SUNY Jamestown Community College recently honored 67 high school students from throughout southwestern New York as the 2022-2023 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 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 Xavier Hilmey and senior Eric Spring
Bolivar-Richburg Central School: junior Zachary Mitchell and senior Benjamin Kisel
Brocton Central School: junior Sarah Rylowicz and senior Jenna Johnson
CA BOCES Belmont Center: senior Sophia Gugino
CA BOCES Ellicottville Center: senior Kenneth Eckhart
CA BOCES Olean Center: junior Alina Giermek and senior Alicia Crimmins
Cassadaga Valley Central School: junior Miranda Ryen and senior Shane Comstock
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School: junior Brynn Gabel and senior Jocelyn Mentley
Chautauqua Lake Central School: junior Catherine Klinek-Cornell and senior Emily Hawkins
Clymer Central School: junior Ericka Heslink and senior Holly Neckers
Cuba-Rushford Central School: junior Julie Bichler and senior Aiden Kerswill
Dunkirk High School: junior Meghan Lancaster and senior David Andujar
Ellicottville Central School: junior Cameron Kaleta and senior Kayla Romero
Falconer Central School: junior Marlei Armstrong and senior Alix Sandberg
Forestville Central School: junior Antonio Patton and senior Callie Grupa
Franklinville Central School: junior Paige Veroba and senior Anna Slavinski
Fredonia Central School: junior Alexzandria Pchelka and senior Rylee Beers
Frewsburg Central School: junior Alexander Pitts and senior Kristina Oyer
Gowanda Central School: junior Autumn Pupo and senior Logan Forthman
Hinsdale Central School: junior Alexandria Goodyear and senior Noah Easterly
Jamestown High School: junior Olivia Olmstead and senior Evan Corey
Maple Grove Junior/Senior High School: junior Ashley Schrecengost and senior Alexandra Gren
Olean High School: junior Aila Shoup and senior Connor Valenti
Panama Central School: junior Stephanie Hovey and senior Leanne Lisciandro
Pine Valley Central School: junior Jimmy Gleason and senior Kyle Chase
Randolph Central School: junior Mattie Evans-Brown and senior Kendall Steward
Salamanca High School: junior Keegan Hardy and senior Mariah Downey
Scio Central School: senior Maximus Morris
Sherman Central School: junior Ryan Perry and senior Brayden Hayes
Silver Creek Central School: junior Kendal Brunn and senior Samantha Rankin
Southwestern Central High School: junior Lucy Colburn and senior Madison Cresanti
Springville-Griffith Institute: junior Sarah Sullivan and senior Katherine Miga
Wellsville High School: senior Brooke Sibble
West Valley Central School: senior Kasper Heitman
Westfield Academy & Central School: junior Kimberly Delcamp and senior Cody Hoffman
WNY P-TECH Academy: junior Scott Flick and senior William (Liam) Rivera.
In celebration of the award, JCC created an online album highlighting the students, their achievements, and future plans. Visit facebook.com/sunyjcc or sunyjcc.edu/ccsoty to see biographies of the College Connections Students of the Year.