Meet the Avoca Class of 2020

Isabelle Beecher

Hobbies: Sketching and Painting, Baking and Cooking, Writing and Playing the Piano.

Favorite High School Memory: During my first year of Varsity Tennis, I played a singles match for the first time against a very experienced player from Wellsville. Like I figured, I brutally lost 0-6. However, the newspaper the next day wrote that I had won 6-0. I was congratulated at school and someone even cut the newspaper article out to give to me. I never told anyone that I actually lost- only my team knew.

Accomplishments: I was inducted into the Nation Honor Society and stayed on High Honor Roll all throughout high school. I won first place in a poem contest and won first place in the horror story contest at school. I also won for my grade level for the horror story content several times. I learned Clair De Lune by Debussy on the Piano. I’ve won first, second and third for my paintings in the Art Show. I’ve written 3 books.

Future Plans: I plan on attending CCC in the fall and am enrolled in a 4-year program with Alfred to get my Bachelors in Early Childhood Education. I want to be a kindergarten teacher. I plan on having my own family too. I also dream to be a New York Times Best Seller author some day.
Cheyne Bonnewell
Brady Brandow

Parents: Julie and Jeff Brandow

Siblings: Avery

Likes: sports, cold pizza, Yankees

Dislikes: homework, Red Sox, eggs

Hobbies: Hanging with friends and family , making Tik Tok, riding four wheeler, playing and watching sports, and watching Netflix

Favorite High School Memory: Winning Sectional Titles in all three sports

Accomplishments: Induction into NHS, achieving High Honor, Sectional Titles, DAR Good Citizen

Advice to underclassmen: Be yourself and be your best. Hard work pays off in the end.

Personal Motto: "Don't take things to heart, take it with a grain of salt."

Where You See Yourself in 10 years: Married and be in a school district as a Gym Teacher.

Future Plans: Attending SUNY Cortland for Physical Education
Thomas Derick
Eli Evans

Parents: Jessica Ann Hink & Joshua Rexford Roy

Siblings: Ava and Emma

Likes: loud trucks, fishing, dirt bikes and quads

Hobbies: Fishing, riding quads, playing video games

Favorite High School Memory: The BOCES Detroit field trip.

Accomplishments: I do not have any school type accomplishments, but I work for my money.

Advice to Underclassmen: Do your work.

Personal Motto: "People will remember you for your one mistake, even if that's the only mistake you've made, so live life at full send. Who cares what people think?"

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Sitting in my kitchen I worked hard for hopefully, with my wife listening to Metallica.

Future Plans: I’d like to be successful in my life, no matter how hard I have to work for it.
Angelo Ferrara
Peter Forté

Parents: Teresa and Pete Forté

Siblings: James, Larry, Ashlie

Favorite High School Memory: Meeting all my friends, teachers, and being able to help people in the school.

Advice to Underclassmen: Get your work in on time.

Personal Motto: "If you don't at first succeed, try try again."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Hopefully living with my girlfriend, if I have one, and having a great life.

Future Plans: Workforce
Brittney Gardiner McFall
Jolien Gay

Hobbies: Soccer, softball, drawing, painting, going for walks, and working

Favorite High School Memory: Making it all the way to States In soccer

Accomplishments: Varsity soccer captain, recovering from a major surgery in under a year, taking my cpr and first aid classes, child care, graduating high school (soon), and helping with the American Legion projects.

Future Plans: Go into the workforce to find a job with child care
Cameron Giglio

Hobbies: Mow lawns, take pictures, draw

Favorite High School Memory: On the way home from winning sectionals for soccer we blasted music and went crazy the whole way home.

Accomplishments: Winning 3 sectional patches, 1 for soccer and 2 for baseball.

Future Plans: Go to college at Alfred state for electrical construction and maintenance and to play soccer.
Mackenzie Gotshall
Hunter Gurnsey
DeJay Hammond
Zach Hammond

Parents: Gary Hammond & Michelle Prinzi

Siblings: Scott, Matt, Emily

Likes: soda, chicken wings, steak

Dislikes: wasting 8 hours a day at school

Favorite Memory of ACS: Winning Sectionals, finally graduating

Advice to Underclassmen: Go to BOCES, it's easy.

Personal Motto: "Try my hardest to be like Donald Trump and my hardest not to be like a Democrat."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Out of NY living and working a dairy farm.

Future Plans: Alfred State for Diesel Tech
Riley Harrell

Parents: Roger and Katie

Siblings: Jenna, Ellie, Elise

Likes: Video games, food, and sleeping

Hobbies: Music and Gaming

Favorite High School Memory: Meeting and making friends throughout the years.

Accomplishments: I was part of the NJHS for a couple of years, and I'm usually on the honor roll.

Personal Motto: "I gave you all I had Dutch!"

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Being 27 years old.

Future Plans: Alfred State. My major will be Cybersecurity
Zach Hill

Hobbies: Cooking and Baking, Singing and Playing instruments, Acting, Painting, Dog Obedience, 4-H, Dog Agility

Accomplishments: Making lots of new friends! Enhancing my music skills! Grand Champion Dog Obedience at State Fair, 1st place Grooming and Handling Senior B at State Fair. All-County Band and Chorus

Future Plans: Alfred State College for Culinary Arts, Alfred University for Music
Michael Hoad

Parents: Chuck & Belinda Hoad, Tonya Smith

Siblings: Jared, Krystena, Michael

Likes: sports, my friends

Dislikes: lunch time, homework

Hobbies: Basketball, and hanging out with friends

Favorite High School Memory: Winning the Section V Title for basketball with my family

Accomplishments: Section V Champion for basketball

Advice to Underclassmen: Take school seriously until your senior year. Have fun with Prattsburgh.

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Working for a heavy equipment company.

Future Plans: Alfred State College for Heavy Equipment
Whitney Jackson
Jonathan Mørup Jensen

Parents: Nick Jensen and Pernille Mørup

Siblings: Tobias and Rebekka

Likes: Basketball.

Dislikes: Losing in Basketball.

Hobbies: Basketball.

Favorite High School Memory: Every single second of the basketball season.

Accomplishments: Advancing to states in Basketball.

Advice to Underclassmen: Relax.

Personal Motto: "If nothing goes right, go left."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Living in a mansion with Zendaya.

Future Plans: Graduate from High school then travel for a bit and then go to college.
Selina Jud

Parents: My Parents are Doris Graf Jud and Dominik Jud. My Host Parents are Kristine Stowe and Michael Stowe.

Siblings: My Brothers are Nicolas and Jeremy Jud. My host siblings are Delaney, Devin and Riley Stowe.\

Likes: I love to travel and to get to know new places. But my favorit thing to do is playing soccer ! also like chocolate, the snow in winter and to sleep in!!

Dislikes: I don’t like mushrooms! I also don’t really like Mondays unless I have soccer practice

Hobbies: Playing soccer, skiing & snowboarding, traveling, cooking & baking, and hanging out with my friends!!

Favorite High School Memory: My favorite High School Memory is definitely the whole soccer season! But the best part was advancing to the State tournament and make history for Avoca!!

Accomplishments: Honorary Diploma !! New York State First Team for soccer and advancing to the State Final.

Advice to Underclassmen: Make an Exchange Year! You are gonna get to know so many awesome people and places and you’ll experience so many awesome memories as well!! And enjoy every single minute you have because you never know when you have to leave somebody or something!!

Personal Motto: All’s well that end’s well!!

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Definitely playing soccer as a pro in the United States or England! I graduated college as well and work and travel around the world, while playing soccer at the highest level !!

Future Plans: After two more school years in Switzerland and playing soccer for my team, I want to attend college in the United States and I would love to play soccer at a D1 college. I’d like to study sports science or sports law. After I’ll graduate college I hope I’ll make the step to a pro soccer league!!
Seth Lathrop
Danielle Klem

Parents: Lisa and James Klem

Siblings: Nick

Likes: soccer, softball

Dislikes: getting up for school

Hobbies: soccer, softball, and spending time with my family, friends, and my two dogs

Favorite High School Memory: All of my senior soccer season: winning Sectionals, beating Fillmore, and making it to the state finals with all of my teammates.

Accomplishments: Being the Valedictorian of our class and our soccer team winning Sectionals and going to states is probably what I'm most proud of. Highest High School Average in 11^th grade, being inducted into National Honor Society, Vice President of Science Club, President of my Class for 3 years.

Advice to Underclassmen: Find someone that can complain about homework and studying with you while also helping you check your answers.

Personal Motto: "Just do it... high school isn't supposed to be that hard."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Hopefully at least married, with a career, and having already visited a bunch of amazing places.

Future Plans: I'm going to attend Alfred State and get an Associate's Degree in Computer Science and then transfer to Binghamton to earn a Bachelor's in Computer Science.
Jeffrey Jones

Parents: Christopher and Melissa Jones

Siblings: Katie, Carolyn

Likes: when people tell the truth

Dislikes: When people lie to me

Hobbies: Being outdoors

Favorite High School Memory: I can't even remember what I had for breakfast tomorrow.

Accomplishments: Skills U.S.A. Regional 1st place for carpentry

Advice to Underclassmen: Don't die, and banks and colleges are a business.

Personal Motto: "It could be worse."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: 10 years older

Future Plans: Workforce
Stephenie Longwell

Hobbies: Soccer, softball, hunting, singing, photography

Favorite High School Memory: Winning sectionals in soccer and advancing to State finals

Accomplishments: 2018 Steuben County Defensive MVP for soccer, Made soccer history in our school for making it to State Finals

Future Plans: Finger Lakes Community College for 2 years and then St. John Fisher College for 2 years studying Business and Marketing.
Faith Loucks

Parents: Cindy and Dennis Loucks

Siblings: Lacey, Amber

Dislikes: All of the homework and the expectations of a perfect student

Hobbies: Dance

Favorite High School Memory: Running Track

Accomplishments: Dance awards and some Academic Awards

Advice to Underclassmen: Don't stress out over classes or homework.

Future Plans: Going to Alfred State for Radiology Technician
Seth Meade

Hobbies: Hanging with the boys, Bonfires, doing country stuff.

Favorite High School Memory: The time a kid a from Bath sneaked on the BOCES bus and then convinced the high school office that he was supposed to go to school at Avoca that day and he was given a bunch of paperwork and then came to the senior hallway asking for help on what to do to which he then hightailed it out one of the back doors of the school. Good times.

Accomplishments: Inducted into the "National Technical honors society", Won Sectionals for soccer, participated in many plays and musicals, Part of student council, President of ski club, body surfing during homecoming.

Future Plans: Entering the workforce
Jessie Miller

Parents: Jerry and Anna Miller

Siblings: Josh, Alison, Jerry

Likes: soccer and track

Dislikes: getting up early

Hobbies: Soccer and Track

Favorite High School Memory: Going to States for soccer

Accomplishments: Winning sectionals and placing 2nd in states for soccer

Advice to Underclassmen: Just do your homework, it's really not that hard.

Personal Motto: "It's not illegal if you don't get caught."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: In $200,000 worth of debt.

Future Plans: I will be attending the University at Albany, majoring in psychology on a pre-law track.
In Memory of Chris Odell

In Loving Memory

Chris Odell

2001-2020

Chris was a kind-hearted and fun loving friend. We will fondly remember the times we tinkered on cars, dirtbikes, and snowmobiles, sat around bonfires, listened to music and talked through the night. We know that you loved your parents and were proud of being a member of the Wallace Fire Department. Thank you, Big Red, for your friendship, your kindness and your ability to make us laugh. You will be dearly missed!
Krystian Ogorzalek

Hobbies: Art, Baseball, Listening to music, and Hanging out with friends.

Favorite High School Memory: My most favorite high school memory was a interesting car ride to the boys varsity basketball game with Caleb, Stephenie, and Alexis. I was running late as per usual so I hear about for 2 to 3 minutes before we change the subject. Obviously we were all joking about it. We listened to music the whole ride there while telling stories which shall NEVER be spoken of again. However each of those stories became quite easily some of the most amazing laughs I have had along with the inside jokes that happened to pop up here and there. We were almost half way to the game when we stopped at McDonald's which I send my prayers to the cashier that had to deal with us but I think we made his day a bit better. After we got into the car we were just about to leave the parking lot when I think I made the dumbest but the most hilarious impression of a video that we have all seen before. This video probably shouldn't be explained to everyone reading this so I'll leave it up to the people in the car with us to explain. We somehow got to the game on time and watched the boys bring home a win. After the game we had just as good of a time on the way home and the rest is history. Im extremely sorry to all of my English teachers for having to read this. I might have just made the worst flowing piece of text known to man but hey cut me some slack it has been a while since I've been in school.

Accomplishments: Graduating High School even through a Global Pandemic, Being friends with the most amazing people I know.

Future Plans: I plan on going to Alfred State College for Human Resources and hopefully get to have some amazing experiences after I graduate.
Caleb Polmanteer
Shauna Pimm

Parents: Bryan and Paula Pimm

Siblings: Laresa

Likes: softball, soccer, milkshakes, chicken wings, goldfish

Dislikes: coming to school, likttle kids being disrespectful

Hobbies: Sports, baking, cooking, spending time with friends, and art projects

Favorite High School Memory: Going to states with my soccer team, and all the memories I created with my friends while in school

Accomplishments: Went to states for soccer, and I am going to college

Advice to Underclassmen: Don't be stupid!

Personal Motto: "You are never too full for ice cream."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: In debt & trying to make $ to pay off my debt.

Future Plans: Keuka College for Occupational Therapy
Olivia Pratt

Parents: Carrie and Rick Pratt

Siblings: Calieh, Ricky

Likes: sleeping. Netflix

Dislikes: people

Hobbies: Art, watching movies, occasionally baking

Favorite High School Memory: Honestly, spending time with my classmates and joking around during classes and whenever we went on field trips.

Accomplishments: National Technical Honor Society at BOCES, and eventually when I do get it my Certification for Nurse Assisting.

Advice to Underclassmen: Do your homework. Just listen to the teacher and don't be annoying or mean to anyone.

Personal Motto: "Netflix doesn't talk back and never leaves."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Working in a hospital saving people's lives.

Future Plans: Workforce, and then I’m planning to attend Alfred State to join their Nursing Program
Jordan Slayton

Parents: Bobby and Karla Slayton

Siblings: Mitchell, Cole

Likes: taters, cold pork chops

Dislikes: ice cold water, cheese, chocolate ice cream

Hobbies: Riding four wheeler, hanging with friends, harvesting taters

Favorite High School Memory: The rotten milk in the senior hallway

Accomplishments: High/honor roll, winning sectionals in basketball, National Technical Honor Society at BOCES

Advice to Underclassmen: Potatoes are the best thing you can eat, they are spud-tacular.

Personal Motto: "Eat more potatoes."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Growing more and more potatoes.

Future Plans: Work on the family farm
Tristian Stark

Siblings: Cadance

Likes: sports

Dislikes: girl drama

Hobbies: Sports and hanging out with friends

Favorite High School Memory: Winning Sectionals in three different sports and making it to the State tournament in basketball senior year.

Accomplishments: 3x Sectional champion

Personal Motto: "Never think before you speak."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Married to Carrie Underwood and playing professional golf.

Future Plans: Alfred state Automotive program and playing soccer
Hannah Stewart
Ben Stilson

Parents: John and Tami Stilson

Siblings: Emily, Josiah, Daniel, Zach

Likes: hunting, four-wheelers, fishing, boating

Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Fixing anything that’s broken, Riding Atvs, Working

Favorite High School Memory: Calling the advisors by their first name to get them going.

Accomplishments: SkillsUSA State Competition 1st place in Advanced Small Engines, SkillsUSA National Competition 12th in advanced Small engines

Advice to Underclassmen: Don't fail.

Personal motto: "You only live once so send it."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: In a garage bigger than my house.

Future Plans: Headed to Alfred State College for Mechanical Engineering
Delaney Stowe

Parents: Michael and Kristine Stowe

Siblings: Devin, Riley

Likes: I love my family and playing sports

Dislikes: peanut butter!

Hobbies: Playing soccer, basketball, and softball, reading, playing card games, watching movies

Favorite High School Memory: Making it to the state finals in soccer my senior year, and watching my brother win Sectionals in Baseball, Soccer and Basketball!

Accomplishments: Highest average award in high school when I was a freshman, offensive MVP in soccer my senior year, Salutatorian of my class, president of my class, Vice President in NHS, president of language club, secretary of student council

Advice to Underclassmen: Enjoy it because before you know it you'll be graduating. It goes by faster than you think!

Personal Motto: "Everything happens for a reason!"

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: An athletic trainer for a professional sports team, and married with kids! I also see myself traveling across the country.

Future Plans: Attend the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford to continue my soccer career and major in Exercise Science
Devin Stowe

Parents: Michael and Kristine Stowe

Siblings: Delaney, Riley

Likes: sports, winning games, food

Dislikes: losing games, girl drama

Hobbies: Playing soccer, basketball, and baseball. Hanging out with family and friends.

Favorite High School Memory: Winning Sectionals in soccer, basketball, and baseball.

Accomplishments: NJHS, NHS, ranked #9 in the class, 2 time first team all star for soccer, Offensive MVP for soccer this year, sectional all tournament team for soccer, selected to play in the Section V all star game, exceptional senior game for soccer, first team all star for basketball, MVP of Barkley showcase game, sectional all tournament team for basketball, exceptional senior game for basketball, selected to the Spectator Great 8 basketball first team.

Advice to Underclassmen: Enjoy your years at ACS, because it's going to go by quick. Also, don't get into that drama.

Personal Motto: "Delaney, I need help."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Having my own business and lots of money, married to Rachel Bush.

Future Plans: Attend the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and play soccer, and major in business management.
Matt Vosburg
Nathaniel Wasserman

Parents: Michael Wasserman & Nicole Travis

Siblings: Alexander, Glorice, Jacob

Likes: chilling in the office, going to games

Dislikes: All of the drama, fake people

Hobbies: Driving, Shooting, Kayaking, Having fun with Friends, Recording sports games

Favorite High School Memory: Watching Girls Varsity Soccer become state finalists. Watching Boys Varsity Basketball win every game until it was cut short by the coronavirus. Getting my hand shut in a door after boys varsity soccer sectionals and having a good laugh about it.

Accomplishments: I have gotten school awards, but I don't have any of them at the moment. I think getting past high school and getting through this quarantine to move on to college is a good enough highlight in my life.

Personal Motto: "Why do it now when you could do it later?"

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Somewhere far away, chilling on a beach, enjoying life away from all the drama in the world.

Future Plans: Forensic Science or Criminal Justice at Pitt-Bradford
Alexis Weldy

Parents: Martin and Sherry Weldy

Siblings: Danielle, Tyler, Bella Ann (my dog)

Likes: sports

Dislikes: the little kid drama, and getting up early

Hobbies: Playing sports, hanging with friends, doing outside activities such as riding four wheelers.

Favorite High School Memory: Getting the farthest any girls soccer team has ever gone in school history.

Accomplishments: Player of the Year, Athlete of the Month, going to the final four in soccer, and many other sport accomplishments.

Advice to Underclassmen: Don't go overboard with assignments, do what you need to do to get a 100 and that's it.

Personal Motto: "Yeet or be yeeted."

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: In debt, working as a sports medicine physician in a hospital.

Future Plans: I plan on attending MCC and majoring in sports medicine with a minor in exercise science. I plan to transfer to finish out my degree (I do not know where that will be at the moment) and then attend PA (physician’s assistant) School. I aspire to be a Sports Medicine Physician’s Assistant.
Ivy Wilmoth

Parents: Liberty and Eddie

Siblings: Rowan, Justus, Chloe

Likes: cute colorful stuff is always a fav!

Hobbies: Art, Making clothes, Being weird.

Favorite High School Memory: The first time I wore something strange to school. Everyone stared and it was the best feeling when I saw the look on their faces.

Accomplishments: I have figured out who I am as a person and I have embraced it. to me that is a very big accomplishment.

Advice to Underclassmen: Don't forget your pants!

Personal Motto: "If it sparkles it's perfect!"

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years: Probably some city making money.

Future Plans: I have figured out who I am as a person and I have embraced it. to me that is a very big accomplishment.