We are excited to announce the Fall 2025 Success Academy Excellence Award winners!
The Excellence Awards honor school staff who go above and beyond in advancing our mission, achieving superior results, bringing our culture and values to life, and demonstrating a commitment to building a world where educational equity is a reality for children and families. The staff members honored this fall inspire us all to strive for excellence every day. Congratulations to this fall’s winners!
We recognize excellence in the following categories:
- Adult Study of Content Hero
- Blue Ribbon Blocks Specialist
- Choice Time Champ
- Data Excellence Extraordinaire
- FAST Adult Change Titleholder
- Insistence Winner
- NHM Ace
- Operational Overachiever
- Parental Followership Victor
- Problem Solving MVP
- Reading Culture Rockstar
- Rookie of the Fall Award
- Scholar Support Savant
- Scholar Talent & Athletics Star
Adult Study of Content Hero
Caroline Atkinson
Bushwick
Donovan Barnes
Hamilton Heights Middle School
Dayris Beltran
Rockaway Park Middle School
Kayla Bridgeman
Cobble Hill
Justin DesRochers
Washington Heights Middle School
Kelsey Devine
Springfield Gardens Middle School
Mark Guarino
Harlem East
Lorena Guerrero
Rosedale
Anastasia Hussett
Prospect Heights
Gyniah Jenkins
Unionport Middle School
Melanie Katz
Harlem North Central
Hana Memisevic
Williamsburg
Ellie Miller
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Trang Ngo
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Ashley Omezi
Springfield Gardens
Dennis Owusu
Bronx 1 Middle School
America Pineda
Bronx 4
Samelia Roberts
Ozone Park Middle School
Angela Snider
Lafayette Middle School
Jenna Stevens
Far Rockaway
Vicente Tapia-Cortes
Harlem West
Blue Ribbon Blocks Specialist
Allie Dunekack
Harlem 4
Anaury Guzman
Bronx 2
Choice Time Champ
Jazmin Cain
Far Rockaway
Chelsei Lavarello
Williamsburg
Data Excellence Extraordinaire
Fathima Begum
Harlem East
Jules Day
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Deandra Desnoes
Springfield Gardens Middle School
James Halla
Bronx 1
Oren Jenkins
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Gianna Leopoldi
Bensonhurst
Lindsey Nelson
Cobble Hill
Siddharth Nilakhe
Harlem 5
Arafa Tabassum Rodela
Midtown West Middle School
Edmond Shi
Harlem 3
Maria Villalobos
Harlem North Central
FAST Adult Change Titleholder
Kayla Aburida
Flatbush
Kate Aguayo
Ridgewood
Nadeen Ahmed
Bensonhurst
Britney Allen
Norwood
Jasmine Allen
Bensonhurst
Sierra Atkins
Cobble Hill
Annie Bard
Bushwick
Gwendolyn Barnes
Bronx 1
Sahithi Beluguppa
Harlem North Central
Ishari Bishop
Bergen Beach
Ariel Cargill
Williamsbridge
Brianna Carter
Ditmas Park Middle School
Brendan Chapey
Harlem East
Apurva Desai
Bronx 1 Middle School
Renee Douglas
East Flatbush Middle School
Virginia Eagles
Harlem 1
McKyla Ezenwa
Ozone Park Middle School
April Fields
Bronx Middle School
Jordana Flisser
Hell’s Kitchen
Eleftheria Kapazoglou
Harlem 5
Chantelle Kariuki
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Michael Kennedy
Bed-Stuy Middle School
Abrar Khondker
Midtown West Middle School
Naomi Kinfu
Lafayette Middle School
Esther Lamb
Bergen Beach
Matthew Lugo
Unionport Middle School
Lesley Luna
Harlem 4
John Mckee
Bronx 5 Middle School
Ryan Melo
Upper West
Briana Mieles
South Jamaica
Sabrina Mistretta
Prospect Heights
Jameson Morrin
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Hema Muni
Queens Village
Maty Ndoye
Bronx 1
Alene Ortiz
Unionport Middle School
Solandis Pak
Ditmas Park Middle School
Libelys Paredes
Rosedale
Jack Porter
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Kavan Pujara
Harlem 1
Melanie Rodriguz
Midtown West Middle School
Rokhaya Sambe
Washington Heights
Emily Savino
Harlem 3
Matthew Speight
Bronx 2 Middle School
Kennedy Thompson
Hell’s Kitchen
Gabriela Womack
Bed-Stuy
Madison Wright
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Insistence Winner
Nicole Barkoff
Upper West
Sophia Benmhend
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Kama Boswell
Bushwick
Yesenia Calle
Ridgewood
Hanielyah Campbell
Bronx 2
Kelsey Campbell
Williamsburg
Johanna Cohn
Prospect Heights
Meghan Collins
Washington Heights
Desiree Dsouza
Lafayette Middle School
Shannon Dudeck
Hudson Yards
Imoni Edwards
Springfield Gardens
Kaleigh Fleury
Hudson Yards
Aaron Freytes
Unionport Middle School
Lily Goloh
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Amanda Hally
Harlem 2
Cameron Harp
Bergen Beach
Zoe Harris
Rosedale
Samantha Hughes
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Sasha Javier
Bronx 4
Fatim Kansaye
Sheepshead Bay
Alyssa Khan
Bronx 1
Edward Kim
Hudson Yards Middle School
Angelique Langellier
Crown Heights
Sheqere Lilo
Harlem West
Zach Linck
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Rosangela Lopez
Williamsbridge
Xiomara Lopez
Bensonhurst
David Lucas
Flatbush
Jess Luis
Ozone Park Middle School
Riya Mahanta
Hudson Yards Middle School
Jacklyn McCarthy
Bronx 4
Anasthasia Mfum
Flatbush
Azima Miah
Harlem North Central
Khaliyah Moore
Union Square
Cheyenne Neely
Rosedale
Rashaad Nurse
Hamilton Heights Middle School
Ekene Okanome
Bronx 2 Middle School
Samantha Park
Midtown West Middle School
Allison Phillips
Williamsburg
Yassmin Ramadan
Cobble Hill
Mahboob Rehman
Harlem East
Riya Reji
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Cindy Richard
South Jamaica
Katherine Robertson
Midtown West Middle School
Adriana Santos
Bronx 5
Shaniya Serrano
East Flatbush Middle School
Fatmata Sesay
Harlem 1
Roasaam Sharaheel
Bed-Stuy Middle School
Natasha Shrestha
Springfield Gardens Middle School
Mia Smith
Bronx 5
Holden Thornhill
Springfield Gardens
Katherine Vallejo
Ditmas Park Middle School
Johanna Vargas
Washington Heights Middle School
Laila White
Kingsbridge Heights
Anna Zoccolillo
Bushwick
NHM Ace
Hannah Duell
Harlem 3
Jenavi Erhieyovwe
Harlem 4
Brandon Guantlett
Rosedale
Ashley Kuehn
Springfield Gardens Middle School
Geolse Makolo
Queens Village
Madison Nichols
Bed-Stuy
Elijah Peña
Bronx 1 Middle School
Catherine Pleasant
Williamsbridge
Yasmine Zhang
Ozone Park Middle School
Operational Overachiever
Christopher Amarosa
Bronx 2 Middle School
Courtney Arena
Far Rockaway
Denise Casillas
Howard Beach Middle School
Emma Reidy
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Angelina Reyes
Midtown West Middle School
Madian Rodriguez
Bronx 5
Tahiry Sanchez
Far Rockaway
Kelsie Seigle
Hell’s Kitchen
Deanna Shippy
Rosedale
Lisa Verma
Bed-Stuy Middle School
Parental Followership Victor
Eman Ahmed
Bensonhurst
Jessica Akladyous
Hell’s Kitchen
Tiffany Alicea
Ridgewood
Beyan Bakhshysh
Ridgewood
Maya Bar-Mashiah
Upper West
Katalina Barrera
Upper West
Zainab Belkhayat
Upper West
Naomi Bradley
Queens Village
Daisy Brooks
Hell’s Kitchen
Miguel Byrd
Midtown West Middle School
Amanda Carey
Harlem 1
Franki Carr
Norwood
Elizabeth Crabb
Williamsburg
Anthony Cunningham
Upper West
Chenée Daley
Washington Heights
Bryana Davenport
Bronx 4
Janiya Davidson
Far Rockaway
Kasey Delgado
Bronx Middle School
Walkiria Dotel
Williamsbridge
Katelyn Dwarica
Springfield Gardens
Jasmine Earl
Crown Heights
Imoni Edwards
Springfield Gardens
Desiree Esiere
Washington Heights
Tomeah Evans
Bensonhurst
Zhane Fernandez
Springfield Gardens
Mary Fuentes
Harlem 4
Emeli Galeas
Bensonhurst
Elizabeth Genovese
Hell’s Kitchen
Kira Githens
Bensonhurst
Emily Gokul
Queens Village
Sydney Hamm
Hell’s Kitchen
Ryan Horne
Harlem 1
Anastasia Hussett
Prospect Heights
Kimberly Jackson
Queens Village
Sally Jeong
Bushwick
Desmond Johnson
Flatbush
Cassendrea Jones
Prospect Heights
Christina Jorgensen
Rosedale
Marielle Joseph
South Jamaica
Haley Kachmar
Bronx 1
Saran Kake
Queens Village
Bridget Kanaley
Hell’s Kitchen
Stephanie Kennedy
Bronx 3
Meaghan Klaburner
Harlem 2
Ian Kline
Ozone Park Middle School
Hannah Kornbluth
Harlem 2
Hannah Lester
Washington Heights
Maya Levine
Upper West
Sydney Levitz
Upper West
Ashanti Lewis
Sheepshead Bay
Brita Luke
Harlem West
Sean Mangual
Washington Heights
Yusef Mansa
Bergen Beach
Isabelle Mariani
Union Square
Daniella Marin
Washington Heights
Fizza Zahira Masood
Springfield Gardens
Kristen McKibben
Harlem 5
Sydney Mitchell
Rosedale
Ashley Narine
Rockaway Park Middle School
Donte Nowak
Upper West
Osakpolor Noyiagbon
Flatbush
Ashley Omezi
Springfield Gardens
Paige Owens
Hell’s Kitchen
Shanice Patterson
Far Rockaway
Precious Paul
Far Rockaway
Kelly Perez
Prospect Heights
Denise Phillip
South Jamaica
Mary Policelli
Washington Heights
Autumn Robinson
Bronx 1
Jhamal Simpson Robinson
Rosedale
Taylor Robles
Hudson Yards
Elizzah Roig
Williamsbridge
Marc Romero
Springfield Gardens
Melody Ruiz
Bronx 4
Patricia Segovia
Bushwick
William Senicola
Upper West
Ariel Sheppard
Bronx 1
Nyuma Sillah
Williamsbridge
Avery Strother
Bronx 1
Que Tan
Bensonhurst
Angellica Thach
Hudson Yards
Erin Thompson
Harlem 1
Samiha Uddin
Cobble Hill
Kerianne Vaz
Springfield Gardens
Prmeeti Verma
Hudson Yards
Priscilla Villalobos
East Flatbush Middle School
Yeseri Vizcaino
Washington Heights
Deante Washington
Harlem North Central
Elijah Washington
Far Rockaway
Sheree Williams
Springfield Gardens
Nancy Zhan
Bensonhurst
Anna Zoccolillo
Bushwick
Problem Solving MVP
Michelle Orru
Bronx 2 Middle School
Christopher Victor
Hamilton Heights Middle School
Reading Culture Rockstar
Claire Airo
Union Square
Jessica Borghese
Bensonhurst
Brooke Burchett
Bushwick
Britini Dunn
Bronx Middle School
Quinn Hopkins
Bronx 2 Middle School
Fatima Majors
Bronx 4
Peyton Ryan
Flatbush
Madeleine Salvatore
Hamilton Heights Middle School
Dalianna Toussaint
Bronx 5
Amante White
Harlem 5
Shawn Wooster
Bronx 1 Middle School
Rookie of the Fall Award
Angely Agramonte
Bronx 4
Temitope Ajifowobaje
Rosedale
Fahmida Akter
Howard Beach Middle School
Gillian Anderson
Washington Heights
Mondae Beggs-Grant
South Jamaica
Sahithi Beluguppa
Harlem North Central
Kierra Burke
Crown Heights
Adrianna Cabangon
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Makayla Caldero
Norwood
Sophia Cherrez
Ridgewood
Akachukwu Chinweze
East Flatbush Middle School
Tahirah Cornwall
Norwood
Cydelle Crosby
Bensonhurst
Kira DeSomma
Upper West
Elijah Doomes
Springfield Gardens Middle School
Evan Frazier
Cobble Hill
Richard Glasheen
Prospect Heights
Kimora Greene
Bushwick
Ethnee Guzman
Washington Heights
Owen Hassler
Bed-Stuy
Owen Heller
Bed-Stuy Middle School
May Ibrahim
Kingsbridge Heights
Janice Jackson
Bensonhurst
Jada Knox
Bronx 1
Autumn Lauria
Hudson Yards
Michael Lawas
Rockaway Park Middle School
Elizabeth Luckett
Harlem 1
Grace Mackey
Midtown West Middle School
Jaquelyn Marroquin
Union Square
Brandie Massey
Bronx 5
Kohkoh Memeh
Harlem West
Elgin Nelson
Crown Heights
Vanessa Noi
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Lachlan Northington
Bed-Stuy Middle School
Vernetta Parkinson
Sheepshead Bay
Precious Paul
Far Rockaway
Gabrielle Pough
Hell’s Kitchen
Arcalia Samuels
Bronx Middle School
Brook Schaeffler
Lafayette Middle School
Lauren Sealy
Bergen Beach
Shameka Shoemaker
Williamsbridge
Yash Sihag
Ditmas Park Middle School
Ravneet Singh
Ozone Park Middle School
Elizabeth Smith
Sheepshead Bay
Ethan Tarini
Hudson Yards Middle School
Gabriel “Jack” Torres
Flatbush
Shaylin Watson
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Madeline Yorke
Harlem East
Scholar Support Savant
Nina Ysabel Alinsonorin
Harlem 4
Ruth Bennett
Bronx 5 & Kingsbridge Heights
Ashlea Bloom
Hudson Yards Middle School
Anne Burchett
Harlem North Central
Jennifer Malena
Hudson Yards
Jamie Myers
East Flatbush Middle School
Brianna Pavesi
Bronx 4
Scholar Talent & Athletics Star
Lamont LA Alexander
Rosedale
Kossi Choupin
Washington Heights
Kossi Choupin
Washington Heights
Sam Curran
Lafayette Middle School
Amber Gary
Bronx 1 Middle School
Gabi Gross
Bushwick
Angelo Izzo
Bed-Stuy Middle School
Jariah Johnson
Bronx 1 Middle School
Sevag Ketenjian
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Marta Kosarksa
Springfield Gardens Middle School
Stephanie Nyarko
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Terrin Roland
Rockaway Park Middle School
Daniel Scheck
Springfield Gardens
Arthur Tenorio
Harlem 2
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