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Students excel in Long Island Science Fair said. Findling, 16, who will take part in a summer internship at Students in Hewlett High the Feinstein Institute, the School’s Science Research Pro- research home of Northwell gram are expanding their Health in Manhasset, analyzed data on children knowledge at this with metabolic dysyear’s Long Island function-associated Science and Engisteatotic liver disneering Fair, a comease, a condition petition among stucaused by fat builddents at more than up that can lead to 70 high schools. steatohepatitis, At the fair, comfibrosis and cirrhomonly known as sis. LISEF, students Studying seven present research on young Northwell topics of their Health patients, choice. Hewlett Findling found that High senior Julia pediatric patients Igaunis and juniors with the liver disorElla Findling and der and diabetes Valeria Paez Martiwho were treated nez, three of the with Ozempic for at seven students in TERRENCE least four months the research pro- BISSooNDIAL showed significant gram, are among science research reduction in hepatic the top 25 percent coordinator steatosis and fibrowho advanced past sis. She also used a the first round, which took place virtually in study on obese mice, from the National Library of Medicine, early February. “To be able to show that to explore how their genes were these projects are distinguished regulated when treated with and are being submitted for Ozempic. Her findings suggest publications is important,” the that the drug could improve school’s science research coor- m e t a b o l i c r e g u l a t i o n a n d dinator, Terrence Bissoondial, Continued on page 11
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Shane Zamidar has been named the valedictorian of the Hewlett High School class of 2026.
Top of their class at Hewlett High Zamidar and Chen are valedictorian and salutatorian By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
Hewlett High School has announced the top two academic honorees in the class of 2026, naming Shane Zamidar its valedictorian and Darren Chen the salutatorian, recognizing their years of hard work and classroom excellence. “It was pretty impressive that I achieved the valedictorian honor,” Zamidar said. “I put in a lot of work with academics and extracurricular activities in high school. Seeing it pay off with something as distinc-
tive as this is a really good feeling.” He didn’t think too much about earning the title, Zamidar said, because he was focused on just doing well in school. “I was a little surprised to hear that I was named valedictorian,” he said. Zamidar is the head engineer of the Robotics Club’s RoboBoogie team, president of the senior math team, and plays clarinet, bass clarinet and E Flat clarinet in the pit orchestra for school musicals and tenor saxophone in the jazz orchestra. Outside school, he is a Boy Scout in Troop 20 and a member Continued on page 15
o be able to show that these projects are distinguished and are being submitted for publications is important.