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NHP Students Recognized For Essays, Art

The students were honored in the Freedom to Read Essay and Art Contest.

Five students from New Hyde Park Memorial High School received recognition in the Freedom to Read Essay and Art Contest. Congratulations to the students and their amazing teachers!

Essays (16-18 years old)

  • Emily Yuan: “Mulan” (winner)
  • Andrea Bouzos: “The Sun and Her Flowers” (finalist)
  • Joana Thomas: “Harry Potter Series”

Art (16-18 years old)

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  • Katie Gutierrez: “The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn” (finalist)
  • Chesca Turingan: “Spirited Away” (finalist)

Story, Photo courtesy of the Sewanhaka Central High School District: New Hyde Park Memorial High School students (from left): Emily Yuan, Andrea Bouzas, Joana Thomas, Katie Gutierrez and Chesca Turingan are pictured with Principal Dr. Richard Faccio (left), English teacher Anna Caruso (second, left), Art Chairperson Dr. Katrin Marino (fifth, left) and art teachers Greg Veffer (second, right) and Danielle Livoti (right).

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