In March, West Babylon High School senior Mansimaar Birk competed in Rochester, New York, at the DECA State Competition. Birk placed sixth in her area of Principles of Business Management and Administration and qualified for the International Career Development Conference Competition in Orlando, Florida, in April. ICDC is the culmination of the DECA year. There were more than 26,000 high school students and teacher-advisors gathered from 49 states and eight countries. Birk competed in an exam in her field and a role-play interview by a business professional acting as a judge. Congratulations to Birk for representing West Babylon on the DECA stage.

Date Added: 5/21/2025

West Babylon Senior High School ninth grader and soon-to-be Eagle Scout Joseph Romano recently completed his Eagle Scout project by beautifying his school grounds, leaving a lasting impact on the school community. The project was the result of a meaningful collaboration between Romano and Principal Dr. Carlos Falcón, inspired by the shared vision of continuing to beautify the school grounds. His hard work, leadership and dedication to service are a true reflection of the school’s motto, “Be All You Can Be.” For his project, Romano created a garden surrounding the school’s welcome sign and placed a large statement rock in the front. 

Date Added: 5/19/2025

West Babylon Senior High School has announced the top two students in the Class of 2025. William Horowitz has been named the valedictorian and Magdalena Obrycki is the salutatorian. 

An AP Scholar with Distinction, William is a member of the Science Olympiad team, Math Club, Environmental Club, LEO Club, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society, Elementary Science Olympiad and SADD. Outside of school, he is a piano student and performer at Momentum School of Music. He is also a junior volunteer at Good Samaritan Hospital. William participated in the summer Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory program as well as the Columbia University Summer Immersion Program. He will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall to study biology.

During her time at the high school, Magdalena has been a member of the Science Olympiad team, Mock Trial, Student Council, Student Association and National Art Honor Society. She was the recipient of the Long Island Al Kalfus Math Fair Honorable Mention award and the American Chemical Society Award in Outstanding Scholastic Achievement in High School Chemistry. As part of her community service efforts, Magdalena has volunteered her time in the West Babylon Public Library, the Elementary Science Olympiad, Babylon Community Church, the Book Fairies, Safe Halloween, West Babylon Senior Awards Night and West Babylon Student Government. She will be attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study mathematics in the fall. 

Approximately 100 West Babylon Senior High School students and Class of 2024 graduates have been recognized by the College Board as AP Scholars. Every year, the AP Program recognizes high school students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on multiple AP exams.

AP Scholar recognition is granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams. AP Scholar with Honor is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. AP Scholar with Distinction is presented to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

Congratulations to the following AP Scholars: Kaden LaVecchia; Nandini Ramesh; Natalie Tiedemann; David Aguilar; Greg Almonacid; Charlotte Bilicki; Mansimaar Birk; Philip Dolega; Gabriel Hernandez; Isabella Ingoglia; Lindsey Kutchens; Andrew Mandelbaum; Matthew Murray; Daniella Nocera; Nicole Olszewski; Nicole Rex; Jacob Schulman; Taylor Watta; Joshua Bacomo; Sara Blloshmi; Anna Bricker; Alex Cantos; Lyanne Clark; Makeila Colas; George Cooke; Angelo Costanza; Chloe DeAngelis; Mackenzie DeRosa; Sarah Dolan; Edwin Estevez; Arianna Garing; Kayla Haas; Liam Henshaw; Izebelle Hillebrand; Lauren Kutchens; Jonathan Lynch; Hailey Matos; Tim McNish; Katelyn Moar; Vamsi Parikh; Anthony Rex; Sean Russell; Tyler Russell; Ella Simonson; Grace Sjoholm; Cenahi Smith; Joelle Spainer; and Kaitlyn Zambrana.

Congratulations to the following AP Scholars with Distinction: Christopher Alexiadis; Claire Higgins; William Horowitz; Leo Jin; Shayna Juimo-Kamga; Magdalena Obrycki; Grace Rotolo; Olivia Stuart; Cole Bricker; Alexander Burkhardt; Conor Davis; Ian Franklin; Alma Gaxiola; John Gorczynski; Justin Jastrzebski; Lauren Limongelli; Andrew Madalone; Kenneth Miller; Dylan Mulieri; Zuzanna Obrycki; Julia Ossmann; Jeremias Paniagua; Dylan Rivera; and Rosalin Watras.
Congratulations to the following AP Scholars with Honor: Joel Colas; Julian Cruz; Erin Fider; Melanie Jastrzebski; Anthony Mastrangelo; Dheera Misra; Maria Moreno Lopez; Saad Syed; Matthew Gennings; Leo Lin; John Carlo; Matthew Cella; Camila Garcia; Logan Iversen; Bryan Jin; Nhu Nguyen; and Isabel Rosales.

Date Added: 5/12/2025