Falcon talent noted at Awards Night

Student poses with award certificate

ÉđĘżÂţ»­ recognized 91 students with scholarships, prizes and awards on Wednesday at Awards Night.

In addition, 106 students were recognized with a Seal of Civic Readiness, a new state distinction for a high school diploma indicating a student has attained a high level of proficiency in terms of civic knowledge, civic skills, civic mindset, and civic experiences.

The ceremony was held in ÉđĘżÂţ»­ High's magnificent new auditorium.

Students and the scholarships and awards they received follow in alpabetical order by student last name.

  • Tiana Adler, Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award
  • Preeya Ahmed, Tom Nattell Peace Poetry Prize
  • Shakif Ahnaf, University of Vermont Award
  • Alexa Alims, Student Sage Scholar
  • Kaleighanne Athens, New Educator Award
  • Luis Balla Penafiel, Roselyn Steck Prize
  • Maia Ballato, ÉđĘżÂţ»­ Civic Theatre Award
  • Ruth Barraza Solorzano, Hanlon MacDonald Memorial Scholarship
  • Hannah Bopp, Keuka College George Ball Award
  • Neel Chittur, Selena Sloan Butler/Theresa Sandidge Memorial Scholarship
  • Za'Nazia Clark, Shoyne L. Hall Scholarship
  • Heather Corrales, C.V. "Raju" Raman Memorial Scholarship and Yvette Brown Scholarship Award
  • Kendra Davis, Orlin Award French 2
  • Vicente Del Puerto, Seal of Biliteracy Award
  • Miranda Diaz, Elmira Key
  • Hamidullaha Faqeer, Attorney General's Triple "C" Award
  • Jalen Gary, Julia O. Wells Memorial Scholarship
  • Luke Gibson, RIT Art and Design Award
  • Zvi Gomez Fisher, Clarkson Achievement Award
  • Aaliyah Goodin, Yvette Brown Scholarship Award
  • Fianna Harman, ÉđĘżÂţ»­ Booster Club
  • Natalie Harris, TOAST Alumni Scholarship and Gerald Jennings Scholarship
  • Grant Hershey, Instrumental Award (Band)
  • Endri Hoxha, RPI Medal
  • Adela Hoxha, Keuka College George Ball Award
  • Adeline Hubbell, Instrumental Award (Orchestra)
  • Ngozichukwu Karen Igbadi, Shoyne L. Hall Scholarship
  • Lauren Israel, St. Bonaventure Jr. Scholarship
  • Leah John, Tom Healy Scholarship and APSTA Scholarship
  • Kevin Kam, Dr. Alexander Paley Scholarship and City Club of ÉđĘżÂţ»­ Award
  • Kler Kaw, Hanlon MacDonald Memorial Scholarship
  • Nathan Kendall, Keuka College George Ball Award
  • Chauncey Khamani, ÉđĘżÂţ»­ Booster Club
  • Jessica Korbieh, Student Sage Scholar
  • Adrianna Kowalski, Christopher Ryan Scholarship
  • Akshay Kumar, RIT Computing Medal
  • Hannah Lamont, Elaine Englander Prize, Seal of Biliteracy Award and IB Diploma Candidate Medal
  • Jacob Levine, Orlin Award French 3
  • Ryan Linn, Clarkson Leadership Award
  • Jacob Madden, Selena Sloan Butler/Theresa Sandidge Memorial Scholarship and National Merit Commended Scholar Award
  • Liam Maloney, Yvette Brown Scholarship Award
  • Makiah Massas, HVCC Book Award
  • Alpha Mathai, Selena Sloan Butler/Theresa Sandidge Memorial Scholarship
  • Alexis Maynard, Keuka College George Ball Award
  • Kevin McLeod, Selena Sloan Butler/Theresa Sandidge Memorial Scholarship, Joseph Lewi Memorial Math Prize, NYS Comptroller Achievement Award and National Merit Commended Scholar Award
  • Mackenzie Mendrick, APSUE Scholarship
  • Arianah Moore, Shoyne L. Hall Scholarship and Aisslee Thrett Award
  • Katherine Myers, Smith College Book Award
  • Sofia O’Connor, Seal of Biliteracy Award
  • Wamedh Othman, George Eastman Young Leaders Award
  • Olivia Penna, Dr. Alexander Paley Scholarship
  • Luyanda Pieterse, Brendan Fahy Bequette Memorial Scholarship
  • Isabella Plasteras, National Merit Commended Scholar Award
  • Mnieq Polk, Tom Nattell Peace Poetry Prize Honorable Mention
  • Ben Quist, Stephen Hershberg Award
  • Shubham Rai, Warren W. Stout Prize
  • Na Reh, Alfred University Scholar Award
  • Ian Roach, Tom Nattell Peace Poetry Prize Honorable Mention
  • Shaquin Robinson, ÉđĘżÂţ»­ Civic Theatre Award, Choral Award and Ethel B. Lamar Prize
  • Elyse Roepe, Brendan Fahy Bequette Memorial Scholarship, Dutch Settlers Society of ÉđĘżÂţ»­ Prize and Harriet Wands Sacca Award
  • Ayelet Roseblum, St. Bonaventure Junior Scholarship
  • Maisie Sagaas, Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award
  • Muhammed Salim, Gerald Jennings Scholarship
  • Ahmed Sami, St. Michael's College Book Award
  • Neapha Sampson, Class of 1956 Award
  • Leslie Santos Flores, Tom Nattell Peace Poetry Prize
  • Anadi Sarkar, Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award
  • Elior Schwartz, Female Lundy Society Award
  • Zane Sears, NYS Comptroller Achievement Award
  • Zoe Silvestri, Knights of Pythias Award and Selena Sloan Butler/Theresa Sandidge Memorial Scholarship
  • Saugat Shah, Xerox Award for Innovation and Info Tech
  • Jackson Shahinfar, Keuka College George Ball Award
  • Feroz Bin Sharif, Hoffman Development Corporation Scholarship
  • Kselekstra Shimbilko, RIT Women in STEM and Society of Women Engineers
  • Kieran Sleasman, Attorney General's Triple "C" Award and New Educator Award
  • Jasmine Smallwood, Selena Sloan Butler/Theresa Sandidge Memorial Scholarship
  • Lin Song, ÉđĘżÂţ»­ Booster Club
  • Angelina Sorese, Selena Sloan Butler/Theresa Sandidge Memorial Scholarship
  • Andre Speller, St. Bonaventure Junior Scholarship
  • Val Hlei Sum, TOAST Alumni Scholarship
  • Rayna Swann, St. Michael's College Book Award
  • Badia Syed, Princeton Book Award and Society of Women Engineers Award
  • Tayab Talukder, Elmira Key
  • Linda Torres, Hanlon MacDonald Memorial Scholarship
  • Grace Ustin, National Merit Commended Scholar Award
  • Veryonica Vanderhall, Shoyne L. Hall Scholarship
  • Cross Vargas, IB Diploma Candidate Medal
  • Zoe Volmer, Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award and Orlin Award French 4
  • Daniel Weisberg, Selena Sloan Butler/Theresa Sandidge Memorial Scholarship
  • Helen Jo Wunderlich, Bryn Mawr Presidential Book Award
  • Anaya Zullo, RIT Science and Math Award

In addition, 106 students were recognized with a Seal of Civic Readiness, a new state distinction for a high school diploma indicating a student has attained a high level of proficiency in terms of civic knowledge, civic skills, civic mindset, and civic experiences. 

Also, the following students earned a Seal of Civic Readiness:

Ahmed Ahmed Shah • Alaa Al Hussein • Fatima Al Hussein • Noman Al-tiri • Rabiat Amin • Sophia Anderson • Zahidullah Awal Khan • Giavanna Bacon • Luis Balla Penafiel • Star Bassette • Ahriah Baynes • Timothy Berry • Jonathan Boroh • Jahnasia Boyd • Jalen Braddock • Jayan Campbell • Nyla Carol • Paige Cartwright • Bensy Castillo Marte • Damien Ceniza • Tanaya Chambers • Rolando Chanchavac Pelico • Shalienah Chaney • Maria Chuqui Guasco • Nylan Danzy • Vincente Del Puerto • Yanasia Diaz • Alexander Doehla • Leileona Dowdell • Savannah Downer • Rafael Duarte • Carson Engstrom • Maceo Farrell • Kathleen Gazda • Amin Gedi • Schinelle Gibson • Jaheim Gittens • Hannah Goldstein • Tova Gordon • Jenny Guanoluisa Bunay • Sahar Haidary • Krishma Haidary • Marwa Haidary • Tessa Hollop • Sumiya Hossain • Murtaza Hussaini • Trennity Jemison • Khasai Johnson • Antonio Kessler • Farozan Khwja Zada • Nelofar Khwja Zada • Joshua Kirtley • Adrian Kowalski • Junior Lainez Garcia • Hannah Lamont • Paige Lantigua • Anna Lopez • Anaya Lumpkin • Jacob Madden • Orgito Malollari • Dylan Mariscal-Dreby • Cosmo Martinelli • Makiah Masses • Oh'Rae'Jah McLean • Jae Meh • Taliyah  Miller • Ungwa Mnyomoelwa • Julia Modesto • Briana Morten • Asma Mosavi • Jerimah Mott • Seyyed Mousavi • Erfan Nabizada • Dirhem Nagi • Julienne Navarro • Emily O'Keefe • Yuma-zhe' Oliver • Moses Orellana • Valery Oval • John Palaguachi • Zyaira Parker • John Pedralvez • Luyanda Pieterse • Isabella Plastiras • Luis Plaza Zhinin • Raymond Ramirez • Elyse Roepe • Sonia Russell • Tyair Ruth • Melody Saint-Louis • Leslie Santos Flores • Elior Schwartz • Zy'aira Scott • Sanaa Scott • Naved Seraj • Waleed Shahbain • Zoe Silvestri • Kieran Sleasman • He'nais Smalls • Ruth Solorzano • Victoria Suarez • Linda Torres • Chika Uzoeshi • Amsaal Waqas • Adriel Watkins • Ciara Wierschem  

Congratulations to all!


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