Collingswood Public Schools 2013 Awards

Collingswood Board of Education honored its teachers of the year and acknowledged the accomplishments of several of its students in a district-wide ceremony prior to its May 2013 meeting.

Here is a full list of those recognized at the event.

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Collingswood Outstanding Teachers of the Year

"These teachers are to be commended for the hard work and dedication they have given and continue to give to the Collingswood Public School District," said Board President James Hatzell.

• Elementary—Jane Platt
• Middle School—Kathryn Kemeny
• High School—Miles Holland
• Special Areas—Patricia O'Connor

Collingswood Jr. Women's Club Spelling Bee

• Suzanna Cook, James A. Garfield Elementary School, Grade 5—1st Place
• Zain Desai, Garfield School, Grade 4—1st Place
• Dion Chen, Grade 4—1st Place
• Catherine Abacan, Newbie, Grade 5—2nd Place
• Isabella Mangan, Thomas Sharp Elementary School, Grade 5—4th Place
• Owen Faupel, William P. Tatem Elementary School, Grade 5—Representative
• Hannah Stecher, Tatem, Grade 5—Representative

School-Wide Spelling Bee

The following students also won their schools' individual spelling bee competitions.

• Suzanna Cook, Garfield, Grade 5—1st Place
• Zain Desai, Garfield, Grade 4—2nd Place
• Erin Sullenberger, Garfield, Grade 4—Runner-Up
• Isabella Mangan, Sharp, Grade 5—1st Place
• Hannah Stecher, Tatem, Grade 5—1st Place
• Jonathan Hewitt, Zane, Grade 4—1st Place

School Wide Geography Bee

• Ethan Gattone, Garfield, Grade 5—1st Place
• Victor Zou, Sharp, Grade 5—1st Place
• Owen Faupel, Tatem, Grade 5—1st Place
• Noah McAllister, Zane, Grade 5—1st Place

Tatem Shields Post 17 American Legion Award

The following fifth grade students were recognized for "displaying qualities of leadership and Americanism."

• Alexander Fernandez, Garfield
• Marissa Waters, Garfield
• Edward Bernardo, Newbie
• Caroline Clark, Newbie
• Keven Kevelier, Sharp
• Isabella Mangan, Sharp
• Nolan Dick, Tatem
• Morgan Pilla, Tatem
• Claudia Celia, Zane North
• Pocket Pizzutillo, Zane North

Collingswood Rotary Service Award

These fifth grade students were recognized for "demonstrating outstanding service to others."

• Vaughn Colestock, Garfield
• Chloe Purdy, Newbie
• Lourdes Gonzales, Sharp
• Allyson Ciafullo, Tatem
• Elizabeth Routzahn, Zane North

Collingswood Fire Prevention Award

The following students won the Collingswood Fire Prevention Contest.

• Christy Ngo, Newbie, Grade 4—1st Place
• Amber Zelem, Newbie, Grade 5—1st Place
• Avery Corino, Zane North, Grade 4—1st Place

Student Hero Award

Awarded to fifth graders Matthew Havens (Sharp) and Holden Correia-Fisher (Tatem) "for their outstanding act of courage under dangerous circumstances in helping to report a house fire."

PTA Reflections Contest

Presented to Flora Lutz-Velez (Zane North, grade 1) for her art work submission, “Penguins in a Snow Globe”, in the New Jersey State PTA Reflections Contest.

Green Team Grant Award

The Mark Newbie Green Team K-5 students were recognized "for their dedication and efforts to clean-up Cooper River and their involvement in the New Jersey Adopt a Bat program."

Odyssey of the Mind Award

Presented to the Zane North team that presented their Pet Project entry at the Odyssey of the Mind competition and won first place as Division 1 State Champions.

• Elizabeth Allendoerfer
• Claudia Celia
• Lila DiMasi
• Nick Eimer
• Ellie Routzhan
• Amanda Yeager

Published Works

• Alexa McClintic, Garfield, Grade 4—My County Poster Contest
• D'Andrei Williams, Garfield, Grade 4—My County Poster Contest, 3rd Place
• Sonia Lombardo, Newbie, Grade 3—Horseshoe Crab Art, Ecological Research & Development Group Art Book
• Tyler Kolecki, Sharp, Grade 4—Young American Poetry Digest, "Quidditch"
• Aidyn Koprivica, Sharp, Grade 4—Young American Poetry Digest, "Quidditch"
• Chenoa Mason, Sharp, Grade 4—Young American Poetry Digest, "Bullying"

Technology Leadership Award

"For sharing their outstanding technology skills with the Garfield [School] family:" Vaughn Colestock, Grade 5, and Sincere Shine, Grade 5.

Philadelphia International Music Festival

Kate Schell, Grade 6, Collingswood Middle School for being awarded the Alice Downs Scholarship, a two-week music camp at the Philadelphia International Music Festival.

Olympic Conference Honors Band

• Joseph Freehling, Collingswood High School, Grade 12, Clarinet
• Rachel Freehling, CHS, Grade 10, French Horn
• Philip Treu, CHS, Grade 11, Clarinet
• Sophia Oehlers, CMS, Grade 7, Oboe

The College of New Jersey K-12 Art Exhibition

Olivia Monko, CHS Grade 12, whose colored pencil artwork, "Tribute to Wes," was displayed at The College of New Jersey's "Art, Innovation, and Idea" New Jersey K-12 Art Exhibit.

New Jersey All-State Choir

Julia Nigro, CHS, Grade 11

New Jersey Governor's Cyber Challenge

Quinn Heath, Grade 11, placed third of 1,000 competitors in the New Jersey Governor's Cyber Challenge, a statewide technology/computer competition.

New Jersey Art Educators Award

Lisa Winkler, CHS art teacher, was selected by the Executive Board of Art Educators of New Jersey as the recipient of the High School Division Art Award.