RVC BOCES students honored

Frank Gallagher and Kim Sniffin from the Rockville Centre School District were named Students of the Quarter at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech on Dec. 12.

The students were honored for their first quarter grades, attendance, work ethic and preparedness. Students of the Quarter have also taken the initiative on class projects and are role models for all students, both at school and during internship assignments.

Both Gallagher and Sniffin split their time at BOCES and South Side High School.

“I’m surprised and I’m honored,” said Gallagher. “It feels great.”

Gallagher is a senior and wants to continue his education in horse training when he attends college next fall.

“Last year, I started to think about what I wanted to do so I began horse training,” he said. “I’ve had riding lessons in the past so I thought it was something I can do.”

Sniffin, a junior, was also pleased to be singled out among her peers.

“I was actually really excited,” she said. “It’s a huge honor being picked out of everyone in our class.”

Sniffin wants to parlay her lifelong love of animals into a veterinary career.

“I’ve loved animals since I was really four or five so I’ve just grown to love it,” she said. “I want to do that for the rest of my life.”