Nominations Open for Briarcliff HS Distinguished Alumni Award

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A true measure of a school’s success can be found in the actions, achievements and contributions of its alumni and alumnae. Briarcliff High School graduates have many outstanding accomplishments and contributions, as well as having provided service to their communities and our country through government and/or military service and volunteer activities.

The Distinguished Alumni Award is intended to recognize an alumni/alumnae for his/her outstanding achievements, service to their communities and/or service/support of the Briarcliff School district.

Nominees must be graduates of Briarcliff High School and must have graduated at least 10 years prior to the school year in which they are nominated.

The award is intended to recognize an alumni/alumnae for outstanding, noteworthy achievement in one or more areas:

Professional achievement (or military) success demonstrated by notable career accomplishments

Service to Society - Extraordinary community involvement in their own community, for their college or university, the Briarcliff Manor community and/or society in general

Service and Support of the Briarcliff school community

Service with our Government and/or Military

The Principal of the High School will appoint a Committee consisting of no less than three to five members to review the nominations and determine which, if any, of the nominees will be selected as an honoree. The Committee will consist of community members and may, but is not required to, include alumni/alumnae, the high school administration and faculty member(s).

If the Committee selects a nominee, the nominee will be informed of the honor and invited to the High School Awards assembly for the presentation of the award. A plaque will be provided to the award recipient and a duplicate will be put on display in the high school lobby.

Nominations should be submitted to Briarcliff High School Principal Debora French using the nomination form available on the BHS website by Feb. 1 or as a hard copy mailed to to Briarcliff High School, 444 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, New York, 10510; Attention: Debora French, principal.

PHOTO: last year’s Hall of Distinguished Graduates inductees, Eric Westendorf and Sean Ryan/ contributed