Academic High School Awards 2023
Outstanding high school educators, school-related professionals and union activists who support their school communities, students and union in the work they do every day were honored in the union’s annual awards ceremony at UFT headquarters.
A group of award-winners gathers before the event for a photo with Hinds (front, in pink dress) and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (back row, left).
French teacher Efthemia Johanides (left), from Susan E. Wagner HS on Staten Island, takes a selfie with Outstanding Activist honoree Alison Kaminsky (middle), the chapter leader at Susan E. Wagner, and Carol Asuencio, a para representative at the school.
Outstanding Union Activist Karl Bruckner, the chapter leader at the School for Excellence on the Morris Campus in the Bronx, holds up his Outstanding Union Activist award after receiving it from UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds.
UFT delegate Mariana Hunter-Ellin from the HS for Public Service in Brooklyn celebrates her Outstanding Union Activist award with her husband.
Donna Coppola (second from right), a union representative from the UFT’s Staten Island borough office, and educators from Susan Wagner HS clap for Alison Kaminsky, their colleague, when she receives her award.
Hinds (left) takes a selfie with Excellence in Education winners Charmonique Lambert (second from left) from Eagle Academy for Young Men on Staten Island; Fiorella Maria Rivera from Bayside HS in Queens; Anna Leung from Brooklyn Preparatory HS; Lisa-Erika James from Talent Unlimited HS in Manhattan; and Marvin Carbajal from Bushwick School for Social Justice in Brooklyn.
UFT members from Union Square Academy for Health Services hold up the Team High School award they won for excellence through collaboration and promoting a positive school culture.
Bronx Theater HS teacher Benedette Loparo, whose school received a Team High School award, attends the celebration with her son.
A group of award-winners gathers before the event for a photo with Hinds (front, in pink dress) and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (back row, left).
French teacher Efthemia Johanides (left), from Susan E. Wagner HS on Staten Island, takes a selfie with Outstanding Activist honoree Alison Kaminsky (middle), the chapter leader at Susan E. Wagner, and Carol Asuencio, a para representative at the school.
Outstanding Union Activist Karl Bruckner, the chapter leader at the School for Excellence on the Morris Campus in the Bronx, holds up his Outstanding Union Activist award after receiving it from UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds.
UFT delegate Mariana Hunter-Ellin from the HS for Public Service in Brooklyn celebrates her Outstanding Union Activist award with her husband.
Donna Coppola (second from right), a union representative from the UFT’s Staten Island borough office, and educators from Susan Wagner HS clap for Alison Kaminsky, their colleague, when she receives her award.
Hinds (left) takes a selfie with Excellence in Education winners Charmonique Lambert (second from left) from Eagle Academy for Young Men on Staten Island; Fiorella Maria Rivera from Bayside HS in Queens; Anna Leung from Brooklyn Preparatory HS; Lisa-Erika James from Talent Unlimited HS in Manhattan; and Marvin Carbajal from Bushwick School for Social Justice in Brooklyn.
UFT members from Union Square Academy for Health Services hold up the Team High School award they won for excellence through collaboration and promoting a positive school culture.
Bronx Theater HS teacher Benedette Loparo, whose school received a Team High School award, attends the celebration with her son.
A group of award-winners gathers before the event for a photo with Hinds (front, in pink dress) and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (back row, left).
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UFT members from Union Square Academy for Health Services hold up the Team High School award they won for excellence through collaboration and promoting a positive school culture.
Bronx Theater HS teacher Benedette Loparo, whose school received a Team High School award, attends the celebration with her son.
A group of award-winners gathers before the event for a photo with Hinds (front, in pink dress) and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (back row, left).
French teacher Efthemia Johanides (left), from Susan E. Wagner HS on Staten Island, takes a selfie with Outstanding Activist honoree Alison Kaminsky (middle), the chapter leader at Susan E. Wagner, and Carol Asuencio, a para representative at the school.
Outstanding Union Activist Karl Bruckner, the chapter leader at the School for Excellence on the Morris Campus in the Bronx, holds up his Outstanding Union Activist award after receiving it from UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds.
UFT delegate Mariana Hunter-Ellin from the HS for Public Service in Brooklyn celebrates her Outstanding Union Activist award with her husband.
Donna Coppola (second from right), a union representative from the UFT’s Staten Island borough office, and educators from Susan Wagner HS clap for Alison Kaminsky, their colleague, when she receives her award.
Hinds (left) takes a selfie with Excellence in Education winners Charmonique Lambert (second from left) from Eagle Academy for Young Men on Staten Island; Fiorella Maria Rivera from Bayside HS in Queens; Anna Leung from Brooklyn Preparatory HS; Lisa-Erika James from Talent Unlimited HS in Manhattan; and Marvin Carbajal from Bushwick School for Social Justice in Brooklyn.
UFT members from Union Square Academy for Health Services hold up the Team High School award they won for excellence through collaboration and promoting a positive school culture.
Bronx Theater HS teacher Benedette Loparo, whose school received a Team High School award, attends the celebration with her son.
A group of award-winners gathers before the event for a photo with Hinds (front, in pink dress) and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (back row, left).
French teacher Efthemia Johanides (left), from Susan E. Wagner HS on Staten Island, takes a selfie with Outstanding Activist honoree Alison Kaminsky (middle), the chapter leader at Susan E. Wagner, and Carol Asuencio, a para representative at the school.
Outstanding Union Activist Karl Bruckner, the chapter leader at the School for Excellence on the Morris Campus in the Bronx, holds up his Outstanding Union Activist award after receiving it from UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds.
UFT delegate Mariana Hunter-Ellin from the HS for Public Service in Brooklyn celebrates her Outstanding Union Activist award with her husband.
Donna Coppola (second from right), a union representative from the UFT’s Staten Island borough office, and educators from Susan Wagner HS clap for Alison Kaminsky, their colleague, when she receives her award.
Hinds (left) takes a selfie with Excellence in Education winners Charmonique Lambert (second from left) from Eagle Academy for Young Men on Staten Island; Fiorella Maria Rivera from Bayside HS in Queens; Anna Leung from Brooklyn Preparatory HS; Lisa-Erika James from Talent Unlimited HS in Manhattan; and Marvin Carbajal from Bushwick School for Social Justice in Brooklyn.
UFT members from Union Square Academy for Health Services hold up the Team High School award they won for excellence through collaboration and promoting a positive school culture.
Bronx Theater HS teacher Benedette Loparo, whose school received a Team High School award, attends the celebration with her son.
A group of award-winners gathers before the event for a photo with Hinds (front, in pink dress) and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (back row, left).
