Prizes are awarded at Guilderland High School

GUILDERLAND — These Guilderland High School graduates were awarded prizes and scholarships:

— William Guo, Rubin Chen, Ryan Garrant, Sophie Gerchikov, Gustavo Gonzalez, James Gu, Henry Li, Nicole McGrath, Nicolas Popolizio, Jin Shang, and Kevin Zuchowski: 2019 New York State Board of Regents Academic Excellence Scholarships;

— Sophie Gerchikov: Altamont High School Alumni Award;

— William Guo: Altamont High School Alumni Award; 

— James Gu: Altamont High School Alumni Award;

— Samantha Dellacqua and Jared Hays: Altamont High School Alumni Award;

— William Guo and Kevin Zuchowski: American Legion Auxiliary, Helderberg Unit No. 977 and GCHS World Language Award;  

— Morgan Manning: American Red Cross;

— Sierra Liotta: Anthony and Eddy Chen Memorial Scholarship;

— Maeghan Patterson and Michael Patterson: Attorney General’s Triple C Award;

— Eliana Wallock: Bethlehem Community Scholarship;

— Jack Billington: Blue Shield Scholars Scholarship; 

— Logan Hoffman: Business and Marketing Educators’ Association Student of the Year Award;  

— Nina Malone: Caitlin Elizabeth Clancy Memorial Scholarship; 

— Grace Crothamel and Sonal Swain: Catherine Patten Community Service Award; 

— Brian Chew and Henry Li: Dale Westcott Award;

— Lauren O’Connor: D.A.R. American History Award - Old Hellebergh Chapter; 

— Grace Levine: D.A.R. Citizenship Award - Old Hellebergh Chapter; 

— Julia Kuk: Daryl Farley Scholarship; 

— Ryan Avery: Director’s Award; 

— Grace Levine: Eric Fenton Scholarship-Guilderland Rotary;

— Gabriella DiMura: Eric Grimsted Memorial;  

— Alex Francis: Focus Parent Group Award; 

— Chandler Miller and Daniel Tietjen: Fort Hunter Volunteer Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary; 

— Samantha Dellacqua and Kevin Zuchowski: Fred Heitkamp Guilderland Players Alumni Award;

— Erin Wadsworth: GFD Ladies Auxiliary Community Service Scholarship; 

— Gustavo Gonzalez, Sandra Eldeiry, and Isabella Smith: GHS Senior Class Participation Award;

— Caroline Becker: Gifford Grange Award;  

— Patrick Kelty and Trisha Glogan: Gregory J. Aidala Scholarship Fund;

— Gustavo Gonzalez and Sonal Swain: Guilderland Elks No. 2480 Scholarship; 

— Cydney Chase and Antonia Honikel: Guilderland Employees’ Association;

— Carly Anders, Sean Donnelly, William Guo, Julia Kuk, Riley O’Lena, and Kevin Zuchowski: Guilderland Music Parents and Friends Award; 

— Meghan Brewer, Jaeda Curtis, John Lippert IV, Brianna Nugent, Noah Tindale, Erin Wadsworth, and Eilana Wallock: Guilderland Parent Teacher Association Council Awards;

— Lucas Staubach: Guilderland Police Benevolent Association Award;

— Samuel Dougherty, Maeghan Patterson, and Michael Patterson: Guilderland Support Staff Association Award; 

— Elizabeth Dollard: Guilderland Teachers’ Association Memorial Scholarship; 

— Samantha Dellacqua: Helderberg American Legion Riders’ Scholarship; 

— John Lippert IV: Hudson Valley Book Award;

— Marissa Gordon: International Club Scholarship;

— Anna Capuano and Sean Donnelly: Jenny Wasson Memorial Award;

— Olivia Fanshawe: John P. Dornbush Memorial Scholarship;

— William Guo: John Philip Sousa Band Award;  

— Sophie Gerchikov and Evanna Peng: Journal Alumni Award; 

— Tasnim Naina and Kevin Zuchowski: Kathy Seaton Award; 

— Ved Kumar: Kenneth C. Levine Memorial Scholarship;

— Rubin Chen: Knights of Pythias Scholastic Achievement Award;  

— Kiya Brown: Kristen Paradiso Ricci Music Award; 

— Alexis Anagnostopulos: Laughter is the Best Medicine;

— Carly Anders: Leonard Bernstein Musicianship Award; 

— Kevin Zuchowski: Louis Armstrong Jazz Award; 

— Jin Shang: Mary Lou Kisby/Elizabeth Severson Memorial Scholarship; 

— Samantha Dellacqua and Samuel Dougherty: Media Award; 

— Sandra Eldeiry: Micki Nevett Literature Scholarship; 

— Halle Risko and Allison Cusumano: Nancy E. Davis Memorial Art Scholarship; 

— Rubin Chen, James Gu, Henry Li, and Karen Zhu: National Merit Scholarship Award Finalists;  

— Sean Donnelly: National School Choral Award;

— Evanna Peng: National School Orchestra Award; 

— Allison McKenna: Outstanding Key Club Member; 

— Cydney Chase and Kody Lieb: PTSA Special Award – Academic Improvement; 

— Rubin Chen: PTSA Special Award – Love of Learning; 

— Samuel Dougherty: PTSA Special Award – Conquered Challenges; 

— Grace Crothamel: PTSA – Rita Tetreault Memorial Award;

— Riley O’Lena: Robert J. Hilt Memorial Scholarship; 

— Catherine VanGarderen: Scholarship for a senior female presented by the Kiwanis Club of Guilderland; 

— Devin Alex: Scholarship for a senior male presented by the Kiwanis Club of Guilderland;

— Carly Anders: School Systems Federal Credit Union Community Service Award;   

— Gustavo Gonzalez and Sidra Hasan: Society of Mayflower Descendants Award; 

— Carly Anders: The Bambury Family Scholarship Award; and 

— Anna Ciccarelli: Thomas P. Farrelly Memorial Scholarship.

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