Meet the Roslyn High School Class of 2023
Valedictorian and Salutatorian!
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Valedictorian Jake Konigsberg earned a grade-point average of 107.341. Jake is a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, a National Merit Finalist, and an AP Scholar with Distinction. He is the president of the Medical Explorers Club and table tennis intramural, captain of the Science Olympiad Club and Congressional Debate Branch, and an executive board member of the Ethics and Government Club. Outside of school, Jake spends a lot of time serving as a leading advocate and regional board member for the American Cancer Society, volunteering at a local hospital, and running a local volunteer organization. Jake will be attending the University of Pennsylvania in the fall.
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Salutatorian Kristi Lam earned a grade-point average of 106.244. Kristi is a USA Biology Olympiad Semifinalist, a National Merit Commended Scholar, and an AP Scholar with Distinction. She is a member of the National Honor Society, World Language Honor Society, President of the Science National Honor Society, Co-President of the Astronomy Club, and a captain of the Science Olympiad team. Kristi spends many of her after school hours at the Cold Spring Harbor Research Lab researching plant genetics in their Partners for the Future program. She also volunteers in the Young Adult Advisory Council and the Roslyn Chapter of Letters for Rose. An avid hiker, she hopes to further her studies in Environmental Science & Engineering and contribute to worldwide conservation efforts in the future.
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March was Nutrition Month at Heights School—an opportunity for young students to learn about making healthy food choices and identifying different food groups. To make the nutrition curriculum fun and hands-on, educators created a Heights Supermarket stocked with non-perishable food, donated in collaboration with the PFA. Each class also designed a food poster to help organize the cans and boxes of food on display.
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EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
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Students had a lot of fun learning a variety of clever new tricks like stilt walking, plate-spinning, juggling, and hoola-hooping. The workshops focused on coordination, timing, and team building.
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Harbor Hill Elementary School hosted National Read Across America Day on Thursday, March 2, 2022. More than two dozen administrators and staff from across the district participated as guest readers. They visited classrooms to read aloud the book, The Magical Yet.
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MULTICULTURAL PERFORMANCES
AT EAST HILLS AND HARBOR HILL
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A showcase of diversity and talent was on display at East Hills Elementary School during their Multicultural Show on Friday, March 10, 2023. Students put on two performances for their fellow students, which included a fashion show, storytelling, dancing, and a drum performance.
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Harbor Hill Elementary School hosted a Multicultural Show on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Students put on two performances for their fellow students, which included: a fashion show, an Indian dance routine, an Asian fan dance, a Taekwondo demonstration, and a faculty dance medley. The show followed a Multicultural Fair, held the day before, where students had the opportunity to learn about different countries.
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The Roslyn Middle School Spotlight Drama Club hosted four performances of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. for the Roslyn Community from March 2-5, 2023. They also performed select scenes for students at Harbor Hill and East Hills elementary schools on February 15, 2023.
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They welcomed a dance troupe performing traditional Japanese dances. The PFA hosted a multicultural craft day and an international food day—both events were a huge success! And students attended an assembly on embracing diversity.
Students also sold bracelets, made by Central American artisans, and raised an amazing $4200 that will be given to the artisans and their families.
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Ten Roslyn High School students have been named Finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Competition—Mohammad Balasinorwala, Jessie Dong, Jake Konigsberg, Lydia Lee, Emelie Nguyen, Catherine Ren, Arya Sinha, Brian Song, Sophie Weisman, and Stanley Zhao. These academically talented students now have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered this spring. The students are among 15,000 nationwide to be named finalists, representing less than one percent of high school seniors in the United States.
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Roslyn High School’s Hilltop Beacon newspaper was awarded second place overall in the category of Most Outstanding Newspaper at the Quill Awards—held at Adelphi University on Friday, February 17, 2023.
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Five Roslyn students: Jessie Dong, Aasiya Zaidi, Brian Song, Sayem Kamal, and Belinda Lin, competed in the 2023 National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium regional semi-finals—held February 12, 2023 at York College. Three of the five students: Jessie Dong (Chemistry), Brian Song (Computer Science), and Aasiya Zaidi (Biomedical Sciences) were selected to present in the finals on February 25, 2023. Jessie and Aasiya placed 3rd and 4th to earn the invitation to the national level.
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Five Roslyn High School students placed exceptionally well at the 2023 Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF)—held on March 7, 2023 at Crest Hollow Country Club. Jake Konigsberg took first place in Biomedical and Health Sciences, winning a trip to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Dallas this May; Jacob Gross took second place in Microbiology; Sara Rosenbaum placed third in Behavioral Science; Emily Nguyen placed third in Biomedical and Health Sciences; and Amanda Liswood won Honorable Mention in Biomedical and Health Sciences.
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Sixty-five Roslyn High School students were among 2,600 participants who competed in the 2023 New York State DECA Competition—held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center in Rochester, NY from March 8-10. Nineteen of the Roslyn students qualified for the National Competition, to be held April 22-26 in Orlando, FL. Forty-four students earned top ten medallions in 21 categories.
DECA is a not-for-profit student career organization that prepares young adults to become innovative leaders in four areas: marketing, hospitality, financing, and management. They have 250,000 members worldwide. Students compete at the regional level, then the state level to reach the national/international level of competition.
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Roslyn High School hosted a Multicultural Feast in the cafeteria on March 8th, 2023. The event was made possible by generous donations from local restaurants.
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ROYAL CROWN PLAYERS PRESENT
NEWSIES
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In its inaugural year, the varsity girls flag football team is off to a great start! The team is working hard learning plays and staying competitive. We invite you to come out and cheer on the Bulldogs. Click here to view all athletic schedules.
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On Friday, March 24, 2023, Mr. Gerula’s first and second period classes took part in the Nassau County Rolling Thunder Bowling Tournament—hosted at Maple Lanes in Rockville Centre. The students competed for school pride and represented Roslyn with class and sportsmanship! |
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