2009 Superintendent Award winners

Region One schools this week announced the names of students who have earned the annual Superintendent Awards.

Cristian Umana, Bilan DeDonato

salisbury —Cristian Umana smiles a lot. “I’m just enjoying life,� he says. The 13-year-old eighth-grader is a member of the Salisbury Central School soccer squad and an accomplished musician, playing in the concert, marching and jazz bands. He plays the euphonium and valve trombone; on the latter he won an Outstanding Soloist award for jazz improvisation at the Music in the Park competition.

Cristian is also a self-taught magician, and his favorite subject is science.

Bilan DeDonato, age 13, plays the flute in the concert and marching bands, and is a member of the girl’s soccer team. She is involved in the Girl Scouts and enjoys reading, writing, painting, drawing and crafts.

Bilan plans to learn Chinese and travel to China.

Her favorite subject is science; she is interested in becoming a zoologist.

Cristian and Bilan are this year’s Superintendent Award winners.

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