2024 Youth Awards

Congratulations to our 2024 Honorees!

The St. Vincent's Auxiliary is pleased to honor 23 area high school students for their volunteer service. Each year, the Auxiliary presents awards to high school students whose volunteer service exemplifies St. Vincent's core values of respect, integrity, compassion and excellence.

Please scroll down to see the winners and their essays.


The 2024 recipients are:

Faria Ahmed

Harrison High School

Amelia Brooks
Rye High School

Jonathan Durinda

Rye Neck High School

Katherine Dyer
Byram Hills High School

Shaila Diaz Furment
School of the Holy Child

Clara Gornstein

The Leffell School

Emma Gornstein

Ardsley High School

Kathleen Heraty

Bronxville High School

Ava Kellner
Fox Lane High School

Jiyu Kim
Summit School at Nyack

Sophia Levy
White Plains High School

Caralyn LoConte
The Ursuline School

Owen Master
Mamaroneck High School

Siena O'Brien

Maria Regina High School

Stella O'Brien

Maria Regina High School

Jordan Prado

Archbishop Stepinac High School

Nigel Presume

Iona Preparatory School

Ojilvy Sanchez

Fordham Preparatory School

Melody Sapione

Port Chester High School

Rishi Shadaksharappa

Scarsdale High School

Charles Szeliga

Salesian High School

Grace Villar

Sacred Heart Greenwich

Sien (Eunice) Wang
The Masters School

Faria Ahmed
Harrison High School

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Amelia Brooks
Rye High School
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Jonathan Durinda
Rye Neck High School

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Katherine Dyer
Byram Hills High School
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Shaila Diaz Furment
School of the Holy Child
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Clara Gornstein
The Leffell School
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Emma Gornstein
Ardsley High School
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Kathleen Heraty
Bronxville High School

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Ava Kellner
Fox Lane High School
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Jiyu Kim
Summit School at Nyack
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Sophia Levy
White Plains High School
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Caralyn LoConte
The Ursuline School
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Owen Master
Mamaroneck High School

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Siena O'Brien
Maria Regina High School
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Stella O'Brien
Maria Regina High School
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Jordan Prado
Archbishop Stepinac High School
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Nigel Presume
Iona Preparatory School
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Ojilvy Sanchez
Fordham Preparatory School
Melody Sapione
Port Chester High School
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Rishi Shadaksharappa
Scarsdale High School
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Charles Szeliga
Salesian High School
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Grace Villar
Sacred Heart Greenwich
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Sien (Eunice) Wang
The Masters School
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