Class of 2021: Profiles of the Capital Region’s top graduates

Profiles of the region’s top graduates from Thursday’s special section on the Class of 2021. Find out more about them, their plans, what inspires them and their memories of their pandemic senior year.

More than 70 profiles in all, from 39 schools.

• Schenectady County (9 schools)
• Saratoga County (12)
• Fulton County (6)
• Montgomery County (5)
• Schoharie County (4)
• Albany County (4)

Schenectady County

-Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School

• Valedictorian: Cedric Sirianni
• Salutatorian: Haileigh Deming
• Peyton’s place? BH-BL’s Reno wants to see more of the world
• Following in her parents’ footsteps, BH-BL’s Choi will attend West Point

-Duanesburg High School

• Valedictorian: Abigael O’Donnell
• Salutatorian: Alanna Mitchell

-Mekeel Christian Academy

• Valedictorian: Tobias Hvizdak
• Salutatorian: Emily Coleman

-Mohonasen High School

• Top 10: Kyra McCarthy
• Top 10: Emily Gandrow
• Top 10: Gabriella Monroe
• Top 10: Jade Sardos
• Top 10: Klementyna Cemerys
• Top 10: Logan Morrissey
• Top 10: Mattison Muller
• Top 10: Nicky Morgan
• Top 10: Rachel Nadareski
• Top 10: Sydni Signore
• Mohonasen’s Deguire twins show their community spirit, make a difference

-Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School

• Valedictorian: Isabella Baaki
• Salutatorian: Taylor Van Auken
• Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons student Rodgers undeterred by disorder

-Niskayuna High School

• Medal of Academic Excellence Winners
• Niskayuna grad Schiavo’s work ethic prepares him well for Air Force Academy

-Scotia-Glenville High School

• Top Honor Students 2021
• Musician, volunteer Alyeene Zebrowski of Scotia-Glenville a whirlwind of activity

-Schalmont High School

• Valedictorian: Griffin Galvin
• Salutatorian: Megan Case
• Schalmont’s Pepicelli became a four-sport athlete as a senior

-Schenectady High School

• Valedictorian: Makaila Adair
• Salutatorian: Grace Lindenfelser
• A college diploma before finishing high school? First of Schenectady program completes two-diploma track
• Sports, peer mediation, JROTC keep Schenectady senior Barmore busy and on track
• Schenectady’s Gannon makes it big in school, at home

Saratoga County

-Ballston Spa High School

• Valedictorian: Sabrina Hu
• Salutatorian: Chloe Reisinger

-Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School

• Valedictorian: Cedric Sirianni
• Salutatorian: Haileigh Deming

-Corinth High School

• Valedictorian: Sophia Granger
• Salutatorian: Adelia Callear

-Galway High School

• Valedictorian: Isabella Mancini
• Salutatorian: Emily Johnston
• Galway student Ripepi joined 13 clubs while in high school

-Mechanicville High School

• Valedictorian: Rosalea Claeys
• Salutatorian: Anthony Chet Fiacco

-Saratoga Central Catholic High School

• Valedictorian: Emily Wenke
• Salutatorian: Jonathan Ares

-Saratoga Springs High School

• Valedictorian: Jason Zheng
• Salutatorian: Julian Silva-Forbes
• Harvard-bound Saratoga senior DeMeo conducted award-winning ALS research

-Schuylerville High School

• Valedictorian: Camilla Brown
• Salutatorian: Cody Belden

-Shenendehowa High School

• Valedictorian: Salvatore Brancato II
• Salutatorian: Yicheng Huang
• Hoping to become music teacher, Shenendehowa’s Asaro will attend Crane School of Music at Potsdam
• Shenendehowa’s Crowley headed to Eastman School of Music

-South Glens Falls High School

• Valedictorian: Qwin Pisacane
• Salutatorian: Elonne Pisacane

-Stillwater High School

• Valedictorian: Kiersten Conroy
• Salutatorian: Teya Staie
• Stillwater’s Wagner stars on, off soccer field

-Waterford-Halfmoon High School

• Valedictorian: MacKenzie Fletcher
• Salutatorian: Isabella D’Ambro

Fulton County

-Broadalbin-Perth High School

• Valedictorian: Kelsey Hinderliter
• Salutatorian: Lilian Mitchell

-Gloversville High School

• Valedictorian: Danitza Peralta
• Salutatorian: Andrew Hickok

-Johnstown High School

• Valedictorian: Sarah Pratt
• Salutatorian: Grace Giarrizzo
• Like so many Johnstown High School seniors, Lee faced adversity and succeeded

-Mayfield High School

• Valedictorian: Lainna Salvione
• Salutatorian: Delaney LaFontaine

-Northville High School

• Valedictorian: Madeline Downing
• Salutatorian: Hannah Lent

-Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville High School

• Valedictorian: Jesse Watson
• Salutatorian: Alexis Mumford

Montgomery County

-Amsterdam High School

• Valedictorian: David Bertuch
• Salutatorian: Lucas Sarabia
• Greater Amsterdam seniors reflect on a strange final year
• For Amsterdam’s Christopher, hard work pays off as he heads to Coast Guard Academy
• ‘Charlie Brown’ helped save senior year for these Amsterdam students

-Canajoharie High School

• Valedictorian: Jeffrey Xiao
• Salutatorian: Matthew Ehle
• Honor Student: Hailey Skyler Becker

-Fonda-Fultonville High School

• Valedictorian: Brianna Ferro
• Salutatorian: Jacob Sisco
• Firemen’s Assoc. award goes to Fonda-Fultonville’s Walton

-Fort Plain High School

• Valedictorian: Seth Wintermute
• Salutatorian: Sarah Paradiso

-Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville High School

• Valedictorian: Jesse Watson
• Salutatorian: Alexis Mumford

Schoharie County

-Cobleskill-Richmondville High School

• Valedictorian: Joseph VanDeValk
• Salutatorian: Grace Dunham
• Cobleskill-Richmondville’s Dunham awarded Agricultural Youth Scholarship

-Middleburgh High School

• Valedictorian: Julianna Keyser
• Salutatorian: Anna Hooper

-Schoharie High School

• Valedictorian: Racquel Gerstenberger
• Salutatorian: Abigail Kosier

-Sharon Springs High School

• Valedictorian: Xander Olsen
• Salutatorian: Joshua Bivins

Albany County

-Academy of the Holy Names

• Award for General Excellence: Megan Bell

-The Albany Academy

• Valedictorian: Alex Li
• Co-Salutatorian: Jay Madan
• Co-Salutatorian: Erik Payton

-Christian Brothers Academy

• Valedictorian: William Vivian
• Co-Salutatorian: Colin Lansing
• Co-Salutatorian: Ben Paquin

-Colonie Central High School

• Top Honor Students

Rensselaer County

• Doane Stuart’s Peters already accepted into medical school

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