Congratulations to Ariel Koyfman and Julia Landres who have been selected as Monroe-Woodbury High School’s Senior Scholar-Athletes for the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association (OCIAA). The award is given to high school seniors “who have distinguished themselves in the classroom and in the athletic arena.” They were honored on Thursday, June 6 at the annual OCIAA Awards Breakfast.
In addition, MWCSD is the proud recipient of the 2023-2024 OCIAA Community Service Challenge Award. Athletes supported food drives, raised cancer awareness, honored veterans and more. This is the true heart of a Crusader!💜⭐️
Julia Landres
GPA: 101.33
Class Rank: 1
Varsity Sport: Alpine Ski
Academic Honors / Extracurricular Activities: Valedictorian; 1st Chair Horn in Wind Ensemble; All-State Band; National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta; Tri-M Music Honor Society
Athletic Honors: 3- year Varsity athlete; 3- year Monroe-Woodbury Scholar-Athlete; Gnarr Award
Community Service: GLA Spanish Service Adventure
Future Plans: Yale University to major in Physics and Computer Science
Ariel Koyfman
GPA: 100.41
Class Rank: 3
Varsity Sport: Swimming and Diving
Academic Honors / Extracurricular Activities: Piano Performer (performed at Carnegie hall 3 times and certificates of excellence on numerous music theory exams from the Royal Conservatory of Music); completed a mentored original research study analyzing a predictive genetic sequencing test for thyroid cancer; Student Government (Vice President Junior year, Parliamentarian Senior year); National Honor Society; French Honor Society; Model UN; Athletics Club; Boys' State participant (American Legion)
Athletic Honors: Captain for 3 years; School and OCIAA meet record holder in the 100 breast; 3 top 10 podium finishes at the NYSPHSAA Championships, including 6th place in the 100 breast this season; Varsity Swimmer since 8th grade- 3 time Team Section IX Champion
Community Service: Leader/President of my chapter's CTEEN, a community outreach program that helps embrace their Jewish heritage and connect with 52 other Jewish teens, with over 250 hours of community service through this organization. In the beginning of my sophomore year, our chapter received the NYS Senate 2021 Empire Award from Senator Skoufis.
Future Plans: Johns Hopkins University to major in Biophysics
