For the past 33 years, Orange County Community College has sponsored the Sojourner Truth Awards Program. The program, named for Sojourner Truth, recognizes deserving minority students and encourages consideration of college attendance as an option for students from groups which are under-represented in the college population. Students nominated by their schools received a Certificate of Recognition from SUNY Orange.
Ms. Truth lived in the mid-Hudson Valley region after escaping from slavery, and is hailed as one of the most distinguished and highly-regarded women of the 19th century.
At this year’s Sojourner Truth Awards Program, 22 M-W students were recognized for their accomplishments. Congratulations to the following students:
- Yamira Andino Leon - Perseverance/Effort
- Neilah Anglade - Perseverance/Effort
- Jayden Augustin - Diversity
- Aaron Bernard - Diversity
- Yaheli Cruz - Perseverance/Effort
- Nasir Dawson - Diversity
- Jasmine Fernandez - English Language Arts
- Kayla Hameed - Diversity
- Paulina Herrera - English Language Arts
- Grayson Joseph - Creative Arts
- Kimora Liburd - Diversity
- Gianna Mejia - English Language Arts
- Janae Morrison - Diversity
- Gabrielle Paulino - English Language Arts
- Angelina Romero Martinez - English Language Arts
- David Rouchon - English Language Arts
- Sofia Salazar - Citizenship
- Hana Sandoval - Diversity
- Carissah Smith - English Language Arts
- Ahriya Stephane - Perseverance/Effort
- Malekhi Wilson - English Language Arts
- Dominick Wolf - Perseverance/Effort
This awards program recognizes the achievements of deserving Orange County youth who meet the following criteria:
Athletics - Possessing natural and trained aptitude for excellence in competitive sports, while exhibiting sportsmanship, team spirit, and grace in victory and defeat and/or demonstrate achievements in physical education classes and extra curricular activities.
Citizenship - Exhibiting continuous courtesy, thoughtfulness, and service to others, obvious both in and out of the school environment.
Creative Arts - Talent and obvious achievement in drama, speech, dance, theatre production, music, painting, sculpture, design, graphics, visual arts and extra curricular programs.
Diversity - Demonstrates acceptance and respect of individual differences and cultural traditions.
English Language Arts - Skilled in reading, writing, reading comprehension, poetry, creative writing, school newspaper, exceptional written and spoken vocabulary.
Foreign Languages - Achievement in a language other than English for communication that exhibits cross-cultural skills and understanding.
Mathematics - High achievement in logical thinking, mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry processes and concepts, numbers-their forms, arrangements, sets, relationships, and properties.
Perseverance/Effort - Demonstrating achievement by overcoming obstacles. Showing a willingness to extend high levels of effort and resolve in the face of adversity.
Sciences - Exceptional ability in the observation, identification, description, and investigation of natural phenomena. Success in methodical experimentation, recording, and explanation.
Technology - Achievements in computer and technology classes and extracurricular programs.
Congratulations to the well deserving recipients!
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