Coginchaug Regional High School Underclassmen Awards Ceremony
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 11:39am
Two hundred and thirty-eight underclassmen at CRHS received awards for a stunning variety of accomplishments at the annual awards ceremony on June 1.
Receiving awards in ART were Robert Brooks and Geoffrey Meiman in Design, Emily Anderson and Ian Stewart in Drawing; Michelle Geary, Michelle Berry and Molly Fehon in Pottery; Victoria Orozco and Aleah Querns for Art Service; Korinne Stockdale for Painting and Printmaking; and Melissa Handy for Graphic Design. Tyler Berry, Michelle Geary and Korinne Stockdale also received Shoreline Arts Alliance awards.
Earning awards in BUSINESS were Lauren Trombetta in Intro to Business, Allyson Wickham in Keyboarding, Hunter Corchesne in Business Law, Morgan Kuehnle in Sports Marketing, Tyler Davis in Accounting I and Lauren Esposito in Accounting II.
Receiving awards in ENGLISH for excellence were Samantha Turley (9), Carli Wallace and Katherine Scibilia (10) and Emily Romanoff and Rebecca Weir (11). Honored for achievement were Kevin Rizzo (9), Emory Manguilli (10) and Samantha Szymaszek (11).
Earning MATHEMATICS awards were Katelyn Boris in Applied Math; Kaitlyn Mentlick in Pre-Algebra; Jesse Azevedo, Kayla Keathley and Matthew Fontaine in Algebra I; Melissa Ambrose in Elements of Algebra and Geometry; Emily Tuttle, Caitlynn Chabot and Nicole Godbout in Geometry; Ashley Vanaman and Elizabeth DiVincentis in Algebra II; Jesse Siegel in Pre-Calculus; Rebecca Weir in Trigonometry; Amanda Presutti in Advanced Math; Kevin Gawron in AP Calculus; and the Rensselaer Award from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute went to Zachary LaVigne.
SCIENCE awards were won by Emily Romanoff in Anatomy and Physiology; Carli Wallace in Astronomy and Meteorology; Anne Linden in Forensics; Mark Kelly in Geology; Morgan DeBaise in Physical Science; Zachary LaVigne in Physics; Caryn Sibiski, Ty Kartiganer, Mikaela Dumont, Kasi Whitaker and Samantha Turley in Integrated Science; Michael Listano, Greta Wilt and Carli Wallace in Biology; Jesse Siegel and Rebecca Weir in Accelerated Chemistry; Erikson Wasyl in Chemistry; Andrea Braga in Conceptual Chemistry; Jesse Azevedo in Animal Behavior; Jonathon and Connor Bates for participation in the Envirothon; Jesse Siegel won the Bausch & Lomb award; Melanie Badin won the George Eastman Young Leaders award; and Jesse Siegel and Zachary LaVigne were tapped to attend the Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.
Earning awards for excellence in SOCIAL STUDIES were Samantha Turley (Global Studies), Justin Etheridge (European History) and Erikson Wasyl (U.S. History). Awards for acheivement were earned by Sarah Koba (Global Studies), Sean Harper (European History) and Megan Andrulis (U.S. History). The Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony award went to Rebecca Weir.
The PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD was earned by Kayla Dacunto, and Katharina Mosonyi was recognized as an EXCHANGE STUDENT.
Receiving awards in WORLD LANGUAGES were French students Katherine Scibilia (French I), Jesse Azevedo (II), Carli Wallace (III) and Rebecca Weir (IV). In Latin, Deanna Puchalski (I), Samantha Turley (II), Skyla Bradley (III) and Amanda Presutti (IV) earned recognition. Earning Spansih awards were Kasi Whitaker (I); Nicole Ianniello and Victoria Orozco (II), Mackenzie Kane and Abigail Kotlarz (III); and Bejamin Plant, Sarah Ertle and Zachary LaVigne (IV). COLT awards were earned by Danielle Drop, Kara Mather, Caitlynn Chabot, Justin Etheridge, Michelle Berry, Shawn Donovan, Meagan Hettrick and Rebecca Weir in French; Lauren Trombetta, Amanda Presutti, Emily Romanoff and Maria Manna in Latin; and Kayla Votto, Katherine Chi, Shawn Donovan, Deanna Puchalski, Victoria Orozco, Taylor Salva, Kayla Makara, Tyler Davis, Jon Levine, Elizabeth DiVincentis and Jesse Siegel in Spanish.
Earning TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION awards in CAD I were Philip Anderson and Christian Adams; in CAD II, Skyla Bradley and Mackenzie Kane; in Exploring Technology, Justin Etheridge and Benjamin Kelly; in Photography, Justin Etheridge and Eva Hanks; and in Manufacturing, Sean Harper and William Neri.
PHYSICAL EDUACATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS were awarded to many students, Katie Bednarz, Jeremy Brown, Dina Canalia, Mary D’Orvilliers, Kyle Dupre and Natalie Swanson passed all four components of the Physical Fitness Test at the highest level of accomplishment.
Kevin Onofreo and Eva Hanks earned awards for excellence in TV PRODUCTION.
Earning DEVIL’S ADVOCATE awards for the year were Michael McShane and Samuel Turley. Kaitlin McKernan and Adam Twombly were named co-editors-in-chief for next year.
Earning awards through the GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT were Amanda Presutti who received the Good Citizen Award; Marissa Puchalski and Steven Tyc who earned the C.A.S. Student Leadership Award; and Jesse Siegel who received the 2011 Governor’s Scholar Award.
Certain colleges and universities also recognize students, typically at the end of their junior years. Sarah Ertyl earned the UConn/Avery Point Coastal Environment Book Award; from Harvard, Rebecca Weir; from Wellesley, Emily Romanoff; from Fairfield University, Kevin Gawron; from Gettysburg College, Jesse Siegel; from St. Micahel’s College, Marielle Handley and Tyler Davis; from Wheelock College, Audrey Biesak and from the Mount Holyoke Club of Hartford, Melissa Conway.
The first ingredient for success in life is sometimes listed as “just showing up.” Students with PERFECT ATTENDANCE are recognized for this sterling quality. Justine Plourde, a junior, has shown up the most – three years! Juniors receiving recognition for two years of perfect attendance were Kevin Gawron, Andrew Paxton, Ryan Rausch and Adam Twombley, and juniors who sowed up every day this year were Audrey Biesak, Melissa Gerardi, Samantha Mancinelli and Erikson Wasyl.
Sophomores who have so far showed up for high school every day included Katie Bednarz, Dina Canalia, Jonathon Dalo, Mallory Figoras, Jeffrey Giantonio, Kevin Onofreo, David Trombetta and Greta Wilt. Sophomores reporting for “duty” each day this year included Laura Ciarlo, Justin Etheridge, Shelbie Gallagher, Elizabeth Harlow, Sean Harper, Jonathan Levine, Christina Pen, Aleah Querns, Thomas Schock, Christopher Sullivan, Lauren Trombetta, Kayla Votto, Carli Wallace and Jessica Zerillo.
Freshmen who showed up every day of their freshman year were Philip Anderson, Katelyn Boris, Kristen Burtt, Tara Dandelski, Danielle Drop, Anna Ferrari, Matthew Fontaine, Jack Granger, Alexis Johnson, Morgan Kuehnle, Leonardo Lavado, Zachary Lein, Morgan Manning, Alexander Markoski, Kara Mather, Kaitlyn Mentlick, Jeffrey Peracchio, Alexander Preneta, Kristen Ravid, Kimberly Romanoff, Caryn Sibiskie, Megan Sirois, Jennifer Skaanning, Zackary Stublarec, Luke Whalen and Kasi Whitaker.
Additionally, 110 students were recognized for making the Honor Roll during at least one marking period this year. They were asked to stand in place and be recognized, along with those who earned the coveted scholar athlete awards for which a student must earn both a varsity letter in a sport and make the Honor Roll during the same marking period.
See our website (www.towntimes.com) for a list of the winners of senior awards presented at an evening ceremony on June 1, after press time. Senior awards will be published in the June 10 issue.
