Borough President Vito Fossella Presents Michael J. Petrides Student Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science

Brian Lihari, a senior at Monsignor Farrell High School, received the Michael J. Petrides Student Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science.
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The award is named for Michael J. Petrides, a Staten Island educator who passed away in 1994 and is awarded annually to a student who shows and practices model citizenship both inside and outside the classroom.

Brian is a member of the Scholars Program, an elite group of students enrolled in numerous rigorous classes across several academic disciplines, including advanced placement. He has a 102% GPA and an outstanding SAT score of 1480.

His work outside of Farrell includes spearheading a 60-week research project of harmful bacteria levels of the waters surrounding Staten Island. His findings were published in the Citizen’s Water Quality Testing Program, which he presented to the New York State Department of Health.

Additionally, he helped develop an alert system to warn residents when the waters contain high concentrations of harmful bacteria and presented his findings to public schools on Staten Island to promote awareness and safety for beachgoers.

Congratulations, Brian. You make Staten Island proud.