2026 Military Student Recruits
The following student recruits from the Class of 2026 were honored at the Military Student Recognition Ceremony on June 17, 2026.
- Yadiel Ayala-Otero
WNY Maritime Charter School
U.S. Air Force - Colin Balcarczyk
Orchard Park High School
NY Army National Guard - Nyere Black
Cleveland Hill High School
NY Army National Guard - Pierce Blackely
Cleveland Hill High School
NY Army National Guard - Travis Blamowski
John F. Kennedy High School
U.S. Navy - Heidi Brown
Williamsville East High School
U.S. Navy - Cassidy Card
Niagara Falls High School
NY Army National Guard - James Cardona
Depew High School
U.S. Navy - Quanyah Carson
Buffalo Science Charter High School
NY Army National Guard - Hannah Childs
Scio Central School
U.S. Navy - Donna Clark
Wilson High School
U.S. Air Force - Evan Crockett
Grand Island Senior High School
U.S. Army - Vincent Dimick
Alexander Jr/Sr High School
NY Air National Guard - Matthew Donahue
Lockport High School
NY Army National Guard - Chimaira Fargo
Hinsdale Central High School
U.S. Air Force - Miranda Farley
North Tonawanda High School
U.S. Navy - Mya Ferris
Depew High School
U.S. Army - Landon Frazier
Pioneer High School
U.S. Air Force - Ronald Fugate
Niagara Falls High School
U.S. Army - Logan Gates
Lockport High School
NY Army National Guard - Riley Gerspach
U.S. Air Force - William Gourlay
Orchard Park High School
U.S. Air Force
- Singh Gurkaranpreet
Sweet Home High School
NY Army National Guard - Kaden Guzzetta
Kenmore East High School
U.S. Air Force - John Hackett
Holland High School
U.S. Navy - Finley Heick
East Aurora High School
U.S. Air Force - Kenneth Hilwig
Wilson High School
U.S. Army - Haleyanna Kathleen Hodges
WNY Maritime Charter School
U.S. Navy - Malia Houston
East Community High School
NY Army National Guard - Kamren Houston
Williamsville South High School
U.S. Air Force - Christopher Jones
Health Sciences Charter School
U.S. Navy - Noah Kressler
John F. Kennedy High School
U.S. Navy - Richard Lowery
Medina High School
NY Army National Guard - Savannah Mallinson
John F. Kennedy High School
U.S. Navy - Vital Mateng
Math Science Tech Prep
U.S. Army - Joseph Matthew Jr.
Sweet Home High School
NY Army National Guard - Justin Maynard
Niagara Falls High School
U.S. Army - Timothy McCann
St. Francis High School
U.S. Air Force - Nathaniel McClure
North Tonawanda High School
U.S. Navy - Sheikha Midul
East Community High School
NY Army National Guard - Anthony Peters
Hamburg Senior High School
U.S. Army - Kyle Pirone
Frontier Senior High School
U.S. Army - Melissa Powenski
Springville Griffith Institute High School
NY Air National Guard - Landon Reiner
Homeschool
U.S. Air Force
- Issiah Ruiz
U.S. Air Force - Aiden Slater
Cleveland Hill High School
NY Army National Guard - Sitnyein Soe
Hutchison Central Technical High School
NY Army National Guard - David Son
Orchard Park High School
U.S. Army - Aaron Steen
Cassadaga Valley Middle/High School
U.S. Navy - Sabrina Steffans
Grand Island High School
U.S. Air Force - Daisy Strack
Hamburg High School
U.S. Air Force - Kaitlyn Taylor
Sweet Home High School
NY Air National Guard - Shaw Thaw
McKinley Vocational High School
U.S. Army - Martina Tinklepaugh
Lockport High School
U.S. Air Force - Jeremias Torres
Leonardo Davinci High School
U.S. Army - Mariah Tyson
Charter for Applied Technology
U.S. Army - Desiree VanDerlaske
Pioneer High School
U.S. Air Force - Landon Walters
Lancaster High School
U.S. Army - Ethan Welch
Lockport High School
U.S. Air Force - Maeselle Westfall
Pioneer High School
U.S. Air Force - Emma Williams
Cattaraugus Little-Valley High School
U.S. Navy - Michaela Wiskuo
Holland High School
U.S. Navy - Allen Xzavier
Sweet Home High School
U.S. Air Force - Ian Mesner
U.S. Navy - Riley Gerspach
U.S. Air Force - William Gourlay
Orchard Park High School
U.S. Air Force
The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park extends our best wishes and gratitude for their service to our country.
