Education

Riverhead’s top 15 seniors announced

Riverhead Central School District officials have unveiled the top 15 graduating high school seniors with the highest grade point averages, as well as where they intend to attend college. Eleven of the top 15 students plan to major in science or science-related fields and/or engineering.

The following students are ranked 1 through 15 out of 334 graduating seniors:

(FRONT ROW L-R) 1 Alexa White – Environmental Science / Music – University of Maryland (BC) Honors College 

2 Meghan Davis – Physics / Pre-Med – Northeastern University 

3 David McKillop – Undecided – University of Virginia
(2ND ROW L-R) 
4 Alexander Sakhno – Economics / Physics – Wesleyan University

5 Sean Harkin – Music Education / Physics – Ithaca College

6 Tyler Crohan – Environmental Engineering – SUNY-Environmental Science and Forestry

7 Samantha VanDeurs – Zoology / Chemistry – Delaware Valley College 

(3rd ROW L-R) 8 Jeremy Warner – Mechanical Engineering – University of Rochester

9 Deborah Bates – Chemistry – SUNY Oneonta

10 Mario Carrera – Criminal Justice – St. John’s University

11 Tara Smith – Int’l. Relations / Music – Arcadia University

12 Kristianna Giannico – Physical Therapy – Quinnipiac University
13 Kristy Quaranto – Aerospace Engineering – Embry-Riddle University

14 Justin Harris – Chemical Engineering – Brown University

15 Marlena Portocarrero – Business – Northeastern University