NHS Senior Award Winners Listed

The following list of Newtown High School seniors recognized during Newtown High School’s 2004 Senior Award Night on May 19 was inadvertently left off the story on the awards program in the May 28 edition of The Newtown Bee. The National Television Academy’s award to the Technology Club was also presented that night. Underclassmen club members are included in the list, grades indicated in parentheses. The award winners were:

Matthew Abrams, Top Ten Student, COLT Award, William Smith Memorial Scholarship; Kimberly Allen, Principal’s Award; Danielle Alpert, Art Department Book Award, Scan Scholarship; David Anderson, SWC Leadership Award;

Benjamin Bagaglio, American Red Cross Service Award; Jennifer Badillo, American Red Cross Service Award, Student Government Scholarship, Student Government Senior Award; Kelly Bailey, Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award, The Connecticut Reading Association Scholarship, Dan Dorman Book Award, CT PTA/PTSA Scholarship Nominee, Lt James A Goodrich Memorial Scholarship, Sandy Hook PTA Scholarship; Matthew Barackman, AIME Award, AMC Award; Luke Barber, National Junior Women’s Jane Symes Scholarship; Kileen Barry, Principal’s Award – Culinary Arts; Erin Beckman, Latin Award – Magna Cum Laude; Adam Berlingeri, National TV Academy Award; Christopher Brody, American Red Cross Service Award; Lauren Borruso, Newtown School Nurses Book and Monetary Award, Newtown Visiting Nurses Association Scholarship, Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award; Diana Bowen, US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award, Top Ten Student; Carolyn Brennan, Principal’s Leadership Award Nominee, CAS-CIAC Scholar/Athlete, National Merit Commendation, Top Ten Student, NCSM Award, AMC Award; Clay Brier, Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award; Michael Brill, National Youth Services National Advisory Board Scholarship, AMC Award; David Bunger, Weller – Senior Science Award;

Timothy Carlise, Latin Award – Silver Medal; Sarah Champagne, Student Government Senior Award, American Red Cross Service Award, Yearbook Presentation, Student Government Scholarship; Stephen Chuddy, NHS Internship Award, COLT Award; Ross Coates, American Red Cross Service Award, Michael Compagnoni, American Red Cross Service Award, Student Government Senior Award; Colin Curran, DAR Good Citizen Award, American Red Cross Service Award; Lynn Cupero, Cornell Book Award; Tori Daines, Newtown Newcomers Club Scholarship; Jesse Daly, Weller – Eleanor F. Moore Business Award; Kerianne DeCesare, Principal’s Award – Nurtury; Timothy Duffy, National TV Acadmey Award; Jennifer Dunseith, Arjun Mehta Scholarship;

Brett Eastman, US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award, Top Ten Student; Chad Eberly, Outstanding High School Accounting; Michael Farfaglia, Governor’s Coalition for Youth and Disabilities; Sheena Fernandes, Principal’s Award – World Languages; Andrew Fiscella, CAS-CIAC Scholar/Athlete, The James Casagrande Sportsmanship Award; Eric Fisher, Spanish Proficiency Award, Weller – Paul W. Broggi Communications Award, National Merit Commendation, Top Ten Student, Journalism Award, COLT Award; Rebekah Foote, Newtown School Nurses Book and Monetary Award, Newtown Visiting Nurses Association Scholarship, Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award; Daniel Furphy (11), National TV Academy Award; Jayson Garbarino, Yearbook Editor; Kelli Gardner, American Association of University Women Award, COLT Award; Christine Glander, The UNICO Scholarship; Jesse Goodwick, Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award; Stacey Gordon, National Girls Softball Association Scholarship, The Bob Glander Scholarship; Leslie Greenfield, CAS Performing Arts Scholar;

Kelley Haines, Yearbook Editor; Sarah Hartlett, Hispanic Dance Award; Erin Hayes, National Youth Services National Advisory Board Scholarship; Alex Helfer, American Red Cross Service Award, Yearbook Editor, The Newtown Soccer Club Al Taubert Scholarship, Student Government Senior Award, Student Government Scholarship, The Fred Davidson Soccer Scholarship; Tyler Hull, US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, Senior Latin Award, Student Government Senior Award, Top Ten Student, The Bob Glander Scholarship, Latin Award – Silver Medal, Middle Gate School PTA Scholarship, American Red Cross Service Award, COLT Award; Julie Iwanicki, The Head O’ Meadow Scholarship, COLT Award, American Red Cross Service Award, Student Government Senior Award; Alana Jacoby, AATF Award, National Merit Commendation, Top Ten Student, COLT Award, AMC Award; Maxwell Kaye, American Red Cross Service Award, Student Government Senior Award; Adam Konneker, American Red Cross Service Award;

Katrina Kormanik, Dental Associations Scholarship; Natasha Kormanik, Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award; Mindy Kovack, Assistant Principals’ Award; Angela Lam, Senior Latin Award, Latin Award – Silver Medal, COLT Award; Daniel Letson, National Merit Commendation, Latin Award – Magna Cum Laude, AMC Award; Devon Manfredonia, American Red Cross Service Award, Williams College Book Award; Sasha Mastrocinque, Superintendent’s Award, NHS Internship Award; Michelle Matschke, Principal’s Award – Mathematics; C.J. Maurer, Yearbook Editor; Kathleen Mayer, The William Pitt Community Service Award, Top Ten Student, Latin Award – Cum Laude; Matthew McFadden, The Newtown Soccer Club Al Taubert Scholarship, The Hord Foundation Scholarship; Adam Miller, NHS Internship Award; Matthew J. Miller, Principal’s Award – English; Ben Moore, The Richard Sperling Award; James Morlath, National Youth Services National Advisory Board Scholarship, Blue and Gold Booster Club Scholarship, DAR American History Medal;

Fillipe Moura, Education Connection’s Regional Internship Award, AIME Award, Junior Science Humanities Symposium – Delegate, Connecticut Science Fair – Medalist, AMC Award; Erin Murdoch, US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, Latin Award – Gold Medal, Lt James A. Goodrich Memorial Scholarship; Paul Murphy (11), National TV Academy Award; Amanda Nutter, Principal’s Award – Guidance; Bethany Ober, Top Ten Student, Spanish Culture Award, National Merit Finalist, COLT Award, AMC Award; Jessica Paynter, NHS Internship Award; Adam Pennarola, Latin Award – Silver Medal; Krystyn Provost, Nutmeg Statewide PTA Scholarship; Margaret Randall, CAS Visual Arts Scholar, Art Department Book Award, Scan Scholarship; Sean Rawson, NCSM Award; Krystal Reeves, Principal’s Award – Special Education;

Andrea Reinhardt, Principal’s Award – Music; Jonathan Russell (11), National TV Academy Award; Matthew Salvatore, The Gail Smith Service Award; Lee Sandberg, NHS Internship Award, Latin Award – Cum Laude, COLT Award; Paul Santaniello, Principal’s Award – Business; April Scheurell, Dan Dorman Book Award; Tomor Sedaliu, COLT Award; T.J. Sequenzia, Principal’s Award – Social Studies; Ron Shimko, The James Casagrande Sportsmanship Award; Jonathan Silver, NHS Internship Award; Zack Silver (10), National TV Academy Award; Sharon Small, National Merit Commendation; Nicole Snow, Art Department Book Award; Justin Spakowski, World Languages Department Award; Elizabeth Stefanko, Weller – Vincent A. Voccia Vocational Award;

Caitlin Sullivan, The Shirley Hunter/Dana Parkinson Memorial Scholarship; Adam Summerer, Creative Writing Award; Christopher Timmel, NHS Internship Award, Latin Award – Silver Medal, Sandy Hook PTA Scholarship; Matti Toikka (10), National TV Academy Award; Stephen Truitt, AMC Award, AIME Award; Alexa Vacaro, National Youth Services National Advisory Board Scholarship, The Edgar Rodriques Memorial Scholarship, The Hawley School PTA Scholarship; Evan Valente, Art Department Book Award; Caitlin Weber, The Head O’ Meadow Scholarship, Blue and Gold Booster Club Scholarship, SWC Leadership Award, National Merit Commendation, Top Ten Student, COLT Award;

Courtney Whaley, National Youth Services National Advisory Board Scholarship Art Department Book Award; Sarah Whalley, NHS Internship Award; Tanya Whippie, National Merit Commendation, Latin Award – Silver Medal, COLT Award, AIME Award, AMC Award; Kristen Wipperman, Principal’s Award – Science; Edward Wolf, Superintendent’s Award, The Toyota Community Scholars Program Nominee, NHS Internship Award, National TV Academy Award; Philip Zencey, Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award; Ashley Zenhye, Art Department Book Award, Principal’s Award – Art