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Inner-City Scholarship Fund 1011 First Avenue, Suite 1400 New York, New York 10022 www.icsf-nyc.org icsf Save the Date! Published twice yearly by: Inner-City Scholarship Fund 1011 First Avenue The 35th Annual Award Dinner New York, NY 10022-4112 Mandarin Oriental Tel 212-753-8583 Monday, December 5, 2011 Fax 212-371-6461 www.icsf-nyc.org

Susan George, Executive Director Christine Berko, Manager of Office and Finance Caitlin Carmichael, Development Associate Ginine Cilenti, Senior Director of Development and Major Gifts Christine Desposito, Coordinator, Job Opportunities Program Alyson Gerken, Senior Development Associate Tory Grauer, Development Associate Janelle Hengeveld, Manager of Direct Mail and Volunteers Kerry Hughes, Manager of School Relations Vanessa Luciano, Program Coordinator, Be A Student’s Friend Douglas Melick, Director of Foundations and Corporations Daniel Mileno, Marketing and Communications Coordinator Carmen Stanley, Operations Manager, Be A Student’s Friend Marion Whiting, Associate Director for Special Events icsfNewsletter of Inner-City Scholarship Fund Summer/Fall 2011

CONTENTS The FRIENDS of Inner-City FRIENDS GALA 1,3 Scholarship Fund 35th Annual Gala On Monday, May 16, 2011, four hundred LETTER FROM Monday, May 16, 2011 THE EXECUTIVE guests sipped Bellini cocktails, dined DIRECTOR 2 Cipriani 42nd Street, NYC on scrumptious fare and danced to SPECIAL EVENTS 3 the music of the Summer Band at the be a student’s FRIENDS of Inner-City Scholarship Friend 4-5 Fund’s 35th Annual Gala. ICSF FAMILY ALBUM 6-7 In a setting of pink peonies and yellow Volunteers 8 tulips, Archbishop Timothy Dolan presided at the fete at Cipriani 42nd School Highlights 9 Street. Gala Chairs Mollie and John Callagy led a remarkable fundraising BASF CLASS 10-11 OF 2011 effort, garnering more than $800,000 to assure that Inner-City’s crucial work will continue. Martha MacCallum, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, and Gala Chairs Mollie and John Callagy. (continued on page 3)

1 A Letter from our Executive Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan Chairman

Peter T. Grauer President

Robert M. Amen Lawrence B. Benenson Ronald E. Blaylock John M. Callagy, Esq. Anthony J. de Nicola Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. John Q. Doyle Florence B. D’Urso Dear Friends, John J. Farrell As I watch our students and their families experience the thrill of graduation Edward D. Herlihy, Esq. each year, I am filled with pride in the work we do and with appreciation for the George B. Irish Thomas S. Johnson enormous generosity of Inner-City Scholarship Fund’s donors and volunteers. Catherine M. Keating Your investment in the lives of inner-city children through our Be A Student’s Friend James B. Lee, Jr. program resulted in 184 seniors graduating from high school this year, with over Arthur J. Mahon, Esq. 90% pursuing higher education at a wide range of schools including Columbia, Thomas S. Murphy, Jr. Cornell, Holy Cross, Marist, Penn State, and Vanderbilt. Ponchitta Pierce Patricia A. Quick I recently received an email from Sister Mary Ann D’Antonio, Principal of St. Raymond Thomas C. Quick Academy for Girls in the Bronx. In her message she shared a story about Miamichelle Mo Rocca Abad, a member of this year’s graduating class: Mauro C. Romita In September 2008, it looked as if Mia’s mother would not be able to afford Catholic School Stephen G. Rooney, Esq. for her daughter. As a result, for two days in early September, Mia enrolled in a nearby public Mark S. Rossi Howard J. Rubenstein high school. Each afternoon, it broke my heart to watch her standing outside our school at Frederic V. Salerno dismissal. When I processed her exit report, someone from Inner-City Scholarship Fund Peter K. Scaturro called me and within an hour Mia was back at St. Raymond. I was told that ICSF had found Joseph R. Schmuckler her sponsors who would take care of everything for the next three years. Their names are Christine H. Schwarzman Stephen and Christine Schwarzman…Last Friday, Miamichelle received the Academy’s ‘Medal Martin J. Sullivan of Honor’: the Alumnae Medal, awarded each year to a graduating student who exemplifies Mary Ann Tighe the mission and philosophy of St. Raymond Academy. She graduated on June 8, 2011 with a Walter S. Tomenson, Jr. NYS Regents Diploma and is headed to Lehman College where she will be part of the SEEK Hon. Milton L. Williams, Sr. program. This is all because of all of you! I am eternally grateful to Inner-City Scholarship Paul P. Woolard Fund and your donors for your support of our students. A note like this is a true testament to the impact our donors make on the lives of TRUSTEES EMERITUS our inner-city boys and girls. Edward Cardinal Egan Hon. Edward I. Koch In this newsletter you will learn about another graduate, Anthony Cato, a member Jonathan O’Herron of the Cardinal Hayes graduating class of 2011. He will attend Boston College next Thomas S. Murphy, Sr. fall. Anthony is extremely grateful for his Catholic education, which he credits to Francis C. Rooney, Jr. his Be A Student’s Friend sponsors, Kevin and Mary Anne Mulvey: “My sponsors Wolfgang Schoellkopf have made a great investment in me, and I understand that I must capitalize on Frank J. Tasco this investment by succeeding at the college level.” These joyous achievements are only possible because of people like you who have given so many deserving inner-city children the priceless gift of a quality education. Congratulations to the Class of 2011 and to all of the donors who helped them reach this milestone!

With warm regards and sincere gratitude,

Susan George Executive Director

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LEFT: Cardinal Hayes student wows the crowd RIGHT: Gala Emcee Martha MacCallum

GALA (cont.) Martha MacCallum, Anchor of secondary schools in the Archdiocese; Stewart—retired at the end of this America’s Newsroom on the Fox News these include the Learning to Look school year and will be missed. Channel, emceed the evening, which program, the ICSF Junior Committee, was highlighted by Cardinal Hayes the Job Opportunities Program The Junior Committee provides High School students singing selections (JOP), and the Project YESS tutoring and mentoring to students, from Joseph and the Amazing Leadership Committee. has established a basketball league, and Technicolor Dreamcoat, the school’s organizes field trips and hands-on work spring theatrical production. Hayes The firstLearning to Look art projects in the schools. The FRIENDS’ president Father Joseph Tierney appreciation classes began in the Job Opportunities Program conducts offered an Invocation that highlighted spring of 1994. This school year, 27 Saturday workshops to prepare 11th the ways in which a Catholic school volunteers taught classes in seven and 12th graders for the workplace education impacts the lives of students. schools; in May, volunteers conducted and to place them in minimum-wage their classes at the Metropolitan summer internships at non-profits and Since its founding 35 years ago, the Museum of Art, where students were corporations. Project YESS (Young FRIENDS committee has developed able to see first-hand many of the Executives Supporting Schools) raises and implemented a wide variety pieces they had studied throughout funds for capital improvements. of volunteer programs in support the year. Two valued Learning to Look of inner-city elementary and teachers—Marcy Russo and Linda The Gala funds will enable all of these programs to continue.

PROJECT YESS AUCTION On June 21, 2011, the Project YESS Elementary School in Washington To learn more about Project YESS and Leadership Committee hosted its Heights with a new Smart Board how to get involved, please contact annual reception and silent auction earlier in the year. Alyson Gerken at 646-794-3330 or at the majestic 620 Loft and Garden. [email protected]. The venue provided beautiful views of “Our schools have meant so much Rockefeller Center and Saint Patrick’s to the New York Community for Cathedral while the smooth jazz of the generations and Project YESS is Dustin Cicero Trio entertained guests. keeping them around for generations to come,” said special guest Archbishop The event raised nearly $50,000 to Timothy Dolan, who addressed the support capital improvements 200+ guests in attendance. and repairs at inner-city Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese ICSF-supported schools are safe-havens of New York. Additionally, 24 guests in which inner-city children receive a generously donated a total of $7,500 for life-changing Catholic education, but a much needed project at Saint Joseph many are aging structures in significant School in the South Bronx, which will need of repair. replace windows last updated in 1922. Tom Cunningham, Principal of Saint Since 1998, Project YESS has provided Elizabeth School, thanks guests at the Project YESS founder and Co-Chair Tom almost $3.7 million to ICSF schools for Project YESS Reception Madden welcomed those in attendance 169 projects, including 16 new grant and honored Jim Knight, who was awards this past school year. instrumental in providing St. Elizabeth 3 be a student’s friend

BASF sponsor Mo Rocca celebrates with students at the BASF Graduation gathering a night to celebrate

On May 25, 2011, at the 3 West Club “Who knows where I would be You’ve all done so well—frankly, against in mid-town Manhattan, our BASF today without my sponsor?” a lot of odds. And I’m the one who’s sponsors and graduating students inspired here—I’m looking to you for had a chance to gather together to Through the Be A Student’s Friend some advice at this point.” mark the milestone that epitomizes (BASF) program, ICSF finds willing —Mo Rocca everything the program works sponsors to provide financial for — Graduation Day! assistance to inner-city Catholic “We loved being sponsors. We loved the school students like Yareni who are fact that our students were so good to us… At the event BASF alum Yareni on the verge of leaving their school their letters meant the world to us. We Sanchez shared her BASF experience because their families cannot afford hope to stay in touch going forward, and with the guests. Her journey began the tuition. we look forward to the new children we’re in the projects of Harlem. As a result going to obtain, hopefully, when these kids of her Be A Student’s Friend On this special night, BASF graduates leave the program.” scholarship, she found a sanctuary, a were able to celebrate the occasion —Anonymous BASF Sponsors home away from home, at the with the people who helped make Academy of St. Ursula, an all-girls their achievement possible, and “To the class of 2011 and two members Catholic school in the Bronx. At school, their sponsors had the opportunity of that class whom I know quite Yareni found sisterhood, and a family to congratulate their students and well—Savion James-Marcelle and Alexi of teachers and administrators who the Class of 2011 : Palmer—I am as proud of you for your were invested in her both academically accomplishments and your poise and solid and emotionally. Upon graduating “Congratulations to Ana [Jimenez] values as your families are. As a sponsor, from St. Ursula, Yareni attended and everyone else in her class.” you gave me a gift—the gift of seeing you Columbia University. She is currently a —Sue Costa mature and graduate. For many of the Legislative Aide in the offices of class of 2011, and for my two students, “This is with respect to Jasmine Young: the New York City Council. you will be going on to college—you are We wish her every success in college and well prepared and highly motivated. Do At the conclusion of her address, in life, and we are just thrilled to have been not lose sight of your dream. For those of Yareni provided advice to our the smallest part of that success. All the you in the class of 2011 who have decided graduating seniors. She encouraged best to you.” to pursue other avenues—you are also them “to breathe, to explore your —Robert and Michelle McDermott very well prepared and will be successful. possibilities and to do what truly Please keep your eye on whatever it is “Congratulations to all the Be A Student’s makes you happy.” With gratitude, you want to achieve. Lastly, to the class Friend Graduates! You came this far; Yareni acknowledged the blessings of 2011, please keep in touch. With much I cannot imagine how far you will go— she was given as a result of the BASF affection.” —Barbara Weisz because it’s going to be really, really far. scholarship program, asking,

4 be a student’s friend from the bronx to boston college

“The world needs young men that Recently, Anthony was asked if he are self-driven and have a desire noticed a difference between those to improve both their surroundings students attending public versus and the people that surround them. Catholic schools. “In all of my years of Catholic school helped me hone Catholic education, I have yet to meet my talents as a student and as a teacher or faculty member that I an individual.” felt was not legitimately concerned about my future. Also, in public school Meet Anthony Cato, a graduating I noticed the lack of friendship and senior from Cardinal Hayes High camaraderie among students, but here School in the Bronx. Anthony is one at Cardinal Hayes I have made friends of four children. His mother is an with everyone in my senior year class. employee of Daffy’s, a retail store in There is no social divide at all.” the city. The family resides in the Bronx and its income is very limited. Thanks Reading, watching movies, playing BASF Graduate, Anthony Cato to the help of BASF sponsors, Kevin video games, band practice . . . and Mary Anne Mulvey, Anthony’s Anthony seems like your typical To learn more about Be A Student’s mom found the means to put her son high school student. But without the Friend, please visit us online at in Catholic school right from the very assistance of his Be A Student’s Friend www.icsf-nyc.org/basf beginning of his academic journey. sponsors, this graduating senior might Anthony has now successfully well have found himself struggling to completed his high school education be recognized and supported by his and will be attending Boston College teachers. From the Bronx to Boston in the fall of 2011 where he plans to College, Anthony proudly carries major in Economics. He noted, with him strong friendships and “My sponsors have made a great lasting memories of his Catholic investment in me, and I understand school journey. that I must capitalize on this investment by succeeding at the college level.”

Meet a Student on our Wait List Her name is Mayrin, an honors student Mayrin’s favorite subject is spelling at St. Thomas Aquinas School in the because, “I like to learn how to spell Bronx, who will enter the second grade new words.” Painting and playing in September 2011. Mayrin and her with her best friend occupy her sister, a senior at St. Thomas, are being after-school time. Her older sister raised by their mother, a housekeeper is “cool” and helps her with her whose annual income is just $16,000. homework, and Mayrin boasts that Originally from Nicaragua, Mayrin’s she has the best sister in the world! mother is active in their parish and firmly believes in Catholic education. A BASF Scholarship enables But without a Sponsor, Mayrin is in our students and their families jeopardy of not being able to follow to break the cycle of poverty through education. in her sister’s footsteps by completing Mayrin, 2nd grader at St. Thomas her education at the school she Aquinas School loves. Living expenses are rising Please consider being a friend to and college costs will be a strain on Mayrin by helping her continue her To help Mayrin and students like the household’s finances. Mayrin education. She has been on the wait her on our waitlist, please contact needs your support. list for six months. Securing a Sponsor Ginine Cilenti at 646-794-3357 or before the start of the new school year [email protected]. The family has been on the wait would bring a sigh of relief to this list for six months. Mayrin and her hard-working but struggling family. mom are anxiously awaiting news that a sponsor has been found to assist them with tuition. 5 icsf family album

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1) (Center) Sponsor Barbara Weisz and BASF Graduates at the 2011 BASF Graduation Celebration 2) BASF Sponsors Edward and Angela Murphy with their graduating BASF students 3) BASF Sponsors Sam and Melody Di Piazza and their graduating BASF students Amber Griffin and Peggy B. Adu-Kyei 4) Mrs. Kathleen Murnion and BASF student Rikelma Jimenez Hidalgo

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7 8 5) BASF graduate Rikelma Jimenez-Hidalgo and her BASF Sponsor Christine Killorin 6) ICSF students at the 2011 Project YESS reception 7) BASF Sponsors James and Maureen Doherty with their BASF graduating student Eunice Matos and her mother Maria Garcia 8) BASF sponsors Bill and Suzanne Sales, and their students

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9) ICSF Junior Committee at the Royal empire State of Mind Spring Fundraiser 10) Ruth and Paul Woolard and friends 11) Bottom Row: Laurie Grauer, ICSF President peter Grauer; Top Row: Tory Grauer, Silas Anthony

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13 12) Members of ICSF’s Junior Committee 13) Sister Joan Magnetti, (ICSF Trustee) robert Amen, and Claudia H. Amen 14) Dan Kapnick, Lauren Crowley, andrea Wamble, Jamie Maiello, and Katie Murphy 15) Jim Knight, Alyson McEnerney- 14 Sletteland and JP Sletteland at the 2011 Project YESS reception

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JOP supporters

BLOOMBERG, NYC NONPROFITS AND COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, HIRING ICSF’S JOP STUDENT INTERNS MANY COMPANIES HAVE SUPPORTED JOP. In its 26th year, the Job Opportunities Since 1985 over 3,000 students Here are just a few: Program (JOP) is providing more than have participated in JOP to prepare 100 inner-city high school students themselves for the professional • ABC (Association to Benefit Children) with formal work training, life skills world. JOP provides strategies for • Bloomberg and access to role model mentors. success at work and in the college- • Central Park Conservancy application process. The students • Colgate Palmolive After a series of five Saturday JOP learn from volunteer mentors, • Elizabeth Seton workshops, ICSF students are now supervisors and seasoned professionals Pediatrics Center completing their summer internships at while earning income from a first-time • Kelley Drye and Warren New York City companies and nonprofit job. JOP participants develop the • KPMG organizations. To date, leading the confidence and maturity necessary • Mt. Sinai Medical Center way are Bloomberg LP which has to becoming responsible adult • Wachtell, Lipton, hired seven summer interns and the members of the workforce. and Katz Association to Benefit Children which • Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired ten striving JOP student Over the past four years, 100% of interns wishing to “give back” to the JOP interns have gone on to college Harlem community. More than twenty or pursued post-secondary To volunteer, contribute or learn other organizations have hired ICSF educational programs. more, contact Christine Desposito, JOP students as summer interns. ICSF’s JOP Coordinator at [email protected]

ICSF Junior Committee: leading our students by example

‘ambassadors’ at such grand affairs. • athletics: A generous outreach from the As I mentioned on the way home, Sports Angels Foundation provided new they could be guests ten years from uniforms and equipment for the 2nd annual now at these types of events as long basketball tournament in April. The East as they keep education at the top Harlem students were thrilled to play on a of their priorities.” Being an inspiration team wearing new team t-shirts, and on and setting an example is the essence a court with an electronic scoreboard! of the Junior Committee’s mission. • Field Trips: The buses haven’t stopped Junior Committee Fundraising Co-Chairs Its Leadership sub-Committee and rolling with exciting Saturday trips to Lauren Crowley (left) and Katie Murphy volunteers work intensely to give Improv4kids, Tastebuds Kids Kitchen, (right) with ICSF students at the the participating students an Spring Benefit Aviator Sports Arena, a Columbia enriching experience. University baseball game, and Kickball in On April 29 the Junior Committee Spring 2011 Program Highlights: Central Park. “This is the best day of my held its annual spring Gala, Royal life” is an often heard remark from the Empire State of Mind, themed in • Tutoring: In addition to helping students inner-city students on these adventures. honor of both the Royal Wedding complete their homework and study for and our great New York City. The tests, the tutoring program focused on Beyond the program initiatives, the night brought together two hundred Literacy Development. The Juniors Junior Committee invests in the ICSF young professionals for music, purchased a new mini-library of old mission by sponsoring five BASF dancing and cocktail fare. It raised and new classics. Students have the scholarships and two JOP internships. an unprecedented $33,000 to support opportunity to borrow these books and It hopes to increase these numbers by the Junior Committee initiatives. the Juniors hope they don’t return them! the end of the year. But the event had a different meaning • Community Service: Coordinating with If you know of anyone who may be for five eighth grade students from the 8th graders of St. Athanasius in the interested in volunteering or East Harlem. Beyond the views of Hunts Point area of the Bronx, the Juniors supporting the Junior Committee, midtown Manhattan, these students helped paint a Cultural Awareness mural. please have them contact Janelle saw the potential for their own futures. Their artwork depicted their Caribbean Hengeveld at [email protected] Their Principal, Joanne Walsh and European heritage. The students or visit our website www.icsf-nyc.org/jc. (Our Lady Queen of Angels School) were delighted to be able to leave their later said, “The 8th graders have mark on the school’s walls. volunteered to come back to be 8 school highlights

THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, students helping students MANY COMPANIES HAVE SUPPORTED JOP. Last spring, students from Manhattan’s family’s shoulders by donating to If you would like to learn more Epiphany School raised funds on Inner-City Scholarship Fund on about the Emergency Tuition Here are just a few: behalf of ICSF’s Emergency Tuition his behalf. Assistance program, contact • ABC (Association to Assistance (ETA) program as part of Ginine Cilenti at 646-794-3357 Benefit Children) the school’s “Stars for Service” “I approached Susan George about or [email protected]. • Bloomberg program, a voluntary, school-wide this in February and we decided • Central Park Conservancy community-service initiative. to help,” said Principal Jim Hayes. • Colgate Palmolive “We conduct many ‘Stars for Service’ • Elizabeth Seton The ETA program offers one-time events during the course of the year Pediatrics Center grants to families in need of financial and this was especially rewarding • Kelley Drye and Warren • KPMG assistance due to catastrophic because our students play against • Mt. Sinai Medical Center events like parental illness or job a number of inner city schools in • Wachtell, Lipton, loss. When students at Epiphany CYO basketball.” and Katz learned of a particular student at • Willkie Farr & Gallagher St. Ann’s School in Harlem whose The students raised $1,000 to be put tuition needs had suddenly become toward the needy student’s tuition, insurmountable, they resolved to with many of them contributing their lessen the financial burden on his own weekly allowances.

Manhattan Catholic Schools Speech Bee Highlights Eloquence and Poise of Inner-City Students

On May 10, 2011, students from his speech on the development Catholic schools across Manhattan of the computer. When asked how gathered at Corpus Christi School he went about preparing for his in Morningside Heights to compete presentation, Cruz said that he in the annual Manhattan Catholic conducted research online and at Schools Speech Contest. Sister the library, practiced his speech June Clare Tracy, O.P., Manhattan daily, “and,” he added, “I tried my First place speaker: Lorenzo Cruz of District Superintendent of Catholic best.” Among those observing the Saint Stephen of Hungary School Schools, hosted the event, while contest was Lorenzo’s mother, Ms. Maureen McElduff of Guardian who had high praise for both the “I’ve seen over the years the quality Angel School in Manhattan’s competitors and the teachers who of the presentations getting better Chelsea neighborhood served helped them prepare for the big and better,” she said. “The students as timekeeper. Three judges— day. She noted, “We’re very grateful, grow more and more comfortable including Inner-City Scholarship because the teachers really helped in front of the mic. They even start Fund Executive Director Susan [Lorenzo] practice and trained him to use gestures and tone-variation George—were on hand as twelve to write the very good piece that to reinforce points made within students from grades five through he presented,” adding, “the children their speeches.” eight competed for the contest’s were excellent—very poised, and top prize. very prepared.” Congratulations to all of the speech contest participants! Competitors were asked to deliver Following the competition, event a speech themed, “An American host and District Superintendant Invention”; topics ran the gamut Sister June Clare Tracy commented from windshield wipers to the polio on the contest’s benefits to the vaccine. While all of the speeches students, acknowledging that it were impressively delivered, fifth is an “interesting and lively” way grader Lorenzo Cruz of Saint for them to earn English credit Stephen of Hungary School as well as a wonderful public emerged as the competition’s speaking experience: winner, wowing the judges with

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BE A STUDENT’S FRIEND CLASS OF 2011: LISTINGS OF GRADUATES AND DESTINATIONS

ACADEMY OF MT. ST. URSULA Ismael Adorno Alexandra D. Luciano Jake Martinez Ashley Cortez College of Mount St. Vincent Undecided Borough of Manhattan CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Community College Alejandro Moreno Rodane R. Boyd College of Mount St. Vincent University of New Haven Craig Hines Jasmine Coleman Cazenovia College CUNY City College of New York Keven Gonzalez Dylan Blake Mercy College US Armed Forces Richard Felipe Aracelys Figueroa CUNY College of John Jay CUNY Lehman College Jorge Cardenas CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL NYU Ana Jimenez Kevin Romero Chloe Geigel Academy of Art University CUNY College of Staten Island Hawaii Pacific University Kevin R. Rentas St. Thomas Aquinas Angelique M. Velez Savion James-Marcelle Jassmin Reyes Art Institute of Full Sail University Manhattanville College Nicholas Vidal New York City SUNY Alfred David Montiel Hanna S. Shaikh Barbara E. Polanco Manhattan College Pace University Eugene Boadu Bond University SUNY Plattsburgh Ivan Rodriguez Peggy B. Adu-Kyei Gidalthy Estevez Mercy College SUNY Stonybrook Ulysses Quintana College of Mount St. Vincent Undecided Brandon Hernandez Sarah Cruz Chelsie K. Ramirez SUNY IT Undecided Eric L. Soto College of Mount St. Vincent Undecided MONSIGNOR SCANLAN Loren Thomas Jie Y. Hu Michael J. Santonastasio Undecided CARDINAL SPELLMAN College of Staten Island College of Mount St. Vincent HIGH SCHOOL ALL HALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL Roosevelt R. Castillo Carolina Santelises Simone R. Boykin Elvis Hernandez College of Mount St. Vincent CUNY Bernard Baruch College CUNY Borough of Manhattan Catholic University Community College Brianna Mancinini Luzandra Chavez Steven Quinones College of New Rochelle CUNY Borough of Manhattan Jessica L. Campoverde College of Mt. Saint Vincent Community College CUNY Bronx Joseph F. Miranda Community College Javier Gutierrez CUNY Lehman College Anel Caba CUNY Borough of Manhattan CUNY Lehman College Vanessa Pimentel Communty College Johalee Perez CUNY John Jay College CUNY Lehman College Tiana Howell Carlos Benavides Dominican College Joselo A. Santos CUNY Lehman College Dana Jones Employment CUNY NYC College Alexi Palmer Andrew J. Singh of Technology Fairleigh Dickinson University Clarissa Gonzalez Five Towns Mercy College Chelsea Thompson Jasmine E. Vasquez Christopher Ponce Delaware State University Iona Christopher Velez Fordham University Mercy College Dontae Davis Jazmin Puentes Hamlet Martinez Hampton University Mount Saint Vincent Jessica Carter Manhattan College St. Peter’s College Simone S. Dunn Jazmin Young Brandon L. Sanchez Johnson & Wales New York Film Academy MOTHER CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL Manhattan College (Rhode Island) Veronica Cruz Kimberly Rondon College of Mt. Saint Vincent Ralphy Reyes Ambur Taska Penn State Marines Old Westbury College Yanibell Pena Samira Grant College of Mt. Saint Vincent Matthew R. Roman Pamela Alcantara Rutgers University Navy Penn State Lynn-Marie Peralta Brenda Velazquez CUNY NYC College Emmanuel Rodriguez Cheryl Francisco St. John’s University of Technology SUNY Brockport SUNY Albany Georgina Morillo Kassandra Molina Christopher Quinones Christopher M. Sepulveda Syracuse University CUNY York SUNY College of Buffalo SUNY Westchester Community College Kimberly Berry Ryan A. Sinclair Juliane Mateo Wesleyan College Penn State Hazelton University of Arkansas Christian Rosado Syracuse University LA SALLE ACADEMY Eileen M. Cotto CARDINAL HAYES HIGH SCHOOL Christian Castellon SUNY NYC of Technology Anthony Cato Amber Griffin Academy of Art University Boston College Undecided Caroline Almonte SUNY Stony Brook

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MOUNT ST. MICHAEL ACADEMY PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL Ivanna Henriquez Stephanie Maldonado Mark Claudio Thuy Vy Nguyen CUNY John Jay College Mercy College Delhi University Long Island University: Brentwood Gina Ribustello Sylvia Dolmo Jordan Harris CUNY Lehman College St. John’s University New Haven University RICE HIGH SCHOOL Mohamed Basse Chantia J. Keith Shaun Gay Joshua Monche East Stroudsburg University Delaware State The College of New Rochelle Penn State - Altoona College of Nursing Stanley A. Rogers Sherley Garcia Travis Price-Grant Fairfield University Fordham University Salihah Fairweather Penn State - Hazelton University of Bridgeport Hyisheem Calier Emily Peralta Wilfredo A. Ortiz Virginia State University SUNY Buffalo State ST. RAYMOND ACADEMY FOR BOYS Sacred Heart University Trey Blount Michael Walker Crystal Rivera Air Force Nelson Ramos Virginia Union University Undecided University of Buffalo Joseph Padro ST. AGNES BOYS HIGH SCHOOL Yanese Smith Broome Community College NOTRE DAME SCHOOL Clyde Davis Undecided OF MANHATTAN City Technical College Ian Valle Monalisa J. Okore Tiyana Johnson CUNY Borough of Manhattan Columbia Irving Jimenez Virginia Union Community College Clarkson University Norma Secaira ST. JEAN BAPTISTE HIGH SCHOOL Johnathan Crucey Cornell Yong J. Liang Rikelma Jimenez-Hidalgo Dominican College CUNY Baruch College American University Sonia Rivas Raphael Castillo CUNY Brooklyn Steve Luciano Berenice Rivas Mt. Saint Vincent CUNY Borough of Manhattan College of Mount St. Vincent Adriana Espinal Community College Timothy Jones CUNY City College Xiomara Pacheco St. Thomas Aquinas Michael A. Mosquera CUNY Lehman College Manvinder Kaur CUNY La Guardia Matthew Jusino CUNY Hunter Community College Elder Martinez The Marines Felician College Nancy B. Sinchi Christopher Torres Jesus I. Reyes Iona Holy Cross College Lucky Green Undecided Laguardia Community College Stephanie Tavarez Eddie Andujar Christopher Bianchi Lemoyne/ CUNY Brooklyn Lafayette College Katherine Beltran Westchester Community College New York University Katherine M. Jackson Kelvin Betances Manhattanville New York University Joandra Ulloa Penn State Sarah M. Medina Dalin Figueroa Manhattanville Scranton University Daisha Scott SUNY Buffalo Margarita Kenny ST. BARNABAS HIGH SCHOOL NYU Giselle A. Toro Lea M. Garcia Armed Forces University of New Haven Kara Handy Scranton Simone Gordon ST. PETER’S HIGH SCHOOL Clark Atlanta FOR GIRLS Peinda Niang Eunice Matos SUNY Binghamton Sheena M. Coburn College of Staten Island College of Westchester Euporria Roberson Fatima Baro SUNY Binghamton Anissa Osorio Virginia State University Mercy College Cora Brown ST. PIUS V HIGH SCHOOL SUNY Oneonta Damaris Enriquez Angelina F. Owusu Queensborough Dowling College Brittany Baez Community College Syracuse ST. RAYMOND ACADEMY ST. CATHARINE ACADEMY FOR GIRLS Paloma V. Alonso Stephanie Herrera Celismarie Gutierrez Villanova College of New Rochelle College of Mount St. Vincent

Arively Escobar Victoria Jablonski Bianca Sugrimsingh Villanova Concordia CUNY John Jay College

Yaritza Cruz Angelica Arroyo Miamichelle Abad Wagner CUNY Hostos CUNY Lehman College Community College

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