Honors Convocation Ceremony

On October 9, 2025, IHA recognized and celebrated the academic achievements of students during the 2024-25 academic year. Miss Kerry Carroll ’04, principal, welcomed the student body to the ceremony and led the IHA community in an opening prayer. Olivia Valente ’26, the 2025-2026 president of the National Honor Society, then shared her thoughts on the incredible academic accomplishments of the students being recognized at the Honors Convocation and noted the impressiveness of these achievements, given that students are also managing numerous activities and commitments outside of the classroom.

During the 2024-25 school year, 50 students earned Distinguished Honors for the year by earning averages of 95% or better each quarter, and 225 students were recognized with Honors by earning averages of 90% or better each quarter. These students were commended for their hard work and perseverance at the ceremony and then presented with a certificate.

Special awards were also presented to members of the junior and senior classes from various colleges and universities, in addition to several in-house IHA awards. Congratulations to the following award recipients:

College Recognition Awards

The University of Rochester Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award – Isabella Duca ’26

The University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award – Riley Cannon ’26

The University of Rochester Xerox Award – Gabrielle Rivera ’26

The University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award – Elliott Daniels ’26

The Student Sage Award – Erin Sullivan ’26, Bernadette Grace Colonna ’26, Giara Gonzalez ’26, Kathleen Hahn ’26, Katherine Barry ’26, and Gabriella DellaVolpe ’26

The Brown University Book Award – Madison Les ’26

The University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award – Tara Caputo ’26

The St. Bonaventure University Bonnie Scholarship – Roisin McLaughlin ’26, Mackenzie Handy ’26, Etain Moore ’26, Catalina Maglicic ’26, Mary Quinn ‘26, Anne Moore ’26, and Danica Libanan ’26

The St. Michael College Book Award – Zoe DePhillips ’26 and Meghan Long ’26

The Tulane University Book Award – Abigail Bennett ’26

The Bowdoin Book Award – Diya Moorjanil ’26

The St. Anselm Book Award – Alexandra Sosa ’26

The Sacred Heart Book Award – Kailyn Rejent ’26

The Hollins Book Award for Creative Writing – Victoria Zalewski ’26

The Hollins Book Award for Science – Elyse Batmaz ’26

The High Point University Book Award – Katarina Van Tassel ’27

The Rensselaer Medal Award – Isabella Ragone ’26

The Promising Young Scientist Award

Elizabeth Cetina ’27

The Hart Family Award

Madison Les ’26

In recognition of the extraordinary rigors of our curriculum, IHA believed it was also essential to honor our junior students with in-house awards for academic distinction. These awards recognize students who have excelled in the following subject matters through a combination of academic excellence, superior skill, and genuine interest in the subject area.

In-house Awards for Academic Distinction

Social Studies: Julia Valente ’27
English: Madeline Schlereth ’27
Science: Juliet Fisher ’27
Technology: Marley Digby ’27
Business: Keira Collins ’27
Communications: Meredith Solimando ’27
Fine Arts: Anne Maciejewski ’27
Performing Arts: Kaylie O’Connell ’27
Physical Education: Livia Bevec ’27
Spanish: Arianna George ’27
French: Sophia Freire Lafuente ’27
Italian: Michelle LaFace ’27
Latin: Clare McCarthy ’27
Mathematics: Kristina Ahn ’27
Theology: Brooke Bocchino ’27

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