Chris Koester receiving his Gold Medal from his German teacher, Mrs. Susan Brown

Garden City student Christopher Koester was recently awarded top honors from the German-American School. He received a Gold Medal at an awards ceremony held at the Plattdeutsche Park Restaurant on June 26th. The medal was awarded in acknowledgement of Christopher's class work throughout the school year, in addition to his trimester and final exam test results. The German-American School is a private language school which offers classes in Garden City at the Waldorf School, Manhattan and Ridgewood. The program is recognized by NY State and prepares the students for the New York State Three Year Comprehensive Regents in German.