SUNY Jamestown Community College recently honored 62 area high school students from throughout southwestern New York as the 2021-2022 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. Through the College Connections program, JCC offered 81 different credit courses in 37 area high schools and BOCES centers during the 2021-22 academic year, serving over 2,300 students across the region.
Recipients included:
Allegany-Limestone Central School: junior Eric Spring, senior Jack Peterson.
Bolivar-Richburg Central School: junior Benjamin Kisel, senior Paityn Johnston.
Brocton Central School: junior Karina Hernandez Cruz, senior Sebastian Hurd.
CA BOCES Belmont Center: senior Jessica Dyche, senior Alaric Magnani.
CA BOCES Ellicottville Center: senior Halie Covell.
CA BOCES Olean Center: junior, Alicia Crimmins, senior Everett Mix.
Cassadaga Valley Central School: junior Dana Maze, senior Brooke Jasinski.
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School: junior Onalee Osgood, senior Audrey Gassman.
Clymer Central School: junior Isabella Magness, senior Mikala Einink.
Dunkirk High School: junior Alyssa Salerno, senior Genesis Cosme.
Ellicottville Central School: junior Katrina DeChane, senior Antonia Epps.
Falconer Central School: junior Zachary Kianos, senior Brian Johnson
Forestville Central School: junior Gabrielle VanZile, senior GraceAnn Rebmann.
Franklinville Central School: junior Dominic Breton, senior Delaney Pfeiffer.
Fredonia High School: junior Jay Hawk, senior Ethan Leid.
Frewsburg Central School: junior Erich Thompson, senior Ava Palmquist.
Gowanda Central School: junior Jada Geiger, senior Jordyn Farner.
Hinsdale Central School: junior Fransisca Childs, senior Kylee Leonard.
Jamestown High School: junior Madeline DeJoy, senior Camden Austin.
Maple Grove Central School: junior Elizabeth Lai, senior Ruth Benson.
Olean High School: junior Lucas Brushingham.
Panama Central School: junior Mackenzie Greene, senior Bridgette Rourke.
Pine Valley Central School: junior Haleigha Hardy, senior Cassidy Vincent.
Randolph Central School: junior Zachary Farren, senior Paige Johnson.
Salamanca City Central School: junior Alyssa Perkins, senior Alicia Fiske.
Sherman Central School: junior Brayden Hayes, senior Kaitlyn Lindsey.
Silver Creek Central School: junior Jessica Pulver, senior Riley Herling.
Southwestern Central School: junior Logan Hren, senior Isabella Grijalva.
Springville-Griffith Institute: junior Maria Rumfola, senior Austin Yetter.
Wellsville Central School: senior Toryn Cline.
West Valley Central School: junior Benjamin Fisher.
Westfield Academy and Central School: junior Esther Knappenberger, senior Rachel Eggleston.
WNY STEM PTECH: junior Jay Gifford, senior Joel Amadori.
In celebration of the award, JCC has created a digital yearbook highlighting the students, their achievements, and future plans. Visit www.sunyjcc.edu/ccsoty to see biographies for each of the College Connections Students of the Year.