STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
College scholarships
The following local high school seniors have received $1,000 scholarships from the Hudson River Community Credit Union: Elizabeth Jensen, Corinth, Corinth High School; EmilyAnn Ruggiero,
Lake Luzerne, The Kings School; and Sophia Condon, Waterford, Waterford-Halfmoon Jr.-Sr. High School.
Scholar designees
(Merit scholarship winners): Kah Shiuh Tang, Ballston Lake, Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, from Stony Brook University
Brian Park, Clifton Park, Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, from Stony Brook University
Suchi S. Mehta, Niskayuna, Niskayuna High School, from University of Rochester
Nathan J. Mostoller, Rotterdam, Mohonasen High School, Schenectady, from Harding University
Sharon J. Charles, Watervliet, Shaker High School, from Stony Brook University
Graduates
Bachelor’s degrees Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
Eliza Blood, Queensbury Hofstra University, Hempstead
Natalie Casale, Ballston Lake; Luis Chavez, Troy; Brooke Curran, Clifton Park; Rachel Farina, Wilton; Neha Patel, Albany; Andrew Ridler, Troy and Marissa Summa,
Schenectady
Saint Anselm College,
Manchester, N.H.
Salvatore Pezzolla, East Greenbush; Allison De La Rosa, Niskayuna; Patrick Henning, Slingerlands; and Kathryn Stackrow, Wynantskill
University of Hartford,
West Hartford, Conn.
Margaret Allen, Glenmont; David Bell, Delmar; Brittany Dymes, Cobleskill; Patrick Gorman, Hoosick Falls; Benjamin Martin, Victory Mills; Lydia Martin, Victory Mills; Megan Miller, Ballston Spa; Jacob Quay, Latham; Lily Sencer, Troy and Eva Von Dell, Watervliet
Master’s degrees Hofstra University
Irene Kimmelblatt, Albany
Juris Doctor Hofstra University, Hempstead
Mark Masters, Slingerlands and Dorothy Spingarn, Saratoga Springs
Honors
Alexander Obeya, a junior in Worcester Academy, Worcester, Mass., was recognized for academic excellence, challenge and personal growth
Kamryn P. Spinelli, Queensbury, was awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Salisbury Prize for academic excellence
Darian Morgan, Rensselaer, a student at Lasell University, Newton, Mass., presented at the spring symposium showcase, “The Invention of Now.”
Samantha Whitman, Burnt Hills, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Hofstra University