Thousand Island Central School class leaders

CLAYTON — The academic leaders of Thousand Islands Central School's class of 2009 are valedictorian Kristine Faulknham and salutatorian Emily L. Kellogg.

The daughter of R. Dennis and Joanne E. Faulknham of Cape Vincent, Miss Faulknham had a grade-point average of 97.87. She was the vice president of National Honor Society and captain of varsity volleyball. Miss Faulknham was a member of the American Field Service, choir, select vocal ensemble, Area All-State, 4-H, and varsity swimming. She has taken several courses for college credit, including Syracuse University's Project Advance Biology and Rochester Institute of Technology's Project Lead the Way courses.

Miss Faulknham was named the overall New York State winner of the Wendy's Heisman Scholar Athlete program, she is a Lions Scholar, a 7-News Academic All-Star, a Frontier League Champion and All-Star, and a Section III Champion. She has also received a Trustees Scholarship from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Math and Science Medal, and a New York State Education Department Scholarship for Academic Excellence.

Miss Faulknham plans to attend Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva to study biology.

Miss Kellogg is the daughter of Mark and Susan Kellogg of Fishers Landing and has a grade-point average of 97.68. The vice president of student council, she has been a member of National Honor Society, varsity soccer, varsity basketball, the school musicals' pit bands, the building planning team, and the New Vision Health Program.

Miss Kellogg is a recipient of the Le Moyne Heights Award and the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Elizabeth Blackwell Medical Scholarship. She has taken accelerated courses throughout her high school career, including Syracuse University's Project Advance Biology, and is a Lions Scholar.

Miss Kellogg will attend Hobart and William Smith Colleges as a pre-medicine major. She has also been guaranteed admission to the medical school at SUNY Upstate medical University, where she plans to continue her studies upon completion of her bachelor's degree.