Smithtown HS West Senior Wins Leadership Award

SMITHTOWN, NY — Joseph Davide, a senior at Smithtown High School West, recently received the SCHSPA Leadership Award, the school district announced.

The recognition is awarded to a high school senior who has demonstrated exemplary leadership characteristics. Davide was nominated by Principal William Holl, who praised Davide at a recent awards luncheon.

"This student is not only an innovator and a change-maker – he is also a role model," Holl said in a news release. "As a senior member of the school improvement team, he’s working to build community, grow club participation, and even plan creative districtwide initiatives. For his academic excellence, leadership, character, and the profound impact they’ve already had on his peers and their community, it is my privilege to present this Leadership Award."