Yvonne Cali, principal of Franklin School in Kearny, announces the January Students of the Month, who were chosen based on the month’s mantra, “Feedback Is A Gift — Accept It.”
Sophia Reyes, Jacob Aparicio, Zarah Acevedo, Madison Carrasco, Diana Carrera Castro, Daniel Ribeiro, Romina Gomez Alvarado, Alejandro Valdivia Sabalvarro, Breezy Roca, Kyle Paterson, Breezy Roca, Jayleen Vega, Isaac Kopp, Cassandra Criado, Isabella Matias, Penelope Alves, Brianna Caceda, Emma Polanco, Cecilia Fernandes, Carolina Paz, Bryant Cirelli, Ariel Juarez, Thiago Paucar Hernandez, Katalina Ortega, Jazleen Cedeno, Zuleyka Salas, Emily Tom, Alina Jimenez, Maria Emilia Gutierrez Merizalde, Kalel Izquierdo, Daria Kupiszewska, Helen Marcela Escobar, Adrian Espinoza, Hector Almeida, Austin Toledo, Arwen Sanchez-Colorado, Lucas Zanandrea, Brianna Radu, Logan Valderrama, Charlotte Dos Santos, Jake Perez, Rodrigo Amarante, Youssef Istafanos, Isabelly Ribeiro De Paulo, Leland Costello, Kenneth Buffit, Ruby Padilla, Vani Sharma, Mia Ramos, Gabriel Paucar, Raul Hernandez, Kyle Paterson, Liam Desai Nolasco, Gabriela Tantalean, Benjamin Silva Martinez, Jae Silva, Emma Sabados, Kenneth Abraham Ruiz and Kamila Criollo.
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Kevin A. Canessa Jr. is the editor of and broadcaster at The Observer, an organization he has served since 2006. He is responsible for the editorial content of the newspaper and website, the production of the e-Newspaper, writing several stories per week (including the weekly editorial), conducting live broadcasts on social media channels such as YouTube, Facebook, and X, including a weekly recap of the news — and much more behind the scenes. Between 2006 and 2008, he introduced the newspaper to its first-ever blog — which included podcasts, audio and video. Originally from Jersey City, Kevin lived in Kearny until 2004, lived in Port St. Lucie. Florida, for four years until February 2016 and in March of that year, he moved back to Kearny to return to The Observer full time. Click Here to send Kevin an email.