The Alternative Press

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – More than 100 Governor Livingston High School students received awards for either academic or sports achievement and sometimes both at the Board of Education’s Thursday, June 7 meeting. They include:

2012 National Merit Scholarship Program “Finalist” - Alison Kao

2012 National Merit Scholarship Program “Commended Student” - Diane Alexander, Scott Buchanan, Melanie-Marie Cuccioli, Megan Kingsley, Arabella Pluta-Ehlers, Madelyn Reese, Brendan Schneider, Matthew Silverman, Kerry Stahlin, Daniel Sullivan, Logan Turner, Yiching Wu

Wallenberg Foundation of New Jersey Scholar - Nicolas Gomez

2011 Union County Superintendents’ Roundtable “Outstanding Scholar” - Scott Buchanan, Logan Turner

Union County School Counselors’ Association “We Care” Scholarship - Peter Dolshan

Perfect SAT Score - Scott Buchanan – Math; Alison Kao - Reading & Writing; Arabella Pluta-Ehlers – Writing; Danielle Rosenthal - Math & Writing; Yiching Wu – Math

2012 Union County Administrators’ “Student Recognition" - Max Louis Menaker

2012 “All-State Chorus” - Steven LaMaita, Shannon Morgan, Mukta Phatak, Alessia Santoro

Morris Museum Juried Art Show - Grace Boyle, “Fresh Perspectives”

2012 Teen Arts Touring Exhibit - Lillian Barreto, “Sculptural Piece,” Amanda Berlinski, “Digital Photo Transfer;” Laura Young - “Solarized Painting"

2012 Science Olympiad - “Write It Do It”: 2nd in State - Samuel Muriello, Michael Russell

2012 Science Olympiad - “Remote Sensing” - 3rd in State - Aaron Sleopi, Zachary Friedlander

Merck State Science Exam - Danielle Rosenthal – Advanced Integrated Test – 1st in County

Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS)
11th - 12th grade team
3rd in State, All Divisions - Brittin Boening, Scott Buchanan, Vivian Chu, Alison Kao, Margaret Orton, Aaron Slepoi, Theodore Weber, Jason Yang

Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS)
9th - 10th grade team
2nd in the State, All Divisions - Alex Bienstock, William Radin, Uday Manchanda, Mukta Phatak, Andrew Savino, Michael Watson, Laura Young, Kira Prabhu

Berkeley Heights Veterans of Foreign Wars “Voice of Democracy” Essay Contest

Local Winners: Danielle Amatucci, Emily Harriott, Cornelia Wacaster

Berkeley Heights League of Woman Voters “Citizenship” Award: Lauren Santullo

New Jersey Future Business Leaders of America: Dennis Bienstock – 1st Place “Help Desk;” William Reis – 1st Place “Business Procedures”

ACL/NJCL National Latin Exam - Latin 2: Emily Harriott - Gold Summa Cum Laude; Emily Xu - Silver Maxima Cum Laude; Dylan Sayasith - Silver Maxima Cum Laude; Kelly Endres - Silver Maxima Cum Laude; Alec Dougherty - Silver Maxima Cum Laude; Helen Zhang - Magna Cum Laude

ACL/NJCL National Latin Exam - Latin 3: Ariana Chuba - Gold Summa Cum Laude; Camelia Hegarty - Silver Maxima Cum Laude; Mark Korn - Silver Maxima Cum Laude; Ian Fan - Silver Maxima Cum Laude; William Bunyaner - Magna Cum Laude; Ian St. Clair - Magna Cum Laude; Jonathan Drori - Magna Cum Laude

ACL/NJCL National Latin Exam - Latin 4: Zachary Friedlander - Gold Summa Cum Laude

Zachary Friedlander – National Latin Exam Committee 

Maureen O’Donnell Memorial Award (Four Consecutive Years Gold Summa Cum Laude), Nicholas Rubino – Silver Maxima Cum Laude

IACE – Italian - Nicole Calegari - Summer Program in Narni, Italy

Individual Union County Champion

Amanda Amezquita – Girls’ Spring Track – Pole Vault & Pole Vault Relay
Anthony Bucci – Boys’ Winter & Spring Track – 3200 Meter Run
Michael Drummond – Boys’ Spring Track – High Jump Relay
Ryan Hoy – Wrestling – 132 lbs.
Elijah Kay – Boys’ Winter Track – High Jump & Boys’ Spring Track –High Jump Relay
Rendyll Moorman – Boys’ Spring Track – High Jump Relay
Erica Stevenson – Girls’ Spring Track – Pole Vault Relay
Laura Tierney – Girls’ Tennis – Second Singles

Individual Union County & District XII Champion

Jonathan Mele – Wrestling – 113 lbs.

NJSIAA Sectional Champion

Christian Guerrero – Boys’ Spring Track – 4x400 Meter Relay
Elijah Kay – Boys’ Winter Track & Boys’ Spring Track – High Jump
Michael Murphy – Boys’ Spring Track – 100 meter dash & 4x400 Meter Relay
Zakaria Rochdi – Boys’ Spring Track – 4x400 Meter Relay
Brian Simone – Boys’ Spring Track – 4x400 Meter Relay

NJSIAA Group 2

Anthony Bucci – Boys’ Spring Track – 3rd Place in 3200 Meter Run
Christian Guerrero – Boys’ Spring Track – 2nd Place Intermediate Hurdles
Elijah Kay – Boys’ Spring Track – 3rd Place High Jump
Rendyll Moorman – Boys’ Spring Track – Champion – High Jump
Michael Murphy – Boys’ Spring Track – Champion – 100 Meter Dash,
2 nd Place 200 Meter Dash, 3rd Place 400 Meter Run

Blue Devil Invitational Champion – Scotland Preston

Girls’ Varsity Softball Team – Union County Champions

Emily Beisser, Stephanie Cataldo, Monica Chien, Alexandra Fetter, Colleen Frank, Kelly Goense, Carolynne
Goldbeck, Megan Kingsley, Jenna Kulback, Jessie Merone, Paige Murphy, Payton Murphy, Abigail Pires, Jordan Robbins, Grace Sanzalone, Jennifer Vislocky, Kacie Worswick

Logan Kelley – Boys’ Basketball – All-time leading scorer/GLHS Record 1,324 Career Points
Stephanie Pinto – Girls’ Lacrosse – 119 Career Goals
Alyssa Polimeni – Girls’ Basketball – 1115 Career Points

GLHS Record

Joshua Boyle – Boys’ Winter Track –Sprint Medley
Anthony Bucci – Boys’ Winter Track–Distance Medley & Boys’ Spring Track –4x800 Meter Relay
Olga Caballero – Girls’ Spring Track – 4x100 Meter Relay
Anthony Carannante –Boys’ Winter Track – Distance Medley
Aidan Donadio – Swimming – 100 yd. Breaststroke
Michael Drummond – Boys’ Spring Track – Long Jump Relay/High Jump Relay
John Friedlander – Boys’ Spring Track – 4x800 Meter Relay
Christian Guerrero – Boys’ Winter Track – 4x400 relay/Sprint Medley &
Boys’ Spring Track – Long Jump/Long Jump Relay/Intermediate &
High Hurdle/Intermediate Hurdle Relay/4x100,4x200,4x400 Meter Relays
Caroline Henderson – Swimming – 200 yd. Relay
Ronald Jordan – Boys’ Spring Track – Intermediate Hurdle Relay/4x100, 4x200 Meter Relays
Elijah Kay – Boys’ Spring Track – High Jump Relay
Autumn Ledgin – Swimming – 200 yd. Relay
Jennifer Leonard – Swimming – 200 yd. Relay
Dylan Levine – Boys’ Winter Track – 4x400 relay/Sprint Medley/Distance Medley & Boys’ Spring Track –
4x800 Meter Relay
Rendyll Moorman – Boys’ Spring Track – High Jump/High Jump Relay/Long Jump Relay
Michael Murphy – Boys’ Winter Track – 4x400 Relay/Sprint Medley & Boys’ Spring Track – 100 & 200 Meter Dash/4x100,4x200,4x400 Meter Relays/Intermediate Hurdle Relay
Rachel Nilan – Girls’ Spring Track – 4x100 Meter Relay
Grace O’Brien – Girls’ Spring Track – 4x100 Meter Relay
Abigail Pires – Swimming – 2oo yd. Relay
Michelle Reedy – Girls’ Spring Track 4x100 Meter Relay
Zakaria Rochdi – Boys’ Spring Track – 4x200 & 4x400 Meter Relays
Andrew Romeo – Boys’ Spring Track – 4x100 Meter Relay
Brian Simone – Boys’ Winter Track – 4x400 relay/Distance Medley & Boys’ Spring Track – 4x400 & 4x800 Meter Relays