June 16, 2021

WATERTOWN – Rose Gonas has earned top honors as the valedictorian of the Immaculate Heart Central (IHC) class of 2021, while Sarah Kamide is the class salutatorian.

Rose Gonas
Gonas earned the top graduating spot with an overall GPA of a 96.5.

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Gonas, she resides in Watertown along with her three siblings.
Gonas has been actively involved in multiple extracurricular activities during her time at IHC. She has been a team member of the following sports all four years of high school: soccer, basketball and lacrosse. She was also active in Odyssey of the Mind.

Gonas is a team player on and off the field and has balanced her extracurricular with her academic with great success. She has been on the High Honor Roll all four years of high school and is president of the National Honor Society.

Gonas is very active with our Faith Community Service, having served over 200 hours.

Gonas was a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school sports. Some of Gonas’ community involvement include peer tutoring, Rotary Interact, yearbook committee member, a Jr. Investor through the Morgia Group, Mystery Players participant, variety show participant, and submissions of her art work were included in the Tri- County Art show since the sixth grade.

Gonas plans to attend Scranton College in Pennsylvania to pursue a degree in business.

Sarah Kamide
Sarah Kamide earned the salutatorian spot with an overall GPA of a 95.5. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kamide, she resides in Watertown.

Kamide has been actively involved in multiple extracurricular activities during her time her at IHC. She is treasurer of the National Honor Society and is the Senior Class president.

Kamide has been a varsity team player in the following sports: basketball, lacrosse, serving as the team captain her senior year. She was a Frontier League All-star in 2019 for Tennis.

Kamide has been very involved in the community as a member of the Rotary Interact, Faith Community Service participant with over 100 hours of community service, and peer tutoring. One of Kamide’s unique talents to make note of is her musical abilities. She has played various supporting roles in our school musicals, and her singing is outstanding. Kamide has been a member of the IHC performing arts club and senior chorus.

Kamide plans to attend SUNY Oswego and has been accepted into their Honors Program to major in business administration with a minor in political science and journalism. Her future plans are to pursue a master’s degree in law.