District announces Class of 2009 valedictorian and salutatorian

April 23, 2009 – Clayton A. Bouton High School has named Fannie Liu as valedictorian and Siana Jannesari as salutatorian for the Class of 2009.

"Fannie and Siana are both fantastic students who have managed to successfully maintain a balance between academics, extracurricular activities and community service,” said Clayton A. Bouton High School Principal Mark Diefendorf.
 

Valedictorian Fannie Liu

Liu excelled not only in the classroom, where she took 14 Advanced Placement and Honors courses and had a four year average of 97.58, but also participated in numerous extracurricular activities. She has been designated a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student, as well as an AP Scholar with Honors.

Liu is the founder and president of the district’s Student Health Outreach Team (SHOT), which increases disease awareness amongst students while raising money to support research for cures of life threatening disorders. Liu designed a t-shirt for AIDS awareness and donated $650 in proceeds to the amFar Foundation for AIDS Research.

She is a member of the history club and will participate in the New York State History Day competition in Cooperstown in May. Liu has also been an active member of the school newspaper, "The Helderbarker," serving as assistant editor and layout editor.

Outside of the classroom, Liu was a five year member of the girl's tennis team and worked at the Rockefeller University Science Outreach Program investigating the effects of iron on Parkinson’s disease pathology in mouse brain tissue. She also participated in the 2008 Inaugural Millennium Campus Conference, hosted by MIT Global Poverty Initiative, as a logistics volunteer where students engaged in poverty action and development projects over a three-day period.

Salutatorian Siana Jannesari

Jannesari was enrolled in 12 Advanced Placement/Honors classes during her high school career and has earned an overall average of 97.14, highlighted by her designation as an AP Scholar.

She is extensively involved in extracurricular activities, serving as president of the Voorheesville Chapter of the National Honor Society, a class representative for student government, Model United Nations team member and natural helper. 

Jannesari has been a clarinetist with the high school concert band and wind ensemble for four years, annually participating in the New York State School Music Association Festival. She is a four-year member of the girl's varsity tennis team, which garnered four sectional titles.

In addition to her academic and extracurricular activities, Jannesari finds time to volunteer as Ronald McDonald House teen board member, and to participate in various community service-related events and activities. She plans to attend Boston College in the fall.
 
The Clayton A. Bouton High School Class of 2009 will hold its commencement on campus on Friday, June 26, at 7 p.m.