Glen Cove High School Students Selected For All-Eastern Division Conference

Three Glen Cove High School students were recently selected to the 2023 National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-Eastern Division Conference. We are proud to announce that Shye Roberts, Elle Woska, and Jaida Ciampi have been chosen for this honor based on their exceptional vocal skills and we congratulate them for their outstanding performance at the Eastman Theatre on April 16, 2023.

Selection to the All-Eastern Honor Ensembles is one of the highest music honors a high school student can receive. The honor choir is a highly selective group that brings together talented students from the Northeastern states to perform together at the Conference. The singers are chosen based on their high scores at the NYSSMA All State Adjudication, where all three singers received perfect scores.

“I am so very proud of these three magnificent young singers. To be selected to the Eastern Choir is such an achievement,” said choral director Edward Norris. “The three students joined 220 students and performed an extremely challenging program with world-famous conductor, Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand. I was inspired and moved to tears during their performance, it was sheer perfection. You all made Glen Cove and our choral department proud. Congratulations.”

—Submitted by the Glen Cove City School District

Locust Valley Named A Best Community For Music Education

The Locust Valley Central School District has been named a 2023 Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). This is the fifth year in a row the district has received this national honor.

The distinction recognizes Locust Valley CSD as one of the top 830 school districts in the nation for music education. The award program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of a well-rounded education. Designations are made to district and schools that demonstrate an exception- ally high commitment and access to music education.

“This recognition is a testament to the commitment of our school district, our talented music educators and our dedicated students who continually strive for excellence in music education,” AnnMarie Buonaspina, the district’s Coordinator of Instructional Technology and the Fine and Applied Arts, said. “We will continue to inspire, nurture and celebrate the power of music in our schools and our community.”

—Submitted by the Locust Valley Central School District

Oyster Bay-East Norwich Board Of Education Celebrates Student Artists

Students from throughout the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District were recognized during the district’s April 18 board of education meeting for their outstanding art accolades this school year.

Erica Giglio-Pac, supervisor of fine and performing arts, spoke to the board and the community about the many wonderful public exhibits and art competitions that Oyster Bay-East Norwich students have been selected for and participated in. She also thanked the district’s art teachers for their guidance and support.

Each student artist was announced on stage where they were presented with a certificate from the board. Congratulations to the following students:

Go APE – Art League of Long Island

Advanced Placement Exhibition

• Riley Ford

• Grace Maldonado

• Paige Sweeney

Art Guild’s Nassau County High School

Exhibit

• Ava DeAngelis

• Grace Maldonado

• Paige Sweeney

Art Supervisors Association

19th Annual All County Art Exhibit

• William Amiama

• Mackenzie Cali

• Rebecca Castillo

• Emma Kim

• Savanna King

• Anna Laurita

• Joseph LaRosa

• Grace Maldonado

• Julia Milos

• William Nobel

• Katelyn Petrello

• Jonah Smith

• Sophia Staphos

• Taylor Torres

• Jeffrey Zheng

New York State Art Teachers Association Legislative Exhibit

• Elikem Abode

• Amelia Broege

• Charlotte Henn

• Isabella Hernandez Gonzales

• Laura McKevitt

• Madison Morley

• Nicoletta Sakellis

• Kyleigh Shaw

• Marco Vlacich

• Mark Vojvodich

LIU Post Advanced Visions

• Grace Maldonado

• Paige Sweeney

Long Island Media Art Show

• Nancy Abode

• Nicholas Andrianopoulos

• Ryan Barone

• Rebecca Castillo

• Grace Maldonado

• Laura McKevitt

• Mauricio Reyes-Canales

• Paige Sweeney

• Claudia Torres

Long Island’s Best Young Artists: Heckscher Museum of Art

• Ava DeAngelis

• Grace Maldonado

—Submitted by the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District