VALLEY STREAM NORTH SENIOR NAMED 2011-12

NEWS 12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

     Valley Stream North High School is proud to announce that senior Tom Bardabelias was nominated and selected as a News 12 Scholar-Athlete.  Tom’s leadership, commitment to academic excellence and passion for athletics make him a role model and outstanding ambassador for North High School.  Tom is All-State for Track and Field in both the 800 meter run and the 4x800 meter relay, a four time even County Champion in Track and Field and Captain of the VSN Team County Champions in cross-country, winter track and spring track teams.  Tom’s selection for this honor is only the seventh on Long Island this year.  We congratulate Tom, his family, his coaches and of course, his teachers throughout the years on this truly impressive achievement. 

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Valley Stream North Students Earn Selection To L.I. String Festival

     North is very proud of Aaron Chiang, Anna Lebedeva and Julia Lebedeva on achieving their selection to the 2011 Long Island String Festival.  Aaron and Anna were selected for the violin and Julia was selected for the Cello.  The Long Island String Festival is a showcase concert representing the most talented student-musicians in the area of orchestra performance.  Aaron, Anna and Julia will represent North High School on November 20^th at Massapequa HS. 

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Student Leaders Collaborate During North’s Leadership Academy

     Students at North High School in the Valley Stream Central High School District recently participated in session one of a four-part Leadership Academy. The session began with an introduction by Principal Cliff Odell, who spoke to students about the essential attributes of highly effective leaders. Mr. Odell discussed how the academy was designed to help student-leaders better understand the expectations that the school has of them, provide them with a forum to share experiences, identify support networks, and to assist them in developing their own leadership styles. The first session was dedicated to identifying the attributes of effective communication, serving as a positive role model, and demonstrating courage.  
     This year was the first in which the Leadership Academy was facilitated entirely by students. While faculty volunteers helped to plan and monitor each workshop, student-leaders from last year returned as the instructors. Upcoming sessions focusing on team-building, communication, understanding personality types, and sharing leadership experiences are planned to take place throughout the school year.  

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National Merit Commended Students

     Valley Stream North HS is honored to announce that five students have earned National Merit Scholarship Commended Student status.  The five students, Thomas Bardabelias, Toluwani Dawodu, Jaslyn Fan, Mohammad Qadri and Charles Sanky are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their performance on the qualifying test used for program entry.  There are just 34,000 students nationwide, out of approximately 1.5 million,that are now being named Commended Students.  Our school is clearly proud of these students, their teachers and their families for demonstrating a strong commitment to academic achievement. 

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North Student Earns National Achievement Scholarship Program

Semi-finalist Status

     We are very pleased to announce that Toluwani Dawodu has earned Semi-finalist status in the the National Achievement^® Scholarship Program.  This is an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students.  Toluwani is one of about 1,600 out of 160,000 students nationwide who have earned Semi-finalist status.  This places Toluwani in the top 1% of all eligible students throughout the United States.  We wish Toluwani well as she prepares to advance in the competition in hopes of becoming a National Achievement Scholar. 

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Valley Stream North Named Top High School in America

      Valley Stream North High School was ranked #365 on the Washington Post’s High School Challenge Index.  The index measures the number of Advanced Placement exams taken by students in the approximately 27,000 high schools across the United States and compares that to the number of students enrolled in the senior class.  The index is designed to measure how well a school challenges all of its students in preparing for post-secondary studies.  Based upon the index, North’s ranking among all high schools in the country places us in the top 1.3% in the nation! We are, of course, very proud of the students, parents, faculty, guidance counselors and support staff who work tirelessly to help all students achieve their full potential as they prepare for their future collegiate studies. 

     North High School is exceptionally pleased to announce that two student-musicians have earned All-State honors.  Danielle Andreani and Christina Cinnamo will be attending the All-State Conference for the Band and Mixed Chorus respectively.  This is truly an impressive accomplishment.  Congratulations to the students, their families and the North High School Music Department. 

     We are also very honored to have Silvia Arora earn National Merit Semi-finalist status. Silvia’s scores on the PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) place her in the top 1% of all test takers in the nation!  She is one of 16,000 students nationwide out of approximately 1.5 million students who took the PSAT/NMSQT to earn this status.  Silvia will continue in the National Merit Scholarship Program in hopes of becoming a National Merit Finalist and National Merit Scholar.