Each year Liberty High School presents academic awards and special scholarships for deserving Juniors.

Unfortunately, this year the awards could not be presented in person but a Google Slides presentation was created to honor all of these hard-working students.

Even though the awards could not be made in person to these students, they still deserve all the recognition and credit for their achievements. You can read the list of the awards and the recipients below.

 You may also see the awards by viewing the Junior Awards and Scholarships.

Liberty High School
Junior Awards and Scholarships
2019-2020

Elmira College Key Award

Sophia Medina

Rensselaer Medal Program

Brooke Nichols

Clarkson University Achievement Award

Kelly Crisostomo

Clarkson University Leadership Award

Jordan Raynor

University of Rochester Fredrick Douglas & Susan B. Anthony Award for Humanities

Laura Sandoval Padilla

University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award

Emily Lutz

University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award

Sophia Medina

University of Rochester XEROX Award for Innovation and Information

Kaelyn Gulley

The Rochester Institute of Technology’s Innovation and Creativity Award

John Nolan

Wells College 21st Century Leadership  Award

Zoe Sisselman
Joshua Abreu

Student Sage Award

Veda Murphy
Tyler Black

Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement

Jennifer Reyes
Owen Siegel

Keuka College George H. Ball Community Achievement Award

Leora Fabian
Corrine Hellerer
Abigail Simmons
Tristan Porter
Aidan Whitehead

Each year Liberty High School presents academic awards for deserving students during the Academic Block L Awards presentation. This celebration includes Block L awards for students, special department awards and the official announcement of the Top Ten in the graduating Senior class.

Unfortunately, this year the awards could not be presented in person but a Google Slides presentation was created to honor all of these hard-working students.

Even though the awards could not be made in person to these students, they still deserve all the recognition and credit for their achievements. You can read the list of the awards and the recipients below.

You may also see the awards by viewing the Academic Block L Slideshow.

Academic Block L Awards
Liberty High School
2019 – 2020

Block L Awards
90 or higher average

Norlis Acosta Bustillo
⇒Spanish 3

Lily Alejandro
⇒Economics

Julia Austin
⇒Advanced Personal Fitness

Juana Azcona Lopez
⇒Career and Financial Management

Kylie Bachman
⇒Economics
⇒Business Math
⇒Environmental Science – Biology

Bryan Bajana Alegria
⇒Spanish 3

Ana Barragan
⇒College Political Science
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Statistics

Christopher Bayer
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Fundamentals of Speech
⇒AP Biology
⇒Calculus
⇒Honors Band

Austin Bertholf
⇒Economics

Mikayla Bivins
⇒Photo 2

Tyler Black
⇒Honors Chorus

Nicole Blais
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Fundamentals of Speech
⇒AP Biology
⇒Calculus
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Honors Orchestra

Katrina Blais
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Spanish 3
⇒Chemistry

Ean Blank
⇒Calculus
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Composition
⇒Introduction to Computer Science
⇒Honors Band

Joseph Call
⇒Economics
⇒Participation in Government
⇒English 12A

Wendy Cando
⇒Business Math
⇒Spanish 3

Steven Cardenas
⇒Spanish 4

Julianna Carrion
⇒Math with Financial Applications

Gabriel Castillo-Calderon
⇒Participation in Government

Breckin Cheh
⇒Physics of Toys
⇒Participation in Government
⇒English 12A
⇒Advanced Personal Fitness

Celina Christian
⇒Economics
⇒English 12A

Ethan Cogswell
⇒US History

Nicholas Connal
⇒College Composition
⇒Economics
⇒Introduction to Computer Science
⇒Spanish 5
⇒Statistics

Nichole Connal
⇒Economics
⇒Spanish 5
⇒Statistics

Kelly Crisostomo
⇒English 11H/AP
⇒US History
⇒PreCalculus

Megan Culton
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Fundamentals of Speech
⇒Chemistry

Christina Daniels
⇒English 11
⇒Spanish 3
⇒US History

Natalie De la Cruz
⇒Career and Financial Management

Kassidy DeGroat
⇒Participation in Government

Emily DeJesus
⇒Math with Financial Applications

Kymanni Dennis
⇒Economics
⇒English 12A

Alexis Doering
⇒Economics
⇒Fundamentals of Accounting
⇒Environmental Science – Biology
⇒English 12 B

Emma Dworetsky
⇒English 11 Honors AP
⇒Business Math
⇒Pre Calculus
⇒Physics
⇒Spanish 4
⇒US History

Jessica Dworetsky
⇒Spanish 4

Iain Elanbassi
⇒Algebra 2 Honors

Leora Fabian
⇒English 11

Jasmine Fancher
⇒Economics
⇒Fundamentals of Accounting
⇒Career and Financial Management
⇒English 12B

Marissa Figueroa
⇒College Composition
⇒Math with Financial Applications

Lucas Feijo
⇒Economics

Leah Fitzgerald
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Fundamentals of Speech
⇒AP Biology
⇒Calculus
⇒Spanish 5
⇒Honors Orchestra

Sydneigh Fleischman
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Composition
⇒Calculus
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Statistics

Kylie Flynn
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Composition
⇒Honors Band
⇒Statistics

Gabriella Fontana
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Fundamentals of Speech
⇒AP Biology
⇒Calculus
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Honors Band
⇒Spanish 5

Dominic Fontana
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Chemistry

Keaton Freer
⇒Math with Financial Applications

Balvina Garcia
⇒Honors Band

Karla Garcia
⇒English 11
⇒Spanish 4

Leydi Gonzalez Gonzalez
⇒Algebra 2
⇒Spanish 5

Melanie Graham
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Spanish 4

Kaelyn Gulley
⇒English 11 Honors AP
⇒US History

Cheselyn Hanofee
⇒Spanish 4

Kiran Harripersad
⇒Chemistry
⇒US History

Corinne Hellerer
⇒English 11 Honors AP
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Pre Calculus
⇒Spanish 4

Jarod Hellerer
⇒AP Biology
⇒Calculus
⇒Honors Band

Quintin Herzog
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Chemistry

Ian Hoag
⇒Participation in Government

Annalyse Holbert
⇒Economics

Cody Hook
⇒Business Math

Block L Recipients
⇒Jennifer Hyzer
⇒Career and Financial Management
⇒English 12A

Daniela Iniguez Gutierra
⇒Spanish 3

Richard Jandik
⇒Participation in Government
⇒English 12B

Julia Johnston
⇒Economics

Juan Journet
⇒Math with Financial Applications
⇒General Chemistry

Alyssa Kavleski
⇒Spanish 3
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Chemistry

Liam Keaveney
⇒Business Math
⇒Advanced Personal Fitness

Logan Keaveney
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Chemistry
⇒Spanish 3

Kelsey Kellam
⇒Participation in Government
⇒Honors Band
⇒English 12 A

Abigail Kelly
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Chemistry

Mya Kennie
⇒Economics

Madeline Kosto
⇒Math with Financial Applications

Andralyn LaGattuta
⇒College Composition
⇒Economics
⇒Photo 3

Erick Ledoux
⇒Economics
⇒English 12A

Andrea Licona Palma
⇒English 12B

Amara Lindsey Paige
⇒Honors Band

Nico LoCascio
⇒Economics
⇒English 12B

George Lopez
⇒Business Math

Briana Luna
⇒Spanish 4

Emily Lutz
⇒English 11 Honors AP
⇒Pre Calculus
⇒Physics
⇒Spanish 4

Gabriella Magie
⇒Economics

Rory Magie
⇒Economics
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Photo 3
⇒Introduction to Computer Science

Maria Maldonado
⇒English 12B
⇒Economics

Ysabel Manzi
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Business Math

Daylene Marin Garzon
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Spanish 3

Yalexa Martinez
⇒Advanced Algebra

Angelina Martinez
⇒Physics of Toys

Bella Mateo
⇒Economics

Ciara Mathis
⇒Economics
⇒English 12B
⇒Career and Financial Management

Edward McCormack
⇒Algebra 2

Sophia Medina
⇒English 11 Honors AP
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Honors Band
⇒Pre Calculus
⇒US History – SCCC

Francisco Miguel Castaneda
⇒Economics
⇒Honors Band

Caleb Milk
⇒Advanced Personal Fitness

Jah-Heam Mitchell
⇒Participation in Government
⇒Career and Financial Management
⇒Advanced Personal Fitness

Jackson Morgan
⇒Economics
⇒Introduction to Computer Science

Veda Murphy
⇒English 11
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Introduction to Computer Science
⇒Chemistry

Tessa Nettleton
⇒English 11
⇒Participation in Government
⇒Physics of Toys
⇒English 12A

Brooke Nichols
⇒English 11 Honors AP
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Honors Band
⇒Pre Calculus
⇒Physics

Arianna Nieves
⇒Economics
⇒English 12A
⇒Honors Band

John Nolan
⇒Honors Orchestra

Erik Orta
⇒English 11 Honors AP

Alejandro Ortiz Maldonado
⇒Business Math

Adam Otero
⇒Career and Financial Management

Montana Papacharalambous
⇒Economics
I⇒ntroduction to Computer Science

Niyuti Patel
⇒Economics
⇒English 12B

Ayushi Patel
⇒Spanish 4

Destiny Pearson
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Fundamentals of Speech
⇒AP Biology
⇒Calculus
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Spanish 5

Michael Pelton
⇒Spanish 3

Yareli Perez Reyes
⇒Spanish 4

Eriberto Perez – Cordero
⇒Fundamentals of Accounting
⇒Career and Financial Management

Kenneth Perry
⇒Career and Financial Management

Anthony Phillipe
⇒Advanced Personal Fitness

Adrianna Pomales
⇒Career and Financial Management
⇒Physics of Toys

Tristan Porter
⇒Chemistry

Trinidad Puente
⇒English 11
⇒Math with Financial Applications
⇒Spanish 4
⇒US History

Melana Quick – Lepke
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Spanish 3
⇒Chemistry

Gavin Racette
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Fundamentals of Speech
⇒AP Biology
⇒Calculus
⇒Spanish 5

Chase Racette
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Chemistry
⇒Spanish 3

Bryan Ramirez
⇒Career and Financial Management
⇒Physics of Toys

Jordan Raynor
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Pre Calculus
⇒Physics

Nya Reebe
⇒English 11 Honors AP
⇒US History
⇒Honors Orchestra

Jennifer Reyes
⇒English 11
⇒Algebra 2
⇒Chemistry

Stanley Rivas Cornejo
⇒Economics
⇒Career and Financial Management
⇒English 12 B

Jaylyn Rivera
⇒Career and Financial Management

Yamileth Romero
⇒Spanish 3

Noe Romero Bella
⇒Economics

Juan Romero Jimenez
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Spanish 3

Julisa Rosa
⇒Photo 3

Brianna Roth
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Fundamentals of Speech
⇒AP Biology
⇒Calculus

Brooke Roth
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Fundamentals of Speech
⇒Forensics
⇒Advanced Personal Fitness

Laura Sandoval Padilla
⇒English 11

Samantha Santana
⇒English 12A

Jonathan Sarney
⇒Economics
⇒Honors Band

Patricia Scarlett
⇒Economics
⇒Photo 2

Joshua Schmidt
⇒Economics
⇒Career and Financial Management

Gabriella Schrader
⇒Economics
⇒Honors Band

Owen Siegel
⇒English 11 Honors AP
⇒Advanced Personal Fitness

Abigail Simmons
⇒US History

Alyssa Slater
⇒Economics

Baley Smith
⇒Economics

August Smith Jr.
⇒Career and Financial Management

Marshall Thomas
⇒Physics of Toys
⇒Economics

Dorlyn Valencia Bamac
⇒Business Math
⇒Career and Financial Management

Adell Velazquez
⇒Algebra 2
⇒English 12 B
⇒Economics

Deja Wells
⇒Career and Financial Management

Ethan Werlau
⇒Algebra 2 Honors
⇒Spanish 3
⇒Chemistry

Gavn Werring Mendez
⇒Economics
⇒English 12B
⇒Algebra 2

Aidan Whitehead
⇒English 11 Honors AP

Troy Willis
⇒Economics
⇒Career and Financial Management

Yanira Wilson
⇒Math with Financial Applications

Karol Wood
⇒Career and Financial Management

Isis Wright
⇒College Political Science
⇒College Composition
⇒Honors Chorus
⇒Statistics
⇒Spanish 5

Eric Zheng
⇒Algebra 2 Honors

Department Awards

Music Department

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Gabriella Fontana

National Choral Award
Rory Magie and Ysabel Manzi

Fred Waring Director’s Award for Chorus
Destiny Pearson

Patrick Gilmore Award for Band
Christopher Bayer

National School Orchestra Award
Nicole Blais

Leonard Bernstein Musicianship Awards for Band and Chorus
Francisco Miguel Castaneda

John Philip Sousa Award for Band
Gabriella Schrader

Area All-State Mixed Chorus
Tyler Black

2020 All County Participants
Kylie Bachman, Christopher Bayer, Tyler Black, Nicole Blais, Ean Blank, Mia Call, Dennis Cardenas-Reyes, Zeimoni Dansby, Michael DeFrank, Jr, Iain Elanbassi, Connor Evans, Leah Fitzgerald, Gabriella Fontana, Balvina Garcia, Grace Hernandez, Tatiana Hinkley, Charlyanna Johnson, Kelsey Kellam, Storm Kuhlman, Mahetzin Leon Martinez, Elliel Lima, Daylene Marin-Garzon, Sophia Medina, Francisco Miguel-Castaneda, Brooke Nichols, Dylan Nichols, Filiberto Nieves, John Nolan, Alexus Parisella, Dylan Parks, Juan Ramirez, Angelina Rodriguez, Nya Reebe, Jonathan Sarney, Gabriella Schrader, Boise Sellers IV, Trinity Warren, Derek Wheeler, Jackson Wolcott

Physical Education Department

Outstanding 9th Grade Students
Allie Dworetsky and Eric Llanos

Outstanding 10th Grade Students
Melana Quick-Lepke and Quintin Herzog

Outstanding 11th Grade Students
Brooke Nichols and Kiran Harripersad

Outstanding 12th Grade Students
Gabriella Magie and Noe Bella Romero

Outstanding Adapted PE Students
Natasha Torres, Hannah Trujillo David Inman, and Zavien Jones

Outstanding Personal Fitness Students
Megan Culton and Lucas Feijo

Outstanding Advanced Personal Fitness Students
Brooke Roth and Jah-Heam Mitchell

Health Department

Outstanding Health Students
Melana Quick-Lepke and Quintin Herzog

Art Department

Photography 1
Abigail Kelly

Photography 2
Patricia Scarlett

Photography 3
Andralyn LaGattuta

Art Department
Studio Art
Gavn Werring Mendez

Advanced Studio
Zoe Sisselman

Ceramics
Jennifer Hyzer

Drawing and Painting
Jennifer Hyzer

Drawing and Painting 2
Marissa Figueroa

Social Studies Department

Global History and Geography 9
Summer Schmidt

Global History and Geography 10
Katrina Blais

US History and Government
Emma Dworetsky

College US History and Government
Sophia Medina

College Political Science
Isis Wright

Economics
Andralyn LaGattuta

Government
Richard Jandik

Honors Economic
Brianna Roth

Science Department

General Science
Marleny Ordonez Lago

Environmental Science
Ariana Frazier

Forensics
Brooke Roth

Earth Science
Jackson Wolcott

Physics of Toys
Tessa Nettleton

General Chemistry
Juan Journet

Chemistry
Katrina Blais and Abigail Kelly

Physics
Emily Lutz

AP Biology
Nicole Blais and Brianna Roth

Business Department

Business Math
Emma Dworetsky and Ysabel Manzi

Career and Financial Management
Natalie de la Cruz

Fundamentals of Accounting
Jasmine Fancher

Entrepreneurship
Jennifer Hyzer

Introduction to Computer Science
Jackson Morgan

World Language Department

Spanish Exploratory
Tristyn Bell

Spanish Language Arts
Dixy Dubon Duque

Spanish II
Grace Wormuth

Spanish III
Melana Quick-Lepke

Spanish IV
Jordan Raynor

Spanish V
Leydi Gonzalez Gonzalez

Mathematics Department

Algebra 1
Ariana Frazier

Algebra 1A
Eliezer Cubero Vargas

Algebra 1B
Alithea Douet

Geometry
Dylan Nichols

Algebra 2
Katrina Blais

Advanced Algebra
Yalexa Martinez

Math with Financial Applications
Marissa Figueroa

Statistics
Sydneigh Fleischman

Pre Calculus
Jordan Raynor

Calculus
Destiny Pearson

English Department

9th Grade
Tatianna Rebolledo and Faith Velazquez

9th Grade Honors
Summer Schmidt

10th Grade
Lesbia Reyes Lazo

10th Grade Honors
Melana Quick-Lepke

11th Grade
Karla Garcia

Advanced Placement English
Kaelyn Gulley

English 12 A
Kelsey Kellam

English 12 B
Adell Velazquez

College Composition I
Marissa Figueroa

College Fundamentals of Speech
Brooke Roth

Class of 2020 Top Ten

10. Brooke Roth
9. Jarod Hellerer
8. Sydneigh Fleischman
7. Destiny Pearson
6. Leah Fitzgerald
5. Gavin Racette
4. Gabriella Fontana
3. Christopher Bayer

Class of 2020 Salutatorian
Brianna Roth

Class of 2020 Valedictorian
Nicole Blais