Westhampton Beach High School


Westhampton Beach High School 2024 Graduation | File Photo

2024 Graduating Class List

Meghan Kelly | Valedictorian

Jessica Curran | Salutatorian

Eva Abel

Steven Abramowitz

Andrew Albrecht

Marlon Alvarez Siguenza

Juliana Amaya Delcid

Gianni Amodemo

Maria Andreoli

Jack Ardito

Edgar Arguello

Jane Atkinson

Rose Babcock

Katie Baker

Juliet Barnabee

Alexander Baryk

Alex Bass

Sophia Basuino

Ryan Baynon

Lucas Beckmann

Gioia Benenati

Chelsea Berry

Ana-Maria Bichinashvili

Gabriel Blowes

Celia Bonawandt

Charles Bookamer

Felix Bouchard

Gavin Brand

Nathan Brandi

Brielle Bremerman

Cole Brewer

Aiden Briguglio

Dylan Brown

Jordyn Brown

Max Buchen

Henry Burne

Margaret Burne

Jake Burns

Aine Byrne

Dominick Caballero Acevedo

Deyvid Cabrera-Posadas

Ava Calamita

Priscilla Calise

Jennifer Canales

Bradley Capone-Schaw

Brooke Capozzola

Evelin Carrera Garcia

Ella Carriero

Jake Cassidy

Bryan Castillo Castro

Adrian Caumartin

Amy Chiliquinga Castaneda

Mike Chiliquinga Castaneda

Isabella Cintron

John Clarke Jr

Alyssa Conti

Allison Cooke

Levelle Crews

Armando Cuellar Cruz

Bernadette Curran

Jessica Curran

Grace Dackow

Hannah Dahlen

Anthony Danzo

Dominic DeLuca

Cassandra Dennehy

Sophia DePierro

Francesca Derby

Charlotte Dermody

Sarah DeVerna

Giuliana Diaz Freund

Matthew DiDomenico

Patricija Dirzius

Benjamin Donahue

Brooke Donahue

Keira Donovan

William Drake

Joseph Emiddio

Ashley Erbis

Jean Carlo Escobar Rivera

Jesenia Espana Chigua

Finnegan Farewell-Hayward

Ryan Fives

Bryce Flanagan

Carol Flannery

Brendan Flynn

Sophia Fratello

Santiago Galvis-Pradilla

William Gambino

Karen Garcia

David Garzon Melo

Lewis Gibbons

Catherine Gilvary

Hayden Glover

Sarah Gormley

Ian Graves

Sintia Gregorio Gonzalez

Theo Grellet-Aumont

Rebecca Gutierrez-Haefeli

Nicholas Guzman

Montgomery Hahn

Sunniva Halvorsen

Sabra Harry

Trevor Hayes

Matthew Hebberd

Jack Hendrickson

Calvin Henke

John Hilbert

Zachary Horton

Kayla Hughes

Dayne Isola

William Jankowski

Abraham Jara

Isabella Jimenez

Perla Joya Mendez

Rosalie Judd

Alexander Kelly

Meghan Kelly

Carlos Kestler

Abigail Ketner

Jack Koontz

Dylan Kossman

Matthew Kwok

Brooke Kyea

Morgan La Rocca

Taylor Lagattolla

Kaitlin Lanning

Angelina LeMaire

Kevin Lemus Marin

Bryce Lianzo

Elisabeth Lindahl

Grace LoGelfo

Karla Lopez Maldonado

Delany Lopez Segura

Michael LoRusso Jr

Preston Loughlin

Roadly Luna

Johnathan Madonia

Madison Maire

Julianna Manfredonia

Dante Mansfield

Ethan Mastrole

Sofia Mattera

Kayla Mazziliano

Hollie McAllister

Mylie McCabe

Aidan McDermott

Yulianna Mendez Yaxon

Andrew Mensch

Devin Mensch

Jake Metcalf

Nolan Michalowski

Riley Miller

Jordan Minter

Julio Morales Bulux

Juan Moran

Kelly Moran

Estefania Moreira Da Silva

Chloe Mosher

Alexandra Munsch

Oona Murphy

Denia Nava Navarrete

Miriam Neubauer

Sullivan Norton

Hadley Nussbaum

Joseph Nuzzi

Ryan O'Connor

Tyler O'Donnell

Grace Orr

Isaiah Ortiz

Erkan Ozturk

Genessis Palacios Suret

Quinn Papagni

David Parascandola

Liam Parsons

Annabella Pellegrinelli

Alejandro Perez

Angel Perez-Mucia

Jose Perez-Veliz

Angie Pesantez Llanos

Elyssa Peters

Megan Peters

Madison Phillips

Melina Pinonzek

Kate Pomroy

Gabriel Presutti

Paul Puccio

Conner Puch

Jose Ramirez

Joshua Ramos

Brynn Reilly

Stephanie Reynoso

Kevin Rivera

Nicholas Rizzo

Connor Rodgers

Magaly Rojas Mendez

Jessica Rojas Mendoza

Sean Ryan

Jordy Salguero

Jordan Santay-Velasquez

Robert Scala

Joely Schaumloffel

Sydney Scheurer

McKenzie Schindler

Ethan Seltzer

Maria Sfyroeras

Casey Sidor

Emma Sirico

Emily Smith

Kevin D Smith

Kevin M Smith

Malone Smith

Kayla Spanbock

Jacob Spano

Alexander Spizuoco

Jonah Staab

Julia Stabile

Robert Stabile

Hunter Sterling

Devon Sterry

Zoe Stokes

Reilly Strand

Heath Sumwalt

Jaimee Tambito

Seth Terry

Rowan Tiska

Amelia Tozzi

Erina Turkaj

Esvin Us Castro

Ashley Vasquez Sanic

Nyro Verzo

Juan Vicente

Luis Vicente

Sarah Vitale

Amelie Vuik

Annabelle Wasser

Evangeline Wasser

Haley Waszkelewicz

Kylie Way

Gabriella Wendel

Peyton Worby

Isabella Zaleski

Valentina Zarama Moreno

Evan Zheng

Valedictorian Meghan Kelly

Meghan Kelly File Photo
Meghan Kelly has been named the Valedictorian of the Westhampton Beach High School Class of 2024. Meghan has achieved numerous academic accomplishments during her four years at Westhampton Beach High School. She is a member of her school’s National, Math and Science honor societies, was named a Commended Student in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program and is an AP Scholar with Distinction. She also received a perfect score on her AP Research exam and is a semifinalist in the Junior Sciences and Humanities Symposium. Meghan has a 99.4 unweighted GPA and a perfect 36 on the ACT exam. While a student at Westhampton Beach High School, Meghan has enrolled in 14 AP courses.

Meghan has complemented her classroom experiences with rich, enlightening experiences overseas. As a senior, Meghan embarked on a mission trip to Ecuador to assist with a medical mission. Meghan, along with several medical professionals went to underprivileged areas of Ecuador to provide medical care. This trip, along with Meghan’s adventure to Belize last year to assist in beach and reef cleanups brought her science studies to life. She plans to study biochemistry at Duke University in the fall.

When not studying, Miss Kelly is an active member of her school’s varsity track team, music performance groups, Spanish Club and Interact Club. She is also a volunteer member of the Westhampton Junior Ambulance and has volunteered extensively at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge.

Salutatorian Jessica Curran

Jessica Curran File Photo
Jessica Curran is the Salutatorian of the Westhampton Beach High School Class of 2024. Jess has satisfied the requirements for the AP Capstone Diploma by taking 15 AP courses and will also be receiving the New York State Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation. Jess is also in The National Honor Society, our World Language Honor Society, Science Honor Society and Math Honor Society. Jess is the Vice President of our school's National Honor Society and is part of our CURE Club, Robotics team and Quiz Bowl. Jessica is a determined, passionate and brilliant young lady. Outside of school, Jess is a dedicated Girl Scout and earned the Gold Award. She is also a volunteer for the Westhampton Junior Ambulance.

This past year, Jess was 1 of 357 students across the world to earn a perfect score on her AP Research Exam. 1.26% of course participants worldwide earned a perfect score on their AP Research Papers. Jess was interviewed and featured on News 12, along with being honored by the state senate. Jess has researched, created, and tested a seaweed liquid fertilizer from an invasive algal species and turned it into fertilizer. Jessica was also named a top 300 Scholar in the 83rd Regeneron Science Talent Search, which is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition for high school seniors. Her dedication to STEM is apparent and she truly looks forward to learning and gaining more knowledge in this field.

In the fall of 2024, Jess will be attending Princeton University!

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