Above and beyond: Here are Port Jervis' scholar athletes for 2023-24

The Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association recently honored its top senior student-athletes for each high school. Port Jervis High School selected Yacine Niasse and Jaren Rodriguez.

Here are their profiles:

Yacine Niasse

GPA: 105.37

Class Rank: 11

Varsity Sports: Soccer; Basketball

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: Four-time recipient of the Sojourner Truth Award; Port Jervis Student of the Week; National Honor Society; Youth in Government; Varsity Club; Athletes Helping Athletes; French Honor Society; Mock Trial; Emergency Services Club; Port Jervis Youth Coalition; High Honor Roll; taking honors and college classes

Athletic Honors: Starter on the varsity soccer team since freshman year; advanced to sections in both soccer and basketball this school year

Community Service: National Honor Society, local park clean-ups, packaging Christmas gifts, and the Delaware River Run volunteer; French Honor Society planning in French language actives with elementary students; setting up and present at Port's Multicultural Night; packaging essential needs/toiletry kits, welcomed home veterans at several Honor Flights, volunteered to work concession at several school events

Future Plans: SUNY Albany, undecided major

Jaren Rodriguez

GPA: 107.97

Class Rank: 3

Varsity Sports: Football; basketball; track and field; intramural volleyball

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; Rotary Club Treasurer; Youth in Government treasurer; tutor; Football Camp Club treasurer; Basketball team treasurer

Athletic Honors: Captain for football, basketball, and intramural volleyball; All-League for varsity football Class B; All-Divison III team for varsity basketball in Class A; American Rivalry Scholar-Athlete; Varsity 845 athlete of the week nominee; three-time Section 9 football champion

Community Service: Tutoring; Color Fun Run organizer; Halloween Parade guide with National Honor Society; Honor Flight; cleaning school storage; High school open house; food truck at Fireworks Festival at Riverside Park; SpongeBob School Musical concession; Elks clean-up; wrestling tournament concession; Fall Foliage set-up; park clean-up

Future Plans: Farmingdale State College, to pursue a career in Aeronautical Science as a pilot

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