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06/16/2021 07:00 AMOn June 2, Daniel Hand High School held its annual award and scholarship ceremony recognizing members of the senior class. Thanks to the support from the Madison community, hundreds of thousands of scholarship dollars were awarded to seniors for higher education.
Class of 2021 Recipients
Jackson Anselmo: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award, The Art Service Award, Outstanding Growth in the Visual Arts, and Virtual Art Show Award
Kylie Ameika: The Aja Gerrity Memorial Scholarship
John Beiner: The Raymond Dudley Award
Erik Bernard: The Madison Lodge/William & Bertha MacMullen Memorial Scholarship and The Charlotte B. Dowd Scholarship
Mason Betty: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Virtual Art Show Award
Alexandra Betts: The Ciara Collins Memorial Scholarship
Alexander Black: Math Achievement Award (Discrete Math)
Hope Blundon: Summer Hill Honorary Award
Ryan Bordiere: The Robert Duncanson Sportsmanship Award
Aidan Boyce: The Brendan Regan Memorial Scholarship
Cameryn Brown: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award, The Art Service Award, Virtual Art Show Award, and The Ciara Collins Memorial Scholarship
Sean Burke: The Senior History Prize, The DHHS World Language Prize-Mandarin 4 Honors, The Harts English Prize, The Scholastic Writing Award, and SCC Scholar Athlete, Fall Award
Vincent Calia-Bogan: Middlesex County Mathematics Award and Outstanding Physics Student
Daniel Carbone: Math Achievement Award (Discrete Math)
Matthew Carone: SCC Scholar Athlete Award, Spring
Aimee Chang: Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award
Eileen Chen: The English Reading Award for Journalism
Kristen Ciecko: The Madison Education Association Edward Valla Scholarship
Caroline Collins: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Virtual Art Show Award
Morgan Combs: The DHHS Athletic Director Award
Anna Cohen: The Daniel Hand High School Girls Soccer Booster Club Scholarship
Jacob Daignault: The Tim Orefice Memorial Award for Excellence in the Study of Psychology and Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award
Hailey D’Alessio: Outstanding Growth in the Visual Arts and Virtual Art Show Award
Lilly D’Ancicco: The Art Service Award and The Aja Gerrity Memorial Scholarship
Eli Davies: The Madison Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship
Joshua Delahunt: Virtual Art Show Award and The East River Reading Room Endowment Fund Scholarship
Eric Dillner: Virtual Art Show Award, U.S. Congressional Certificate of Merit, and The Harry J. and Teresa H. Johnson Scholarships
Marina Dixon: The Dr. R. Russell Martin Memorial Scholarship in Science sponsored by the Madison Lions Club
Shaelyn Docker: The Madison Education Association Edward Valla Scholarship
Nicolette Doherty: The Charlotte B. Dowd Scholarship
Janylet Dopico: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Virtual Art Show Award
Peyton Dortch: Math Achievement Award
Matthew Doyle: United States Marines “Semper Fidelis” Award for Musical Excellence
Alice D’Urso: Math Achievement Award (Statistics)
Samantha Eskew: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and The Mary Coughlin Memorial Award
Samuel Feiner: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Virtual Art Show Award
Joaquin Fernandez-Duque: The Creative Writing Award
Tatum Fitzmaurice: DHHS Commendation Health Achievement Award
Emma Flaherty: The Senior History Prize, Math Achievement Award (Statistics), and The English Reading Award
William Flanagan: The DHHS Athletic Director Award
Jack Flynn: The Jordan Kinscherf Memorial Scholarship
John Gagliardi: Daniel Hand Career & Technical Education Entrepreneur Scholarship
Angelina Gargano: The Brendan Regan Memorial Scholarship
Sophie Glassman: The DHHS World Language Prize-French 5 Honors, Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award, and The Daniel Hand High School Class of 2014 Scholarship
Daniel Ginsburg: The Madison Education Association Edward Valla Scholarship
Sarabeth Gulcicek: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award
Lucas Harmon: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Virtual Art Show Award
Grace Hartmann: The CIAC Award for Excellence and The Madison Police Union Scholarship
William Haydon: The Art Service Award
Evan Hubbs: The Exchange Club of Madison Evarts Janssen Scholarship and The Daniel Hand High School Music Boosters Scholarship
Claire Hurley: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award, Outstanding Growth in the Visual Arts, Connecticut Association of Schools Heart of the Arts Award, and Virtual Art Show Award
Joshua Israel: The Social Studies Department Prize in Economics, Excellence in Mathematics Award (AP Statistics), and Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award
Luke Johnson: Math Achievement Award (Statistics) and The David W. Short Music Scholarship Fund
Quinn Johnson: The Exchange Club Wally Cataldo Award
Michael Kelly: The Exchange Club ACE Award
Sara Kelly: The Sally Ehrenwerth Memorial Scholarship
Molly Kerrigan: The Mary Ellen Bossi Faculty Scholarship
William Ketterer: Math Achievement Award (Statistics)
Seoyoun Kim: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Middlesex County Mathematics Award
Skylar Knibbs: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Virtual Art Show Award
Julia Kuhn: Distance Learning Recognition, The Social Studies Department Prize in Economics, Excellence in Mathematics Award (AP Calculus AB), The Madison Youth Soccer Club Hannah Lee Memorial Scholarship, and The Madison Chamber of Commerce Business Scholarship
Jackson Kuja: Excellence in Mathematics Award (AP Comp Sci), The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Student Leadership Award, and The Exchange Club of Madison Scholarship in Memory of Sam Anderson
Jaden Labowe-Stoll: Math Achievement Award (Intro to Calculus)
Adam Laffargue: The Madison Youth Soccer Club, John Szeklicki Memorial Scholarship
Alexis Lariviere: DHHS Outstanding Health Achievement Award
Julie Lawton: The Madison Newcomers Club Scholarship
Sedona Leach: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Virtual Art Show Award
Lisa Liang: Distance Learning Recognition, Excellence in the Visual Arts Award, Excellence in Mathematics Award (AP Calculus BC), Middlesex County Mathematics Award, UConn/ECE Spanish 6 Honors, Virtual Art Show Award, and Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award
Theodore Licari: Excellence in Mathematics Award (AP Calculus AB); SCC Scholar Athlete Award, Winter; and The Brian P. Nee Memorial Sportsmanship Scholarship
Neo Lin: The DHHS World Language Prizes-Mandarin 4 Honors
Leah Lingan: The Barbara Jurash and Ethel Jurash Burnett Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Lombardi: The DHHS World Language Prize-Spanish 5
Brenna MacCallum: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Virtual Art Show Award
Kaitlyn MacCallum: Virtual Art Show Award, Excellence in the Visual Arts Award, and The William E. Allen Memorial Scholarship
Aidan McCabe: The Dick Arcand Memorial Scholarship
Logan Massey: Math Achievement Award (Statistics)
Rocky Mayer: The Coach D’Alessio Wrestling Foundation Scholarship and The Carol-Ann Dziema Memorial Scholarship
Dara McShane: The Dr. Kaye Griffin Fund Scholarship
Kylie Minniti: Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award and The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Scholarship
Flynn Miller: Math Achievement Award (Discrete Math), The Garden Club of Madison Shirley Green Horticulture Scholarship, and Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale Magical Carousel Scholarship
Maia Minto: The Katie Battison Memorial Scholarship
Kiera Moloney: The Madison Jaycees Paul Akam Memorial Scholarship
Gustave Montana: Math Achievement Award (Intro to Calculus)
Dominic Montesi: The Gilbert S. and Gilbert W. Raposo Memorial Scholarship
Amy Narain: The Tim Orefice Memorial Award for Excellence in the Study of Psychology Award
Logan Negrelli: The Knights of Columbus Saint Joseph the Worker Award (Construction)
Luke Newton: John M. Murphy Latin Award
Kyle Northrup: Excellence in Mathematics Award (AP Calculus BC), UConn/ECE Spanish 6 Honors, United States Marines “Semper Fidelis” Award for Musical Excellence, and Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award
Gabriella Onorati: The Women’s Club of Madison Grace Minor Lippincott Memorial Scholarship and The Daniel Hand High School Music Boosters Scholarship
Elizabeth Ozimek: The Madison Newcomers Club Scholarship
Olivia Papa: Daughters of the American Revolution and The Wilbur W. Pardee Scholarship
Robert Patterson: The Mary Ellen Bossi Faculty Scholarship and The Madison Jaycees Paul Akam Memorial Scholarship
Christopher Pellegrino: The DHHS World Language Prize-Spanish 6 Cinema and Conversation and The Daniel Hand High School Student Council Scholarship
Christopher Porte: The CIAC Award for Excellence
Aria Rajamani: Excellence in Mathematics Award (AP Statistics)
Sela Rathe: The Laura Ann Martone Award
Ethan Reyes: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award and Virtual Art Show Award
Mia Rice: The DHHS Iron Tiger Award
Callista Richard: The Exchange Club of Madison Dunnith R. Heenan III Memorial Scholarship
Lindsay Riordan: The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education) Student Leadership Award and The Richard Fasano Memorial Scholarship
Emma Ruffo: The Robert Duncanson Sportsmanship Award and The Brian P. Nee Memorial Sportsmanship Scholarship
Zachary Ruiz: The Knights of Columbus Saint Joseph the Worker Award (Communication)
Joshua Ruotolo: The Madison Police Union Scholarship
Hailey Ryan: The Virginia Allen Memorial Scholarship
Katherine Sanford: The Daniel Hand High School Senior Class Scholarship
Meghan Sammataro: UConn/ECE Spanish 6 Honors
Elizabeth Schroeder: Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts Award, The DHHS World Language Prize-Latin 4 Honors, Virtual Art Show Award, Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award, and The Erwin Bauer Charitable Trust Scholarship
Mia Spencer: The Madison Jaycees Paul Akam Memorial Scholarship, The Madison Chamber of Commerce Business Scholarship, and Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale Magical Carousel Scholarship
Anna Son: Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award and The Harry J. and Teresa H. Johnson Scholarships
Carlin Steere: The Art Service Award, Math Achievement Award (Intro to Calculus), The DHHS World Language Prize-Spanish 6 Cinema and Conversation, and The Love of Dramatic Literature Award
Anna Steffen: The U.S. Army Distinguished Athlete Award; SCC Scholar Athlete, Fall Award; and Madison Board of Education Senior Scholar Recognition Award
Samuel Stein: The Outstanding Growth in Visual Arts Award and The Elissa Sullivan Memorial Scholarship
Katherine Sullivan: The Outstanding Growth in Visual Arts Award
Robert Swank: Math Achievement Award (Statistics)
Sina Takyar: Excellence in the Visual Arts Award
Colin Telford: The Joseph P. Deane Memorial Scholarship
Scott Testori: The U.S. Army Distinguished Athlete Award
Maddison Thomas: The DHHS World Language Prize-Spanish 6 Cinema and Conversation; SCC Scholar Athlete Award, Winter; The Madison Jaycees Paul Akam Memorial Scholarship; The Frances N. Sadek memorial Scholarship; and The Madison Education Association Beverly Keener Scholarship
Michael Travisano: Math Achievement Award (Statistics)
Paige Van Ostenbridge: The DHHS World Language Prize-Spanish 6 Cinema and Conversation and The Ronald B. Hall Memorial Scholarship in Education sponsored by the Madison Lions Club
Keelin Virgulto: The Exchange Club Youth of the Year Award, The Madison Association of Democratic Women Scholarship, The Madison Jaycees Paul Akam Memorial Scholarship, and The Madison Newcomers Club Scholarship
Ashlee Wargo: The Madison Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship
Michael Wehrle: The DHHS Iron Tiger Award
Henry Wilson: The Madison Hose Company No. 1 Memorial Scholarship