Students from both the Senior and Junior classes were honored during an awards ceremony held June 5 in the HFHS gymnasium.

Senior Awards

Honor Graduates: Students with a cumulative grade point average of 90 or higher throughout their high school career
Jayleena Viel, William Coon, Brianna Wicks, Gavin Suprenant, Hannah Gwiazda, Reid Horrigan, Mia Harrington, Whend Dinh, Elizabeth Donnelly, Allie Guay, Marysa Colvin, Annabelle Lindsay, Pierce Rohm, Thomas Beebe, Jesse Morton, Rose Bowstead, Paul Shannon, Abigail Valdez, Brenden Harrington, Seneca Williamson, Natalia Lopez, Scott Brayton, Emma Albrecht (Class of 2024 Salutatorian), and Lucy Ray (Class of 2024 Valedictorian)

Junior Awards

RIT Humanities & Social Sciences Award: Given to a student who has pursued a  rigorous college prep curriculum, has a 93 or higher GPA, and is in the top 10% of their class. This student is an active and involved school community member. They have superior grades in humanities and social sciences-related classes, such as economics, psychology, history, foreign language, and global education. This award is valued at $76,000 ($19,000 per year).
Award Recipient: Mya Nolan

RIT Science & Math Award: Given to a student who has pursued a rigorous college prep curriculum, has a 93 or higher GPA, and is in the top 10% of their class. This student is an active and involved school community member. They have superior grades in humanities and social sciences-related classes, such as economics, psychology, history, foreign language, and global education. This award is valued at $76,000 ($19,000 per year).
Award Recipient: Jessica Donlon

RIT Women in STEM: Given to a student who has pursued a rigorous college prep curriculum, has a 93 or higher GPA and is in the top 10% of their class. This student is an active and involved school community member with superior grades in science, computing, and math-related classes.  They are interested in pursuing college-level coursework in areas such as science, math, computing, engineering, technology, and health sciences. This award is valued at $76,000 ($19,000 per year).
Award Recipient: Mary Jane Mazurak

RIT Business & Leadership Award: Given to a student who has pursued a rigorous college prep curriculum, has a 93 or higher GPA and is in the top 10% of their class.  This student is an active and involved school community member with superior grades in Business and Leadership-related classes. This student has completed a school or community project that demonstrates a high level of developing innovative solutions to problems such as starting their own business, community service or extensive involvement in leadership activities. This award is valued at $76,000 ($19,000).
Award Recipient: Jenna Dunbar

RIT Computing Award: Given to a student who has pursued a rigorous college prep curriculum, has a 93 or higher GPA and is in the top 10% of their class. This student is an active and involved school community member with superior grades in Computing-related classes. This student has completed a school or community project that demonstrates high-level knowledge or experience in computing.  For example, hardware construction, software development, web page development, multimedia presentations and computer graphics. High-level use of computing in other areas such as business, science, math, art, design, film, animation or photography. This award is valued at $76,000 ($19,000 per year).
Award Recipient: Kenadie Hastings

RIT Art and Design Award: Given to a student who has pursued a rigorous college pre op curriculum, has a 93 or higher GPA and is in the top 10% of their class.  This student is an active and involved school community member with superior grades in Art and Design-related classes. They use creative and innovative thinking in areas such as art, crafts, design, film, animation, and photography. They also have an extensive art portfolio or have been the recipient of Art awards. This award is valued at $76,000 ($19,000 per year).
Award Recipient: Kerry Gregory

Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award: Given to a student by the University of Rochester to a student who has high achievement in rigorous science courses. This student has also made positive contributions to their school and within the larger community.
Award Recipient: Madelyn Lapan

George Eastman Young Leaders Award: This award is given by the University of Rochester to a student with strong leadership experiences in their school and community, this student has extensive involvement in extracurricular activities, and also has high grades and challenging coursework. 
Award Recipient: Jerusha Fairbanks

Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: This award is given by the University of Rochester to a student with rigorous coursework taken in the areas of humanities and/or social sciences, and has demonstrated commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues. This student has also shown leadership and dedication to community action.
Award Recipient: Katherine Cheney

Xerox Award for Innovation And Information Technology: This award is given by the University of Rochester to a student who has a strong interest and high level of achievement in the areas of innovation and/or information technology. This student leads other students to new approaches to old problems such as business plans for fundraising, innovative community service, after-school activities and best use of internal communication tools such as chat and blogs. This student also has exposure to new technologies outside of school such as pursuing work opportunities in local labs or industries.
Award Recipient: Caleb Smith

Elmira College Key Award: This award is given to two students with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, demonstrate outstanding school and community leadership and have an interest in the academic programs offered by Elmira College.
Award Recipients: Annika Percetti and Mason Leerkes

Clarkson University Leadership and Achievement Awards: These students demonstrate strong leadership qualities. They have an academic interest in Engineering, Business, Science, or Liberal Arts and are recognized by students and faculty as having been a positive contributor to school and community. The students also have a 90% GPA and are in the top 15% of their class.
Award Recipients: Achievement Award – Noah Albrecht
Leadership Award – Madison Sawyer

Lemoyne College Heights Award: Given by Lemoyne College to a student who has achieved at least a 90 average in a regents, college prep or honors curriculum and are ranked in the top 25% of their class. This student has made significant contributions in leadership and service both in the school community and the community at large.
Award Recipients: Connor Lantz and Nate Gonyeau

Saint Michael’s College Book Award: This award is given to two students who have attained mostly A’s and B’s in honors, AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment classes and are inductees of the National Honor Society or equivalent. These students show a sustained and sincere commitment to community service, issues of peace and justice and concern for others.
Award Recipients: Anna Winter and Mary Grace Hayes

Rensselaer Medal Award for Outstanding Math and Science Students: Given by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to a student who excels in advanced mathematics and science and who is in the top 10% of their class. This student demonstrates potential for success in a challenging academic setting and exhibits significant involvement in extracurricular activities.
Award Recipient: Kenadie Hastings

Student Sage Recognition Award: Given to five students who excel academically and are engaged with their community.

Award Recipients: Kaitlyn Bogardus, Harley Holcomb, Montana Nadeau, Mya Strong, and Kiera Ross

Saint Lawrence University Book Award: This student shows a significant commitment to community service.
Award Recipient: Valeria Lopez

UVM Citizen Scholar Award: Given to a student with at least a 3.5 GPA who has made a contribution to their school or community in some way.
Award Recipient: Payton Wolfe

The Keuka College George H. Ball Community Achievement Award: Given to five students. The scholarship is named after its founder, Rev. Dr. George Harvey Ball, whose vision is continued at Keuka College by educating young students and adult learners who “bring strength to our nation and to help humanity” through combined classroom and experiential learning. The Ball Award rewards students based on qualities that embody the values of Keuka College, including integrity, academic excellence, diversity, leadership, service, and social responsibility.
Award Recipient: Ryan Hinchliffe, Margaret Selleck, Miko Viduya, Abigail Bigelow, and Gabriel Fuller

Alfred University Scholars Award: Given to a student who achieves an overall 3.0 GPA, or equivalent at the time of nomination. Student must be taking a course of study that is college preparatory in scope. The selected recipient will receive $30,000 per year until graduating from Alfred University (New York State students in our SUNY Supported Art & Engineering programs will receive $18,000 per year).
Award Recipient: Jayden Hardwick

St. Bonaventure University – The Bonnie Scholarship: This award grants qualifying students $20,000 annually – or $80,000 over 4 years of study at St. Bonaventure University.
Award Recipients: Lexus Boyer, Ben Andrejkovics, and Rylan Walker