Fifty-four students at Master Charles Water's Hwang Karate Studio, located at 122 Hillside Avenue in Williston Park, have received belt promotions after successfully completing a series of extensive exams.

The students were evaluated on their physical skill as well as the character discipline required of the martial arts.

We are extremely proud to announce the following promotions:

From Roslyn: Amir Arvanaghi to Green Belt One Stripe, Damian Gacinski to Green Belt One Stripe, John Gacinski to Green Belt One Stripe, Aaron Kersch to Orange Belt.

From East Williston: Arianne Biggs to Green Belt Two Stripes, Grace McCracken to Green Belt Two Stripes, Gregory Tanenbaum to Red Belt.

From Roslyn Heights: Chelsea Burwasser to Orange Belt, Zachary Porges to Orange Belt, Hamza Wakani to Orange Belt.

From Williston Park: Robert Delsignore Jr. to Orange Belt, Mary Kathleen Hackford to Orange Belt, Troy Kerney to Red Belt, Bimal Patel to Orange Belt One Stripe, Peter Polumbo to Green Belt One Stripe, Dylan Siegfried to Orange Belt One Stripe, Spencer Wolf to Green Belt One Stripe, Jack Wolf to Green Belt One Stripe.

From East Hills: Avi Dressler to Red Belt One Stripe, Derek Orshan to Orange Belt.

From Albertson: Nikhil Iyer to Red Belt, Domenick Mazza to Orange Belt, Kerri Pearles to Red Belt, Ranjit Rajaram to Green Belt Two Stripes, Tim Sande to Green Belt.