Melina Garby and Conrad Wendell honored as OCIAA Scholar Athletes
Melina Garby and Conrad Wendell were recognized by the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association (OCIAA) as Warwick Valley High School’s 2024 Senior Scholar Athletes of the Year. Melina and Conrad were honored as seniors who have distinguished themselves in the classroom and the athletic arena during a breakfast ceremony on Thursday morning.
Melina Garby
GPA: 105.8. Class Rank: 1.
Varsity Sports: Soccer, Softball
Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: Valedictorian; National Honor Society; Secretary of the SADD Club; Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society; Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish
Athletic Honors: Two-year Varsity Softball Captain (Four-Year Letter Winner); Varsity Soccer Captain (Two-Year Letter Winner); Section IX All-Star Softball Player and Starter at Second Base; Exceptional Senior Soccer Invite
Community Service: Lions Club Project Volunteer; Warwick Youth Basketball Volunteer; NHS Peer Tutor
Future Plans: University of Michigan to major in Computer Science
Conrad Wendell
GPA: 104.8 Class Rank: 3
Varsity Sports: Cross Country; Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; Summa Cum Laude; Jazz Band; Orange County Academic League; Vice President Wind Ensemble; US Army Certificate of Recognition; US Marine Scholastic Excellence Award; French Seal of Biliteracy; Boys State participant; West Point Summer Leadership Experience; All-County Music Selection (Trombone)
Athletic Honors: Captain for Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Teams; 13 Varsity Letters; Sub Five Minute Miler
Community Service: Warwick Youth Soccer volunteer coach; Warwick Recreation Summer Track & Field counselor; National Honor Society Peer Tutor; Middle School Musical volunteer; Sri-Chinmoy Marathon participant
Future Plans: USMA at West Point to major in Chemical
Engineering and participate on the Marathon Team
Warwick Athletic Director Greg Sirico was the Master of Ceremonies at teh OCIAA Senior Scholar Athlete Celebration at the Country Club at Otterkill in Campbell Hall on June 6, 2024.