Scholar Athletes work hard, play hard

At its Jan. 17 Board Awards Ceremony, the Monticello Central School District’s Board of Education honored the Monticello athletes and teams who earned the “Scholar Athlete” distinction from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

Girls Cross Country 96.94% average
Coach: Richard Sternkopf

The Monticello Girls Cross Country team smiles and poses together after being presented with the Scholar Athlete distinction Gabrielle Acosta-Herrera
Victoria Blinston
Sarah Grodin
Mana Iwata
Rachel Leventoff
Sasrika Rajan
Aubrey Soller

Girls Tennis – 96.74% average
Coach:  Urvashi Gupta

The Monticello Girls Tennis Team poses together after receiving their Scholar Athlete distinction at the Board Awards ceremony Brythanie Despagne
Desiree Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Taylor Fein
Anastasia Gessman
Liza Mitchell
Lina Rios
Rosalie Sheppard
Claudia Silverstein
Emma Silverstein
Olivia Steigler
Sanaia Tanco
Allison Weinstein
Marley Wells

Girls Soccer – 93.04% average
Coach:  William Stento

The Monticello Girls soccer team poses together with their Scholar Athlete certificates Ariana Bailey
Jessica Blakesley
Jenna Borko
Gabriella Braga
Judea Brown
Kylie Caudy
Kayla Colon
Natalia Diaz
Taylor Fein
Stephanie Gonzalez
Jenna Hendricks
Dana Kurthy
Julia Kurthy
Michelle Lin
Holly McFarland
Jenna Merton
Karen Perilla-Buitrago
Krystal Pupo
Kelly Smith
Drew Taylor
Mia Valencia

Boys Cross Country – 91.52% average
Coach: Richard Sternkopf

The Monticello Boys Cross Country team poses and smiles holding their Scholar Athlete certificatesJohn Creighton
Quentin Cruz
Frank Flowers
Alan Lin
Andrew Lounsbury
Brandon Mancroni
Luke Norton
Christian Pedroza
Thomas Vaeth
Evan Waterton

Volleyball – 91.22% average
Coach: Tamin McCoy

The Monticello volleyball team poses with their Scholar Athlete certificates during the Board Award ceremony Katelyn Babcock
Zanaya Cooper
Maryam Drayton
Nyreka Forrest
Lauryn Grodin
Emily LaRuffa
Jenelle Leon Saravia
Kayla Lindstadt
Nina Mota
Renee Schreiber
Brianna Soto
Tyiana Ware

The following students have been honored by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association as “Scholar Athletes”. To achieve this honor, they must, as an individual, maintain a grade point average of 90%

Boys Soccer
Coach:  Luis Velasco

The Monticello Boys Soccer team poses with their Scholar Athlete certificates at the Board Awards ceremony Kyle Foss
Anderson Herm
Ronald Perilla-Buitrago
Eric Sanchez-Surman
Kevin Sikorski
Nathaniel Varughese

Football
Coach: Jason Grossman

Krishna Foster stands between the Monticello Superintendent of Schools and Board of Education President and holds his Scholar Athlete certificate during the Board Award ceremony.

Krishna Foster

Swimming

Sage Evans poses between the Monticello Superintendent of Schools and Board of Education president with the Scholar Athlete certificate that she received during the January Board Awards ceremony

Sage Evans