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George Farber Outstanding Student Awards
This year’s Nassau BOCES George Farber Outstanding Student Award winners are, back row from left: Jordan Stewart,
Giulianna DiSalvo,
Braeden Gorman,
Kashaun Robinson,
Alan Diaz,
Kaiheem McCall,
Nicholas DeBono,
Donville Phillips,
Joseph Jolly, and
Jun Zhou.
Front row from left:
Evan Danko,
Lesther Cardona Iraheta,
Alex Rubio Palacios,
Joel Baez-Ortiz,
Cristian Vasquez Cruz, and
Tatiana Zepeda Banos.
Not pictured: Rocky Partusch.
Nassau BOCES honors outstanding students with George Farber Award
Nassau BOCES recently celebrated 16 of its most exceptional students with the prestigious George Farber Outstanding Student Award during a special ceremony this spring. Each of the winners was presented with a plaque and $100 from the Nassau BOCES Educational Foundation. Board members, superintendents, administrators, school district representatives, staff and family were on hand to celebrate. These students have been chosen from programs and schools throughout the agency, based on a variety of remarkable attributes including passion, perseverance, enthusiasm, outstanding character, scholarship and a willingness to help others.
The 2026 honorees are:
(click to learn more about each honoree)
![Joel Baez-Ortiz]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527136/nassaubocesorg/etjiyhiehgt68cfgc43b/Joel_Baez-Ortiz_WIlletAvenue_Hempstead.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527136/nassaubocesorg/etjiyhiehgt68cfgc43b/Joel_Baez-Ortiz_WIlletAvenue_Hempstead.jpg","width":270}])
Willet Avenue School • Hempstead UFSD
![Lesther Cardona Iraheta]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/eiuhexahqpnrhgxr1sxk/Lesther_Cardona_Iraheta_SeamanNeck_Uniondale.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/eiuhexahqpnrhgxr1sxk/Lesther_Cardona_Iraheta_SeamanNeck_Uniondale.jpg","width":270}])
Seaman Neck Middle School • Uniondale UFSD
![Evan Danko]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/k304uuzqb4tlpubclr8m/Evan_Danko_JerusalemAvenueSchool_Hicksville.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/k304uuzqb4tlpubclr8m/Evan_Danko_JerusalemAvenueSchool_Hicksville.jpg","width":270}])
Jerusalem Avenue Elementary School • Hicksville UFSD
![Nicholas DeBono]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/dhvb8siooplxphg90qrw/Nicholas_DeBono_BarryTech_Oceanside.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/dhvb8siooplxphg90qrw/Nicholas_DeBono_BarryTech_Oceanside.jpg","width":270}])
Barry Tech • Oceanside UFSD
![Alan Diaz]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527148/nassaubocesorg/rqw6hwotekedxfpunqcg/Alan_Diaz_RKS_DistrictBased_WestHempstead.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527148/nassaubocesorg/rqw6hwotekedxfpunqcg/Alan_Diaz_RKS_DistrictBased_WestHempstead.jpg","width":270}])
Rosemary Kennedy School (District Based) • Valley Stream CHSD
![Giulianna DiSalvo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527136/nassaubocesorg/xj4nsv9zjjpzkfzgsae5/Giulianna_DiSalvo_LIHSA_Bellmore-Merrick.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527136/nassaubocesorg/xj4nsv9zjjpzkfzgsae5/Giulianna_DiSalvo_LIHSA_Bellmore-Merrick.jpg","width":270}])
Long Island High School for the Arts • Bellmore-Merrick CHSD
![Braeden Gorman]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/uthkfvkxqck2nref1r9c/Braeden_Gorman_GCTech_Bethpage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/uthkfvkxqck2nref1r9c/Braeden_Gorman_GCTech_Bethpage.jpg","width":270}])
GC Tech • Bethpage UFSD
![Joseph Jolly]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/kzucwj41773unryjyoee/Joseph_Jolly_CareerPrepHighSchool_Hempstead.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/kzucwj41773unryjyoee/Joseph_Jolly_CareerPrepHighSchool_Hempstead.jpg","width":270}])
Career Preparatory High School • Hempstead UFSD
![Kaiheem McCall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/etpvjai74pa0svkyspyp/Kaiheem_McCall_CCA_Westbury.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/etpvjai74pa0svkyspyp/Kaiheem_McCall_CCA_Westbury.jpg","width":270}])
Center for Community Adjustment • Westbury UFSD
![Rocky Partusch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/lwj6xzkj4tb65exmnfzx/Rocky_Partusch_CRC_EastMeadow.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/lwj6xzkj4tb65exmnfzx/Rocky_Partusch_CRC_EastMeadow.jpg","width":270}])
Children’s Readiness Center • East Meadow UFSD
![Donville Phillips]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527136/nassaubocesorg/lfzdxdg26tamy8rqkgjv/Donville_Phillips_RKS_CenterBased.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527136/nassaubocesorg/lfzdxdg26tamy8rqkgjv/Donville_Phillips_RKS_CenterBased.jpg","width":270}])
Rosemary Kennedy School • Lawrence UFSD
![Alex Rubio Palacios]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/y0ou7kpttral31ekhr8b/Alex_Rubio_Palacios_CarmanRoad_GlenCove.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/y0ou7kpttral31ekhr8b/Alex_Rubio_Palacios_CarmanRoad_GlenCove.jpg","width":270}])
Carman Road School • Glen Cove City SD
![Kashaun Robinson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/rwladopjnvgarsfljgsh/Kashaun_Robinson_RobertWilliams_Roslyn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/rwladopjnvgarsfljgsh/Kashaun_Robinson_RobertWilliams_Roslyn.jpg","width":270}])
Robert Williams School • Roslyn UFSD
![Cristian Vasquez Cruz]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/o33yfruwx85abjruyw3w/Cristian_Vasquez_Cruz_AdultEdCTE_Westbury.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527135/nassaubocesorg/o33yfruwx85abjruyw3w/Cristian_Vasquez_Cruz_AdultEdCTE_Westbury.jpg","width":270}])
Adult Career & Technical Education • Westbury
![Jordan Stewart]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/jnjojj1rfgnsoyieve60/Jordan_Stewart_IrisWolfsonHighSchool_Baldwin.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/jnjojj1rfgnsoyieve60/Jordan_Stewart_IrisWolfsonHighSchool_Baldwin.jpg","width":270}])
Iris Wolfson High School • Baldwin UFSD
![Tatiana Zepeda Banos]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/lqxypem1blqusejfgqfg/Tatiana_Zepeda_Banos_TwilightProgram_Uniondale.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/lqxypem1blqusejfgqfg/Tatiana_Zepeda_Banos_TwilightProgram_Uniondale.jpg","width":270}])
Twilight Alternative High School Program • Uniondale UFSD
![Jun Zhou]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/hkrgxrlw2rbrksz6u1tu/Jun_Zhou_AdultLearning.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778527134/nassaubocesorg/hkrgxrlw2rbrksz6u1tu/Jun_Zhou_AdultLearning.jpg","width":270}])
Adult Learning Center • Farmingdale
About the George Faerber Outstanding Student Awards
Each year, students from each of Nassau BOCES' instructional programs receives the George Farber Outstanding Student Award in recognition of their academic achievements, exemplary qualities and high moral standards.
The George Farber Outstanding Student Awards are presented to Nassau BOCES students who have demonstrated passion, perseverance, enthusiasm, outstanding character, scholarship and a willingness to help others as emulated by our former Board President, Mr. George Farber. His passion and drive for improving the lives of students at Nassau BOCES was only surpassed by his love and care for them.
Mr. Farber was the longest-serving board member in the county, serving from 1971 to 2009. He served as District Clerk and Vice President and became President in 1987, the position he held until he died at the age of 87 in 2009. Under his tenure the Long Island High School for the Arts, the Career Preparatory High School and the Joseph M. Barry Career & Technical Education Center were created and Nassau BOCES grew to offer more than 130 programs.