It’s graduation time.
High school students in the Class of 2021 have been through a lot: remote learning; being required to wear masks; shortening or cancelling sports seasons, musicals and concerts; and a whole lot of uncertainty. They have had to distance themselves from their friends and teachers for months.
Even through all that, they’ve done what’s required to make it through to the end of the school year.
To celebrate the Class of 2021, we are publishing lists of the graduates from more than 60 schools across Central New York.
We will report who is the valedictorian and salutatorian (or in some cases alternates) and give them a chance to share some thoughts about school, the pandemic, family and life. This school’s Top Academic Student and Senior Class President are below the list of graduates.
The Post-Standard will publish a keepsake high school graduation section on Sunday, June 28. If you wish, you can place a congratulations ad for a graduate you’d like to honor in the section. The section will include lists of 2021 graduates from Onondaga County schools, Q&As with each school’s valedictorian and salutatorian, and more. Businesses also have the opportunity to advertise in the graduation section. You can reach us at this email and we will get back to you.
Commencement
The ceremony for graduating seniors of Fayetteville-Manlius High School is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Friday, June 25, 2021, at the high school stadium, 8201 E. Seneca Turnpike, Manlius. Rain dates are Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27.
The ceremony will be live streamed. Each graduating senior can bring up to four guests. They will be seated in individual pods and each person will be required to show proof of vaccination or the results of a negative Covid-19 test within three days of the ceremony.
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Candidates for Graduation
Lily Marie Abbott
Ziad Sami Abdul-Malak
Samhitha Adavikolanu
Seemal Ahmad
Seif El-Dean Tamer Ahmed
Alexis Jeehee Ahn
Michael Anthony Aiello
Miguel Angel Aldana
Ethan Montgomery Allen
Jack Francis Altimonda
Katherine Grace Amico
Daniel Arefyev
Connor Michael Aspinall
Luke Michael Assimon
Nina Elizabeth Avery
Seth Adam Bailey
Karina Yvonne Balian
Eric Gregory Bang
Brianna Janae Barnes
Zachary Robert Barnhart
Kylie Hope Beam
Elise Ruth Beckman
Ethan Aaron Beera
Matthew Ian Bem
Kashyap Sai Bendapudi
Max Logan Benjamin
Ethan Tal Bird
Riley Eckerson Bissetta
Grace Katherine Bloom
Lejla Borcilo
Avva Boroujerdi
John Eric Bower
Sarah Frances Brien
Abbie Doreen Brown
Ian Austin Brown
Alyah Nichol Bseirani
Ethan Michael Budgeon
Juliana Noelle Buonfiglio
Dimitra Kiritsis Cappers
Arianna Rae Caron
Jamie Lynn Case
Maia Elizabeth Chakin
Joyce Chen
Gabriel Louis Chizzonite
Samara Roya Chowdhury
Zachary Cole Coelho
Mia Sofia Cohen
Catherine Elaine Cole
Christina Lee Coleman
Lillian Jane Margaret Coleman
Emma Grace Colicci
Daniel Phillip Comer
Edward Warren Cook III
Lydia Marion Coombs
Jacob Thomas Cooney
Zaire Jalen-Warren Coore
Zoe Sophia Costanza
Isabel Stephanie Crovella
Aydin Nicolas D’Ambrosio
Halle Nicole Daino
Anthony James DaRin
Jayden Patrick Davis
Gemma Nicole Decker
Sarah Marissa De Croce
Jackson Randall Denton
Sawyer Mitch Dereszynski
Alison Anne DiMiceli
Aima Ureem Din
Ridvan Rustu Dinc
Tori DeLores Dixie
Ian Nicholas Donella
Danielle Downie
Braydon Quinn Downs
Ronan Michael Drozd
Alexander Daniel Duggleby
Madelyn Brooke Duggleby
James Edmund Dziergas
Julia Anne Egnaczyk
Jessey Mae Eisenhut
Sam Ali Elbadawi
Kendra Elizabeth Elliott
Sara Elzourkany
Ryan Robert Everding
Madison Brinley Ewert
Benjamin Thomas Farber-McEntee
Cyrus Tunson Felton
Kirsten Anne Fielding
Patrick David Finnegan
Matthew Amato Fiorentino
McKenna Jane Florczyk
Madeline Esther Fousek
Lucille Grace Fowler
Hannah Murphy Fox
Isaac Vincenzo Frechette
Sadie Dale Fridley
Olivia Grace Frink
Peyton Edward Geehrer
Valentino Guiseppi Gibson
Claire Julia Grenis
Olivia Shea Groesbeck
Amelia Michelle Haight
Allen Robert Hamilton
Mabel Anne Hance
Nicholas Patrick Hanley
Justin Prescott Hanover
Andrew Thomas Harig
Mia Kathryn Harris
Luke Andrew Hasenwinkel
Virgil Pryder Haslam-Ransom
Lindsay Rose Hathorn
Daniel Patrick Haungs
Sean Matthew Hawks
Lauren Bailey Hayes
Lindsay Elizabeth Hebert
Sophia Dylan Heffner
Andrew Mark Heyman
Amanda Claire Hibbard
Ryan Douglas Hill
Sarah Susan Hills
Chloe Elizabeth Hodge
Sedehla Mone Horton
Victoria Marie Horton
Aine Maureen Hoye
Tania Avril Hrosar
Samuel Higham Hughes
Benjamin Matthew Hutz
Aletheia Marie Ieta
Ronin Ingersoll
Gavin Woodward Isley
Yulia Vladislavovna Ivanova
John Noel Jeffery
Adam John Jernigan
Danielle Marie Johns
Audra Grace Johnson
Colin Shea Jordan
Hannah Lauren Kaczorowski
Grace Eleanor Kaercher
Samantha Grace Kellish
Thomas William Kellish
Karthik Khatri
Tamanna Khatri
Owen Isaac Kimbrough
Kathryn Fannie-Carmela Klein
Joshua Elliott Kohlbrenner
Julia Elizabeth Kohlbrenner
Adrian Kopek
Jay Axel Korter
Andrew Joseph Koster
Emma Grace Kronenberg
Madison Anne Krouse
Jennifer Prather Krueger
Evan James Krukin
Maylen Lena Kummer
Liam Jameson Kurak
Matthew Donovan LaCombe
Morgan Olivia LaFex
Nora Elizabeth Langan
Nathan Francis LaRocca
August Eugene Larson
Gavin Richard Latta
Sophia Donna Lattof
Jasmin Lawrence
Amanda Rose Leary
Madison Rae Lemery
Megan Falso Leonard
Albert Harrison Levy
Anny Dan Li
Hannah Yueyi Li
Aidan Stanton Liddell
Sophia Lin
Charles Jeong-Soo Loh
John Anthony Lorraine
Taylor Jane Luchsinger
Katelyn Nicole Ludwig
Zachary Michael Lugert
Stephen Christian Luke
John Hoffman Lutz
Hannah Rose Madden
James Patrick Madill
Michael Charles Magee
Sydney Lynn Mahr
Kevin James Malone
Alessandra Marie Manicone
Aleksandra E. Marcinkowski
Abigail Angeline Maring
Miles Kenneth-Thomas Marney
Paige Marie McAndrew
Gerard Benjamin McCrohan
Erin Anne McDowell
Luke Tripoli McEwen
Logan Todd McIntosh
Max William McKee
Sarah Grayce McMorris
Elijah Luke McNaughton
Fiona Mejico
Jacob Allan Merrow
Benjamin Charles Meyer
Joshua Phillip Michel
Jack Martin Middleton
Luke Jeffrey Middleton
Kyle Manning Miller
Maxwell Louis Miller
Paul Samuel Miller
Shayla Kathleen Miller-Denny
Chase Tyr Montgomery
Tristan Alexander Moore
Daniel Ayman Moussa
Caitlin Marie Mullally
Emelie Victoria Muller
Paige Kennedy Murphy
Hashim Naeem
Morgan Marie Napier
Amaya Rose Nash
Callum Shaylen Newton
April Annabelle Nichols
Katyanna Malene Noble
Jack Clements Nucerino
Aidan Townes Nugent
Amogechukwu Nkemjika Nwokedi
Jacob Gordon O’Connor
Ryan Thomas O’Neal
Ana Obradovic
Ijeoma Chiedu Okoh
Lucy Gibson Olcott
Luna Katrijn Oley
McKenna Katherine Oley
Matthew Charles Osterhaudt
Catherine Emma Ottaviano
John Michael OuYang
Joshua Ari Ovadia
Colin William Owens
Francesco Onofrio Pagano
Erin Nicole Palacios
Celine Jaison Paliakkara
Michaela Isabella Papa
Benjammin Storm Parrish
James Scot Peden
James Joseph Perkovich
Jack Robert Perry
Rory Grace Pfohl
Katherine Nicole Pieczonka
Leo Andrew Pieples
Joshua Joson Pitcher
Jennifer Marie Pool
Sarah O’Shea Pool
Audrey Lynn Pratt
Paris Alexa Puccia
Marinna Shea Purdy
Elizabeth Ann Putelo
Samantha Fair Pynn
Jerry Shanshu Qian
Natalia Jasmin Quinones-Franco
Samuel Cheney Rabin
Isabella Rose Randolph
Max Leader Rappaport
Colin Michael Raymond
Sadie Grace Raynor
Michael Lawrence Reikes
Sara Rose Reisman
Sally Elizabeth Reynolds
Ransom Pratt Reynolds IV
Giulia Caselnova Richardson
Katrina Marie Rivera
Samantha Ruth Rizzo
Lexie Katherine Roe
Brandon Paul Rogers
Sky Rolnick
Mae Elizabeth Ruddy
Damien Andrew Russell
Maria Anna Russell
Katelyn Elizabeth Sanzone
Rachel Eliana Scheer
Sophie Rebecca Scheer
Maeve Margaret Schefter
Kara Lynn Schemm
Helena Isabel Schmidt
Louisa Hope Schramm
Daniel Scott Schrilla
Claire Elizabeth Schroder
Tobey Max Schulman
Maddisen Scriven
Chayse Elizabeth Sedlack
Meghan Alexis Seidberg
Emma Elizabeth Sereluca
Nigar Shahbazli
Xuanze Shang
Nicole Yanza Shanguhyia
Alyssa Jordan Sherbourne
Kyuhyun Shim
Lydia Lynn Shuler
Carlena Michele Sidello
Matthew Alexander Sikorski
Jamison Halle Slade
Alexis Namie Smith
Hannah XinLing Snow
Claire Anne Snyder
Itai Spinoza
Alexandria Nicole Stephenson
Harper Elizabeth Stoppacher
Luke Edward Stratton
Andy Bo Sun
Lucas James Taber
Nicholas Bailey Tagtmeyer
Brynn Elizabeth Taylor
Jackson David Taylor
Owen Patrick Taylor
Ty Timothy Teelin
Sophia Nicole TenEyck
Matthew Holden Thompson
Kristen Therese Truman
True Vesta Usiatynski
Benjamin James Vallet
Kelsey Gayle Vest
Konrad Charles Walberger
Logan Daylon Walburger
Abigail Reimann Walklett
Kate Emma Walters
Yihan Wang
Lucas DiFlorio Weires
Myles Joshua Wettig
Liam Curtis White
Connor Ryan Wieczorek
Allison Elizabeth Wilde
Logan John Wilkinson
Samuel Martin Wilks
Jacob Eric Wing
Lauren Danielle Winkos
Camilla Wojtasiewicz
Sophie Bailey Woodridge
Megan Marie Wright
Caden James Yancey
Caroline Haine Yee
Nina Zheng
Charlotte Eddy Zinninger
Rebecca Madeline Ziobro
Emma Ann Zogg
Isabel Zoe Zuber
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2021 Top Academic Student and Senior Class President
Fayetteville-Manlius High School 2021 Top Academic Student Emma Kronenberg and Senior Class President Lucille Fowler
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Top Academic Student
Name: Emma Kronenberg
Town: Manlius
Parents: Meredith and Seth Kronenberg
My plans for the next few years: Attending the honors program at Villanova University.
My career plans: I have always said that I have two goals in life: to be happy and to change the world. While I am not quite sure where these next few years will take me, I am drawn towards professions that work with others and on behalf of others in areas such as sociology, education, psychology, neuroscience and charity work.
The highlight of my senior year: Hosting our first ever dance marathon phonathon where we raised over $20,000 to benefit Camp Good Days and Special Times.
The person who inspired me the most: Every day, I am inspired to be the best person I can in order to become a better role model and pave a better path for my three younger sisters: Sara, Brooke and Tess. While I strive to do this, they are already such great role models for me. I am so amazed by what they have accomplished and so proud of who they are. It is with our mutual love and support that we have all grown as sisters and as people.
What I do to unwind or relax: During the pandemic, I picked up jigsaw puzzles, and I often complete them in the middle of the living room among my family. I also play viola, was a 2021 Dance Marathon emcee, am the President of Tri-M Music Honor Society and Science Honor Society, and love volunteering with children.
The word or phrase best that best describes my personality: Conscientious
My advice to our graduating class: Look out for one another. It is easy to take your life for granted or to get caught up in your own experiences. Don’t forget about the people around you, whether that be through celebrating their achievements or helping them in their struggles.
The best part about social distancing: The pandemic has given me the gift of extra time with my family. I am so thankful for the memories I was able to create with them and so grateful that those around me stayed healthy.
The biggest impact of the pandemic on my senior year: The biggest impact was going to school in a hybrid model. Although I was appreciative to be back in school for even two days, I felt a huge divide among the student body. Oftentimes, it felt like we were two separate classes, and it was difficult to interact with classmates and stay in touch with friends.
The one thing I hope to accomplish in my lifetime: I hope to give back to the world. Whether this is through running a nonprofit, pioneering research, teaching young children, or being a mother, I want to make the world (or at least my corner of it) a better place.
Other thoughts: I am so honored to represent such a diverse, intelligent, considerate, and resilient class. I hope that the F-M Class of 2021 is proud of what we have accomplished and how we have persevered together. I would also like to thank the F-M administration and everyone who helped us get back in schools safely this year. I cannot imagine the long hours of decision-making and planning that went into bringing us back in person. I hope you know how much it meant to my peers and to me.
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Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Senior Class President
Name: Lucille Fowler
Town: Manlius
Parents: Bob and Kate Fowler
My plans for the next few years: Following graduation, I will be continuing my academic career at Fairfield University. Ever since I stepped foot on Fairfield’s campus, I knew it was the place for me.
My career plans: While I am at Fairfield, I will study sports management at the Dolan School of Business, and eventually work for a major sports team in New York City.
The highlight of my senior year: Although the pandemic has held many of us back from doing the “normal” activities held in a regular school year, many of my sports, academic, and extracurricular experiences have created several fantastic memories and highlights. Being able to play field hockey and golf, continuing with the Unified Sports season, and attending awards night has defined the highlights of my senior year.
The person who inspired me the most: The biggest influences in my life are my parents and sisters. My parents have helped me become the person I am today. My Mom and Dad created a home environment that has heavily influenced my work habits, outgoing nature, kindness to all and many other personality traits that I value. My sisters, Sophie and Lilly, have helped me strive to become the best person I could possibly be. Shared experiences with my sisters have helped me learn how to navigate the world and have prepared me for anything that lies ahead.
What I do to unwind or relax: One of the main things that help me unwind and relax is hanging out with friends and family. At school, some of my extracurricular activities include: Fayetteville-Manlius Class of 2021 president, varsity field hockey captain, varsity golf captain, Positivity Project ambassador, National Honors Society and Science Honors member, Board of Education student representative, SCAC Athletic Conference member, Unified Sports and Unified Friends, which is a club where neurotypical students spend time with students diagnosed with autism, down’s syndrome, and other neurodiverse disorders. I have spent countless hours working with special education students, engaging in fun inclusive sports and activities. Being able to work with and brighten a disabled student’s day is a feeling that not many people understand, and is an experience I am forever grateful for.
The word or phrase best that best describes my personality: Competitive
My advice to our graduating class: Try to remember that worrying today doesn’t change what happens tomorrow. Every second spent worrying about the future takes away from the present.
The best part about social distancing: No one can tell if I have bad breath or not, nor can tell if I am laughing at not-so-funny jokes.
The biggest impact of the pandemic on my senior year: One of the biggest impacts that the pandemic had on my senior year was the effect it had on extracurricular activities. Although each extracurricular was shortened, all of my friends, teammates, and peers got closer due to the restricted circumstances.
The one thing I hope to accomplish in my lifetime: One thing that I would like to accomplish in my life would be to run a business where special education students have the opportunity to work independently.
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