmaz, Visual Arts - Art, Forest Road School
Adetobi Fasanya, Visual Arts - Art, Forest Road School
Justin Monde, Visual Arts - Art Special Artist, Forest Road School
Mohammed Ibrahim, Photography, Shaw Avenue School
Sebastian Cardona, Visual Arts - Art, Shaw Avenue School
Liam LaVoie, Visual Arts - Art, Shaw Avenue School
Syedah Ali, Visual Arts - Art, Shaw Avenue School
PTA Regional Finalists
Divya Dindial, Film, Forest Road School
Jayden Pryce, Film, Forest Road School
PTA State Finalist
Divya Dindial, Film, Forest Road School
National Geography Bee
Aiden Morales, Clear Stream Avenue School
Myles Brown, Forest Road School
Anjali Khan, Shaw Avenue School
Spelling Bee
Bryce Davidson, Clear Stream Avenue School
Michael Peralta, Forest Road School
Thomas Schaefer, Shaw Avenue School
Math Olympiad
Mishal Javed, Clear Stream Avenue School
Jayden Pryce, Forest Road School
SEPTA
Rogenie Boucicault, Forest Road School
Talia Diaz, Shaw Avenue School
Valley Stream Teachers Association
Joaquin Mendoza, Clear Stream Avenue School
Lilian Petrone, Clear Stream Avenue School
Landon Lanoix, Forest Road School
Alissa Ali, Forest Road School
Goravjeet Ghotra, Shaw Avenue School
Alyssa Haughton, Shaw Avenue School