On June 12 the UNT held their Annual End of Year Celebration at The View at Crab Meadow.

Six Scholarships were awarded to Matthew Theilmann, son of HS Social Studies teacher, Robert Theilmann; Jonah Carlson, son of HS English teacher, Allison Carlson St. George; Liam Shaw, son of ENMS teacher, Christine Shaw; Samantha Yolango, daughter of HS Special Education Teacher, Marlene Yolango; Michael Massa, son of Pulaski Road teacher, Alison Massa; Alexandra Skulikidis, daughter of HS Science teacher, Marcela Skulikidis. Matthew Thielemann (photo) is also the grandson of R-UTN member, Retired Technology Teacher, Bob Thielemann. Photos of all four recipients are featured on our Photo Gallery webpage.

Also honored were the 2025 Retirees who attended the celebration. Only one more week until we welcome them as official Retired – United Teachers of Northport members!

Every year the Retired – United Teachers of Northport award scholarships to deserving members of the Northport High School senior class. The scholarships honor current members of the R-UTN and are memorials to members who have passed on.

We are proud to announce this year’s recipients, who received their awards at the Northport High School Scholarship Night on June 5^th.

Joseph Welsh received a scholarship honoring all retired teachers who volunteer in their communities. Joesph submitted this short biography about himself –

I went to Norwood Elementary School, where I met Mrs. Linda Dickman. She allowed me and some other kids to spend more time in the library to engage with things that interested us more than what we would have been getting during recess time, chiefly building with Legos. I will be attending the Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2024-25 school year, and will be studying Computer Science. While my major is not directly connected to my time at Norwood, the ability to express myself in that manner set me down a path that would lead to my discovery of programming and how it interested me.

Idil Nuraydin received the Secondary Teachers Memorial Scholarship and she submitted this short biography about herself –

My name is Idil Nuraydin and I went to middle school in Turkey, where the name of my school was Ali Haydar Ersoy Middle School. I am planing to attend New York Institute of Technology to study Biology B.S./ Pre-med. I want to be a pediatrician in my future career.

Ameli Vintidos received the Elementary Teachers Memorial Scholarship.