Hi, my name is Alex Polidoro, and I’m a junior at Bloomfield High School. I’m involved in my school’s leadership class, mentoring freshmen twice a month to help them navigate high school successfully. I’m also a member of Key Club, a volunteer organization dedicated to community service.
Category: Intern Spotlight
Intern Spotlight: Giovia Deputato
My name is Giovia Deputato and I am a junior at Bloomfield High School. My Italian heritage is very important to me and one way I am able to express that is being a part of my school’s Italian Club. In the Italian Club, we do donations, food drives, bake sales, and really anything we can to contribute to the community.
Intern Spotlight: Teresa Nole
My name is Teresa Nole and I am a junior at Bloomfield High School. My Dad and his parents are Italian. I’m involved in cross country, theater, madrigals, and youth group.
Intern Spotlight: Ava Scollo
My name is Ava Scollo and I am currently a junior at Bloomfield High School. Outside of school, I’ll often take pottery classes, check books out of the library, go on a long run, or teach soccer to the little ones on my block. My dad’s father grew up in Sicily, Italy and immigrated here at only 17 years old.
Intern Spotlight: Meredith Wittner
My name is Meredith Wittner and I am a 16-year-old who attends Bloomfield High School. I am currently a junior. I enjoy cooking and spending time with my family. My favorite season is summer because I love spending time at the beach. My Italian heritage comes from my mother, Dina Marie. Her father, Leo Genovese was from Italy and lived there his entire childhood.
Intern Spotlight: Joseph Cantalupo
My name is Joe Cantalupo and I am a Junior at Bloomfield High School. My Mema and Pepa, Judy and Frank LoMonte, are both members of UNICO. I enjoy playing baseball for the high school team. I also enjoy spending my time doing volunteer work. I am an active member of the Bloomfield High Key Club.
Member Spotlight: Joseph Celidonio
ph Celidonio, and I’m a medical student at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. I was raised in Bloomfield and attended Bloomfield public schools from K-12, which was an experience I will always be grateful for.
Intern Spotlight: Nickolina Nasce
My name is Nickolina Nasce and I’m currently a Junior at Bloomfield High School. I volunteer my time and donate at any chance I am able to. I love the idea that something I want to get rid of becomes an item of value to someone else. Two clubs in school that I’m a part of are Glamour Gals and the Italian club.
Intern Spotlight: Emily Haraka
My name is Emily Haraka and I am a Junior at Bloomfield High School. My grandparents, Frank and Judy LoMonte are both members of UNICO, as well as my sister, Anna, who is a youth member. I am the Girls Varsity Soccer Captain and a member of the Track and field team at BHS. I am also the Class of 2023 Treasurer.
Member Spotlight: Jenn Valente
My name is Jennifer Valente and I am a 2012 Bloomfield High School graduate and 2016 Seton Hall University graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Television Production and Journalism.