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

The Mid-Hudson Athletic League recently honored its top senior student-athletes for each high school. Highland High School selected Grace Koehler and Alexander Papazov.

Here are their profiles:

Grace Koehler

GPA: 102.81

Class Rank: 4

Varsity Sports: Basketball; Tennis; Golf

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; Model UN; Science Olympiad; Book Club; Mathletes; Interact; Yearbook Club; Environmental Alliance; 2022 HOBY NYE Leadership Seminar

Athletic Honors: Basketball: Team Captain, two-time MHAL Conference All-Star team, two-time BCANY All-Section, 2023-2024 BCANY Section IX Class B Player of the Year, five Varsity Letters; Tennis: 2023 MHAL Doubles Champion, five Varsity Letters; Golf: five Varsity Letters; 2023 NYSPHSAA Student Leadership Conference

Community Service: Interact Club; National Honor Society

Future Plans: SUNY New Paltz, to major in Political Science/ Environmental Studies and play Basketball

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Alexander Papazov

GPA: 103.9

Class Rank: 1

Varsity Sports: Cross Country; Track and Field

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: Valedictorian; Science Olympiad Team Co-President; Future Medical Professionals Club President; National Honor Society; NYSBDA Honor Band 2023 1st Trombone Chair; Tri-M Music Honor Society; College Board AP Scholar with Distinction Award 2022 and 2023; College Board National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program 2022-2023; Scholar Award for Excellence in Academic Achievements; American Sign Language Club Founder at Highland High School (led workshops learning sign language in school and work on interacting with the local deaf community)

Athletic Honors: Varsity Letters; state qualifier at 200-, 300-, 400-meters, and 800 relay; school record holder in 300 and 800 relay

Community Service: Northern Dutchess Hospital volunteer; Interact Club

Future Plans: Harvard College, to major in Neuroscience and Linguistics on Pre-Med track

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