SUNY Jamestown Community College recently honored 65 high school students from throughout southwestern New York as the 2024-25 students of the year in the College Connections program.

In selecting the students of the year, schools were asked to consider College Connections participants who had embraced the challenges of completing college-level work and “demonstrated resourcefulness, integrity and dedication.”

College Connections, JCC’s concurrent enrollment program with regional high schools, is accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships.

Recipients from area high schools included:

• CA BOCES Ellicottville Center: senior Savana Hubbard.
• Cattaraugus-Little Valley: senior Amelia Wolf, junior Alexander Pietras.
• Ellicottville: senior Maddox Johnson, junior Olivia Tighe.
• Franklinville: senior Lilah Cudney, junior Kaylee Wilkins.
• Gowanda: senior Jillian Gernatt, junior Haley Campos.
• Randolph: senior Madelia Griffith, junior Riley Henry.
• Salamanca: senior Jacob Herrick, junior Jesse Hill.