The Weehawken High School Academic Awards Convocation and National Honor Society Induction Ceremony took place this month at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen. Two hundred guests enjoyed dinner and live music by the Weehawken Jazz Band in celebration of Weehawken’s academically talented students.

Dr. Patrick J. Gallo, a class of ’55 alumnus, was inducted into the Academic Hall of Fame. Gallo is a history professor at New York University. Commemorative pewter plates and plaques were awarded to each participant by Mayor Richard Turner, Superintendent Kevin McLellan, Board of Education President Richard Barsa, and Principal Dr. Anthony Olivieri.

Recipients:

Jeremy Abreu and Justin Kinney – Art

David Moya – Industrial Arts

Carlos Santos – Drafting

Joseph Annese – Culinary Arts

Gabriel Alba, Rosanna Percontino, Ali Silver, Roberta Vizcaino – Music

Stephanie Agudelo – Brown Book

Catherine Barrett – Language Arts

Gabriel Alba – Journalism

Reamy Pena-Camilo – Video Broadcasting

Catherine Barrett – Social Science

Richard Turner – Susan B. Anthony/Frederick Douglas

Josue Silva – Science

James McMahon – Bausch & Lomb

Sidonie Erlanger, Fabiana Rendine – Computer Technology

Jeremy Abreu – Economics

Kareem Elangbawy – Homer Pace

Joshua Duncan, Kareen Elangbawy – Math League

Nicole Bautista – French League

Nidhi Goel, Rutul Amio – Spanish League

Jennifer Alfonso, Veronica Nunez – Peer Leadership

Veronica Nunez – Eastman Award

Pearl Lee, Kassandra Marrero – 7th and 8th grade scholarship

Viviana Zapata, Hennesy Torres – Annette Nunziato