Honors Convocation celebrates achievement

    

Honors Convocation is one of the ways we recognize students and their achievements.
Juniors and seniors were recognized for a variety of things at Honors Convocation in the Commons recently. From the program, here are the awards and recognitions along with the names of the students. (For more photos, scroll to the bottom of this story).
 
Commended students in the 2016 National Merit Program:
Sam Clymer, Jack Van Slyke, Vincent Viego
 
Scholarship winners for Academic Excellence through the New York State Education Department:
Evan Bille, Sam Duggan, Aimee La France and Vincent Viego
 
Seniors earning Distinction Awards from individual departments:   
 
The Senior Distinction Award in Art:  Nicole Barry
The Senior Distinction Award in Photography: Elizabeth Belinski
The Senior Distinction Award in Business: Tom Hagen
The Senior Distinction Award in English: Marysa Corona
The Senior Distinction Award in Foreign Language: Vincent Viego
The Senior Distinction Award in Social Studies: Evan Bille
The Senior Distinction Award in Mathematics: Sam Duggan
The Senior Distinction Award in Science: Aimee La France     
The Senior Distinction Award in Technology: Griffin Dunn
 Senior Distinction Awards for Music:  Glyn Davenport for Band,
Jacqueline Aberi for Chorus, and Jimmy Drancsak, Dominic Grasso and Sam Smith for orchestra.
 
The New York State School Music Association gave Special Awards to:
Jimmy Drancsak and Dominic Grasso for Symphony Orchestra
Sam Smith for Bassist in Vocal Jazz
Jacqueline Aberi for Women’s Choir
 
Principal Gregory Santoro and the high school counselors announced the awardees and then called forward the Salutatorian and Valedictorian: Salutatorian for the Class of 2016: Aimee La France and the Valedictorian for the Class of 2016: Vincent Viego. 
 
 
Juniors who received awards include:
Joe Benedict
American Legion Auxiliary Boys State
 
Matt Benson
American Legion Auxiliary Boys State 
 
Reggie Buell
American Legion Auxiliary Boys State
 
Joe Capozza
American Legion Auxiliary Boys State
 
Ben Delasin
American Legion Auxiliary Boys State alternate
 
Angela Krause
American Legion Auxiliary Girls State
 
Hannah Drake
American Legion Auxiliary Girls State alternate
 
Jimmy Drancsak
Auburn Chamber Orchestra
 
Sarah Parks
Bausch and Lomb Science Award
 
Joe Capozza
Clarkson Achievement Award
 
Sophie Kush
Clarkson Leadership Award
 
Ethan Goldstein
Cornell Book Award
 
Emily Baldwin
Elmira College Key Award
 
Joe Benedict
Elmira College Key Award
 
Grace Buchholz
LeMoyne College Heights Award
 
Joshua O'Hara
National Technical Honor Society
 
Nikki Bennett
National Technical Honor Society
 
Kayla Ramsden
National Technical Honor Society
 
Lucas Wingfield
National Technical Honor Society
 
Joe McIntyre
National Technical Honor Society
 
Dominic Grasso
NYSSMA Award for Symphony Orchestra
 
William James Drancsak
NYSSMA Award for Symphony Orchestra
 
Samuel Smith
NYSSMA Award for Vocal Jazz (Bassist)
 
Jacqueline Aberi
NYSSMA Award for Womens' Choir
 
Vincent Viego
NMSQT Commended Student
 
Jack Van Slyke
NMSQT Commended Student
 
Sam Clymer
NMSQT Commended Student
 
Alex Wulff
Rensselaer Medal
 
Katherine Carlile
RIT Computing Medal and Scholarship Program
 
Huw Messie
RIT Innovation's Creativity Award
 
Sydney Watson
Student Sage Award
 
Vincent Viego
Scholarships for Academic Excellence
 
Evan Bille
Scholarships for Academic Excellence
 
Samuel Duggan
Scholarships for Academic Excellence
 
Aimee La France
Scholarships for Academic Excellence
 
Nicole Barry
Senior Distinction Award for Art
 
Tom Hagen
Senior Distinction Award for Business
 
Marysa Corona
Senior Distinction Award for English
 
Vincent Viego
Senior Distinction Award for Foreign Language
 
Samuel Duggan
Senior Distinction Award for Math
 
Glyn Davenport
Senior Distinction Award for Band
 
Jacqueline Aberi
Senior Distinction Award for Chorus
 
William James Drancsak
Senior Distinction Award for Orchestra
 
Dominic Grasso
Senior Distinction Award for Orchestra
 
Sam Smith
Senior Distinction Award for Orchestra
 
Elizabeth Belinski
Senior Distinction Award for Photography
 
Aimee La France
Senior Distinction Award for Science
 
 
Evan Bille
Senior Distinction Award for Social Studies
 
Griffin Dunn
Senior Distinction Award for Technology
 
Erica Byrne
St. Lawrence Book Award
 
Angela Krause
St. Michael's College Book Award
 
Reggie Buell
St. Michael's College Book Award
 
Aubrey Leverich
Pathfinder Bank Zebra Classic
 
Anthony Panasci
George Eastman Young Leaders Award & Scholarship
 
Alex Wulff
Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology
 
Julia Willcox
Frederick Douglas - Susan B. Anthony Award
 
Maddy Brogan
Wellesley Book Award
 
Julia Hearn
Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award
 
Dan O'Connell
Knights of Columbus Academic Scholarship