NEWBURGH – Newburgh Free Academy has announced Co-Valedictorians Martin Peticco and Matthew Stridiron as Valedictorian and Sydney Reede as Salutatorian of the class of 2019.
Martin previously attended Fostertown Elementary School and Heritage Middle School within the Newburgh Enlarged City School District. Matthew previously attended South Middle School, Heritage Middle School, NFA PTECH at North, and has also taken classes at NFA Main within the Newburgh Enlarged City School District. Martin and Matthew are part of Newburgh Free Academy PTECH and graduated from SUNY Orange with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Cyber Security on May 23rd and from Newburgh Free Academy in June.
The daughter of Deena and Sartorius Reede, Sydney Reede attended Meadow Hill GEMS School for elementary and middle school. Throughout high school, she was involved in National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Zero Waste Club, Peer Group Connection, and tutoring fellow students. Some of her favorite classes were photography, chemistry, and calculus. Since seventh grade, Sydney has been a Varsity athlete. She swam on the NFA Varsity Swimming Team and ran for the NFA Girls Varsity Track teams during the winter and spring seasons.
Outside of school, Sydney works as a hostess at Liberty Street Bistro. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering in her community, spending time with her friends and family, and travelling. Sydney plans to attend Duke University in North Carolina this fall, unsure of what she will be focusing her studies towards.
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