H-ton Seniors Garner Women in Science Society Awards

Ever since 48 leading citizens joined together in 1793 and pledged the funds needed to erect a school building devoted to providing the young people of the community with a “classical” high school education, Huntington has been on the cutting edge of classroom instruction and has been sending its graduates to the top colleges and universities in the country and into every possible career field.

Two-hundred thirty-two years later, Huntington High School students continue to challenge themselves and they are still pursuing answers to some of the most difficult and mind-numbing questions posed by a variety of scientific fields.

A dozen members of Huntington’s Class of 2025 captured the St. John’s University Women in Science Society Award for their exceptional record of study. The teenagers were presented with certificates during a ceremony in the high school auditorium.

This year’s awards were presented to Ella Ackerman (University of Scranton), Ashley Alay (Hofstra University), Jupiter Brown (Tulane University), Charlotte Curtin (University of Michigan), Lauren Donaghy (Fairleigh Dickinson University), Valerie Ferreira (Pratt Institute), Amalia Heinz (Binghamton University), Caitlin Maher Dubnau (Bard College), Angelina Marcelino-LaQua (New York Institute of Technology), Aine Rimkunas (Binghamton University), Alexa Schirripa (University of Massachusetts Amherst) and Sophia Weiss (Utica University).

Huntington UFSD officials and teachers are already planning for a new year of science study. Science research program participants are expected to engage in internships in the community, including the Cold Spring Harbor Lab and Stony Brook University along with a long list of other opportunities to expand their intellectual horizons.