4 JANUARY 27, 2022 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Teachers in Sen. Addabbo’s district can nominate
outstanding high schoolers for prestigious award
BY BILL PARRY
BPARRY@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
State Senator Joseph Addabbo
is once again participating in
the annual New York State Senate’s
Youth Leadership Recognition
Awards program to honor local high
school students who display exemplary
academic achievements and
who volunteer in their communities.
Teachers across his district —
which includes Howard Beach, Ozone
Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Middle
Village, Maspeth and parts of South
Ozone Park, Ridgewood, Woodside
and the Rockaways — can nominate
current high school sophomores, juniors
and seniors who not only excel
academically but through leadership
in extracurricular and volunteer
activities.
Students selected to receive the
award will receive a congratulatory
personalized certifi cate from Addabbo.
A participation packet has been
sent to eligible schools in his district
that informs faculty on how they can
nominate students.
“This is a great annual program
that allows New York state to
State Senator Joseph Addabbo is taking part in a statewide youth leadership recognition awards program.
Photo courtesy of NYS Senate website
recognize and honor the amazing
not only nominated but winning this
students we have across the state,”
prestigious award.”
Addabbo said. “Many of our students
All nominations must be submitted
are not just stars in the classroom,
but also stars in athletics, in the arts,
and in their communities. I hope to
see more students from my district
The Partanna Club celebration to offi cially install the 2022 slate of offi cers took place on Sunday, Jan. 16, at the Concordia Partanna location on Forest
Avenue in Ridgewood. The organization was founded in 1906 by Italian Americans from Partanna, Sicily, and has helped support the local community
community while preserving Italian heritage. The organization is led by President Tony Mule, Vice President Joe Nastasi and Second Vice President
Gaspare Mistretta. For more information on the Partanna Club, call 917-880-6532.
online at Addabbo’s website by
March 25, by fi lling out the online
registration form and attaching
a recommendation letter and the
student’s brief statement about their
accomplishments.
Nominations can come from teachers,
administrators, counselors or
other school faculty members, and
they can fi nd the nomination page on
the Senate website.
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