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U.S. Air Force Mathematics and Science Award
Michael Beskid

U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence
Joan Quinones

U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Awards
Jacqueline Borland, Zachary Price

U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Awards
Katherine O’Neill-Knasick, Julia Zaremba

U.S. Navy Scholastic Leadership Awards
Nicholas DonVito, Abigail Vandenberg

U.S. Navy Science Awards
Hadley Chan, Aidan Westfall

U.S. Navy Sports Achievement Awards
James Finelli, Olivia Kelley

Assemblyman Jake Ashby Service in Action Awards
Emily Jaworski, Nicholas Spink

Excellence in Youth Government
Aidan Westfall

Joe Stevens Jr. #33 Memorial Award
Carl Nitz

Madison Frances Stern Memorial Scholarship
Grace Powers

Ryan Bielawa Memorial Scholarship
Anthony Carucci

Constance Clemans Memorial Scholarship
Emma Crawley

The Kittel Community/Law Award
William Fleming

Abigal Elizabeth Dutcher Memorial Awards
Megan Hale, Stephanie Mangene

Lauren Margaret Holohan Memorial Award
Bernadette Sharkey

Peter DeAngelis II Memorial Award
Nancy Mainville

Dr. Casey S. Everett Memorial Award
Nicholas Maggio

Sean Michael Murdick Memorial Award
James Cocca

Nopiates Committee Scholarship
Nancy Mainville

The Kelsey Kittleson Altruistic Award
Noora Ahmed

Natalie Rose Mein Memorial Scholarship
Anna Stern

The William “Will” Rowe Memorial Scholarship
Alyssa Jacon, Merrill Wrenn

American Legion Citizenship Award
Samuel Bendett, Jacqueline Borland, Ruthann Flick, Avery Pascucci

The Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY, Inc. Vocational Technical Awards
Alexis Moskov, Zachary Moskov

The Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY, Inc. Jeffery J. Uline Memorial Model Youth Award
Nathaniel Jamison

The Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY, Inc. Memorial Award
Ruthann Flick

The Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY, Inc. Club Founders Award
Caterina Burns, Julia Zaremba

Troy Sand and Gravel Company, Inc. Scholarship
Thomas Hacker

Bonded Concrete, Inc. Scholarship
William Ballard

Averill Park Education Foundation Awards
Michael Beskid, Katherine O’Neill-Knasick

Averill Park Foundation Trustees Award
Megan Hale

Sand Lake Republican Committee Awards
Julia Haworth, Nicholas Pastizzo

Sand Lake Garden Club Scholarships
Jessica Beskid, Keating Zelenke

West Sand Lake Volunteer Fire Company Science Award
Isabella Maddalone

Averill Park-Sand Lake Fire Department Volunteer Award in memory of Ida M. Butler
Abigail Vandenberg

The David Fleming Award
Jacob Unser

Sullivan Jones VFW Post #7466 Award
Kelsey Mohl

Memorial Citizenship Award given by The Poestenkill Republican Club and Committee
Emily Ruppert

The Brunswick Cares Food Pantry Award
Emma Card

The Brunswick Cares Food Pantry Award
Bridget Mulligan

American Red Cross High School Scholarship Award
Caterina Burns, Julia Zaremba

Worthington Flowers Award
Jason Foust

Arlene M. and Marilyn D. Hayner Memorial Award
Mariah St. Onge

West Sand Lake Grange Award
Morgan Mason

The Joseph R. Bourdeau Memorial Award
Aidan Westfall

Elmer E. Stahlman Scholarship
Julia Haworth

Ronald, Lawrence & Lois Hoffman Memorial Award
Sophia Morone

Poestenkill Business Association Christian P. Momrow Memorial Awards
Jamie Holzman, Kyle Reasor

Henry B. Hollinger Memorial Award
Katherine O’Neill-Knasick

HVCC Book Award
Matthew Gaston

Friends of Poestenkill Library Annual Award
Jenna Miller

The Print Shop Citizenship Award
Martin Bond

Attorney General Triple “C” Awards
Julia Haworth, Nancy Mainville

Albany City Lodge #540 Knights of Pythias Achievement Award
Merill Wrenn

New York State Comptroller Achievement Awards
Brian Bourne, Izabella With

School Systems Federal Credit Union Community Service Award
Iris Bursey

Hazel D. Baxter Memorial Award Founder and Director of Four Doors United Parish Mission in West Sand Lake
Audrey Rafferty

Sand Lake Deomocratic Committee Award
Emily Jaworski

Julian R. Mason Memorial Award
Katelyn Cooper

Humanitarian Awards given by St. Henry’s Curch in memory of deceased priests of the parish
Megan Glanton, Olivia Meemken, Anna Stern

Main-Care Energy Award
Kyle Nethercott

Christopher Michael Ernest Memorial Award
Dylan LaPorta

Doby’s Submarine Award in memory of Louis Angrisano
Logan Bielawski

Sand Lake Ambulance Jean Bailey Community Service Award
Victoria Bubie

Sharon L. Lawrence Scholarship
Emily Armlin

Pat Keough Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Gianna Polaro

Julia O. Wells Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Micayla Slattery

Poestenkill Business Association Thomas Lopez Memorial Award
Rebekah Chambers

Administrators’ Recognition Award
Emily Armlin, Nancy Mainville

Averill Park High School Administrators’ Educational Improvement Awards
Katherine O’Neill-Knasick, Julia Zaremba

Averill Park High School Faculty and Staff Awards
Ryan Baker, Logan Bielawski, Anna Doyle, Isabella Maddalone, Stephanie Paul, Lauren Pelletier

National Honor Society Character Award
Grace Powers

National Honor Society Leadership Award
Emily Armlin

National Honor Society Service Award
Brian Bourne, Petra Valenti

Poestenkill Business Association Thomas Lopez Memorial Award
William Henderson

Poestenkill Auto Supply Award
Dylan LaPorta

Automotive Technology CTE Award
William Ballard, Hunter Farrell, Konnor Fink, Bruce Gumlaw Jr, William Henderson, Zachary Hotaling, Dylan LaPorta, Andrew Lee, Brian Legan, John Leonard, Michael McCarty, Mitchell Mihalko, Carl Nitz, Cole Swahlan, Aaron VanBergen

Student Government Award
Emily Armlin

The Morning News Team Award
Rebekah Chambers

Project Lead the Way Awards
Matthew Atherholt, Ryan Baker, Shawn Cornelius, Nicholas DonVito, James Finelli, Declan Flynn, Avery Gauthier, Kyle Harvey, Jadyn Lee, Zachary McGrath, Marissa Nagel, Jack Wendell

Extended Project Lead the Way Award
Logan Bielawski, Brian Bourne, Trevor Collins, Nicholas Gelder, Jeremy Gregware, Matthew Kenneally, James McDade, Alexander Williams-Mitchell

Poestenkill Kiwanis Elwin Flint Memorial Technology Education Award
Emily Jorden

Tremont Memorial Award in memory of Kenneth & Dorothy Tremont and Dennis H. Tremont, Sr.
Jason Reed

Construction Technology CTE Award
Jacob Bornt, Justice Dominy, Wesley Doscher, Jason Foust, Joseph Natalie, Kyle Nethercott, Avery Pascucci, Scott Petersen III, Jason Reed, Christian Stuto, Jacob Unser, Nikolas Yash

Averill Park Teachers Association Memorial Scholarship given in remembrance of former educators from Averill Park
Anita Reitano

Sand Lake Historical Society Memorial Awards in memory of deceased members
Noora Ahmed, Julia Zaremba

The Ilmars Akots Memorial Awards
Katelyn Cooper, Eamon Finnerty

Averill Park High School Math Department Awards
Ethan Nguyen, Katherine O’Neill-Knasick

SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Award
Nancy Mainville

APCSD LOTE Department Excellence in French Award
Julia Zaremba

French Award
Ruthann Flick

Excellence in Spanish Award in honor of Pilar Gemeinhardt
Michael Beskid

Spanish Award
Gracie Driscoll

Language Enthusiasts Awards
Gracie Driscoll, Julia Zaremba

Super Polyglot Award
Isabella Maddalone

Warrior Awards
Logan Bielawski, Rebekah Zimmerman

St. Henry’s CYO Basketball Award
Olivia Kelley

Averill Park Road Runners Senior Award
James Cocca

The Richard Abbatiello Achievement Awards
Jamie Holzman, Nancy Mainville

The Rit Aldi “Tree” Awards
Cameron Groff, Nicholas McCart

Coach William P. Collopy Memorial Sportsmanship Awards
Logan Bielawski, Rebekah Zimmerman

Major George Quamo Awards
Christina DeGroff, Kyle Nethercott

Jarid M. Valenti Memorial Scholarships
Jake Bornt

Borden Lake Country Club Awards
Martin Bond, Marissa Nagel

Tim DeShaw Memorial Awards
Michael Beskid, Sophia Morone

Al DeShaw Awards
Megan Glanton, Avery Pascucci

APHS Athletic Booster Club Awards
Cameron Groff, Stephanie Mangene

Michele Fahrenkopf Memorial Award
Marissa Nagel

Mark Gagnon Memorial Awards
Olivia Kelley, Nicholas McCart

The T.D. Wilson Scholarship for Medicine or Physical Science
EmmaLee Morgan

Warrior Way 3 Sport Athlete Award
Michael Beskid, Megan Glanton, Thomas Hacker

Athletic Achievement Awards
Ryan Baker, Samual Bendett, Michael Beskid, Logan Bielawski, Martin Bond, Jacqueline Borland, Jake Bornt, Brian Bourne, Austin Bradway, Anthony Carucci, Morgan Catlin, Taya Catlin, Hadley Chan, James Cocca, Shawn Cornelius, Emma Crawley, Christina DeGroff, Nicholas DonVito, Anthony Dutcher, Cassidy Film, James Finelli, Eamon Finnerty, William Flemming, Ruthann Flick, Nicholas Gelder, Sydney Gile, Megan Glanton, Xavier Graham, Jeremy Gregware, Cameron Groff, Marissa Guilbault, Bruce Gumlaw Jr, Thomas Hacker, Dylan Hansen, Julia Haworth, Raymond Hebert, Andrew Kardelky, Olivia Kelley, Andrew Lee, Nancy Mainville, Stephanie Mangene, Nicholas McCart, John McKenna, Jenna Miller, Josephine Morelli, EmmaLee Morgan, Sophia Morone, Marissa Nagel, Kyle Nethercott, Carl Nitz, Katherine O’Neil-Knasick, Christina Parrottino, Avery Pascucci, Zachary Price, Kyle Reasor, Jason Reed, Anito Reitano, Emily Ruppert, Micayla Slattery, Madeline VanAken, Abigail Vandenberg, Aidan Westfall, Rebekah Zimmerman

American Citizenship Awards
Ryan Baker, Martin Bond, Jacqueline Borland, Trevor Collins, Henry Crawley, Gracie Driscoll, Rachel Gates, Gabrielle Geerholt, Sydney Gile, Margaret Gray, Marissa Guilbault, Dylan Hansen, Aidan Jones, Taylor Liberty, Morgan Mason, James McDade, Christina Parrottino, Lauren Pelletier, Kelsey Perala, Joan Quinones, Audrey Rafferty, Anna Stern, Kalila Swan, Keating Zelenke

President’s Educational Achievement Award
William Ballard, Emily Benoit, Victoria Bubie, Emily Bulmer, Caterina Burns, Lillian Bushey, Morgan Catlin, James Cocca, Kathleen Cone, Lucas Corbo, Henry Crawley, Christina DeGroff, Kara Dodge, Hunter Farrell, Avery Gauthier, Darren Griffin, Bruce Gumlaw Jr, Lauren Hogle, Aiden Jones, Owen Joyce, Matthew Kenneally, Michael LaChance, Nicholas Maggio, Nancy Mainville, Stephanie Mangene, Morgan Mason, Colin Miller, EmmaLee Morgan, Alexis Moskov, Carl Nitz, Avery Pascucci, Nicholas Pastizzo, Zachary Price, Ryan Ranken, Stephanie St. Pierre, Celina Tomlinson, Morgan VanDervoort, Jack Wendell, Alexander Williams-Mitchell, Merrill Wrenn, Nikolas Yash

President’s Educational Excellence Award
Noorah Ahmed, Emily Armlin, Ryan Baker, Samuel Bendett, Jessica Beskid, Michael Beskid, Logan Bielawski, Martin Bond, Olivia Bonesteel, Jacqueline Borland, Brian Bourne, Iris Bursey, Emma Card, Molly Cardamone, Anthony Carucci, Taya Catlin, Hadley Chan, Kaylee Clairmont, Trevor Collins, Katelyn Cooper, Shauna Corry, Emma Crawley, Nicholas DonVito, Anna Doyle, Gracie Driscoll, Konnor Fink, Eamon Finnerty, William Flemming, Ruthann Flick, Matthew Gaston, Gabrielle Geeholt, Nicholas Gelder, Thomas Hacker, Megan Hale, Dylan Hansen, Julia Haworth, Jamie Holzman, Nathaniel Jamison, Emily Jaworski, Emily Jorden, Andrew Kardelky, Nixon Kwok, Genna LaRose, Jadyn Lee, Taylor Liberty, Isabella Maddalone, James McDade, Zachary McGrath, John McKenna, Olivia Meemken, Jenna Miller, Kelsey O’Neil-Knasick, Christina Parrottino, Stephanie Paul, Lauren Pelletier, Kelsey Perala, Grace Powers, Joan Quinones, Kyle Reasor, Jason Reed, Anita Reitano, Micayla Van Aken, Abigail Vandenberg, MeiLin Wachtel, Aidan Westfall, Laura Wing, Izabella With, Julia Zaremba, Keating Zelenke, Rebekah Zimmerman

3M Merit Scholarship Competition
Michael Beskid

BlueShield of Northeastern New York Scholarship
Jenna Miller

Rensselaer County 4-H Teen Council
Alyssa Jacon, Merrill Wrenn

South Colonie Teachers’ Association
Marissa Nagel

John Phillip Sousa Award
Michael Beskid

Patrick S. Gilmore Award
Matthew Gaston

Woody Herman Award
Martin Bond

The National School Choral Award
Emily Armlin

Fred Waring Award
Nicholas Maggio, Emma Crawley

The National School Orchestra Award
Victoria Bubie

Director’s Award for Orchestra
Emily Jaworski

Nicholas Castle Memorial Award
Henry Crawley

Shereen Massoud Memorial Scholarship
Kristen Thomas

The Sand Lake Center for the Arts Scholarship
Karisa Dell

The George J. Raneri Visual Arts Award
Stephanie Mangene

Art Teacher’s Award
Henry Crawley

Certificate of Mastery in Media Arts
Olivia Bonesteel

Certificate of Mastery in Painting
Kristen Thomas

Certificate of Mastery in Drawing
Jamie Holzman

Certificate of Mastery in Ceramics
Sydney Gile

Certificate of Mastery in Sculpture
Izabella With

Certificate of Mastery in Photography
Shauna Corry, Anita Reitano, Keating Zelenke

Certificate of Mastery in Illustration
Karisa Dell

Certificate of Mastery in Experimental Media
Henry Crawley

Certificate of Mastery in Video
Taylor Liberty

NYSATA Award for Visual Arts Excellence
Katelyn Cooper

2019 Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Ryan Baker, Michael Beskid, Emily Jorden Jenna Miller, Katherine O’Neil-Knasick, Abigail Vandenberg