Press release:
Twenty-four students from across Western New York were the finalists for Outstanding Scholar Awards in Genesee Community College's Advanced Studies program. The awardees were honored at a ceremony and reception May 24 in the Stuart Steiner Theatre at Genesee's Batavia campus.
Advanced Studies is part of the College's ACE Programs, or Accelerated College Enrollment, and allows high school students the opportunity to earn college credit from Genesee while attending class within their high school. High school teachers approved as Genesee adjunct faculty teach all Advanced Studies courses. Some of the most enterprising young students earn enough transferable Advanced Studies credit to enter their first year of college as sophomores. ACE Programs, in partnership with more than 50 local school districts, serves about 2700 high school students across Western New York each year.
The 24 finalists were selected from 129 semifinalists in the five subject areas of mathematics, science, social science, foreign language and English. As in years past, a committee of academic professionals from Genesee Community College selected the following award winners, listed by school within their subject areas:
ENGLISH
Noah Dobbertin -- Batavia High School (Genesee County)
Kathleen Ferguson -- Dansville High School (Livingston County)
Jasmine Plummer -- Lyndonville High School (Orleans County)
Andrew Hollister -- Perry High School (Wyoming County)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Lea Brown -- Batavia High School (Genesee County)
Abby Rice -- Kendall High School (Orleans County)
MATHEMATICS
Allison Herrick -- Pioneer High School ( Cattaraugus County)
Laura Karlnoski -- Alden High School (Erie County)
Luca Zambito -- Notre Dame High School (Genesee County)
Catherine Appleton -- Lima High School (Livingston County)
Xander Apicella -- Holley High School (Orleans County)
Andrew Hollister -- Perry High School (Wyoming County)
SCIENCE
Jaclyn Wallace Alden High School (Erie County)
Emily Sherman -- Notre Dame (Genesee County)
Xinyan Luo Lima -- Christian Schools (Livingston County)
Andrea Biernbaum -- Honeoye Falls -- Lima (Monroe County)
Meredith Patterson -- Albion High School (Orleans County)
Andrew Hollister -- Perry High School (Wyoming County)
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Ashley Dusza -- Alden High School (Erie County)
Madison McCulley -- Batavia High School (Genesee County)
Hannah Moriarty -- Keshequa High School (Livingston County)
Madison Greenwald -- Barker High School (Niagara County)
Kyle Thaine -- Albion High School (Orleans County)
Mikaela Nielson -- Wayland Cohocton High School (Steuben County)
"We look forward to recognizing our top students each year," said Ed Levinstein, associate dean of ACE Programs. "Not only are the students deserving of this recognition, but their teachers, counselors and administrators should be just as proud.
"They play a crucial role in helping us provide college credit opportunities in the high schools and these students have certainly made the most of them. My team and I are always proud to help students get a head start on their college careers while saving them substantial tuition in the process."
