- By -Staff
- Around Town
Lansing High School held its 64th Commencement ceremony last Friday. 87 seniors graduated, with over half the class receiving their Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation. 92 year old Fred Voss, a Holocaust survivor, was also granted a degree Friday (see accompanying story).
15% of the students earned technical embellishment at TST BOCES. 90% will attend college: 47% will attend two year colleges and 54% will attend four year colleges. The remaining 9% are entering the military or joining the work force.
37 seniors took a total of 83 advanced placement exams. 83 seniors earned 659 college credits for an average of 8 credits per student.
43 seniors were awarded over $23,000 in scholarships:
Barbara J. Abraham / Raymond C. Buckley Scholarship | Troy Hradisky | |
Cargill Award | Sabrina Tilton, Naeemah Richardson | |
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation Scholarship | Kathryn Jordan, Bhavneet Anand | |
Chester Bednarczyk Business & Accounting Memorial Award | Talor Policay | |
Clara Bower Howell Memorial Scholarship | Cristian Zaloj, Luke Schaeffer, Sally Stoyell | |
Clayton & Janet Bradley Scholarship | Vanessa Corey | |
Dean & Adeline Weibly Sholarship | Sean Streb | |
Emerson & Esther Mitchell Scholarship | Brandon Emerick | |
Eugene 'Charlie' Moon Scholarship | Megan Drake, Kevin Howell | |
George Stevens Achievement in Science Award | Paul Giannelis | |
Lansing Ithaca Rotary Club International Fellowship Award | Erin Trowbridge | |
Joe Joseph Award | Ashli Carlton | |
Joseph, Grace & John McGill Scholarship | Gianna Gentile, Tiffanie McIntosh | |
Lansing Alumni Assn. Award | Zach Hutchings | |
Lansing Bobcat Booster Club Scholarship | Megan Drake, Shanna Swanson, Troy Hradisky, Benjamin Parkes | |
Lansing Corporate Development Comittee Robb Cutting Award | Elizabeth Drake, Christian Zaloj | |
Lansing Faculty Assn. Scholarship | Amber Howser, Vasillios Avramis | |
Lansing Leo Club Award | Thomas Bong | |
Lansing Lion's Club Scholarship | Danielle Bickall, Colby McCartney, Paige Nichols, Amber Howser, Kevin Howell | |
Lansing PTSO Scholarship | Megan Drake, Caroline Prybyl, Daniel Firth, Zach Myers, Shanna Swanson | |
Lansing School Service Assn. Award | Amber Howser, Brandon Swearingen | |
Lansing Senior Citizen Organization Scholarship | Brandon Swearingen | |
Lansing Star Online Award | Gregory Wasenko | |
LTAPA Award | Gregory Wasenko, Sarah Beckwith, Vasilios Avramis, Brittany Brown | |
Lansingville Fire Auxhiliary Scholarship | Amber Howser, Shanna Shaff, Cheyenne Gorton | |
Masonic Lodge Scholarship | Nicile Davis | |
Patricia Brown/Robin Rogers Visual Arts Award | Gregory Wasenko | |
Raymond C. Buckley Scholarship | Louis-Xavier Barrette | |
Salutatory Award | Luke Schafer, Sally Stoyell | |
Stephen A. Kirk Memorial Scholarship | Benjamin Parkes | |
Susan howell Haring Scholarship | Luke Schafer | |
Thomas Jones Scholarship | Andrew Zarate | |
Valedictory Award | Christian Zaloj | |
William M. & Frances L. Kelly Scholarship | Margueritte DeLong |
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