SUNY Orange announces Sojourner Truth Award winners
Port Jervis. Several Port Jervis students won the award.
| 08 Mar 2025 | 10:10
Sojourner Truth.
SUNY Orange recently announced that 661 students in grades six through 12 from Orange County middle and high schools won 2025 Sojourner Truth awards.
The Sojourner Truth awards recognize students nominated by school guidance counselors and principals for excellence in areas such as athletics, citizenship, creative arts, diversity, English language arts, foreign languages, perseverance, science, and technology. The program aims to promote education positively and inspire students to view college as a realistic and attainable goal.
For the past 35 years, Orange County Community College has honored the legacy of Sojourner Truth by celebrating the achievements of Orange County youth. This year’s awards ceremony took place on Friday, March 7 at 6 p.m. in the Physical Education Center on the Middletown campus.
Below is a list of local students and what they were recognized for.
Port Jervis City School District
Port Jervis High School: Ashur Allen, Athletics; Samuel Ayensu, English Language Arts; Julie Balogh, Perseverance/Effort; Dulce Brock, English Language Arts; Ishmael Gil, Creative Arts; Michelle Gimena, Creative Arts; Bryan Holguin-Gonzalez, Citizenship; Shawn Jiang, Creative Arts; Camilla Juarez, Perseverance/Effort; Meghan Lauture, Foreign Languages; Izabella Meneses, English Language Arts; Jaden Noel, Creative Arts; Joel Parker, English Language Arts; Ava Saint Louis, English Language Arts; Valeria Tapia, Mathematics; Shumaila Zainab, Citizenship.
Port Jervis Middle School: Angel Ayensu, Perseverance/Effort; Kelly Bravo Cabrera, English Language Arts; Xavier Cauthen, Athletics; Matthew Chavez, Citizenship; Emmilynn DeJesus, Citizenship; Paris Diaz, Mathematics; Aya Elsayed, Creative Arts; Nixon Freire Correa, Perseverance/Effort; Dayra Gil, Creative Arts; Seth Gil, English Language Arts; Mateo Gjetja, Sciences; Sofia Hidalgo, Sciences; Niamh Hsu, English Language Arts; Isabella Jiang, Mathematics; Makhi Johnson, Athletics; Adrianna Kingsberry, English Language Arts; Alexandra Llucemo Maury, English Language Arts; Jamila Monde, Perseverance/Effort; Anastasiia Polishchuk, Perseverance/Effort; Erick Ramos Acevedo, Citizenship; Emma Schlemmer, Perseverance/Effort; Dahlia Shihada, Sciences, Leena Shihada, Mathematics; Olivia Tejada, Athletics; Mason Townsend, Mathematics; Tasiya Watley, English Language Arts.