NHS Awards Nights Winners

During ceremonies on Wednesday, June 1, and Thursday, June 2, the annual awards for underclassmen, in grades nine, ten, and eleven, and graduating seniors were handed out.

For both the Senior Awards Night, held on Wednesday, and for the ninth, tenth, and eleventh awards night, different announcers took turns delivering the deserving students their awards.

The following are the students who received awards this school year.

Seniors

Class of 2011 Valedictorian: Drew Robinson

Class of 2011 Salutatorian: Brian Reed

Arjun Mehta Scholarship: Molly Sheluck

Art Department Book Award: Valeria Ramon, Hannah Eckhardt, Lillian Rodriquez, Chris Miller, and Linnea Pearson

Catholic University of America Dean Scholarship: Alexander Lansing

CUA Alumni Scholarship: Alexander Lansing

Bill Lauf Memorial Scholarship: Mara Scallon

Bob Glander Scholarship: Megan Gibbons and Kyle Packer

Parish Scholarship: Alexander Lansing

Business Department Awards

Business Department Book Award: Colleen Cunningham

Outstanding Accounting Award: Breanne Lubinsky

Shirley Hunter/Dana Parkinson Memorial Book Award: Alexander Nordstrom

Yearbook Award: Lauren Cody

Chartwells Scholarship: Linnea Pearson

CABE Student Leader Award: Megan Preis and Brian Reed

CAS Leadership Award: Gabrielle Milano and Kevin Rovelli

CAS Performing Arts Award: Katie Cummings

CAS Visual Arts Award: Valeria Ramon

CAS-CIAC Scholar/Athlete Award: Katherine Canavan and Josh Engler

Children’s Open Charitable Trust Scholarship: Andrew Carlisle, Aaron Nezvesky, and Shannon Panasiuk         

Church Hill Physical Therapy Scholarship: Susan Giarratano and Austin Jones

Class of 2011 Top Demi-Decile Student: Saddmun Ahsan, Kaitlin Brophy, Gregory Campbell, Kristen Carino, Andrew Carlisle, Ayesha Dholakia, Emma Fiore, Erica Green, Abben Hung, Jillian Jagoe, Matthew Jensen, Eliana Kohrman-Glaser, Amy Kung, Abigail Lee, Abigail Malin, Annemieke Martino, Adam Morehouse, Kevin Rovelli, Ishan Tatake, and Danielle Villa

Edgar Rodriques Scholarship: Jenna Bonaccorso and Gabrielle Milano

Education Connection Regional Internship Award: Rachel Fintz, Jessica Henderson, Amy Kung, Kasturi Mitra, Julia Theaman, and Miryam Wilson

English Department Award: Issyana Indraswari

Ernest Badillo Memorial Scholarship: Will Arndt

Fred Davidson Soccer Scholarship: Ishan Tatake

Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Scholarship: Hannah Koch

Gerald Roche Family Scholarship: Rachel Camejo and Hannah Koch

Hawley School PTA Scholarship: Kaitlyn Connolly and Brian Reed

Head O’ Meadow PTA Scholarship: Molly Sheluck and Kyle Packer

Horticulture Club of Newtown: Mara Scallon

Julie Judge Memorial Award: Taylor Benson

Lieutenant James A. Goodrich Memorial Scholarship: Jillian Jagoe and Brian Reed

Mathematics Department Awards

American Mathematics Contest: Greg Campbell and Brian Reed

William Smith Mathematics Award: Gregory Campbell

Middle Gate PTA Scholarship: Drew Robinson

National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist: Erica Green, Danielle Villa, and Justin Villamil

National Merit Commended Student: Kaitlin Brophy, Gregory Campbell, Melissa Charles, Natalie Dunn, Erica Green, Alexandra Henriques, Eliana Kohrman-Glaser, Abigail Lee, Abigail Malin, Mark McLoughlin, Jane Moran Kyra Smith, and Ishan Tatake

National Merit Finalists: Ayesha Dholakia Matthew Jensen Amy Kung Brian Reed Drew Robinson Miryam Wilson

Newtown Babe Ruth Softball Association Scholarship: Natalie Dunn

Newtown Federation of Teachers Scholarships: Jenna Bonnacorso

Newtown High School Internship Recognition: Janeth Alvarez, Sarah Attanasio, Brittany Bauch, Taylor Benson, Melissa DeStefano, Hannah Eckhardt Susie Giarratano, Casey Hill, Matthew Hodge, Connor Howell, Casey Rose Kearns, David Klein, Rachel Mrozinski, Logan Mammen, Brian Reed, Jennifer Smith, Jeremy Thermes, and Sarah Walton

Newtown Jr Women’s Jane Symes Memorial Scholarship: Sarah Smith

Newtown Lacrosse Association Scholarship: Kaitlin Brophy, Katie Canavan, Emma Kingsley, and Will Northrop

Newtown School Nurse Monetary Award: Meaghan Carney

Newtown Swim & Dive Scholarship in Memory of Glenn Atkinson: Krysta Gates and Dan Hufziger

Newtown Visiting Nurse Association Scholarship: Meaghan Carney and Thomas Murphy

Newtown Youth Football/Cheerleading Scholarship: Emily Moller and Eric McCabe

Principal’s Award

Art: Lillian Rodriquez

Business: Alexander Saviano

Culinary: Stephen Clark

English: Maggie Kearney

Flex: Marissa Chappell

Greenery: Sarah Kowats

Guidance: Chris Miller

Math: Timothy Bloom

Music: Matthew Jensen

Nurtury: Jenna Bonaccorso

Physical Education: Patrick Fay

Science: Scott Wexler

Social Studies: Matthew Genovese

Special Education: Nicole Smith

Tap: Will Provey

Tech Ed: Tyler Covert

World Language: Megan Gibbons

Prudential Spirit of Community Award: Monica Tedla

PTSA Reflections Contest: Melissa DeStefano

Sandy Hook PTA Scholarship: Matthew Jensen and Thomas Murphy              

SCAN Scholarship: Valeria Ramon, Lillian Rodriquez, Melissa DeStefano, and Erin Glaberson

Science Department Book Awards for Excellence

AP Biology: Megan Gibbons

AP Environmental Science: Mara Scallon

AP Physics B: Emma Fiore

AP Physics C: Greg Campbell

Astronomy: April Pope

Biotechnology: Shannon Barra, Bianca LeBlanc, and Daniel Trock

CPA Physics: Daniel Snyder

CPB Physics: Kyle Bella

Health Science: Chloe Mora

Science Service Award: Kevin Rovelli

Gray’s Anatomy Book Award: Anne Martino, Jamie Keating, Nicole Scalora, and Emily Brestovansky

Social Studies Awards

DAR American History Medal: Matthew Jensen

DAR Good Citizen Award: Jillian Jagoe

Superintendent’s Award: Gabrielle Milano and Matthew Genovese

SWC Leadership Award: Lauren Meyer and Ronald Roman

US Army Reserve Scholar/Athlete Award: Danielle Villa and Will Northrup

US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award: Anne Martino and Ishan Tatake

US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award: Ayesha Dholakia and Drew Robinson

US Marines Corps Semper Fidelis Excellence in Music Award: Tami Corsi and Vincent Brophy              

VFW Outstanding Athlete Award: Ian McEvoy

Weller Foundation Awards

Barton Weller Foundation Semi Finalist: Melissa DeStefano

Eleanor F. Moore Business Award: Colleen Cunningham

Paul W. Broggi Communication Award: Kaitlyn Connolly

Senior Science Award: Sarah Attanasio

Vincent Voccia Vocational Award: Linnea Pearson

Working Women’s Forum Scholarship: Lauren Berko

World Languages

Department Award

Department Award: Abigail Malin

French: Anne Martino

Italian: Emma Fiore

Latin: Elianna Kohrman-Glaser

Spanish: Erica Green

Spanish Culture: Abigail Lee

Latin Exam Awards Prose IV: Elianna Kohrman-Glaser, Abigail Malin, Katherine Canavan, and Abben Hung

Latin Exam Awards Latin III: Connor Howell, Kristin Lynch, Max Eckert and Jane Moran

Latin Exam Awards Latin II: Olivia DeWald and Brittany Bauch

Underclassmen

9th, 10th and 11th Grade Awards

Arjun Mehta Memorial Scholarship: Donald Morrissey

Art Department Book Award: Claire Olson, Kyra Middeleer, Emily Kopcik, Kurtis Liniger, Jennifer McDonald, and Lauren O’Connell

CAS Governor’s Scholar Award: Ajit Singh

Education Connection Internship Recognition: Rebecca Greenawalt and Laurel Speed

English Department Award: Erin Begg, Julia Davin, Neil Davis, Lynnda DeBorja, Anna Grillo, Clayton Makuch, Clare Maurer, Emily Morrell, Adam Oelberg, Claire Olson, and Aidan Pelisson

 

English Department Book Awards

Brown University Book Award: Ajit Singh

Chatham University Rachel Carson Book Award: Hannah Maret

Columbia University Book Award: Anna Hodge

Denison University Book Award: Megan Duero

Oberlin College Book Award: Marina Lleonart Calvo

Smith College Book Award: Abbey Doski

Vassar College Book Award: Dana Greenfield

Wellesley College Book Award: Emily Ashbolt

Fairfield University Book Award: Luke Shearin

Harold DeGroat Award: Cory Fisher

Mathematics Department Awards

AMC Award: Brandon Luxaranayagam, Ajit Singh, Siyuan Sun, Jay DeStories, Yossi Kohrman-Glaser, Peter Kung, and Alec Lockhart

Fairfield University Excellence in Math/Science Award: Max Schmitt

Michaels Jewelers Award: Abbey Doski and Michael Mossbarger

Mount Holyoke College Book Award: Erin Begg

NHS Internship: Emily Ashbolt, Michaela Beaudry, Ted Benoit, Edith Campos, Tim Ciavara, Erin Cunningham, Rebecca Farin, Alyssa Finkenstadt, Rachel Gregoire, Matt Gregorio, Xiao Han, Chakleeya Kaewkhamtai, Erika Kroesen, Logan Mammen, Kate Martinelli, Eni Musaka, Catherine Salaris, and Chris Tenney

PTSA Reflections Contest: Timothy Eames, Joshua Goldman, Anna Hodge, Laura Hunter, and David Swigart

Rensselaer Medal: Ajit Singh

St Michael’s College Book Award: Marina Lleonart Calvo and Alex Kelly

Science Department Awards

Barnard College Book Award: Hannah Maret

Bausch and Lomb Science Award: Alex Kelly

Society of Women Engineers Award: Lauren E. Harrison and Robert Beier

Science Department Book Awards: Applied Science, Alexandra Kennedy; Oceanography, Nicole DeFelice; Biology (CPB), Emily Sheluck; Biology (CPA), Casey French; Biology (Honors), Mergim Bajraliu; AP Biology, Nicole Davis; Chemistry (CPB), Margina Alam; Chemistry (CPA), Peter Kerns; Chemistry (Honors), Michelle Green; Chemistry (AP), Ajit Singh and Joanna Wollman; Earth Science (CP), Grant Shaw and Jill Vazquez; Earth Science (Honors), Kirsten Liniger; Physics (Honors), Yossi Kohrman-Glaser

Social Studies Awards

Cornell Book Award: Nicole Davis

Frederick Douglass/Susan B. Anthony Award: Michael Mossbarger

Gettysburg College Book Award: Donald Morrissey

Harvard Club Book Award: Ajit Singh

University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Jessica Haitz

William Honan Award: Hannah Maret and Troy Neves

Williams College Book Award: Mikaela Kemsley

World Affairs Forum & Future Global Leader Award: Marina Lleonart Calvo

World Language Awards

Latin Award – Cum Laude Latin I: Joy Sgobbo, Anna Northrop, Lauren Meyer, Ridhi Sahani, and Richard DeWald

Latin Award – Cum Laude Latin II: Caroline Kingsley, Katherine Guaragno, Lauren Frazzetta, Morgan Cutolo, and Eric Song

Latin Award – Cum Laude Latin III: Abigail Blakeman, Emiline Bassett, Jonathan Hull, and Alexander Kelly

Latin Award – Gold Summa Cum Laude Latin II: Aidan Pelisson

Latin Award – Gold Summa Cum Laude Latin III: Brianna Hart

Latin Award – Magna Cum Laude Latin I: Anne Beier, Gabriela Palaia, and Samantha Steimle

Latin Award – Magna Cum Laude Latin II: Gavin Scallon, Elaine Feola, and Sarah Stofko

Latin Award – Magna Cum Laude Latin III: Hunter French and Abbey Doski

Latin Award – Maxima Cum Laude Latin I: Katherine Wojcik, Ryan Murphy, and Kathryn D’Alessandro

Latin Award – Maxima Cum Laude Latin II: Emma Briscoe, Jessica Lynch, Madelyn Good, Marian Blawie, Anna Grillo, and Kiely Kuligowski

Latin Award – Maxima Cum Laude Latin III: Emily Ashbolt, Donald Morrissey, Nicholas DeBlasio, and Justina Paproski