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Academic and Extracurricular Achievements

• Stephen Bushnell, a MBA student at Quinnipiac University, spent Thanksgiving week in Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland.

• Eastern Connecticut State University Scholarship Recipients: Natalie Bruneau and Kristen Urban.

• Keely Greiner was inducted into Sacred Heart Academy’s chapter of Mu Alpha Theta.

• Megan Harrison was inducted into Quinnipiac University’s chapter of Alpha Eta.

• Emma Jewett is a matriculate of St. Lawrence University.

• Cassidy Jones won a national title in an American Legion Auxiliary essay contest.

• Morgan Lee graduated from Bates with a degree in economics and mathematics.

• John Carlo Letizia made the ninth grade honor roll, was inducted into the National High School Thespian Society, and received the New Thespian Award for his acting at Hamden Hall.

• Luke Letizia made the honor roll and received the Middle School Coach’s Award for baseball at Hamden Hall.

• Annie Levine graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.

• Michael Lim graduated from the 10-week Emerging Student Leadership program at the University at Albany.

• Senan Lonergan is participating in the Siena College Study Abroad program for the fall 2016 semester in Ireland.

• Julianna Lovington received commendation from New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan. Lovington is a nursing graduate from Colby-Sawyer College.

• Christopher J. McClosky graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary with a master of divinity degree.

• Travis McMurray was inducted into Lambda Epsilon Chi, the legal studies honor society at Quinnipiac University, during a campus ceremony on Nov. 6.

• Christopher O’Brien, the son of Sally and Timothy O’Brien, graduated from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain with a master’s degree in international business management.

• Eleanor Pinchbeck enrolled at Lehigh University as part of the class of 2020.

• Tess W. Reichart, a senior at Clark University, recently returned from Dublin, Ireland, where she worked for the nonprofit Fighting Words, designing a curriculum for summer camps with funding from Clark’s Liberal Education and Effective Practice initiative.

• Alexander Rosa graduated cum laude from The College of Saint Rose with a B.S.

• Sacred Heart Academy AP Scholars: Maximillian Bonito and Jacqueline O’Brien.

• Sacred Heart Academy’s Science National Honor Society Inductees: Charlotte Beatty and Keely Greiner.

• David Schancupp will perform the role of Major General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance.

• Jacob Schmidt graduated from Roger Williams University with a B.S. in architecture.

• Jeffrey D. Scroggins presented his Freshman Innovation Project at the Western New England University College of Engineering’s 2016 Emerging Expo. Scroggins’s project is entitled “XY Gyro-Cam” and won second place honors at this year’s event.

• Southern Connecticut State University December Graduates: Evan Carlson, Amy Desrosier, Jacqueline Desrosier, Christina Kowalski, Jonathan Kurtzenacker, Cheryl Magee, Erin McMahon, Robert Pinney, Lilliana Ross, and Ryan Woods.

• Southern Connecticut State University Spring Graduates: Gregory Amter, Nancy Ashcroft, Lyndsay Boudreau, Renee Brown, Kristin Cargos, Margaret Durso-Smith, John-Carlos Eire, Kristen Fradiani, Alexis Gilhuly, Cooper Kean, Torrey Levin-Russell, Jennifer O’Connell, Frank Putney, Mallory Sanders, Zachary Schmidt, Courtney Streeto, Buddy Toth, Scott Williams, and Michael Yates.

• James Sullivan was inducted into Western New England University’s chapter of the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society. Sullivan is majoring in history.

• University of New Haven Graduates: Anyikor Acuil (B.S. in accounting), Derek Mauriello (B.S. in legal studies with a concentration in public affairs and Undergraduate Certificate in paralegal studies), Ruthdalyz Rivera (MPA in public administration with a concentration in personnel and labor relations), and John Tarutis (M.S. in healthcare administration).

• University of Rhode Island Graduates: Isabel Kelly-Savage (B.S. in communicative disorders, magna cum laude), Natasha Paige Kendrioski (B.S. in nursing, cum laude), Stephanie Marsh (B.A. in psychology, summa cum laude), and Ellen Julia Vandlik (B.S. in textile marketing).

• Gina (Santino) Voytek was awarded her M.S. in education from the University of New Haven.

• Stephanie Weady was recently recognized as a member of the Physical Therapy Pro Bono National Honor Society at Quinnipiac University.

• Taylor White graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Coastal Carolina University.

• Alexandra Zoarski was inducted into the National Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society at Colgate University.

Honor Roll Students

• Mercy High School, 1st Marking Period, 2016-’17: Lauren Hutchinson, Kaitlyn Regan, and Chloe Tulimieri.

• Sacred Heart Academy, 1st Marking Period, 2016-’17: Marissa Amatruda (honors), Charlotte Beatty (high honors), Miranda Bowers (honors), Megan Cunneen (honors), Michaela Gibbons (high honors), Keely Greiner (high honors), Zoe Lamoreaux (honors), Alexa Modell (high honors), Claire O’Neill (high honors), Gabriela Perez (high honors), and Kelly Sandella (high honors).

• Vinal Technical High School, 1st Quarter, 2016-’17: Fabian Espino, Nicholas Robert Ferrara, Timothy Magnus Samson, and Pierce Timothy Silverman.

• Xavier High School, 1st Quarter, 2016-’17: Daniel L. Andrien, Michael H. Beatty, Caleb J. Cremin-Endes, Brandon L. Hawke, Ryan A. Jillson, Gabriel F. McCarthy, Kevin J. Mooney, Owen Nizolek, Terrence O’Brien, and William D. Yerxa.