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Student board member wins Princeton Prize in Race Relations; several athletes headed to state competition
Summary
Miss Elise Fisher, student ex‑officio board member, won the Rochester Region’s Princeton Prize in Race Relations and received $2,500 and a trip to Princeton; Le Roy athletes including Dawson Wojtaszczyk and Ryan Crissy advance to state championships in Albany Feb. 27.
Superintendent Merritt Holly told the Board that Miss Elise Fisher, the Student Ex‑Officio Board Member and a junior at Le Roy Jr./Sr. High School, was selected as the Rochester Region’s Princeton Prize in Race Relations winner. Fisher competed Feb. 23 against seven area students at the Harley School and was one of 30 nationwide selected; she received a Certification of Recognition, an award of $2,500 and an all‑expenses paid trip to the Symposium on Race at Princeton University.
Mr. Holly also highlighted extracurricular achievements: wrestlers Dawson Wojtaszczyk and Ryan Crissy advanced from super sectionals on Feb. 14 and will compete in state championships in Albany on Feb. 27; Carter Fix qualified for state swimming; Chloe Costa (3,000 m champion) and Connor Elmore will compete in winter track state qualifiers; and both girls’ and boys’ basketball teams continue in sectional play (girls vs. Marcus Whitman Friday; boys vs. Livonia Saturday). The musical “Urinetown” is scheduled for performances March 12–14.
