WGHS hosted the NYAD (New York Academic Decathlon) State competition on February 25, 2026. In attendance were West Genesee, Westhill, Cazenovia, Jamesville-DeWitt, and FITree Learning.
Cazenovia placed first, West Genesee placed second, and Westhill placed third.
West Genesee earned a team total of 30 medals! Here is the breakdown per student:
Lucas Long: 8 medals (7 gold: art, economics, literature, math, music, science, overall scholastic division; 1 silver: social science)
David Nolan Daniels: 6 medals (1 gold: essay; 1 silver: speech; 4 bronze: art, economics, music, and science)
Katherine Reed: 5 medals (3 silver: art, math, social science; 2 bronze: interview and science)
Madelyn Neuman: 5 medals (2 gold: essay and math; 1 silver: literature; 2 bronze: art and music)
Landon Duda: 3 medals (1 gold: economics; 1 silver: science; 1 bronze: essay)
Nadia Farino: 1 medal (silver: art)
Lillian Lesperance: 1 medal (bronze: social science)
Michael Creedon: 1 medal (bronze: science)
Congratulations and great job to the students and their advisor, Heather Liggett.