Suffolk Legislator Tom Donnelly (D-Huntington Station) joined enthusiastic Half Hollow Hills (HHH) School District students, parents, teachers and board members in honoring National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists and many student athletes at the District’s March board meeting, the first in person recognition of students in more than two years due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
At the meeting held on March 21 in the HHH High School East lecture hall in Dix Hills, the
district recognized the eight 2022 National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists, with Legislator
Donnelly presenting proclamations to Dylan M. D’Agate, Amir H. Estejab, Chase A. Keskinyan
and Alana B. Zinkin.
Later in the program, more than two dozen student athletes were honored for their exceptional
performances. Among them were members of the Suffolk County Champion High School East
Varsity Basketball and Girls Tennis Teams and individual members of the Half Hollow Hillscross country, fencing, girl’s gymnastics, boys and girls swimming and diving and winter indoor
track teams.
Also honored were HHH Athletic Director Debra Ferry and Certified Athletic Trainer Caitlyn
Bucco who administered CPR and used an AED to aid a community member who went into
sudden cardiac arrest at a Hills East basketball game in February.
“It was great to be back in person to honor these outstanding students for their academic and
athletic triumphs, as well as thank the two staff members who jumped into life-saving action and
were instrumental in averting a tragedy,” said Legislator Donnelly. “I applaud them for their
achievements, commend them for their dedication and congratulate them on a job well done. All
of them bring even more pride to the Half Hollow Hills community.”
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