LOCKPORT — Overcoming challenges and numerous accomplishments is what the graduating Class of 2011 is all about.

The newest crop of local graduates has done it all, from winning athletic championships to earning millions in scholarships, to providing community service such as building homes for the needy. Some members of this class will have very bright futures, as students will attend schools such as Yale, Michigan State, Ohio State and the Rochester Institute of Technology.

This weekend all six Eastern Niagara County school districts gave out high school diplomas to 1,079 students. Here’s a very brief look at what the Class of 2011 has accomplished.

Lockport

There were 395 students who received a diploma Saturday. Principal Frank Movalli said 98 of the students were honor graduates, students with seven semesters of 90 and over averages. About 92 percent of the class has Regents diplomas and 34 percent, Advanced Regents diplomas.

Those who completed an Eagle Scout or Gold Award for the Boys and Girls Scouts include: Brianna Barrett, Peter Brounscheidel, Mary Beth Cavagnaro, Emily Donnebrock, Rachel Fuerschbach, Jonathan Hoste, Thomas McCarty, Katelyn Mulvey, Michael Niles, Brittney Ohol and Amy Shaw.

Achieving perfect attendance for all four years of high school are Salutatorian Erin Deeks, Elizabeth Ellis, Kimberly Lachall, Courtney Lang, Christian Neureuter, Tyler Sarratori, Erik Schneider and William Tschaepe. Jonathan Hejza had perfect from kindergarten straight through graduation.

Five percent of the class will join the military. Movalli said 88 percent of the class plans to attend college and earned a total of more than $2.1 million in scholarships. The community also gave more than $110,000 in local scholarships, he added.

One of the most impressive is Valedictorian Eric Vasko. Vasko will attend Michigan State University on a $170,000 scholarship to study chemical engineering. Deeks will attend Houghton College to study psychology on a $12,000 scholarship.

But it wasn’t just the accomplishments that made this class special, Movalli said. They put up with a lot during the construction work currently going on at the high school, including putting on a musical without an auditorium. The production was moved to Starpoint High School.

“This class was very patient with the construction,” Movalli said.

Barker

Barker has 81 graduates this year, and Principal John Hoar said 80 of them have received at least a Regents diploma. Nineteen of them will have received an Advanced Regents with Honors diploma and 23 with Advanced Regents.

Hoar said 81 percent of graduates are expected to attend college, and those students have won more than $1.6 million in college scholarships. About 11 percent of the class expects to enter the military and 8 percent will enter the work force.

Courtney Lynch won the Barker Central School Community Service Award, while Jacob Greenwald won the Principal’s Award for being an exemplary senior at Barker. Jessica Hillman received a $96,000 scholarship to attend Mercyhurst College, where she will also play field hockey. Sara Payne received a $76,000 scholarship to attend Point Park University to study journalism.

Class valedictorian is Larissa St. Louis, who will attend Rochester Institute of Technology on a $56,000 scholarship and salutatorian is Alexandra Gancasz, who will attend Niagara County Community College.

Newfane

There were 154 students who received a diploma for Newfane, while 142 of them received a Regents diploma. Sixty-eight earned an Advanced Regents.

Nineteen students have graduated as honor students, while two had perfect attendance. Roughly 73 percent of the class plans to enroll in college, while 10 percent will enter the military and 16 percent will join the work force.

The class earned more than $500,000 in scholarships. Those include Salutatorian Anna Auernhamer, with a $40,000 a year award to attend Colgate; and Valedictorian Emily Flagler, who earned a $50,000 award to attend Yale. Paul Roberts earned a $20,000-a-year scholarship to attend Cazenovia.

Royalton-Hartland

Roy-Hart saw 112 students graduate Saturday. School counselor Colleen Albee said 79 did so while earning a Regents diploma, and 24 earned either an Advanced Regents or Advanced Regents with honors.

Seven percent of the class will be joining the military, and 7 percent will be joining the workforce. Seventy-three percent will go on to college, earning a combined $3 million in scholarships. Valedictorian Connor Callaghan won $125,000 to attend Albany College of Pharmacy for four years. Bridget Shanahan won the same amount to attend the University of Wyoming.

Salutatorian Brendan Conley will attend the University at Buffalo.

Starpoint

Starpoint graduated 232 students on Friday, 95 percent of whom earned a Regents diploma. About 41 percent earned an Advanced Regents or Advanced Regents with honors.

The class earned $520,000 in scholarship money, including a pair of full, two-year scholarships to Niagara County Community College for Christina DeVantier and Holly Zuch.

About 88 percent of the class will attend college, while 4 percent will join the military and 4 percent will join the workforce.

Valedictorian Haley Keeley scored 2120 on the SAT while she, Jonathan Wilson, Alexis Guay and Carl Zanatian each scored 31 on the ACT.

Keeley attend Niagara University, while Salutatorian Anthony Paolini will attend SUNY Binghamton.

Wilson

There were 105 Wilson students who earned a diploma and all of them were Regents ones. About 33 percent graduated as honor graduates, and one student even had perfect attendance for all 13 years in school.

About 84 percent of the class plans to go to college, 3 percent will enlist in the military, 2 percent will enter technical training and 9 percent will join the workforce. The class earned more than $5 million in scholarship money.

Valedictorian Molly Curry won a $100,000 scholarship to St. Bonaventure University. Salutatorian Nicholas Schwarzmueller will attend SUNY Potsdam on a $20,900 scholarship. Schwarzmueller and Kristina Packer were offered two of only nine trumpet positions at SUNY Potsdam.

Shannon Tierney will attend Canisius College on a $180,000 scholarship. Alaina Kopchick won $119,750 to attend D’Youville College. Kopchick also earned her associate degree from NCCC in May, making her the second student to earn a degree from the college before receiving her high school diploma. Her sister, Karianne Kopchick, also earned a degree from NCCC before getting her diploma in 2009.

Alicia Dell’Aria will attend the New York Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts, while Kortney Weiler will attend the Culinary Institute of America.

Contact reporter Joe Olenick

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