Cardinal Spellman High School holds
virtual ceremonies to honor excellence
BY JASON COHEN
Despite the school shut
down since March, Cardinal
Spellman High School held
both the National Honor Society
induction and Block S
Sports awards ceremonies
virtually.
After brief congratulatory
remarks by President and
Principal Daniel O’Keefe and
National Honor Society moderator
Trudy Keane, 34 students
were admitted to the
Sequere Deum Chapter of the
National Honor Society.
Cardinal Spellman inducted
the following students
from the class of 2020:
• Bianca Binns
• Bryce Colclough
• Annalese Herriman
• Isabella Miles
• Charlene Ortiz
• Alessandra Payne
• Tatianna Portillo-
Diaz
• Sade Sutherland
Students from the class of
2021 were also honored:
• Kamilah Abubakar
• Ishara Baez
• Skylar Bailey
• Milany Bruno
• Zoe Chambers-Daniel
• Alexandra Clarin
• Yamona Coley
• James Demetrius
• Joseph Giraldi
• Darryna Guy Williams
• Sade Henriquez
• Alexis Henry
• Ashley Herriman
• Melissa Hewitt
• Sophia Huang
• Angela Ignarra
• Dana Kien
• Aolani Lopez
• Ayannah McCabe
• Emma McCarthy
• Camila Mendoza
• Grace Mutze
• Shayna Nguyen
• Reina Oates
• Ryan Rolon
• Elizabeth Stewart
Fr. Peter Pilsner, director
of spiritual activities, closed
the ceremony with a prayer.
The Block S Sports
Awards began with an opening
prayer from Fr. Luke
Leighton, a Franciscan Friar
of the Renewal serving as
assistant chaplain at Cardinal
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Spellman. Fr. Luke lives
with the Franciscan community
in the south Bronx.
The virtual ceremony recognized
the Most Valuable
Player and Leadership award
in each sport. In addition,
the winners of the Schiazza
S, those with seven or more
varsity letters over their four
year Spellman athletic career
included:
• Sydney Anderson
• Michael D’Aloia
• Donyah Francis
• Annalese Herriman
• Emilia Hewitt
• Isabella Miles
• Jodi Juliana Powell
• Chloe Tuck
The 2020 Scholar Athletes
of the year were Ethan Butler
and Baylee O’Donnell,
while the 2020 Athletes of the
Year were Ethan Ortiz, David
Smalls, Sydney Anderson
and Shanice Sinclair. Additionally,
Chris Manhertz
from the Spellman Class of
2010 and tight end for the
Chris Manhertz,a Spellman alumni and Carolina Panthers tight end, spoke
to the students. Photo Courtesy of Cardinal Spellman
Carolina Panthers congratulated
all the athletes for their
hard work throughout the
year and for the challenges
and obstacles they have overcome.
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