Heim is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chad and Jenna Heim of Westfield. She has been named the WACS Class of 2021 Salutatorian. Over the past four years of high school, this scholar has enrolled in rigorous college coursework in addition to her local credit classes. She enrolled in eight Jamestown Community College courses, and by the end of her senior year, she will have earned 24 JCC credits.

Heim will also earn three SUNY College at Buffalo credits for one course and three additional SUNY Fredonia credits for another course. This June she will graduate with a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Mastery in Science.

In her sophomore year, Heim was inducted into the WACS Chapter of the National Honor Society. She is a reliable and friendly student who embodies the NHS core values of character, leadership, scholarship and service. She serves as the secretary for her class and captain of the high school academic bowl. Heim has been the captain of the girls varsity swim team for the past two seasons.

Heim is a member of the senior high chorus, senior high band, drama club, Westwinds (a select choral ensemble) and Firecrackers (an all-female choral group). She has been active on the stage in several of WACS’ drama productions. She has held roles in Newsies, A Christmas Carol and Camp Rock, and was in the band for The Adventure of Nicholas Nickelby.

Emma Heim

This scholar was selected by her teachers as the JCC Connections Student of the Year.

She is the recipient of the Katie Mansfield Scholarship, and she was a WACS Student of the Month. With all of her honors, accolades and achievements, Heim chose to take on one additional responsibility. She is a member of the first WACS cohort who will also earn the New York State Seal of Biliteracy this June.

Outside of school, she was employed at the Westfield YWCA, Boxcar Barney’s, Keeping Traditions and Bethany Camp. She volunteers with the YWCA After School Program as a Spanish teacher, and with the Centaur Stride Therapeutic Horse Stables. In the fall of 2021, Heim will attend Ashland University to pursue a degree in political science and Spanish.

Bates is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Terence and Kelly Bates of Westfield. He has earned the honor of being the WACS Class of 2021 Valedictorian. During high school, this scholar enrolled in ten JCC college courses. Through JCC’s dual enrollment program, Bates will have earned 34 college credits by the end of his high school career.

In addition to college courses, Bates enrolled in two Advanced Placement courses, as well as other high school classes. He will graduate from WACS this June with a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors and Mastery in Science and Mastery in Mathematics.

Bates, who is a member of the WACS Chapter of the National Honor Society, has earned several honors. He received the William C. Ross Music Award, the George S. Kent Mathematics Scholarship and the Joe and Jeanette Schuster Music Award. He is an academic all-star and a WACS Student of the Month. Bates also earned the prestigious Jamestown Community College Student of the Year for the Class of 2021.

He is a member of student government and the prom committee, and he was junior class president. He served as captain of the Dunkirk/Westfield varsity swim team during his high school career. Bates is also a member of senior high chorus, senior high band, Westwinds (a select choral ensemble), Ape-Men (an all-male choral group), handbell ensemble and drama club. He has held roles in the school musicals Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Adventure of Nicholas Nickelby, A Christmas Carol, Camp Rock, and Newsies.

Bates has volunteered with the Center Stage Dance Studio and the Westfield Band, and he has held employment as a lifeguard for the Village of Westfield. He is also an active member of the Holy Trinity Church. Quite simply, Bates is “an outstanding young man who has unlimited potential, an infectious personality, incredible music talent, and truly cares about those around him.” This fall Bates will attend Rochester Institute of Technology to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering.

The Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville proudly congratulates Westfield Academy and Central School Class of 2021 Salutatorian Emma Heim and Valedictorian Owen Bates as its Scholars of the Month honorees for May and June. These bright, talented and high achieving seniors will undoubtedly be successful in college and in their future careers.