LGS End of Year Dinner

On April 30, LGS held it’s third end of the year dinner. As I’ve mentioned in my post about the similar dinner that LGS holds for a sort of “welcome back” at the beginning of the year, the dinner is a a lot of fun, plus it’s great to see all of my fellow LGS scholars. One of the great things about the end of the year dinner though, is that I get to see what all of the other LGS scholars have been up to during the year. It’s impossible for me to keep up with the numerous projects that all of the students are up to (all of the scholars seem to be doing such wonderful things and have many great ideas), and the end of year dinner is a great opportunity to catch up on what’s been going on.

The dinner highlights the achievements of the LGS students, with each one receiving a certificate acknowledging all of their hard work. I was pleasantly surprised to see a very large number of freshmen being recognized for everything they've done! It’s clear that this current up and coming class of LGS scholars will accomplish great things in their four years here are Adelphi. Watch out everyone! You’re probably going to hear about this group quite a bit! I wish only the best to such an inspiring, enthusiastic group of young men and women.

LGS also began a new type of award and scholarship given to two outstanding juniors or seniors who have been very active in the program, done much outside of it, and were in good academic standing. The two recipients of these awards were junior Matthew Sanfilippo and—as I was pleasantly surprised to find out—me! Matthew really deserved his award; I can’t think of anymore more active in LGS than him. If you take a look at the LGS website, you can find the numerous things that Matt has done. If you’re quite diligent in reading Newsday, you might have caught an article about him and the work he’s currently doing for the community. Congratulations Matt!

I was very honored to be receiving the LGS Distinction Award, and although I felt speechless, I was sort of dragged up to the microphone to make a speech. In my speech, I couldn’t help but highlight how much I’ve learned from my fellow scholars. As educational as the classes have been for me, I’ve learned so much over these past three years for my peers. I already can’t wait to greet the new freshmen coming into the program and I’m very eager to see what I can learn from them.

It’s a bit sad that my Junior year is already coming to a close, but I already find myself looking forward to another LGS-filled year here at Adelphi.