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On
June 14th, 2019 at Amherst Central High
School’s annual awards assembly, the twenty-third
recipient of the Angela Coniglio Memorial Scholarship was Paige
Smith. The award, in the amount of
$1,200, was presented by Angela's cousin Rebecca
Coniglio Scherrer.
Paige maintained strong grades through her senior
year with a 92 average. She led the Amherst Girls Swim
team as a captain in her junior and senior years. She
qualified for the
NYSPHSAA
Championship meet for Fall 2019 and was
the 2018 Section VI
Class B and ECIC Champion in both the 500
Freestyle and the 200 Individual Medley relay.
She was the lead leg in the 200 and 400 Freestyle
Medley relays that won the Section VI Class B and
ECIC Championships. Paige has school records at
Amherst as part of the 200 Medley relay, the Individual
Medley relay, and holds numerous pool records across
Section VI. In addition to her five years on the
Varsity Swim team, Paige also swims year round for her
Club team. She plays the violin with the Symphony
Orchestra, and volunteers in the community, working with
children.
Paige will continue her swimming career at
Edinboro University where she will major in Education. |
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In 2020,
due to the widespread coronavirus pandemic, the
Awards Assembly and the graduation ceremony of Amherst
Central High
School seniors could not take place as usual. The award
of the
Angela Coniglio Memorial Scholarship still
occurred, however, and ACHS’s School Counselor Laurie
LeGoff presented a plaque and a check for $1,320 (a new
high amount) to senior
Audrianna Mazzara.
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Audrianna is a member of the National Honor Society and
the National Spanish Society, a Scholar Athlete selected
to the NFHCA High School National Academic
Squad. She is a school Mentor and has regularly
volunteered her time, assisting students in the City of
Buffalo School System.
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