An even 100 Glens Falls High School students were recognized for the fall semester with a VIP award in one of the following areas:
- Positivity (optimism, the student views challenges as opportunities for growth)
- Kindness (the student is friendly and generous, the student builds others up)
- Perseverance (persistence, the student doesn’t give up easily or may be making hard-fought improvements)
- Love of Learning (the student is curious and has a thirst for deeper understanding)
- GF Nation Spirit (the student demonstrates leadership and respect, donates time and energy to the community)
Each student who received a nomination was given a certificate and given the opportunity to participate in a make your own ice cream sundae event. Special thanks to Stewart’s Shops for their donation of the ice cream and toppings for this celebration! Please scroll down to read about each of the VIP award-winners’ recognition. Congratulations to all!
| Aidan Groesbeck | Positivity | Aidan has a super positive attitude toward learning! | Mrs. Wever |
| Alec Aleva | GF Nation Spirit | As an anchor on the Roar Report, they spend many hours outside of the school day to create fun, relevant, and entertaining content for our high school to enjoy daily while also being informative. Thank you for your hard work and dedication! | Mr. Barrows |
| Ana Frankefeld | Kindness | Ana is such a huge help in our ELA classroom. She always volunteers to help me and others in our class. Thank you, Ana! | Ms. Matino |
| Andrew Crandall | Perseverance | Andrew continually works hard in class and after school. | Mrs. Rayno |
| Ashlyn Wiggins | Positivity | Ashlyn has done an outstanding job in English! She has such a positive attitude and approaches every challenge with a smile on her face. Keep up the great work, Ash! I have loved having you in class this year! |
Mrs. Frank |
| Ashton Gardner | Love of Learning | Ashton is a positive role model in class. He always works hard and is on task and completes everything that is asked of him. | Mrs. Benway and Mrs. Frank |
| Ava Lavine | GF Nation Spirit | As an anchor on the Roar Report, they spend many hours outside of the school day to create fun, relevant, and entertaining content for our high school to enjoy daily while also being informative. Thank you for your hard work and dedication! | Mr. Barrows |
| Ava Rowland | Love of Learning | Ava continues to submit exemplary work! Best class essay!! | Ms. Gormley |
| Avery Briggs | Love of Learning | Avery is a student that we can continuously count on. He works hard, adds to classroom discussions and is helpful to other students in our class. It was hard just to choose one trait to nominate him for; he exemplifies what a student should be! | Mrs. Benway and Mrs. Frank |
| Ayden Riley | Love of Learning | Ayden loves to learn and have discussions about literature and reading. He is a leader in our ELA classroom | Ms. Matino |
| Blake Eichorst-Viger | Positivity | You always have a smile and kind word for everyone. Thank you for being such a light in our classroom! | Ms. McLeod and Mr. Meunier |
| Brandon Dick | Perseverance | Brandon has worked steadily in math class all quarter. Even though 1B is tougher than 1A, Brandon has risen to the challenge. | Mr. Meunier and Ms. McLeod |
| Brayden Bennett | Positivity | Always upbeat about everything. Always looks for the good in a situation and uses that to make the situation better. | Mr. Miller |
| Brayden Bennett | GF Nation Spirit | Brayden is always respectful to his peers and adults. Very energetic | Mrs Miller |
| Brooke Eggleston | GF Nation Spirit | Brooke came up with the idea to make the Halloween Boo Bags as a fundraiser for the Junior Class! It was a great success and Brooke did an awesome job helping to make it happen!! | Ms. Cavotta (CVOTTS) |
| C. Bennett Menard | Love of Learning | Thank you for your meticulous approach and high achievement in Geometry! | Yvonne Anderson |
| Cameron Hamell | GF Nation Spirit | Cameron’s hard work and dedication to The Roar Report is exceptional! He is such a leader and a role model. He works many late nights editing content to be as student-centered and appealing as possible. Thank you!! | Mrs. Arney |
| Cassidy (Ash) Culver | Positivity | Ash always has a positive attitude toward learning! | Mrs. Wever |
| Cayden Roberts | Positivity | Cayden has been working hard on seeing challenges in a positive light and working through them in order to grow and better himself. Keep up the reflecting and betterment, Cayden! | Ms. Lopez |
| Cece Gonzalez | Perseverance | Cece has done an outstanding job in English this year! She has approached every task with positivity and perseverance. It is evident that she puts in the effort to be the best student she can be. Keep up the great work, Cece! I have loved having you in class this year! |
Mrs. Frank |
| Charlotte Van Aken | Perseverance | Charlotte, you work so hard and don’t give up. Keep challenging yourself and your hard work will pay off! | Ms. Caffarel |
| Chase McTague | Love of Learning | Thank you Chase for your meticulous approach and high achievement in Geometry! | Yvonne Anderson |
| Chloe Wright | Love of Learning | Chloe consistently demonstrates exemplary effort and has earned the highest average in her Spanish 3 class. | Mrs. McKeighan |
| Claudette Bricoccoli | Perseverance | Claudette continues to be an incredible friend, mentor, community member and student! | Ms. Gormley |
| Coby Potter | Positivity | You are a beautiful ray of sunshine in our math class. You’re always upbeat, smiling and kind to everyone. Thank you! | Ms. McLeod and Mr. Meunier |
| Cole Bombard | Love of Learning | Cole endlessly pursues learning through tinkering, building, and experimenting in the library makerspace. His curiosity and creativity sparks the interest of others and adds to the spirit of discovery in the building! | Mrs. Gray |
| Corey Smith | GF Nation Spirit | Corey’s hard work and dedication to The Roar Report is exceptional! He is such a leader and a role model. He works many late nights editing content to be as student-centered and appealing as possible. Thank you!! | Mrs. Arney |
| Dan Batchelder | Perseverance | I’m so proud of Dan for taking on a college writing course this year, keep up the hard work!! | Mrs. Dunleavy |
| Dylan Jones | Perseverance | Despite having a rough start to the school year, I’ve been impressed and proud of your ability to push through it all anyway. Although I’ve only known you for a few months, I can confidently say that as long as you keep persevering, I know you can achieve anything! (: | Mx. Kent |
| Ella Larson | Love of Learning | Always wanting to learn and pursuing to make herself a better math student | Mr. Miller |
| Eva Burr | Love of Learning | Eva has done an awesome job so far in chemistry! She works really hard and does so with a smile on her face! She’s a chemist in the making!! | Ms. Cavotta (CVOTTS) |
| Evan Levesque | Love of Learning | Evan is new to Glens Falls this year. He is always on the ball during rehearsal and has sought out extra help. At the end of October, he represented Glens Falls at the All County Chorus Festival. | Mrs. Reed |
| Grey Hoban | Perseverance | It’s been a great privilege to watch you grow over the last 2 years as an artist and especially as a person. No matter how hard life gets, you always persevere with maturity and finesse, which inspires me and others around you to do the same – keep it up icon! (: | Mx. Kent |
| Haiden Patchen | Perseverance | Haiden has consistently tried his best in and out of the classroom this year. He cares so much about doing well and puts in the extra time and effort it takes to do so. | Ms. Lopez |
| Hailey Sutliff | Love of Learning | Hailey consistently demonstrates exemplary effort and has earned the highest average in her Spanish 3 class. | Mrs. McKeighan |
| Hannah Martinez | Love of Learning | We can always count on Hannah to contribute meaningful conversations to class discussions. She works hard and is not afraid to voice her opinions. She definitely is a class role model. | Mrs. Benway and Mrs. Frank |
| Isabella Barrows | Love of Learning | Izzy consistently demonstrates exemplary effort and has earned the highest average in her Spanish 2 class. | Mrs. McKeighan |
| Isabella Feliciano | GF Nation Spirit | I can’t fit everything in this space, so I’ll keep it simple: Bella is amazing! | Mr. Amberger |
| Jaeden Cleavland | Kindness | Jaeden is considerate and helps others | Carol Miller |
| Jaelynn Stone | Kindness | Just in the last few months I’ve been your teacher, you’ve blown me away with your ability to help, care for, and respect others. You put in countless hours helping me outside of class in addition to supporting others in Pottery – keep up the fantastic work! (: | Mx. Kent |
| Jakob Pregent | Love of Learning | I appreciate Jakob’s enthusiasm to learn! He is always eager to participate whether it is an attendance question or thought provoking insight into a topic. | Mrs. Dunleavy |
| Jakob Streicher | Perseverance | Jakob comes into the IT office when he’s having bad days, gets a nice pep-talk, and powers through the rest of his day. | Mr. Kingsley |
| Jakob Streicher | GF Nation Spirit | Jake is a founder of the Roar Report and the sports reporter for the show. He commits time outside of the school day to research and create entertaining segments. Thank you! | Mrs. Arney |
| Jazmyn Livingston | Positivity | Jazmyn is always a positive force in our classroom. She is sweet and always tries her best. We would love to have 100 Jazmyns in our class! | Mrs. Benway and Mrs. Frank |
| Jeaden Cleavland | Kindness | Jaeden has been an outstanding addition to the GFHS community. Her kind, hardworking approach has already contributed so much. Way to go Jaeden! | Mr. Akins |
| Jennifer Corentto | Love of Learning | Over the last 4 years, I’ve had the ultimate privilege of watching you blossom into a mature, motivated, and talented artist (and person). You constantly go above and beyond with your artwork and put in countless hours outside of class – I couldn’t possibly be more proud of you!!! (: | Mx. Kent |
| Jennifer Hammond | Love of Learning | Jennifer has worked very hard in math class and completed our self-paced unit two weeks early. She has also taken on more challenging problems in order to improve her skills. | Mr. Meunier and Ms. McLeod |
| Jennifer Hammond | Perseverance | Jennifer works so hard and has shown so much growth in a short amount of time. Keep up the great work! | Ms. Caffarel |
| Jill O’Brien | GF Nation Spirit | Jill works hard and is a pleasure to work with in band rehearsals and lessons. (She also helped to get my blinds fixed!!!!!) | Mr. Bouteiller |
| Jilly Malek | Love of Learning | Thank you Jilly for your meticulous approach and high achievement in Geometry! | Yvonne Anderson |
| Jordan Phillips | GF Nation Spirit | Jordan is one of the Roar Report founders. He dedicates his time to create PSA segments. We appreciate his dedication and hard work. Thank you! | Mrs. Arney |
| Josef Frankenfeld | GF Nation Spirit | Josef consistently demonstrates the highest level of integrity and character. He someone who leads through positive example. | Mr. Akins |
| Josephine Hogan | Love of Learning | Thank you Josie for your meticulous approach and high achievement in Geometry! | Yvonne Anderson |
| Justin Heym | Perseverance | Justin is an upstanding young man who works hard in everything he does. He is a good role model for younger students in my class. | Ms. Pokerwinski |
| Justin Powers | Love of Learning | Justin always works hard and does outstanding work in both of my classes. | Mr. Amberger |
| Kellen Burns | Perseverance | Kellen has matured a great deal from last year. He is working hard and taking an active role in his learning. He wants to do well in school. | Ms. Pokerwinski |
| Kendall Gross | Love of Learning | Kendall is an exemplary musician. Not only does she seek out ways to be very active within our music department, her work ethic has also been recognized by acceptance into NYSSMA’s Area All-State Orchestra. | Miss Leyden |
| Kilee Crisciore | Love of Learning | Kilee is curious to learn and always motivated | Mrs Miller |
| Lacey L’Italien | Positivity | Lacey always has a smile and a positive attitude! | Mrs. Wever |
| Liam Burgess | Love of Learning | Liam always comes into class with a smile and is ready to learn! He provides the class with wonderful insight and thought on many topics! | Mrs. Dunleavy |
| Liam Byrne-Smith | Positivity | Liam has a fantastic, positive attitude. He is able to collaborate effectively with peers toward common goals. Way to go Liam! | Mr. Akins |
| Liam Wright | Love of Learning | Liam is always the first student to volunteer in class and provide insightful answers and comments to our ELA classroom. His love of learning is infectious. | Ms. Matino |
| Lillian Wright | Kindness | Lilly is ALWAYS willing to help others and gives up her time freely and willingly to offer support and assistance to anyone who needs it. Her selfless attitude is a true gift! | Ms. Matino |
| Lilly Wright | Love of Learning | Lilly has done a great job in English this year! She approaches each task with a positive attitude and it is evident that she puts in the time and effort to not only be successful, but get the most out of her learning! She does a great job with group discussions and has a positive influence on the students around her. Keep up the great work, Lilly! I have loved having you in class again! | Mrs. Frank |
| Mallory Hunnewell | Love of Learning | In Spanish 2, Mallory consistently demonstrates exemplary effort and has earned a 101 average. This is very impressive since she is taking Spanish for the first time this year. | Mrs. McKeighan |
| Mandolin Charette | Perseverance | Mandolin works tirelessly with her academics. At the same time she shows kindness to all other students around her. She is the epitome of what we are looking for in a well rounded student. | Mr. Davis |
| Marisa Garelli | Perseverance | Marisa doesn’t give up and challenges herself to do the best she can, both in and out of school. Marisa, you are amazing! Keep working hard! | Ms. Caffarel |
| Marquise Berry | GF Nation Spirit | Marquise is one of the Roar Report founders. He commits time to create original music and club segments. Thank you for your hard work! | Mrs. Arney |
| Marquise Berry | Love of Learning | Marquise has built a strong knowledge base in music on his own. In Music in Our Lives, he has lots to share with others and asks great questions. | Mrs. Reed |
| Mary Giblin | GF Nation Spirit | Mary brings a lot of positivity and fun to band rehearsals and lessons. (She also helped to get my blinds fixed!!!!!) | Mr. Bouteiller |
| Mary Giblin | Positivity | Mary is always willing to help with a smile on her face and a positive attitude. She is an positive asset to our ELA classroom. | Ms. Matino |
| Matthieu Francois | GF Nation Spirit | You are an invaluable part of GFHS. Thank you for your dedication to the students and the wit, wisdom and creativity you employed during the morning announcements previously. Way to go Matthieu! | GFHS Faculty & Staff |
| Michael Aratare | Kindness | Michael is always sure to be helpful, kind, and inviting. Your kindness goes a long way and extends far beyond your friends and classmates. Thanks for treating others with love and respect! | Ms. Lopez |
| Michael Blakely | Kindness | Thank you Michael for making the world a better place! | Yvonne Anderson |
| Mylee McEachron | Perseverance | We notice how hard you are working and how you keep trying and asking questions. Great job! | Ms. McLeod and Mr. Meunier |
| Natalia Steves | GF Nation Spirit | As an anchor on the Roar Report, they spend many hours outside of the school day to create fun, relevant, and entertaining content for our high school to enjoy daily while also being informative. Thank you for your hard work and dedication! | Mr. Barrows |
| Natalie Frasier | GF Nation Spirit | Natalie continues to be a leader in the Junior Class for social justice! | Ms. Gormley |
| Natavia Patterson | GF Nation Spirit | Between your wide range of compassion and respect for others, strong leadership qualities, and ability to excel both artistically and academically, you fully embody the GF Nation spirit! I appreciate all that you do for others and am lucky to have been your teacher for 2 years! (: | Mx. Kent |
| Nate DiFiore | Love of Learning | Nate always contributes to class discussions and works very hard. | Mr. Amberger |
| Nate DiFiore | Kindness | Nate has a big heart and really cares about the well being of those around him! He comes to class everyday ready to work hard and is always willing to help out his classmates in chemistry! | Ms. Cavotta |
| Nick Feldman | Perseverance | Nick is responsible and hard working. I can always depend on Nick to do the right thing and complete his work. | Ms. Pokerwinski |
| Norah Shaffer | Positivity | Norah approaches every day with enthusiasm and positivity, which I always appreciate! | Mr. Amberger |
| Norah Shaffer | Kindness | Norah is a ray of sunshine and positive energy! She always has a smile on her face when she walks into chemistry class! I also appreciate her enthusiasm and willingness to help her classmates! | Ms. Cavotta |
| Olivia Bonitatibus | Kindness | Olivia constantly tries to share her knowledge with others to help make their day and tasks easier. She is helpful, informative, and has a very inviting energy that helps others feel cared for. Keep up the great work, Olivia! | Ms. Lopez |
| Olivia Stockwell | Perseverance | When i first met Olivia she was struggling with school and was very standoffish . Now she comes to take a test and is positive and very polite. I’m so proud of her improvement . | Mrs. T. Long |
| Oscar Lilac | Love of Learning | Oscar has done an outstanding job in English! He approaches every task with a positive attitude, and it is evident that he puts in the time and effort to be successful. He has done a great job participating and he has a positive impact on the students around him.
Keep up the great work, Oscar! I have loved having you in class this year! |
Mrs. Frank |
| Parker Welch | Love of Learning | Parker displays an eagerness for learning that is to be admired! | Mrs. Wever |
| Peyton Trippiedi | Perseverance | Your willingness to work hard and keep trying will take you far in life. Keep up the great work! | Ms. McLeod |
| Sara Bordeaux | Perseverance | We’re have noticed how hard you have worked this quarter! Keep up the great work! | Ms. McLeod and Mr. Meunier |
| Sarah Wolfstich | Love of Learning | I always appreciate Sarah’s effort and willingness to work hard in class. | Mr. Amberger |
| Savannah Phillips-Pregent | Perseverance | Thank you for always trying, even on days that are hard for you. Your effort and commitment to learning and growing go a long way each day and will pay off in the long run. Keep working hard and pushing through! | Ms. Lopez |
| Selena Caldwell | Positivity | We appreciate Lena’s hard work in math class but also enjoy her positive energy! | Mr. Meunier and Ms. McLeod |
| Shane LaBounty | GF Nation Spirit | As an anchor on the Roar Report, they spend many hours outside of the school day to create fun, relevant, and entertaining content for our high school to enjoy daily while also being informative. Thank you for your hard work and dedication! | Mr. Barrows |
| Skyler Keith | Perseverance | Skyler is working hard this year. He is currently passing all his classes, which is a marked improvement from last year. Keep working hard, Skyler! | Ms. Pokerwinski |
| Tevyn Owira | Love of Learning | Tevyn continues to submit exemplary work! Best class essay!! | Ms. Gormley |
| Thomas Wood | Love of Learning | Thomas consistently demonstrates exemplary effort and has earned the highest average in our Spanish 2 class. | Mrs. McKeighan |
| Victorious Robinson | Perseverance | Victorious has done an outstanding job in Government Class this fall! | Ms. Gormley |
| Vincent McNamara | Kindness | Vincent goes out of his way to say a kind word to others. | Mr. Meunier and Ms. McLeod |
| Wyatt Gonyea | Love of Learning | Wyatt loves to learn and discuss literature. We are very impressed by his enthusiasm! | Ms. Matino and Ms. Lopez |
| Xavior Dearborn | Perseverance | Xavior has worked incredibly hard this year to stay on top of all his academic responsibilities. Keep up the great effort Xavior! | Mr. Akins |