(February 6, 2025) The Rochester City School District congratulates 61 students who were recognized at the Board of Education’s 36th Annual Black History Month Celebration on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
The following students were selected because of their high academic achievement, community service, and leadership:
East Upper School
Sinayah Abney
Pierre-Michele Bang Moussi
Mikayla Colon
Kimya Hampton
Jaylyn Melton
Xavier Piner
Emma Thong
Grace Thong
Edison Career and Technology High School
Angela Alexander
Blessin N Given Guy
Dwayne Hall
Jade Ingram
Nicholas Jumpp
Phoebe King
James Monroe High School
Christabelle Agyeiwaah
Samaiyah Hernandez
Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School Commencement Academy
Trena’De Auston
Ta’Mora-Aireal Brown
Maleah Capers
Joseph Faziri
Isabella Gathers
Shimonie Gibbs
Yahnia Granison
Autumn Hall
Jay’Yonie Hartzog
Kanhiya Jones
Paradize Martell
Ariel Medrek
Le’La Ralph
Hazel Roberts
Dashanti Terry-Fulton
Xzavier Webb
Padilla High School at the Franklin Campus
Dyllan Musgrove
Egypt Symond
Rochester Early College International High School
Eva Bangura
Kwintin Good-Stanton
Charish Jones-Carter
Xykierah Morrison
Kammy Sanon
Freddy Shukuru
Rochester International Academy
Fatuma Hamissi
Aline Umutoni
Neema Wilondja
School of the Arts
Dezire Bishop-Richardson
Analize DeJesus-Lee
Zanovia Garcia
Jamere Goings
Brooklynn Graham
Jaylen Green
Gabriella Jackson
Janea Lamb
Jade Louves
Miriam Parham
Arianna Parson
School Without Walls
Kiemarra Gordon
World of Inquiry School No. 58
Deko Abdi
Kimala Dixon
Jackline Maculete
Coco Nyashia McCoy
India Tisdale
Mark Tyrell Tisdale
Trevor Wiggins
Academic Achievement Award
Hazel Roberts, Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School Commencement Academy
Student Volunteer Award
Calonnie Holloway, Padilla High School
Community Service Award
Delores Radney
“Even though we say it is Black History Month, we all know it is not just a one-month celebration; it is 365 days a year in which we need to honor the ancestors and those individuals who have come before us,” said Dr. Demario Strickland, Interim Superintendent of Schools. “The students being honored are individuals within our District who continue to exemplify academic excellence, and what better way to show it than with their families.”
