The group was given a VIP tour of the U.N. buildings and was personally greeted by Professor Salvatore Zappala, attorney for the Italian Mission. Zappala described the role of a member country in the U.N. and, more specifically, of Italy’s position and the various challenges it has had to meet, especially as part of the international peacekeeping force.
The visit to the U.N. was arranged through the courtesy of Italian Mission staff-member, Signora Adele Montecalvo, aunt of Somers students Antonella and Carlo D’Ascanio.
Other student members of the group were Jemmin Chang, Juliette Cooper, Joseph Coppola, Michael Dellamedaglia, Anthony Diana, Alessandro Di Nardo, Marie Henning, Taber Lucchese, Nicholas Mauceri, Aaron Mazzola, Erica Melhorn, Thomas Palumbo, Anthony Paone and Katherine Ross.
Hope Mazzola assisted Somers High’s Italian/French teacher, Joan Scerbo, in chaperoning the group.
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