2020 OHS Valedictorian & Salutatorian
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SPECIAL ISSUE: SALUTING OUR SENIORS CCITYITY SSCCHOOLHOOL DDIISSTRITRICCTT “Home, School and Community Educating for Life” Summer 2020 Volume 16, Issue 6 2020 OHS Valedictorian & Salutatorian Madelyn Hoffman sectional representative has been named as the for tennis and bowling. Valedictorian of the Class of Mackenzie was named an 2020. She is the daughter of All WNY Scholar Athlete Michael and Ellie Hoffman. for Tennis. She received Madelyn will graduate the OHS Sportsmanship with an Advanced Regents award for junior varsity Diploma with Honors basketball, varsity tennis and Mastery in Math and and varsity track and field. Science. Throughout high Along with her involvement school, Madelyn has taken in OHS athletics Mackenzie dual-enrollment classes has participated in many offered by Jamestown extracurricular activities Community College and including Homeless St. Bonaventure University. Huskies, Spanish Club, She participated in the New Model UN, TV Studio, the Visions Health Professions OHS Newspaper, Drama program through Madelyn Hoffman Mackenzie Windus Club, Scholastic Challenge Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES her senior year. and the St. Bonaventure University Summer Research Program. Madelyn has been a member of Student Government She is the President of National Honor Society and earned 20-40- (Treasurer), DECA, Thirst Project, Principal’s Advisory 60 Point Award for her extracurricular activities. Committee, Orchestra, Band, Varsity Cross Country, and Mackenzie has also participated in the OHS Orchestra, Varsity Track & Field. Madelyn has competed at both the New Studio 107, Concert and Marching Band, Select Choir and York State DECA competition and the DECA International Bel Canto. She has participated in Solo Festival, NYSSMA Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida. Some Area All State, and Houghton String Festival. She has been in community projects that she has been involved in are Homeless the pit orchestra for “The Secret Garden,” “Music Man,” and Huskies, Special Olympics Track & Field Day, Washington West “Oklahoma!” She was on stage as Chava in “Fiddler on the Roof” Elementary Holiday Shop, and concessions at sporting events. and Fantine in “Les Misérables.” In our community Mackenzie Madelyn has also volunteered over 150 hours at Olean General has volunteered with several local nursing homes, Basilica of Hospital and coordinated the Healthy Huskies Flu Vaccination St. Mary of the Angels, the St. John’s Italian Festival, the Pink Clinic. Madelyn has received honors including 20-40 Point Pumpkin Project, and the Olean Cares Crohns & UC Walk. Sward for school involvement, induction into National Honor Mackenzie has participated in her local youth group, been an altar Society, Buffalo News All-Western New York Fall Scholar- server for Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, and she recently Athlete, Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, and was was named Altar Server of the Year for 2020. Mackenzie received nominated as a 2020 Community All-Star through Independent honors including The George Eastman Young Leaders Award, Health and Business First. The Harold Dutton Spotlight Student, Cattaraugus County Youth Madelyn will be attending the University of Pittsburgh in the Citizenship Award, Exchange Club Youth of the Year, JCC fall. She will be majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in College Connections Student of the Year and Daughters of the Neuroscience, as well as participating in the honors program. American Revolution Good Citizens Award. Mackenzie worked as a cantor at Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels as well as a Mackenzie Windus is the Salutatorian of the Class of 2020. lifeguard and skate guard for the City of Olean. She is the daughter of Tom and Amy Windus. Mackenzie will Mackenzie has been awarded the Greenwalt graduate with an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors and Scholarship and will be attending Mount Holyoke College after Mastery in Math and Science. graduation. She has participated in junior varsity basketball and varsity tennis, bowling, and track & field, and has been a Raina Barboza Cait Butler John Carlson Isabelle Crosson Class of 2020 Honor Graduates Raina Barboza is the daughter show. As well, Raina was awarded the member of the Olean High School vol- of Beena Barboza and Job Barboza. Corning Incorporated Award of Excel- leyball team. She has also participated Before moving to Olean and complet- lence in Biology Honors. As an OHS in Jazz Band, Orchestra, Bel Canto, ing her senior year in Olean High student, she entered the national Con- Select Choir, along with being a per- School, she attended Greater Fort gressional App Challenge and won in cussionist in two school musicals. In Erie Secondary School (GFESS) in the congressional district. In addition, addition to her participation in the arts Ontario, Canada for grades 9-10 then Raina has volunteered for the Souper programs at Olean High School, Cait attended grade 11 in Corning-Painted Bowl of Caring. Throughout her is also avid in local theatre. She has Post High School in Corning, NY. high school career, Raina has taken participated in the classes, high school When she was in GFESS, she received many rigorous high school courses, shows, and regular season plays at the student excellence awards for her including dual enrollment courses for Olean Theater Workshop, and has also involvement in school activities and Jamestown Community College and performed in shows at Olean Com- academic career. Raina was part of St. Bonaventure, and has maintained munity Theater and Ray Evans Seneca the yearbook and newspaper clubs as high honor roll grades throughout her Theater. She has been accepted to the a photographer and graphic designer high school career. After graduation, New York State Summer School of in her Canadian school. Likewise, she Raina will be attending Alfred Uni- the Arts (NYSSSA) School of Theatre took part in the Multicultural Club, Art versity and will major in Mechanical for this summer. Cait will be attending Club, and the Concert Band where she Engineering. Baldwin Wallace University in the fall played the flute. Moreover, Raina was with a dual degree in Business Man- part of an international drama critique Cait Butler is the daughter of agement and a Theatre BA. club, Cappies: High School Critics Kathleen and Thomas Butler. She and Awards Program, where she trav- is a member of DECA, Model UN, John Carlson is the son of Emma eled to regional schools to judge their National Honor Society, and Z-Club. and John Carlson Sr. John participated theatre performance while represent- Cait is President of A World with in varsity tennis and soccer. He is a ing her school. She also was selected Water Club, which provides clean member of National Honor Society, to be part of her Canadian’s school water wells to the Kingdom of Eswa- Bel Canto and Digital Art based Inde- team to compete at the regional level tini, Africa. She is the President of pendent Study. At school he volun- in the Niagara Envirothon Competi- the Spanish Club, student leader of teered in the Oak Hill Park Cleanup, tion, an environmental and science Souper Bowl of Caring, team captain and Special Olympics Unified Sports competition. While being in 11th grade of Scholastic Challenge, and is the Day. He was in this year’s school play in Corning-Painted Post High School, Secretary of Student Activities and as Enjolras in “Les Miserables.” John Raina was part of the Coding for Girls Recreation in the Student Activities will be going to RIT and majoring in Club, volunteered at local elementary Council (SAC). Cait is a recipient of Biomedical Sciences with a minor in schools for the annual Hour of Code to the 20-40-60 point award, and has 3D Digital Design. encourage coding, and became part of poetry published in the Gifted Pen- the National Honor Society. In addi- man’s Poetry Collection. She is an Isabelle Crosson is the daughter of tion, she received the Corning Muse- alumnus of the Hugh O’Brian Youth Sean and Carolyn Crosson. Isabelle um of Glass Judges Choice Art Award Leadership, which led her to organize participated in varsity swimming for Graphic Media Design for her graphic a clean-up of the St. Bonaventure two years, varsity cross country for media design entry in the regional art Grotto during her junior year. Cait is a one year, and junior varsity and varsity Olean City School District Newsletter 2 Destiny Custer Robert Dempsey Makayla Folts Nicholas Fratercangelo track for two years. She is a member Council. At school, she volunteered Gala, and Oak Hill Park clean ups. of the National Honor Society and for No One Eats Alone, Oak Hill Park Because of her exceptional involve- participated in Spanish Club. Isabelle Clean Ups, Homeless Huskies, and ment she was awarded the 20-40 Point was a member of Chorus for two Special Olympics/Unified Sports Day. Award. Makayla is also very active years and has been an active member Destiny will be majoring in Pharmacy within the community. She has volun- of the Band for all four years of high at Butler University in Indianapolis, teered for the Gift Tree, Gus Macker school. The band participated in two Indiana. Basketball Tournament, Salvation NYSSMA competitions placing silver Army, and the Women’s Bartlett both times. She has also done Solo Robert Dempsey is the son of Rob- Country Club Member Guest golf Festival and All-County for band. ert and Lyn Dempsey. He is a member tournament. She enjoyed spending her Isabelle traveled to Costa Rica as part of the National Honor Society and has summers coaching junior swimmers of a school trip. She also made the maintained high honors for all semes- at Bartlett Country Club during their JCC Part-Time Student Dean’s List. ters. Robert participated in varsity summer swim league. After graduation Isabelle has spent time volunteering at tennis for three years and was awarded ,Makayla will attended Duquesne Uni- the SPCA.