BATAVIA, NY (05/25/2010)(readMedia)-- The best and brightest local high school students in Genesee Community College's Advanced Studies classes will be honored on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 in the Stuart Steiner Theatre at 7:00 p.m. Advanced Studies is part of the College's ACE Programs, or Accelerated College Enrollment, and allows high school students the opportunity to earn college credit from Genesee while attending class within their high school. Over 120 students from high schools throughout Western New York were nominated for the award, of which 60 were chosen as semi-finalists. The 32 finalists will be announced at the Awards Ceremony.

Two new components will be featured at this year's event. First, Joan Cole, Superintendent of Elba Central School District has been chosen to give the first keynote address at the Outstanding Scholars Awards Ceremony. Mrs. Cole has been working within the Elba Central School district for 29 years and will be retiring as superintendent at the end of this school year. She will share some insights on ACE Programs and offer some words of inspiration and encouragement to students.

In addition, the ACE Program will recognize the continuing dedication and commitment of numerous high school teachers who have taught Advanced Studies courses through the years. Sixty-six high school teachers in the GLOW region and beyond have been with ACE programs for ten years or longer. Advanced Studies courses are taught by teachers who serve as Genesee Community College adjunct faculty at their respective high schools. The following local teachers will be recognized:

18 Years

Christine Nickerson- Pavilion High School

William Price- Letchworth High School

17 Years

Richard Kuhn- Perry High School

Daniel Meier- Caledonia-Mumford High School

Thomas Trosey- Batavia High School

16 Years

Suzanne Halas- Batavia High School

15 Years

Jean Bartholomew- Pavilion High School

Edward Brady- Byron-Bergen High School

Donna Bryant- Orleans/Niagara BOCES

Daniel Burke- Holley High School

Cindy Feroleto- Letchworth High School

Own Gould- Attica high School

Linda Hume- Perry High School

Jennifer Korpanty- Batavia High School

David Makepeace- Livonia High School

Thomas Shafer- Dansville High School

Donna Thompson- Genesee Valley BOCES (Batavia)

Barbara VanZandt- Wayland-Cohocton High School

14 Years

Donald Griffing- Wayland-Cohocton High School

Deborah Hughes- Attica High School

Gerald Sealy- Perry High School

13 Years

Jim Dziemian- Genesee Valley BOCES (Batavia)

Janet Foley- Livonia High School

Anthony George- Attica High School

Kathleen Gunther- Warsaw High School

Willard Heller- Perry High School

Greg Kinal- Pembroke High School

Lisa Mallaber- Livonia High School

Roger Reakes- Dansville High School

Joanne Smith- Lyndonville High School

Jean Weisbeck- Alden High School

James Wolbert- Caledonia-Mumford High School

Mary Zacher-Bucko- Alden High School

12 Years

Connie Allison- Dansville High School

Joseph DeMerle- Orleans/Niagara BOCES

Joe Fetzner- Perry High School

Chris Genthner- Livonia High School

Joseph Hurley- Caledonia-Mumford High School

Angelic Lowery- Perry High School

Tracy Meyers- Livonia High School

Suzanne Newton- Charles D'Amico High School (Albion)

11 Years

Warren Bush- Perry High School

Lance Cayea- Alden High School

Robert Hambridge- Keshequa High School

Douglas Hollinger- Pavilion High School

Naoisa Hoskins- Avon High School

Loraine Mazza- Genesee Valley BOCES (Batavia)

John Mertsock- Letchworth High School

Paula Reimann- Lyndonville High School

Chris Therrien- Oakfield-Alabama High School

Renee Webb- York High School

Shawnie Woeller- Alexander High School

10 Years

William Augrom- Perry High School

Peter Bub- Letchworth High School

Shelly Daggs- Charles D'Amico High School (Albion)

Carol Geiselmann- Wayland-Cohocton High School

Cathie Hogan- Lyndonville High School

Gerald Krupka- Avon High School

Leigh Major- Avon High School

John Mangefrida- Batavia High School

Stacy McCarthy- Batavia High School

Ryan Mosier- Pavilion High School

Heather Pero- Keshequa High School

Thomas Roycroft- Letchworth High School

Amy Sparrow-Percy- Oakfield-Alabama High School

Wayne Wadhams- Charles D'Amico High School (Albion)

"Advanced Studies classes allow high school students to get a head start on their college careers," Ed Levinstein, associate dean of the ACE Program said. "Some of the most enterprising young students earn enough transferable Advanced Studies credits to enter their first year of college as sophomores."

The 60 students were selected as semi-finalists in the five subject areas of mathematics, science, social science, foreign language, and English. A committee of academic professionals from Genesee Community College has selected 32 finalists who will be announced at the June 2 reception.

For more information about the Advanced Studies program at Genesee Community College, call 585-345-6801 or go to www.genesee.edu/ACE

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Posted Tuesday May 25, 2010 at 11:45 am by Genesee Community College