Stoneleigh-Burnham School rising senior lands Rensselaer Medal, scholarship >Amherst resident McKenna Goodson, a rising senior at Stoneleigh-Burnham School, is seen launching a rocket that she created in her sophomore year physics class. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Published: 7/29/2021 4:16:44 PM
GREENFIELD McKenna Goodson has always enjoyed math and science. As a tenth-grader at Stoneleigh-Burnham School, she worked with the head of the math department to research discrete math and combinatorics advanced concepts that the school doesn’t cover in its curriculum. She also built a Rube Goldberg machine, a contraption intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an extravagant way, and she is president of the Math Club.
Hall-Dale recognizes summa cum laude graduates
Ian Stebbins was named valedictorian, and Hunter Lizzotte salutatorian.
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FARMINGDALE Hall-Dale High School has announced its summa cum laude graduates for the class of 2021. The students are listed according to rank.
Ian Stebbins
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Ian Stebbins, the son of Karen and Mark Stebbins of Farmingdale, is an avid soccer, basketball and track athlete. He was a member of the MVC Championship track team, where he set the school record in pole vault. He has also been a part of MVC Championship soccer and basketball teams. He captained all three sports, and was also an integral and supportive member of the Unified Basketball Team.
Amherst math, science whiz lands annual $30K scholarship
McKenna Goodson is seen here launching a bottle rocket that she created in her sophomore year physics class. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Published: 6/28/2021 2:34:30 PM
McKenna Goodson has always been interested in math and science. As a tenth grader at Stoneleigh-Burnham School, she worked with the head of the math department to create her own independent study to research discrete math and combinatorics, advanced mathematical concepts that the school does not cover in their curriculum. She also built a Rube Goldberg Machine, a contraption intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an extravagant way, and she is the president of the Math Club.