Senior Awards Ceremony

The 2025 Senior Awards Ceremony was hosted by Evelin Jacobo & Joycelin Oliveras. During the ceremony, the eighteen members of the Class of 2025 were recognized for their academic, leadership, athletic, and personal achievements. Special thanks to the Awards Committee of Carlos Aponte-Salcedo, Jr.; May Beth Clark; Christina DuBrino; Lisa Meyer; and Alex Zowak. 

Award Recipients

Lexington School for the Deaf Valedictorian Leorenz Kyle Desepeda   Lexington School for the Deaf Salutatorian Steven Fang   NYS Senator Ramos Certificate Awards All Students   Triple C Awards Braynerd De La Rosa Leorenz Kyle Desepeda   New York State Comptroller Achievement Award Leorenz Kyle Desepeda Steven Fang   New York City Comptroller Award Hazel Martinez Eliana Mera   American Citizenship Award Naquan Sexton Marlin Urena Denzel Washington Ethan Weng   President’s Award for  Educational Excellence Leorenz Kyle Desepeda Steven Fang Jin Lin   The Student Council Award Leorenz Kyle Desepeda   Communication Award Jaiden Blockwood   Dormitory Awards Dorm Legacy Braynerd De La Rosa Kindness Counts Marlin Urena   Athletic Department Award Steven Fang   Physical Education Awards Excellence in Physical Education Leorenz Kyle Desepeda   Most Improved & Most Effort  in Physical Education Tyanna Johnson   The Career Education  Internship Award Naquan Sexton   Certificate of Vocational Achievement Award Tyanna Johnson   Outstanding Work in Media and the Arts Steven Fang Jacob Osorio   Math Department Awards Kathleen Ollerenshaw Math Award Eliana Mera Most Improved Math Award Marlin Urena   LoGuidice Scholarship, Massapequa ASL Award Steven Fang

The President’s Award for Educational Achievement Braynerd De La Rosa Dana Gayosso Hazel Martinez Eliana Mera Omar Piedra Naquan Sexton Marlin Urena Denzel Washington Ethan Weng   The Teachers Association Graduating Senior Award Braynerd De La Rosa   Unsung Hero Award Kai Makhail   Joseph Accarpio Award Braynerd De La Rosa   Lexington Alumni Association (LAA) Award Steven Fang Tyanna Johnson   CHEAR Speech Award Leorenz Kyle Desepeda Marlin Urena   Donald Galloway Award for Achievement in STEM Braynerd De La Rosa Eliana Mera Michael Murray   Theater Awards Technical Award for Excellence in Theater Jin Lin Naquan Sexton Phyllis Frelich Award for Excellence in Theater Dana Gayosso The Lewis Merkin Outstanding  Company Member Award Hazel Martinez   English Department Awards Dedication in ELA Jin Lin Excellence in ELA Eliana Mera Most Improved in ELA Ethan Weng   Science Department Awards Copernicus Award for Excellence Steven Fang Galileo Award for Achievement Eliana Mera   Social Studies Department Awards Herodotus Award Leorenz Kyle Desepeda Socrates Award Denzel Washington    NYSALAS We SOAR Future Bilingual Educator Scholarship Hazel Martinez Special Recognitions RIT/NTID Digital Arts, Film & Animation Competition Leorenz Kyle Desepeda Ethan Weng