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12/12/2018 11:01 PM

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Honor Roll

• Alisyn Narracci of Northford was named to high honors at Pomfret School in spring 2018.

• Sacred Heart Academy named the following Branford students to high honors for the spring semester, 2018: Brittany Barbour, McClain Cassello, Alexandra Ciaburro, Summer Colossale, Anna Dendas, Emily Graves, Susan Hemingway, Samantha Lee, Eva Mathis, Meredith McConnell, Grace Plunkett, Kelsey Poronteau, Emily Ross, Georgia Rossetti, Charlotte Rossetti, Amelia Rozear, Allison Rozear, Amanda Savona, Stephanie Sullivan, Sophia Tripodi, and Lauren Williams. The following students were named to the honor roll for the spring semester, 2018: Ava Maselli, Claire McConnell, and Emma Schambach.

• Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden, named the following North Branford/Northford students to high honors for the spring semester, 2018: Sarah Anastasio, Sianna Milone, Lia Prato, Vivian Wang, Megan Wells, Olivia Bizzario, Emma Cahill, Julianna Corniello, Isabella Crotta, Molly Murphy, Abbey Parente, and Olivia Pietrogallod. The school named the following students to the honor roll for the spring semester, 2018: Megan McMillen, Adrianna Bracale, Serafina Cordero, and Alessandra Cordero.

Dean’s List

• The following North Branford students were named to the Dean’s List at Western New England University in the spring semester, 2018: Sean Halligan, working toward a degree in criminal justice; and Jesse Walters, working toward a degree in computer science.

• The following Branford students were named to the Dean’s List at Quinnipiac University for the spring semester, 2018: Robert Blakeslee, Bryce DellaBianca; William Duffy, Gina Gagliardi, Lisa Hackley, Mark Hales, Frank Higgins, Dylan Latella, Kristy Latella, Cynthia Lerman, Ali Luchini, Gina Marino, Jillian Marsico, Mia Maselli, Brian Nelson, Arlene Roberts, Melissa Sola, Sara Sounthanavong, Konstantinos Sousoulas, Jessica Thompson, and Christian Treiber.

• The following North Branford students were named to the Dean’s List at Quinnipiac University for the spring semester, 2018: Klaudia Toma, Christina Davino, Emily Dryzgula, Ashley Fraenza, Lauren Laudano, Patrizia Lorenti, Nicole Montalto, Sara Olsen, and Christopher Stankiewicz.

• The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Goodwin College, East Hartford, for the spring semester, 2018: Christine Blackney of Branford, Kali Kernaghan of Branford, Tejshri Patel of Branford, Katherini Vamvakas of North Branford, Kristen Pagano of North Branford, Erica Albrecht of Northford, and Brittany Boyers of Northford.

• The following Branford students were named to the Dean’s List at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for the spring semester, 2018: Boo Kyo Sur and Sophie Bysiewicz.

• Kelsey Tweed of Branford was named to the Dean’s List at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, for the spring semester, 2018.

• The following students were named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Haven in West Haven for the spring semester, 2018: Michael Ardizzone of Branford, Sophia Gentile of Branford, Kayla Gomez of Branford, Alanna Herskowitz of Branford, Rebecca McCollum of Branford, Lauren McGrade of Branford, Connor Pullen of Branford, Brianna Haglund of North Branford, Jordan Higgins of North Branford, Nathan Martino of North Branford, and Schaene Shatto of North Branford.

• The following Branford students were named to the Dean’s List with high honors at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, for the spring semester, 2018: Amanda Acquarulo and Charlotte Filardi.

• Patric Rayner of North Branford was named to the Dean’s List at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts, for the spring semester, 2018.

• Melanie Cirillo of Branford was named to the Dean’s List at Pace University in New York for the spring semester, 2018.

• The following Branford students were named to the Dean’s List at Connecticut College in New London for the spring semester, 2018: Carly Breslin, Rebecca Nash, and Sarah Reilly.

• Sarah Calamita of North Branford was named to the Dean’s List at Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland for the spring semester, 2018.

Academic and Extracurricular Activities

• Sarah W. Bartlett of Branford, working toward a degree in accounting, was named to the President’s List at Western New England University for the spring semester, 2018.

• Luke Distasio of Branford earned Faculty Honors at Georgia Institute of Technology for the spring semester, 2018.

• The following students were named to the President’s List at Goodwin College, East Hartford, for the spring semester, 2018: Tejshri Patel of Branford, Kristen Pagano of North Branford, and Erica Albrecht of Northford.

• The following students graduated from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, in May, 2018: Meghan Augur of Northford, with a B.S. in criminal justice; and Maisy Lourenco-Lang with a B.A. in public relations.

• Christian La Croix of Branford was named to the President’s List at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire, for the spring semester, 2018.

• Miriah Quinn Ventre of Branford graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with an degree in kinesiology in May 2018.

• The following students graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic in May 2018: Kathleen Smith of Branford graduated with a B.S. in business administration, Nicole Phillips of North Branford graduated with a B.S. in health sciences, Michael Funaro of Northford graduated cum laude with a B.S. in business administration, and John Pirtel of Branford graduated with an M.S. in early childhood education.

• The following Branford students graduated from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York in spring 2018: Kylie Broughal with a M.S. in physician assistant studies and Connor Smith with a B.S. in mechanical engineering and a mathematics minor.

• Sarah Talbot Reilly of Branford graduated from Connecticut College in New London in May 2018 with a degree in psychology.

• Noah Lohman of Branford, majoring in Communication at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic traveled to Ghana, West Africa, with a group involved with enhancing the health of rural Ghanaians.

• Kelly Kovner of Northford graduated from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah with a B.S. in nursing in 2018.

• Elena Perito of Branford graduated magna cum laude from Tulane University in New Orleans in 2018 with a degree in English, French, and sociology.

• The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, for the spring semester, 2018: Mara Pollick of Northford, Kylie Katz of Northford, and Alyssa Carrano of Branford.

• The following students graduated from University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island, in May 2018: Haley Jenna Kaercher of Branford with a B.S. in business administration and accounting, Brody Vincent DiPentima of North Branford with a B.S. in mechanical engineering, and Jessica Leigh Raucci of North Branford with a B.S. in health studies.

• Brennan James Beauton graduated from Parris Island, South Carolina in 2018 and is now a United States Marine.

Awards and Honors

• Sarah W. Bartlett was inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society in October 2018.