As the school year of 2023 comes to an end and seniors say goodbye to Windham High School, an assembly is held for the junior class to honor their hard work over the past year. According to Phil Rossetti, Windham High School assistant principal, the Junior Book Awards are presented at the conclusion of each school year to top students in the junior class.
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| Claudia Yurrita received the Russell Sage College Student Sage Award for her active involvement in the community ability to balance numerous activities with enthusiasm and leadership and devotion to lead in ways that improve the community's well-being. In the future, Yurrita would like to go into nursing and says that getting this award reflects ger hard work and involvement. COURTESY PHOTO |
The awards honor distinguished juniors at Windham High, giving them a chance to gain a wider look at the world they live in, and to connect outstanding students with schools of higher learning. “Collegiate Book Awards are given annually to top-achieving students in the junior class. Each college or university establishes rigorous criteria and seeks feedback from high school faculty and administration to identify the worthy recipient of each award,” says Rossetti.
Each Junior Book Award recipient is presented with a book from the university or college sponsoring the award and is intended to foster the recipient’s continued willingness to grow and learn.
Here are this year’s Windham High School 2023 University Book Award recipients:
Sophia Gugliuzza, Harvard Prize Book Award. This award is given to a junior who has excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievements in other fields.
Lilian Nguyen and Khalysa Hammith, Clarkson University Achievement Awards. This award is presented to juniors who demonstrate leadership qualities and academic promise and are given to two juniors in the top 15 percent of their class with an academic interest in Engineering, Business, Science or Liberal Arts. These awards include a renewable yearly scholarship.
Alexander Pooler, Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Award. This award is presented to a junior who has an interest and ability in computing and has a strong interest in a variety of computing fields.
Jadyn Kimball, Rochester Institute of Technology Women in STEM. This award is given to a junior who displays high achievement and ability and interest in a variety of STEM fields.
Olivia Moreno and Cate Culpovich, Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award. These awards recognize two juniors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities both in the high school, as well as in the community.
Claudia Yurrita, Russell Sage College Student Sage Award. This award goes to a junior who is actively involved in the community, able to balance numerous activities with enthusiasm and leadership and is devoted to leading in ways that improve the community’s well-being.
Syndey Savard, University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation. This award recognizes a junior who has a strong interest in innovation and a high level of achievement.
Laura Bearce, University of Rochester George Eastman Leaders Award. This award goes to a junior who is a strong leader at the school and in the community.
Maggie Whiting, University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award. This award is presented to a student who has demonstrated high achievement and rigor in science classes and positive contributions to the school and community.
Sophia Gugliuzza, University of Rochester Fredrick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Awards. This award recognizes a junior who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues. The recipient shows strong leadership and dedication to community action.
Abigail Allen and Jinqui Li, Elmira College Key Award. These awards are given to juniors who demonstrate outstating school and community leadership.
Elizabeth Bearce, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Award. This award is presented to a junior with outstanding academic achievement in the study of math and science.
Alejandra Hidel, Suffolk University Book Award. This award is given to a junior who demonstrates great dedication to learning in the classroom, as well as to their school community through extracurricular involvement.
Rachelle Cloutier and Conner Leclerc, St. Michael’s College Book Award. This award goes to a junior who has shown outstanding academic achievement and with social conscience with strong leadership experience in the school and community.
Lisha Luo and Shawna Edwards, USM Book Award. This award is for a junior who has demonstrated great determination and persistence in the accomplishment goals in academic, leadership, and community.
Ezra Foster, Endicott College Book Award. This student exhibits strong leadership skills inside and outside the classroom.
Alexandra Funk, Smith College Book Award. This award is presented to a student who exemplifies academic achievement, leadership qualities, and a concern for others.
Kaitlyn Farrin, Brandeis University Book Award. This award goes to a junior who shows academic action and civil engagement, excellence in scholarship and high character as well as academic achievement.
Alyssa Conley, College of Atlantic Book Award. This award is for a junior who is interested in creating a positive change in the world and is involved in the school and community.
Kaitlyn Farrin, who received the Brandeis University Book Award, says that she has always been interested in going into speech writing and got an award from a school that she actually wants to attend.
“Getting this award is exciting; I do a lot for the community, and it feels good to get appreciation for it,” said Claudia Yurrita. In the future, she said would like to go into nursing in which there is lots of working with the community, which reflects the award that she received. <
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