Rocky Partusch, East Meadow UFSD, who attends the Nassau BOCES Children’s Readiness Center earned the prestigious George Farber Outstanding Student Award this year for his remarkable attributes including passion, perseverance, enthusiasm, outstanding character, scholarship and willingness to help others.
Partusch was honored for the achievement by administrators and members of the Nassau BOCES Board during a special awards ceremony this Spring.
Over the course of his life, Partusch has demonstrated perseverance, passion, determination and resilience in his journey towards personal growth. He demonstrates an exceptional passion for learning, having made significant strides in skill development, including communication and self-regulation skills. Partusch’s inherent motivation to overcome obstacles has directly contributed to his ability to meaningfully engage in his school environment. He has learned to express his needs coherently, participate more openly in class discussions, effectively use coping strategies to manage stressful situations and to ask for help and support when he is struggling.
16 other students were also awarded with the George Farber Award including: Jordan Stewart, Nassau BOCES Iris Wolfson High School in Baldwin UFSD; Giulianna DiSalvo, Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts in Bellmore-Merrick CHSD; Braeden Gorman, Nassau BOCES GC Tech in Bethpage UFSD; Jun Zhou, Nassau BOCES Adult Learning Center in Farmingdale; Alex Rubio Palacios, Nassau BOCES Carman Road School in Glen Cove City SD; Joel Baez-Ortiz, Nassau BOCES Willet Avenue School and Joseph Jolly, Nassau BOCES Career Preparatory High School both in Hempstead UFSD; Evan Danko, Nassau Boces Jerusalem Avenue Elementary School in Hicksville UFSD; Donville Phillips, Nassau BOCES Rosemary Kennedy School in Lawrence UFSD; Nicholas DeBono, Nassau BOCES Barry Tech in Oceanside UFSD; Kashaun Robinson, Nassau BOCES Robert Williams School in Roslyn UFSD; Lesther Cardona Iraheta, Nassau BOCES Seaman Neck Middle School and Tatiana Zepeda Banos, Nassau BOCES Twilight Alternative High School Program both in Uniondale UFSD; Alan Diaz, Nassau BOCES Rosemary Kennedy School in Valley Stream CHSD; Christian Vasquez Cruz, Nassau BOCES Adult Career & Technical Education in Westbury as well as Kaiheem McCall, Nassau BOCES for Community Adjustment in Westbury UFSD.
“Rocky had demonstrated remarkable perseverance, passion and determination in his personal growth,” wrote his award nominator. “He has a genuine passion for learning and approaches school with a positive, motivated attitude, always striving to do his best. His endless enthusiasm and tireless perseverance have led him to make great strides, both academically and personally. Rocky makes a meaningful and positive contribution to the CRC community.”
For the past 19 years, outstanding students have been earning the award in memory of the former Nassau BOCES Board President George Farber, whose passion for improving the lives of students was surpassed only by his love and care for them. Ferber was the longest serving Board Member in Nassau County, having served from 1971 to 2009.
As a vital regional resource, Nassau BOCES offers state-of-the-art programs for learners of all ages and abilities as well as cost-effective services for school districts and municipalities.
