Jersey City Public School - Annual Report 24-25 - Report - Page 16
Annual Report
School Based Awards
PS #30
Staff Recognitions:
Deborah Hardy - Teacher of the Year
Jose Ortiz - ESP of the Year
Spelling Bee Finalist: Emily Fekry
MLK Jr. Oratory Contest Finalist:
Braylon Baker
Save the Music Grant
MLK Jr. Oratory Contest/ District-Wide
Winner (3rd Place): Stella Benito
Sustainable Jersey
(playground, garden, mural)
3rd Place (K-5) Bilingual/ESL/WL
Poster Contest Winner: John Louie
Bermillo
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
School Recognition: JCPS
Attendance Recognition Award
for the Month of March 2025
Recipients of the "Resilience
Certificate of Recognition"
Recipients of the Eco-Architect
Award for eMerge
PS #28 - Continued
Jersey City Public Schools
World Language Student of the Year
2025: Ruth Sosa
Clare Foundation Grant in
partnership with
Liberty Science Center
Jersey City IrishEducator of the Year
2025: Mr. Brown
Save the Music Foundation Grant
1st Place 6th Grade JCPS
Science Fair:Valia Kontanis
Residency program: Segunda
Quimbamba
Dance to learn in Partnership: Young
Audiences and Dance New Jersey.
2024-2025 New Jersey State
Exemplary Teachers:
Ms. Jasinski, Ms. Roman,
and Ms. Mirkovic
PS #29
Spelling Bee Winner:
Ramatoulaye Keita
Teacher of the Year:
Ms. Eloisa Campos
Educational Support
Professional of the Year:
Ms. Suzanne Slasinski
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PS #34
Promising Practice for Principle #4:
Barack Bear Hearts: Building a
Culture of Care
Center for Prevention & Counseling
Whole School, Whole Community,
Whole Child School Health NJ Project
PS #25
Oratory Contest AwardAlisha Mantri, Saadia Malik
Panasonic Student Eco Citizenship
Program competition Shanmukh Konda Ayaan Dhamankar,
Ares Viteri, Janya Kumar
NJ Law Fair 2025 CompetitionThird Grade- Homerooms 311& 312
Beable- School Winners:
Saadia Malik; Naethan Diossa
PS #37
Silver Level Recognition for NJ
Safe Routes to School Program -PS#37
Nyamwange Leadership Academy:
Kendall Weston
Leanna Steed
Autism Acceptance Door
Decorating Contest - Ms. Bocina's
Class2025 Hudson County Sports
in Education Program
National PTA STEM Grant:
PTA NJ Stem pathways network
PS #38
New Jersey Council for Social Studies
1st Place Middle School North Jersey
Maria Konds (Gr. 8)
2025-2026 Nyamwange Leadership
Academy Scholarship
Grace Moina-McCann (Gr. 8)
JCPS ESL Teacher of the Year:
Mrs. Cleopatra Houvardas
PS #38 Math Fluency Bee Gr. 8 Winner - Jacob Manicia
Gr. 7 Winner - Benjamin Martinez
Gr. 6 Winner - Marina Tadros
Gr. 5 Winner - Veronia Seddik
Gr. 4 Winner - Karas Fahim
Gr. 3 Winner - Marley Awad & Karas Gabriel
