These local students have recently distinguished themselves:
 

— Jack Diligent of Delmar, majoring in computer science at Hamilton College in Clinton, was a member of the scenery shop crew for the recent Hamilton College Fall Theatre production of 10 Out of 12, by playwright Anne Washburn;

— Robert Stagnitta from Delmar, a member of Student American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics in New York Institute of Technology was recognized for student organization involvement who serve on the College of Osteopathic Medicine's (NYITCOM); 

— Sarah Peltz from Voorheesville, a member of American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and Student American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics in New York Institute of Technology was recognized for student organization involvement who serve on the College of Osteopathic Medicine's (NYITCOM); 

— Emma Tessarzik, of Berne, was one of 16 students recently inducted in the Elmira College chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the International Honor Society rewarding first-collegiate-year scholarship.;

— Natalia Gibbons of Delmar, initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society;

— Nina Serafini of Schenectady, initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society; and

— Caterina Reish of Guilderland, and fellow students met online with alum Abby Watson '15, business planning manager at Charter Communications, and Corinne Hoffman '06, Marketing and Campaign Management, IBM, during the Fall 2021 semester for the college's annual Backpacks to Briefcases alumni networking event.