Earl L. Vandermeulen senior Aileen Schretzmayer was awarded a scholarship recognizing her academic achievement and leadership potential to attend Denison University in September 2019. Aileen will compete for the Big Red’s women’s cross-country and track and field teams at the university, which competes in the North Coast Athletic Division III Conference.

Aileen has an impressive academic and athletic career taking numerous Honors, college-level and Advanced Placement courses and has an interest in the arts, which led her to attend a pre-college portfolio development program at the Art League of Long Island this past summer. Her running career includes many highlights starting in seventh-grade including MVP honors, a coach’s award, All-League, All- Division, a state meet qualifier and undefeated in league meets in both 800m and 1500m as a junior. The school community commends her for her hard work and dedication in representing the high school's cross-country and track and field teams.