ONONDAGA COUNTY, N.Y. -- Cicero-North Syracuse High School was recognized for building a winning hydrogen fuel cell car.

Assemblyman Al Stirpe presented the technology department at C-NS with a $10,000 check for the school’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Program Friday morning. The school's car, called Pure Speed, was able to get up to more than 1,400 miles per gallon. That won the team second place in the Shell Eco-marathon Americas competition.

While at C-NS, Stripe also named it May's school of the month. That's a new award for schools that demonstrate academic, athletic and extracurricular excellence.