Island volleyball team earns national student-athlete honors
Shelter Island School has an outstanding record of producing students who excel both on the court and in the classroom. This season the team earned their 12th consecutive Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
The 10 athletes of the 2025-2026 team that helped win this national recognition are Lexi Bartilucci, Mae Brigham, Lauren Gibbs, Sadie Green-Clark, Lili Kuhr, Miranda Marcello, Juliana Medina, Lily Potter, El Schack and Quinn Sobejana.
The Team Academic award honors volleyball programs that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale. The team’s combined high GPA over the entire academic year displays that they truly embody the term student athlete. The Shelter Island team has earned this award annually since 2015, an outstanding achievement.
This group also includes several dual sport athletes — those who balance two sports as well as academics within one season. They also are active in school government, the school play, community service projects amid a myriad of other family and social responsibilities.
Academic excellence does not happen by accident, and their parents, teachers and other school support staff are commended for their part in allowing these young athletes to shine in so many aspects of their lives.
Congratulations!
