We are excited to announce the Spring 2026 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 spring’s winners!
We recognize excellence in the following categories:
- Achievement All Star
- Advisor of The Year
- Blue Ribbon Blocks Specialist
- Choice Time Champ
- Data Excellence Extraordinaire
- Games Guru
- Growth Guru
- Operational Overachiever
- Parental Followership Victor
- Reading Culture Rockstar
- Rockstar of Recess
- Scholar Support Savant
- Scholar Talent & Athletics Star
- Scholar Work Olympian
- Spring Rookie
Achievement All Star
Ayushi Anantwar
Ditmas Park Middle School
Magely Avilla
Bushwick
Ohenaba Berko
Bed-Stuy Middle School
Tyson Butcher
Bronx 2 Middle School
Jacob Cabrera
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Aryana Correa
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Tia Crockett
Bronx 1 Middle School
Kate Eagles
Harlem 1
Allaa Elnagar
Hell’s Kitchen
Moises Espinal
Bronx 3
Benjamin Flanagan
Union Square
Carmen Flores
South Jamaica
Kayla Francis
Bronx 2
Madeline Gamer
Hudson Yards
Mariah Garcia
Harlem 5
Kimora Lee George
Crown Heights
Graciela Gomez
Hudson Yards Middle School
Jahnissi Guzman
Harlem 1
Zachary Hall
Prospect Heights
Brendan Harrigan
Unionport Middle School
Meagan Harris
Union Square
Shai Hutchinson
Flatbush
Kenza Ikli
Midtown West Middle School
Cassendrea Jones
Prospect Heights
Fatama Khanam
Norwood
Jennifer Lu
Bensonhurst
Miah Marshall
South Jamaica
Azima Miah
Harlem North Central
Zayneb Moin
Harlem East
Faria Noumi
Midtown West Middle School
Liliana Pena
Bronx 4
Kathleen Peterson
Williamsburg
Raylyn Reynolds
Crown Heights
Jocelyn Rosas
Williamsbridge
Mohammad Sarker
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Malav Shah
Hudson Yards Middle School
Kayin Slader
Williamsbridge
Dereka Smith
Bronx Middle School
Ethan Soto
Bushwick
Erica Thomas
Bronx 4
Terry Thomas
Sheepshead Bay
Camishiana Vaz
Rosedale
Yi Wang
Ditmas Park Middle School
David Wolff
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Ariana Zink
Hell’s Kitchen
Advisor of The Year
Sybil Boateng
Unionport Middle School
Ana Cortes
Lafayette Middle School
Kasey Delgado
Bronx Middle School
Simone Griffith
Rockaway Park Middle School
Vanessa Hartig
Bed-Stuy Middle School
Camila Lugo
Hamilton Heights Middle School
Sophie Rempe
Bronx 2 Middle School
Maya Ross
Ozone Park Middle School
Laurel Stinson
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Blue Ribbon Blocks Specialist
Brittany Agron
Ridgewood
Destinee Truluck
Bensonhurst
Choice Time Champ
Kayla Sessa
Queens Village
Mia Wong
Bronx 3
Data Excellence Extraordinaire
Jonathan Anderson
Harlem 4
Sriram Bharadwaj
Hell’s Kitchen
Darius Dickerson
Bronx 1
Anna Ferrari
Crown Heights
Kira Greene
Bronx 2
Madelyn Greene
Queens Village
Moiya Josephs
Bronx Middle School
Regina Lau
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Mary Skuthan
Washington Heights
Ernest Zheng
Crown Heights
Games Guru
Muzamil Sheikh
Queens Village
Justin Sydney
Rosedale
Mikaela Torres
Bed-Stuy
Growth Guru
Natalie Javier Almonte
Midtown West Middle School
Jackson Channell
Bushwick
Alea Cherry
Bronx 1
Natalie Connelly
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Melissa Dorvil
Rosedale
Eloise Esseks
Upper West
Aidan FitzGerald
Harlem North Central
Jael Ernest Fleurant
Ditmas Park Middle School
Francesca Fraioli
Hell’s Kitchen
Alejandro Galindo
Harlem West
Genique Green
Springfield Gardens Middle School
Jo-Ellen Green
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Mandri Kankanagme
Sheepshead Bay
Helina Kassa
Harlem 1
Sandrique Knight
Unionport Middle School
Justin Lai
Bronx 5 Middle School
Kshitij Mahajan
Harlem West
Hope Marks
East Flatbush Middle School
Neil Mehta
Harlem 3
Mia Meier
Midtown West Middle School
Derek Myers
Bensonhurst
Kwame Opoku-Duku
Hamilton Heights Middle School
Iliana Papadopoulos
Ozone Park Middle School
Madeline Passerello
Cobble Hill
Fatima Petersen
Rosedale
Aydan Robinson
Cobble Hill
Pamela La Rosa
Far Rockaway
Sowmyashree Hanumantha Setty
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Tanisha Souffrant
Rosedale
Soraya Toledo
Far Rockaway
Joseph Turk
Bronx Middle School
Bruce Vereen-Nealous
Ditmas Park Middle School
Isabel Watkins
Cobble Hill
Morgan West
Bergen Beach
Nel-Eisha Woodside
Bronx 1
Operational Overachiever
Nya Davis
Harlem 2
Mack Diaz
Bed-Stuy
Lucas Dispoto
Springfield Gardens
Jeimary Estevez
Williamsbridge
Sabine Francis
Springfield Gardens
Aileen Hannan
Midtown West Middle School
Nierkys Nunez
Unionport Middle School
Ivon Preciado
Harlem 3
Jamie Sarmiento
Bensonhurst
Jack Wallace
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Parental Followership Victor
Zehra Duru Bilgin
Upper West
Aniyah Danforth
Bergen Beach
Kevin Ferrari
Upper West
Sade Hewie
Norwood
Pareesae Imtiaz
Crown Heights
Jennifer Knudson
Hudson Yards
Jeff Thomas
Bensonhurst
Reading Culture Rockstar
Olivia Blair Ayton
Rosedale
Javier Cardenas
Bronx 2 Middle School
Kyra Davis
Harlem 3
Saidy Dayenne
Williamsbridge
Allaa Elnagar
Hell’s Kitchen
Bo Fisher
Rockaway Park Middle School
Javi Franco
Springfield Gardens Middle School
Imani Smiley Herring
Harlem 5
Kymani Hinds
Kingsbridge Heights
Samantha Huerta
Bronx 2
Okyeraa Ohene-Asah
Kingsbridge Heights
Denise Phillip
South Jamaica
Aydan Robinson
Cobble Hill
Elly Salah
Harlem 4
Javaughn Somers
Bronx 2
Travis Taylor
Harlem West
Kerianne Vaz
Springfield Gardens
Lucas Vazquez
Queens Village
Rockstar of Recess
Ani Basilis
Harlem 4
Scholar Support Savant
Ivonne Aguiar
Far Rockaway
Jennifer Arigoni
Queens Village
Tayjah Dickson
Flatbush
Michelle Elsas
Hudson Yards Middle School
Didi Nunez
Ozone Park Middle School
Zoe Peterson
Bronx 5
Bianca Simons
Harlem West
Nia Williams
Bushwick
Scholar Talent & Athletics Star
Ron Belger
Midtown West Middle School
Sawan Douge
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Brandon Fillettee
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Brandon Howell
Washington Heights
Jessica Hunt
Unionport Middle School
Daraina Jackson
Cobble Hill
Benjamin Mapp
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Jason Marti
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Daniel Owens
Midtown West Middle School
Jelani Pierre
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Nicolas Placa
Harlem West
Lennesse Prince
Flatbush
Carlos Rivera
Flatbush
Gianna Scott
Bronx 4
Scholar Work Olympian
Eman Ahmed
Bensonhurst
Amanda Assaye
Flatbush
Hannah Avalos
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Isaiah Brown
Williamsbridge
Danny Casado
Harlem East
Chukwuemeka Chuks-Okeke
Lafayette Middle School
Maggie Correa
Washington Heights
Kate DeMars
Norwood
Damien Dritsanos
Harlem 2
Imoni Edwards
Springfield Gardens
Matthew Healey
Harlem North Central
Yanire Herrera
Prospect Heights
Julian Ibagon
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Jay Kane
Harlem East
Sydney Kariuki
Ozone Park Middle School
Sarah Kimutai
Ozone Park Middle School
Jade Knight
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Naipaul Lall
Bergen Beach
Alondra Madera
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Meliese Menchaca
Williamsburg
Taina Moyston
Far Rockaway
Jason Negron
Hamilton Heights Middle School
Laura Rivas
Harlem East
Chander Ryan
Bed-Stuy
Caleb Walker
Bed-Stuy Middle School
Lajayzia Wright
Bed-Stuy
Spring Rookie
Gracia Acheson
Hudson Yards Middle School
Derick Agyenim-Boateng
High School of the Liberal Arts-Harlem
Rilwan Akinola
Rockaway Park Middle School
Yaishal Aslam
Williamsburg
Jaylen Axel
Crown Heights
Archisman Bir
Bed-Stuy Middle School
Jonathan Block
Bronx 2 Middle School
Jade Bowen
Springfield Gardens Middle School
Morgan Carson
Washington Heights
Shivani Coopsammy
Ridgewood
Mathena Diamond
Kingsbridge Heights
Azal Dottin
Bergen Beach
Iesha Duncan
Harlem 1
Cassandra Ezike
Far Rockaway
Nicolas Fieser
Harlem North Central
Xochitl Flores
Bronx 4
Macdalah Fry
High School of the Liberal Arts-Brooklyn
Diya Goyal
Ozone Park Middle School
Sade Harris
Bronx 3
Tasmia Issani
South Jamaica
Elsah James
Midtown West Middle School
Maleah Johnson
Washington Heights
Sarah Khilawan
Queens Village
Bethlehem Kiros
Unionport Middle School
Andie Krein
Hudson Yards
Nicolette Lospitalier
Prospect Heights
Charis Martins
Union Square
Sinikiwe Masuku
Washington Heights Middle School
Yana Medvedeva
High School of the Liberal Arts-Manhattan
Kohkoh Memeh
Harlem West
Kamari Miller
Harlem 5
Yasleyn Pichardo
Norwood
Lamina Reja
Springfield Gardens
Taeyah Roberts
Bronx 2
Elia Robertson
Flatbush
Megan Roche
Cobble Hill
Binta Sanyang
Harlem 4
Rafiatu Sarbah
Lafayette Middle School
Matlhodi Sebolai
Hell’s Kitchen
Yuvraj Singh
Hamilton Heights Middle School
Talini Sobers
Sheepshead Bay
Shannon Stella
Bensonhurst
Christina Turcios
Springfield Gardens Middle School
Booker Vance
Upper West
Trevor Wells
Lafayette Middle School
Amyah Wright
Bushwick
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