Bellport High School Students Inducted Into Center For Excellence

Press release from the South Country Central School District:

Oct. 23, 2022

During a ceremony on Sept. 29, 33 Bellport High School students were officially inducted into the school’s Center for Excellence Club.

Run by advisers Nicole Colao and Colleen Oates-Robesch, the Center for Excellence provides support and experiences for students who are on the path to college but do not have someone in their home lives with experience on that path. Club activities aim to develop a network of support that students can rely on as they work toward their college and career goals. Students are inducted following a spring application and interview process.

Ceremony speakers included Superintendent of Schools Antonio Santana, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Beth Doyle and Board of Education President Cheryl A. Felice, who described the challenges they had faced on their respective higher education journeys and offered sound advice.

“Always take advantage of other people’s generosity,” said Santana, whose sentiments were shared by Doyle as she urged students to avail themselves of all the support the school and community has to offer,” Felice noted, “You are in control of your own destiny, and there is always a way.”

The South Country Central School District extends its congratulations to the following inductees:

Nicole Alvarado, Anahi Avecillas Paz, Mike Bolanos-Buestan, Gianna Brown, Christopher Carrillo Hernandez, Christopher Chaves, Daphne Delgado Riera, Erin Dupaya, Leilanie Fernandez Echavarria, Jennifer Fuentes, Jeremy Guaraca Salinas, Aljon Guillermo, Andrea Hernandez Monroy, Aysia Hernandez, Oscar Hernandez, Sha’Niyia Hollman, Sebastian Mangru, Janeiry Marroquin Fuentes, Angel Matute Aguilar, Anthony Molina Salgado, Angelina Negron, Remy Padgett, Adamaris Perez Vazquez, Vincent Pitre Jr., Natalie Ponter, Iesha Rodney, Jeremy Saltos Delgado, Evelyn Soto, Angely Trujillo Martinez, Mia Walker, Reginald Elliot Watkins II, Giovanna Yancy and Amber Ynoa.

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