Deer Park Salutes Its Champions

Seventeen Deer Park High School students were honored by teachers and administrators at the Breakfast for Champions, held in the school library on Nov 12.

For the event, held each fall and spring, student champions were selected by each of the school’s departments, with three additional ones chosen by principals and a teacher.

“Breakfast for Champions is an opportunity for teachers and administrators to honor students who have impacted them in some way,” said Jeanne Kozlowsky, the school’s associate principal of curriculum. “The event recognizes students who demonstrate excellent conduct and character on a daily basis, work on achieving their personal best inside and outside the classroom and show an innate compassion to help others.”

The fall 2015 Breakfast for Champions honorees, all presented with plaques, were seniors Priyesh Bhatt (guidance), Kathryn Block (technology), Jenna Boccabella (performing arts), Julia Boss (science), Rodney Conte (Principal’s Award), Megan Hammond (art), Shihab Howlader (family and consumer science) and Rose Snyder (math); juniors John Galaor (athletics), Joshua A. Singh (business), and Lukendjor Souvernaud (English as a new language/world language); sophomores Austin Ciejka (Teacher’s Award), Kasey Dorney (physical education) and Fabiha Khan (social studies); and freshmen Dana Ali (health), Steven Gassert (Associate Principal’s Award) and Shannon Theiling (English language arts).

Caption: Clockwise from top left, Deer Park High School’s fall 2015 Breakfast for Champions honorees Rose Snyder, Shihab Howlader, Austin Ciejka, Priyesh Bhatt, Lukendjor Souvernaud, Rodney Conte, Joshua A. Singh, John Galaor, Steven Gassert, Dana Ali, Shannon Theiling, Megan Hammond, Julia Boss, Kasey Dorney, Fabiha Khan, Kathryn Block and Jenna Boccabella.

Photo by Deer Park School District.