October 22, 2007
The 11th Annual Celebration of
Italian Heritage & Culture Month
at the Westchester County Board of Legislators
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In celebration of October as Italian Heritage and Culture Month in Westchester, the Westchester County Board of Legislators, along with the Westchester Coalition of Italian American Organizations and the Westchester Italian Cultural Center, presented Westchester students with proclamations honoring them as the county's outstanding Italian language students. Please see below for names of honorees, listed according to the district in which they live. Also listed is the student's high school and Italian language teacher. |
As part of the celebration, each County Legislator presented a Certificate of Merit to the teacher-selected outstanding Italian language student in his or her district. |
Names of honorees are bolded; teachers are listed below HS |
District 1—Hon. George Oros |
District 10—Hon. Vito Pinto Lauren Sears |
| District 2—Hon. Ursula LaMotte Alessandro Marchetti The Montfort Academy Mara Persampieri |
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| District 3—Hon. Sue Swanson David Caso Westlake High School Rossana Caringi |
District 11—Hon. James Maisano Rebecca Maxfield New Rochelle High School Maria Notaro |
| District 4—Hon. Mike Kaplowitz Cathryn Cardillo Yorktown High School Dominic Passarelli |
District 12—Hon. Thomas Abinant Katia Vieira Ardsley High School Annamaria Forte |
| District 5—Hon. William Ryan, Chair Alissa Brunetti White Plains High School Giuseppe Spedaliere |
District 13—Hon. Clinton Young Justin Schnabel Mount Vernon High School Lucia Vetrone |
| District 6—Hon. Martin Rogowsky Riya Goyal Harrison High School Rita Delli Carpini |
District 14—Hon. Bernice Spreckman Christopher Ceriello Lincoln High School Giovanna DeAngelis |
| District 7—Hon. Judy Myers Nicola Paracchini Rye Neck High School Rita Maria Carolini |
District 15—Hon. Gordon Burrows Mercedes Aquino Roosevelt High School Nancy Adorno |
| District 8—Hon. Lois Bron Rachel Davis Woodlands High School Maria Vannucci |
Dist. 16—Hon. Ken Jenkins Amber Cannady Gorton High School Carmela Cevetillo |
| District 9—Hon. William Burton Lucia Muñoz Ossining High School Francesca Amedeo |
District 17—Hon. Jose Alvarado Hye Ji Choi Yonkers High School Maria DiBello |
Other guests that evening...
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Chairman Ryan presents a proclamation to the WCIAO designating October as Italian Heritage & Culture Month in Westchester County. |
Professor Carlo Sclafani & Vincent Zuccarelli of the Westchester Coalition of Italian American Organizations (WCIAO) present the Board with a 2007 Italian Heritage poster that honors the legacy of Giuseppe Garibaldi. |
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Hon. Francesco Maria Talo, Counsul General Italian Consulate, State of New York. |
Geoffrey Claroni, Esq., Director of Programs, Westchester Italian Cultural Center. |
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Esterina DeNardo performs a musical interlude. |
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