North Babylon Honors Top 25 Students in Class of 2023

NORTH BABYLON, NY — Several students at North Babylon High School have ranked the top of their class.

The school's top 25 students in the Class of 2023 were celebrated in a ceremony on Wednesday, the district said.

Many students brought one "honored guest" with them, who helped them on their academic journey.

Many students brought and spoke about one "honored guest" with them, who helped them on their academic journey.

Teachers, coaches and staff members who inspired them along the way, also attended the event.

North Babylon High School Principal Dr. Jonathan Klomp welcomed students, staff, administrators, board of education members and families to the small ceremony that celebrated the impact of these dedicated professionals on each of the students.

“These students tonight are amazingly talented and amazingly involved, and they are here tonight to celebrate the people who helped them get here,” he said.

Each student in attendance was called up to the podium to speak about their honored guest.

The students in alphabetical order, along with their honorees, included:

• Suheyla Akyurek (Mr. Robert DeBonis, Robert Moses Middle School)
• Dwain Anderson;
• Ian Battaglia (Mrs. Annette Kuruc, North Babylon High School);
• MarissaBritton (Mrs. Amy Bongiorno, North Babylon High School);
• Djoonicka Buissereth;
• AshleyCampos (Dr. Stephanie Kaiser, North Babylon High School);
• Hannah Candia (Ms. SarahLambert, North Babylon High School);
• Emma Carolan (Mr. Matthew Temme, North Babylon High School);
• Tainna Charles (Ms. Alison Leisen, North Babylon High School);
• Llewana D’Silva (Ms. Nicole Vederosa, North Babylon High School);
• Legrand Davis III (Ms. Renee Sanchez);
• Aleena DeStefano (Mts. Alexandra VanRossem, North Babylon High School);
• Samantha Gonzalez (Ms. Heather Tullo, North Babylon High School);
• Emily Meyer (Mr. JohnHall, Parliament Place Elementary);
• James Miller (Mr. Michael Murray, Robert MosesMiddle School);
• Mohid Nadeem (Mr. Brian Snyder, Robert Moses Middle School);
• Heidi Ortiz (Ms. Helayna Campo, William E. DeLuca Elementary);
• Adrika Rahman (Ms. Celeste Janelis, Robert Moses Middle School);
• Andy Ren (Mr. Thomas Duffy, North Babylon High School);
• Aaliyah Siddiqui (Mr. Christopher Wink, North Babylon High School);
• Aniya Strong(Mrs. Elizabeth Luna, North Babylon High School);
• Cameran Vanel (Ms. Keisha Rivers,Board of Education trustee);
• Dylan Warno (Mr. John Paul Biondo, Marion G. Vedder)