Sunday, March 13, 2016
Panel of Judges Ethna Lay, Head Judge; Associate Professor of Writing Studies and Composition and Associate Director of the Digital Research Center, Hofstra University Jeffrey S. Morosoff, Pronouncer; Assistant Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations, Hofstra University Yvonne Stephens, Record Keeper; Assistant Professor of Writing Studies and Composition, Hofstra University Lisa M. Dresner, Ringer; Associate Professor of Writing Studies and Composition, Hofstra University Event Organizers Melissa Connolly Vice President for University Relations, Hofstra University Johanna Farrell Event Manager, Hofstra University Special thanks to: The Scripps Company Merriam-Webster Inc. Encyclopedia Britannica
Provost’s
Message
Welcome to Hofstra University for the fifth Hofstra Long Island Regional Scripps Spelling Bee. While one of you will earn the right to represent Long Island at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., this May, all of you should be proud of your participation here today. As a former local spelling bee winner (long, long ago when I was in the 6th grade), I know firsthand how impressive your achievement is. You have all worked hard, studied long, and through friendly competition with your peers, won your school’s spelling bee. Before we spell one word today, you deserve our sincere congratulations on your achievement thus far. Winning a spelling bee requires poise, confidence, and the ability to perform under pressure. Participants learn about public presentation and how to operate in a competitive environment. Great spellers understand the origins of words and of language itself, how to puzzle through a problem word through meaning, inference and root, and through this, develop skills that will provide a great advantage as you prepare for the advanced work of high school and college. Hofstra University is very proud to host Long Island’s regional bee. Through many academic partnerships, we bring Long Island’s best middle and high school students to our campus for events such as the Model United Nations, FIRST Robotics Competition, High School Dance Intensive and High School Press Day. We are pleased to have a strong partnership with our local schools. Benjamin Disraeli said, “A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.” Our mission is to educate as well as engage our students, not only in scholarly pursuits, but also in the world around us, by sharing our great campus and our resources with our neighbors. You bring light and learning to us today, and we are so pleased to welcome you to Hofstra. While only one of you will go on to represent Long Island in Washington, D.C., you are all winners. I wish you luck in the bee and in your academic and co-curricular work. I am sure you will be successful in all you do. Sincerely,
Dr. Gail M. Simmons Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Abbey Lane School Alex Gao
Academy Street Elementary School Heidi Almskog
Accompsett Middle School Victoria O’Connor
Baldwin Middle School Justin Stuart
Bayview Avenue School Matthew Addo
Blue Point Elementary School Ava Duras
Burns Avenue School Tiffany Mayhew
Burr Intermediate School Max Mattera
California Avenue Elementary School Michael Redd
Charles E. Schwarting School Anthony Piliero
Clara H. Carlson School Ashna Balroop
Clarke Middle School Amaya Tallarita
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Archer Street School Babylon Junior-Senior High School Domenica Gianferrara Anna Romero
Bowling Green School Jack Hollywood
Brookside Elementary School Kwasi Bonsu
Carle Place Middle Caroline G. Atkinson Senior High School School Francesca Venezia Karina Rios
Clayton Huey Elementary School Luke McCluskey
Clearstream Avenue School Tolulope Diyaolu
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Connolly School Noah Kopetic
Dayton Avenue School Kaitlyn Cotrel
East Northport Middle School Joseph Buchanan
Eastplain School Cody Kanyaro
Forest Road School Alysse Fazal
Gardiners Avenue School A.J. Hagenbruch
Gotham Avenue School Justin Hernandez
Grand Avenue Elementary School Elijah Golding
Grand Avenue Middle School Joshua Levy
Great Hollow Middle School Jack VanDeusen
Great Neck North Middle School Adam Sanders
H. B. Thompson Middle School Rika Mizoguchi
Haftr Middle School Eitan Markovitz
Hanc Plainview Elementary School Adina Lippman
Dutch Lane School Siddh Agarwal
East Broadway School Valerie Bonavita
East Islip Middle School Toniann Santamaria
Eastport Elementary Fairfield Elementary Floral Park Memorial School High School School Joseph Belfiore Benjamin Pickman Robby Levy
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Hebrew Academy of Long Beach Michael Mintz
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Middle School Rena Max
Henry L. Stimson Middle School Jack O’Loughlin
Herricks Middle School Rachel Won
Hewlett Elementary School Matthew Pernia
Hicksville Middle School Rafay Ejaz
Howard T. Herber Middle School JonLuc Thompson
Howell Road School Rana Igra
Island Trees Middle School Sheryl Lin
Ivy League School Zainab Waheed
James A. Dever School Ashrita Seelan
James Wilson Young Middle School Patrick Larkin
Jericho Middle School Brian Weinberger
John H. West School Zane Uddin
Jonas E. Salk Middle School Shannon O’Leary
Kellenberg Memorial High School Victor Louie
Landing School Valerie Acosta
Lawrence Middle School Thomas Vairo
Lawrence Road Middle School Valencia Hopkins
Lee Avenue School Anna Jacob
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Lee Road School Janine Ren
Lenox Elementary School Brandon Surpris
Leo F. Giblyn School Naidalis Welch
Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School Anika Varma
Long Island School for the Gifted Lilly Chai
Marion G. Vedder Elementary School Rayan Afzal
Meadow Elementary School Aaron Ashby
Meadowbrook Elementary School Gurdev Bhurji
Merrick Avenue Middle School Katherine St. George
Mount Sinai Middle School Aaron Angress
Nesaquake Middle School Matthew Zodda
New Visions Elementary School Naomi Belgrave
Lloyd Harbor School Olivia Pellizzi
Locust Valley Middle School Michelle Hsu
McKenna Elementary McVey Elementary School School Varada Konappanavar Hayley Tan
Mount Pleasant Elementary School Eman Chattha
Northern Parkway Elementary School Brandon Neilan
Mount Sinai Elementary School Joseph Sirico
Northside School Daniel Collins
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Oceanside Middle School Elana Pocress
Ogden Elementary School Habib Iftikhar
Old Country Road School Patrick LaBarca
Oldfield Middle School Zoe Krief
Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional Catholic School Julia Fritsch
Park Avenue School Shameer Rose
Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School Emily Bussa
PlainviewOld Bethpage Middle School Emma Kimmel
Plaza Elementary School Alisa Reid
Port Jefferson Elementary School Sophie Blumenthal
RC Murphy JHS Jonathan Huang
RemsenburgSpeonk Elementary School Daniel Gosnell
R.J.O. Intermediate School Emma Mineo
Robert M. Finley Middle School Steven Bailey
School 2 Rebekah Anderson
School 3 Robyn Lehrer
School 4 Declan Kates
School 5 Vincent Gardner
School 8 Benjamin Samuel
School 9e Boardman Elementary School Brenna Haufler
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Seaford Middle School Marco Botti
Selden Middle School Nicole Renelle
Setauket Elementary School Ryan Himmelsbach
Shaw Avenue School Danyelle Robe
Smith Street Elementary School Tyler Legitime
South Side Middle School Caroline Cameron
South Woods Middle School Elizabeth Chang
Southampton Intermediate School Logan Whitall
St. Christopher Elementary School Chazz J. Jean
St. Pius V School Sean Skelly
Steele Elementary School Jillian Cooke
Summit Lane School Justin Ramsaroop
The Brandeis School Carolyn Neugarten
The Greenvale School Marcus Meshechok
The Laurel Hill School Nathan Barry
Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School Maxmillian Stratton
Turtle Hook Middle School Carl Melgar
Unqua Elementary School Anna Izquierdo
Walnut Street Elementary School Kaleb Barker
Wantagh Middle School Jenna Miller
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Watson School Daniel Schieck
West Side School Jonathan Brown
Wheeler Avenue School John Youssef
Willets Road School Krittika Prajapati
William E. Deluca Junior Elementary School Timothy Pescatore
William Floyd Middle School Ian Hua
William Rall School Damiano Drucker
William Sidney Mount School Daphna Fineberg
Willow Road School Hayley Cirri
Wisdom Lane Middle School Sarah Masroor
Woodland Middle School Amber Dacanay
Woodmere Middle School Sofia Pesantez
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Fun Facts About
Hofstra University
Founded in 1935 Located in Hempstead, Long Island, 25 miles east of NYC President: Stuart Rabinowitz, JD Provost: Dr. Gail M. Simmons Private, nonsectarian, coeducational 113 buildings on 240 acres
Hofstra has a vibrant campus with hundreds of social, academic and cultural events per year. The Hofstra University Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum, with a collection of more than 5,000 works of art from the world’s diverse cultures, offers 4-6 original exhibitions annually, and also oversees an extensive collection of outdoor sculptures featuring approximately 70 works of art.
Member of Phi Beta Kappa
The Hofstra libraries contain over 1 million volumes and provide 24/7 online access to more than 75,000 full-text journals and 160,000 electronic books.
100% program accessibility for persons with disabilities
17 varsity sports
24 academic and 27 total accreditations
Colleges and Schools • Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences • Hofstra University Honors College • Frank G. Zarb School of Business • Lawrence Herbert School of Communication
• 8 for men: baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and wrestling • 9 for women: basketball, cross-country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball • All sports compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Colonial Athletic Association.
• School of Education
Other facts:
• School of Engineering and Applied Science
Hofstra is one of only a few schools in the United States to host two presidential debates: one in 2008 and one in 2012.
• School of Health Professions and Human Services • Maurice A. Deane School of Law • Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies • Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine • Hofstra University Continuing Education Total Fall 2015 Enrollment: 10,870 • 6,833 Undergraduate • 2,951 Graduate • 733 Law • 353 Medicine Fall 2015 Entering Freshmen • 27% were in top 10% of High School Class • 63% were in top 25% of High School Class • 49% were from Out-of-State Campus Life 35 residence halls housing about 3,600 students, 18 eateries, six theaters, and about 200 student clubs of which there are about 28 local/national fraternities and sororities.
Hofstra’s strength in presidential studies also includes the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency and a renowned series of academic conferences analyzing the achievements of modern presidents. With Long Island as its setting and “laboratory,” Hofstra is one of the first universities in the nation to study the issues of suburbia through the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University®. The Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine uses an innovative and heralded approach to medical education. One example is that first-year students become emergency medical technicians and learn about the delivery of health care and the patient from the beginning of their medical education. Hofstra was one of the first private universities in the country to achieve 100 percent program accessibility for individuals with disabilities. WRHU-88.7 FM is the No.1 college radio station in the nation according to The Princeton Review and won the Marconi Award. The Frank G. Zarb School of Business hosts one of the nation’s largest simulated financial facilities, the Martin B. Greenberg Trading Room, equipped with 34 dual panel Bloomberg terminals and a vast array of financial and economic media and data.
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