RCS High School Students Honored at First 2025 Board of Education Student Recognition Awards

RCS High School Students Honored at First 2025 Board of Education Student Recognition Awards

RCS

October 22, 2025

On Wednesday, October 15, the RCS Board of Education hosted its first Student Recognition Awards ceremony of 2025, celebrating the outstanding achievements of students at RCS High School. Congratulations to the 81 remarkable students who were recognized during this special event! Each award highlights a significant level of commitment, effort, and perseverance.


These students have demonstrated success both inside and outside the classroom, and their achievements reflect the high standards and strong work ethic of the RCS student community.

Recognition Included:

  • Students who earned a score of 4 on last year’s New York State exams

  • Students who earned a 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement (AP) exam

  • Students who are on track to graduate with an in-house Career and Technical Education (CTE) endorsement

  • Students who are on track to graduate with an Advanced Regents Diploma

We commend all of these students for their hard work and look forward to their continued success throughout the school year.

(List of student names as announced at the ceremony)

  1. Alayna Baitsholts

  2. David Bray

  3. Sara Damopoulos

  4. Guliana Demarest

  5. Kendra Frodyma

  6. Kaitlyn Gardner

  7. Lily-Ann Hof

  8. Katherine Labella

  9. Samuel Merrills

  10. Maksim Moya

  11. Hunter Purificato

  12. Violet Wichmann

  13. Jayden Acomb

  14. Katarina DeOlde

  15. Silas DuBois

  16. Cameron Einhorn

  17. Ryan Giangreco

  18. Lauren Gimondo 

  19. Paige Gottesman

  20. Ryan Keiffer

  21. James Mantor

  22. Jamie Mantor

  23. John Merrills

  24. John Robertson

  25. Lukas Schmitt

  26. Liana Sinisgalli

  27. Haley Visone

  28. Piper Weddell

  29. Hayden Wolfe

  30. Addison Alberts-Lewis

  31. Natalia Alonso

  32. Jordan Altieri

  33. Ali Azhar

  34. Garrett Bailey

  35. Brendan Banahan

  36. Grace Bedinotti

  37. Aiden Boehme

  38. Nico Bonilla

  39. Bradley Brenner

  40. Lucas Brisco

  41. Mason Brozowski

  42. Caileigh Burnham

  43. Cameron Canosa

  44. Brianna Capuano

  45. Mason Carkner

  46. James Carvalho

  47. Colten Christensen

  48. Carina Contento

  49. Joelle Cordero

  50. Mackenzie Cross

  51. Jillian Decker

  52. Helena Desnoyers

  53. Parker Deyoe

  54. Stephanie Diaz

  55. Charlie Engel

  56. Xinyu Gao

  57. Hunter Goss

  58. Nikalaus Gudz

  59. Sandra Guzman-Ortiz

  60. Heidi Kittle

  61. Dominic Labella

  62. Isabella Leno

  63. Autumn Lischak

  64. Marley Lyle

  65. Stephen Mathai

  66. David McMullen

  67. Addison McNeilly

  68. Aubrey Meddaugh

  69. Laila Rabideau

  70. Emalie Ryan

  71. Leslie Sill

  72. Owen Smith

  73. Brooke Southworth

  74. Hannah Staats

  75. Matthew teRiele

  76. Kyra Therrien

  77. Bisma Usmani

  78. Megan Visone

  79. Brady Warner

  80. Sidney Young

  81. Bryon Zigrest

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