Announcements & Events
Congratulations to us!
2020 - 2024
Some of our board members:
Bottom row from left - Silvana Berardo (President),
Cathy Vignale (Past President)
Top row from left - Marcella Clatworthy, Marisa Fusaro,
Phyllis Pizzolato (Past President), Anna Ranieri
AATI Webinar - Comprehensible Input at the Novice Level
Saturday, May 4th, 12:30 - 1:30 PM EDT. Deadline to register: May 2nd
2024 Summer Italian Intensive Program for College Credit at MSU
For high school students, July 8 – 18, 2024. DETAILS
The 2024 Coccia-Inserra Award for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Italian K-12 - Apply by July 31st
2024 Italian Language & Culture Day Competition Winners
Auguri a tutti gli studenti e ai loro prof!
High School Level
1st Place: Saint Peter's Prep, Jersey City, NJ
Teacher: Rosalie Romano
2nd place: E.H.S., Frank J. Cicarell Academy, Elizabeth, NJ
Teacher: Guido Morsella
3rd place: Red Bank Regional H.S., Red Bank, NJ
Teacher: Amy Eagleton
Middle School Level
1st Place: Manalapan-Englishtown MS
Teacher: Linda Schiano
2nd Place William R Satz MS (Holmdel)
Teacher: Lisa Biccari
Brooklawn MS ( Parsippany)
Teacher: Margherita Coscia
Student Choice Superlative Awards:
Most Entertaining
HS: Saint Peter's Prep
MS: Central MS
Best Pronunciation
HS: Frank J. Cicarell Academy
MS: Brooklawn MS
Best Props & Costumes
HS: Frank J. Cicarell Academy
MS: Brooklawn MS
Most Creative & Original
HS: St. Peter's Prep
MS: Manalapan/Englishtown M.S.
Connecting Food and Culture - Contest Winners Congratulations to all the participants and their teachers!
Middle School Winners:
First place: (prize $75.00)
Gloria Harmon, Brooklawn MS, Parsippany. Teacher - Margherita Coscia
Second place: (prize $50.00)
Victoria Yachera & Olivia Dean, Central MS, Parsippany. Teacher - Alessia Ricciulli
Third place: (prize $25.00)
Christina Sayle, Brooklawn MS, Parsippany. Teacher - Margherita Coscia
High School Winners:
First Place: (prize $75.00)
Kara Lushbaugh & Delanie Meszaro, Notre Dame HS, Lawrenceville. Teacher- Georgia Saverese-Ahearn
ITANJ Borse di Studio 2024 Winners - To be announced soon!