East Meadow High School's Senior Athletes Honored

East Meadow High School athletes were recently honored at the school's Senior Athletic Awards Night, according to the East Meadow School District.

Approximately $10,000 was bestowed upon those students who received one of 20 EMPAC or alumni memorial scholarships.

East Meadow High School Athletic Director Kevin Regan noted that this year’s graduating  seniors achieved a variety of accomplishments on the playing field, in academics and in service to the community. He also said that 21 out of 26 teams were named New York State Scholar-Athlete Teams.

The following athletes were award and scholarship recipients for their accomplishments on and off the field:

Awards:
Bruce Bardes Award – Kyle Bettex
Louis DeFilippo Award – Giancarlo Carvalho
John Durante Award – Joseph Campay
Rick Mauti Award – Jennifer Gundrum
Michael J. Kostynick Award – Dennis Caramante
Thomas Freda Award – Christopher Buschi
Jack Boyle Award – Danielle Cutuli
Diana Gill Award – Stephanie Fertitta
Ken Dorn Award – Richard Renkl

U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athletes Award – Giancarlo Carvalho and Danielle Cutuli

2013 EMPAC Scholarship Award
Robert Bergmann
Jason Garry
Bradley Kaufmann              
Bryan Lehman
Alice Lenoci  
Jacklyn O’Leary     
Brittany Piket         
Matthew Power                   
Andrew Thebner                 
Nicholas Trivolis
Nicolette Wilson                 


Scholarships:
Bobby Ray Scholarship – Nick Trivolis
Brett Penna Scholarship – Matt Sumowski
Melissa Siegel Scholarship – Danielle Widmann
John Arleo Scholarship – Emily Fitzsimmons and Collin Skinner
Michael Picinich Scholarship – David Zea
Leon Drucker School Spirit Award – Taylor Conti
Michael J. Kostynick Scholarship – Meghan Peysson

2013 Athletic Wall of Fame Inductees
Robert Bergmann – Track
Kyle Bettex – Track
Joseph Campay – Basketball
Dennis Caramante – Volleyball
Giancarlo Carvalho – Football/Martone Award
Danielle Cutuli – Softball
Emily Fitzsimmons – Lacrosse
Jennifer Gundrum – Volleyball/Basketball
Thomas Hippner – Football
Bradley Kaufmann – Cross-Country/Track
Dina LaRosa – Softball
Matthew Newman – Bowling
Vincent Napolitano – Bowling
Meghan Peysson – Cross-Country/Track
Matthew Power – Wrestling/County Champion
Michael Tropiano – Wrestling