SUNY Jamestown Community College recently honored 65 high school students from throughout southwestern New York as the 2023-2024 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: senior Xavier Hilmey, junior Ipshita Patra
Bolivar-Richburg Central School: junior Sommer Beckwith
Brocton Central School: senior Kaitlyn Barone, junior Ava Thompson
CA BOCES Belmont Center: senior Shaelyn Maples
CA BOCES Ellicottville Center: senior Madalyn West
CA BOCES Olean Center: senior Zoey Hoak, junior Zaiden Thach
Cassadaga Valley Central School: junior Charlotte Couchman, senior Caden Frost
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School: junior Emma Gassman, senior Brenna Mentley
Chautauqua Lake Central School: junior Lauren Jagoda, senior Lydia Kushmaul
Clymer Central School: junior Joseph Beckerink, senior Lucas Dunnewold
Cuba-Rushford Central School: junior Cloey Larabee, senior Chloe Smith
Dunkirk High School: junior Emma Ahlstrom, senior Meghan Lancaster
Ellicottville Central School: senior Shelby Colburn, junior Tea Fuller
Falconer Central School: junior Isabella Anderson, senior Anna Carlson
Forestville Central School: junior Benjamin Bock, senior Jillian Grupa
Franklinville Central School: junior Norra Ainsworth, senior Paige Veroba
Fredonia Central School: junior Cassandra Cramer, senior Mia Gorka
Frewsburg Central School: senior Aleah Bjork, junior Elayna Pitts
Gowanda Central School: junior Caitlyn Gangi, senior Christina Wilder
Hinsdale Central School: junior Mychal Forney, senior Tyson See
Jamestown High School: junior Liam Crandall, senior Olivia Olmstead
Maple Grove Junior/Senior High School: junior Annie Davis, senior Beau Langendorfer
Olean High School: senior Aila Shoup, junior Evan Snyder
Panama Central School: junior Deidre Cavness, senior Lauren Gibbs
Pine Valley Central School: junior Trent Ivett, senior Caleb Lanphere
Randolph Central School: senior Alanna Sluga, junior Mia Volpe
Salamanca High School: junior Xavier Peters, senior Camryn Quigley
Sherman Central School: junior Max Guzman, senior Taryn Palmatier
Silver Creek Central School: senior Jorge Hasbun, junior Kaden Weeks
Southwestern Central High School: senior Samuel Kautzman, junior Connor Young
Springville-Griffith Institute: senior Hannah Baumgartner, junior Robert Moriarty
Wellsville High School: senior Serena Boussa
West Valley Central School: junior Magdalena Parish
Westfield Academy & Central School: junior Addison Luce, senior Mihir Patel
WNY P-TECH Academy: senior Felix Manzella, junior Seamus Matwijow
In celebration of the award, JCC created an online album highlighting the students, their achievements, and future plans. Visit facebook.com/sunyjcc to see biographies of the College Connections Students of the Year.