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  • WorldCast a Huge Success

    Reproduced with permission from nj.com nj.com subscribers may reference the article here. WodrldCast, sponsored by the Silvio Laccetti Foundation, is a web-based educational experience linking high schools across the globe. In its first edition, students met face-to-face to discuss urgent local environmental problems which have a broad significance worldwide. By every measure, this Global Summit…

  • Robert Napolitano Wins Race for Italy

    July 16, 2022 Running under the aegis of The New York Track Club and the Silvio Laccetti Foundation, ex Columbia University All-American finishes first in a 4 Mile run to mark Italian Independence. He is the first Italian-American to win the race. https://www.wetheitalians.com/single_post/napolitano-wins-italy-run Napolitano Wins Race for Italy Long-distance runner Robert Napolitano, who starred at…

  • Articles

    This is a sample of a few articles related to the work of the Laccetti Foundation. Christopher Columbus: The furor over the holiday to be analyzed in Hunterdon OPINION: We need revisions of Columbus revisionism Italian Studies Summit Created to Unite NJ Italian Leaders – NJ Italian Heritage Commission Newsletter: November 2018 – NJ Italian…

  • Amy Regan – In the News

    Recent Stevens Institute of Technology graduate Amy Regan ’17 was given the prestigious NCAA Today’s Top 10 award from the NCAA on Wednesday Night at the NCAA Honors Celebration in Indianapolis. Amy Regan Receives Today’s Top 10 Award from NCAA •TFRRS Amy Regan •Stevens Athletics – Regan wins cross country national championship

  • Devin Hart and Chris Romero – In the news

    MyCentralJersey.com-Nov 30, 2017: In the seconds after the biggest victory of his life, Chris Romero’s chest heaved for air and his legs begged for a rest. He had just tapped … Romero says when he looks back on his cross country and track careers at Voorhees, the sportsmanship award might be his favorite moment.PPB’s Hart…

  • Garibaldi Award Winners 2017

    Garibaldi Award Gianna CastelliDumont H.S. Lilianna LeuzziCliffside Park H.S. Salutatorian (Sally) Award Jessica HrnciarDumont H.S. Maria RestrepoCliffside Park H.S. Outstanding Sportsmanship and Leadership Devin HartPoint Pleasant Borough H.S. Chris RomeroVoorhees H.S. Maria Restrepo (left) receives the salutatorian award and Liliana Leuzzi displays the Garibaldi Award given by the Foundation, May 2017. Voorhees’ Chris Romero and…

  • Garibaldi Award Winners 2018

    Garibaldi Award Jillian CaltagironePassaic Valley H.S. Adam Fogarty & Charles DardisWatchung Hills Regional H.S. Victoria GatopolousBecton Regional H.S. Alessia LombardiLyndhurst H.S. Nicholene SilipinoHammonton H.S. Kayla SleeperWhippany Park H.S. Garibaldi Certificate Joseph BarberioHammonton H.S. Salutatorian (Sally) Award Ana Bozic Garibaldi Award winner Jill Caltagirone with father Alan, mother Stacey, and Mike Rinaldi (right), 2018. Watchung Hills’…

  • Garibaldi Award Winners 2019

    nj.com: 2019 Garibaldi Award Winners Announced → Garibaldi Award Anthony BrachBridgewater-Raritan H.S. Isabella MarraBecton Regional H.S. Julianna RussottiWatchung Hills Regional H.S. Katelyn PetersLyndhurst H.S. Lauren Lalama & Christina FolanPassaic Valley Regional H.S. Erin Getcliffe & Gabriella La FalcePoint Pleasant Borough H.S. Cathrine DjelevicDumont H.S. Angelina GalettaHammonton H.S. Honorable Mention Anthony SammaroneLyndhurst H.S. Rishi BhatnagerWatchung Hills…

  • Garibaldi Award Winners 2020

    Garibaldi Award Gabriella BrunoLyndhurst H.S. Benjamin StefanPoint Pleasant Boro H.S. Ella van BenschotenPoint Pleasant Boro H.S. Angelica DuncanRidge High School Honorable Mention Julia PellicanePassaic Valley High Gabriella Bruno of Lyndhurst High School plans to study elementary education and history at the College of New Jersey in the fall. Benjamin Stefan of Point Pleasant Boro High…

  • Garibaldi Award Winners 2021

    The Foundation is proud to announce the 2021 winners of its Garibaldi Award. This year we decided to give the award to juniors of significant accomplishments. In this way, these students would have an additional year of high school to work with the Foundation on its various programs, the principal one being the effort to…