Yvonne Cali, principal of Franklin School in Kearny, announced the May Students of the Month, who were chosen based on the month’s mantra, “I Got This!”
Kailee Pinto, Mia Castro, Mya Cortes, Maria Molina Merizalde, Sofia Herhour, Ammy Sarmiento, Grace Taliento, Gavin Zambrano, Estefano Delgado Vallejo, Brian Brandao, Pedro Alves Madeira ,Ebrahim Perea, Nathan Zuluaga, Lissander DiLorenzo Nunez, Mia Salinas Cordero, Aditi Jani, Elizah Vasconcelos Austin Toledo, Kailee Pinto, Kayden Reyes, Julia De Paula, Sebastian Salas, Nicoly Batista Domingos, Amaia Soto Rosario, Gael S. Cardenas, Adiel J. Araya Mendez, Scarlett Alvarracin, Lennon Miranda, Lucian Fernandes, Bianca Torres Gama, Anneliese Ramos, Luiza Camara Neves, Julian Benitez, Benjamin Gonzalez, Janelyse Deleon, Xolani Charles, Leslie Madera, Ava Shaw, Rayyan Bourquia, Joselyn Espinoza Morquecho, Noah Soto Rosario, Steven Arias, Ezequiel Flores Zenteno, Adelina Martinez, Elliana Ramdass, Matangi Jani andn Audrey Lugo.
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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.