Ward Melville High School


Ward Melville High School 2024 Graduation | File Photo

2024 Graduating Class List

Katherine Liang | Valedictorian

William McGovern | Co-Salutatorian

Michael Zhang | Co-Salutatorian

Jordan E. Acquaro

Julia Adams

Maximus Adem

Mohemeen Ahmed

Anna Albert

Leah Altamirano

Carter J. Altholtz

Julia J. Alu

Chiaka C. Amadi

Yujay An - Honor Graduate

Natasha R. Andersen

Matthew Anderson

Selin Anli

Uwe N. Anselm

Esdras Isaid Aparicio

Isabel M. Aplustille

Nicholas M. Armato

Jazlyn L. Arroyo Franco

George S. Austin

Joseph Babis - Navy ROTC

Sara V. Bally

Grace C. Balocca

Alayna Bances

Peter J. Baran

Chase B. Baron

Ava M. Bavlnka

Lorenzo Beaton

Rebekah J. Begel

Rafael M. Bennett

Averroes T. Bentaha

Norman L. Bergamaschi

Luke R. Bernhard

Arnav V. Bhatt

Alayna A. Bhatti

William M. Boonin

Vienna A. Boris

Daniel A. Brausch

Jake N. Bren

Marron V. Brennan

Zachary L. Brittman

Joanna R. Brotherton

Abigail L. Bruechert

Benjamin A. Bruno

Taylor L. Bullinger

Jayne H. Buonomo

Zalman Burd

Ethan J. Burgos

Aiden Joaquin Burgueno - Honor Graduate

Gabriel L. Bursztyn

Thomas J. Buttaro

Lexie J. Buynoch

Isabelle S. Cafarella

Nicholas A. Camposa

Samuel D. Carioscia

Nicholas Carnovale

Serena K. Carpino

Ava J. Carrillo

Caitlyn C. Carrington

Paige A. Carroll

Michael A. Cartisano

Julianna L. Caskey

Wilman Castellon Bautista

Marlon Javier Castillo

Kaeleigh Catalano

Christopher Cavese

Christopher M. Cavoto

Brendan Chambers

Kaitlynn N. Chang

Amy C. Chen - Honor Graduate

Darren Chen

Joshua Chen

Michael J. Chen

Sylvia Chen

Nicholas J. Cherival

Manasa Venkata Sri Chimpiri

Luke W. Chitkara

Ridwan Chowdhury

Ho Seong Chung

Skylar P. Ciniglio

Joshua Cohen

Max G. Cohn

Olivia C. Comerford

Anthony T. Competello

Alexis M. Comunale

Evan F. Connelly

Theodore Cook-Weitzman

Claire E. Cornish

Sophia Corpac

Peyton Costello

Nickolette Costigan

Raymond Cruz

Derrick J. Cunard

Madeline K. Cunniffe

Jaida M. Curley

Shea M. Curtin

Jerimiah James Curtis

Brianna L. Czark

Kaylin T. Czark

Melanie J. D'Aleo

Leah Dabe

Jenna M. Damiano

Travis H. Dang

Zachary William Danowski

Sean M. Davey

Frederik J. Davidson

Emma L. Davino

Joy Davis

Lia Decaminada

Steven Dell Isola

Gabriella DelVecchio

Thomas M. DeMaio

Joshua DeMeo

Michael Denivo

Alessandra E. Desciscio

Andrew J. Desimone - Honor Graduate

Nyla DeSimone

Davon DiFede

Andrew DiGennaro

Daniel DiGennaro

Annabel Dimaculangan

Maggie A. Dineen

Sydney R. Dombroff

Nicholas J. Drucker

Alexandra G. Duan - Honor Graduate

Patrick D. Duryea

Robert F. Ehlers

Lola Eichner

Jeffrey C. Ellin

Tyler J. Erlich

Madison R. Esposito

Caleb A. Evan

Sophia A. Fardellone

Nicole K. Fernandes

Leida R. Fernandez

Jocelyn Ferrara

Jenna Ferrara

Kristina Ferreira

Liam P. Finnerty

Nicole R. Flanagan

Zachary J. Fondacaro

Nolan D. Fox

Kyle S. Frazier

Sarah K. Frazier

Ana Freeman

Yizhong Fu

Shane A. Fuchs

Ciara Maria Fuentes

Rachel Z. Galinkin

John D. Gallagher

Jillian R. Gallagher

Hailey L. Gallin

Makayla G. Gallozzi

Alexander H. Gambino

Esther Gao

Patrische Mari Jo Garupa

Alexander Jake Giametta

Sara Ginty

William Gliganic

Julia R. Godfrey

Selin Gokmen

Aidan P. Gold

Sophia M. Gonsalves

Emre S. Goral

Rebecca Greek

Sophia R. Greene

Aidan A. Gregorovius

Rachel L. Gressin

Alexis J. Grimaldi

Vincent S. Gristina

Nadia A. Guagliano

Jacob F. Gumbus

Sean C. Gutman

Richard D. Hall

Abbey G. Halpin

Lilli Halvorsen

Caroline C. Hammons

Jason T. Hannafey

Alexander Andrew Hanson

Delaney S. Hart

Austin B. Harvey

Taha S. Hasnain

Ahmad Hassan

Cooper J. Hastings

Matthew Hauss

Robert Hauss

Owen P. Haviland

Sofia C. Heimbold

Luna Heintzelman

Richard L. Herling

Zachary Herrmann

Michael R. Herrnstein

Preston J. Hickey

Abaigeal E. Higgins

Samantha G. Hildebrand

Tyler Gary Hili

Ryan J. Hirdt

Colin M. Hoelzl

Mallory Hoelzl

Timothy P. Holsberg

Ashton S. Hopkins

Judy Z. Hu

Yiunfan Hu

Alexander Huang

Brendan H. Hughes

Edward G. Hughes

Robert L. Huhne

Payton K. Hutchison

Michael L. Iacono

Thomas Irizarry

Thomas M. Jablonsky

Matthew E. Jackson

Tyler Jean-Noel

Hanxi Kevin Jia

Nikitha Rose Jiji

Sebastian T. Jolley

Gabrielle Justiniano

Lillian D. Kaiser

Ilya B. Kasprowicz

Annabelle G. Katsamakis

Jared Kay

Tyler Kelly

Bradley S. Kelton - Honor Graduate

Julian K. Khalifah

Maha Khan

Sana A. Khan - Honor Graduate

Sophia A. Khan - Honor Graduate

Alexa B. Kidd

Ava Isabella Kiernan

Elizabeth Kiernan

Aidan R. Kilduff

Francesca E. Klug

Ryan Knudsen

Joana Fontinha Koch

Athena J. Kornreich

Griffin Kramer

Hannah D. Kravets

Lauren T. Kryjak

Acadia V. Kunkel

Isabella M. LaForge

Brooke A Laine

Ava Marie LaMedica

Peyton Landman

Katherine J. Lascarides

Michael C. Lascarides

Sophie I. Laurentino

Angelina Rose Lawlor

Kaitlyn A. Lawrence

Lucie Lazzarini

Joseph T. Lederman

Shawn P. Legge

Ashley K. Leonardi

Sofia C. Levorchick - Honor Graduate

Emma Li

Katherine R. Liang - Valedictorian, Honor Graduate

Brian P. Liebowitz

Nicolette J. Lievano

Alenna Lin

Lijia Lin

Taylor A. Lind

Carmella A. Liotta

Angela Loka

Anthony J. Lollo

John C. Looney

Kayla P. Lopez

Natalie R. Loy

Crystal Lu

Michael Y. Lu - Honor Graduate

Michael E. Luciani

Devin T. Lynch

Ethan R. Mandracchia

Jake J. Mangano

John P. Margulies

Katherine S. Martin

Kassidy E. Martin

Michael W. Marzovilla

Charlotte E. Mason

Michael Massaro

Evangelos Mastrokalos

Hanna D. Matheson

Kaitlyn R. Matthews

Kaitlyn Rose Matukonis

Kelsey Mc Caffrey

Emily Mc Ginley - Honor Graduate

Ryan Mc Hugh

Alexia R. McIntosh

Aidan C. McMinn

Danielle M. McAdams

David M. McElroy

Danielle J. McEnery

Justin C. McEnery

William C. McGovern - Co - Salutatorian, Honor Graduate

Ryan S. McNair - United States Marine Corps

Chloe D. Mecca

Sawyer J. Meckley

Michael Melikyan

Bella S. Mendez

Christopher M. Messina

Madison E. Messina

Riley Metz

Thomas L. Miele

Olivia Miranda

Ashley F. Molloy

Andrew P. Monfiletto

Robert P. Monticciolo

Steven G. Morales

Tyler G. Morales

Brody D. Morgan

Ari J. Moshkovich

Grace M. Mulham

Jack T. Mullen

Anam Munawar

Brendan T. Murphy

Madden J. Murphy

Owen P. Murphy

Thomas C. Murphy

Tyler S. Murphy

Katie E. Nardella

Brooke Nedos

Jacob Nieto

Brooke O O'Connell

Ryan P. O'Hara

Jack T. O'Brien

Ella S. O'Connor - Honor Graduate

Birgitta C. Obi

Gianna M. Oliva

Madeline Mae Oliveira

Christopher J. Orlando

Dayris I. Ortiz Viera

Margaret T. Padavan

Joseph M. Pagano III

Benjamin D. Paldy

Brooke Pallonetti

Morganne E. Panettieri

Paloma O. Papageorge

Wyatt J. Parnell

Emma F. Parrella

Nicholas J. Pascale

Nicole Passananti

Ella S. Patriss

Paul A. Pelosi

Harshith R. Pennabadi

Liam Pennino

Eva S. Peralta

Andrea Velasquez Pereira

Tayla Perez

Gabriel Peritore

Matthew Angelo Pernicone

Kyle Petoske

Hunter Pettit

Holly J. Petzold

Logan M. Philipps

Troy S. Photos

Savanna L. Pineros - Honor Graduate

Amelia Pirozzi

Sarina E. Policastro

Danielle Pollina

Alyssa L. Poppers

Justin N. Posillico

Anton Potakhov

Danil Potakhov

Anna M. Potekhin - Honor Graduate

John Prakas

Evan Prince

Amanda Probst

Zaina Qasaimeh

Patrick Raftery

Payton A. Rauss

Alicia M. Reina

Mattias Reinhardt

Elizabeth Retakh

Emilia Retzlaff - United States Naval Academy

Brady Reyling

Michael J. Riccardi - National Guard ROTC

Ronald C. Richardson

Isabella F. Riegel

Emma G. Riutta

Indasia Rivera

Luke James Rizzo

Stephen A. Rosano

Rachel J. Rose - Honor Graduate

Eve M. Rosengard

Julia E. Rotoli

Ashley E. Rued

Samantha R. Ruffini

Dalton L. Rutt

Amanda M. Salanitri - Honor Graduate

Mia I. Salerno

Marina E. Salgado

Ava G. Sarlo

Derek J. Savicki

Nicole Scala

Lily M. Scarth

Zachary M. Schettini

Emily M. Schiller - Honor Graduate

Christopher O. Schleider

Brian Schoemmell

Max M. Schoolman

Erin E. Schuchman

Rydley A. Schwarz

Ella G. Sciulli

Christopher T. Sclafani

Lucas Scolaro

Ava Love Sederquist

Jessica N. Segal

Ava Segura

Nicole Selzer - Honor Graduate

Rowan J. Serna

Karan Shahani

Genevieve A. Shannon

Awab Shavaiz

Kevin C. Shi - Honor Graduate

Ronan Shortell

Ethan Shulder

Amanda G. Sidman

Emma E. Silverman

Joshua Silverman

Zachary R. Silverman

Dean B. Sitler

Ava D. Smith

Harrison G. Smrek

Rithik Sogal

Keelan J. Sohl

Emma L. Soloway

Kate E. Spinks

Astrid Sprigman

Alexander E. Star

Chloe J. Stewart

AnnaGrace J. Stiegelmaier

Evan R. Sudaley

Jake M. Sudaley

Christian D. Swift

Matthew Taborsky

Lauren J. Tampori

Isabella G. Tantillo

Logan J. Teer

Zachary J. Teer

Ethan P. Thompson

Samantha J. Tighe

Maryjane Timpanaro

Eney Tkachenko

Marissa L. Tonic

Luca K. Torres

Tatjana Trajkovic

Grace A. Tucker

Jayden Tyler

Landis S. Ulloa

Jake Valasek

Gianna Toni Valenti

Joseph N. Varon

Chandana Varri

Lilian Joanna Vasquez

Krisalyn F. Vega

Jake R. Ventimiglia - Navy ROTC

Scar A. Verdecanna

Cody A. Verderber

Yaseen Vesamia

Vincent Vinciguerra

Emily Denisse Vintimilla

Ibrahim Arif Vohra

Jake A. Volpicella

Kimberly Vosswinkel

Julianna Vrabec

Danielle M. Walker

Benjamin Wang

Emily A. Wankmuller

Christopher J. Ward

Sarah A. Warner

Henry E. Waugh

Jackson Weber

Ayla J. Weiss

Stanley Weng

Samuel Wertheim

Jennalee Weschke

Katelynn West

Samuel T. Wexelbaum

Jack J. Wheeler

Alexis Wilcken

Melissa W. Wong

Benjamin L. Wu - Honor Graduate

Alex Xie

Vivian Z. Ye

Matthias Jin Yeh

Fiona M. Youngs

Vincent Yuknis

Jack Zazzera

Brianna R. Zenaty - Honor Graduate

Aaron Zeng

Benjamin Zhang - Honor Graduate

Michael X. Zhang - Co - Salutatorian, Honor Graduate

Nina L. Zhang

Tianyi Zhang

Anthony Y. Zheng

Dylan Zhou

Arsalan Zubair

Sam R. Zucker

Peter W. Zvokel

Valedictorian Katherine Liang

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Katherine Liang File Photo
Valedictorian Katherine Liang is an exemplary student and a kindhearted individual who has demonstrated a commitment to her academics, community and peers. Katherine’s academic interests have been nurtured through her endeavors both inside and outside of the classroom, with a special focus on the STEM curriculum. Impressively, she was named a National Merit Semifinalist for her high achievement on the PSAT exam. Katherine currently serves as the vice president of the math club and has won many awards for her participation in model bridge building, programming and math competitions. Most recently, Katherine was named one of the top 300 scholars in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search for her computer science project, “Differentially Private Deep Learning in Biomedical Research,” completed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Katherine’s passion for academics and helping others continues outside of the classroom. She is the co-founder and co-president of the math club and physics club for Long Island Youth Development Inc., where she teaches young students and community members math and science.

Co-Salutatorian William McGovern

William McGovern File Photo
William McGovern is a hardworking individual and an active member of the Three Village community. He is an excellent student whose academic accomplishments have earned him membership in the National Honor Society. He has won various honors and awards, including being named an AP Scholar with Distinction and a National Merit Semifinalist. At Ward Melville High School, William is a member of the key club, computer science club and the varsity tennis team. In addition to these school-based organizations, William collaborated with a local nonprofit organization to create a club where he tutors high school students in math, science and for the SAT.

Within the local community, William has dedicated countless hours to an organization called SVOSH Eyeglass Donation Project, a nonprofit organization with a focus on spreading vision around the world. William single-handedly worked to send over 3,300 pairs of eyeglasses to those in need.

Co-Salutatorian Michael Zhang

Michael Zhang File Photo
Michael Zhang is an exceptional student who is actively engaged in the Brookhaven National Laboratory High School Research Program. Through this program, Michael conducts rigorous bioinformatics research. As a junior, he ambitiously aimed to develop a machine learning model capable of automatically interpreting bar graphs and potentially revolutionizing literature analysis efficiency. Alongside his academic pursuits, Michael serves as secretary for the Quiz Bowl A team and qualified for prestigious national tournaments. Additionally, Michael is involved in the fine arts at Ward Melville High School. He is a dedicated violinist and a member of the chamber orchestra, an audition-only ensemble at the high school. Michael was selected to perform with the top musicians from across New York State in the chamber orchestra at the All-State conference.

Michael dedicates time to contribute to organizations in the greater community. He is a founder and instructor of Long Island Youth Development Inc., where he shares his passion for chemistry with younger students. Michael’s proudest achievement is earning an honors designation in the United States Chemistry Olympiad, a testament to his dedication and hard work in mastering chemistry concepts.

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