Forty-seven students were recognized and honored as “SCC Scholar Leaders” at a banquet at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven on Monday, March 31. The Scholar Leaders, as selected by their respective schools’ principal, have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.
Special thanks to CNG/SCG and UI, part of the Avangrid family, for their presenting sponsorship of the SCC Scholar Leader banquet.

Click here for the event program with recipient biographies (pdf)
2024-25 SCC Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Hannah Guo, Dariush Raissi
Branford – Skylar Dunn, Akiel Lomotey
Hill Regional Career – Cyan Young, Jaylin Ambrose Cooper
Cheshire – Luke Mann, Bailey Vitanza
Daniel Hand – Eve Minickene, Anthony Nathaniel Walter
East Haven – Willow Torres, Aedan Conners
Fairfield Prep – James Callaghan, Emmett Tolisano
Joseph A. Foran – Devon Hines, Connor Rizzo
Guilford – Amy Shi, Luca Scafidi
Hamden – Leilani Camacho, Lucas Chauvot de Beauchene
James Hillhouse – Badu Smart, Hsiu-Mei Chow-Yen, Siulmane Santana Colon
Jonathan Law – Addison Barber, Cameron Upchurch
Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall – Francesca Colangelo, Paige Patrignelli
Lyman Hall – Margaret Corso, Thomas Barron
Mercy – Madelynn Katz, Ava Pear
North Haven – Antonina Novicki, Oluwadamilola Konigbagbe
Notre Dame – Benny Amarone, Julian Kubicz
Sacred Heart Academy – Surita Williams, Elizabeth Blair
Mark T. Sheehan – Danica Tangredi, Espen Fenstad
Shelton – Cole Ostrosky, Elena Gasbarro
West Haven – Justin Woychowski, Niamh Chesson
Wilbur Cross – Bella Brown, Chris Van Tassel
Xavier – James Schafer, Daniel Fischer
At the conclusion of the evening, two Scholar Leaders – Addison Barber (Jonathan Law) and Espen Fenstad (Sheehan) were recognized as the recipients of the “Bill O’Brien Community Service Scholarship.” Each received $500.
