Pictured are high school seniors McKayla Wolfe, Westfield Academy and Central School; Liam Thompson, Chautauqua Lake Central School; Blaise Miller II, Brocton Central School; and Jadniel Varela, Brocton Central School. The seniors were honored as Scholars of the Month by the Westfield-Mayville Rotary Club during its Feb. 25 program. Submitted photo

On Feb. 25, four high school seniors were recognized as “Scholars of the Month” by the Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville during a program held at the Lakeshore Assembly of God Church in Westfield.

These outstanding seniors and their respective schools were McKayla Wolfe, Westfield Academy and Central School; Liam Thompson, Chautauqua Lake Central School; Blaise Miller II, Brocton Central School (for the month of Jan.); and Jadniel Varela, Brocton Central School (Feb.).

Wolfe is the daughter of Jason Wolfe and Amanda Ross of Westfield. In addition to her high school classes, Wolfe enrolled in various Jamestown Community College courses. At the end of her high school career, Wolfe will have earned 24 JCC credits. She will graduate in June with a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation.

In the fall of 2020, Wolfe will pursue a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and enroll in the Pre-Law Program of Study at St. John Fisher College.

Thompson is the son of William and Lorraine Stroup of Mayville. This scholar has taken advantage of the college level courses that are available at his high school. He has earned college credits from JCC and the Rochester Institute of Technology for classes in math, science and technology. He will graduate in June with an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors with the Science endorsement, and in the top 15% of his class.

He will either attend Alfred University and pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, or he will enlist in the U.S. Army to become a Practical Nursing Specialist

Blaise Miller II is the son of Blaise and Cathy Miller of Portland. With a current cumulative average of 95.271, he is academically ranked fourth in his class. He has regularly achieved honor roll status. By the time he graduates from high school, Miller will have earned 24 JCC college credits.

In 2018, Miller participated in a Missions of Helping Hands project. He and a team of volunteers traveled to Katy, Texas to help families recover from the effects of Hurricane Harvey. During the one week he and the team spent there, Miller helped to rebuild four houses and completed tasks from finish work to demolition.

Varela is the son of Hector and Glory Aponte of Portland. With a current cumulative average of 98.17, Varela is as of now in a very close competition to claim the top spot and be academically ranked first in his class.

At the end of his sophomore year, this scholar was given senior status and permission to graduate early from high school. He has taken JCC courses since his sophomore year, and when he graduates in June, he will have earned 28 JCC credits and his Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors.

He plans to attend Johns Hopkins University to major in Neuroscience. He intends to have a career as a doctor.