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Six standout ERHS students are honored Mezquita and Monteleone. DeCunzo plans to major in mechanical engineering, and Six East Rockaway High is considering a career in aeroSchool students performed so space design. “We had so many well on AP and PSAT exams opportunities here, and we that they were singled out by wanted to move up,” she said the College Board National of the high school. “We’re all Recognition Program, which like, finally, I’m going to go to honors outstanding students in school — I’m going to go to colthe college application process. lege, and my sister will too, To earn the accolade, stu- hopefully.” dents must be in Lonergan is the top 10 percent undecided on her of test takers major, but hopes to across the state on attend either the the PSAT, or score University of a 3 or higher on Tampa or Florida two or more AP State University. exams by the end “ I t m a ke s m e of their sophomore SArAH loNergAN proud of my famiyear. ly,” Lonergan said. Senior, East T h e s t u d e n t s Rockaway High Macias is not yet were recognized for School applying to collegexcellence in other es, but having these areas as well as honors on her their test results. resume will help when she The National First-Genera- does. “I’m proud of myself and tion Recognition Program hon- what I’ve done,” she said. ored seniors Isabella DeCunzo, “I want to major in psycholT r i s t e n L a t c h m a n , S a r a h ogy and maybe neuroscience,” Lonergan, Andres Mezquita Monteleone said, “and I want a n d M i a M o n t e l e o n e a n d to go to Stony Brook or Adeljunior April Macias for being phi. I’m the first person in my the first in their families to family to go to college, so this pursue a college education. is something very big to my The National Hispanic Recog- family.” nition Program also recog“My parents had to leave nized Lonerg an, Macias,
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the east Rockaway Rocks came roaring onto the football field before dominating Carle place in last Saturday’s Homecoming victory.
rocks sock carle Place The weather was wet and the parade was canceled, but the East Rockaway football team defeated Carle Place, 36-19, to make it a happy Homecoming. More photos, Page 10.
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east Rockaway choir members Megan accti, left, daniel Stebner and Camilla Lemus sang the national anthem before the game.