Class of 2020 Graduation Awards:
The Class of 2020 received a total of $510,305.00 in scholarships and awards
Kohl Ambuske – Kiwanis Gilbert Krause Music Award $350; Kiwanis John Clarke Business Award $350; Harry B. Rappoport Memorial Award – Plaque; Student Council Leadership & Service Award $250; Sons of the American Legion Post 535 Award $375; Joseph V. Quattrone Music Award $100; Timothy Ross Memorial Soccer Award $75; NHS Cattaraugus County Essay Scholarship $400; State of New York Office of the State Attorney General Triple “C” Award
Madalyn Armstrong – Scholarship in Memory of Phillip and Frances Evans, Ray Evans and Doris Evans Feinberg $250; the Salamanca Warrior Shining Star Award $200
Alex Bennett – The Salamanca Warrior Shining Star Award $200
Justin Blakeslee – Warrior Vision Award $100; Salamanca Bowling Association Scholarship $200; Kiwanis Carl Zaprowski Journalism Award $350; Timothy Ross Memorial Soccer Award $75; Roger Crandall Warrior Pride, Character and Courage Award
Leo Capron – John F. Ahrens VFW “Patriot Award” $250
Rachel Chamberlain – American Legion Hughes Skiba post 535 Education Award $500; Timothy Ross Memorial Soccer Award $75
Dennis Cogley Jr. – I. Beatrice Sultanik Memorial Award – Plaque; NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence $500; Class of 1985 Scholarship $100; NHS Cattaraugus County Outstanding Chapter Member $200; The American Legion Post 1587 Scholarship; the State of New York Office of the State Attorney General Triple “C” Award; The Prestigious Valparaiso University Presidential Scholarship $92,000
John Collingwood – Dennis Evans Memorial Award $50; Scholarship in Memory of Phillip and Frances Evans, Ray Evans and Doris Evans Feinberg $250; Sons of the American Legion Post 535 Award $375
Travis Demond – Jamestown Business College Academic Progress Award $33,000 over 2 years
David Dixon – The Joelle Murdoch Business Award $100
Kylee Dowdy – Kyle Dowdy Jr. Award
Emma Fiske – Valedictorian; NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence $1,500; Business Education Employability Portfolio Scholarship $250; Sommerfield Scholarship $100; Salamanca Bowling Association Scholarship $100; Andrea Celeste Morton Memorial Award $250; Roger Crandall Warrior Pride, Character and Courage Award; Kyle Stephen Scott Memorial Scholarship $150; Scholarship in Memory of Phillip and Frances Evans, Ray Evans and Doris Evans Feinberg $250; Where Learners Become Leaders: The Future of Salamanca Scholarship $300; Cattaraugus County Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship $50; The Kothari Family Fund Healthcare Scholarship $800; Brady and Swenson P.C. Public Service Award $500; NHS Cattaraugus County Scholastic Excellence Award $200;The Hobart Rhinehart Memorial Student Volunteer Award $500; Timothy Ross Memorial Soccer Award $75; Salamanca Academic Booster Club Senior Scholarship $500; Nazareth College Tuition Exchange Scholarship $38,000/year for 4 years;
Aaron George – Kiwanis Lonnie Crosby BOCES Award $350; BOCES BESPA Scholarship $750
Kaihalla George – Karl and Nicole Pryor/ Corning Foundation Scholarship $1,000; Lehman “Dar” Dowdy Award; Medaille-Salamanca Scholarship $1,000
Aly Hill – Warrior Vision Award $100; Andrea Celeste Morton Memorial Award $250; Kyle Stephen Scott Memorial Scholarship $150; Judith A. Toner Attendance Award $100; Colby Pitt Memorial Award $200; Where Learners Become Leaders: The Future of Salamanca Scholarship $300; Salamanca Teachers’ Association Scholarship $300; Thomas DeBolski and Eleanor L. DeBolski Scholarship $1,000; Brady and Swenson P.C. Public Service Award $500; Timothy Ross Memorial Soccer Award $75; Anita Oyler Female Athlete of the Year
Anna Isaac – CSEA Local 526 NY State Transportation Workers Award $50
Emily Johns – Kiwanis William O. Valent Teaching Award $350; Jamestown Business College Access Award $33,000 over 2 years
Nizhoni Kennedy – NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence $500; Kiwanis Judge Thomas Kelly English Award $350; Mamie Rappoport Memorial Award – Plaque; Rosie Nosal Memorial Award $200; Thomas C. George Memorial Award $250; NHS Cattaraugus County Distinguished Service Award $200; American Legion Post 1587 Scholarship Award; State of New York Office of the State Attorney General Triple “C” Award
Coby Ledsome – Jamestown Business College Access Award $33,000 over 2 years
Liam Long – Kiwanis Ned Fenton Retail Award $350; CCB Award for Excellence $150; Where Learners Become Leaders: The Future of Salamanca Scholarship given by the Administration of Salamanca $300; Timothy Ross Memorial Soccer Award $75; State of New York Office of the State Attorney General Triple “C” Award
Carmen Mason – Salamanca Class of 1963 Legacy Scholarship $630
Holly McGonigle – American Red Cross Educational Scholarship $250; The Clinton Restaurant Student/Athlete Scholarship $1,000; SHS History Department Award $125; Walter/ Beatrice Beigel Scholarship $500
Jarrett McKenna – James S. Leary Memorial Scholarship $500; Harry Nelson Baseball Award $50 and Plaque; Ray Wass Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the Salamanca Gridiron Club $200; Gerald J. Ackley Scholarship $250; Scholarship in Memory of Phillip and Frances Evans, Ray Evans and Doris Evans Feinberg $250; CSEA Local 526 NY State Transportation Workers Award $50;
Louis Foy Male Athlete of the Year Award
Alexis Palmeri – William D. Furlong Award $200; Jamestown Business College Academic Progress Award $33,000 over 2 years
Grace Papke – SHS Special Vocal Music Award – Plaque
Jordan Ray – Salutatorian; Mitch Gray Salutatorian Award $300; NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence $500; Business Education Employability Portfolio Scholarship $250; Thomas C. George Memorial Award $250; Meissner Memorial Award in Memory of Claribel, Barbara, Richard and Jay Meissner $200; Salamanca Bowling Association Scholarship $100; American Legion Hughes Skiba Post 535 Education Award $500; Scholarship in Memory of Phillip and Frances Evans, Ray Evans and Doris Evans Feinberg $250; Salamanca Warrior Shining Star Award $200; D’Youville President’s Scholarship $14,000/year for 4 years; D’Youville Honors Program Scholarship $2,000/year for 4 years; D’Youville Leadership Program Scholarship $2,000/year for 4 years
Mitchell Richardson - CSEA Local 526 NY State Transportation Workers Award $50
Jacob Rozler – Karl and Nicole Pryor/Corning Foundation Scholarship $1,000; Spanish Honor Society Award $50
Ira Snyder – Medaille-Salamanca Scholarship $1,000
Dylan Wheeler – Warrior Vision Award $100
Alexis Wiles – Walter/Beatrice Beigel Scholarship $500
Abe Wilson – Jamestown Business College Entrepreneurship Award $33,000 over 2 years