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