This Year's Big Apple Award Recipients

This year’s 49 recipients represent a diversity of grade levels, subject areas, and each of the five New York City boroughs. This year, for the first time ever, there is a winner under every superintendency. In addition to continuing their outstanding work in the classroom, these model educators will also serve as Big Apple Fellows during the 2023 - 2024 school year.

Siriana Abboud

Early Childhood Award Recipient
P.S. 059- Beekman Hill International (02M059)
Manhattan

Philip Asaro

P.S. X811 (75X811)
Bronx

Kemeisha Barrett

Ebbets Field Middle School (17K352)
Brooklyn

Naiomi Benn

I.S. 211- John Wilson (18K211)
Brooklyn

Brooke Berry-Wolf

Theater Award Recipient
Talent Unlimited High School (02M519)
Manhattan

Bianca Bibiloni

P.S. 014 Fairview (24Q014)
Queens

Lewis Cabarrouy

Bronx High School for Medical Science (09X413)
Bronx

Bilmary Cepeda

P.S. 150 Charles James Fox (12X150)
Bronx

Franshesca Chaterpaul

Brighter Choice Community School (16K627)
Brooklyn

Andre Clark

Frederick Douglass Academy (05M499)
Manhattan

Carmen Coward

M.S. 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (13K113)
Brooklyn

Diandra D'Amico

Harvey Milk High School (02M586)
Manhattan

Anastasia Demidova

P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin (21K225)
Brooklyn

Linda Eskenazi

The SEEALL Academy (20K180)
Brooklyn

Sherry Fass

Dance Award Recipient
I.S. 227- Louis Armstrong (30Q227)
Queens

Jazmine Gray

Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School (28Q620)
Queens

Hanan Harchol

Visual Arts Award Recipient
Art and Design High School (02M630)
Manhattan

Luvenia Harris

Charter Award Recipient 
KIPP Infinity Charter School (84M336)
Manhattan

Rebecca Hart

Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School (14K414)
Brooklyn

Maha Hasen

Fordham High School for the Arts (10X437)
Bronx

Jessica Heideman

M.S. 224- Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics (04M224)
Manhattan

Karen Heil

P.S. 175- City Island (11X175)
Bronx

Virginia "Tess" Hinchman

Williamsburg Preparatory School (14K561)
Brooklyn

Marsha Joseph

P.S./I.S. 295 (29Q295)
Queens

James Laieta

P.S. 8 Shirlee Solomon (31R008)
Staten Island

Tiearra LeGrand

P.S. 126- Dr Marjorie H Dunbar (09X126)
Bronx

Ashley Martin

P.S. 025 Bilingual School (07X025)
Bronx

Daniel Matos

Physical Education Award Recipient
The River School (02M281)
Manhattan

Keri McCormick

P.S. 133Q (26Q133)
Queens

Kerry McGarvey

P.S. 024- Andrew Jackson (25Q024)
Queens

Carla McKenzie

I.S. 392 (23K392)
Brooklyn

Ileana Mercado

P.S. 034- Franklin D. Roosevelt (01M034)
Manhattan

Christina Mesk

P.S. 001-The Bergen School (15K001)
Brooklyn

Linda Noble

Brooklyn College Academy (22K555)
Brooklyn

Chante Orane

West Prep Academy (03M421)
Manhattan

Gabriella Ramaglia

New York City Academy for Discovery (27Q306)
Queens

Janet Ramos

P.S./I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs (06M187)
Manhattan

Khristine Raymond

Music Award Recipient 
Legacy School of the Arts (19K907)
Brooklyn

Tiffany Reyes

Urban Institute of Mathematics (08X371)
Bronx

Jennifer Rivera

P.S. /I.S. 384- Frances E. Carter (32K384)
Brooklyn

Marie Russell

P.S. 174- William Sidney Mount (28Q174)
Queens

Shayleen Sanchez

P.S. 109 (22K109)
Brooklyn

Nicole Sancho

Brooklyn West Alternate Learning Center (79R037)
Staten Island

Lydia Santana

Newtown High School (24Q455)
Queens

Sonia Santana

PS 56- Norwood Heights (10X056)
Bronx

Tennysha St. John

Charter Award Recipient 
KIPP Infinity Charter School (84M336)
Manhattan

Diana Stark

Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria (30Q286)
Queens

Hyun Ju Tsoutsouras

Institute for Health Professions at Cambria Heights (29Q243)
Queens

Angela Vigueras

Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies (21K344)
Brooklyn