On Feb. 27, Village School students were recognized by the Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education for contributing to the quality of life at their high school. Award recipients with their area of achievement are (standing front row center­­­, left to right) Val Lubetsky, Most Improved; Gwendolyn Hart, Community Service; Emma Martin, Quintessential Student; Zay Seltz, Rookie of the Year; and Haruka Ishi, Academic Performance.

Joining them are Board of Education President Rebecca Sassouni, Vice President Grant Toch, and Trustees Joanne Chan, Steven Chen, and Donna Peirez; Superintendent Dr. Kenneth R. Bossert; Village School Principal Stephen Goldberg; and Village School staff Lisa DiRosa, Ronni Graf, Lisa Holz, Halina Panariello, Cindy Pavlic, Lauren Sullivan, and Samuel Yellis.