Walt Whitman High School welcomed the consul general of Italy in New York, Fabrizio Di Michele, to its school, the South Huntington School District announced. As consul general, Signor Di Michele is the highest ranking diplomat in the Italian Consulate in New York. He has 30 years of experience in the field of international relations. Di Michele was given a tour of the high school by principal Dr. John Murphy, School Board President Nicholas Ciappetta, and Superintendent Dr. Vito D’Elia.

They visited an AP Italian class and an Italian 3 class. Accompanied by Dr. Daniele Castellani, the Italian Consulate’s education office director, and Dr. Berardo Paradiso, president of the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE), the March 13 visit was part of Walt Whitman’s World Language Week.