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

The Mid-Hudson Athletic League recently honored its top senior student-athletes for each high school. Red Hook High School selected Ani Safaryan and Ryan Very.

Here are their profiles:

Ani Safaryan

GPA: 101.7

Class Rank: 1

Varsity Sports: Soccer; Lacrosse

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: Valedictorian; National Honor Society Treasurer; Junior Class Co-President; Mentor Club; Math Team Captain; Band; Jazz Band; Pit Orchestra; New York All-State Orchestra; New York All-State Band; piano, violin, and clarinet lessons; AP Scholar with Distinction

Athletic Honors: Two-time team captain for Soccer; All-Star team selection since eighth grade; All-Section selection since ninth grade; All-State selection since tenth grade; Scholar-Athlete Award; club soccer; Armenian National Soccer Team

Community Service: Chairman of ACYOA (Troy-based youth and volunteer group based that organizes community events, food drives, culture connect

Future Plans: Columbia University, to major in Chemistry, minor in Music, on the pre-med track; play Division I Soccer

Ryan Very

GPA: 99.56

Class Rank: 3

Varsity Sports: Cross Country; Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: Band; Jazz Band; Brass Quintet; Pit Orchestra; National Honor Society; Class Government Treasurer; Student Council; Mentor Program President; Red Hook Broadcasting Community President; Youth Aviation Program at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum

Athletic Honors: Team Captain for Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field; received Varsity Letters for Cross Country and Track and Field each year

Community Service: Volunteer with Red Hook Responds in food production and clerical work; volunteer assistant teacher with youth Christian education

Future Plans: Purdue University, to major in Aerospace Engineering; accepted into NROTC

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