As part of Walt Whitman’s annual end of the year awards ceremonies, our high school seniors and their families gathered in the Performing Arts Center for the Senior Scholarship Awards Presentation. Students were awarded scholarships presented by various private and community organizations and foundations that see our selected seniors as the embodiment of the ideals their organizations and/or families embrace. The Walt Whitman High School Class of 2024 is special and they have touched the lives of many in often subtle but meaningful ways. Congratulations to all on their achievements! We thank these organizations and families for their support of our graduates and for seeing all their potential.
Huntington Manor Fire Department Chief Ernest Kannig Scholarship: John Michael Lineen Jr.
Huntington Manor Fire Department Chief Peter A. Nelson Scholarship: Delana Marie Steenson
Huntington Manor Fire Department Ex-Chief Alan A. Bayley Memorial Scholarship: Kayla Regan McCann
Huntington Manor Fire Department Ex-Chief Vito Altieri Memorial Scholarship: Angelina Emma Liclican
Huntington Manor Fire Department Firefighter Frank Groe Memorial Scholarship: Christopher Di Leo
Huntington Manor Fire Department Firefighter Lloyd Coughlin Scholarship: Deanna Marie Valentin
Huntington Manor Fire Department Firefighter Nicholas Marzan Scholarship: Alexander David Seeloff
Huntington Manor Fire Department Honorary Chief Richard Holst Scholarship: Emily Ann Goldberg
Huntington Manor Fire Department Marissa Pastore Memorial Scholarship: Andrew Shaneberger
Huntington Manor Fire Department Memorial Scholarship: Emma Victoria Creighton
SCOPE Award: Jaren Myles Smullian
South Huntington Educational Foundation: Kaitlyn Dupree Mondry, Lillian O'Phelan, Osmid Velasquez, and Dakota Madrid (James Kaden Award)
Gershow Recycling Environmental Conservation Scholarship: Jayden Isaac Morales-Aparicio
Lead Your Legacy Scholarship: Chase J. Hinson and Tamia Mc Kay
Wallace Protass Memorial Scholarship: Venusmarlu Castro Stewart
Jack Whelan Memorial Scholarship: Nicolas Hampton and Andrew Shaneberger
South Huntington Paraprofessionals Association Memorial Scholarship: Isis Mariel Fernandez, Emelyn Morales Cruz, Delana Marie Steenson, and Dayaneliz Arianna Veliz
The Andrew J. Luebker Scholarship: Brittny Cisneros Campos and Alina Juliette Villarreal
Ron and Linda Greenfield Memorial Scholarship: Kaitlyn Dupree Mondry
Linda Cepelak Early Childhood Education Scholarship: Brittny Cisneros Campos
Maureen Jenness Orchestral Music Award Scholarship: Eliana Sara Kazin
Andrew Garafalo Memorial Scholarship: Kieran Christopher Davis
Appliance World of Huntington Community Service Award: Christopher Robert Macaluso
Colin M. Gilmartin Memorial Scholarship: Alina Juliette Villareal and Andrew Shaneberger
Daniel Davis Memorial Scholarship: Brittny Cisneros Campos
Donn Haber Sportsmanship Scholarship: Megan Rankel
Joseph and Susan Pisacano Memorial Foundation Scholarship: Brittny Cisneros Campos
Walt Whitman Wildcat Marching Band Parents Association: Harper Garvey
Huntington American Legion: Christopher Robert Macaluso, Shaun Riley Murphy, Timothy James Wagner, Megan Rankel
The Rotary Club of Huntington: Angelina Emma Liclican, John Michael Lineen Jr., and Kaitlyn Dupree Mondry
Roberto (Bobby) Callegati "Have a Heart" Memorial Scholarship: Brittny Cisneros Campos and Josie Grant
South Huntington Retired Teachers' Association- Juanita Monaghan and Manny Darwin Memorial Scholarship: Grace Anne Oliveri
Janet's Loving Gifts Foundation: Isabella Alvear
Blood Drive Award: Eliana Kazin and Megan Rankel
Friends of the South Huntington Library: Logan Needham
Dr. Murphy's Community Service Award: Courtney Ann McGee and Mia Kristina Sciberras
South Huntington Teachers' Association Scholarship: Emma Victoria Creighton, John Michael Lineen Jr., Kayla Regan McCann, Megan Rankel, and Brennan Caroline Thompson
Donald A. Pius Memorial Scholarship: Brittny Cisneros Campos, Emelyn S. Morales Cruz, Carlos Rene Saravia Umanzor, and Dayaneliz Arianna Veliz
The Suffolk Chapter of NYS School Facilities Association: Tyniah Smith and Chelsea Murphy
Moon Jumpers Scholarship: Aaliyah Magdalena Mazara-Rivera
Eileen Hanna Memorial Scholarship: Kaitlyn Dupree Mondry
Dr. Marie France Cambronne Memorial Scholarship: Grace Anne Oliveri
Enda and Mark Tully Memorial Scholarship: Jayden Morales Aparicio
Hidden Smiles Orthodontics Scholarship for Females Pursuing the Sciences: Angelina Emma Liclican
Huntington South Side Civic Association Scholarship: Kieran Christopher Davis
James Reilly Memorial Scholarship: John William Adams
Jodi Cohn Memorial Scholarship: Evelyn Morales Cruz
Jordan Schuman Memorial Scholarship (Jordan’s Light): Jaren Myles Smullian
Long Island Community Foundation Dr. Robert & Olga Von Tauber Scholarship: Dayaneliz Arianna Veliz and John Michael Lineen Jr.
Mike Feeney Scholarship: Venusmarlu Castro Stewart
Moureen Daughtery Scholarship: Monica Martinez Campos and Carlos Rene Saravia Umanzor
Muschera Family Health Services Scholarship: Delena Maria Steenson
South Huntington Nurses Association Scholarship: Christina Villella
Stanley Weglarski Scholarship: Kayla Regan McCann
The Barbara Sperrazza Memorial Scholarship: Lily R. Majewski
The Philip Martin Schaffer Memorial Scholarship: Rachel Maia Adam and Kayla Regan McCann
Youth Wildcat Wrestling - Vincent Altebrando Memorial Scholarship: Kathleen O’Mara