WAY TO GO!
(October, 2006) RHS senior Jasmin Aceituno was recently recognized in Newsday’s (October 15) “Way to Go!” student column as the recipient of the Paul Sisson Memorial Scholarship, created by the Friends of the Riverhead Library. She received a $400 scholarship to help finance her piano lessons from Andrea Modugno at the East End Arts Council Community School of the Arts. Jasmin has studied piano there for six years and is an accomplished pianist.

She is also an outstanding scholar/athlete with an active commitment to community service. In addition to being the senior class secretary, she is the president of both the French Honor Society and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions). Jasmin is also a member of the National Honor Society, Math Club, yearbook staff and the Community Awareness Program (CAP). She writes for the school newspaper, is a member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters and helps tutor elementary students.

Her skills as a pianist are shared with the members of her church, Zion Ministries in Riverhead. She has performed on many occasions, including events at the Riverhead Library and at art gallery openings.

“I love to play the piano,” shares Jasmin, “and I plan to continue to take lessons and play in college, but I want to pursue a career as a linguist and become a French and Spanish language teacher.”

Jasmin lives in Riverhead. Her parents are Gladys and Anibal and she has two sisters, Jennifer and Genesis. This talented young woman and the community’s support for her talent is a terrific example of what can be done when the whole community (i.e., the school, the library, the community arts program) work together to encourage and nurture the children in the community.

WAY TO GO!