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2026 Senior Awards

Lexington's Senior Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday, May 14th. Congratulations to Valedictorian Nicole Lorena Mendoza, Salutatorian Heather A. Marin, and all seniors who received awards.
The 2026 Senior Awards Ceremony was hosted by Jesse Coleman, Class of 2027; Skylena Baez, Class of 2028; and Jia Hui Tan, Class of 2029.  During the ceremony, the Class of 2026 was recognized for their academic, leadership, athletic, and personal achievements.

Click here for a pdf list of the 2026 Senior Award recipients!

Lexington School for the Deaf
 Valedictorian
Nicole Lorena Mendoza
 
Lexington School for the Deaf
 Salutatorian
Heather A. Marin
 
NYS Senator Ramos
 Certificate Awards
All Seniors
 
Triple C Award
Rita Lin
Michael Tinnelly
 
New York State Comptroller
 Achievement Award
Amie Bahaga
Nicole Lorena Mendoza
Michael Tinnelly
 
New York City Comptroller Award
Amie Bahaga
Michael Tinnelly
 
American Citizenship Award
Amie Bahaga
Michael Tinnelly
 
The President’s Award for
Educational Excellence
Heather A. Marin
Nicole Lorena Mendoza
 
The President’s Award for
Educational Achievement
Soraya Joseph

Athletic Department Award
Soraya Joseph

Physical Education Awards
Excellence in Physical Education
Soraya Joseph
Most Improved & Most Effort
 in Physical Education
Angel Santiago
 
The Career Education
 Internship Award
Shaliyah Fraser
 
Certificate of Vocational
Achievement Award
Jhon Batista
 
Math Department Awards
Kathleen Ollerenshaw Math Award
Nicole Lorena Mendoza
Most Improved Math Award
Angel Santiago
 
Social Studies Department Awards
Herodotus Award
Nicole Lorena Mendoza
Socrates Award
Timothy Lucas
 
 Science Department Awards
Copernicus Award for
Excellence
Nicole Lorena Mendoza
Democritus Award 
Will Mora
The Teachers Association Award
Heather A. Marin
 
Unsung Hero Award
Jariel Rodriguez
 
Joseph Accarpio Award
Heather A. Marin
 
CHEAR Speech Award
Michael Tinnelly
 
Donald Galloway Award for Achievement in STEM
Nicole Lorena Mendoza
Evelin Jacobo
Jhon Batista
 
Outstanding Work in the Arts
Ludwilka Polanco
Jariel Rodriguez
 
Theater Awards
Technical Award for
Excellence in Theater
Edwin Lopez-Palacios
Phyllis Frelich Award for
Excellence in Theater
Heather A. Marin
The Lewis Merkin Outstanding
 Company Member Award
Soraya Joseph
 
The Student Council Award
Amie Bahaga
 
English Department Awards
Excellence in the Field of English
Nicole Lorena Mendoza
Dedication to ELA
Rita Lin
Most Improvement in ELA
Soraya Joseph
 
Massapequa Award
Nicole Lorena Mendoza
 
Dormitory Awards
Dorm Legacy
Evelin Jacobo
Kindness Counts
Michael Tinnelly
 
FLTP Resilience Award
Ludwilka Polanco
 
FLTP’s Most Improved in
ASL & English
Marco Hernandez
 
Outstanding Effort Award
Renad Alsaidi
Josiah Blakey
Jay-Wyatt Pinkston-Mitchell
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