For the Performing Arts, Inc.
The Minty Organization
The Carl William Lesch Memorial Award
for Educator of the Arts
Carl William Lesch
2014
"The Founding Father of Staten Island High School Theatre"
St. Peter's Boys HS
St. Peter's Girls HS
Moore Catholic HS
Msgr. Farrell HS
Rev. Renato Piazza
2017
Msgr. Farrell HS
St. Joseph by-the-Sea HS
Bruce Turner
2023
St. Joseph by-the-Sea HS
Donna D'Ermilio
2015
St. Joseph Hill Academy
Sr. M. Raimonde Bartus
2018
St. Joseph Hill Academy
Loretta O'Hara
2015
St. Joseph Hill Academy
St. John Villa Academy
Msgr. Farrell HS
Moore Catholic HS
St. Peter's Boys HS
Ed Morand
2019
St. Peter's Boys HS
Moore Catholic HS
St. Joseph by-the-Sea HS
St. Louis Academy
New Dorp HS
Marian Sparago
2016
St. John Villa Academy
Moore Catholic HS
Andrew Monteleone
2020
Msgr. Farrell HS
Moore Catholic HS
Staten Island Tech HS
This award, named after the first director of musical theater on Staten Island, is awarded to an educator in the Performing Arts that has made a positive impact on the lives of his or her students. This award is open to educators of our Staten Island high schools, public or private. All members of a school’s production team (Director, Musical Director, Choreographer, etc.) are eligible to received this award.