Above and beyond: Here are Goshen's scholar athletes for 2023-24

The Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association recently honored its top senior student-athletes for each high school. Goshen High School selected Norah Staunton and Grant Moore.

Here are their profiles:

Norah Staunton

GPA: 102.62

Class Rank: 1st decile

Varsity Sports: Tennis

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; World Language Honor Society; top 6 in my class; Model U.N.; Chamber Orchestra; Junior Friends; LEO Club; Green Team

Athletic Honors: Captain; played on Varsity team for six seasons; played first singles for five seasons; two-time runner-up in the OCIAA Championships; Section IX runner-up; Section IX champion; placed within the top 16 players at the State Championships

Community Service: Volunteer at local tennis club as a coach; help run fundraisers and events at my tennis club; as LEO Club member helped run local events and fundraisers in our community; Green Team - volunteering to collect recycling within the school and recycle it ourselves

Future Plans: New York University, to major in Liberal Studies with hopes of pursuing a career in one of the science fields, playing on women's tennis team.

Grant Moore

GPA: 101.2

Class Rank: 1st decile

Varsity Sports: Swimming and Diving

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: Goshen Performing Arts; National Honor Society; World Language Honor Society; Students Against Drunk Driving co-founder and treasurer; Sunflower Club; Math Team; TEDx Goshen Speaker; Varsity Choir; Jazz Voices; Top six of graduating class; High Honor Roll; AP Scholar Award; National Rural and Small-Town Recognition Award; 5-time Local Academic Achievement Award; three-time Goshen Great Award; Thomas P. DiNapoli Comptroller Award

Athletic Honors: Team Captain; Varsity Letter; Warwick pool 2023 record holder (11 dives); Goshen 2023 school record holder (6 dives & 11 dives); six-time Section IX podium medalist (9th, 7th, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 1st); 2024 Section IX champion in diving; three-time NYSPHSAA top-8 finalist (8th, 8th, 4th); NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award finalist; Section IX Swimming & Diving Officials’ 2023-2024 Outstanding Diver Award; AAU All-American (2019 & 2021)

Community Service: Treasurer of Junior Friends of the Goshen Public Library; Volunteer for Goshen Swimming and Diving Booster Club; Performer with Goshen Varsity Choir and Jazz Voices

Future Plans: University of Maryland, to major in Psychology and English and join the diving team

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