High school seniors honored at Dellecave Awards

Posted 7/28/22

Leeann Redlo and Jameson Smith, seniors from Bayport-Blue Point High School, Emily Mohr and Aidan Mallon, seniors from Connetquot High School, and Jillian Rastello and Yirdaw Rivera, seniors from …

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High school seniors honored at Dellecave Awards

Connetquot High School nominees Emily Mohr and Aidan Mallon are flanked by Dellecave Foundation co-directors (left) Mark Dellecave and (right) Guy Dellecave.

Photo by Artist Lake Media

Sayville High School nominees Jillian Rastello and Yirdaw Rivera are flanked by Dellecave Foundation co-directors (left) Mark Dellecave and (right) Guy Dellecave.

Photo by Artist Lake Media

Pictured: Bayport-Blue Point High School nominees Leeann Redlo and Jameson Smith are flanked by Dellecave Foundation co-directors (left) Mark Dellecave and (right) Guy Dellecave.

Photo by Artist Lake Media

Posted Wednesday, July 27, 2022 12:00 am

About the Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk, Inc.

The Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk, Inc. – a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) community-based organization – has been serving Suffolk County for 55 years. It is the county’s federally designated Community Action Agency, designed to assist low-income families and individuals. The agency’s mission is to promote a goal of self-sufficiency by broadening the minds of children, revitalizing communities, and assisting families and children in need through coordination of public and private resources.

Leeann Redlo and Jameson Smith, seniors from Bayport-Blue Point High School, Emily Mohr and Aidan Mallon, seniors from Connetquot High School, and Jillian Rastello and Yirdaw Rivera, seniors from Sayville High School were recently honored at the 22nd annual Butch Dellecave Awards held at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook.

Named in memory of the legendary educator, official, and coach Gaetano “Butch” Dellecave, the award is the product of a highly successful 22-year partnership between local school districts in Suffolk County and the award organizers: the Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk, the Butch Dellecave Foundation, and Newsday.

Athletic directors from all 66 Suffolk County school districts were asked to nominate one male and one female from their high school senior class. Nominees must be students who are not only at the top of their game, but also score high in classroom performance and in their commitment to local community service