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Branford High School Class of 2017

§ National Honor Society

* Gold Tassel—High Honor Graduate

~ Silver Tassel — Honor Graduate

^ Science National Honor Society

# World Language National Honor Society

The members of the Branford High School Class of 2017 are listed with their capstone projects.

Aceves-Acosta, Mauro §*^# - Herpetology for Young Learners

Acquarulo, Amanda * - Crocheting

Adams, Megan - How to Become a Police Officer

Adhikari, Ocean - Personal Fitness

Albinger, Isabel §*^ - Geneaology

Alex, Joshua - Creating Recipes

Anderson, Sarah - Hairstyling

Angelo, Margaret §* - Christmas Caddy

Ashby, Morgan * - Process of Becoming an EMT

Barba, Jason * - Dirtbike Rebuild

Barton, Benjamin §*^# - Recording and Producing an Album

Bartram, Kevin * - Documentary of Branford

Beaudin, Thomas * - How to Fix a Boat Motor

Beauton, Brennan - Music Production

Behal, Harpreet * Women’s Rights

Beler, Jamie - Supporting Animal Shelters

Benipal, Avneet * - Drawing

Bergemann, Ian * - Analysis of CT’s Epidemiology

Berty, Spencer - Speaking Hungarian

Bjork, Kiersten §* - Thanksgiving Food Drive

Boccamaiello, Michael - Advancing Guitar Skills

Bodner, Alexa §*^” - Giving Back Through Toys: Christmas

Toy Drives

Boteler, Edward - Constructing a Tool Box

Botte, Jordan * - CPR & First Aid Certification

Boucher, Kyle * - Blacksmithing

Bradshaw, Stephen - Career in the Coast Guard

Breslin, Carly §* - Gender Culture: Theater vs. History

Brooks, Tate - Designing Logos for Companies and Associations

Brow, Carly - Learning Portuguese

Brown, Kordele - Football Camp

Brown, Nicholas - The Impact of Navy Life on my Life

Brown, Trevor - Special Weapons and Tactics

Bussey, Haley - How to be a Profiler

Bussey, Sky - Videogames and Disabilities

Bussey, Marisa - Criminal Psychology

Byers, Kimberly *^ - Wallflower Corner

Byrne, Andrew * - Home Music Production

Canaveral, Dowson - Building a PC

Ceniccola, Karissa * - Bake Sale for

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Cerrone, Alexandra - The Basics of Tennis

Chase-Beach, Cole * - The Peace Project

Childs, Dalton §*^ - Organizing Food Drive

Chomicz, Taylor * - Training my Dog

Christian, James - Composing And Recording

Music

Ciarleglio, Gianna - Yale New Haven Hospital

Toy Closet

Clyne, Neil - Building Computer

Cohen, David * - Learning to Play Guitar

Cohen, Jay * - Cult Films: A Social Phenomenon

Conklin, Timothy * - Foam Fabrication and You!

Consolo, Stephen - Taking My EMT Course

Coppola, Brian - Learning Java

Cordero, Nicholas - Starting Own T-Shirt

Company

Corey, Allison * - Learning to Crochet

Cosgrove, Courtney §*^# - Supply Drive for

Branford Animal Shelter

Criscuolo, Rebecca - How to Ice Fish

Cronin, Daniel - Italian Easter Traditions

Cunningham, James - How to Build a

Raised Garden

Cusack, Meghan §* # - Disney Art Research

And Interpretation

D’urso, Hunter - Modified Xbox 1

Damodar, Athul * - How to LP

Dang, Cathy * - Making a Song

Datre, Olivia * - Learning to Code

Debroi, Christopher - Brain Cancer Support

Dejesus, Angel - Independent Learning Project

Delrocco, Markjames - How to Plan a Trip

Deluca, Briana - Effects of Pegpal

Dering, James - Rebuilding the Transom on

my Boat

Desiderio, Alyssa - Learning the Process of

General Anesthesia

Digioia, Adrienne §* # - Hearing Loss

Dormer, Samuel - Stories Through The Internet

Driscoll, Lauren §*^ - Making and Donating

Blankets

Duval, Trey * - Environmental Effects of Solar

Energy

Eaton, Anthony - Independent Learning Project

Edwards, Justin - Collegiate Hockey

Eliopoulos, Kosta - Teen Health

Fadel, Sarah * - Learning to Play the Piano

Fenn, Brianna - Cooking a Family Dinner

Ferrara, Addison * - Cheerleading

Flanagan, Ryan * - Electrical Engineering Tech

Crew

Franco-Camacho, Quinn §* # - Feeding Branford Kids Fundraiser

Frye, Carol §*^ - Ice Skating

Gagnon, Savina - Independent Learning Project

Garrett, Jacob - Rebuilding and Donating Bicycles

Gillis, Isabelle * - Sewing

Gilman, Morgan - Effects of Exercising

Gladstone, Zachary - Personal Health and Fitness

Gold, Casey §* # - Sign Language

Grady, Charlee §* - Sentencing Guidelines for Drug and Gun Crimes

Gray, Davon - Barbering

Grimm, Alanna §* - Learning Calligraphy to Write and Sell Greeting

Cards

Gruendel, Alisia §* - Designing a Fully Functioning Tiny House

Hall, Reginald - Interview Elderly People

Hanaj, Aleandro - Albanian Food

Hanniford, Dylan * - Create a Table Top Roll Playing Game

Haywood, Joshua - Model Railroading

Hendic, Azur - Are Cell Phones Bad?

Holm, Autumn * - Impact of Diet on Health

Holt, Dylan - Career Exploration and Post-Grad Planning

Howard-Flanders, Julia §*^ - Raising Money for the Toy Closet

Program at Yale

Hwang, Jennifer §*^# - Learn to Play a Traditional Korean

Instrument

Inorio, Christina - Ancestry Analysis

Integlia, Keira * - Crocheting

Jarvie, Nathaniel * - Microgreens—Local and Sustainable

Jay, Sushraya §*^# - American Sign Language

Johnson Taylor, Rose - American Sign Language

Johnson, Lauren * - Overcoming the Challenges of OCD

Jones, Justin §*^# - Sustainable Home Poultry Production

Juela, Evelyn * - Robotics and Prosthetics

Justice, Trenton - How to Build a Drum Kit from Scratch

Karosas, Aleksandras * - Computer Coding

Keane, Niue §* # - Koding with Keane

Kelly, Hunter - Teaching Softball to a Child

Kelly, Zachary - Learning More Control on a Longboard

Kennedy, Sean - Black Lives Matter

Kent, Harrison * - Community Mural

Khoultchaeva, Karina §* # - Family Recipes for a Cookbook

Klouda, Scott - Developing a game App for a Phone

La Croix, Julianna * - Military Training

Labonia, Chiara - Independent Learning Project

Labonte, Hailey * - Care Packages for Soldiers

Laboy, Bryanna - Teen Pregancy

Laspina, Emerson - Independent Learning Project

Lawson, Breaanne - Healthy Living AffectsXn

Cognitive Function

Lawson, Devon - Repairing a BMX Bike

Lecza, Kelsey - Independent Learning Project

Lee, Shouen §*^# - Umbrella Drone

Lemley, Melissa - Working with an Autistic Child

Leone, Austin - Publishing a Book

Libby, Kendra §*^ - The Plight of the Elephants

Liguori, Nikko - Preventing ACL Injuries

Lim, Hyunjin §* # - Military Resources in the

Career Center

Linder, Aliya §* # - Teaching Dance to 2nd Graders

Lopa, Justin - Making a Traditional Hawaiian Dish

Lordan, Noah * - Training a Frisbee Dog

Lourenco-Lang, Silas - Learning How to Make Wine

Ludovico, John §*^# - Building and Programming a Quad Copter

Luhn, Alexander - Running a Landscaping Business

Lynch, Griffin * - Building a Gaming Computer

Macaay, Analiz * - How to Help Bipolar Disorder

Mackey, Cameron * - Quarterback Coaching

Madelung Owen - Independent Learning Project

Mariotti, Spencer §*# - Demonstrating the Political Potency of

Gerrymandering

Masotta, Elena §* - How to Eat Healthy

Massey, Jason - Learning to Create Electronic Music

Mattson, Madeleine §* # - The Other Side of the Orchestra

Mccauley, Olivia - How to Train a Puppy

Mcguire, Jake * - Making a Greenhouse and its Advantages

Mcnamara, Devin * - Learning the Basics of Playing Piano

Meagher, Brittney - Independent Learning Project

Medhat, Mirajkumar - Disabled Athletes in Sports

Meeker, Sirena - How to Make your own Lipstick

Merritt, Brooke - Teaching Someone How to Draw

Michaud, Janelle - Pros & Cons of Being a Social Worker.

Miller, Amanda - Amateur Seamstress

Milles, Emma - Suicide Awareness

Mills, Aliyah - Mindfulness Activities

Mills, Ethan - Lottery Winners

Mirando, Stephanie * - Healing Benefits of Meditation

Moody, Kyle - Learning to Make an Album in Garageband

Moore, Jared * - Stage Managing the BHS Musical

Mousch, Kami - Independent Learning Project

Nasry, Omaima - Girls Youth Lacrosse Clinic

Nasry, Idriss - Culinary Instruction

Navas, Francinne - Investigating Specialties in Pediatric Surgery

Nelson, Jack §*^# - Homecoming Dance 2016

Nichols, Brian * - Jet Ski Repair

Nichols, Scott - Researching North Korea

Nicolescu, Tom - Independent Learning Project

Norko, Erin * - New Ronald McDonald House

Northrop, Arthur - Learning to Play The Piano

O’brien, William - Dirtbike Diagnosis

Orifice, Louis * - Becoming a Math Tutor

Orifice, Michael * - Learning to Play the Guitar

Ortiz, Joshua J - Firemen/Firefighting

Ortiz, Rafael D - Animal Abuse

Palencia, Daniel - Developing Confidence

Pantani, Noah - Wrestling Clinic

Parker, Kaitlin - Teaching 1st Grade

Parzych, Alyssa * - Raising Ducklings

Parzych, Isabella * - Drug and Alcohol Addiction

Pascale, Edward - Family Heritage

Patel, Darsh - Tutoring

Patel, Romit * - Personal Fitness

Pepe, Alyssa - Career Exploration and Planning

Perrotti, John §*^ - Cloud Chamber

Petrillo, Mitchell * - Becoming a Boater

Piscitelli, Gabriella * - Promoting Awareness of Special Needs

Portilla, Jonathan - Ecuadorian Food

Porto, Michael * - Exploring Meditation

Prior, Ross - Becoming a Firefighter

Ramsby, Ellie - Raising Racoons

Rasmus, Francis - Learning to Play Ukulele

Ray, Connor - History of Marine Corps

Reed, Sonny - Helping the Homeless

Rice, Jenna - Becoming a Hairdresser

Rivera, Devin - Baseball: Pitching and Batting

Rode, Alexander * - The Marines

Roding, Ashley §*^ - How Exercise Impacts

Anxiety

Rojas, Claudio - Cooking Peruvian Food

Rosario, Nicholas - Playing the Bass Guitar

Rosenberg, Paul * - Playing the Ukulele

Rosenthal, Hannah - Spread the Word to End the

Word

Rowe, Madeline - Coaching Soccer

Rucker-Dimbo, Taj - * Military Training

Sachs, Emily §* - Run a Best Buddies Program

Salerno, Andrew §* - Playing the Guitar

Schweizer, Kyle - ALS

Sember, Ryan * - Teaching Golf

Sepot, Sam * - Bench Construction

Sharma, Sila - Climate Change

Shaw, James Douglas - Inclusive Summer Camp

for Active Children

Shraiki, Mohammad - Chevy Camaro

Smestad, Ashlee * - Lacrosse Clinics & Equipment

Drive

Smith, Harrison §*^# - Lacrosse Clinic

Smith, Solenne §* # - Water Bottle Filler

Implementation

Smith, Sophia §*^# - Chemotherapy Care Kits

Smith, Sydnie * - Concussion Education

Spaar, Aedan §* - Trailhead Kiosk -Shoreline

Greenway

Spencer, Jack - Learning to Play the Drums

Spivey, Luke * - Car Restoration/Maintanence

Sullivan, Jake * - Coaching 5th Grade Basketball

Suprono, Brandy §* - Learn to Play Piano

Syed, Alyaa §* - Techniques for Jewelry Design

Tedeschi, John * - Creating Self-Guided Path at

Killams Point

Thapa, Rohit * - Nepali Cooking

Thibodeau, Lauren * - Adoption

Thomas, Jesse - Career Exploration and

Post-Graduation Planning

Tratnyek, John - How Exercising Affects Body

Unitas, Amber - Making my own Environmentally

Friendly Paint

Vaccaro, Michael§ *^# - Teaching String

Instruments to Middle School Students

Veilleux, Justin * - Coach 1st Graders How to Play Tennis

Velez, Alexes * - Develop an Understanding Toward Becoming a

Practicing M.D.

Velez, Matthew - The Constellations

Visnic, Colleen §*^ - Branford Future Stars

Warfield, Victoria * - Wellness

Watkins, Nasir - Becoming a Certified Personal Trainer

White, Val - Build a Custom Motorcycle: 69 FLH with a Rigid Frame

Williams, Dylan* - Firefighting

Williams, Sean - Learn to Speak German

Wirtz, Molly §* - Computer Programing

Withington, Zachary - Research Collegiate Hockey Programs

Wolfe, Hilliard §* # - Learning German

Wu, Meng * - Forging Jewelry

Wyskiel, Michelle * - Learning Sign Language

Ye, Jonathan * - Video Game Design

Zaidi, Ali §*^# - Learn to Make Pencil Drawings of the Hand

Zaidi, Farzeen * - Research Open Heart Surgery

Zaidi, Syeda §* - Importance of Mental Illness Treatment

Zamora Sucre, Andrea I - Japan Karate-Do Ryobu Kai

Ziaks, Therese §* - Researching Pediatric Oncology