Date: Fri 07-Jun-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: STEVEB

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High School Students Honored With Awards And Scholarships

More than 100 awards and scholarships were presented to students last Thursday

night at Newtown High School's 13th annual Awards Night.

The following students were recognized at the ceremony:

Judy Strong, Ashlar of Newtown Scholarship; Michael Powers, US Coast Guard

Academy Presentation; Michael Powers and Katherine Zimmerman, Congressional

Presentation; Katherine Zimmerman, US Air Force ROTC; Lauren MacEvoy and

Nicholas Perrone, Michael's Jewelers Awards; Emily Fries and Erick Nawrocki,

Lt James A. Goodrich Memorial Scholarship; James Appleyard, Horticulture Club

of Newtown; Katherine Zimmerman, William Smith Math Scholarship; Delphine

Tuot, Chatham College Book Award; Sharon Hufner, Smith College Book Award;

Christopher Ciuffo, Newtown Jr Women's Jane Symes; Brian Wassman; Middle Gate

School PTA Scholarship; Kimberly Nelson, Sandy Hook School PTA Scholarship;

Erick Nawrocki, Sandy Hook School PTA Recognitions Award; Terry McGovern, Head

O' Meadow School Scholarship;

Sharon Hufner, Dartmouth Book Award; James Appleyard, Town & Country Garden

Club; Brook Stiewing and Courtney Elf, Newtown Youth Softball; Courtney Elf,

Hawley School PTA Scholarship; Courtney Elf, Caragh Reilly and Mark

Rucktenwald; PTSA Scholarship; Melissa Araya, Stacey Baglio, Jason

Burnham-Bestor, Sarah Cwikla, Marissa Dent, Christopher Dudley, Jay Dukenski,

Virginia Eaton, Melissa Eigen, Kevin Fitzgerald, Chris Fornabia, Emily Fries,

Casie Frulla, Erika Hanson, Alison Hills, Kelsey Lyddy, Carey Lyddy, Katie

Lukeris, Peter Mascia, Terry McGovern, Ryan Mesinger, Eleanor Meyer, Kara

Mulholland, Erick Nawrocki, Kevin O'Toole, Dana Passero, Timothy Price,

Julianna Rathonyi, Caragh Reilly, Mark Rucktenwald, Meaghan Smialowski, Dan

Smith, Greg White and Katherine Zimmerman, Community Service Volunteer Awards;

Michael Storms, Fred Davidson Soccer Scholarship; Tara Wolfe, Adele

Reinschmidt Memorial Scholarship; Rebecca Carroll, Edith Reinschmidt Memorial

Scholarship; Jonathan Grauer, Bethel Fire Dept Scholarship; Aaron Borchetta,

Library Media Center; Terry McGovern, Dar/Good Citizen Award; Lauren Kalb,

Harvard Book; Erick Nawrocki, Dar American History Medal; Brian Russell,

National Society of the American Revolution; Anders Bakken, American History

Scholar; Christopher Bassett, Brown Book Award; Christine Leja, Vassar Book

Award; Lauren Kalb, Wellesley Book Award;

Molly Dorozenski, English Dept Award; teacher Kathy Swift, Special English

Award; Melissa Araya, Michelle Johnson, Jeff Mapen and Jessica Riccio,

Journalism Awards; Michael Oristaglio, Oberlin Book Award; Laura Giesen,

Danbury Medical Society; Jeffrey Mapen, Paul Broggi Communications Award; Amy

Platt, Eleanor F. Moore Business Award; Ward Richardson, Senior Science Award;

Sarah Higgins, Vincent Voccia Vocational Scholarship; Kurt Deschermier, USMA

Invitational Academic Award; Courtney Elf, Curtis Hussarungsri, Caragh Reilly

and Katherine Zimmerman, Tandy Technology Scholars; Katherine Zimmerman,

Barton Weller Finalist; Jessica Wismar, Holy Cross Book Prize;

Jeffrey Fagan, Bridgeport Engineering Institute; Julie Ann Sebastio;

Resilience Award; Cheryl Bennett, Molly Dorozenski, Stephanie Doronbosch and

Mark Rucktenwald, Profile of Courage Award; Sarah Higgins, Culinary

Scholarship; Farracy Goodman, Kimberly Nelson, Margaret Toomey and Kim

Treleaven, NHS Nurtury Awards; Katherine Zimmerman, Foreign Language Dept;

Christina Donigan, Helen Amaral Scholarship; Courtney Elf, American

Association of Teachers of French; Jeffrey Metcalf, American Association of

Teachers of French; Catherine Mark, Latin Award; Eric Merrill, Back Door Cafe

Scholarship; Max Bajracharya, Rensselaer Medal; Max Bajracharya, Bausch & Lomb

Award;

Evelyn Chen and Max Bajracharya, Society of Women Engineers; Jonathan Danko,

Tony Urban Award; Terry McGovern, V.F.W. Sports Award; Tina Porco, Coach Ann

Anderson Sports Award; Stephen Brookes, Harold S. DeGroat Award; Melissa

Eigen, Julie Judge Memorial Award; Jared Tendler, Richard Sperling Award;

Becky Crane, Jan Williamson Memorial Award; Michael Giarratano, Briarwood

College Book Award; James Appleyard, Shirley Hunter Scholarship; Kristina

Petretti and Maria Robertson, Yearbook Award; Casey Miller, Newtown Graphics

Scholarship; John Wallenta, Entrepreneurship Scholarship; Dan Husvar,

Technical Theater Award; Emily Crowley, Nick DeLuca, Mike Hunzeker, Alex

Larson, Matt Omasta and Mark Yakel, Debate Team;

Sarah Lewis, Edgar Rodrigues Memorial Scholarship; Emily Fries, Leadership

Council Award; Melissa Araya, Sarah Cwikla, Kevin Fitzgerald, Erica Mellick,

Meaghan Smialowski and Kevin Walker, Senior Leadership Awards; Amy Phillip,

Outstanding Effort Award; Michael Payne, Fairfield County Football Foundation

Award; Nicholas Perrone, 1996 Xerox Award; Tina Porco and Andrew Nathanson,

Lion's Club Trull/Past Presidents Award; Julianna Rathonyi, Persistence in

Science & Math, Zlatka Fistonic, International Award; Catherine Mark and Ward

Richardson, National Honor Society Awards; Tara Wolfe, Lauren LaPierre, Marnie

Larabee and Rachel Griss, Art Recognition book Awards; Kevin Walker, Kathy

Leaman and Julie Greene, NHS Senior Art Scholarship Award; Kevin Walker and

Julie Greene, Society For Creative Arts Scholarship (SCAN); Neil Barman,

Impact Magazine Award; Ben Lavigne, Technology Consultant Award;

Kevin Walker, Michael DeFrance Memorial Award; Emily Fries, Gail Smith Youth

Service Award; Stacey Baglio and Katherine Zimmerman; Newtown Youth Services

Scholarships; Michael Bowers, Jerimiah Carmichael, Cassandra Cook, Armand Cyr,

David Gillan, Aimee Headford, Sarah Higgins, Kali Kirkland, Melissa Memoli,

Rebecca Ruhs, Frank Savo, Christopher Stefanko, Jacqueline Stakel and Cortney

Veccherelli, Taking American Government "Serious"; Jeffrey Fagan, Curtis

Hussarungsri and Caragh Reilly, Dresser Industries Scholarships; Courtney Elf

and Ward Richardson, CIAC Scholar Athletes; Caragh Reilly and Michael Storms,

SWC Leadership Award;

James Appleyard (1995) and Jennifer Chion (1996), Arjun Mehta Scholarship;

Kara Mulholland, Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship; Stacey Baglio, Sarah

Cwikla, Kurt Deschermeir, Molly Dorozenski, Jeffrey Fagan, Terry McGovern,

Meghan O'Connor, Michael Powers, Justin Riddle, Kevin Walker, Trennon Bird,

Marissa Dent, Stephanie Dorenbosch, Courtney Elf, Melanie Loyzim, Casey

Miller, Michael Payne, Caragh Reilly, Michael Storms and Gregory White,

National Merit Commended Students; Katherine Zimmerman and Ward Richardson,

National Merit Finalists; James Appleyard and Mark Panzenbeck,

Superintendent's Award;

Principal's Awards: Julianna Rathonyi, English; James Appleyard, Social

Studies; Amy Platt, Business; Melanie Loyzim, Science; Mark Panzenbeck, Math;

Foreign Language, Jeffrey Mapen; David Gillan, Guidance; Dan Husvar, Art; Tara

Wolfe, Music; Sarah Higgins, Special Education; Gjon Hoti, Physical Education;

Casey Miller, Technical Education; Ingrid Vogel, Life Management, Fred Baumer,

Culinary; Eric Merrill, Entrepenuership; Katherine Zimmerman and Courtney Elf,

1996 Valedictorian and Salutatorian.