Zion Smith, our Student-Athlete of the Year, with, from left, Brian Hwang, Randy Taylor, Veeshan Narinesingh and Tiffani Kolozian.
On Friday night, we recognized the young men who excelled in our after school program’s inaugural school year. Here are the seven awards and winners (photos below):
Student-Athlete of the Year: Zion Smith
Student-Athlete of the Month: Mark Jones
Frederick Douglass (Grit) Award: Noah Folks
Benjamin Banneker (Curiosity) Award: Antonio Cortorreal
STEM Scholar Award: Yohance White
Charlie Sifford Perseverance Award: Dameul McGill
Pete Brown MVP Award: Antonio Cortorreal
In addition to receiving these awards, our young men made STEM, golf and character education presentations to their families and staff from the Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem. We’ll be sharing details of these presentations all week.
STEM Co-Teacher Tiffani Kolozian giving the Student of the Month Award to Mark Jones.
Program Coordinator Reggie Mays jr. giving the Frederick Douglass (Grit) Award to Noah Folks for Character Education.
Program Coordinator Reggie Mays Jr. giving the Benjamin Banneker (Curiosity) Award to Antonio Cortorreal for Character Education.
STEM Teaching Assistant Matt Matzelle giving the STEM Scholar Award to Yohance Whyte.
Teaching Professional Brian Hwang giving the Charlie Sifford Perseverance Award to Dameul McGill.
Teaching Professional Randy Taylor giving the Pete Brown MVP Award to Antonio Cortorreal.