Megan Doyle And Matt Carroll: One Of A Kind High School Seniors

Hats off to Matt Carroll and Megan Doyle, high school seniors at Somers High School.  They are two of 36 high school students in the Tri-County area featured for their “inspiring stories” in a series of articles in LoHud.com.  

Somers senior Matt Carroll is a skier and former football player who is very active in the community. Carroll works with developmentally disabled students at the high school; coaches in the Special Olympics; serves as a volunteer firefighter; and builds houses for Habitat for Humanity. 

Somers High School student Megan Doyle is partially deaf but has overcome her disability to inspire dozens of students through deaf education. As part of the district's WISE senior internship program, Megan uses sign language to mentor others, including developmentally disabled kids and preschool kids. Megan will major in Deaf Education and specialize in Autism at Radford University. 

Read the June 9 LoHud.com story, Matt Carroll, Somers High School.

Read the June 9 LoHud.com story, Megan Doyle, Somers High School.

Profiles and photos of all 36 senior are here.

LINKS:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110612/ENTERTAINMENT/106120335/Matt-Carroll-Somers-High-School

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110612/ENTERTAINMENT/106120331/Megan-Doyle-Somers-High-School

http://www.lohud.com/section/ENTERTAINMENT&template=theme&theme=xgrads&keywords=standoutgraduates&title=Standout%20High%20School%20Graduates

SEPTA’s Second Annual Awards Ceremony

The Somers Special Education PTA (“SEPTA”) will hold its Second Annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday June 8th at the Somers Intermediate School. SEPTA will honor Patricia Sheehy and Theresa Reda with Awards of Excellence and Merit. In addition,the organizations plans to celebrate the careers of Doris Smith and George Ferrigno with recognition awards . Details are below or email SEPTA at SEPTA@SomersPTACouncil.org. 

Wanted: Graduation Announcements

Parents and Students: Share your good news about college graduation and we will format it and post it.

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Jane Doe of Somers, NY graduated from Anytown College, in Fairbanks, AK on May 21, 2011 with a B.A. in Basketweaving.  Ms. Doe graduated with honors and was inducted into the Mu Nu honor society.   She was also active in the Pep Band and Habitat for Humanity.  [Ms. Doe plans on pursuing a Masters degree in Basketweaving at  Beantown University in the Fall.  OR Ms. Doe has accepted a position with XYZ company in Anytown, NE.] 

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Kennedy Catholic and Somers High Receive 11 Nomination For Theater Awards

Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers, NY is nominated for seven High School Theater Awards for its spring 2011 production of On the Town, while Somers High School garners four nominations for the Drowsy Chaperone.  The Helen Hayes Youth Theatre makes the nominations for the “Metro” awards.  The Awards Ceremony is June 6, 2011, at the Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill NY.  Last year Kennedy Catholic won two Metro awards.  
Here are the categories in which each school is nominated:

Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
Kennedy Catholic H.S. – On the Town – Kim Galaraga (Hildy Esterhazy)

Outstanding Duet
Kennedy Catholic H.S. – On the Town “Come Up to My Place”
Kim Galaraga (Hildy) and Anthony Ruperto (Chip)
Somers H.S. – The Drowsy Chaperone “Cold Feets”
Tom Oliverio (Robert) and Ricky Hvisch (George)

Outstanding Stage Crew
Kennedy Catholic H.S. – On the Town

Outstanding Dance Performance
Kennedy Catholic H.S.- On the Town- Jena Lynn DiFrisco (Ivy Smith)
Somers H.S. – The Drowsy Chaperone -  Emma Klipstein (Kitty)

Outstanding Orchestra
Kennedy Catholic H.S. – On the Town

Outstanding Instrumentalist
Kennedy Catholic H.S. – On the Town - RJ Aprile (Timpani)

Outstanding Stage Crew
Kennedy Catholic H.S. – On the Town

Outstanding Lighting Achievement
Somers H.S.- The Drowsy Chaperone - Bob Geronimo, Dominick Belmont

Outstanding Choreography
Somers H.S. – The Drowsy Chaperone - Linda Duci

Technical Merit Award (Teacher Nominated)
Kennedy Catholic H.S. – Christina Oros (Choreographer/Assistant Director)


Created in 1998, the High School Theater Awards shine a spotlight on the exceptional musical theater productions, talented actors and actresses and devoted creative teams who take to the stage every spring in local high schools. High Schools in Rockland and Westchester Counties in New York and Bergen County in New Jersey are invited to participate in this competition.
Throughout the spring musical season, judges evaluate participating shows. In June, all of the participating schools are celebrated in an awards ceremony modeled after Broadway's Tony Awards. Broadway stars hand out the awards, top nominated schools and actors perform live, and the theater students in our region receive support and recognition.


For more information see the High School Theater Awards web site.  A full list of the 2011 nominees is here.



LINKS:
http://www.hstheaterawards.com/index.html
http://www.hstheaterawards.com/docs/2011_noms.pdf

Happy Annivesary

The Somers Spectator first "real" post was May 13, 2010.