2013’s Distinguished Scholars

Believe it or not, we are in the final WEEKS of the school year. For our graduating seniors, this is the busiest of times, but also the most rewarding of times. Together with their parents, friends and teachers, seniors celebrate the end of 13 years of dedication to their education with prom, awards/scholarship breakfasts, final concerts and of course, graduation. I wanted to give everyone a chance to get to know two of the many exceptional students in our district, who also happened to be graduating as this year’s valedictorian and salutatorian.

Valedictorian Sujith Maracheril is an AP Scholar with Distinction as well as a National Merit Semifinalist. He is president of the Science Honor Society, captain of the Brainstormers challenge team and a member of the National Honor Society, Mathletes and Student Service Center. Sujith also participates in spring track, plays the violin for the school orchestra and has taken advantage of the district’s science research program. He plans to major in pre-med in the fall at CUNY Sophie Davis Biomedical Education.

Salutatorian Julianne Falotico has been named an AP Scholar with Honor, received the 2012 Fairfield University Book Award, and has been named All-Conference and All-Class for basketball, All-Class for soccer and Academic All-American for girls lacrosse. A scholar-athlete, she is also a member of the National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Leadership Council, Literary Society, Athletes Helping Athletes, SADD and the Lunch Bunch, in addition to serving as president of the Key Club and vice president of the Red Cross Club. She is undecided on her major, but will be attending Colgate University in the fall.

I would like to congratulate all of our seniors for their accomplishments. I look forward to spending some last moments together at the upcoming awards ceremony.