Brighton High School Presents 2026 Awards

Brighton High School held its annual awards assembly on June 4. Congratulations to all of our student award winners! 
 
Below is a list of the award winners:
 
World Language
Jane Shuffelton Award: Ojas Rajput
Linda Sullivan Language Award: Jacob Kahn Restrepo
AATG National German Exam Silver Medal Award: Charles Chang
 
Visual and Performing Arts
Dennis Miller Scholarship: Mary Lundy
Dennis Miller Scholarship: Benjamin Watson
Dennis Miller Scholarship: Aralina Yarbrough
Excellence in Jewelry: Illyonna Kidney
Excellence in Sculpture: Aster Whorton
 
Science
Bausch & Lomb Award: Leon Gomes
George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Noah Biedenkopf
Rensselaer Math/Science Award: Benjamin Oswald
Xerox Innovation and Information Technology Award: Adee Zahavi
Steven Kissell Award: Jacob Kahn Restrepo
 
Social Studies
Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences: Sara Zinkin
 
College Sponsored Awards
Alfred University CANY Award: Arnab Bandyopadhyay
Alfred University Scholars Award: Cleo Denhart
Keuka College George H. Ball Award: Susanna Faries
Keuka College George H. Ball Award: Ellie Pratt
Keuka College Geroge H. Ball Award: Morgan Sukhu
Keuka College George H. Ball Award: Freyja Tryggvadottir
St. Bonaventure—Reilly Scholarship Award: Mihir Chakma
St. Bonaventure—Reilly Scholarship Award: Zachary Rossignol
Clarkson University Achievement Award: Cleo Denhart
Clarkson University Leadership Award: Aakash Kelkar
Dartmouth College Book Award: Asher Clar
Hobart and William Smith Book Award: Daniel Gasparino
Le Moyne College Heights Award: Stephen Robert Jones
Le Moyne College Heights Award: Ella Munger
Notre Dame Book Award: Isabella Mamo
RIT Computing Award: Benjamin Abodi
RIT Science & Math Award: Gloria Milosevic
RIT Art & Design Award: Lauchlan Presley
RIT Business & Leadership Award: Lucas Ng
RIT Humanities & Social Sciences Award: Simran Mohile
RIT Engineering & Technology: Michelle Arnold
St. Lawrence Book Award: Jane Burger
St. Michael’s Book Award: Brooke Allen
St. Michael’s Book Award: Denise Snyder Smith
Simmons University Book Award: Kathryn Laird
University of Pennsylvania Book Award: Drew Sienkowski
 
Special Recognition Awards
Dr. Fred and Amy Karch Award: Aishani Maity
BHS Believes Award: Henry Rush          
BHS Believes Award: Samuel Segura Lastra
BHS Believes Award: Lucas Vazquez
Gerald B. Cramer Award for Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Aiden Tellem
 
School Wide Awards
New York State Attorney General Triple “C” Award: Timothy Chen
New York State Attorney General Triple “C” Award: Mira Grossfield
New York State Attorney General Civic Ambassador: Sara Solomon
New York State Comptroller Achievement Award: Darren Lin
Al Lewis Award: Meaghan Mullin
Monroe County Executive's Community Award: Lucy Chodos
Monroe County Executive’s Community Award: Logan Servé
Eric Roth Award: Lucia Samper
Aaron Gabay Award: Samuel Spence
HJB Memorial Scholarship: Zacchaeus Trice
Ruth M. Lucy Leadership Award: Michael Arterberry II
Seal of Biliteracy: Ana Clara De Oliveira
Seal of Biliteracy: Alison Fabila Lavin
Seal of Biliteracy: Arsema Mekonnen Andenet
Seal of Biliteracy: Omer Okutan
Seal of Biliteracy: Emine Yucel
Seal of Quadri Literacy: Leo Jiang
Bloom Award for International Understanding: Alison Fabila Lavin
Bloom Award for International Understanding: Arsema Mekonnen Andenet
Bloom Award for International Understanding: Emine Yucel
Segar and Sciortino Award for Integrity: Sahej Patwa
 
Business
Zora Katz Award: Aditya Shaligram
Business Department Award: Patrick Rohr
 
English
English Department Award: Abigail Garvey
 
Math
John Gonzalez Memorial: John Luger
Computer Science Award: Filip Stefankovic
 
Social Studies
Dexter Perkins Prize: Finn McIntyre
 
Technology
BHS Technology Award: Jack Edelstein
BHS Technology Award: Jackson Wojtovich
 
World Language
AATG National German Exam Gold Medal Award: Filip Stefankovic
Hal White Award for French: Aditya Shaligram
Spanish Achievement Award: Molly Kirkwood
Steuben Society Scholarship: Filip Stefankovic
 
Visual and Performing Arts
BHS Musical Theatre Award: Henry Ager
BHS Musical Theatre Award: Sophie Pincus                
BHS Music Department Award: Carly Giebel
D. Bradley Smith Sr. Visual Arts Purchase Award: Henry Ager
D. Bradley Smith Sr. Visual Arts Purchase Award: Ashe Nipe
Excellence in Drawing: Oscar Merulla-Bonn
Excellence in Painting: Eliyah Ippolito
Excellence in Photo: Evan Seid Terrasse
Theatre Arts Award: Marie Mikols
Theatre Arts Award: Hudson Sloan
2025 Art Installation Award: Sage Rinella
 
Physical Education and Athletics
Senior Male Athletic Achievement Award: Logan Servé
Senior Women's Athletic Achievement Award: Sydney Wolff
Senior Male Scholar Athlete Award: Benjamin Kringstein
Senior Women's Scholar Athlete Award: Anne Nutter
BHS Sportsmanship Award: Andrew Pappalardo      
BHS Sportsmanship Award: Ella Bialaszewski
T.J. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship: Charles Messina 
T.J. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship: Delaney Wilson 
Kedron Haskins Award: Shaila Julio
Bruce Proper Award: Jack Edelstein
Harper McDonald Award: Naomi Ruchlin
Harper McDonald Award: Lucia Samper   
 
Special Recognition Awards
PTSA Memorial Scholarship: Ioana Jamanis
Jonathan B. Angelone Scholarship: Wiyada Chaisomboonpan
Jonathan B. Angelone Scholarship: Sydney Wolff
Brighton Alumni Association Scholarship: Carlton Cabral
Brighton Alumni Association Scholarship: Abigail Garvey
Hart-Thomas Scholarship: Arwen Hull
Hart-Thomas Scholarship: Marie Mikols
Laurina M. Harper Award: Carly Leichtner
Roy B. Vance (Kiwanis) Scholarship: Ananya Bansal
Roy B. Vance (Kiwanis) Scholarship: Wiyada Chaisomboonpan
Urban-Suburban Scholarship: Ahnasti Tate
Monroe One Foundation Scholarship: Jamyla Lewis
Dr. Michael C. O’Laughlin Outstanding Senior Recognition: William Vitale
Rotary Club Scholarship: Leo Jiang
Brighton Retirees’ Scholarship: Sophia Randazzese
Be Like John Boyd Scholarship: Maria Shinina
Judy Wagner Scholarship Award: Molly McIntyre
Marion Handel Community Service Award: Delaney Wilson    
Melissa Klotz and Jason Pollack Scholarship: Brandon Kemp
Melissa Klotz and Jason Pollack Scholarship: Mya Lajuett
Molly Efron Scholarship: Ananya Bansal
BHS Believes Award: Benjamin Kleiner
David L. Beato Memorial Scholarship: Makaylah Alexander
Class of 2020 Award: Elizabeth Ostar
Red Cross Award: Timothy Chen
Red Cross Award: Tessa Tombs
Red Cross Award: Heejin Yoon
RIT Alumni Referral Award: Oscar Merulla-Bonn
Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church Service Award: David Yang
NYS 250th Commemoration Commission Award: Carol Bennett
2026 Brighton Schools Alumni Hall of Fame: Ernie J. Clement
2026 Brighton Schools Alumni Hall of Fame: Stephen L. Gaudioso, PhD.
2026 Brighton Schools Alumni Hall of Fame: Jed Kolko, PhD.
2026 Brighton Schools Alumni Hall of Fame: Wendy (Snow) Love, MBA.

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