Homer Junior High - Awards and Honors

Students are recognized in many ways for their special gifts and talents. They can hold offices or be a member of the student council, work in the bookstore, join a school club, or participate in band, chorus, or athletic teams. The honor roll is published in the Cortland Standard after each marking period, and there is an awards assembly the last week of school. Awards students can strive to win include the following:

Grade 7

Harley M. Albro Award for the student who has exhibited exemplary standards of character.
Principal's Award for the student who deserves special recognition for high qualities of citizenship, leadership, and scholarship.
Veterans' Award for the student who has shown the greatest improvement in individual effort and citizenship, as well as scholastic attainment.

Grade 8

Mark D. Baldwin Memorial Award for the student who has best exemplified the motto, "Let each become all that he is capable of being."
Community Service Award for the student who has shown outstanding community service and citizenship.
WG Crandall Award for the student who has earned the highest average in academic subjects and maintained a record of good conduct during the year.
Helen Howell Cottrell Home & Careers Award for the student who has shown the greatest interest in home & career skills through project work, attitude, character, and scholarship.
Kevin DeMaso Memorial Award for the student who has exhibited exemplary standards of character.
HTA Awards for French, Spanish, and German
Health Award for the student who most personifies all dimensions of health and wellness.
Jane E. Proper Prize for the student who has shown the greatest progress in his classroom work during the year.
School Service Award for the student who has shown outstanding community service and citizenship.

Grade 7 and/or 8

Art Contests, Art Show, and Permanent Art Collection
Drama Club Award for the student who has contributed the most in time, attitude, and energy to the production of the junior high plays.
Guidance Award for outstanding averages.
HTA John F. Durkee Memorial Award for the student on each team that best exhibits and practices the qualities of good character.
Essay Contest Winners recognized.
Music Awards for instrumental and vocal students.
Physical Education Awards
Shawn Ryan Memorial Award for the student who has shown incredible determination to achieve success in school and life.
Science Awards for the students who have shown enthusiasm for science, an aptitude for the subject matter, and has exhibited a curiosity for learning science.
John L. Sciera Lacrosse Award for the student who has the greatest dedication to the sport of lacrosse.
Sennightly Award for the student who has learned the joy of reading for pleasure both in and out of school.
Spelling Bee Champions
Ruth Stoker Math Award for the math students who have shown the greatest improvement in individual effort and scholastic attainment.
Teachers' Awards for Outstanding Accomplishment for the student on each team for exceptional accomplishments during the school year.
Jerrene Woods Art Award for the student who has shown a zest for life and a love of art.