Congratulations to the following students:

School and Community Awards

Angela Jones Award — M. O'Connell
(Given by the Spanish/French Clubs of WHS)

Highest Average in American History — A. Dressing
(Given by Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha Chapter DAR)

Highest Average in English 11R — N. DiSanto-Simon and M. Dunton
(Given by Waterloo V.F.W. Post 6433 and American Legion)

The School Writer Award — T. Bastedo and A. Westmoreland

Outstanding Achievement at FLTCC in Memory of James C. Bertino — C. Grinnell

Phi Beta Psi Sorority Scholarship (Given by Alpha Beta Chapter) — A. Westmoreland

Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award (University of Rochester) — J. Robinson

Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award — G. Panek

Elizabeth Pontius Memorial Outstanding Freshman — M. Gray and R. Hilimire

George Eastman Young Leaders Award — E. Howard

RIT Science and Math Award — A. Dressing

RIT Humanities and Social Studies Award — V. Santiago

Clarkson University Achievement Award — J. Williams

Clarkson University Leadership Award — A. Dressing

Triple "C" Award — E. Gasparro and A. Olsowske

Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology — A. Dressing

NYS Comptroller Achievement Award — A. Olsowske

Fritz A. Aude Valedictorian Award — A. Olsowske

Marjorie W. Aude Award — A. Olsowske

Rodney D. Littlejohn Positive Attitude Award — A. Bailey

Marion and Marian DiCicca Scholarship — A. Dressing and S. Gillotti
(Given by Waterloo Fire Dept.)

Mary Petro Suglia Memorial Scholarship — S. Smith

Seneca Falls Elks Americanism/Citizenship Award — K. Alamo Ubiles and L. Schoenheit

David J. Cudlin Memorial Scholarship — T. Bastedo

Waterloo TIGER Pride Scholarship — A. Bree and K. Welch

Stephanie Wagner Memorial Award — J. Sindoni

The Kiwanis Award — R. Olsowske

Sessler Scholarship — M. Messina and J. King

Waterloo Police Department Award — E. Mendez

Waterloo National Honor Society Award — A. Olsowske

Elizabeth J. Amidon Award — D. Albro

Richard Murney Memorial Scholarship — K. VanDeMoortel

Edward M. Boudreau Memorial Scholarship — A. Green

Earl & Alice Wadhams Memorial Scholarship — A. Bree

Waterloo Education Foundation, Inc. — K. VanDeMoortel and K. White-Shoots

Michael DeRaddo Memorial Scholarship — A. Olsowske

Nancy Hilimire Memorial Scholarship — K. White-Shoots

Stephen B. Johnson Memorial Scholarship — A. Olsowske

Louise Rose Bertino Memorial Scholarship — A. Westmoreland

Michael S. Bertino Memorial Scholarship — W. Bennett

Dennis Bertino Memorial Scholarship — T. Bastedo

Student Counsel Award — E. Gasparro, A. Westmoreland, A. Olsowske and R. Olsowske

Valedictorian

A. Olsowske

Salutatorian

R. Olsowske

Pin & Key Awards 2026

Bronze Pin

H. Albro, K. Burcroff, G. DiIorio, A. Grey, H. Guy, R. Hilimire, A. Huang, G. Norcott, A. Panek, C. Tellier, P. VanNostrand, M. Wilson, A. Laird, R. Schalck

Silver Pin

A. Grey, H. Guy, R. Hilimire, P. VanNostrand, N. DiSanto, A. Laird, A. Humphrey

Gold Pin

M. Evans, M. Gahn, R. Tam, A. Westmoreland, N. DiSanto, E. Howard, M. O'Connell, A. Humphrey, A. Westmoreland

Silver Key

A. Westmoreland, M. O'Connell, E. Howard, A. Westmoreland, M. Gahn

Gold Key Recipients

A. Olsowske*
H. Enslow
J. Williams
D. Albro
A. Bree
R. Olsowske

*Gold Key earned in 11th Grade

Academic Award Winners

Art

Studio in Art — K. Scott
Studio Drawing I — Z. Campbell
Studio Ceramics I — N. Eckert
Studio in Digital Photography — M. Bedette
Studio in Graphic Design — J. Kocur
Independent Study — C. Garner

Business

CFM — A. Bree
FLCC Economics — M. Tam
Keyboarding — D. Holmes
Personal Money Management — T. Bastedo
Accounting — J. Sindoni
Business Department Graduate with Highest Average — A. Bree

English

Grade 9 — H. Guy & G. DiIorio

Grade 10 — A. Huang & A. Westmoreland
N. DiSanto-Simon

Grade 11 — M. Farnsworth & S. McCann

Grade 12 — S. Smith

AP Language — K. White-Shoots

French

French II — H. Albro

French III — A. Huang & A. Westmoreland

French IV — A. Dressing & H. Enslow

Health

G. DiIorio, X. Brown, P. Lyons

Mathematics

Algebra — P. VanNostrand

Geometry — G. DiIorio, H. Guy, M. Gray

Algebra 2/Trig — R. Hilimire

Pre-Calculus — R. Olsowske

AP Calculus — A. Olsowske

FLCC Mathematics of Money — R. Olsowske

Geometry Applications — J. Doyle

Physical Education

Grade 9 — R. Hilimire

Grade 10 — R. Tam

Grade 11 — M. O'Connell

Grade 12 — A. Bree

Science

Earth Science — J. Leisenring

Biology — L. Arndt

Chemistry — A. Westmoreland

Environmental Science — C. Ticconi

Social Studies

Grade 9 — G. DiIorio, A. Huang, R. Hilimire

Grade 10 — A. Westmoreland, A. Huang

Grade 11 — E. Howard, A. Dressing, K. White-Shoots

Grade 12 — T. Bastedo

Spanish

Spanish I — N. Cali

Spanish II — G. DiIorio & M. Gray

Spanish III — A. Novagil & C. Pinkard

Spanish IV — A. Laird

Spanish V — J. Williams

Technology Education

D&D Production A — L. (R) Thillman

D&D Production B — L. Almekinder

Production Systems — K. Burcroff

Music

Most Improved — N. Campbell & M. Evans

Choral Kindness Award — R. Ryder & P. VanNostrand

Spirit of Music Award — R. Hilimire & M. Gray

Outstanding Senior Vocalist — S. Gillotti

National School Choral Award — M. O'Connell

Fred Waring's Director's Award for Chorus — N. DeMillo

Quincy Jones Musicianship Award (Choral) — M. Evans

The Director's Award for Chorus — A. Corsner

Outstanding Solo Festival Participant (Choral) — M. O'Connell

Outstanding Solo Festival Participant (Band) — N. DeMillo

National School Marching Band Award — A. Corsner

John Philip Sousa Band Award — A. Dressing

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award — J. Williams

Quincy Jones Musicianship Award (Band) — S. Gillotti

Tri-M Scholarship — A. Westmoreland

Seneca Community Band Scholarship — E. Howard

Presidential Academic Awards

Academic Excellence

T. Bastedo
S. Smith
A. Olsowske
K. White-Shoots
R. Olsowske

Academic Achievement

K. Alamo Ubiles
A. Dressing
M. Messina
M. Tam
N. Atherton
S. Gillotti
L. Schoenheit
A. Westmoreland
A. Bree
C. Grinnell
J. Sindoni

Waterloo Academic "W" 2026

D. Battin
H. Benjamin
A. Corsner
V. Davoli
H. Dirks
N. DiSanto-Simon
J. Doyle
A. Dressing
M. Dunton
E. Dyboski
M. Farnsworth
A. Fedigan
E. Howard
O. James
A. Laird
P. Lyons
T. Mateo
S. McCann
K. Moody
M. O'Connell
G. Panek
G.Peck
J. Pehrson
D. Poormon
J.Robinson
S. Robson
V. Santiago
C. Sindoni
N. Teed
C. Uerkvitz
J. Williams
T. Williams