Local students earn Sojourner Truth Awards

MIDDLETOWN — SUNY Orange has formally recognized 565 local students as winners of Sojouner Truth Awards. The Sojourner Truth Awards Program hails students from grades 6 through 12 who have demonstrated skills in areas such as athletics, citizenship, creative arts, diversity, English language arts, foreign languages, perseverance/effort, and sciences and technology. The program aims to promote education in a positive manner and motivate students who are from groups that are traditionally under-represented in the college population to consider college as a viable and attainable goal. The honored students were acknowledged during an awards ceremony held recently at the college. Winners include: Orange Ulster BOCES Candido Esquilin, perseverence/effort; Whitney Roman, perseverence/effort Chester Union Free School District Adeenah Ahmed (Chester Academy Middle School), sciences; Wasil Ahmed (Middle School), English language arts; Alexis Aloi (Middle School), sciences; Alizay Baig (Chester Academy High School), mathematics; Talha Baig (Middle School), mathematics; Latazia Cannon (High School), mathematics; Cassandra Carreras (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Lisa Edwards (High School), perseverence/effort; Brenda Flores-Torres (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Allan Garcia (Middle School), English language arts and perseverence/effort; Devon Harewood (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Vanvirak Long (High School), mathematics; Kayla Miller (Middle School), citizenship; Alexis Rodriguez (Middle School), citizenship; Shanden Suazo (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Kia Ward (Middle School), perseverence/effort Florida Union Free School District Tiffany Aguas, English language arts; Amanda Brands, foreign languages; Jonathan Campana, foreign languages; Kayla Campana, mathematics; Jalen Cruz, mathematics; Joseph Diaz, sciences; Natasha Duran, English language arts; Brianna Durante, creative arts; Andrew Gonzalez, technology: Anthony Gonzalez, technology; Adam Leary, English language arts; Gladys Loyas, English language arts; Diamond Martin, perseverence/effort; David Oliver, athletics; Ashley Perez, creative arts; Adam Rivera, foreign languages; Bishop Rogers, perseverence/effort; Alexandra Scheiman, citizenship; Samantha Scheiman, English language arts; Adam Vazquez, sciences; Tanisha Velasquez, citizenship; Jessica Velez, mathematics Goshen Central School District Nawshin Ahmed (Goshen High School), foreign languages; Mason Battle (C.J. Hooker Middle School), mathematics; Kyra Beacher (Middle School), mathematics; Alexis Bello (Middle School), creative arts; Guadalupe Canete (High School), creative arts; Sabrina Chatergoon (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Braxton Clark (Middle School), English language arts; Giorgos Constanti (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Jennifer Cruz (High School), perseverence/effort; Karen Cruz (Middle School), citizenship; Somwattie Depoo (High School), creative arts; Stephanie Doherty (High School), technology; Marissa Ferrara (Middle School), citizenship; Vanessa Fuentes (Middle School), citizenship; Diana Hernandez (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Tashiem Jordan (High School), athletics; Megha Kanabar (Middle School), sciences; Shir Kidron (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Carmen Leon (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Brendon Malan (Middle School), sciences; Esther Martinez (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Eduardo Perez (Middle School), citizenship; Edith Rampe (High School), perseverence/effort; Vishnu Rao-Sharma (Middle School), English language arts; Caitlyn Reivers (High School), athletics; Raeven Reivers (High School), athletics; Gianni Rodriguez (Middle School), citizenship; America Tovar (Middle School), mathematics; Christine Villamil (High School), foreign languages; Cheyenne Zephyr (Middle School), citizenship Monroe-Woodbury Central School District Rinage Adel (Monroe-Woodbury Middle School), perseverence/effort; Bryan Aviles (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Aaliyah Barrett (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Danielle Brady (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Alexis Cirilo (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Edward Cohen (Middle School), sciences; Ashley Davis (Monroe-Woodbury High School), citizenship; Taylor Delgado (High School), citizenship; Alyanna Felix (Middle School), English language arts; Breanna Francella (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Sigifredo Giraldo (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Margaret Guzman (High School), sciences; Safiyyah Guzman (High School), creative arts; Kelsey Hidalgo (High School), citizenship; Dakotah Lewis (High School), creative arts; Mateo Maisonet (Middle School), English language arts; Troy McConico (High School), creative arts; Maximo Peguero (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Charles Pinos-Granda (High School), citizenship; Gabrielle Quinones (Middle School), citizenship; Siaki Tetteh-Nartey (High School), sciences; Gabriel Valle (High School), creative arts; Kyle Whitton (Middle School), perseverence/effort; Shiya Wright (High School), citizenship; Sarah Yoo (Middle School), foreign languages; Ishtiaque Zafar (Middle School), perseverence/effort