Grand Island High School News Web Page 2024
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Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey
GIHS 3rd Quarter High Honor Roll - April 2024
9th GRADE HIGH HONOR
Giada Aguzzi, Maxx Anderson, Sophia Anzalone, Tina Arslan, Camryn Bagley, Emma Dunn, Anthony Fiebelkorn, Benjamin Frey, Mackenzie Gallagher, Gianna Gallegos, Chase Giambra, Karissa Green, Gianna Griggs, Owen Hall, Jocelyn Hamilton, Jaiden Hamilton, Malcolm Hannibal, Tyler Hazel, Nicholas Jayme, Leah Kephart, Addison Kineke, Sophia Kwiatkowski, Addison Lewis, Levi Maerz, Tessa Marsala, Avery McNulty, Giada Mendel, Mason Miller, Riley Myers, Claire Neuhaus, Luke Nowocien, Colin Pinzel, Hannah Rastelli, Kayla Rejewski, Abigail Ruminski, Brianna Schiffmacher, Ava Schnepf, Logan Scott, Richard Sedita, Petra Smykowski, Alice Staub, Annabelle Vandriel, Gavin Warner, Emily Westberg, Abigail Wilkins, John Wilkinson
10th GRADE HIGH HONOR
Marissa Aceti, Muthanna Ahmed, Thomas Alberalla, Gabriella Amato, Cleopatra Basiliko, Alicia Battaglia, Jacob Belous, Alayna Boyle, Jacob Brzyski, Elijah Castner, Judah Chapman, John Coram, Natalie DeCourcey, Rebekah Dolan, Edward Falls, Aiden Golembiewski, Chase Gustafson, Camryn Harding, Audrey Holler, David Hoover, Cassidy Kurtzhalts, Noah Magee, Ismail Masoodi, Kieran Meisel, Caylee Meyer, Colin Morgan, Jillian Moskala, Jack Pachla, Natalie Payne, Preston Pickard, Brianna Rejewski, Tanureet Saini, Talia Simone, Janelle Spiesz, Ieva Stalyga, Charlotte Tower, Sara Trevett, Kennady Ulrich, Zachary Vinkle, Brooke Warner, Margaret Weselak, Alexis Williams
11th GRADE HIGH HONOR
Lydia Amato, Kailyn Ash, William Benz, Savannah Bukowski, Nicholas Bull, Isabella Burt, Lauren Caizza, Grace Carpenter, Giana Caruana, Tori Cecere, Alper Celik, Emma Chorey, Anna Cipollitti, Gavin Clinton, Abigail Coombs, Jacob Csicseri, Addison Flegal, Madelyn Gallagher, Grace Gramza, Linzy Gray, Hailey Green, Sydney Hamilton, Leah Hurley, Rocquelle Hy, Lily Johnson, Nolan Klein, Annabelle Linenfelser, Natalie Malush, Gianna Masker, Jolie Mondoux, Keira Murray, Liam O'Kell, Alexandra Oldman, Rylee Pachla, Evan Pickering, Alyssa Pizur, Ryan Rai, Layla Rein, Megan Reynolds, Emma Richards, Savannah Samplinski, Javeria Shoaib, Abigail Szyprowski, Pavneet Toor, Kaitlyn Wadman, Connor Weber, Zoe Anna Weselak
12th GRADE HIGH HONOR
Yusuf Abdur Raheem, Jack Benns, Natalie Berg, Alma Brown, Julianna Burgin, Samuel Castner, Nathan Cioppa, Kathryn Czyrny, Talan Del Monte, Tessa DeMartin, Kaitlyn Dudek, Brandon Farquharson, Jenna Gorton, Katelyn Grant, Timothy Grant, Jenna Hecht, Tyler Hoock, Ethan Hovey, Alexandra Jensen, Gabriel Johnston, Fiona Joss, Gianna Karnath, Averyanna Kehr, Brooke Kenney, Raven Khreis, Patrick Kruse, Claire LeFevre, Braeden Lenhard, Dominic Leone, Elijah Linenfelser, Cayden Luciano, Jillian Manns, Ava Marsala, Jacob Mazeh, Evan McMann, Addison McNulty, Gianna Mourgas, Marissa Mrkall, Georgiana Nowak, Megan Rebmann, Tyler Robertson, Christopher Sadkowski, Alexander Sandford, Emma Santorio, Adam Schnell, Emma Schoenrock, Arly Soellers, Sophia Steinbrenner, Tala Steinbrenner, Gabriella VeRost, John Vinkle, Jillian Wadell, Annie Weng, Alexandra Woloszyn, Catherine Zach, Sophie Zentz
GIHS 3rd Quarter Honor Roll - April 2024
9th GRADE HONOR
Calleigh Anderson, Racheal Banas, Beau Bergeron, Gavin Blum, Gianna Bonaccorso, Morgan Bridenbaker, Olivia Burke, Liam Burt, Morgan Cantor, Jake Castiglia, Robert Cieri, Owen Cioppa, Don Collure, Madelyn Colpetzer, Deni Daghestani, Tucker Dankert, Blake DeLoreto, Peter DeSantis, Vincenzo DiSanto, Bre'Onna Donovan, Giana Dudek, Mitchell Dylag, Molly Fiebelkorn, Austin Forsey, Samuel Geblein, Emily Glassbrook, Ella Gordon, Liam Graeff Friel, Ava Groff, Chase Hall, Camden Hillary, Avery Hoock, Sarah Jackson, April James, Reese Johnson, Molly Kilianski, Christian Kochanowski, Lillyana Lundquist, Andrew MacConkey, Tiana Magee, Chase Martineck, Chloe Masich, Jocelyn May, EllaRae Moore, Sawyer Morris, Leanna Musleh, Karlei Novak, Kendyll Panowicz, Andrew Pelczynski, Cole Randle, Grayson Rastelli, Emma Redfern, Yousef Rizek, Trenton Ruffolo, Emerson Rusert, Jackson Rutter, Ava Satterlee, Dylan Serafini, Kailyn Smith, Alanna Soto, Thomas Steck, Mya Steinwandel, Madelyn Sugg, Kamaldeep Toor, Madelyn Urbaniak, Cecilia Vacanti, Aaron Vizzi, John Wenner, Ryan Whalen, Shannon Williams, Trent Yoder
10th GRADE HONOR
Carl Beckley, Aidan Birtz, Jillian Bland, Mya Brandon, Max Broeker, Maxwell Bronson, Lily Buckingham, Olivia Clark, Karina Conta, Jackson DeGlopper, Lucah Gassmann, Nicolas Genovese, Jeetpal Gill, Simran Gill, Jaymee Gray, Damian Greco, Samantha Grover, Carson Hamilton, Carson Hinkle, Elijah Huber, Colin Hurley, Ella Johnston, Joseph Jung, Bree Kolesar, Andrew Kozlowski, Dominic Leo, Sarah Logar, Ava May, Chase McGuire, Payton McNamara, Kate Mezhir, Evelyn Miller, Connor Muehlbauer, Sydney Neuhaus, Dominic Nucci, Robert Osuchowski, Isabella Pilon, Cooper Pyc, Sophia Pyc, Maya Rizzo, Owen Rosetti, Jack Roth, Allie Rumsey, Sienna Sarkees, Julian Savard, Harini Selvakumar, Harvinder Singh, Audrey Stockinger, Riley Uribes, Teagan Willats, Madeline Williams, Kyla Wood
11th GRADE HONOR
Camilla Acquisto, Ghaliya Ahmed, Morgan Andrews, Aubree Battaglia, Emma Beringer, Andrew Birtz, Zachary Bridenbaker, Rayyan Bukahri, Lily Burke, Samantha Burridge, Sophie Cane, Amanda Carriero, Nicholas Castellino, Dylan Castiglia, Brooke Christensen, Anthony Ciraolo, Arianna Conta, Samantha Crist, Bryan Decker, Hailey Donovan, Skye Dreher, Hayden Garey, Alyssa Griggs, Jacob Hamilton, Jacob Hazel, Hannah Hiscock, Luke Hutton, Samuel Iuvino, Isabella Jayme, Jierui Jiao, Jayden Kleinschmidt, Logan Kochanowski, Natalie Kopf, Kyle Kowalczewski, Christian Krawczyk, Grace Kucinski, Michael Leone, Peter Marston, Alex Martin, Madison McGowan, Hayden Miller, Madison Mondoux, Jaxen Montana, Jack Nevans, Liberty Novak, Addyson Peck, Samuel Rastelli, Owen Redfern, Adelyn Roach, Mavrick Rumsey, Oliver Schmidt, Jackson Schmidt, Ryan Sharp, Lilian Shugarts, Jelena Simic, Gianna Simone, Juliana Smith, Anthony Soluri, Morgan Szathmary, Melaina Taylor, Carly Tilkins, Melina Valle, Mikayla Wagner, Esten Watt, George Woloszyn, Cole Zorich
12th GRADE HONOR
Roberto Anaya Fuentes, Lukacz Basiliko, Timothy Bentley, Julia Bielec, Emily Birtz, Isabella Boyle, Avery Burroughs, Caitlyn Butcher, Carly Butcher, Sabrina Butcher, Victoria Caizza, Emilie Carrig, Ben Cipollitti, Emma Coburn, Ryan Coutu, Douglas Crowley, Mariella DiCarlo, Audrey Dickinson, Taylor Duscher, Tyler Dworak, Meredith Ehlenfield, Nissa Elahi, Samantha Ennis, Gianna Genovese, Giovanni Granelli, Kanita Hajdini, Hunter Hall, Connor Hart, Brady Hillman, Cameran Hoffman, Roman Horvath, Rachel Joseph, Jacob Joseph, Morgan Khadra, Mikaela Kitchen, Kailey Korkuc, Anna Kurtzhalts, Hailey Lee, Noah Lewis, Kaleigh Lockett, Hollyn Lynch, Sarah Lysarz, Kyto Magee, Natalle Martineck, Hailey Martinez, Zainab Masoodi, Olivia Mayer, Nathan Meyers, Roman Nuchereno, Nicholas Pilon, Gianna Potts, Aleksander Pyc, Isidora Ristic, Torin Roth, Abbey Schneller, Pearl Sciolino-Coffey, Sara Shugarts, Dylan Simpson, Avery Snyder, Lauren Soluri, Logan Tanner, Blake Thauer, Kyleigh Ulrich, Micaila Valle, Casey Walowitz, George Wenner, Preston Whitfield, Ta'miah Wilkes, Jaimen Wright, Joseph Wynne, Ella Zaremski
GIHS 3rd Quarter Merit Roll - April 2024
9th GRADE MERIT
Robert Agnello, Nicolas Aiello, Noah Arnone, Lucas Bonafede, Dane Brown, Kelly Coram, Matthew DeAngelo, Zoha Elahi, Eden Fancher, Olivia Govern, Michaela Granelli, Madelyn Jagow, Amaya Lundquist, Caitlin Maurer, Tyler Meyer, Will Meyers, Farhanuddin Mohammed, Owen Parker, Jay Pham, Tyler Price, Ognjen Ristic, Charlotte Russo, Ava Sole, Nicholas Sortino, Audrey Still, Anna Zherebilov
10th GRADE MERIT
Jassim Al Hajjaji, Andrea Mikayla Apon, Caden Byrnes, Matthew Capage, Logan Flynn, Madelyn Forbes, Noah Franco, Aiden Galligan, Lindsay Greer, Dominick Hanel, Calli Harding, Donovan Heacock, Haley Hillman, Paige Horvath, Nina Johnson, Sarabjot Kaur, Michael Lewandowski, Taryn Lysek, Adrianna Marinucci, Camila Marques, Natalie Marshall, Jonathan Neville, Miranda Page, Jasmine Rokicki, Ahmet Savas, Ryan Scott, Caden Sharkey, Grace Simpson, Bryana Turnbull, Jack Willet
11th GRADE MERIT
Lucianna Andrzejewski, Gianni Anello, Jake Benton, Jaelynn Bolock, Jacob Bonafede, Matthew Burridge, Brady Butler, Antonia Cotroneo, Joshua DeLong, Noah Evert, Danika Fiebelkorn, Niko Gonzalez, Ian Hannon, Catherine Hegarty, Hanna Hurley, Johanna Jackson, Braiden Jaroszewski, Sully Korte, Richard Kwarciak, Riley Kwiatkowski, Nico Macrides, Aya Mahmood, Robert Meinhold, Samantha Mesmer, Brady Moran, Colby Okelberry, Lauren Olendorf, Lorelei Popp, Emma Sentz, Avery Smith, Sophia Sobrino, Cristina Torres, Anthony Vaccaro-Luttrell, Olivia Wenner, Devan Williams, Brody Winarski, Asher Wright
12th GRADE MERIT
Madison Ahearn, Gianna Burruano, Lorenzo Buscaglia, Ella Campas, Trysten Cardin-Galeza, Jacob Clark, Samuel Fabiano, Benjamin Farrell, Kaylee Fatta, Ian Greer, Kyle Haines, Hannah Higuera, Perrin Huff, Robert Ingalsbe, Madison Keen, Sarah Klein, Tyler MacNeil, Joseph Martino, Rocco Misuraca, Kendyl Ode, Cooper O'Leary, Cameron Pachura, Heavenlee Rehg, Justin Shores, Andrew Smith, David Squires, Charlotte Steck, Julianna Tiedemann, Sophia Todaro, Brayden Willats, Luke Winarski
Careers with the USAF - April 2024
TSgt Lindaman (center) presents to students.
Former Grand Island High School student Andrew Lindaman, class of 2011, reached out to Cheryl Chamberlain about the possibility of discussing careers with the United States Air Force at GIHS. TSgt Lindaman brought his team into her Career and Financial Management class this past week and introduced life in the military to the students. Topics included college credit in the USAF, benefits of service and a plethora of career opportunities from dentistry to building trades. This business course is offered to students at Grand Island to describe future careers and learn personal financial literacy. For more information on business courses at GIHS contact cherylchamberlain@gicsd.org.Business Letter Pro! - March 2024
From left: Kathy Ridenour, manager of the Niagara Falls ULTA and Nissa Ehahi.
Crafting a business letter is part of Cheryl Chamberlain's Entrepreneurship class at Grand Island High School. Students are tasked with choosing a local business and writing either a compliment or complaint letter to the manager of that business. Senior Nissa Elahi wrote a well thought out compliment letter to the manager of ULTA Beauty in Niagara Falls. Kathy Ridenour is the manager and was so overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness put into the letter, she called and asked to come into the class and gift Nissa with a swag bag from her store. Ms. Ridenour also spoke a little about her job at ULTA and how she deals with customers on a daily basis. As Spring Spirit Week started on Monday, this was a great way for Nissa to begin our blue and white day! Many thanks to Ms. Ridenour. for recognizing a job well done, as you never know how much one letter can make a difference for a business.K - 12 STEM Fair Project Display - March 2024
K-12 STEM Fair Project Display will be in the Grand Island High School technology wing on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 See FLYER.GIHS Viking Values February Students of the Month - March 2024
Pictured, from left, are students Tucker Dankert, selected by the Physical Education Department; Cleopatra Basiliko, selected by the Art Department; Lucas Pawlak, selected by the Technology Department; Keira Murray, selected by both the English Department and the Social Studies Department; Dylan Simpson, selected by the Music Department; Emma Redfern, selected by the Business Department; Gianna Bonaccorso, selected by the World Language Department; Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey and assistant principals Jaime Peld and Susan Frey. Not pictured: Zoe Weselak, selected by both the Science Department and Math Department.
Photo by Larry Austin/Grand Island Central School District.
Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey and assistant principals Jaime Peld and Susan Frey of Grand Island High School have announced the Viking Values Students of the Month for February.
The Viking Values Students of the Month are nominated by the departments of World Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, English, Business, Art, Physical Education, Music, Technology, and Science.The Viking Values Students of the Month are chosen based on character, academic performance, effort, behavior, social relationships, and attendance. Character: The student demonstrates the Viking Values of respect, responsibility, safety, and compassion. Academic performance: The student is passing all classes taken within the department; demonstrates excellent class participation and completion of assignments. Effort: The student demonstrates good effort in class and works up to or exceeds innate ability. Behavior: Both inside and outside of the classroom, the student obeys rules, shows respect to peers and adults, and is well mannered. Social relationships: The student displays leadership, a willingness to help peers, and shows respect toward others. Attendance – The student attends school regularly and arrives at school and classes on time.
Center Brooke Christensen, Hailey Martinez, Luke Watkins.
Competing at the Section VI Indoor Track and Field Championships at Houghton University, three Grand Island High School student-athletes qualified for the NYS Indoor Track and Field Championships. This is the first time in 15 years Grand Island will be represented by three athletes competing individually. Senior Hailey Martinez, a UB commit, leads the way to states after winning the 55 meter dash in a school record 7.32 seconds. Maritnez finished third in the 300 meter dash, setting another school record in the process with a time of 42.06 seconds. Martinez will also represent Section VI in the sprint portion of the Intersectional Relay. Junior Brooke Christensen won her second consecutive Section VI championship in the weight throw with a school record toss of 49-5.5. Christensen is currently ranked third in the state and 14th in the country in the weight throw event. Senior Luke Watkins qualified for states in the 55 meter dash with a school record time of 6.68 seconds. The week prior to the individual championships, Martinez (Track) and Christensen (Field) were voted the MVPs of the Class B Championships with Martinez winning the 55 and 300 meter dashes and Christensen winning the weight throw and shotput. The NYS Championships will be held March 2 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island.Guest Speakers at GIHS - February 2024
Derek Staubitz
One of the most asked questions in high school is, "what do you want to do with your career future?" To help answer this question, business teacher Cheryl Chamberlain brings in guest speakers to help high school students discover hidden talents. This week, three different areas were discussed including: geology, government work and entrepreneurship. Benjamin King-Smith, geologist, discussed his career in geology and how he studies land formations to build on. Brooke Chamberlain, FDA officer, shared her experience working in the Federal government for the USDA and FDA agencies and how to apply for a position, and Derek Staubitz entrepreneur, shared his journey as a new business owner of Hybrid Defense on Grand Island.Courses in the business department at GIHS help students to decide on their future in college, trades, and military by provided authentic experiences in the classroom and internships in the field. For more information on programs contact cherylchamberlain@gicsd.org.
GIHS 2nd Quarter High Honor Roll - February 2024
9th GRADE HIGH HONOR
Maxx Anderson, Sophia Anzalone, Tina Arslan, Camryn Bagley, Gianna Bonaccorso, Liam Burt, Emma Dunn, Mitchell Dylag, Anthony Fiebelkorn, Benjamin Frey, Mackenzie Gallagher, Gianna Gallegos, Chase Giambra, Karissa Green, Gianna Griggs, Ava Groff, Owen Hall, Jaiden Hamilton, Malcolm Hannibal, Tyler Hazel, Nicholas Jayme, Leah Kephart, Addison Kineke, Levi Maerz, Tessa Marsala, Jocelyn May, Avery McNulty, Mason Miller, Riley Myers, Luke Nowocien, Riley Pankow, Colin Pinzel, Kayla Rejewski, Trenton Ruffolo, Abigail Ruminski, Brianna Schiffmacher, Logan Scott, Richard Sedita, Petra Smykowski, Alanna Soto, Annabelle Vandriel, Ryan Whalen
10th GRADE HIGH HONOR
Marissa Aceti, Muthanna Ahmed, Thomas Alberalla, Gabriella Amato, Cleopatra Basiliko, Alicia Battaglia, Aidan Birtz, Alayna Boyle, Jacob Brzyski, Elijah Castner, John Coram, Natalie DeCourcey, Edward Falls, Aiden Golembiewski, Camryn Harding, Audrey Holler, David Hoover, Noah Magee, Ismail Masoodi, Kieran Meisel, Colin Morgan, Jillian Moskala, Connor Muehlbauer, Jack Pachla, Natalie Payne, Preston Pickard, Brianna Rejewski, Allie Rumsey, Talia Simone, Janelle Spiesz, Ieva Stalyga, Sara Trevett, Zachary Vinkle, Brooke Warner, Margaret Weselak
11th GRADE HIGH HONOR
Ghaliya Ahmed, Lydia Amato, Kailyn Ash, Savannah Bukowski, Nicholas Bull, Isabella Burt, Lauren Caizza, Grace Carpenter,Tori Cecere, Alper Celik, Emma Chorey, Anna Cipollitti, Gavin Clinton, Jacob Csicseri, Addison Flegal, Madelyn Gallagher, Grace Gramza, Linzy Gray, Hailey Green, Sydney Hamilton, Leah Hurley, Rocquelle Hy, Lily Johnson, Nolan Klein, Nicholas Lindsay, Natalie Malush, Gianna Masker, Jolie Mondoux, Keira Murray, Jack Nevans, Liam O'Kell, Alexandra Oldman, Evan Pickering, Alyssa Pizur, Ryan Rai, Layla Rein, Megan Reynolds, Adelyn Roach, Savannah Samplinski, Javeria Shoaib, Abigail Szyprowski, Pavneet Toor, Kaitlyn Wadman, Mikayla Wagner, Connor Weber, Zoe Anna Weselak, Cole Zorich
12th GRADE HIGH HONOR
Peyton Abbott, Yusuf Abdur Raheem, Jack Benns, Natalie Berg, Julia Bielec, Alma Brown, Julianna Burgin, Victoria Caizza, Emilie Carrig, Samuel Castner, Nathan Cioppa, Kathryn Czyrny, Talan Del Monte, Mariella DiCarlo, Gianna Genovese, Jenna Gorton, Katelyn Grant, Timothy Grant, Jenna Hecht, Tyler Hoock, Perrin Huff, Alexandra Jensen, Gabriel Johnston, Rachel Joseph, Fiona Joss, Gianna Karnath, Averyanna Kehr, Brooke Kenney, Raven Khreis, Patrick Kruse, Claire LeFevre, Braeden Lenhard, Dominic Leone, Elijah Linenfelser, KaleighLockett, Cayden Luciano, Hollyn Lynch, Ava Marsala, Hailey Martinez, Jacob Mazeh, Evan McMann, Addison McNulty, Georgiana Nowak, Roman Nuchereno, Megan Rebmann, Alexander Sandford, Emma Santorio, Adam Schnell, Emma Schoenrock, Tala Steinbrenner, Sophia Steinbrenner, Ella Steinwandel, Gabriella VeRost, JohnVinkle, Jillian Wadell, Casey Walowitz, Annie Weng, Preston Whitfield, Ta'miah Wilkes, Alexandra Woloszyn, Jaimen Wright, Catherine Zach
GIHS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll - February 2024
9th GRADE HONOR
Robert Agnello, Calleigh Anderson, Beau Bergeron, Gavin Blum, Morgan Bridenbaker, Dane Brown, Olivia Burke, Morgan Cantor, Molly Carrig, Robert Cieri, Don Collure, Madelyn Colpetzer, Madison Cope, Tucker Dankert, Blake DeLoreto, Vincenzo DiSanto, Giana Dudek, Zoha Elahi, Molly Fiebelkorn, Austin Forsey, Samuel Geblein, Emily Glassbrook, Ella Gordon, Olivia Govern, Liam Graeff Friel, Chase Hall, Camden Hillary, Evan Howitt, Sarah Jackson, April James, Reese Johnson, Molly Kilianski, Christian Kochanowski, Lillyana Lundquist, Andrew MacConkey, Tiana Magee, Chase Martineck, Caitlin Maurer, EllaRae Moore, Leanna Musleh, Kendyll Panowicz, Andrew Pelczynski, Hannah Rastelli, Grayson Rastelli, Emma Redfern, Yousef Rizek, Emerson Rusert, Charlotte Russo, Ava Satterlee, Ava Schnepf, Dylan Serafini, Taylor Simpson, Kailyn Smith, Alice Staub, Thomas Steck, Mya Steinwandel, Madelyn Sugg, Kamaldeep Toor, Abbigal Toth, Madelyn Urbaniak, Aaron Vizzi, John Wenner, Abigail Wilkins
10th GRADE HONOR
Andrea Mikayla Apon, Carl Beckley, Jacob Belous, Jillian Bland, Mya Brandon, Max Broeker, Maxwell Bronson, Lily Buckingham, Judah Chapman, Olivia Clark, Karina Conta, Jackson DeGlopper, Rebekah Dolan, Madelyn Forbes, Noah Franco, Lucah Gassmann, Jaymee Gray, Lindsay Greer, Samantha Grover, Chase Gustafson, Carson Hamilton, Carson Hinkle, Paige Horvath, Colin Hurley, Ella Johnston, Alex Joyce, Joseph Jung, Bree Kolesar, Andrew Kozlowski, Cassidy Kurtzhalts, Lucia Lanthier, Sarah Logar, Camila Marques, Chase McGuire, Payton McNamara, Caylee Meyer, Kate Mezhir, Evelyn Miller, Sydney Neuhaus, Dominic Nucci, Miranda Page, Isabella Pilon, Sienna Potenza, Cooper Pyc, Sophia Pyc, Owen Rosetti, Jack Roth, Tanureet Saini, Sienna Sarkees, Julian Savard, Alayna Schwinn, Harini Selvakumar, Grace Simpson, Harvinder Singh, Audrey Stockinger, Zachary Talamo, Kennady Ulrich, Riley Uribes, Teagan Willats, Alexis Williams, Kyla Wood, Max Zentz
11th GRADE HONOR
Camilla Acquisto, Morgan Andrews, Gianni Anello, Aubree Battaglia, William Benz, Andrew Birtz, Jaelynn Bolock, Jacob Bonafede, Rayyan Bukahri, Lily Burke, Samantha Burridge, Amanda Carriero, Giana Caruana, Nicholas Castellino, Dylan Castiglia, Brooke Christensen, Anthony Ciraolo, Arianna Conta, Abigail Coombs, Samantha Crist, Bryan Decker, Hailey Donovan, Skye Dreher, Noah Evert, Alyssa Griggs, Jacob Hamilton, Jacob Hazel, Hannah Hiscock, Hanna Hurley, Luke Hutton, Samuel Iuvino, Braiden Jaroszewski, Isabella Jayme, Jierui Jiao, Natalie Kopf, Sully Korte, Kyle Kowalczewski, Christian Krawczyk, Annabelle Linenfelser, Peter Marston, Alex Martin, Madison McGowan, Samantha Mesmer, Hayden Miller, Jaxen Montana, Jaxon Moslow, Liberty Novak, Cora Pankow, Addyson Peck, Samuel Rastelli, Owen Redfern, Celine Rizek, Mavrick Rumsey, Oliver Schmidt, Jackson Schmidt, Ryan Sharp, Jelena Simic, Gianna Simone, Juliana Smith, Anthony Soluri, Morgan Szathmary, Melaina Taylor, Carly Tilkins, Cristina Torres, Melina Valle, Esten Watt, Olivia Wenner, Brody Winarski, George Woloszyn
12th GRADE HONOR
Sarah Ahmed, Roberto Anaya Fuentes, Lukacz Basiliko, Emily Birtz, Andrew Bongiovanni, Isabella Boyle, Avery Burroughs, Lorenzo Buscaglia, Caitlyn Butcher, Carly Butcher, Brooke Caldwell, Ben Cipollitti, Douglas Crowley, Tessa DeMartin, Kaitlyn Dudek, Taylor Duscher, Tyler Dworak, Meredith Ehlenfield, Nissa Elahi, Samantha Ennis, Brandon Farquharson, Giovanni Granelli, Kanita Hajdini, Hunter Hall, Connor Hart, Brady Hillman, Roman Horvath, Ethan Hovey, Jacob Joseph, Mikaela Kitchen, Kailey Korkuc, Anna Kurtzhalts, Noah Lewis, Sarah Lysarz, Kyto Magee, Jillian Manns, Natalle Martineck, Zainab Masoodi, Olivia Mayer, Nathan Meyers, Gianna Mourgas, Marissa Mrkall, Aleksander Pyc, Tyler Robertson, Christopher Sadkowski, Abbey Schneller, Pearl Sciolino-Coffey, Austin Shores, Justin Shores, Sara Shugarts, Dylan Simpson, Avery Snyder, Arly Soellers, Logan Tanner, Blake Thauer, Sophia Todaro, Kyleigh Ulrich, Micaila Valle, George Wenner, Brayden Willats, Joseph Wynne, Ella Zaremski, Sophie Zentz
GIHS 2nd Quarter Merit Roll - February 2024
9th GRADE MERIT
Noah Arnone, Racheal Banas, Ethan Berg, Jake Castiglia, Owen Cioppa, Kelly Coram, Deni Daghestani, Matthew DeAngelo, Bre'Onna Donovan, Emma Erickson, Eden Fancher, Brayden Florio, Michaela Granelli, Avery Hoock, Claire Lansberry, Capri Olivia Leslie, Amaya Lundquist, Leyla Mack, Chloe Masich, Zakary Massaro, Miles McKnight, Will Meyers, Eliana Mokhiber, Sawyer Morris, Karlei Novak, Owen Parker, Wesley Pelczynski, Cole Randle, Ognjen Ristic, Calli Rudney, Jackson Rutter, Ava Sole, Lucas Soto, Mason Urbaniak, Cecilia Vacanti, Shannon Williams, Trent Yoder
10th GRADE MERIT
Jassim Al Hajjaji, Jaiden Bush, Kenadi Butcher, Olivia DeCoux, Joseph Donlon, Arianna Flippen, Logan Flynn, Aiden Galligan, Nicolas Genovese, Simran Gill, Jeetpal Gill, Anna Gormady, Damian Greco, Dominick Hanel, Calli Harding, Donovan Heacock, Haley Hillman, Elijah Huber, Juliette Itzo, Nina Johnson, Michael Lewandowski, Adrianna Marinucci, Moses McMurray, Jonathan Neville, Maya Rizzo, Kabir Sandhu, Ahmet Savas, Armani Smith, Kaitlyn Stieringer, Bryana Turnbull, Cameron Willer, Madeline Williams
11th GRADE MERIT
Emma Beringer, Morgan Blum, Anthony Borzillieri, Zachary Bridenbaker, Matthew Burridge, Sophie Cane, Isabela Dombrowski, Danika Fiebelkorn, Hayden Garey, Niko Gonzalez, Luke Gworek, Ian Hannon, Catherine Hegarty, Ailish Higman, Johanna Jackson, Logan Kochanowski, Grace Kucinski, Richard Kwarciak, Riley Kwiatkowski, Michael Leone, Nico Macrides, Brandon McCreary, Robert Meinhold, Madison Mondoux, Brady Moran, Colby Okelberry, Jackx Pendola, Matthew Pomaranski, Lorelei Popp, Emma Richards, Lilian Shugarts, Avery Smith, Devan Williams
12th GRADE MERIT
Ayden Anguiano, Timothy Bentley, Alexia Bryant, Ella Campas, Trysten Cardin-Galeza, Jacob Clark, Audrey Dickinson, Samuel Fabiano, Benjamin Farrell, Kaylee Fatta, Kyle Haines, Hannah Higuera, Cameran Hoffman, Morgan Khadra, Hailey Lee, Joseph Leistner, Tyler MacNeil, Daniel Mallabar, Joseph Martino, LilyBeth Mazur, Brett Nowocien, Kylie Okelberry, Cooper O'Leary, Cameron Pachura, Nicholas Pilon, Mylie Porter, Gianna Potts, Isidora Ristic, Torin Roth, Andrew Smith, David Squires, Charlotte Steck, Julianna Tiedemann, Dean Urbaniak, Maddyson Valo, Adrian Vazquez, Luke Watkins
January Viking Values Students of the Month - January 2024
The students are pictured, from left, front row: Mya Brandon, grade 10, selected by the World Language Department; Luke Gworek, grade 11, selected by the English Department; Hannah Rastelli, grade 9, selected by the Social Studies Department; Ryan Coutu, grade 12, selected by the Technology Department; Grace Carpenter, grade 11, selected by the Science Department; and Assistant Principal Jaime Peld. Back row: Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey; Jack Pachla, grade 10, selected by the Math Department; Avery Snyder, grade 12, selected by the Physical Education Department; Nicholas Lindsay, grade 11, selected by the Music Department; John Coram, grade 10, selected by the Business Department; and Ieva Stalyga, grade 10, selected by the Art Department.
Photo by Larry Austin/Grand Island Central School District
Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey and assistant principalJaime Peld of Grand Island High School have announced the Viking Values Students of the Month for January 2024
The Viking Values Students of the Month are nominated by the departments of World Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, English, Business, Art, Physical Education, Music, Technology, and Science.The Viking Values Students of the Month are chosen based on character, academic performance, effort, behavior, social relationships, and attendance. Character: The student demonstrates the Viking Values of respect, responsibility, safety, and compassion. Academic performance: The student is passing all classes taken within the department; demonstrates excellent class participation and completion of assignments. Effort: The student demonstrates good effort in class and works up to or exceeds innate ability. Behavior: Both inside and outside of the classroom, the student obeys rules, shows respect to peers and adults, and is well mannered. Social relationships: The student displays leadership, a willingness to help peers, and shows respect toward others. Attendance – The student attends school regularly and arrives at school and classes on time.
