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Harrison Herald • July 2019 • Page 2 • from the Mayor's Office july 2019 vol. 15 - issue 7 harrisonherald.com COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTION! Herald shorelinepub.com HHS CommencementHarrison Held at Performing Arts Center BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN singing “With a Little Help from My Friends,” Student The Harrison High Speaker Eli Lapkin relayed School Class of 2019 Com- the Chinese Legend of the mencement Exercises were Empty Pot, in which the held at Purchase College Emperor gave several chil- Performing Arts Center on dren seeds, directing them Wednesday, June 26, 2019, to grow them. The child beginning with the HHS turning in the most beauti- Band playing Pre-Ceremoni- ful plant after a year’s time al Selections, “New Era Fan- would be crowned Emperor. fare” by Randall Standridge According to Lapkin, one of the contestants, Ping, tried to grow his seed but only came up with an empty pot. In despair, Ping brought the empty planter to the Em- peror; the other children produced beautiful blos- soms. Left to right: Judy Kwon, mother; Jiin Kwon, sister; Graduate Steven Kwon; Revealing that he had father, Nathan Kwon cooked the seeds, prevent- ing them from growing, and Finale from Johannes culmination of Kindergar- Harrison Central School District Superintendent Louis N. Wool, Ed.D. and the Emperor crowned Ping Brahms’s Symphony Number ten through the 12th Grade. Yearbook Editor Michael Canno. 1, followed by the tradition- Finding a small, “stick in the his successor, commend- al Edward Elgar, “Pomp and ground” rose bush when she ing his honesty. Lapkin and fed the animals. from rebels who tried to re- Circumstances.” first came to the school that then relayed a second par- He was asleep during cruit him as a soldier. “She Welcoming the com- eventually yielded beautiful able, “Sleeping Through the storm but had prepared did not cry until her family munity and over 270 grad- Tea Roses and is now three a Storm.” A young man, everything before he retired. was rescued. uates, HHS Principal Kim- and a half feet high, Beuke- saying that he could sleep Superintendent Louis “When Chris asked why berly Beukema pointed out ma challenged her students through a storm was hired N. Wool Ed.D. told the inspir- she cried then, she replied, “I that Graduation was not the to grow, thrive and blossom. by a farmer. When a storm ing story of Nigerian author can steel my heart from dan- Student Speaker Eli Lapkin culmination of four high After a Musical Inter- came up, the farm hand se- and refugee, Chris Abani, ger. But a simple act of kind- school years, but rather the lude with the Senior Chorus cured all equipment, crops whose mother protected him ness can unstitch you.” How will Harrison’s new downtown development project impact your real estate values? Call or text me to fi nd out - 914.393.9115. c 914.393.9115 Licensed Real Estate Salesperson 78 Purchase Street, Rye, NY 10580 PERMIT 5121 PERMIT WHITE PLAINS, NY PLAINS, WHITE U.S. POSTAGE PAID PAID POSTAGE U.S. STANDARD STANDARD PRESORTED PRESORTED Debate Team Places 4th in Nation National French Contest Winners Twenty-one Harrison High School students studying in levels French 2 through IB French SL participated in the National French Contest called Le Grand Concours. Le Grand Concours, is a na- tional, annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF). Students were evaluated for their written, oral and listening comprehension skills in French. More than 72,000 students in all 50 states competed in the 2019 event. On May 16, students celebrated their achievements at a special breakfast to congratulate their peers who received certificates and medals from AATF. AATF Medal Recipients include: Gold Medal: Joanna Howson (Freshman); Silver Medal: Pedro Congratulations to the Harrison High School Debate Team on placing 4th in the nation and de Oliveira (Junior), Alyssa Kopczynski (Sophomore), Macarena Hesse (Freshman); Bronze Medal: having two top 25 finishes at the 2019 NCFL Grand National Tournament. This year's NCFL cham- Mai Bleustein, Victoria Gloria (Freshmen); Honorable Mention: Maria Saes, Hannah Karkout (Soph- pionship was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 216 Lincoln-Douglas debaters from approximately 30 omores); Julia Ansel, Joshua Feldman, Amelia Rasmussen, and Amira Tammam (Freshmen). states competed against each other for the national title. Out of that field, junior Ava Zinman placed 4th overall, reaching semifinals. Ava was undefeated in preliminary rounds with a 13-2 ballot count, and cleared as the tournament's 4th seed. She byed Achievement in Italian Garners through the play-in round and won her double-octofinal and quarterfinal rounds. This is the third time a Harrison debater has reached semifinals of NCFL Nationals, and is the strongest showing the team has had at this tournament since 2014. Medals Senior Eli Lapkin placed 25th overall; he was eliminated in double-octofinals on a close 2-1 deci- sion. Eli cleared as the tournament's 16th seed, with an impressive 11-4 ballot count; like Ava, he byed through the play-in round. In his last preliminary round, he received a perfect 30 in speaker points from all 3 of his judges. Sophomore Rebecca Anderson also had a winning ballot count, and did an excellent job in a difficult field. This year is the second time that two Harrison debaters have finished in the top 25 at NCFL Nationals. Students Garner Three Metro Awards Jessie Alfieri, Michael Jubak and Jacqueline Cabre- ro have won the prestigious Metro Award for Harri- son High School’s production of Me Thirty-two Italian students from Harrison High School participated in the American Associa- and My Girl. tion of Teachers of Italian (AATI) National contest examination. Students sit for the one-hour exam, Jessie Alfieri which includes a listening comprehension section as well as highly challenging grammar and read- won Outstanding ing components. The exam evaluates competency in grammar, the ability to use language contextu- Acting Perfor- ally and idiomatically, as well as reading and listening skills. In addition, the AATI exam evaluates the mance (Female) effectiveness of Italian curricula, and rewards excellence in the study of Italian. for her role as Ten Harrison High School students earned medals of honor, and sophomore, Nicholas Colotti, Duchess. Michael Jubak, Jr. won Outstanding Comic Performance (Male) for his role as Parchester. won the gold medal and a $100 monetary prize from the The Società Onoraria Italica for his achieve- Jacqueline Cabrero won for Technical Merit- Stage Manager. ment on the level 3 exam. The AATI values the work of these students and their dedicated teachers. The awards, commonly known at the “Metros” are presented by the Helen Hayes Youth Theater Approximately 5,500 students participate in the exam nationwide. and recognize outstanding musical theater productions from high schools throughout Rockland, Student Medalists include: 9th Grade, Level 2 Exam; Silver Medal: Adriana Sliney, Emma Torre; Westchester, Putnam and Bergen counties. To be considered for a Metro award, performances are 10th Grade, Level 3 Exam; Gold Medal: Nicholas Colotti; Silver Medal: Britney Venegas, Roya Azar, assessed by a panel of 3 judges who evaluate the production according to a list of criteria. Scores are Isabella Medina, Gabriella Nunez; Bronze Medal: James Choi; 11th Grade, Level 4 exam: Silver Med- then tabulated to determine the nominees. al: Kate Brenner; Bronze Medal: Marisa Mastrogiacomo. Harrison Herald • July 2019 • Page 2 • www.harrisonherald.com From the Mayor's Office BY MAYOR RON BELMONT Passidomo Monument, the ner. This event recognizes was very proud of Robert ect, local service may be talization of our downtown. Village Square clock and the outstanding contributions Longo, Michael Forgione, interrupted temporarily. We can expect almost 300 entrance to Passidomo Park to planning in Westchester Alexandra Menniti, and Da- Con Ed will notify you in new residents, new restau- have also been decorated County and the Town/Vil- vid Tolve, Jr. as I presented advance if the work will af- rants and shops, streetscape with beautiful plantings. lage of Harrison received a them with their certificates fect your service. If you have enhancements, and two new The Harrison Beautification Planning Commendation for at the graduation ceremony questions or concerns about pedestrian plazas. This en- Foundation, Inc. has sup- Manhattanville College’s so- in May at Westchester Com- the upcoming work, please tire project is consistent plied flowers and I would lar parking instillation. The munity College. Congratula- email CustomerQuestions@ with our Comprehensive like to thank Foundation Harrison Planning Board tions to the new officers and conEd.com or dl-Westches- Plan which Harrison adopt- members Denise DiBiasi approved the project that welcome to the force. [email protected] and ed in 2013. We are finally and Helen Pesce, as well as now provides a portion of If you have stopped in use Reference Number: 19- on the road to creating an town personnel, for their the campus’s electricity. It to Town Hall lately, you may 00013. important downtown neigh- dedication and commitment was an honor to be included have noticed that a tower Avalon Bay recently borhood which will provide to beautifying our commu- and I look forward to partic- garden has been installed hosted a groundbreaking benefits for all Harrison res- nity. Additional gardens are ipating in more projects that in our foyer. The self water- at the site of the soon to be idents. As you enjoy the out- ready to be planted. If you support emissions-free elec- ing garden is in a vertical constructed 143 unit, tran- In June, I had the plea- doors, I hope you have an have an interest in assisting tric power. structure that has no dirt or sit-oriented apartment com- sure of attending the annual opportunity to notice this the Beautification Founda- I would like to acknowl- weeds, uses less water and munity on Halstead Avenue.
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