2008 County Executive Youth Excellence Award Recipients

2008 YEA Scholarship Recipients
From left to right:  Frank Denardo of the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Benevolent Association,
Dutchess County Executive William R. Steinhaus, Jessica Martin, Ernesto Rivera, Kayliegh Carson,
Natalie Rivera and DC Youth Bureau Executive Director William Sanchez

2008 County Executive Youth Excellence Award Recipients

Most Significant Improvement in Overall Performance
Student:           Nominated by:
Bladimir Buritica   Mill Street Loft, Habilidad Program
Grabiel DeLaRosa     Orville A. Todd Middle School
Brian Findra   Dutchess B.O.C.E.S. Alternative High School
Dana Galente       Rhinebeck High School
Jennavieve Lazzari     Dutchess B.O.C.E.S. Alternative High School
Ariana Madurie   DC Youth Bureau – Project Return
Juquilina Ortiz      Linden Avenue Middle School
Michael Postolan       Beacon High School
Geoffrey Ricketts Poughkeepsie High School
Adrienne Tompkins   Orchard View Alternative High School
Ashlee Watson   Eugene Brooks Middle School
John Wright Franklin D. Roosevelt High School

Success Despite Difficult Odds

Student:       Nominated by:
Grace Arnold     Haviland Middle School
Ezekeil Chincuanco Orchard View Alternative High School
Eliezer Delgado Cornell Cooperative Extension Green Teen
DeJaun Encarnacion       Poughkeepsie Middle School
Cara Falanga     Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
Noemi Fernandez    Webutuck High School
Rianna Fiorito    Roy C. Ketcham High School
Amanda Fuller   Dover Middle School
Marissa Gally    LaGrange Middle School
Ebony Gaskin   Arlington High School
Brandon Harrand    Arlington High School
Ronmisha Johnson  Dutchess County Dept. of Social Services
Zachary Johnson    Wappinger Junior High School
Paul Lawson   Orville A. Todd Middle School
Gloria Lopez    Mill Street Loft, Habilidad Program
Margaret Lynch      Beacon High School
Victoria Martin       Poughkeepsie High School
Patricia Mendoza-Case     Dutchess County Dept. of Social Services
Cynthia Mercado  Dover High School
Shawn Montague   Dutchess County Dept. of Social Services
Joseph Neglia Wappinger Junior High School
Luis Pajuelo     Webutuck High School
Richard Pecora      D.C. B.O.C.E.S. BETA
Caroline Pelaez-Bermeo   Roy C. Ketcham High School
Melissa Peyatt       Webutuck High School
Faithan Pfiefer       North East Community Center
Alexandria Reilly Wappinger Junior High School
Theresa Riedy      Roy C. Ketcham High School
Keisha Rogers      Hudson River Housing, River Haven
Kelly Roussel       Webutuck High School
Megan Smith Poughkeepsie High School
Tafari Stewart      Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
Lauren Vessio      John Jay High School

Volunteer or Community Service
Student:       Nominated by:
Tish Agosto Hudson River HealthCare, Inc.
Christopher Davis     Dutchess BOCES Alternative High School
Alejandra Garcia      Red Hook High School
Alexandria Gilleo      Orchard View Alternative High School
Leanne Koch     Orville A. Todd Middle School
Derrick Lewis    Poughkeepsie High School
Louis Tingling, Jr.     Planned Parenthood Education
Edward Zhou     Spackenkill High School

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