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Rhinebeck High School held its annual Rhinebeck Academic Awards Night in June.
Below are award recipients:
Presidential Award for Educational Achievement: Abigail Connolly, Chloe Buri da Cunha, Fisher Mundigo, Harley Cavanaugh, Jennifer Cruz, Jonathan Schrieber, Joseph Pociask, Liam Spellman, Macilyn Eighmy, Madison Ranalli, Matan Alperson, Nathaniel Mastroeni, Nora Lopez, Olivia Hoffstatter, Sunday Ault Nolan, Yoni Garcia Martinez
New York State Comptroller Achievement Award: Brandon Martinez, Joslan Carter
Rhinebeck Rotary Award Salutatorian: Alan Raitt
Rhinebeck Rotary Award Valedictorian: Beatrice Macdonald
Law Office of Steven M. Melley, PLLC – Law Studies Award: Abigail Connolly
Lion’s Club Scholarship: Brandon Martinez
The Rhinebeck Board of Education Award in Memory of Barbara Angell: Mason Decker
Jamie Kibel Foundation Scholarship: River Enschede
Barbara E. Melzer Theater Scholarship: Amaia Hayes
Chancellor Livingston Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship: Atticus Hagen
SkillsUSA State Championship: Gregory Reed, Henry Cavanaugh, Jake Bennett
Rhinebeck High School Citizenship Award: Eleanor Firestone
Rhinebeck Central School District Administrators Scholarship: Amaia Hayes, Rajan Alam
2026 New York State Triple C Award: Hayden Bettigole, Julianna Ritchie
Dutchess County Agricultural Society Inc. Rhinebeck Good Citizenship Award: Sawyer Giles
Carson Scholars Scholarship: Makayla Robinson
Rhinebeck Soccer Club Scholarship: Eleanor Firestone, Hunter Szabo
Heywood Brothers Excavating Scholarship: Troy Martin, Chase Hoehn
Presidential Award for Educational Excellence: Abigail Roger, Alan Raitt, Amaia Hayes, Beatrice Macdonald, Eleanor Firestone, Eve Tourtelot, Gabriel Rendalo, Genevieve Wahlgren, Isabel Carpenter, Kaia Rouse, Lily D’Ordine, Mason Decker, Noel Kohout, Rajan Alam, Sawyer Giles, Zsuzsanna Moore
Ulster County Jewish Federation Dr. Cy Gruberg Scholarship: Abigail Roger, Jayden Pastran
Marie Kenney Scholarship: Gregory Reed, Sydney Thomas
Attorney General’s 2026 Civic Ambassador: Makayla Robinson
A.N.I.E. Brian Butler & Jack Haupin Memorial Scholarship: Troy Martin
Andy & Irene Melzer Motivational Scholarship: Kais Hejazi
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Scholarships: Abigail Roger, Jayden Pastran, Juliette Wisniewski, Lily D’Ordine, Sawyer Giles, Violet Turck
Sons of the American Legion Squadron 429 Scholarship: Adrian Jensen
United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award: Joslan Carter
Anne Heywood Nursing Scholarship: Isabella Maiorino
Rhinebeck Alumni Award: Henry Cavanaugh, Olivia Hoffstatter
Rhinebeck School Retirees Scholarship: Angie Lucas-Garcia, Brandon Martinez
Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino: Alan Raitt, Beatrice Macdonald
PTSO Barbara Angell Memorial Award: Nora Lopez
PTSO Career Technical Award: Jake Bennett
PTSO French Award: Asa Rothenhaus, Laila Orr
PTSO Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award: Sydney Thomas
PTSO Outstanding Effort Award: Harley Cavanaugh
PTSO Spanish Award: Felix Miller, Kamyar Kemp
PTSO Service Award: Henry Cavanaugh
Dutchess County Distinguished Graduate Breakfast: Adrian Jensen, Gregory Reed
Shirley Ayers Girls Athletic Award: Chloe Buri da Cunha, Jennifer Cruz
Bard College Humanities Award: Matan Alperson
Rhinebeck Teachers Association Scholarship: Juliette Wisniewski
Rhinecliff Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship: Jayden Pastran
CultureConnect Award in Memory of Metta Callahan Scholarship: Amaia Hayes
Red Hook/ Rhinebeck Elks Lodge Scholarship: Anna Quattrone, Max Beecher
Rhinebeck High School Four Year Art Sequence: Abigail Connolly, Angie Lucas-Garcia, Calder Wright, Harley Cavanaugh, Haven Ramsey, Jack Melious, Jayden Pastran, Jennifer Cruz, Luca Hammill-Dutt, Macilyn Eighmy, Olivia Hoffstatter, Sunday Ault Nolan, Sydney Thomas, Violet Turck, Wolf Kibel DeCola
New York State Theatre Education Association Students Award for Excellence in Theatre: Amaia Hayes, Joslan Carter
International Thespians Society Award: Alan Raitt, Mason Decker, Sheila Garguilo, Thomas Penepent
Drama Club Scholarship: Mackenzie Massarone
Sheila Koseff Memorial Award: Kamiyah Hendricks, Luis Gijon-Pablo
Andrew E Bennett Memorial Award: Brandon Martinez, Lily D’Ordine
Donald Junceau Memorial Award: Caswell LaRose, Genevieve Wahlgren
Director’s Award for Band: Alan Raitt, Mason Decker
National Choral Director’s Award: Chloe Buri da Cunha, Madison Ranalli
National School Choral Award: River Enschede
US Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award: Maddox Gallagher
John Phillip Sousa Band Award: Abigail Roger, Amaia Hayes
New York Band Directors Association Outstanding Musician Award: Elliot VanSteenburg, Nora Lopez
Orpheus Award: Joslan Carter
Clarkson Leadership and Achievement Awards: Calvin Steele, Fernanda Garcia-Santiago
RPI Rensselaer Medal: Maddox Gallagher
Elmira College Key: Laura Bancroft, Maura Cuyler
RIT Art and Design Award: Carys Protheroe
RIT Business and Leadership Award: Gwen Dampf
RIT Science and Math Award: John Nevarez
RIT Computing Award: Thomas Penepent
RIT Humanities and Social Science Award: Vivian Eglinski
RIT Engineering and Technology Award: Jack McColl
St Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement and Social Conscience: Dudley Ferguson, Nina Smith
Russell Sage Student Sage Award: Claire Frischknecht, Grayce Lewis, Greyson Sanderson, Isabella Ortiz Morales
University of Rochester Frederick Douglas & Susan B.[IG6] Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Services: Maclain Kelly
University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award: Winnie Wang
University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Riley Kappeller
University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology: Jayden Gonzalez
St. Bonaventure Junior Scholarship Scholar Award: Ella Romeo, James Jacox, Samuel Kanlong, Zoe Davey
Community Service: Abigail Connolly, Abigail Roger, AdrianJensen, Alan Raitt, Amaia Hayes, Beatrice Macdonald, Brandon Martinez, Chloe Buri da Cunha, Eleanor Firestone, Fisher Mundigo, Genevieve Wahlgren, Jackson Morton, Joslan Carter, Macilyn Eighmy, Lily D’Ordine, Rajan Alam, Sawyer Giles, Violet Turck, Zsuzsanna Moore