Skaneateles students recognized at honors convocation – Eagle News Online – Eagle News Online
On Tuesday, May 23, dozens of exceptional Skaneateles High School students and their families attended the annual honors convocation in the high school cafeteria. As students arrived, they were greeted by administrators and entered the cafeteria to the sounds of superb music performed by orchestra students. High School Principal Greg Santoro addressed the audience at the beginning of the ceremony.
“This is always a very special evening as we recognize the accomplishments of our students,” said Santoro.
Santoro announced awards for the evening, along with Art Coordinator Heather Buff, Music Coordinator Michael Major, Humanities Coordinator Francine Grannell, STEM Coordinator Brian Cohen, and High School Counselors Brittany Manuel, Mary Lou Ingram, and Jessica Walsh.
Award recipients:
National Merit Commended Students: Owen Gay, Eleanor McSwain, Jillian Scott
National Merit Finalist: Lili Winkelman
NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence: Lili Winkelman, Ethan Pickup, Eleanor McSwain, Elizabeth Raymond
Senior Distinction Award in Art: Victoria Baker
Senior Distinction Award in Photography: Elizabeth Raymond
Senior Distinction Award in Band: Jillian Scott, Lili Winkelman
Senior Distinction Award in Orchestra: Marilisa Kroon, Emil Sander
Senior Distinction Award in Chorus: Grace Wilder, Jack Patterson
Performing Arts Academy: Marilisa Kroon
Senior Distinction Award in Business: Brady Guy
Senior Distinction Award in English: Fatimah Waqas, Victoria Baker
Senior Distinction Award in Foreign Language: Michael Klosowski (Spanish), Zoe Barkley (French), Lili Winkelman (Latin)
Senior Distinction Award in Social Studies: Fiona Foley
Seal of Biliteracy Recipients (Latin): Ethan Pickup, Owen Cheney, Ashton Bennett, Lili Winkelman
Seal of Biliteracy Recipients (Spanish): Elizabeth Raymond, Emil Sander, Marilisa Kroon, Michael Klosowski, August Arroyo, Bridget Carroll
Seal of Biliteracy Recipients (French): Eleanor McSwain, Victoria Baker
Senior Distinction Award in Mathematics: Elizabeth Raymond
Senior Distinction Award in Science: Ashton Bennett, Elizabeth Raymond
Senior Distinction Award in Technology: Seamus Fogerty
Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award: Michael Galbato
Rensselaer Medal: Stanford Cramer III
American Legion Auxiliary Boys State: Brendan Gell, John Phillips
Brandeis University: Michael Galbato
St. Bonaventure Bonnie Scholar Award: Tyson DiRubbo
Clarkson University Achievement Award: Katie Combs
Clarkson University Leadership Award: Benjamin Patterson
LeMoyne College Heights Award: Madeline Bender, Nathan Dinello, Christopher Page
RIT Computing Medal: Wyatt Thompson
St. Lawrence Book Award: Caitlin Comer
University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award & Scholarship: Cindy Vu
University of Rochester Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: Francesca Arias
University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation & Technology: Stanford Cramer III
University of Vermont Citizen Scholar Book Award: Mia Franciamone
Wellesley Book Award: Francesca Arias
Wells College: Molly Nicholson
Seniors who earned honors and honors with distinction designations are: August Arroyo (Honors with Distinction), Grace Bailey (Honors), Victoria Baker (Honors with Distinction), Coral Bales (Honors), Hannah Barkley (Honors), Zoe Barkley (Honors), Shawn Bellinger (Honors), Ashton Bennett (Honors with Distinction), Joseph Bruna (Honors), Rachelle Cain (Honors), Rebecca Cain (Honors), Bridget Carroll (Honors), Nicholas Cerimeli (Honors), Owen Cheney (Honors with Distinction), Rory Comer (Honors with Distinction), Grace Conan (Honors), Margaret Cowden (Honors with Distinction), Cate Coyne (Honors with Distinction), Ella Danforth (Honors), Matthew Domino (Honors), Benjamin Fedor (Honors), Seamus Fogerty (Honors), Fiona Foley (Honors with Distinction), Colin Gaglione (Honors), Owen Gay (Honors), Nathan Gerst (Honors), William Girzadas (Honors with Distinction), Drew Goethe (Honors), Nolan Gryzlo (Honors), Brady Guy (Honors), Jack Jones (Honors), Charlotte King (Honors), Michael Klosowski (Honors with Distinction), Garrett Krieger (Honors), Marilisa Kroon (Honors), Shawn Luce (Honors), Marcus McClanahan (Honors with Distinction), Reese McConochy (Honors), Anna McGlynn (Honors with Distinction), Aidan McGowan (Honors), Curran McGowan (Honors), Maeve McNeil (Honors with Distinction), Martin McNeil (Honors with Distinction), Emma McNeil-Yeckel (Honors), Eleanor McSwain (Honors with Distinction), Cooper Morrissey (Honors), Gerald Morrissey (Honors), Tylar Moss (Honors with Distinction), Amelia Musso (Honors with Distinction), James Musso (Honors with Distinction), Cody Nesbitt (Honors), Christopher Patterson (Honors), Grace Peterson (Honors), Ethan Pickup (Honors with Distinction), Carlee Pitman (Honors), Elizabeth Raymond (Honors with Distinction), Luke Renaud (Honors), Kelsey Rutledge (Honors), Tanner Ryan (Honors with Distinction), Emil Sander (Honors), Atticus Savage (Honors), Jillian Scott (Honors with Distinction), Sophia Soderberg (Honors with Distinction), Hana Spaulding (Honors with Distinction), Colin Sweet (Honors), Holly Teasdale-Edwards (Honors), Elizabeth Torrisi (Honors), Faith Wagner (Honors), Fatimah Waqas (Honors with Distinction), Jack Weeks (Honors with Distinction), Lili Winkelman (Honors with Distinction), and Lillian Yengo (Honors)
The convocation concluded with the presentation of the Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Lili Winkelman, and Salutatorian, Ethan Pickup.