recipients The Connecticut High School Scholar Athlete Awards Program honors annually two outstanding seniors, one male and one female, from each of the CAS/CIAC member schools in the state:
• whose academic and Lindsey Milkowski John Scaife Barbara Talbot athletic careers have Ansonia High School Ansonia High School Emmett O’Brien been truly exemplary Tennis, 4 years; Volleyball, 2 Baseball Captain 02, Connecticut Technical HS, Ansonia years; National Honor Society; Post All State, All Naugatuck Basketball, 3 yrs, Captain; (A minimum Spanish Honor Society; Vice Valley League Team;Yale Book Softball, 4 yrs, All Academic cumulative grade President - Class of 2002; Make- Award; West Point Award; Team; Volleyball, 4 yrs, All average of 3.5 or the A-Difference Club Member; Most President of National Honor Academic Team; National Honor equivalent.), Promising Freshman Award - Society; President of Spanish Society, Vice President; All- Tennis Honor Society American Scholar Award; Baush & Lomb Honorary Science Award • whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others,
• who have exhibited outstanding school and community service,
• who possess high levels of integrity, self- discipline and courage, and Andrew Butkus Stacy Orf Max Podell • who have participated Emmett O’Brien Avon High School Avon High School Technical High School, Field Hockey, 4 yr Varsity Starter, National Honor Society; Varsity in interscholastic Ansonia Senior All Star Team, First Team Soccer; National Forensic League; athletics. (A minimum Golf Team, 4 yrs; National Honor All State, All NCCC; Basketball; Varsity Basketball; Track Team; of two years of Society; All-American Scholar; Track; Tara Morris Inspiration Debate Team participation in a CIAC VICA; Tech-Prep; Pro-Tech Award; National Honor Society; Talented and Gifted Newspaper Co Editor in Chief; sponsored sport in Connecticut Latin Award; Debate Connecticut.) Team; On-Call Volunteer
Heather Olewnik Kate Baumann William Aust Margaret Pitt Academy of the Holy Berlin High School Berlin High School Bethel High School Family, Baltic All Northwest Conference Track Captain Soccer, Wrestling, Track; Softball; Volleyball; National Honor National Honor Society; Student and Basketball; State Place Winner Northwest Conference Champion - Society; World Languages Honor Council; Soccer; Basketball; Track 2001; State Open Place Wrestling ‘00, ‘01, ‘02; Stateplace Society; Harvard Book Award; Softball; Sophomore Class Vice Winner Track 2001; Captain Soccer, Winner Wrestling ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 AFS Publicity Officer; Principal’s President; Junior Class Secretary Basketball, Track Advisory Group; Yearbook Staff Steven Rountos Saida Nemri Da’Shone Hughey Rebecca Hein Bethel High School Bloomfield High School Bloomfield High School Bolton High School Captain 2001 Cross-Country; Varsity 4 yr Volleyball, Varsity Captain; 4 CCC Conference Champions, All- Basketball 4 yr Varsity Starter, Track and Field; 400m State Open; yr Basketball, Varsity Captain; 3 yr Couzant All Academic Basketball; Captain, All Conference, 1000 Point National Honor Society; Student Tennis; Spanish National Honor President-Globe Future Business; Scorer; Soccer 4 yr Varsity Starter, Council President Society/National Honor Society; National Honor Society; All All Conference; Student Council Editor of Yearbook Conference Varsity Basketball, President; National Honor Society; Captain ‘01-’02; Top 100 Spanish Honor Society; Concert Basketball-New Haven Register Band; Jazz Band; Sax Quartet
Kevin Groves Megan Devlin Daniel Casey Venice Monsanto Bolton High School Branford High School Branford High School Bassick High School, National Honor Society; Varsity National Honor Society; Captain 2001 Cross Country Captain, All- Bridgeport Soccer & Golf Captain; Yale Book Scholar; Bausch and Lomb & Yale Book SCC; Hammonasset Division National Honor Society; MVP Club Award; Church Youth Group Awards; Basketball Captain in ‘00 & ‘01, Champion; New Haven Register Volleyball Award; Basketball and Audio/Visual Team at First All Area-Division-County-State ‘01; Al-Area Team; 2001 Track All- Sportsmanship Award; Varsity Assembly of God in East Hartford Volleyball Division Champions ‘00 & ‘01, SCC; All-Hammonasset; 2002 Basketball; Varsity Volleyball; BHS Captain in ‘01, All Area ‘01 All Division- Indoor Track Captain; 2001 West Outstanding Female Athlete ‘01 State ‘00-’01 Point Leadership Award; National Honor Society
Ayodele Asaolu Danielle Spears Adrian Green Anne Rodrigues- Bassick High School, Bridgeport Central High Bridgeport Central High Hennessey Bridgeport School School Kolbe Cathedral, Varsity Soccer ‘98 & ‘99; Varsity Scholar Athlete of the Week; Varsity Wrestling Captain; JV Bridgeport Volleyball ‘98 & ‘02; Hoby Basketball Captain ‘01-’02; Cross Football; Power Club Champion; Varsity Volleyball, Co-Capt; Varsity Leadership Award; National Honor Country ‘01-’02; Sportsmanship All-FCIAC Honorable Mention; Softball, MVP, Capt; SWC All Society; Yale Book Award; Award; National Honor Society; National Honor Society; Coach’s Academic Team; National Honor Connecticut Pre-Engineering Volleyball; Smart Start College Award; Excellence Award for Society; Harvard Book Award; Program; UConn Mentor Prep Program Outstanding Academic Excellence in Science & Math Connection Program Achievement Award; CT Post Staff Writer Intern Jabar Smith Chanella Bentley Charles Bentley III Kelly Harrigan Kolbe Cathedral, Warren Harding High Warren Harding High Bristol Central High Bridgeport School, Bridgeport School, Bridgeport School Varsity Basketball, 1999 Class National Honor Society; National National Honor Society 4 yrs; National National Honor Society; Spanish State Champions; Junior Class Honor Society, Vice President; Varsity Honor Society President; Cross National Honor Society; State President; Hugh O’Brien Volleyball, 4 yrs; Varsity Basketball, 4 Country Varsity, 4 yrs;Varsity Basketball, Open MVP ‘00 & ‘01, State Open Leadership Award; Shepherds yrs; Varsity Softball 4 yrs; Gospel 4 yrs; Varsity Baseball, 4 yrs; FCIAC Champion 5 times, 3 State Open Scholar; Barnum Festival Choir; FCIAC Volleyball Scholar- Baseball Scholar-Athlete 2 yrs; Senior Records, Class L Champion 8 Nominee; Principal’s Honor Roll Athlete; Give a Gift, Get a Smile Clsas President; Bridgeport Education times, Class L MVP ‘98 & ‘00 & ‘01 Volunteer; Senior Class Treasurer Fund Member; NAACP Youth
Ryan Ponte Lauren Mentasti David Smanik Jennifer Pietrzak Bristol Central High Bristol Eastern High Bristol Eastern High St. Paul Catholic High School School School School, Bristol National Honor Society; All Senior Class President; National Swimming, Varsity 4 yrs, State All Academic ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; Conference Soccer, Soccer Honor Society President; Science Qual 3 yrs; National Honor Varsity Swimming ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; Captain ‘01, Hartford Courant All National Honor Society Vice Society; Science & Spanish NHS; Nutmeg Swimming Academic Team, Defensive Player President; Spanish National Honor Jazz Band President; Model UN Championships, Swimming of the Year ‘99 & ‘01 Society; Varsity Swim Team Treasurer; Madrigals; Concert Captain ‘01; National Honor Captain; Yale Book Prize; DAR Choir Society Secretary; Student Good Citizenship Award Government President ‘00, ‘02
Daniel Roy Erika Bohn Joshua Tanz Laura Hansen St. Paul Catholic High Brookfield High School Brookfield High School Lewis S. Mills, Burlington School, Bristol Soccer, All New England 2 yrs, All Swimming Class S Championship, AP Scholar/Honor; Yale Book Senior Class President; NWC State 3 yrs, All Conference 4 yrs, Finalist State Open, All SWC Award; Bausch & Lomb Science; Scholar-Athlete (Baseball); United Team Captain 2 yrs; Wendy’s Academic 4 yrs, All Conference Litchfield Superintendent’s Way Youth Board Member; Heisman Nominee Award; 3rd team, Swim Team Captain; Awards; Varsity Diving & Track; National Honor Society; National Honor Society; Spanish Varsity Baseball; National Honor Berkshire Leag & Class M State Eucharistic Minister; Peer Minister National Honor Society Society; SWC Swim Champion Finals, X-Country; Model UN President; Mock Trial; Band; National Honor Society Vice-Pres. Jason Boucher Deborah Eifes Benjamin NorlAnd Jessica Sprague Lewis S Mills, Burlington Canton High School Canton High School Parish Hill H.S., Chaplin Soccer; Volleyball; Mills Club; Soccer Captain, All-State, All- Captain, All NCCC, Allstate- National Honor Society; French Yearbook; State Police Volunteer Conference; Basketball Captain, Soccer; Captain, All NCCC- Honor Society; Class Secretary; 4 for DARE All-Conference; Varsity Tennis; Tennis; National Honor Society; yrs. Soccer All Star, All Conference National Honor Society; Peer Athletic Council Vice President; All MVP; 4 yrs. Basketball All Star, Counseling; Athletic Council NCCC Concert Band; Mock Trial MVP-4 yrs; Softball All Star MVP; Student Government; Chorus VP & Pres.; Church Choir and Youth Group Member
Zachary Potter-Vose Kate Betterini Brendan Carroll Ashlee Fox Parish Hill H.S., Chaplin Cheshire High School Cheshire High School The Morgan School, Pres. Student Government; Cross Country Captain; Outdoor National Honor Society; Math and Clinton Diversity Club; Peer Mediation Track and Field; National Honor Spanish Societies; Swimming Class President; Spanish National Honor and Tutoring; 4 yrs. Soccer & Society; Spanish Honor Society; Captain; Volleyball Captain, All Society President;Volleyball, All State Track; Yearbook; Band; Guitar Math Honor Society; Conference State & All League; State Student Volleyball; Basketball; National Honor Ensemble; Young Peoples Institute All Academic Team; Concert Choir Advisory Council; Special Society; Honors Program; Dartmouth Olympics Volunteer Book Award; Superintendent’s Award; DARE Rolemodel; SAVE President; Valedictorian
Aaron Cramer Shelley Starzyk Jeffrey Batulevitz Jessica Kirchherr The Morgan School, Bacon Academy, Bacon Academy, Coventry High School Clinton Colchester Colchester National Honor Society; Yearbook National Honor Society; Football EC Sportsmanship Award; National Honor Society; Boys Editor; Volleyball; Softball; Wind and Wrestling Captain ‘00 & ‘01; National Honor Society; AP State; 8th ranked Shot Putter in Ensemble; Chorus; Band Academic All State; Class S State Scholar; Univ. of Rochester CT ‘01, CT State Champion Shot Finalist and Open Place Winner Humanities and Social Sciences Putter ‘02; All-ECC First Team, All Wrestling; ‘01 All Conference and Award; Varsity Soccer; Varsity Star 2001, First Team All ECC All State Football Softball Football ‘02; Diversity Club; Band President; New England Shot Putter Champion ‘02 Michael Vance Sarah Herbst Justin Wynter Amanda Verner Coventry High School Cromwell High School Cromwell High School Danbury High School Honor Roll Four Years; Concert Varsity Tennis Captain; UConn Lead Program in Business 2001; Soccer Captain, Second Team All Band; Jazz CVC Band; Nat’l Merit Nutmeg Scholarship; Cabe Award; Hartford Courant All-Academic FCIAC, Second Team All-Area, Scholarship Commendation; Lt. Governor’s Academic Team; All-Conference Outdoor Senior Bowl; Tennis Captain, #1 Freshman Basketball; Nat’l Young Achievement Award; CAS Track and Field; National Honor Singles; Varsity Basketball; Leaders Conference; Model Outstanding Arts Award; Yale Society; Varsity Basketball National Honor Society; United Nations; Varsity Golf Team Book Prize; National Honor Captain; Varsity Track and Field Newspaper Design Layout Editor; Captain Society; Tri-M National Music Captain; Student Council; COC DAR Good Citizen Award Honor Society; CT All State Band Senate; cross-Country
Steven Dalonzo Kathleen Batchler Alexander Herbst Alicia Liguz Danbury High School Immaculate High School, Immaculate High School, H.H. Ellis Technical High Football 4 years, ‘01 Western Danbury Danbury School, Danielson FCIAC Champs, All-FCIAC & All- Cross Country Captain ‘01; Football Captain ‘01; All Patriot Volleyball; National Honor Society; Area; Basketball 2 years; Indoor Basketball Captain ‘02; National Division Football; Basketball Class Secretary; Student Council Track 2 years (Shotput) Honor Society; Spanish Honor Captain ‘02; National Honor Treasurer; Yearbook Editor; Ski Champions; Outdoor Track & Field Society; Track & Field; Soccer; Society; Student Council Club President 3+ years (Shotput - Discus) - Softball President; McGetrick Scholarship Champions
Charles Dubina Courtney Harmer Brian Kelly Amanda Lund H.H. Ellis Technical High Darien High School Darien High School Valley Regional High School, Danielson Soccer; Outdoor & Indoor Track; Varsity Ice Hockey; Varsity School, Deep River Baseball; Rifle Club Captain; Tennis; National Honor Society; Baseball; National Honor Society; Field Hockey, 4 yrs, Captain ‘01; National Honor Society; Fishing Community Council; Spanish Humanities and Social Sciences Softball, 4 yrs; National Honor Club Honor Society; Cornell Book Award; French Honors Society; Society; Student Council President; Award; ‘01 Society of Women Challenger Baseball; St. Thomas High Honors 4 yrs; School Musical Engineers of CT Award More Youth Group 4 yrs; Band; Jazz Band; Laurel Girl’s State; Dartmouth Book Award; Rensselaer Medalist; Chorus; Madrigals; Prom Committee Derek Buckley Anna Jasicki Jeffrey Roginielewicz Cara Muzik Valley Regional High Derby High School Derby High School Coginchaug Regional School, Deep River Student Council; Interact Club; Peer Track 4 yrs, Captain 2 yrs; Cross H.S., Durham Cross Country; Football; Indoor Mediator; Peer Tutor; Varsity Basketball Country Captain 2 yrs; National National Honor Society; Spanish Track, Captain ‘01; Track, Captain Captain; Varsity Softball Captain; Varsity Honor Society; Class S Champ Honor Society Treasurer; Captain ‘02; JETS; Mountain Bike Club; Cross-Country Captain; Junior Track ‘01; SCC Champ Track ‘01; Indoor and Outdoor Track; 2 yr Honors/High Honors, 4 yrs; Warrier Achievement; Globe Company Cross Country ‘01; All New Soccer Captain; All Shoreline, All Award Football; National Football President; SCC Cultural Diversity Club England Track & Cross Country; State Indoor and Outdoor Track - Foundation Scholar-Athlete All State Track & Cross Country past 3 yrs; Yearbook Selection Editor
David Gaffey Carol Forney Timothy Balthazar Shannon O’Donnell Coginchaug Regional East Granby High School East Granby High School Nathan Hale-Ray High H.S., Durham Hartford Courant Scholar-Athlete; Senior Class President; Cross School, East Haddam National Honor Society; Track; National Merit Commended Country Captain; Basketball National Honor Society Secretary; Cross-Country; Jazz Band; Yale Scholar; National Honor Society; Captain; Varsity Golf; NCCC DAR Award; Holiday Tournament MVP Book Award; Rennselaer Medal; Varsity Softball; NCCC Scholar- Scholar Athlete Award; ‘01, First Team All Shoreline ‘00 & ‘01, University of Rochester Athlete; Class of 2002 Treasurer Farmington Valley Shoreline Conference Scholar ‘01, Humanities and Social Sciences Superintendent’s Award AAU National Conn Storm 9th in USA, Award Soccer 1-4
Colby Duren Sarah Brown Blake Helveston Andrea Burke Nathan Hale-Ray High East Hampton High School East Hampton High School East Hartford High School School, East Haddam Varsity Cross Country; Basketball; 4 yrs Varsity XC; Indoor, Outdoor; Captain Cross Country; Indoor V. Basketball 1-4, Captain; V. Track; 3 Seasons All-Conference 4 yrs All Conference XC, 3 yrs All Outdoor track; All New Eng. Indoor, Soccer 1-4, Captain; V. Baseball 1- Cross Country ‘00 & ‘01 Captain; State XC, 2 Time Conference All Conference Cross Country; 4; Boy’s State; Student Council 8 Seasons Hartford Courant All- Champ XC; Captain; 1000m Show Choir; National Honor President; Class Officer; Nat. Academic Team; National Honor Indoor State Champ, ‘01 & ‘02, Society; Rensselaer Math/Science Honor Society; Presidential Clrm. Society; Newspaper Club, ‘00-’02 Captain; ‘01 NE Qualifier; 3 time Award; National Merit Commended Scholar 2001/2002; Spirit; Editor; Governor’s Scholar All-Conference Indoor and Scholar; Start Retreat Coord; Diversity; & From the Heart Clubs Outdoor; National Honor Society Governor’s Scholar Semifinalist Raymond Cohen Julie Dougherty Matthew Stout Elizabeth Murray East Hartford High East Haven High School East Haven High School East Lyme High School School National Honor Society; Trinity Cross Country and Tennis Captain; National Honor Society; French Varsity Tennis; Student Council Book Award; Girls’ State; HOBY; Student Council President ‘00-’01; National Honor Society, Vice Treasurer; National Honor Society; Swimming Co-Captain ‘99-’02, All- Senior Class President; Yale Book Pres.; Key Club 4 yrs; Senior Ski Club; Harvard Book Award; State for Clads LL, SCC All and Rensselaer Math Award; School Class Vice President; Varsity HOBY Academic, Hartford Courant Newspaper Editor-in-Chief; Hartford Tennis 4 yrs, Capt 11 & 12; Scholar Athlete, Hammonassett Courant All-Academic Team, Varsity Outdoor & Indoor Track; Cross All-Division, CT Swimming Scholar Basketball Team ‘00-’02 Country; Habitat for Humanity Founder & Vice Pres.
Michael Irr Caitlin Dowd Elizabeth Walker Michael Tosca Jr. East Lyme High School East Windsor Jr./Sr. Ellington High School Ellington High School Student Senate 3 yrs, Pres. 12; High School Cross Country; Indoor Track; Cross Country; Indoor Track; National Honor Society; Sports Varsity Cheerleading Captain; Outdoor Track; Class Officer; Outdoor Track; Captain’s Award All- Editor School Newspaper; Hartford Courant Athlete; NCC FBLA, Holy Cross Book Award; Conference; Class Officer; Band & Football Capt 12; Outdoor Track Triple Jump Champion; National Bausch & Lomb Science Award; Vocal Ensemble; Band Treasurer; All State; Basketball 4 yrs; Key Honor Society President; Senior Rensselaer Medal Thespian Society; National Honor Club; Swing Club; Diversity Task Class Vice-President; Yearbook Society; Varsity Blanket Force; School Blood Drive Editor; Student Council Secretary Organizer
Stefanie Bourassa Timothy Monsonis Angie Cheng Nicholas Gelbar Enfield High School Enfield High School Enrico Fermi High Enrico Fermi High Soccer Captain ‘00 & ‘01, 4 yrs Varsity Ice Hockey Captain, CCC School, Enfield School, Enfield Varsity, NCCC All Conference ‘99 All Conference; CCC All Academic; Cross Country, Captain, MVP; Track Cross Country Varsity; Outdoor & ‘00; National Honor Society Varsity Tennis, All Academic, #1 Team, Captain; National Honor Track Varsity; National Honor President; Basketball 4 yr Varsity; Singles; National Honor Society; Society Vice President; Lt. Society; Mentor for the Outreach Girls State Representative; DECA, Vice President Governor’s Academic Achievement Program for Soccer; Who’s Who Presidential Classroom Rep; Award; Brown Book Award; RPI Among High School Students Wendy’s Heisman Trophy State Medqalist; Mt. Holyoke Book Award; Finalist Student Senate; Future Business Leaders of America; Robotics Colin Macleod Kathryn Hurd James Gumpper Carli Rocha Fairfield College Prep. Fairfield High School Fairfield High School Notre Dame High School, NHS; Spanish Honor Society; U of Varsity Soccer, Captain, All FCIAC Varsity Skiing ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, L Fairfield Rochester Book Award; SCC Scholar Soccer, FCIAC Scholar Athlete; Varsity Division 3rd Place ‘01; Varsity Varsity Basketball, Captain ‘01 & Leader; Captain Hockey Team, All Skiing, Captain, All State, All Soccer, ‘01 FCIAC West Division ‘02; Varsity Cheerleading, Captain State Hockey-CT Post, Hartford Conference, State Champions, Division Champion; National Honor ‘01 & ‘02; National Honor Society Courant, NH Register; Captain Champions; Varsity Softball, Captain, Society; Senior Class Secretary Lacrosse Team, CT Post All State, All FCIAC; National Honor Society; NHR All Area; Student Government; Youth for American Cancer Society; Channel 12 Scholar Athlete Wendy’s Heisman Award State Finalist
David Mihalov Jr. Kate Simonds Matthew Chapin Julia Oat-Judge Notre Dame High School, Housatonic Valley Housatonic Valley Farmington High School Fairfield Regional HS, Falls Village Regional HS, Falls Village Varsity Field Hockey, Captain ‘01- ‘01 All State Football, All SW Michael’s Jewelers Award; 4 yrs Soccer Captain, MVP, All BL 2nd ’02, Class M Field Hockey Conference Team ‘00, ‘01, Football Varsity Basketball, Soccer, and Team 12, Scholar Athlete 9-12, 4 Champions ‘99, Allstate Class L Captain; Student Ambassador; Softball; First Team All League yr Starter; Tyburski Award 9; Scholar Athlete ‘01; CT Governor’s Bowling Captain ‘00, ‘01, ‘02; Lacrosse Basketball; Captain all 3 teams Hockey Scholar Athlete, Starter 9- Scholar Award ‘01; National Merit Captain ‘01 Senior Year 12; Baseball Captain 12, 4 yr Finalist ‘02; National Honor Starter, Scholar Athlete 9-11; John Society; NFHCA Scholar Athlete L. Mahoney Award 9-11 ‘02
Matthew Klemanski Caitlin Cancellieri Jonathan Ghergurovich Emily Beman Farmington High School Glastonbury High School Glastonbury High School Granby Memorial High Soccer, Capt & All State & All Swim Team 4 years, Captain ‘01, Football, Captain, All-Conference; School Courant ‘01, Soccer All NWC ‘00 & All Conference; Varsity All Academic Award; Hartwell Varsity Gymnastics, 4 years, MVP, ‘01; Class L State Finalist ‘01; Cheerleading; Class Treasurer; Award; Top Lineman Award; 1st Team All-State, Team Captain Track 4x100 School Record, Track Hartford Courant All Academic; National Honor Society; Fairfield ‘01-’02; National Honor Society; All NWC ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, Val Moretti National Honor Society; Latin, College Book Award; Key Club, French National Honor Society; Scholar-Athlete Soccer; Nat’l & Spanish, and Slavic Honor Secretary JETS; American Field Service; French Nat’l Honor Society Societies; CCC All Academic Team Exploring Diversity through Aqua Culture Peter Faroni Lindsey Gladue Michael Charron Julie DaSilva Granby Memorial High Griswold High School Griswold High School E.T. Grasso Southeastern School Varsity Soccer Captain; Varsity Varsity Cross Country Co-Captain, H.S., Groton National Honor Society; Class Vice Wrestling; Varsity Outdoor Track All State, New England Class SS National Honor Society Treasurer; President; Harvard Book Award; Lt. and Field; Yearbook Staff State Champion; Varsity Indoor Student Government President; Governor’s Academic Achievement; Track; Varsity Track and Field; Varsity Basketball; Young Artists Soccer MVP ‘01, NCCC All- National Honor Society; Chorus Society President; Senior Class Conference ‘01, All Academic Team Officer; Peer Mediation; VICA ‘00, Class S Champions ‘00-’01; Track All-State ‘00, WCCC 4x100 Record ‘00
Cory Willis Rachel Harrington Adam Landry Katie Dunn E.T. Grasso Southeastern Fitch High School, Groton Fitch High School, Groton Guilford High School H.S., Groton Five times All-State in Track and National Honor Society VP; Fitch Field Hockey, Captain, All-State 2 Varsity Basketball; Electrical Cross Country; All New England in Student of the Month; High Honors; yrs, All-State Academics; Apprentice; All League Team Indoor Track; Member of 3 time Pfizer Scholar Athlete; Varsity Basketball Captain, SCC MVP, ‘01 CVTC; National Honor Society Open Champion Team in Cross Soccer; Indoor & Outdoor Track; St Champs; Track 2 yr Captain, Country; Library Volunteer; Class Indoor Track Captain; Science Club All-New England 4x800; National Secretary; US Coast Guard Book President; Varsity Club; Yearbook Honor Society; Hartford Courant Award; National Honor Society; Staff; National History Day Club Fall & Winter Scholar Athlete; XC and Track Captain President Harvard Book Award
Gregory Mulvey Thea Lorentzen Steve Longo Nicole Clark Guilford High School Greenwich High School Greenwich High School Hamden High School 4 yrs Varsity Lacrosse, Lacrosse Field Hockey, 9-12; Indoor Track, Football, 9-12, Captain 12; Rugby Cross Country, Captain; Indoor Co-Captain, Lacrosse 11; Lacrosse, 9-12; National 10-12; Track, 9; All FCIAC 1st Track; Outdoor Track; National Sportsmanship Award; National Honor Society; National Spanish Team Football, 11; National Honor Honor Society Merit Finalist; National Honor Honor Society, Vice President; Society; National Merit Scholar; Society; Yale Book Award; Boy’s Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete, 11- Biology Olympiad Qualifier, 9 & State; GHS Newspaper Editor; 12; Hand in Hand Club; Special 11; Diversity Club; Math & Science Athletic Leadership Team Olympics Figure Skating Club Tutor Gregory Ney Edna Echevarria William Perez Jessica Watcke Hamden High School Hyde Leadership School, Hyde Leadership School, Sacred Heart Academy, Football, National Football Hamden Hamden Hamden Foundation and College Hall of Student of the Month, 4 years; Honor Roll; City Wide Student Diving Class M and SCC Fame, SCC Academic All Star Volleyball Team, 4 years, team Government Team; Varsity Baseball, Champion, All American, All Area, Team; Award for Math and Captain ‘01; Excellence in Spanish 4 yr Starter, Rookie of Year ‘99, All SCC, Captain, 4 years Varsity; Science; New Haven Grid Iron Award; principal’s Honor Roll ‘00; Most Improved Player Award ‘00, All State Track, Captain, 4 years Club; Physics Club; Jazz Band; Athletic Award for Track ‘00; Character-Leadership Award ‘01, Varsity, All SCC, All Quinnipiac; Lifting Club; Chess Club; Debate; Character Education Award ‘01; team Captain ‘02; National Young SADD President; Key Club; Chorus, Yale Physics Olympics Basketball Team, 4 years Leaders Conference ‘01 Peer Connection,; Musical
Jeanne McKeon Luca DelPuppo Aurelia Gale Jimmy Ngo Bulkeley-Hartford Bulkeley-Hartford Hartford Public High School Hartford Public High School Swimming, Captain; Tennis Team; Salutatorian; National Honor Swimming, 3 yrs Varsity, 2 yr Varsity Tennis; Varsity Swimming; Class President; National Honor Society; SINA Student of the Captain - Holds 100 Yard Backstroke F.I.R.S.T.; Robotics; Mass Mutual Society, President; Yearbook Staff; Month; Captain of X-Country, Record; Varsity Soccer; Varsity Academic Achiever Student Council; Valedictorian Indoor & Outdoor Track Teams for Gymnastics; Varsity Cheerleading; 2 yrs; City Champion in One, Two National Honor Society; School and Three Mile Events; Member of Improvement Team; Student All-Conference Team for All Sports Council-Community Representative; Junior Class President
Geneva Arter William Rios Katherine Ramierz Hector Cruz A.I Prince Technical High A.I Prince Technical High Sport Sciences Academy, Sport Sciences Academy, School, Hartford School, Hartford Hartford Hartford National English Merit Award; Captain Boys Basketball; Book Volleyball and Softball, Varsity 3 yr, Football, 3 yrs Varsity, Captain; National Honor Society Secretary; Buddies; Honor Roll 4 years (High Captain; National Honor Society; Baseball, 2 yrs; Track 1 yr; Honors, High Honors; Volleyball Honors); Scholar Athlete ‘02; XC Yearbook and Prom Committees; National Honor Society; School Captain; Softball; National Varsity Letter ‘00 & ‘01; Basketball Senior Class President; Student and Safety Committee; Yearbook Leadership & Service Award Varsity Letter ‘01 & ‘02, 1st Team All Council; Special Olympic and Committee; Chess and Film League Basketball ‘02 Unified Sports Volunteer, 3 yrs. Clubs; Special Olympic and Unified Sports Volunteer, 3 yrs. Camille Thomas Alexus Bramwell Amy Volz Michael Overend Weaver High School, Weaver High School, RHAM High School, RHAM High School, Hartford Hartford Hebron Hebron 4 yr Varsity Tennis; National Honor 4 Varsity Golf Letters; 3 Varsity Varsity Soccer Captain ‘01; 2 Time All COC Soccer, Soccer Society; Parliamentarian/CT Youth Wrestling Letters; Eugene Hartford Courant Scholar Athlete Captain ‘99-’00; All COC Baseball, Forum; Leadership and Community Robinson Award Winner; ‘02 Golf ‘99, All CDC Conference Javelin Baseball Captain ‘01; Wrestling Service Committee; City of Htfd Captain; HOBY Leadership ‘00; Class President 4 years; ‘99-’01; National Honor Society Youth Commissioner; FBLA Ambassador; Kodak Young National Honor Society; Student Secretary; Lt. Governor’s Academic Leaders Award; President National Council Award; CT All Academic Team; Honor Society; Vice President of Welles College Book Award Class; Vice President of FBLA
Erin Stannard Jason DeRosa Michael Butler Kimberly Tomlinson Haddam Killingworth Haddam Killingworth Killingly High School Lyman Memorial High High School, Higganum High School, Higganum Basketball; Soccer; Tennis; School, Lebanon Varsity Soccer, 4 yrs, Captain 11 & Swimming Championship Class National Honor Society; Harvard Varsity Basketball ‘98-’02; Varsity 12, All-Shoreline; Varsity Indoor & S; National Honor Society; Book Award; High Honors Soccer ‘98-’99; AAU Basketball; Outdoor Track, 4 yrs, Captain 11 & Swimming Captain in ‘01 & ‘02; National Honor Society; Scholastic 12, All-Shoreline 4 yrs, MVP 3 Soccer Captain in ‘01; Swimming Achievement Award; World Seasons, School Record 100m; State Open in ‘02; School Web- Language Award-Latin I & II; Student Council President; Band Site Co-Chair ECSU 4-year Spanish Award Council; Smith College Book Award; National Honor Society
Joshua Faustman Katie Ayer Andrew Dutton Lindsay Murphy Lyman Memorial High Ledyard High School Ledyard High School Litchfield High School School, Lebanon Volleyball, Captain, ECC Champs All Eastern Connecticut All Berkshire League Basketball & Soccer ‘98-’01; Indoor Track ‘99- ‘01; National Honor Society; Conference Swim Team 3 yrs; Soccer; Basketball Captain ‘01- ’02; Outdoor Track ‘02; Indoor Marching Band 4 yrs; Drum Major Swim Team Captain ‘00-’02; ’02; National Honor Society; Track State Chanpionships S ‘02; 2 yrs; Irish Dance; Handbell Choir Founder of Ledyard High School Senior Class President; Board of National Honor Society; Boys Cycling Club; Cycling Club Pres. Education Student Representative State Delegate ‘00-’02; Recipient of the 2001- 2002 Principal’s Leadership Award Christopher Blazek Allison Cornish David Mosca Jessica Hartzell Litchfield High School Wamogo Regional High Wamogo Regional High Daniel Hand High School, Varsity Captain ‘01-’02, Soccer, School, Litchfield School, Litchfield Madison Swimming, Baseball; Berkshire Softball Captain ‘02; Swimming- Soccer Captain ‘01; Track and National Honor Society; Student League All-Star, Soccer, Coach’s Award ‘01; Band & Choir, Field Class S State Open; Second Leadership Team;Varsity Tennis 9, Swimming, Baseball; All-State All-State Chorus; DAR Good Team Berkshire League Soccer; 10, 11, 12; Peer Advocates; SADD; Baseball Citizen Award; National Honor Skiing Instructor Safe Rides; Honor Athlete 9, 10, 11, Society 12; Chorus; Dare Role Model; Student Council; American Legion Girls’ State
Steven Michienzi Lisa Gallo Michael Saitta Erin Conter Daniel Hand High School, East Catholic High East Catholic High Manchester High School Madison School, Manchester School, Manchester Girls Swimming ‘99-’02, All National Honor Society; National Varsity Volleyball 10-12; National National Honor Society; National Conference Team, Captain, Merit Commendation; Varsity Golf; Honor Society; Student Council Art Honor Society; National Merit Outstanding Spirit Award, Varsity Soccer; DHHS Math Vice President; Newspaper Editor- Scholar; Rensselaer Science & Outstanding Dedication Award; Tennis Excellence 10,l 11, 12; Harvard in-Chief; Kodak Young Leaders Math Medal; Varsity Hockey - 4 yr ‘01-’02, Captain; Student Council; University Book Award; Honor Award; Yale Book Award; Peer Letterman National Honor Society; IOH; Bd. of Athlete; Class President 9; Peer Minister Education Outstanding Achievement Advocates; Reach Out, Elem. Tutor and Leadership Award (96, 01)
Nicholas Au Yeung Lisamarie Rusate Matthew Golden Joy Battista Manchester High School Maloney High School, Maloney High School, O.H. Platt High School, Cross Country, Captain, All-CCC Meriden Meriden Meriden East; Indoor & Outdoor Track, Cheerleading 11-12; Softball 11- NSCAA Adidas Scholar All Tennis Captain Grade 11 & 12, Captain, All-CCC East; 4 yr. Letter 12; National Honor Society; Italian American; Wendy’s Heisman Award All-Conference 10, 11 & 12; Best Winner in all three sports; All National Honor Society; Class Finalist; CHSCA All State Soccer ‘01, Sportsmanship Award for State & All New England Concert President ‘00; Key Club; Tutor, All Conference ‘00 & ‘01, Soccer; Volleyball 12; National Honor Band; National Honor Society; Homework Club-Nathan Hale Letterman 3 yrs Basketball & 3 yrs Society; Record-Journal Scholar High Honors every quarter; State Elementary School Soccer; National Honor Society; Athlete Finalist; Chemistry Olympiad Italian National Honor Society; Class President ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Pete Barakos Melissa Gowing Michael Glowasky Amanda Milardo O.H. Platt High School, Wilcox Technical High Wilcox Technical High Middletown High School Meriden School, Meriden School, Meriden Soccer, 4 years All Academic National Honor Society; National Honor Society; Student National Honor Society; Chess Award; Indoor Track, 2 years All Basketball Co-Captain ‘02; Pro tech Robotics Team #228; VICA Club President; 4 years Academic and All Conference Wendy’s High School Heisman State Officer; VICA Chapter Officer; Basketball, 3 Varsity, Senior Year Awards; Secretary of Student Finals; Hartford Courant All- VICA National Voting Delegate; Captain; 4 years Baseball, 2 years Council Academic Team; 3 Varsity Letters Tech.Talk (Newspaper); 3 years Varsity; 1 year Cross Country Basketball & Tennis; Latin Club Volleyball; 3 years Softball; President; FBLA Vice President Automotive Class of ‘02
Daniel Norwood Stephanie Thomas Daniel Pugliese Laurie Butterworth Middletown High School Mercy High School, Xavier High School, Vinal Technical High Class MM Track Championship ‘99 Middletown Middletown School, Middletown & ‘00; Track Captain ‘02; NWC Volleyball, Captain; Varsity Softball; Cross Country Captain, All State; Cheerleading, MVP ‘00; Captain Soccer Champion ‘99, Soccer National Honor Society; Student Indoor/Outdoor Track Captain; Soccer; Captain Softball; Pro-Tech Captain ‘01, All Conference Council Treasurer; Saint Anselm National Honor Society; Latin Honor Gifted and Talented; VICA; Student Soccer ‘01; Courant All Academic Book Award; Peer Minister; NFCA Society; Cross Country All New Council; National Honor Society; Team All-America Scholar Athlete; England; National Merit Commended Principal’s Leadership Award National Youth Leadership Forum on Student; Brother Celestine Award; Medicine Peer Ministry;’ Model Court Team
Ryan Denny Diana Hudak John Hudak Jennifer O’Neill Vinal Technical High Foran High School, Foran High School, Jonathan Law High School, Middletown Milford Milford School, Milford Varsity Baseball, 4 yrs, Charter National Honor Society, President; National Honor Society, Treasurer; Gymnastics Captain, 1st Team All Oak All Conference Baseball; Pro Swimming, Captain, All-Academic; Tennis; Cross Country; Wrestling; State Gymnast, All New England Tech Talented and Gifted; National Gymnastics, Captain, All- Eagle Scout; Winner of National ‘00; SWC All-Conference and Honor Society Academic; Tennis, Captain, All- Chemical Society Puzzle 1999; Academic Team, SWC All Around Academic; Yale Book Award; Gold JETS Team Champ ‘01; USMC Scholastic Award; Commended National Excellence Award; CT Post and Merit Scholar; Future Woman of NH Register All-Area Teams; Distinction; JETS Team Powder Puff Girls Football ‘00-’01 Anthony Pietrini Rebekah Seabury Theresa Fletcher Drew Most Jonathan Law High Lauralton Hall, Milford Platt Technical High Platt Technical High School, Milford Volleyball; Indoor Track; Track and School, Milford School, Milford CHSCA All-State Football ‘00-’01, Field; Indoor Track Captain ‘01-’02, National Honor Society President & Student of the Month; Golf ‘00-’02; New Haven Register All-Area SWC All Conference Second Team Historian; Tennis Team, 3 yr Captain, Tech Prep; Baseball ‘98-’00; Blood Football ‘01, All-SWC Football ‘00-’01, ‘01; National Honor Society and 4 yr Varsity; First Robotics Club; Drives; Toys for Tots; Volunteer- Football & Track Captain ‘01, All Spanish National Honor Society; Fairfield University and Sikorsky Jewish Home for the Elderly; Work SWC Academic ‘99-’00-’01; High Yale Book Award Aircraft Math and Science Award; Study Honor Roll Student; National Honor West Haven Rotary Club Student of Society; Harvard Book Award Winner the Month; Student Council
Candace Brakewood James Turkosz Dawn Pedro Bruce Huta Masuk High School, Masuk High School, Montville High School Montville High School Monroe Monroe Basketball; Softball; Volleyball; Soccer; Basketball; Baseball; 1999 All-American Scholar Athlete, National Honor Society; National Marching Band - Drum Major; Spanish ECC Small Soccer Co- Soccer ‘01; All-State Indoor Track Merit Scholar-Commended; Honor Society; National Honor Society Champions; French Honor Society ‘01; All-Conference Indoor Track ‘00, American Invitational Math Exam ‘01, ‘02; All-Conference Lacrosse Qualifier; Cross Country; Indoor ‘01; Lacrosse Captain ‘01, ‘02; Track; Outdoor Track; Coaches Indoor Track Captain ‘02; Senior Award ‘01; Soccer, Most Improved class Vice President; Ranked 1st in Player Award ‘01 Senior Class
Jessica Clarke Justin Kievits Megan Smith David Giancola Naugatuck High School Naugatuck High School New Britain High School New Britain High School Indoor & Outdoor Track; Yearbook All-State Defensive Lineman; Varsity Basketball & Volleyball, Baseball; Golf; School Newspaper, Editor; Interact Club Vice Waterbury Orthopedic Assoc. Captain Basketball ‘00-’02, Honor Roll President; National Honor Society; Naugatuck Team Award; All-NVL Captain Volleyball ‘02, All Diversity Club; Top 5% of Class of Offensive Lineman; West Point Conference, Member of CCC 2002 Leadership Award; Michael’s 2001 Championship Team; 2002 Jewelers Award Olympic Torch Bearer Pamela Peterson Daniel Markiewicz Ashley Wyand Alex Deep New Canaan High School New Canaan High School New Fairfield High School New Fairfield High School Basketball, Captain, All FCIAC, 3 Wrestling Captain ‘00-’02, Class All SWC First Team, All Patriot Soccer Captain ‘00-’01, All- point record holder; Softball, Captain, M, FCIAC Place Winner ‘99-’02; Division-2 Times, All Area Team, Conference SWC, All-Area Team; All FCIAC Honorable Mention; Varsity Track, Pole Vault; Varsity Senior Bowl Attendee, Soccer Track, Captain ‘02; National Honor Volleyball, FCIAC Scholar Athlete, All Soccer; JETS Team; Trinity Captain 2001; National Honor Society FCIAC; Wendy’s Heisman State College Award; 2001 Excellence Society; CT Top 60 Girls Soccer Finalist; NHS; 2001 Dartmouth Club in Architecture Games in ‘01 Award; National Merit Commendation; YMCA Volunteer
La’Keisha Massenburg Andrew Solano Claire Fabian Youssouf Kane Hillhouse High School, Hillhouse High School, Wilbur Cross High Wilbur Cross High New Haven New Haven School, New Haven School, New Haven Capt. Girls Freshman Basketball ‘98; Soccer Captain ‘01; Spanish Captain, Swim Team; National Soccer, 4 yrs; National Honor Freshman Executive Officer of JROTC Honors Society; All Hammonasset Honor Society; Vice President, Society; French Honor Society; ‘00-’02 National Honor Society; 2nd in Division Soccer; Play It Smart Spanish Honor Society; Latin Winner of Yale’s Shafer Scholarship; Scholastics-The American Legion; All Program; National Spanish Exam, Honor Society; Brown University SCC All Academic Team; President, Academic Team-SCSU; 1st Place 3rd in CT ‘99-’00; ‘01 MVP Soccer Book Award; SCC Scholar Leader French International Club; Yale New Class Championship, Track; 2nd Place, Award; SCC All Academic Team Haven Hospital Volunteer State Championships, Track; Hoby Ambassador
Rosa Diaz Ramel Murphy Sarah Domoff Jonathan Sauer New London High School New London High School New Milford High School New Milford High School National Honor Society; Vice Wrestling Captain ‘01-’02; Class Cross Country, 4 yrs, Captain; 3 year Varsity Wrestler, 2002 SWC President of Class ‘03; Captain President ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02; National Track, 4 yrs, Captain; National Champion, Set Season Pin Girls Tennis; DAR Recipient; Girl Honor Society ‘01, ‘02; Dr. Martin Honor Society, Secretary; French Record, 4 yrs on the Academic State Delegate; George Park Luther King Jr. Scholar; American Honor Society, Vice President; Team, 34 times Attended National Academy (DMA); Smith Book Legion Boys State; ECC Red Cross Volunteer; All Competition; Varsity Baseball; Award Sportsmanship Award, Track; Conference Academic Award; National Honor Society Vice CHSCA All-State Academic Girls’ State; Williams College Book President; Accepted to West Point Wrestling Team Award Elizabeth Francolino Hisaaki Kobayashi Morgan Haines Andrew Lysaght Newington High School Newington High School Newtown High School Newtown High School Varsity Lacrosse Goalie; Varsity Varsity Golf-4 yrs, Varsity Golf 4 yr Varsity Soccer, Captain, MVP, Cross Country Captain; Indoor Swimming-4 yrs, 2001 CCC South Captain, All Conference-3 yrs; All Conference 2nd Team; 4 yr Track; Wrestling; All-Conference Champions, ‘99-’01 Courant All National Honor Society President; Varsity Basketball, All Colonial Academic Teams; National Honor Academic team; National Honor Spanish Honor Society; Tri-M Honorable Mention; Wendy’s Society; Latin Honor Society; Society; Harvard Book Award; Music Honor Society Heisman Scholar Athlete Award; Bausch & Lomb Science Award; New England Band; Tri-M Music National Honor Society; Spanish Dartmouth Book Award; CT Boy’s Honor Society, Treasurer Honor Society State Representative
Lauren Teixeira Fernando Trindade Alison Laventure Anthony Consiglio North Branford High North Branford High Tourtellotte Memorial Tourtellotte Memorial School School H.S, N. Grosvenordale H.S, N. Grosvenordale Soccer; Track Captain; Student Baseball-Captain ‘01-’02, Second Track Captain in ‘00, ‘01, ‘02; Baseball, Captain; Soccer, Captain; Council; National Honor Society Team All-Shoreline ‘00; Basketball; Basketball Captain ‘02; Soccer State Basketball; National Honor Society, President; FBLA; SADD; Aroma; Student Council-Treasurer ‘01-’02; Championship-Clsas S; ECC All-Star Treasurer; Senior Class President; All- Chorus; Boys Varsity Basketball Honor Society; Future Business Soccer & Track; State Track Meet Academic Team Clipper Classic; ECC Manager; Superintendent’s Leaders of America; American Class S ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; Student Council; Leadership Conference Student Recognition Award of Legion Boy’s State ‘01; Who’s Who National Honor Society Excellence Among High School Students ‘02
Tara Stevens James Salzano Jill Creamer Lee Camfield North Haven High School North Haven High School Wheeler High School, Wheeler High School, National Honor Society, President; National, French, Math Honor North Stonington North Stonington Latin Honor Society, President; Societies; Cross Country, Captain; All Conference Soccer Champs, Class S State Champions Soccer, Italian Honor Society; Swimming; Track, Tri-Captain; Fencing, Tri- 2nd Team All Conference ‘98 & ‘99 & ‘01, Captain of Soccer Team, SCC All Academic Team; Future Captain; Boy’s State; Trinity Book ‘01; Soccer & Basketball Captain ‘01, Class S Shoreline Conference Problem Solving; Project Adventure Award; Drama; Band; Jazz Band; ‘01-’02; National Honor Society; Champions, ‘01, All Conference Facilitator; DAR Award; MV Alpha Dare Role Model; N.H. County Class President ‘99-’02; Student First Team ‘00, 2nd Team ‘01, CT Theta MADD Advisory Board; Town Council ‘98-’02 Olympic Development Program; 4 Substance Abuse Council yrs Scholar Athlete Jillian Demmerle Sebastian Peters Amanda Hilson Sagar Makanji Brien McMahon High Brien McMahon High Norwalk High School Norwalk High School School, Norwalk School, Norwalk Indoor Track Captain; Outdoor Varsity Cross Country; Varsity Varsity Volleyball, Capt; Varsity National Honors Society, Track Captain; Indoor Track State Indoor and Outdoor Track; Tennis, Capt; Key Club; Senators President; Harvard Book Award; Qualifier; Outdoor Track State National Honor Society; Asian Community Foundation; Minority Varsity Soccer ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; Varsity Qualifier; Cross Country State Club, President; CT Boys’ State Academic Achievement Tutoring Track ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Qualifier; National Honor Society; Delegate; Bausch & Lomb Program; Indoor Track; CPYC Girl’s State; Holy Cross Book Science Award; Yale Club Book Sailing Instructor Prize; Volleyball Award
Krista Rappahahn Lucas Southworth Eric Gileau Kara Donnelly Norwich Free Academy Norwich Free Academy Norwich Technical Lyme-Old Lyme Basketball, Captain, All-ECC, All- 4 yrs Soccer, 2 yrs Varsity, High School High School Area, All-State, Nike All-America; Captain ‘01; 3 yrs Volleyball, 2 yrs National Honor Society, Vice President; Varsity Soccer; Softball; Fencing, Soccer, Captain, All-ECC; Varsity; National Honor Society; Soccer, All CVTC Conference; Lacrosse; Captain; National Honor Society; Heisman Scholar-Athlete State Outdoors Club; US Naval Pro-Tech Gifted and Talented Yale Book Award; Class Marshall; Finalist; AP Scholar with Honors; Academy Summer Seminar Pfizer Math and Science Award National Honor Society; Class Program Vice President; Varsity ‘N’ Club President; Coalition of Children
Patrick Young Karen Wyzykowski John-Paul Aldi Nicole Kurek Lyme-Old Lyme Old Saybrook High School Old Saybrook High School Plainfield High School High School Track and Field, All American, All All-Pequot Conference First Team; Outstanding Freshman Scholar National Honor Society; High New England Track 2 yrs, All State All-State Honorable Mention, Athlete; Football Cheerleading School Bowl Co-Captain; Cross Track and Field, 3 yrs; Basketball, Football Captain 2001; National Captain ‘99-’01; Indoor Track Captain Country Co-Captain; Lyme Street 2nd Team All Shoreline; Honorable Honor Society; Dartmouth College ‘02, Highest Points ‘02; Outdoor Journal Columnist; WLYM Co- Mention Soccer; National Honor Book Award Track ECC All-Star ‘01; National Anchorman; Class Officer Society; All Shoreline Scholar Honor Society Secretary ‘02; SADD Athlete Secretary ‘01; President ‘02 John Baldwin Erica Pernell David Dziura Sarah Hutchins Plainfield High School Plainville High School Plainville High School Portland High School Soccer, Captain ‘01; All-Star Softball, 4 yrs Varsity, All-NWC Cross Country-3 yrs, Varsity National Honor Society; Girls Medium Division, Team Most ‘00-’01, All-State ‘00, Offensive Letter, 2 yr, Captain, All State Representative; Varsity Valuable Player, Team Defensive Leader Award; Soccer 3 yrs Conference; Indoor Track-3 yrs, Track, ‘99-’01, Captain ‘02, High Most Valuable Player; CAPPS Varsity, Captain ‘01; All-Academic Varsity Letter, Captain; Outdoor Jump Class S Championships ‘99- Award Winner; Rotary Student of 4 yrs; Yale Book Award; Nat’l & Track-3 yrs. Varsity Letter, Captain, ’01, Pole Vault All State ‘01; Who’s the Month; 4 years Honor Roll Spanish Honor Societies; Lt. Gov. All Conference; All Academic Who Among American Students Academic Achievement Award; Award 4 yrs; National Honor ‘00-’01; Top ten Percent of Class Nat’l Achievement Finalist Society
Matthew Finkelstein Casey Rondeau Christopher Cyr Lara Batey Portland High School Putnam High School Putnam High School Joel Barlow High School, Student Council President; National Soccer; Basketball; Track; Basketball 9, 10, 11, 12; Golf 11; Redding Honor Society; Connecticut Assoc. Marching Band; Concert Band; Soccer 9, 10, 11, 12-Captain; 4 yr Varsity Soccer Starter, Co- of Student Councils President; National Honor Society; Girl’s Student Council 11; Athletes Captain ‘01, SWC Championship HOBY Award; Wendy’s Heisman State Reaching Out 11 & 12 MVP, All-State ‘01, All-Conference Award; All Conference Tennis, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 Olympic Development Captain ‘01-’02, #1 Singles, ‘00-’02; Program 6 yrs; Harvard Book Award; Varsity Basketball ‘00-’02; Barnard Book Award; R.O.T.C. Acapella/Southern Region Choir Scholar-Athlete Award for Science
Brian Friedman Jill Schweitzer Matthew Cautero Karen Fell Joel Barlow High School, Ridgefield High School Ridgefield High School Rocky Hill High School Redding First Team All-Conference Cross- 1st Team All-FCIAC Football ‘00- Volleyball, Captain, Defensive MVP, 4 yr Starter on Varsity Baseball Country, Captain; All-Conference ’01; Varsity Football captain; Hustle Award; Basketball, 6th Man Team, Captain, Team MVP ‘99; Relay-Indoor Track, Captain; Wendy’s Heisman State Finalist; Award; Softball; Golf; Yearbook Babe Ruth New England MVP ‘99; Outdoor Track, Captain; National Red Cross Good Samaritan Award; Editor; Newspaper; National Honor Babe Ruth World Series 7th Place; Honor Society; Art & Literary Key Club Lt. Governor; National Society; Drama; Trinity Book U.S. Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete Magazine Art & Layout Editor Honor Society; NHS Blood Drive Award; COC & NWC Scholar- Award; Oberlin College Book Chairman Athlete; Lt. Governors Award; Award; Calculus Award; USMC Distinguished Athlete Rensselear Math.Science Award Kevin Lucas Christina D’Anna Jacob Tucciarone Caitlin Callaghan Rocky Hill High School Seymour High School Seymour High School Shelton High School Football, Captain, MVP, All-herald; Varsity Soccer-Captain ‘01; National Honor Society; Class M Basketball Captain ‘02; Softball Basketball, Captain, Courant All- Second All Naugatuck Valley ‘99- Football Championship; NVL Team ‘99-’02; Basketball Co- Academic; Baseball; Class ’00; All Naugatuck Valley ‘02; Weightlifting Competition; Class M Housatonic Champs ‘02; SSC All Treasurer; COC Scholar-Athlete; Player of the Week-NH Register; Track & State Open Finalist Academic Team-3 yrs; National National Honor Society National Honor Society-Treasurer Honor Society; Spanish National Honor Society; High Honor Roll-4 yrs
Patrick Lombardi Shawn Duffy Daniel Jachym Joy Traceski Shelton High School Simsbury High School Simsbury High School Somers High School Football Champions Class LL; Simsbury Scholar; National Honor Football, All Conference, Captain; National Honor Society; Varsity Housatonic Championship ‘00-’01; Society; C.O.L.T. Spanish Basketball, Captain; Track Swimming 2 years; Drama Club Yale Book Award; Interact Club; Excellence Award; Soccer 4 yrs; Captain; All Academic Team; President; CT Girl’s State National Honor Society; Peer Basketball 4 yrs, Captain; Track 4 National Honor Society; Brown Representative; Class Treasurer, 3 Tutor; Governors’ Scholar yrs; Christian Youth Organization; University Book Award; National years; Big Brother/Big Sisters Semifinalist; Yearbook Staff; Youth Track Coach Merit Semifinalist; AP Scholar Officer; Holy Cross Book Award National and World Language Honor Societies
Matthew Picard Laura Bridge Daniel Marrero Jessica Eisenstein Somers High School South Windsor South Windsor Pomperaug High School, Soccer Captain ‘01; Track Captain High School High School Southbury ‘99, MVP ‘01; Athlete of the Tennis, CCC All Academic Team; Basketball Championship CCC Cross Country Captain ‘01; Indoor Month, May ‘01; Minds in Motion National Honor Society; National East; National Honor Society; ‘01 Track Captain ‘02; Varsity Track; Award; Soccer & Track ‘99-’01; Merit Commended Scholar; Holy All Conference Varsity Track; ‘01 National Honor Society; Harvard National Honor Society Vice Cross Book Award; Girl Scout All Area Team J.I. Track Meet; Book Award; Spanish Honor President; Emergency Room Gold Award UConn Leadership Scholarship Society; Jazz Band Hospital Volunteer Matthew Kielt Jennifer Ciullo Colin Missett Emily White Pomperaug High School, Southington High School Southington High School Stafford Springs High Southbury Lacrosse Captain; Field Hockey Tennis Captain; Cross Country- School National Honor Society; Spanish All Conference; Record Journal Captain; National Honor Society Varsity Soccer 4 yrs, Capt 2 yrs, All Honor Society; AP Scholar; Scholar Athlete; Courant All- President; Peer Advocate Conference, All State; Board of Football, Captain, All-State, All- Academic; Class Vice President; President; Jazz Ensemble; Education Representative; Secretary SWC; Golf, All colonial Division; National Honor Society; FBLA; CANHS Secretary Boys State Rep of Student Council; Excellence in SWC All Academic Team; Literary Peer Mediator; SADD; Peer Tutor Spanish, English & History; Rotary Magazine Editor; Chess Club; Club Award; CABE Award Pomperaug Guidance Association
Travis Gagnon Diane Yacenda Richard Senatore Megan Spillane Stafford Springs High Stamford High School Stamford High School Trinity Catholic, School Varsity Soccer, Captain ‘01; Track & Field Championships, Stamford National Honor Society; Connecticut Varsity Basketball, Captain ‘02; All- State Tournament Class L & LL, Volleyball Captain; Outdoor Track Boys’ State; Hugh O’Brian Youth FCIAC 2nd Team Soccer ‘00 & Indoor Track Captain in ‘01 & ‘02, Captain; National Honor Society Leadership Award; Soccer Captain ‘01; Honorable Mention Basketball Outdoor Track Captain in ‘01 & ‘02, President;Yearbook Editor-in-Chief; ‘01; Class Vice President ‘00; National Honor Society; The Arlington Relays Invitational; Newspaper Editor-in-Chief; Harvard Round Table School Newspaper; National Honor Society President Book Award; Rensslaer Medal; Wendy’s Student Government Senior Rep Heisman Nominee; FCIAC Volleyball Scholar Athlete; Respite for Autism
Stephen Bedosky Sharlene Satawhite Stephen Frycz Jennifer Cycon Trinity Catholic, Wright Technical High Wright Technical High Westhill High School, Stamford School, Stamford School, Stamford Stamford Baseball-3 yrs Varsity, 2000 FCIAC Basketball; Honors ‘99 & ‘00; Track National Honor Society; NYLC; High Volleyball Captain ‘00, ‘01; Team & State Champions; Football-3 yrs & Field ‘99-’00, All West CVTC Achievement in Electrical Trades; MVP ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; All FCIAC 4th starter on Varsity; Indoor Track, ‘02 ‘00-’01; All West CVTC ‘01-’02; High Honors ‘98-’02, T Soccer Team Team ‘99, 2nd Team ‘00 & ‘01; FCIAC Qualifier in Shot; Captain Team MVP ‘00-’01 Member-goalie-4 yrs; Soccer Barnard Book Award; National ‘02; Baseball & Track; Student Coach/Counselor-Ukrainian- Honor Society Secretary Council Secretary; Ambassador; American Youth Association National Honor Society; Nominee Wendy’s Heisman Matthew Barwinski Kathleen Boyle Mark Brissette Deborah Newman Westhill High School, Stonington High School Stonington High School E.O. Smith High School, Stamford Captain of Soccer & Indoor Track; 2000 Cross Country Class SS Storrs Baseball, Captain, All Fairfield County; All-ECC Soccer, 4 yr Varsity Letter Individual Champion; All-State, All- Soccer, 4 yrs, All-Conference, 3 National Honor Society; Volunteer Winner, Coaches Award; ECC New England Cross Country, yrs, All State, 2 yrs, All-New Firefighter; Holy Cross Book Award; Sportsmanship Award; 4 yr Captain; All-State Indoor Track, England, 2 yrs, senior Bowl, American Legion Baseball; FBLA, Member of Crew Team; All New Captain; National Honor Society, Captain; National Honor Society; Treasurer England Choir; Laurel Girls State President; Editor of School Basketball, 4 yrs, Captain; Mock Yearbook Trial; Best Buddies
John Ridyard Christina Senft Stephen Malloy Zaria Williams E.O. Smith High School, Bunnell High School, Bunnell High School, Stratford High School Storrs Stratford Stratford Student Council, 4 yrs; Spanish Cross Country, 4 yrs, Captain, 2-time National Honor Society, President; National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society, 3 yrs; Walk For All State; Track, 4 yrs, Captain; Spanish Honor Society; Dartmouth Honor Society; Wendy’s Heisman Hunger Coordinator, 3 yrs; Model National Honor Society; Wendy’s Book Award; Student Council State Finalist; Captain’s Council; UN Representative ‘01; Conference Heisman Nomination; Economics Executive Board; Sunday School SADD; Cross Country, Captain, All- of Municipalities Rep; All-SWC Excellence Award; Best Buddies; Teacher; Soccer, 4 yrs Varsity, Captain; State ‘00, All-SWC ‘00, ‘01; Basketball, Outdoor Track ‘01 & ‘02; Indoor Habitat for Humanity Indoor Track, Captain; Outdoor Track; Captain; Outdoor Track, Captain; 8 Track & Cross Country, 2 yrs SWC All-Academic Team Time All-SWC Academic Team
Colin Sheldon Melanie Schorr Robert Nims Emily Miller Stratford High School Suffield High School Suffield High School Terryville High School National Honor Society, President; National Honor Society; Scholars Breakfast Award; NCCC Cross-Country, Captain, All BL, Brown University Book Award; Governors’ Scholar Award; Music Award; Athlete of the MVP, All-Class Divisional Team; Bausch and Lomb Science Award; Wendy’s High School Heisman Month; Daniel F Sullivan Men’s Varsity Track, Co-Captain; Wendy’s H.S. Heisman State National Finalist; CT State Open Sportsmanship Award ‘00-’01; Basketball; Hoby Leadership Finalist; CT Governors’ Scholar Indoor Track Champion; Hartford Varsity Soccer; Varsity Tennis; Award; National Honor Society; St. Runnerup ‘00; Football; Courant All-Academic Team; Capt High School Band; Jazz Ensemble Joseph College Book Award; Indoor/Outdoor Track, 3 yrs; Proficiency Test Excellence Award; Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sports Editor School Newspaper Giraffe Club Student Activity Board Matthew O’Reilly Alissa Dayton Jeffrey Nageotte Julie Jakoboski Terryville High School Thomaston High School Thomaston High School Tolland High School Cross Country Co-Captain; Track; Soccer, Basketball, Softball, 4 yrs; Soccer Captain ‘01; Varsity National Honor Society; NCCC All- National Honor Society; Student Basketball Captain ‘02; Soccer Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, 4 Conference Cross Country, Indoor Council; Hartford Courant All Coaches Award ‘00; Berkshire yrs; National Honor Society; Track, Track and Field; Student Academic Award; Berkshire League Scholar Athlete; National Student Council President; Council Secretary & treasurer; Indoor League Scholar Athlete Honor Society; Student Council Yearbook Editor; Harvard Book Track MVP 00-’01; 2000 Cross Club Award Country Coach’s Award; All-Region Band; Greater Htfd Youth Wind Ensemble
Brian Robinson Kerrie Bartoszek Paul McCullough Christine Arsego Tolland High School Oliver Wolcott Technical Oliver Wolcott Technical Torrington High School Cross Country, Captain; Indoor High School, Torrington High School, Torrington Basketball, Captain; 1000 Points Track, Track & Field, 4 yrs, Varsity, Cheerleading, 2 yrs, Varsity; Soccer, Captain ‘02; Basketball, Club; All-NVL and All-Suburban All Conference, All Academic; Softball, Captain ‘02, 4 yrs Varsity; Captain ‘02; Baseball; National Teams; Varsity Soccer and Track; National Honor Society; JETS; Briarwood Book Award Honor Society; HOBY; DAR Good National Honor Society; Waterbury Envirothon; Student Council; Holy Citizen Award; Rensselear Medal Rep. All-Academic Team;Yale Cross Book Award; Bausch & Book Award; Student Council; Lomb Science Award; Governors’ Spanish Club Secret Scholar Semi-Finalist
Alexander Sabia Ellizabeth Ely Gabriel Goldman Heather Burkart Torrington High School Trumbull High School Trumbull High School St. Joseph High School, National Honor Society; 3 yr Letter Varsity Field Hockey & Tennis ‘99- All State Pole Vaulter, 4th At Open, Trumbull Winner Football; 4 yr Letter ’01; Field Hockey Captain ‘01 & Indoor School Record, 3 year National Honor Society; Spanish Winner Track; All NVL Track ‘01; ‘02; National & French Honor Varsity, 1st PV Nutmeg State National Honor Society; Wellesly Academic Letter ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02; Societies; All FCIAC & All State Olympics 2001; National Honor Book Award; Class of 2002 WTBY Republic American 1st Team ‘01; All-State Scholar Society; AP Scholar; All State Scholarship Award; Volleyball, All- Scholar-Athlete; NVL Honorable Athlete ‘01; French Club Sec. ‘00- Choir; We the People; Junior FCIAC Honorable Mention; Mention-Linebacker ’01; Pres. ‘01-’02 Achievement Award 2001; National Basketball Captain, All-FCIAC Merit Commended Student Honorable Mention Thomas Noonan Amanda Pietraszewski Keith Gynther Erin Garnett St. Joseph High School, St. Bernard High School, St. Bernard High School, Rockville High School, Trumbull Uncasville Uncasville Vernon National Honor Society, President; Basketball, 4 yr Varsity Team Member, Football; Baseball; Lacrosse; National Soccer; Basketball; All-Conference Student Council, Treasurer; ‘01 Class 1000+ Points, 42 pts-Career High, Honor Society; Congressional Youth Softball; National Honor Society; L State Basketball Champs; Golf, Team Co-Captain, 1st Team ECC All Leadership Conference; ECC Athletic Mount Holyoke Book Award; Varsity, ‘01 All FCIAC, East State Star, Small Division Best Offensive Leadership Conference; National CGSCA Scholar Athlete Award; Finalist; Wendy’s Heisman Award; Player; Jr Class Treasurer; Peer Merit Commended Scholar; Who’s Editor-in-Chief of Yearbook West Point Leadership Award; CT Minister; National Honor Society; Who Among American High School Boy’s State Representative NYLC Scholar; Who’s Who ‘00-’01 Students; Boy Scouts of America
Matthew LaBoda Kimberly Grunwald Krzysztof Kowalski Crystal Cartier Rockville High School, Lyman Hall High School, Lyman Hall High School, Mark T. Sheehan HS, Vernon Wallingford Wallingford Wallingford CT Governor’s Scholar Award; Softball, Captain ‘02; National National Honor Society; Cross Volleyball, Captain; Indoor and Cross Country, Captain; Honor Society; Varsity Club Country Captain; Indoor Track; Outdoor Track, Captain, All Indoor/Outdoor Track, Captain; Officer; Connecticut Scholar; St. Outdoor Track; Rensselear Southern Connecticut Conference; Math Team, Captain; CT State Joseph’s Book Award; Society of Medalist; Hartford Courant All Literary Magazine Editor; National Math Team; National Honor Women Engineers Award Academic Team; Society of Honor Society; Captains’ Council Society Women Engineers Award President; Record Journal Scholar Athlete
Carlo Mosca Megan Sears Mathew Richardson Gina Calabro Mark T. Sheehan HS, Shepaug Valley High Shepaug Valley High Crosby High School, Wallingford School, Washington School, Washington Waterbury Tennis Team, Captain; Cross National Honor Society; Peer National Honor Society; Soccer, All National Honor Society; Captain Country Team; Italian Club; Leadership; Smith College Book Academic, Captain, Senior Bowl, All Varsity Tennis, #1 Singles; Co- Captains’ Council; Record-Journal Award; Boys Varsity Soccer, BL; Track, Captain; Hockey, Captain; Captain Varsity Basketball; Scholar-Athlete; Hartford Courant Captain; CT Senior Bowl MVP; Class Treasurer President Art Club; Sgt. of Arms, All-Academic Team; SCC All- Varsity Basketball, Captain, First Key Club; USA National Academic Team Team All League; Varsity Track Leadership Merit Award; The Holy and Field, All League, All State Cross Book Prize Elvis Anes Megan Shove John Kanca Ernest Moore III Crosby High School, Holy Cross High School, Holy Cross High School, W.F. Kaynor Technical Waterbury Waterbury Waterbury HS, Waterbury Varsity Soccer Captain ‘01; Swimming Captain, All State, All NVL, Varsity Tennis; Varsity Skiing; ‘00 Cross Country, Captain; ‘01 National Honor Society; US Class M 100 Breaststroke Champion, National Honor Society; Spanish Track Team All City; ‘-01 Cross Marines Scholastic Excellence; State Open Qualifier; National Honor Honor Society; Salve Regina Book Country All City, All Vo-Tech; Who’s Who in America Society President; College of the Award; University of Rochester Sportsmens Club Scholarship Holy Cross Book Award; French Social Sciences and Humanities Honor Society;Yearbook Copy Editor; Award President’s Council
Kimberly Smead Andrew Thompson Jenna Logiudice Brian Stasaitis Kennedy High School, Kennedy High School, Sacred Heart High Sacred Heart High Waterbury Waterbury School, Waterbury School, Waterbury National Honor Society; Varsity Soccer Team Captain, 4 yr Varsity Varsity Swimming, 3 yrs, Captain; National Honor Society, President; Basketball, Captain 12; Varsity Starter, 2nd Team All-NVL; Varsity Tennis, 4 yrs, Captain; Yearbook and Prom Committees; Softball, Captain 12’ Spanish Club Republican-American All- Student Council President; JETS; Student Campus Minister; President 12; Soar Program; Academic Team; Member of the National Honor Society; Yale Book Eucharistic Minister; Timothy Gifted Program; Junior Class Varsity Baseball and Golf Teams; Award; Rensselear Polytechnic O’Connor Memorial Scholarship; President National Honor Society; Jr. Class Institute Medal Basketball, 4 yrs; Baseball, 4 yrs; Secretary; Mock Trial WTBY Republican All Academic
Alyssa Buzzelli Matthew Davis Caroline Ritter Jeremy Griffin Wilby High School Wilby High School Waterford High School Waterford High School Varsity Swimming, Swim Captain; Varsity Swimming, Swim Captain; Valedictorian; Cross-Country, Football Captain ‘01, All Varsity Tennis, Tennis Captain, Most Varsity Golf, Golf Captain; Who’s Captain, All-State, All-ECC, MVP; Conference Football; National Valuable Tennis Player ‘01, Co-City Who Among H.S. Students; Capt. Indoor Track, Captain, All-ECC, Honor Society; Connecticut Boys Tennis Champions ‘00; Member of Scholar; Michael’s Jewelers Award MVP; Outdoor Track, Captain, State; Coast Guard Book Award; NVL and State Open Swim Team; for Academics; National Honor MVP; Harvard Book Award; Wendy’s Heisman Nomination National Honor Society; Talented Society; Talented and Gifted Wendy’s Heisman Nominee; Award; CT National Guard Young and Gifted Program Program Pfizer/WSUB Scholar Athlete; Leader National Honor Society Katherine Rinaldi Bryan VanSteenbergen Emily Hardy Gregory Talpey Watertown High School Watertown High School Westbrook High School Westbrook High School Played Soccer for 3 yrs; National Nat’l & Foreign Language Honor All-State Field Hockey, 2 yrs; All- All Shoreline Baseball; All Pequot Honor Society; Foreign Language Soc; Basketball-Captain ‘01-’02; State Basketball, 2 yrs; Shoreline Football; 2-Time Shoreline Honor Society; Student Council; Track and Field, AAU CT Starters Conference Basketball Player of Scholar-Athlete; Capt. Football, Yearbook Personals Co-Editor; National Basketball Team 2001; the Year, 2 yrs; 3-Time Shoreline Basketball, Baseball; National Yale Book Award; Marine Corps Student Council; FBLA; Yearbook; Scholar-Athlete; Smith College Honor Society Academic Excellence Theatre; DECA Book Award; National Honor Society
Carolyn Weaver Michael Francis Kathleen Krause Anthony Keating Conard High School, Conard High School, Hall High School, Hall High School, West Hartford West Hartford West Hartford West Hartford Cross Country Captain; Letter Captain Football, Wrestling & Track Volleyball, Captain, All-League; Cross Country, Captain; Indoor Winner Cross Country, Indoor and Field; President National Honor Indoor Track, All-State; Outdoor Track All-League, All-State; Track, Outdoor Track; Vice Pres. Society; Spanish National Honor Track, Captain, All-League; Outdoor Track; Student National Honor Society; Vice Pres. Society; All Conference Honors in National Honor Society; French Association President; National Jr. Class Board; National Honor Track & Field; Writer for School Honor Society; AP Scholar; All- Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; National Merit Scholar Newspaper State Choir Society; French Honor Society
Ashley Lockwood Patrick Skahill Jacquelyn Acampora Christopher Ferraro Northwest Catholic High Northwest Catholic High West Haven High School West Haven High School School, West Hartford School, West Hartford Varsity Volleyball Captain; Varsity Martial Arts, 3rd Degree Blackbelt; All State Soccer ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; All All Conference Cross Country ‘99; Lacrosse Captain; Girls Ice Yale University Book Award; Conference Soccer ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; All All Conference All Academic Team Hockey Club Captain; Peer Harvard University Book Award; Academic ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; ‘98-’01, National Scholar Athlete Advocate; National Honor Society; Fairfield University Book Award; National Honor Society; National of the Day; National Honor Society Special Olympics Volunteer; West Varsity Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Athlete Award Haven Community House Captain 4; Chess Team; Marching Volunteer Band - Drum Major Stephen Sanseverino Dana LaMendola Kevin Beardsley Katherine Yearwood Notre Dame High School, Weston High School Weston High School Staples High School, West Haven National Honor Society; Princeton Tennis, Captain, All Conference Westport Swimming Captain; Jazz Band; 4- University Award; All-SWC ‘00; Cross Country, Captain, Field Hockey, Captain, All State H; National Honor Society Vice Academic Team; Soccer 4 yrs Coaches Award ‘00, ‘01; Indoor Academic, All FCIAC East, Ginny President; Italian Honor Society; Varsity, Captain, All-Conference, Track, 2nd Team All Conference; Parker Award; Softball, Captain; Stage Crew; Concert Band All-Area Team, MVP; Tracks, All- JETS, Co-Captain ‘01, JV National National Honor Society; Student President; Yearbook Editor-in- State, All-Conference; ‘02 SWC Champ; Help Our World, Co- Assembly, Treasurer; National Chief; Musical Theater; Yale Book Indoor Champion Founder/Co-Pres; National Honor Achievement Scholarship Finalist Award; Penguin Plunge Society; Mensa
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Peter Dougherty Emily Crowley Jonas Maciunas Kathleen Reeves Staples High School, Wethersfield High School Wethersfield High School Wilton High School Westport Cross Country Captain; Indoor Football, Captain; All CCC West Cross Country Captain ‘00-’01; All Captain Cross Country & and Outdoor Track Captain; Football, 2001 Joseph Cottone Area - All FCIAC; National Honor Swimming; National Merit Semi- National Honor Society President; Football Award; Basketball, Society; Indoor and Outdoor Track Finalist; National Honor Society; French Honor Society President; Captain; National Honor Society; 3 Varsity Ltrs; Madrigal Singers; National Latin Honor Society; Jazz Yale Book Award; Rensselaer National Merit Scholarship Student Body Secretary Ensemble; Cross Country Scholar- Medal; Hartford Courant All Commendation Athlete ‘01 Academic Team
Tyler Dodds Erin Morgan Patrick Muzin Pamela Panos Wilton High School Windham High School, Windham High School, Windsor High School Captain of Cross Country, Indoor Willimantic Willimantic Tennis, 3 yrs, Captain, All- and Outdoor Track; Cross Country Tennis; Field Hockey; Orchestra; Basketball 9, 10, 11, 12; Golf, 9, Conference, All-Academic Award; All Area and All FCIAC; National Honor Society; Tennis 10, 11, 12; Football 9, 10; Student Soccer, 3 yrs; Softball; National Emergency Medical Technician Captain & Field Hockey Captain Council 9, 11, 12; National Honor Honor Society; French Honor Society 11, 12 Society; Captain, First Robotics Team; Jazz Ensemble, 1st Trombone; Tri-M Music Honor Society; AJ Drexel Scholar; Peer Tutor Danielle Chagnon Ryan Marinone Lisa Horvay Brian Seaback Windsor Locks High Windsor Locks High The Gilbert School, The Gilbert School, School School Winsted Winsted Soccer, Captain; Basketball, Captain; Yale Book Award; CT Boys State Volleyball, State Champs Class S, Soccer, Captain; Basketball; Track, Softball, Captain, All-State; National Representative; National Honor Senior All Star, 5 year Player Captain; Chamber Choir, Concert Honor Society; Rensselaer Medal; Society, President; Varsity Soccer, Junior Olympic; National Honor Choir, President; Boys’ State; Superintendent Award 4 yrs, captain; Varsity Baseball, 4 Society; Spanish Honor Society; 3 Superintendent’s Award; yrs; Show Choir, 4 yrs; Dance year Varsity Softball Rensselaer Medal; National Honor Captain Society
Carly McGinnis Ryan English Allison Balter Stephen Napier Northwestern Regional Northwestern Regional Amity High School, Amity High School, High School, Winsted High School, Winsted Woodbridge Woodbridge National Honor Society; Soccer, 4 National Honor Society; HOBY; All-State Swimming, Class L, 9, 10, Varsity Basketball-Captain; Varsity yrs, Captain; Indoor/Outdoor Track, Boys State; 3 yr Class President; 12; All-SCC; All-Housatonic 11, 12; Track and Field; National Honor 2 yrs, Captain; CAPSS Award; Referee of the Year; 4 yr Varsity in Swimming captain; CHSCA Scholar Society; Vice President-Senior Harvard Book Prize; Valedictorian Soccer, Track, Swimming; Captain Athlete; CAS Governors’ Scholar; Class; VFW Voice of Democracy of Senior Class; Varsity Soccer of Soccer & Swimming; League Yale.Brown Book Awards; Student Audio Essay - 1st Place Winner; Sportsmanship Award; Volunteer All-Star 3 yrs; Special Olympic Government Secretary; National Superintendents Award of Drug Counselor; French Club Volunteer, 4 yrs; Tutor for Inner and Spanish Honor Societies Excellence Treasurer, Drama Club City Grant Program
Karissa Brazauskas Eric Villanova Harley Stokes Derek Child Nonnewaug High School, Nonnewaug High School, Woodstock Academy Woodstock Academy Woodbury Woodbury National Honor Society; Spanish Honor National Honor Society; Spanish Field Hockey Captain, First Team First Team All Berkshire LGE Society; ‘01 ECC Tennis Champs;‘01 Honor Society, Pres; Model UN; All-Berkshire League, Second Team Soccer; 2nd Team All Berkshire ECC Soccer Champs; Soccer Soccer, Captain, ECC All-Star, All- All-State; Basketball Captain; LGE Basketball; Ranked 10th of Sportsmanship Award ‘02 State Honorable Mention, All-Area Edward Kolakoski Berkshire 187 in Class; National Honor Team; Baseball, Captain, ECC League Sportsmanship Award; Society; Honorable Mention All-BL Sportsmanship Award; Governor’s Tennis; CT Superintendents Baseball Scholar Semi-Finalist; Dartmouth Excellence Award; Presidential Book Award Student Service Award Lisa Belval Stephen Carr Wolcott High School Wolcott High School National Honor Society; Girls State National Honor Society; CT Boys Representative; Captain Softball, State; Class MM State X-Country Basketball, Volleyball; Champion ‘01; Tri-Captain, Superintendent’s Award; Prom Basketball, Track, X-Country; Chairperson; National Student Hartford Courant All-Academic Athlete Day Award ‘00; Senior Class Officer; All-State X-Country ‘99, ‘00, 01
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office staff Mrs. Yolande Ahlberg Administrative Assistant Miss Jennifer Grandpré Administrative Assistant Mrs. Patricia Gray Administrative Assistant Mrs. Janice Grecco Administrative Assistant Mrs. Joanne McCoy Administrative Assistant Mrs. Joyce Smith Administrative Assistant Mrs. Judy Sylvester Administrative Assistant/CIAC Mrs. Carmel Walsh CAS/CIAC Office Bookkeeper/Accountant
scholar athlete Ansonia High School awards sponsors Berlin High School Booster Club 2002 Haddam-Killingworth Cougar Club 2 Southington High School Booster Club 2 Amity Athletics Booster Club Connecticut High Scholar Athlete Awards CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS/CONNECTICUT INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Program Welcome Mr. Bob Picozzi ESPN SportsCenter Anchor
greetings Mr. Anthony G. Molinaro, Principal, King Street Elementary School, Danbury President, Connecticut Association of Schools
Mr. Paul Hoey, Principal, Newington High School Chair, Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
Sylvia Verdo, McDonald’s
Jay Margnelli, Representative, Coca-Cola
introduction of head Mr. Bob Picozzi table and guests dinner
remarks Dr. Theodore S. Sergi Commissioner of Education, State of Connecticut
introduction Mr. Bob Picozzi of speaker
address Special Guest
presentation Commissioner Sergi of awards
concluding remarks Mr. Bob Picozzi
Connecticut The Connecticut Association of Schools (formerly the Connecticut Association Association of Secondary Schools) was created in 1953 through the merger of the Connecticut Association of Secondary School of Schools Principals and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. CAS is an organization of member schools, united to serve the needs of the students and schools of Connecticut in all areas of inter-school activity.
In 1990, CAS extended membership to elementary schools, a significant milestone since the Association had worked exclusively in the service of secondary schools for over fifty years. CAS is chartered by the State of Connecticut as a non-profit, tax exempt educational organization. It is affiliated with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Federation of State High School Associations, and the National Middle School Association. The Association today represents over 1000 of Connecticut’s schools. Bob Valvano Guest Speaker
Bob Valvano is the host of the popular "V Show with Bob Valvano," heard nightly on ESPN Radio affiliates across the country. He is a color analyst for college basketball for ESPN Television and ESPN Regional Television, and is the radio analyst for University of Louisville basketball. He is the author of "The Gifts of Jimmy V. . .a Coach's Legacy," a popular-selling book about his brother, Jim, who coached North Carolina State to the 1983 NCAA Championship. He is actively involved in "The V Foundation," which has raised more than 23 million dollars for cancer research and awarded more than 150 research grants.
Prior to joining ESPN, Valvano served as analyst for University of Louisville basketball telecasts and sideline reporter for television coverage of University of Louisville football games. Valvano coached basketball for 19 seasons before entering broadcasting full time. He successfully rebuilt four different college programs, setting all-time records for wins in a season at three different colleges. At Kutztown University his team was 16-12 during the 1983-84 season. at Catholic University his team was 20-6 (1991-92) and at St. Mary's College his team was 14-12 (1993-94 ).
Valvano-coached teams set more than 15 college records and six NCAA records. The NCAA records were: three-point field goals made in a season, three-point field goals attempted in a season, three point field goals made in one game (27), three point field goals attempted in one game (63), three point field goals made, two teams combined (32), and most players making a three point field goal in one game (11).
Valvano's last season on the sidelines saw him guide Bellarmine College to its 10th winningest season, and a No. 25 powerrating in Division II.
Valvano lettered in soccer, basketball and golf at Virginia Wesleyan College, named All-Conference 1st team, and soccer MVP in 1978. He was a cum laude graduate of Wesleyan where he majored in Communications. The younger brother of the late Jim Valvano, Bob serves on the Board of Directors of both the V Foundation for Cancer Research, and Kosair Childrens Hospital Foundation. Born January 29, 1957, he is married with two children. SPONSORS OF THE 2002 CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARDS BANQUET McDonald’s commitment to education: Celebrating an 19 year partnership with CAS/CIAC In 2002, McDonald’s Restaurants of Connecticut Additionally, since 1988 Ronald McDonald House celebrates its 19th year as co-sponsor of the Charities® (RMHC) of Connecticut and Western Connecticut Association of Schools/Connecticut Massachusetts has provided more than $2.5 million Interscholastic Athlete Conference Scholar Athlete to over 150 nonprofit organizations including and Scholar Leader banquets. several schools and educational organizations benefiting children and their families in Connecticut McDonald’s restaurants and individual and western Massachusetts. McDonald’s and RMHC owner/operators have a long-standing commitment also sponsor the RMHC/HACER Scholarship to supporting educational initiatives. In addition to Program which awards scholarships to college- providing flexible work hours for student crew bound high school seniors of Hispanic descent. members to accommodate homework and extracurricular activities, McDonald’s demonstrates McDonald’s Restaurants of Connecticut proudly its long-standing commitment to education by received the Connecticut Association of Schools supporting curriculum programs, scholarships and “Distinguished Friend of Education Award,” the by awarding educational grants. highest honor presented to a non-educational organization. Many McDonald’s restaurants are owned and operated by local businessmen and women Sponsorship of the CAS/CIAC banquets represents dedicated to their communities. Most host a wide one of the many ways local McDonald’s benefits the range of school fundraising events, including communities where they do business. We salute this McEducator nights where teachers, principals and year’s outstanding students and CAS and CIAC for school administrators work behind the counters at a their efforts in honoring such deserving young restaurant and a portion of the sales is donated to people each year. the school. Coca-Cola’s commitment to education: Celebrating its partnership with CAS/CIAC
2002 marks the fifth consecutive year of Coca-Cola’s Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is one of the co-sponsorship of the Connecticut Association of nation’s largest business-supported, merit based Schools/Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic scholarship programs of its kind. Connecticut high Conference’s “Scholar Athlete” and “Scholar-Leader” school students have received nearly $70,000 in banquets. Coca-Cola congratulates this year’s award scholarship money from the foundation to study at recipients, and is proud to participate in events and any accredited college university. activities that recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Connecticut’s students. Additionally, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Coca-Cola Company, was Coca-Cola, the most powerful consumer brand and formed in 1989 and has focused on helping others world’s pre-eminent soft drink company, remains through education. The Foundation supports steadfast in its support of educational initiatives on educational programs that foster global all levels. In addition to refreshing the residents of understanding, enrich lives through art, encourage Connecticut, Coca-Cola Bottlers across the state children to stay in school, train those who lack have provided programs and funding that touch the sufficient opportunity and link higher education to individual student, the schools, and the districts younger students. Between 1990 and 2001, the where they do business. Coca-Cola is a global Coca-Cola Foundation will contribute over $100 company with a local commitment to enhance the million to educational initiatives, with Connecticut communities where its employees and their families institutions receiving more than $400,000 for live and work. programs that will enhance and improve the opportunities of Connecticut’s students. To further support the higher education of deserving high school seniors in the United States, Coca-Cola The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New England is formed the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation back in proud to support the students, the administrators, 1986. This non-profit foundation awards over $1.5 the schools, and statewide organizations such as million each year to more than 150 students CAS/CIAC. Congratulations to all award recipients representing a diverse cross-section of the young and best wishes for continued success. people selected from over 130,000 applicants. The CAS/CIAC Connecticut high school scholar athlete awards program 2002 scholar athlete honorary chair committee Dr. Theodore S. Sergi Commissioner of Education State of Connecticut
steering committee co-chairs Mr. William Farrington, Principal Montville High School Member - CIAC Board of Control
Mr. Walter Zalaski, Assistant Principal Simsbury High School Member - CIAC Board of Control
Members Mr. Robert Hale, Principal Westbrook High School Member - CIAC Board of Control
Mr. Richard Hadden, Principal Litchfield High School Member - CIAC Board of Control
Mr. Paul Stringer, Principal Weaver High School Member - CAS Board of Directors
Ann Jarvis, Assistant Principal Glastonbury High School Consultant - CAS Board of Directors
CAS Executive Staff
Mr. Michael H. Savage, Executive Director Mr. Earl G. Bidwell, Assistant Executive Director Dr. Michael F. Buckley, Assistant Executive Director Dr. Robert F. Carroll, Assistant Executive Director Mr. Thomas F. Galvin, Connecticut Principals’ Center Director Mr. Anthony C. Mosa, Assistant Executive Director Mrs. Karen B. Packtor, Assistant Executive Director Mrs. Ann Malafronte, Director of Unified Sports Mr. George Hull, Assistant Director of Unified Sports Mr. J. Robert Ford, Director of Financial Development