The mission of the Carle Place High School Fine and Performing Arts Hall of Fame is to recognize outstanding artists, musicians, and thespians who have made significant contributions to the CPHS Arts programs through their dedication, commitment, accomplishments, performance, and service.
Establish in our students a motivation to excel in the Arts and in the school community;
Promote the pride and tradition of CPHS Art, Music, and Theatre programs.
Foster pride, talent, and a sense of citizenship in our school and community;
Candidates for membership in the Carle Place High School Fine and Performing Arts Hall of Fame shall be alumni (former CPHS artists, musicians, and thespians) who are nominated. Follow this link to the online nomination form, which is also available on the Fine and Performing Arts Webpage.
Criteria for selection includes, but is not limited to:
Graduated from CPHS three or more years ago;
Had artwork accepted into and displayed at local, regional, and/or national exhibitions;
Was accepted into NYSSMA Conference All-State Concert Series;
Participated in Area All-State, and All-County music festivals;
Was a lead in numerous CPHS Drama and/or Musical productions;
Pursued a college degree in the Performing or Visual Arts;
Pursued a career in the Performing or Visual Arts;
Mentored/contributed or otherwise given leadership, guidance, inspiration, innovation, time, talent, and/or resources to the CPHS Fine Arts program, its staff, and its students.
Our Inaugural Induction Ceremony took place on May 15th at 7pm at Carle Place High School. You can watch the recording of the event at this link:
https://vimeo.com/event/5135739
To view the Hall of Fame in your own browser, copy and paste the address below into a new tab:
https://site.rocketalumnisolutions.com/home/6543368c51a3f22db2f2f271
Congratulations to the following alumni who will make up the first group ever to be inducted into our digital Hall of Fame:
Alyssa Acierno Walter Avellaneda
Peter Barbieri, Jr. Nicole Buffalino
Peter Buffalino Maddalena Buffalino
Angela Buffalino-Morgan Sophia Cahill
Matthew Castello Tom Cipullo
Nancy Colleary Elias Costidis
George Costidis Beth DeNicola-Jarvis
Lori DeNicola-Shaw Melissa Despagni (Wozniak)
John Dunphy Patrick Dunphy, Jr.
Devin Eichel Sydney Eichel
Kelly Eising Juliana Ferolie
Joan Gonzalez (Leibman) Brendan Hay
John Iannucci Nicole Kingston
Christa Klatsky Eileen Liang
Michael LoGrasso Charlotte Maher
Nieves Maldonado, Jr. Jason P Martinoff
Samantha Morales Jean-Marie Neave
Anthony Pasquarella Sydney Perruzza
Scott Petrizzo Annemarie Rosano
Ariel Salerno Joe Satriani
Tommy Scardino Adam Siegler
Phil Smith Brian Struse
F. Antonio Urrutia, III Steve Vai
Thomas Vestuto Alec Visslailli
Devin Visslailli Jean Marie Weiner
Jessica Winter Kristina Yim