Newtown High School Students Honored At Awards Nights

Newtown High School seniors and underclassmen were honored for their achievements for the 2002–2003 school year. The Newtown High School Guidance Department organized the events that were held on two separate evenings.

Seniors were honored May 21. The following students received awards:

Anthony Altieri — CFEPE Scholarship, Big Y Scholarship, and The UNICO Scholarship; Christina Andrews — The Shirley Hunter/Dana Parkinson Memorial Scholarship; Elizabeth Arnold — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Margaret Bamberg — Art Department Book Award; Owen Beams — Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award, The James Casagrande Sportsmanship Award, American Mathematics Contests Award, National Merit Commended Student, Class of 2003 Valedictorian; Katharine Benson — Art Department Book Award; Rachel Berliner — NHS Internship Award; Brett Boles — Principal’s Award for Music; Marc Bromley — Education Connection Regional Internship Award; Courtney Brown — SWC Leadership Award and Top Ten Student; Timothy Cardoso — US Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Excellence in Music; Christopher Cassella — Library Media Student Volunteer of the Year Award; Kit Cheng — Principal’s Award for Family and Consumer Science; Kelley Coney — Senior Leadership Award, CADE Student Leadership Award, Youth Services Advisory Board Scholarship; Ryan Coyle — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Jennifer Dahlgard — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Rachel Dapp — Principal’s Award for Science and Albert and Helen Meserve Memorial Scholarship; Erin Delohrey — Art Department Book Award; Sarah Denicola — NHS Internship Award; Kathleen Deweese — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Christopher DiNoto — Journalism Award; Laurence Dworkin — American Mathematics Contests Award, The VFW Sports Award, and National Merit Commended Student; Caitlyn Elf — Junior League of Greater Waterbury Scholarship, US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, and Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence; Frederick Ferrarro — Town and Country Garden Club Scholarship; Allison Frobey — The Fred Davidson Soccer Scholarship and The Newtown Soccer Club Al Taubert Scholarship; Christopher Giacolone — Head O’ Meadow Scholarship, Journalism Award, Student Government Scholarship, CAS-CIAC Scholar/Athlete Award, and Top Ten Student; Regina Gilroy — Gold Medal-Latin Award-Summa Cum Laude; Michelle Grimaldi — The Sandy Hook PTA Scholarship, Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff, and Student Government Senior Leadership Award; Alex Guiterman— Art Department Book Award; Timothy Hoeffel — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Jessica Horvath — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff, The Sandy Hook PTA Scholarship, and Weller – Paul W. Broggi Communication Award; Stephanie Horvath — AATSP Award and Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence; Lindsay Hudson-Tolles — Newtown Bridle Lands Memorial Scholarship; Ashley Klabonski — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff and Principal’s Award for Social Studies; Greg Korotash — US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award and The James Casagrande Sportsmanship Award; Nadine Krause — Principal’s Award for English; Stephanie Kraushaar — AATF Award and Weller – Senior Science Award, and Top Ten Student; Caroline Kunkel — Principal’s Award for Physical Education; Katie Lahey — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Melissa Landin— Honor Society Executive Committee, Lt James A. Goodrich Memorial Scholarship, Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff, and Youth Services Advisory Board Scholarship; Christopher Larocque — Honor Society Executive Committee, Superintendent Award, Toyota Community Scholars Program Nominee, CIAC All State Academic Basketball Team, Student Government Senior Leadership Award, and Student Government Scholarship; Gavin Levy — Principal’s Award for Culinary Arts; Caitlin Lynch— Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Maggie Lyon — Weller – Vincent A. Voccia Vocational Award; Timothy Malone — US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award and Top Ten Student; Nicole Mangarella — The Bob Glander Scholarship and Ashlar of Newtown Scholarship; Gary Marinelli — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Dana Martenson — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Kathryn McDonald — Newtown School Nurses Book and Monetary Award; Kristen McGrath— Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff, Superintendent Award, Gail Smith Youth Service Award, Student Government Outstanding Project Leader, Connecticut High School Association Scholar/Athlete Nominee, CAS-CIAC Scholar/Athlete Award, and Class of 2003 Salutatorian; Cailtyn McNerney— Honor Society Executive Committee and Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence; Peter Meisel — Honor Society Executive Committee and The Bob Glander Scholarship; Derek Miles — The Newtown Soccer Club Al Taubert Scholarship; Stephanie Minor — Monroe Education Association Scholarship and Hord Foundation Scholarship; Amanda Molden — The Edgar Rodriques Memorial Scholarship and Newtown Federation of Teachers Scholarship; Megan Montague — Principal’s Award in Special Education; Jeanmarie Morlath— Middle Gate PTA Scholarship, Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff, and Youth Services Advisory Board Scholarship; Erin Moulthrop — Outstanding High School Accounting Student, DAR Good Citizen Award, and NHS Internship Award; Jennifer Murphy — Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award and Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence; Eric O’Donnell — Dan Dorman Book Award and Principal’s Award for World Languages; George O’Donnell — Principal’s Award for World Languages; Carrie Ogdon — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Sarah Orlando — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff and The Arjun Mehta Scholarship; Lauren Parrish — Profiles in Courage Award, Impact Literary Magazine Editor, Art Department Book Award, Prudential Spirit of Community, and National Merit Commended Student; Matthew Peyton — Newtown Junior Women’s Jane Symes Scholarship and Principal’s Award for Math; Taryn Pickwick — VNA Scholarship and Education Connection Regional Internship Award; Michaal Pressmar — National Merit Commended Student; Stephanie Prorock — Principal’s Award for Business; Jennifer Ratzing — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff, The Leo/Key Club Scholarship, and Education Connection Regional Internship Award; Amanda Reagle — DAR American History Medal; Mark Reid — Principal’s Award for Enterprise; Ryan Richardson — Hord Foundation Scholarship, Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence, American Mathematics Contests Award, National Merit Commended Student, and Top Ten Student; Timothy Robinson — Blue and Gold Booster Club Scholarship; Kelly Rodden — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff and NHS Internship Award; Branden Roumanis — Math Team Award, William Smith Memorial Mathematics Scholarship, and American Mathematics Contests Award; Jake Rouse — Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence and World Languages Department Award; Jackie Ruiz — Weller – Eleanor F. Moore Business Award; Melissa Rushrfski — Spanish Culture Award and Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence; Brandon Russell — Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence, National Merit Commended Student, and Top Ten Student; Kristin Ryan — US Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Excellence in Music and National Merit Commended Student; Thomas Ryan — Connecticut High School Association Scholar/Athlete Nominee and Blue and Gold Booster Club Scholarship; Allsion Smith — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff and Blue and Gold Booster Club Scholarship; Shelley Solheim — VNA Scholarship and Blue and Gold Booster Club Scholarship; Jack Sparacino — Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence; Rachel Stern — Head O’ Meadow Scholarship, US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award, and Top Ten Student; Joshua Tamarkin — Principal’s Award for Tech Ed; Jessica Taylor — Yearbook Editor Award; Michael Taylor — Honor Society Executive Committee, Horticulture Club of Newtown Scholarship, NHS Internship Award, Connecticut COLT Award for Excellence, Senior Latin Award, Principal’s Leadership Award Nominee, CABE Student Leadership Award, Presidential Freedom and NHS/PTSA Scholarship, Lt James A. Goodrich Memorial Scholarship, and Albert and Helen Meserve Memorial Scholarship; Elana Tennenbaum — Julie Judge Memorial Award, Secretary of State Excellence in Citizenship Award, Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff, and Student Government Senior Leadership Award; Christopher Thibdeau — NHS Internship Award, Newtown Federation of Teachers Scholarship, and CAS Performing Arts Scholar; David Tokarski — Principal’s Award for Guidance; Ryan Tracy — Hord Foundation Scholarship and SWC Leadership Award; Michael Troy — The Richard Sperling Award; Megan Ullo — Class of 2003 Yearbook Staff; Theodore Yemc — The Hawley School PTA Scholarship, Oxford Health Services Scholar/Athlete, SCAN Scholarship, and Top Ten Student; and Rosemary Zieman — Art Department Book Award, SCAN Scholarship, and CAS Visual Arts Scholar.

Underclassmen were honored May 22. The following students received awards:

Matthew Abrams — Fairfield University Excellence in Math and Science Award; Michael Agius — NHS Internship Award; David Anderson — Lion’s Club Past Presidents Award and Harold S. DeGroat Award; Kelly Bailey — The Chatham College Book Award; Shannon Bell — COLT Award for Excellence; Alison Berk — IMPACT Literary Magazine Award; Quincy Blanchard — COLT Award for Excellence; Lauren Borrusso — NHS Internship Award; Diana Bowen — The College of Holy Cross Book Award; Carolyn Brennan — The Dartmouth College Book Award, Society of Women Engineers Award, Oberlin College Book Award, and Governors Scholars Award Nominee; Ashley Burroughs — Art Department Book Award; Amber Butler — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Michael Carter — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Stephen Chuddy — NHS Internship Award; Erin Clark — Latin Award – Silver Medal and COLT Award for Excellence; Aimee Clavette — Peer Leadership Spirit Award; Ross Coates — American Mathematics Contests Award; Michael Corbeil — American Mathematics Contests Award; Katie Crevier — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Lynn Cupero — The Briarwood College Book Award; Katherine Danziger — COLT Award for Excellence; Jennifer Dunseith — Arjun Mehta Scholarship; Brett Eastman — Rensselaeer Medal; Karoline Engel — COLT Award for Excellence; Elizabeth Ericson — COLT Award for Excellence; Alexa Feldman — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Sheena Fernandes — COLT Award for Excellence; Andrew Fiscella — Wendy’s High School Scholar/Athlete Heisman Award Nominee; Eric Fisher — COLT Award for Excellence, Brown University Book Award, and Journalism Award; Rebekah Foote — Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award; Jessica Gaddis — Latin Award – Sivler Medal; Stephen Giacolone — Peer Leadership Spirit Award; Jesse Goodwick — NHS Internship Award; Leslie Greenfield — COLT Award for Excellence; Matthew Grillis — IMPACT Literary Magazine Award and The Cornell University Book Award; Eliza Hallabeck — Art Department Book Award; Sarah Hemingway — COLT Award for Excellence; Tyler Hull — Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award, Latin Award – Silver Medal, and Columbia University Book Award; Nicholas Huppenthal — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Julie Iwanicki — Coach Ann Anderson Sports Award; Alana Jacoby — Latin Award – Gold Medal, COLT Award for Excellence, and Williams College Book Award; Katrina Kormanik — Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award; Mindy Kovack— NHS Internship Award; Ryan Kraft — COLT Award for Excellence; Angela Lam — Vassar College Book Award and University of Rochester Excellence in Humanities/Science Award; Jeffrey Lipnik — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Julia Lysaght — Michael Jewelers Award; Max Margulies — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Mark Maruschak — NHS Internship Award; Kathleen Mayer — Bausch and Lomb Award and Latin Award – Silver Medal; Jordan Miles — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Adam Miller — NHS Internship Award; Filipe Moura — NHS Internship Award; Paula Mukwaya — Homer S. Pace Medal; Erin Murdoch — The Harvard University Book Award, Latin Award – Gold Medal, COLT Award for Excellence, and Smith College Book Award; Jennifer Nelson — COLT Award for Excellence; Amanda Nickerson — NHS Internship Award; Bethany Ober — Fairfield University Book Award; Caitlin O’Keefe — English Department Achievement Award; Nicholas Paprokski — COLT Award for Excellence; Tara Pasquarella — Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award; Krishna Patel — COLT Award for Excellence and Peer Leadership Spirit Award; Adam Pennarola — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Katie Proulx — Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award; Christopher Radamski — NHS Internship Award; Margaret Randall — Art Department Book Award; Megan Rawson — American Mathematics Contests Award and COLT Award for Excellence; Sean Rawson — Society of Women Engineers Award; Leo Richardson — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Claudia Schanil — Profiles in Courage Award; Nicole Sieber — COLT Award for Excellence; Nicole Snow — NHS Internship Award; Christine Terrance — Latin Award – Silver Medal; Steve Truitt — American Mathematics Contests Award; Jennifer Urfer — Art Department Book Award; Michelle Velthuizen— NHS Internship Award; Caitlin Weber — Lion’s Club Past Presidents Award, Wendy’s High School Scholar/Athlete Heisman Award Nominee, and Wellesley College Book Award; Phillip Zencey — Michael Jewelers Award; and Ashley Zenhye — Art Department Book Award.