Students Receive College Counseling Awards

Eighteen SJCS students were recognized during the annual College Counseling Awards Ceremony in the Meeting Room on Thursday, May 14.

During the process for selection, the names of students who meet the general eligibility criteria for each award are submitted to members of the Scholarship Committee, who then select our school’s nominee(s) for each award. Final selection is then determined by each individual institution.

The awards and winners were as follows:

Rochester Institute of Technology High School Awards: Recipients receive an application waiver and will be eligible for merit scholarships worth $19,000 per year. All students are high-achieving academic students who are pursuing a rigorous college preparatory curriculum and are active and involved members of their school and/or community in addition to the specific criteria below:

Rochester Institute of Technology Art and Design Award: The recipient demonstrated outstanding achievement in art, design and creativity.

• Anna Quesnelle

Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Award: The recipient demonstrated an interest and ability in computing.

• Stella Nash

Rochester Institute of Technology Science and Math Award: The recipient demonstrated an interest and ability in science and math.

• Jacob Stewart

Rochester Institute of Technology Humanities and Social Sciences: The recipient demonstrated an interest and ability in humanities and social sciences.

• Maggie Farrell

Rochester Institute of Technology Engineering and Technology: The recipient demonstrated high achievement, ability, and interest in engineering, robotics, computing, science and/or math.

• Jacob Exposito

The Saint Michael’s Book Award for Academic Achievement and Social Conscience: The award recognizes outstanding junior students who have demonstrated a sincere commitment to community service, issues of peace and justice, and concern for others and demonstrates academic excellence and rigor. Today, the Book Award represents just one way in which Saint Michael’s College strives to fulfill its mission to better the human condition by honoring those who lead with the true spirit of serving others. Nominees will be considered for a full tuition scholarship to Saint Michael’s.

• Lilie Stravolo
• Meredith Voelkert

The University of Vermont Citizen Scholar Book Award: The recipient is an exemplary student who demonstrated both outstanding dedication to scholarship inside the classroom and impressive duty to citizenship outside the
classroom.

• Maggie Farrell
   

The West Point Leadership Award: The selected junior has demonstrated: Leadership, high Academic performance, Athletic success, Community Service, and Good Citizenship.

For over 200 years, the United States Military at West Point, New York has played an integral role in the development of these United States. Its mission is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, and Country, and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the United States Army. To name a few, it has produced military leaders such as Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, John J. Pershing, Douglas MacArthur, George S. Patton, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Norman Schwarzkopf. West Point is in the top 3 or 4 universities that have graduates who consistently earn Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, and other prestigious scholarships. It is consistently rated among the top colleges and universities in the country.

In keeping with this tradition, the West Point Parents Club and the West Point Societies of South Carolina have established the West Point Leadership Award to recognize high school juniors who exhibit the qualities and ideals of the United States Military Academy. The selection criteria for this award include demonstrated excellence in the areas of leadership, academics, athletics, community service, and good citizenship.

• Mack Rambo

George Mason University Book Award: The recipient receives an application waiver. The awardee has made significant contributions to their community and classroom in a manner reflective of Mason’s Honors students. George Mason University Honors College Book Award recipients demonstrate: curiosity, a desire for intellectual growth and generosity with their knowledge; an ability to solve problems and overcome challenges; civic engagement and a sense of responsibility to others; and a commitment to inclusion and diversity.

• Anna Quesnelle

The Clarkson University High School Leadership Award: This program recognizes high school juniors who demonstrate strong leadership qualities, positively impact their school and local community and have a proven academic record. Scholarship given: $100,000 ($25,000 per year over four years)

• Oakley Driscoll

The Clarkson University High School Achievement Award: This program recognizes high school juniors who demonstrate strong leadership qualities, positively impact their school and local community and have a proven academic record. Scholarship given: $80,000 ($20,000 per year over four years)

• Antony Manavalan

The University of Rochester Awards: This program recognizes high school juniors’ outstanding achievements in leadership and academics. All nominees will have their application fee waived and will be eligible to be considered for merit scholarships worth at least $5,000 per year.

University of Rochester Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science Award: High achievement and rigor in science and math classes and positive contributions to their school and within the larger community.

• Jacob Exposito

University of Rochester Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: Demonstrated commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues, leadership and dedication to community action and strong grades and rigorous courses taken in the humanities and social sciences.

• Marielle Wrona

University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation and Technology: Strong interest in innovation and/or information technology and a high level of achievement in this area, exposure to new technologies outside of school, such as pursuing serious work opportunities in local laboratories or industry and leading other students to new approaches to old problems.

• Jack Weston
   

University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Strong leadership experience at school and in the community, high grades and challenging courses and extensive involvement in extracurricular activities.

• Lincoln Davis

Alfred University “Outside of the Ordinary” Student: Who in your student body has been "Outside of Ordinary"? Who has lent a helping hand to those who need it most? Helped support their family? Made a difficult decision to give something up so they could complete their coursework or add something to their resume? Who has been the star athlete and part of theatre, band, chorus or the chess club? The selected recipient will receive $30,000 per year while attending AU.

• Ryan Lanza

High Point University Book Awards: This award is a distinguished honor for high school students who not only show great academic and social prowess, but also model an intuitive growth mindset and demonstrated excellence inside and outside of the classroom. We seek nominations from counselors who believe these individuals embody stellar performance in the classroom, while also striving to make a difference in the community. These are individuals who lead by example, understand the importance of academic endeavors and honor a commitment to improving today's community.

• Elyse Kucinic
• Liam Parrot
• Lilli Painter

The Washington and Lee Book Award is presented to a current junior (rising senior) who, in the opinion of the school, most exemplifies a combination of academic excellence, personal integrity and strength of character, participation in extracurricular activities and leadership.

• Antony Manavalan

Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award: This is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. The student selected as the school's DAR Good Citizen must have the qualities of: dependability, service leadership, patriotism, truthfulness, loyalty, punctuality and being worthy of trust of the welfare of others cooperation, courtesy and contributing to personality, self-control, ability to assume responsibility, ability to inspire others, and a decision-maker devotion to and support of one's country, supporting service members and veterans, working for causes that make one's community stronger, and appreciating the cultural and historical importance of America's unique population. Each school may use a method of its own choice. Only one senior per year may be honored as a school's DAR Good Citizen.

• Jonathan Kissel**

**not present at ceremony

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