Senior year is coming to a close for most of us, and we stop to wonder where the time has gone. During our last few months, we have been given many events to congratulate us on our accomplishments, such as the Academic Awards Dinner, and the Sports Awards Dinner. Another very important event for the senior class is Scholarship Night. Scholarship Night is a kind of a “right of passage” for seniors, as there are a select group of students who have taken the time to apply for and have been selected for these specific local scholarships. Scholarship Night makes us remember the feelings of satisfaction, relief, and gratification of Senior year, and reinstates the merit all of the sacrifices we have made during our time at WHB to get where we are today. It is a night where we realize that all of the work we have put in for the past four years has been worth it.

This year, Scholarship Night was held on Thursday, May 28th, at 7:00, in the district auditorium. After much anticipation, and still being unaware of the scholarship (or scholarships) they received, the students filed in with family and loved ones to be commended for all of the hard work. Nearly every seat was filled with friends, parents, grandparents, and other family members.

Senior Elizabeth Goldfarb received two scholarships at Scholarship Night. Living in East Quogue since she was a baby, Goldfarb attended East Quogue Elementary. Her kindness and welcoming personality has had an obvious impact on her teachers and those around her, as she received The East Quogue PTA Scholarship and the East Quogue Teachers Association Scholarship. Although an interview was not required, she did have to write an essay for each scholarship: “For the East Quogue PTA I had to write an essay about three objects that I would bring when traveling another country and trying to explain what East Quogue is like. For East Quogue Teachers Association Essay I had to write an essay about my East Quogue experience and how it changed me and I will use it to make me a better person. For both I also had to attach a resume and transcript.” Goldfarb will be attending Oneonta State College in the fall.

Zachary Davonski was one of the students who received the most scholarships that night, as he was awarded the Friends of Ambulance Scholarship, Cor-j Scholarship, Quogue Association Scholarship, Quogue PTA Scholarship, and the Millard and Rowena Jayne Memorial Scholarship. In applying for these 5 scholarships, Davonski needed to write multiple essays, send in resumés, and attend interviews. Luckily, Davonski described this process as “relatively easy”, and “worth all of the work”. Davonski received all 5 of the scholarships that he applied for, which is quite the accomplishment! In the fall, Davonski will be attending the University of New Hampshire.

Seniors, congratulations! Juniors, get ready, and don’t give up! This time next year you will be gearing up for graduation, and will be ready to head off to college in the fall. Your senior year will fly by in the blink of an eye. My advice would be to take each day as it comes, soak it all up, and most importantly be proud of yourself! Again, congratulations to my fellow seniors. We made it!

Scholarships:

Dr. C.L. Mehta Memorial Award

Travis Enright

Munistat Financial Services Award

Jake Bramwell

Suffolk Association of School Business Officials Scholarship 

Ashley Cunniff

Hurricane Educational Foundation Lynn Schwartz Scholarship

Katelyn Parry

Hurricane Educational Foundation Scholarship

Laura Halsey & Kathleen Mensch

Friends of WH Ambulance Scholarships 

(A)  Matthew Lidonnici & Cristian Schroder

(B) Antonio Birk & Zachary Davonski

Junior Ambulance – Peter Sulzinski

Frances C. Hite Memorial Scholarship

Freesia Ferrantino

Fred R. Funk Accounting Award

Elizabeth Moschella

Long Island Blood Services Award

Emily Beaver

WHB Business Advisory Board Scholarship

Ashley Cunniff, Olivia Horbatiuk & Frank Leotta

Greater WH Chamber of Commerce Scholarships 

Mary O. Fritchie Memorial – Haley Pisciotta

Business – Frank Leotta

Deborah McLin Mees Humanitarian Award

Patrick Osborne

Deborah McLin Mees Memorial Scholarship

Jordan Laube

WHB Fire Department “Charles Scoog” Scholarship

Skyler Arrasate, Emily Beaver, Antonio Birk,  Lauren Capozzola, Patrick Dean, Lucy DiBenedetto, Jenae Mendoza, Joseph Slover, Alex Williams

East End Financial Group Scholarships

Emily Beaver & Patrick Osborne

Quogue Fire Department Award

Patrick Osborne

East Quogue Fire Department Memorial Scholarship 

Taylor Bentz & Arianna Riemma-Cascone

Reina Nash Memorial Scholarship

Stephanie Fitt & Roger Llivisaca

WHB Dugout Club Scholarship

Zachary Downs & Daniel McEvoy

Anita S. Appel Scholarship

Taylor Bentz, Christopher Chomicki, Joseph Magro & Arianna Riemma-Cascone

Shaila Ghayalod Scholarship

Kiera Solomon

WH Rotary Club Scholarships

Blake Kelsey – Sarah Culver

Carl Eng – Zoe Johnson

CMSgt Anthony Magro Memorial-Lucy DiBenedetto

Edward T. Otis Memorial – Kaitlyn Vanderslice

Lt. Colonel Michael Noyes Memorial – Emily Beaver

Price – Walter Dawydiak

Sandy Strebel Memorial  –  Sarah Strebel

Vincent J. Reilly – Daniela Campino

WH Rotary Scholarships – Skyler Arrasate, Ella

Collins, Patrick Dean, Marissa Ebert, Kathleen

Mensch, Kyle Rignola, Cristian Schroder

Leonard T.  Bishop – Travis Enright

Air Guard – John Fennell

Gordon Werner Memorial – Laura Halsey

Jane Phillips Hildebrand – Cassandra Loben

Arnie Schultz Memorial – Henry Seeliger

James J. Merle MD – Taylor Bentz

Ria DelBene Memorial

Emma Galasso & Kiera Solomon

Tim Wittschen Memorial – Frank Leotta

Donna Palmer Memorial – Nicholes Attar

Edward & Rosemary Dodd Terchunian Scholarship 

Sarah Culver

Kiwanis Club of Greater WH Awards

Ann Fitzpatrick Math Award – Sarah Culver

Barbara Gentile Reading Award – Carly Kandler

Dr. Doug Gentile Science Award- Lucy DiBenedetto

Kiwanis Club Awards – Olivia Horbatiuk,

Kathleen Mensch & Katelyn Parry

Key Club Award – Kiera Solomon

Peconic Auto Wreckers Environmental Award

Walter Dawydiak

Hentschel Award – Sarah Strebel

Bridgehampton National Bank Award – Frank Leotta

WHB LAX Club, Inc. Senior Lacrosse Scholarship

Kathleen Mensch & Kyle Rignola

VFW Post #5350 Scholarship

Emily Bak & Emily Beaver

SCOPE – East Moriches School District

Kimberly Vish

WHB Middle School PTO Scholarship

Emily Beaver & Sarah Strebel

East Quogue Teachers’ Association Scholarship

Elizabeth Goldfarb

WHB High School PTO Scholarship

Ella Collins, Katelyn Parry & Kyle Rignola

WHB Elementary School PTA Award

James Blydenburgh & Sarah Culver

HUGS, Inc. Awards

Student Leader – James Blydenburgh

Powerful Female – Elizabeth Moschella

WH Country Club Scholarship

Emma Galasso

Flying Point Foundation for Autism Scholarship 

Cristian Schroder

Jennifer Tufo Feuerman Memorial Scholarship

Katherine Torr

Millard & Rowena Jayne Memorial Scholarship

Zachary Davonski & Walter Dawydiak

St. Mark’s Church Award

Alissandra Brezinski

WH Woman’s Club Award

Daniela Campino

Gordon Werner Memorial Scholarship

Walter Dawydiak, Lauren Lorefice, Taylor Oudeans & Michael Rizzi

The Quogue Association Award 

Zachary Davonski

Friends of the WH Free Library Award

Zachary Downs

Barbara J. Mitchell Community Service Scholarship 

Emily Beaver

Peg Larkin Memorial 5K Scholarship

Ella Collins, Walter Dawydiak, Ryan Duncan

Samantha Jo LeBrun Moon & Stars Memorial Award

Gemma Caglioti, Connor Federico, & Carly Kandler

Charles P. Tufano College Scholarship

Ellen Griffin

Mary Colasanto Scholarship

Alexandra Fee

East End Hospice Nursing Scholarship

Jacquline Pendleton

WHB Theatre Booster Club Awards 

Brianna Derevjanik, James Blydenburgh, Christopher Durst, Alexandra Fee, Stephanie Fitt & Emma Galasso

Kelly Roesel Scholarship

Connor Dowling

WH Youth Wrestling (WYW) Scholarship 

Brandon Elroumy

WHB Garden Club Scholarship 

Caraiosa Williamson

Quogue PTA Scholarships

Community Service – Zoe Johnson

Academic – Zachary Davonski

EQ Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Travis Enright, Zoe Johnson & Henry Seeliger

Hampton United Soccer Award

Arianna Riemma-Cascone

Cor-J West Seafood Scholarship 

Zachary Davonski

CURE Award

Lucy DiBenedetto

WHB Teachers’ Association Scholarships

TA Memorial

Arianna Riemma-Cascone

Special Recognition

Harshil Mehta & Stephan Sutter

Significant Improvement 

Nicholas Kretsos & Thomas Walters

LI Teachers Benevolent Fund Award

Emily Blumenthal

Father Joseph Slomski Knights of Columbus Council #7423 Scholarship

Zoe Johnson

Rechler Equity Partners in Science Scholarship

Taylor Bentz & Laura Halsey

Hampton Theatre Company Peter Marbury Scholarship

Stephanie Fitt & Courtney King

SCOPE – Remsenburg-Speonk School District

Connor Federico

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical & Dental Center Award

Arianna Riemma-Cascone

Remsenburg-Speonk TA/PTO Award 

Walter Dawydiak & Liam Huysman

Remsenburg-Speonk PTO September 11, 2011 Heroes Memorial Award

Frank Leotta

Jeanne and Max Block Memorial Scholarship 

Alexandra Fee & Haley Pisciotta

East Moriches PTO Humanitarian Award

Olivia Horbatiuk

Hampton Bays Lions Club Scholarship

Travis Enright

ASSETT Scholarship

Zachary Anastasia

Doreen Kandell Memorial Awards

French – Emma Galasso

Spanish – Elizabeth Moschella

The Remsenburg Association Andrew Jordan Community Service Scholarship

Walter Dawydiak

EQ Civic Association Award

Arianna Riemma-Cascone

Melissa J. Payne Memorial Award

Katelyn Parry

Hampton West Estates Residents’ Association Scholarships

Thomas Boskamp & Daniela Campino

WHB HS Student Government Award 

Emma Galasso

Patel Achievement Award

Walter Dawydiak & Laura Halsey

NYS Academic Excellence Scholarship

Zachary Anastasia, Taylor Bentz, Freesia Ferrantino, Laura Halsey, Joseph Magro, Harshil Mehta, Haley Pisciotta, Arianna Riemma-Cascone