Artists represent Amityville Memorial High School at L.I. Youth Summit
Amityville Memorial High School’s talented young artists, guided by Ms. Jennifer Dibble and Ms. Sheila Olsen, showcased their creativity at the Long Island Youth Summit on April 17 at St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue.
During this learning experience, our students participated in a day of interactive workshops with experts in the fields of medicine, the environment, business, the economy, and leadership. Some of the many issues that were discussed and presented by students were Cyberbullying, Social Networking, Teen Mental Health, the Impact of Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Diversity and Equity, Teens and Criminal Justice and Ethical and Social Implications of Science and Technology.
In preparation for their attendance at this summit, our students submitted projects into a youth artwork competition that was inspired by the topics of the Summit. All 16 of our Amityville students were finalists in this competition. The following students received award recognition for their work:
Top Awards for the Long Island Youth Summit:
Alison Galindo- Certificate of Award in Recognition of the Best Art Project in the Category of Diversity and Equality.
Rafael Posadas- Certificate of Award in Recognition of the Best Art Project in the Category of Diversity and Equality.
Jiselle Hale- Certificate of Award in Recognition of the Best Art Project in the Category of Teen Mental Health.
Guadalupe Hernandez Granados- Certificate of Award in Recognition of the Best Art Project in the Category of Teens and Substance Abuse & $250.
Amityville students who participated in the Long Island Youth Summit included:
Jose Angel Alcantara Pichardo
Abigail Brown
Justin Cruz
Oscar Espinal Magana
Alison Galindo
Fabricio Gomez Gonzalez
Nasir Grant
Rafael Guerra Posadas
Jiselle Hale
Guadalupe Hernandez Granados
Elidi Laquidara
Alliyah McQueen
Madelyne Marquez
Anthony Portillo Martinez
Kaleb Rivera
Nanjolie Torres
The Long Island Youth Summit is a year-round educational program that is a partnership between St. Joseph’s University, New York, Vision Long Island, National Grid and a number of other public and private organizations. The first Long Island Youth Summit took place in 2009 in Oakdale, NY.
Every year about 300 students from many Long Island school districts are selected to participate in the Summit’s annual conference. Students who have submitted the best projects go on to participate in the annual conference where they work with top experts to develop solutions to a host of socio-medical, environmental, and social challenges. To become finalists, students have to submit original projects to the Summit’s Selection Committee and be selected to participate based on the quality of their projects.
The purpose of the Summit is to engage young people as early as possible in thinking about and solving the problems related to local and regional social, economic, and environmental issues. The Summit aims at developing research, creative, and social skills of high school students by allowing them to work collaboratively with leaders in business, government, and non-profit sectors. The Summit also aims to bring together talented students of diverse backgrounds from different school districts across Long Island and to give these students an opportunity to work together in collaborative, solution-oriented teams.
Congratulations to all of the participating students and their art teachers, Ms. Dibble and Ms. Olsen, on their outstanding accomplishments within this program.
