JCC recently honored 72 area high school students from throughout southwestern New York as the 2019-20 students of the year in the College Connections program.
In selecting the students of the year, schools were asked to consider College Connections participants who had embraced the challenges of completing college level work while in high school and demonstrated resourcefulness, integrity, and dedication.
College Connections, JCC's concurrent enrollment program with regional high schools, is accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships.
Recipients included: Allegany-Limestone Central School: junior Julia Brennan and senior Allyson Youngs; BOCES Belmont Center: senior Makayla Whitesell; BOCES Hewes Educational Center: senior Erin Wynn; BOCES LoGuidice Educational Center: senior Chloe Pfaffenbach; BOCES Olean Center: junior Damien Sorvillo and senior Kaitlynn Ensell; Bolivar-Richburg Central School: junior Madysen Johnson and senior Skylar DeBoer; Brocton Central School: junior Heather Johnston and senior Laura Johnston; Cassadaga Valley Central School: junior Marie Lemay and senior Meghan LeBaron; Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School: junior Maegan Ellis and senior Cody M. Atkins; Chautauqua Lake Central School: junior Amelia Brown and senior Sophia Woodis; Clymer Central School: junior Mattison Heslink and senior Rebecca L. Sullivan; Cuba-Rushford Central School: junior Claire Benham and senior Sarah Cole; Dunkirk High School: junior Mia Rose Piede and senior Erica Rojas; Ellicottville Central School: junior Caleb Jennings and senior Abbey DeChane; Falconer Central School: junior Mikaela LeBaron and senior Kayla Alexander; Forestville Central School: junior Ashley Gilman and senior Nathaniel Bock; Fredonia Central School: junior Dominic Gullo and senior Marah Elizabeth Long; Frewsburg Central School: junior Sydney Smith and senior Lian Eng; Gowanda Central School: junior Kayla Forthman and senior Christian Cook; Hinsdale Central School: senior Ashley Chapman; Jamestown High School: junior John Carlson and senior Tanisha Smith; Maple Grove High School: junior Robert Hawk Suber and senior Jenna Hayes; Olean High School: junior Andrew Sherburne and seniors Raina Barboza and John Carolson; Panama Central School: junior Aurora Gould and senior Natalie Angeletti; P-TECH Academy: junior Iann Ramirez and senior Chelton Bellinger; Randolph Central School: junior Elisabeth E. Root and senior Riley Basile-Benson; Scio Central School: junior Charles Loucks and senior Jacob D’Arcy; Sherman Central School: junior Kayla Yokom and senior Kate Wagner; Silver Creek Central School: junior Joseph S. Bowers and senior Sameli Avila; Southwestern High School: junior Declan Brown and senior Matthew Barton; Springville-Griffith Institute: junior Elayna Schosek and senior Jessie Seifert; Ten Broeck Academy/Franklinville High School: junior McKensie Crooks; Wellsville High School: junior Riley Allen and senior Sarah Carlton; West Valley Central School: junior Chloe Chai and senior Morgan Drake; and Westfield Academy & Central School: junior Emma Heim and senior Dhananjay Minesh Patel.
In celebration of the award, JCC created a digital yearbook highlighting the students, their achievements, and future plans.