Hayes honors Summer Reading Challenge participants

Close to 100 Amherst students in kindergarten through sixth grade successfully completed the 2007 Summer Reading Challenge Program sponsored by Assemblyman Jim Hayes.

Children who read with their parents for at least 15 minutes each day for 40 days during the summer were honored with a New York State Assembly certificate of merit for their outstanding accomplishment.

Readers honored for completing the challenge were:

Edward Aaron, Joseph Aaron, Numair Ahmed, Maria Bigos, David V. Cinquino, Olivia R. Cinquino, Brandon Cochi, Megan Cochi, Angelica T. Cuerpo-Garcia, Joseph W. D'Aurizio, Bill DeRoo, Emily DeRoo, Grace DeRoo, Matthew Dolly, Matthew Donnelly, Katie Eaton, Elliot Gengo, Janae Glover, Teresa V. Gutierrez, Emma Hanners, Patrick Hayter, Ryan Hayter, Ben Hingston, Maddie Insinna, Sarah Johnson, Ryan Johnston, Aadil Khan, Kaitlyn Khayat, Kira Kyahat, Andrew Kirchgessner, Thomas Kirchgessner, Madison Koons, Natalie Koons, Sam Kremer, Caitlyn Kutis, Shaelyn Kutis, Anthony Lafornara, Christina LaRussa, Christopher LaRussa, Rachel LaRussa, Julianna LaShomb, Bridget J. Lenahan, Jackson Liszewski, Brian Lovering, Joey Lovering, Allison Maczka, Samantha Maczka, Casey Mallon, Joshua Mallon, Hannah McHale, Caitlin McMahon, Patrick McMahon, Grace Metz, Joshua Metz, Emma Murphy, Arian Nadjimzadah, Matthew Nori, Sarah Notaro, Ananya Nrusimha, Aniruddha Nrusimha, Donnie Oehman, Peter Oehman, Maureen C. O'Malley, Alexandria Palmerton, Shannon Pelitera, Marisa Pierino, Mitchell Rabold, Arushi Rao, Rebecca Roehmholdt, Leah Rogers, Collin Rowe, Emma Rowe, Lillia Rubino, Jack Saia Jr., Ari Sanders, Gavriela Sanders, Hannah Sanders, Daniel Saturnino, Courtney Schweitzer, Sara Scinto, Victoria Sippel, Adrianna Soucy, Christian Soucy, Erik Soucy, Victoria Soucy, Adriana Stumpff, Emily Taylor, Connor Thomas, Jessica Walsh, Krista Wander and Jillian Wojtkowski.