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March Viking Values Students - March 2025
The students are pictured, from left, front row: Madison Cope, grade 10, selected by the Art Department; Maxx Anderson, grade 10, selected by the World Language Department; Claire Neuhaus, grade 10, selected by the Music Department. Middle row: Assistant Principal Jaime Peld; Christian Scibilia, grade 9, selected by the Math Department; Madelyn Pfeil, grade 9, selected by the English Department; Sukhmani Kaur, grade 9, selected by the Science Department; Grayson Shelp, grade 9, selected by the Technology Department; and Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey. Back row: Assistant Principal Adam Hernandez; Nicholas Bull, grade 12, selected by the Social Studies Department; Christopher Sobrino, grade 9, selected by the Business Department; Mavrick Rumsey, grade 12, selected by the Physical Education Department..
Photo by Larry Austin/Grand Island Central School District
GIHS announces March Viking Values Students of the Month.Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey and assistant principals Jaime Peld and Adam Hernandez of Grand Island High School have announced the Viking Values Students of the Month for March. The Viking Values Students of the Month are nominated by the departments of World Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, English, Business, Art, Physical Education, Music, Technology, and Science.
The Viking Values Students of the Month are chosen based on character, academic performance, effort, behavior, social relationships, and attendance. Character: The student demonstrates the Viking Values of respect, responsibility, safety, and compassion. Academic performance: The student is passing all classes taken within the department, demonstrates excellent class participation and completion of assignments. Effort: The student demonstrates good effort in class and works up to or exceeds innate ability. Behavior: Both inside and outside of the classroom, the student obeys rules, shows respect to peers and adults, and is well-mannered. Social relationships: The student displays leadership, a willingness to help peers, and shows respect toward others. Attendance – The student attends school regularly and arrives at school and classes on time.
GIHS Accepting Athletics Hall of Fame Nominations - March 2025
GRAND ISLAND, NY – Grand Island High School is now accepting nominations for the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The nomination window is open through Friday, April 18, 2025. The Hall of Fame honors outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to Viking athletics. Nominations are being accepted in the following categories:* Athlete – Must have graduated no later than 2010.
* Coach/Administrator – Must have retired at least five years prior.
* Honorary – Recognizing individuals who have made a lasting impact on Grand Island athletics.
To submit a nomination, visit the Grand Island Central Schools website at grandislandschools.org. Forms can be found under the Departments tab by selecting Athletics. For more information, contact the Grand Island Athletic Office at 716-773-8812.
About the Grand Island Athletics Hall of Fame: Established to recognize the achievements and contributions of Viking athletes, coaches, and supporters, the Grand Island Athletics Hall of Fame celebrates excellence in sportsmanship, leadership, and commitment to athletics. Inductees serve as a lasting inspiration to current and future generations of student-athletes.
February Viking Values Students - February 2025
The students are pictured in front of the second-floor KiND sign, from left, front row: Jolie Mondoux, grade 12, selected by the Art Department; and Sienna Sarkees, grade 11, selected by the Business Department. Second row: Charlotte Tower, grade 11, selected by the Social Studies Department; and Bree Kolesar, grade 11, selected by the English Department. Back row: Christian Kochanowski, grade 10, selected by the World Language Department; and Liam Kineke, grade 9, selected by the Math Department. Not pictured: Carson Hinkle, grade 11, selected by the Music Department.
Photo by Larry Austin/Grand Island Central School District
GIHS announces February Viking Values Students of the Month.
Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey of Grand Island High School and assistant principals Jaime Peld,and Adam Hernandez have announced the Viking Values Students of the Month for February.
The Viking Values Students of the Month are nominated by the departments of World Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, English, Business, Art, Physical Education, Music, Technology, and Science.The Viking Values Students of the Month are chosen based on character, academic performance, effort, behavior, social relationships, and attendance. Character: The student demonstrates the Viking Values of respect, responsibility, safety, and compassion. Academic performance: The student is passing all classes taken within the department, demonstrates excellent class participation and completion of assignments. Effort: The student demonstrates good effort in class and works up to or exceeds innate ability. Behavior: Both inside and outside of the classroom, the student obeys rules, shows respect to peers and adults, and is well-mannered. Social relationships: The student displays leadership, a willingness to help peers, and shows respect toward others. Attendance – The student attends school regularly and arrives at school and classes on time.
GIHS 2nd Quarter High Honor Roll - February 2025
9TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL
Ali Ackerman, Alyse Alberalla, Ella Arnone, Josiah Asbach, Aaron Battaglia, Ashlynn Becker, Aiden Cinelli, Braden Cudzilo, Charles Dalbo, Leo D'Angelo, Kendall Duscher, Omer Ellahi, Zachary Flick, Angelina Freedman, Isaac Gearhart, Gabriella Grisanti, Olivia Groff, Brock Hillman, David Jagow, Ian Joseph, Sukhmani Kaur, Cooper Kilianski, Madison Klos, Eve Kolesar, Grant Law, Talia Masker, Dillon McCarthy, Mia McGowan, Jack Mezhir, Charlotte Miller, Lucas Mondoux, Jack Morgan, Eleanor Murray, Sophia Myers, Jack O'Connor, Finn O'Kell, Emilee Payne, Madelyn Pfeil, Gwendolyn Pickering, Keira Rivers, Avi Sandhu, Bryce Schreiber, Christian Scibilia, Grayson Shelp, Hazel Shepard, Wyatt Smith, Christopher Sobrino, Vytas Stalyga, Lucas Szyprowski, Jackson Tower, Landon Tyrrell, Amelia Westlake, Kayden Wylke
10TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL
Giada Aguzzi, Maxx Anderson, Sophia Anzalone, Camryn Bagley, Liam Burt, Madison Cope, Tucker Dankert, Anthony Fiebelkorn, Mackenzie Gallagher, Chase Giambra, Karissa Green, Owen Hall, Jocelyn Hamilton, Jaiden Hamilton, Tyler Hazel, Nicholas Jayme, Leah Kephart, Christian Kochanowski, Sophia Kwiatkowski, Addison Lewis, Lillyana Lundquist, Levi Maerz, Tessa Marsala, Jocelyn May, Avery McNulty, Giada Mendel, Mason Miller, Riley Myers, Luke Nowocien, Colin Pinzel, Kayla Rejewski, Abigail Ruminski, Emerson Rusert, Brianna Schiffmacher, Logan Scott, Richard Sedita, Petra Smykowski, Alanna Soto, Alice Staub, Mya Steinwandel, Madelyn Urbaniak, Annabelle Vandriel, Gavin Warner, Emily Westberg, Abigail Wilkins, John Wilkinson
11TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL
Marissa Aceti, Thomas Alberalla, Gabriella Amato, Cleopatra Basiliko, Alicia Battaglia, Carl Beckley, Aidan Birtz, Maxwell Bronson, Jacob Brzyski, Elijah Castner, John Coram, Natalie DeCourcey, Jeetpal Gill, Aiden Golembiewski, Chase Gustafson, Camryn Harding, Audrey Holler, David Hoover, Andrew Kozlowski, Cassidy Kurtzhalts, Noah Magee, Ismail Masoodi, Chase McGuire, Evelyn Miller, Colin Morgan, Jillian Moskala, Connor Muehlbauer, Natalie Payne, Brianna Rejewski, Maya Rizzo, Allie Rumsey, Tanureet Saini, Janelle Spiesz, Ieva Stalyga, Zachary Vinkle, Brooke Warner, Margaret Weselak, Kyla Wood
12TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL
Camilla Acquisto, Ghaliya Ahmed, Lydia Amato, Morgan Andrews, Kailyn Ash, Aubree Battaglia, Jaelynn Bolock, Rayyan Bukahri, Nicholas Bull, Samantha Burridge, Isabella Burt, Grace Carpenter, Tori Cecere, Alper Celik, Brooke Christensen, Zachary Christian, Anna Cipollitti, Anthony Ciraolo, Gavin Clinton, Jacob Csicseri, Addison Flegal, Hayden Garey, Grace Gramza, Linzy Gray, Hailey Green, Sydney Hamilton, Luke Hutton, Rocquelle Hy, Natalie Kopf, Christian Krawczyk, Annabelle Linenfelser, Cayden Luciano, Jolie Mondoux, Keira Murray, Liam O'Kell, Evan Pickering, Lorelei Popp, Ryan Rai, Layla Rein, Megan Reynolds, Ryan Sharp, Anthony Soluri, Abigail Szyprowski, Pavneet Toor, Melina Valle, Kaitlyn Wadman, Mikayla Wagner
GIHS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll - February 2025
9TH GRADE HONOR ROLL
Jessica Birtz, Adalynn Borkmanis, Brayden Boyle, Jenna Callahan, Juliette Cardin-Galeza, Caoimhe Carpenter, Jay Christian, Austin Clause, Kieran Cudahy, Cali Del Monte, Samantha DeSantis, Jackson Dunn, Ava Everett, Gabriel Gardner, Jayden Golden, Allison Hall, Braxton Hallifax, Ayden Haseley, Isaiah Huber, Tatjana Karanovic, Carlin Kelly, Liam Kineke, Emily Kirkendall, Xavier Louisos, Lia Mango, Ryan Mayer, Thalia Minasidis, Ismail Naeem, Vanessa Nassoiy, Declan O'Leary, Reagan Pax, Ava Pomaranski, Tyler Porreca, Kaylee Porter, Nora Rein, Caine Rumsey, Savannah Russo, Charley Ruth, Imaan Sandhu, Kason Scarpena, Jake Scott, Rana Shaibi, Donovan Shanley, Xander Soellers, Ella Squire, Logan Sutton-Camann, Lucas Talamo, Anthony Ventura, Jonathan Weselak, Matilyn Wolski, Viviane Wrobel, Dylan Zaremski
10TH GRADE HONOR ROLL
Robert Agnello, Calleigh Anderson, Tina Arslan, Racheal Banas, Gavin Blum, Gianna Bonaccorso, Morgan Bridenbaker, Dane Brown, Olivia Burke, Morgan Cantor, Jake Castiglia, Madelyn Colpetzer, Kelly Coram, Deni Daghestani, Blake DeLoreto, Bre'Onna Donovan, Giana Dudek, Emma Dunn, Mitchell Dylag, Zoha Elahi, Santino Favorite, Molly Fiebelkorn, Austin Forsey, Benjamin Frey, Gianna Gallegos, Samuel Geblein, Emily Glassbrook, Ella Gordon, Michaela Granelli, Gianna Griggs, Ava Groff, Chase Hall, Malcolm Hannibal, Avery Hoock, Evan Howitt, Sarah Jackson, April James, Reese Johnson, Molly Kilianski, Jada LaMarco, Capri Olivia Leslie, Andrew MacConkey, Tiana Magee, Chase Martineck, Chloe Masich, Caitlin Maurer, Nelly Maziarz, Will Meyers, Sawyer Morris, Leanna Musleh, Claire Neuhaus, Kendyll Panowicz, Hannah Rastelli, Grayson Rastelli, Ava Schnepf, Dylan Serafini, Kailyn Smith, Thomas Steck, Rikki Stypick, Madelyn Sugg, Kamaldeep Toor, Cecilia Vacanti, Aaron Vizzi, John Wenner, Ryan Whalen, Trent Yoder
11TH GRADE HONOR ROLL
Muthanna Ahmed, Jassim Al Hajjaji, Andrea Mikayla Apon, Jacob Belous, Jillian Bland, Alayna Boyle, Max Broeker, Lily Buckingham, Kenadi Butcher, Caden Byrnes, Avery Carpenter, Judah Chapman, Olivia Clark, Jackson DeGlopper, Rebekah Dolan, Madelyn Forbes, Noah Franco, Nicolas Genovese, Simran Gill, Anna Gormady, Damian Greco, Samantha Grover, Carson Hamilton, Donovan Heacock, Carson Hinkle, Paige Horvath, Colin Hurley, Ella Johnston, Bree Kolesar, Lucia Lanthier, Sarah Logar, Chase Mango, Adrianna Marinucci, Moses McMurray, Kieran Meisel, Caylee Meyer, Sydney Neuhaus, Dominic Nucci, Jack Pachla, Miranda Page, Preston Pickard, Isabella Pilon, Sienna Potenza, Sophia Pyc, Cooper Pyc, Jack Roth, Sienna Sarkees, Ryan Scott, Harini Selvakumar, Caden Sharkey, Grace Simpson, Armani Smith, Sabrina Steffans, Audrey Stockinger, Charlotte Tower, Sara Trevett, Kennady Ulrich, Riley Uribes, Aiden Wrobel, Max Zentz
12TH GRADE HONOR ROLL
Gianni Anello, William Benz, Emma Beringer, Morgan Blum, Lily Burke, Matthew Burridge, Lauren Caizza, Sophie Cane, Amanda Carriero, Giana Caruana, Nicholas Castellino, Dylan Castiglia, Abigail Coombs, Antonia Cotroneo, Samantha Crist, Hailey Donovan, Skye Dreher, Noah Evert, Madelyn Gallagher, Alyssa Griggs, Jacob Hamilton, Jacob Hazel, Hannah Hiscock, Leah Hurley, Hanna Hurley, Samuel Iuvino, Lily Johnson, Sully Korte, Kyle Kowalczewski, Grace Kucinski, Richard Kwarciak, Riley Kwiatkowski, Nico Macrides, Peter Marston, Alex Martin, Gianna Masker, Madison McGowan, Samantha Mesmer, Hayden Miller, Madison Mondoux, Jaxen Montana, Brady Moran, Giana Moretta, Jack Nevans, Liberty Novak, Lauren Olendorf, Rylee Pachla, Cora Pankow, Alyssa Pizur, Samuel Rastelli, Owen Redfern, Emma Richards, Adelyn Roach, Mavrick Rumsey, Savannah Samplinski, Ella Santi, Emma Sentz, Javeria Shoaib, Gianna Simone, Juliana Smith, Morgan Szathmary, Melaina Taylor, Cristina Torres, Connor Weber, Olivia Wenner, Zoe Anna Weselak, Brody Winarski, George Woloszyn, Asher Wright, Cole Zorich
GIHS 2nd Quarter Merit Roll - February 2025
9TH GRADE MERIT ROLL
Andrew Joseph Apon, Alyssa Brzyski, Lia Campas, Bennett Carestia, Ashlyn Cassata, Matthew Colosimo, Grant Fox, Sophia Hickox, Sienna Lenze, Liam Ligon, Anabel Lowman, Jade Luna, Luca Marinucci, Austin Martino, Riley McAndrews, Victoria McGuire, Carson Mondoux, Reese Nevans, Luke Nichols, Madelyn Obarka, Aiden O'Donnell, Eli Ostapiuk, Ethan Osuchowski, Elizabeth Porter, Aneil Rokicki, Dario Savard, Avery Sheehan, Aaren Suwal, Cassidy Szathmary, Chase Uribes, Elijah Weselak, Kaitlyn Wilson
10TH GRADE MERIT ROLL
Nicolas Aiello, Noah Arnone, Ethan Berg, Lucas Bonafede, Jeremy Buchanan, Owen Cioppa, Don Collure, Matthew DeAngelo, Peter DeSantis, Matthew Eggers, Emma Erickson, Brayden Florio, Olivia Govern, Camden Hillary, Madelyn Jagow, Addison Kineke, Shayne Koester, June LaMarco, Claire Lansberry, Zoe Lecht, Amaya Lundquist, Kathryn Madigan, Zsofia Magyari, Riley Mallabar, Farhanuddin Mohammed, EllaRae Moore, Robert Neuner, Karlei Novak, Owen Parker, Wesley Pelczynski, Andrew Pelczynski, Jay Pham, Tyler Price, Cole Randle, Emma Redfern, Ognjen Ristic, Yousef Rizek, Charlotte Russo, Taylor Simpson, Nicholas Sortino, Audrey Still, Danika Tetkowski, Chloe Timmerman, Shannon Williams, Anna Zherebilov, Nadeen Zidan
11TH GRADE MERIT ROLL
Ashley Adames Perez, Ryan Brandys, Matthew Capage, Olivia DeCoux, Nicole Dexter, Joseph Donlon, Bella Duscher, Logan Flynn, Lucah Gassmann, Sophia Gonzalez, Jaymee Gray, Calli Harding, Haley Hillman, Tre'Shawn Jennings, Nina Johnson, Alex Joyce, Joseph Jung, Mateo Karanovic, Dominic Leo, Camila Marques, Ava May, Ian Mesmer, Kate Mezhir, Robert Osuchowski, Jasmine Rokicki, Owen Rosetti, Brendan Roulley, Sami Saleh, Kabir Sandhu, Julian Savard, Ahmet Savas, Talia Simone, Harvinder Singh, Kaitlyn Stieringer, Zachary Talamo, Bryana Turnbull, Trenton Tyrrell, Teagan Willats, Madeline Williams, Kayla Wylie, Jeremiah Zherebilov
12TH GRADE MERIT ROLL
Lucianna Andrzejewski, Jacob Bonafede, Emma Chorey, Bryan Decker, Niko Gonzalez, Gabriella Guy, Catherine Hegarty, Braiden Jaroszewski, Isabella Jayme, Jierui Jiao, Michael Leone, Vincent Lewis, Natalie Malush, Jaxon Moslow, Colby Okelberry, Addyson Peck, Jackson Schmidt, Oliver Schmidt, Lilian Shugarts, Avery Smith, Siena Vacanti, Anthony Vaccaro-Luttrell, Alexandra Watt
January Viking Values Students - February 2025
Photo by Larry Austin/Grand Island Central School District
GIHS announces January Viking Values Students of the Month. Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey and assistant principals Jaime Peld and Adam Hernandez of Grand Island High School have announced the Viking Values Students of the Month for January. The Viking Values Students of the Month are nominated by the departments of World Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, English, Business, Art, Physical Education, Music, Technology, and Science.The Students of the Month are: Victoria McGuire, grade 9, selected by the Business Department; Anthony Fiebelkorn, grade 10, selected by the English Department; Giada Aguzzi, grade 10, selected by the Math Department; Matthew Pomaranski, grade 12, selected by the Technology Department; Tyler Hazel, grade 10, selected by the World Language Department; Avery McNulty, grade 10, selected by the Science Department; Emerson Rusert, grade 10, selected by the Art Department; Nicholas Lindsay, grade 12, selected by the Music Department; Eve Kolesar, grade 9, selected by the Social Studies Department.
The Viking Values Students of the Month are chosen based on character, academic performance, effort, behavior, social relationships, and attendance. Character: The student demonstrates the Viking Values of respect, responsibility, safety, and compassion. Academic performance: The student is passing all classes taken within the department, demonstrates excellent class participation and completion of assignments. Effort: The student demonstrates good effort in class and works up to or exceeds innate ability. Behavior: Both inside and outside of the classroom, the student obeys rules, shows respect to peers and adults, and is well-mannered. Social relationships: The student displays leadership, a willingness to help peers, and shows respect toward others. Attendance – The student attends school regularly and arrives at school and classes on time.
Scholar Athlete: Madison McGowan - February 2025
GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Madison McGowan, a senior at Grand Island High School, has been a key player on both the basketball and softball teams for four years. As a two-sport athlete, she has formed lasting bonds with her teammates, creating memories that will stay with her long after graduation. "We have such a connection on the field and on the court," McGowan said. "My point guards and I just connect so well. My third and first basemen, my shortstops … they connect with me on a different level because they know I can trust them, and they can trust me. It’s just a different feeling." Outside of sports, Madison is deeply involved in school life as the president of the student council. Giving back to her school is something that truly fulfills her. "I love the aspect of being a leader," she said. "I love to help everyone around me, and giving back to my school and bringing fun events to the school just means a lot."
After graduation, Madison will stay local and attend Buffalo State to play softball. She currently holds a 3.7 GPA and aspires to become a teacher after college. "Seeing all my teachers push me to be a better person made me want to do that for kids when I get older," she said. Her basketball coach, Kristin Wegrzyn, shared her thoughts on Madison’s contributions to the team and how she will be missed. "She’s got such grit, and that's something you can't coach," Wegrzyn said. "There are times during a game when I'll look at her and we just connect. She knows exactly what I mean, whether it's to slow us down, if I need a big stop from her on a possession, or just ensuring that she’s communicating with the team. All of these qualities put together make her a really special player and I’ll definitely miss her when she’s gone." WIVB link
GIHS Viking Values December Students of the Month - January 2025
The students are pictured, from left, front row: Mikey Wagner, grade 12, selected by the Business Department; Noah Magee, grade 11, selected by the Science Department; Riley Myers, grade 10, selected by the Art Department; Hailey Green, grade 12, selected by the Social Studies Department; Zoha Elahi, grade 10, selected by the Physical Education Department. Back row: Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey; Assistant Principle Adam Hernandez; Jocelyn Jung, grade 9, selected by the English Department; Jacob Belous, grade 11, selected by the Technology Department; Evan Pickering, grade 12, selected by the Math Department; Tyler Hazel, grade 10, selected by the World Language Department; and Assistant Principal Jaime Peld. Not pictured: Annabelle Linenfelser, grade 12, selected by the Music Department.
Photo by Larry Austin/Grand Island Central School District
Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey, and assistant principals Jaime Peld, and Adam Hernandez of Grand Island High School have announced the Viking Values Students of the Month for December.
The Viking Values Students of the Month are nominated by the departments of World Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, English, Business, Art, Physical Education, Music, Technology, and Science.The Viking Values Students of the Month are chosen based on character, academic performance, effort, behavior, social relationships, and attendance. Character: The student demonstrates the Viking Values of respect, responsibility, safety, and compassion. Academic performance: The student is passing all classes taken within the department and demonstrates excellent class participation and completion of assignments. Effort: The student demonstrates good effort in class and works up to or exceeds innate ability. Behavior: Both inside and outside of the classroom, the student obeys rules, shows respect to peers and adults, and is well-mannered. Social relationships: The student displays leadership, a willingness to help peers, and shows respect toward others. Attendance – The student attends school regularly and arrives at school and classes on time.
