Forty-six students were recognized and honored as “SCC Scholar Leaders” at a banquet at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven on Monday, April 1. The Scholar Leaders, as selected by their respective schools’ principal, have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.
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2023-24 SCC Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Benjamin Aviad, Annika Yun
Branford – Carter Moore, Ridhima Shrestha
Hill Regional Career – Kiya Jefferson, Adnan Ahmed Rizal
Cheshire – Madisyn Bernier, Alexa Ciccone
Daniel Hand – Paige Steffen, Matthew Kasper
East Haven – Lainie D’Auria, Melania Korenovsky
Fairfield Prep – Ralfs Viguls, Phillip Martins
Joseph A. Foran – Jacob Collette, Erin Schmitt
Guilford – Molly Peterson, Jason Li
Hamden – Greshana Ward, Aidan Swan
James Hillhouse – Finn Crumlish, Omar Bibi Rabani
Jonathan Law – Joseph (JT) Nelly, Natalie Morrell
Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall – Michaela Day, Shyanne Roman
Lyman Hall – Mert Ozturkoglu, Riley LaBombard
Mercy – Sophia Franchi, Tiana Harley
North Haven – Ava Halovatch, Nico Boyle
Notre Dame – Nicolas Bauer, Peter Swanson
Sacred Heart Academy – Quinn Michels, Madison Rossetti
Mark T. Sheehan – Olivia Fritz, Ronan Liu
Shelton – Dillon Durante, Kaelyn Horn
West Haven – Olivia Trenchard, Jason Alling
Wilbur Cross – Sophia Zhang, Christopher Vera
Xavier – Simon Cordes, Gianni Brescio
At the conclusion of the evening, two Scholar Leaders – Ava Halovatch (North Haven) and Greshana Ward (Hamden) were recognized as the recipients of the “Bill O’Brien Community Service Scholarship.” Each received $500.
Forty-six students were recognized and honored as “SCC Scholar Leaders” at a banquet at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven on Monday, March 27. The Scholar Leaders, as selected by their respective schools’ principal, have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.
Click here for the event program with scholar leader biographies (pdf)
2022-23 SCC Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Francis Cavallaro, Aadya Wijesekera
Branford – Lauren McCarthy, Kevin Zuniga
Hill Regional Career – Sarah Murray, Kailey Bonilla
Cheshire – Anna Pociu, Asya Tarabar
Daniel Hand – Matthew Xu, Julia Coric
East Haven – Amelia Westfall, Jason Toth
Fairfield Prep – Matthew Mancini, Sebastian Rodriguez
Joseph A. Foran – Mallory Janik, Liam Young
Guilford – Zachary Neiss, Riley Mullett
Hamden – Ella Powers, Jacob Venditto
James Hillhouse – Elsa Holahan, Damarley Barrett
Jonathan Law – Caroline Doyle, John Neider
Lauralton Hall – Grace Polatsek, Alexandra Miller
Lyman Hall – Hannah Tuxbury, Khang Diep
Mercy – Shannon Arsenault, Isabella Lee-Baldassini
North Haven – Victoria Pachnik, Hunter Pageau
Notre Dame – Kyle Grande, James Lowman
Sacred Heart Academy – Maeve McConnell, Yaritza Zecua-Herrera
Mark T. Sheehan – Nele Koepfer, Kieran Lu
Shelton – Kaitlyn Bergers, Adam Sobh
West Haven – Sebastian Navarro, Maya Bermudez
Wilbur Cross – Roselyn Nahuautlato, Young In Kim
Xavier – Brendan Peary, Vincent Salamone
Congratulations to Hillhouse’s Elsa Holahan and Jonathan Law’s Caroline Doyle, who were awarded the “Bill O’Brien Community Service Scholarships.” Each received $500.
Forty-six students were recognized and honored as “SCC Scholar Leaders” at a banquet at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven on Monday, March 28. The Scholar Leaders, as selected by their respective schools’ principal, have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.
Click here for the event program with scholar leader biographies
2021-22 Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Taylor Dillon, Juan Carlos (JC) Rodriguez
Branford – Nina Shamas, Josh Berdon
Hill Regional Career – Mark Congacha, Shania Jackson
Cheshire – Mantra Narayanan, Vincent Cai
Daniel Hand – Brian Girardi, Isabelle Vagell
East Haven – Jake Esposito, Isabella Martindale
Fairfield Prep – Matthew Marsden, Evan Jang
Joseph A. Foran – Arezoo Ghazagh, Barry Held
Guilford – Hana Greif, Juan Salas-Romer
Hamden – Emily Finch, Hannes Stenstrom
James Hillhouse – Kayla Roberts, Gary Moore, Jr.
Jonathan Law – Sydney Simpson, Jackson Warters
Lauralton Hall – Kaylor Garamella, Brooke Jones
Lyman Hall – Ryan Arduini, Elena Bielesz
Mercy – Cassidy Wichman, Elizabeth Brown
North Haven – Hannah Auddino, Kyle Guo
Notre Dame – Luke Grantz, Jonathan Ngame
Sacred Heart Academy – Delfina Ferro, Lillian Torello
Mark T. Sheehan – Paul Burkett, Heather Gaydowen
Shelton – Diya Patel, John Esteves
West Haven – Nabiha Khan, Grace Nowak
Wilbur Cross – Katherine Van Tassel, Jayden Rivera
Xavier – Adam Chasse, Aidan Pesce
Congratulations to Diya Patel (Shelton) and Grace Nowak (West Haven), the recipients of the “Bill O’Brien Community Service Scholarship.”
The 25th Annual SCC Scholar Leader Banquet will held on Monday, March 25 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven. Forty-six scholar leaders, as chosen by their respective school principals, were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.
2018-19 Scholar Leaders
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Amity Regional – Anthony Tom, Rosie Du
Branford – Kelly Tiernan, Praneeth Ganedi
Hill Regional Career – Alexandra Queen, Adam Ahmad-Rizal
Cheshire – Alexa Cofrancesco, Ryan Cyr
Daniel Hand – Callahan Henry, Chloe Veth
East Haven – Talia Ferraro, Jose Rodriguez-Sanchez
Fairfield Prep – Finn O’Connor, Thomas Rudden
Joseph A. Foran – Max Tavitian, Maggie Cummings
Guilford – Will Dinauer, Anne Hooker
Hamden – Maya Verghese, Andrew Naguib
James Hillhouse – Makayla Dawkins, Mohamed Naji
Jonathan Law – Kruttika Gopal, Michael Bagdasarian
Lauralton Hall – Caroline McMullen, Isabella Secchiaroli
Lyman Hall – Kailey Lipka, Brian Behrens
Mercy – Caroline Kilian, Grace Delaney
North Haven – Jackson Frank, Sarina Sandwell
Notre Dame – Christian Gee, Colton Varholak
Sacred Heart Academy – Vivian Wang, Claire Lagarde
Mark T. Sheehan – Sydney Carim, Shreya Patel
Shelton – Alyssa Bretan, Sean Rago
West Haven – Sumedha Chowdhury, Jonathan Saier
Wilbur Cross – Pablo Causa, Sungshil Johnson
Xavier – Connor Dwyer, Kevin Galasso
2017-18 SCC Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Samantha Fleischman, Colin Roy
Branford – Liam Deane, Caroline Erickson
Hill Regional Career – Te’a Gray, Charles Sakouvogui
Cheshire – Elizabeth Lurz, Isaac Moskowitz
Daniel Hand – Maxwell Liu, Josephine Anderson
East Haven – Kylie Schlottman, Joseph Castellano
Fairfield Prep – Alexander McMullen, Sean Lynch
Joseph A. Foran – Julia Kopstein, Ethan Skuches
Guilford – Shayla Goldberg, Brendan O’Callahan
Hamden – Lily Sendroff, Christopher Mills
Hillhouse – Manasseh Bekele, Kayla Beamon
Jonathan Law – Ore Opayemi, Carl Maxwell
Lauralton Hall – Caroline Favano, Sabrina Yeung
Lyman Hall – Brian Oliveira, Katelyn Miller
Mercy – Lila Fraser, Grace O’Brien
North Haven – Mehak Sharma, Francesco Spirli
Notre Dame – Eric Harkins, Frank Paine
Sacred Heart Academy – Claire Donelan, Avishan Montazer
Mark T. Sheehan – Nora Akila, Hannah Whitney
Shelton – Jack Marciano, Saumya Shah
West Haven – Megan Patterson, Jeremy Tammaro
Wilbur Cross – Maya Geradi, Sara Thakur
Xavier – Benjamin Clemmey, Matthew Lyons
Bill O’Brien Community Service Scholarship Winners: Congratulations to Lily Sendroff (Hamden) and Manasseh Bekele (Hillhouse), who each received $500 scholarship in honor of Bill O’Brien, the former SCC commissioner and community leader. Manassah’s personal leadership growth became evident when he was a key member of an organization called Co – Creating Effective and Inclusive Organizations. Lily’s leadership with a group called FRESH WATER FOCUS let to a development effort that raised more than $6,000 to purchase water filters for two villages in India.
2016-17 SCC Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Bailey McNamara, Zachary Babbitz
Branford – Spencer Mariotti, Kiersten Bjork
Hill Regional Career – Gleimy Rodriguez, Rory Garhart
Cheshire – Roger Chen, Colleen Carroll
Daniel Hand – Chika Ogbejesi, Eric Xia
East Haven – Rachel Amatruda, Joshua Palmer
Fairfield Prep – Kevin Gallagher, Brendan Flynn
Joseph A. Foran – Julia Astram, John Lickteig
Guilford – Theodora Stanley, Josh Stern
Hamden – Isabel Marchand, Ben Surman
Hillhouse – Rayana Downer, Will Canty
Jonathan Law – Tanner Georgelos, Olivia Steiner
Lauralton Hall – Katherine Canavan, Shauna Fortier
Lyman Hall – Megan Lane, Alyssa Baldyga
Mercy – Kelly Barry, Devon Garrett
North Haven – Julia Opramolla, Sean Flannery
Notre Dame – Liam Connell, Jerrell Dorsey
Sacred Heart Academy – Caitlyn Napierkowski, Katherine Mackey
Mark T. Sheehan – Kairav Maniar, Katie Schlick
Shelton – Casey O’Connor, Michael Leone
West Haven – Lauren Lewis, Andrew Gordon
Wilbur Cross – Abigail Eswarakumar, David Landolfi
Xavier – Robert Larese, Zachary Taylor
Congratulations to Guilford’s Theodora Stanley and Fairfield Prep’s Kevin Gallagher for winning the Bill O’Brien Community Service Scholarships ($500 each).
Forty-six outstanding students were recognized as “SCC Scholar Leaders” on Monday, March 28 at Anthony’s Ocean View. Two students from each SCC member school were honored for their outstanding work in the classroom and community.
Click here for the event program with recipient biographies (pdf)
2015-16 SCC Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Brian Ronai, Victoria Li
Branford – Marshall Burrus, Carolyn Caminear
Hill Regional Career – Ashley Arroyo, Christopher Charles
Cheshire – Maria Latta, Thomas Conlon
Daniel Hand – Connor Sakmar, Madeleine Yaggi
East Haven – Katherine Schneer, Sarah Harkins
Fairfield Prep – Brendan Rooney, Joseph Daccache
Joseph A. Foran – Lindsey Carlson, Mark Duffy
Guilford – Cole Horton, Cassidy Bell
Hamden – Rick Basak, Megan Garner
Hillhouse – Isheeka Bruce, Darius Wise
Jonathan Law – Alyssa Paladino, David Carelli
Lauralton Hall – Jamiah Bennett, Tara Boyd
Lyman Hall – Leeann Clark, William Shields
Mercy – Sharon Webster, Orsolina O’Neill
North Haven – Rachel Buonasora, Ryan Brennan
Notre Dame – Charles Butler, Michael Secchiaroli
Sacred Heart Academy – Jennifer Piciw, Helena Bui
Mark T. Sheehan – Kaarish Maniar, Jennifer Skulski
Shelton – Julia Mancini, Henry Jiang
West Haven – Susie Beyl, Jeremy Borelli
Wilbur Cross – Amaris Topper, Lewis Nelken
Xavier – Frederick Van Augur, Connor Flynn
The “best of the best” were honored on Monday, March 23 as the SCC held its annual Scholar Leader Banquet. Two recipients, as selected by their principal, from each SCC member school were recognized for their leadership and excellence in the classroom, in their schools and local communities.
2014-15 SCC Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Sricharan Kadimi, Naomi Caldwell
Branford – Jessica Lohret, Charles Ahern
Hill Regional Career – Tanaya Wade, Justin Campbell
Cheshire – Marissa Cohen, Hudson Lee
Daniel Hand – Connor Bondarchuk, Nikitha Reddy
East Haven – Natalia Wiszniewski, Austin Lieto
Fairfield Prep – John O’Connor, Grant Stone
Joseph A. Foran – Shaina Arsenault, Stephen Longley
Guilford – Rachel Glasser, Joe Iassogna
Hamden – Jacob Zavatone-Veth, Julia Lynn
Hillhouse – Janelle Cooper, Troy Walters
Jonathan Law – Kelsey Kopazna, Patrick O’Brien
Lauralton Hall – Devon Valera, Nadine Wagner
Lyman Hall – Rachael Whitney, Jonathon Jacobs
Mercy – Eleanor Frechette, Jill Stifano
North Haven – David Wingate, Emma Dzialo
Notre Dame – Alec Albright, Anthony Coss
Sacred Heart Academy – Isabella Siegel, Ashley Heidtmann
Mark T. Sheehan – Nimanthi Kumara, Michael Moscato
Shelton – Gina Ciambrello, Erik Kocur
West Haven – Kharl Reynado, Michael Tran
Wilbur Cross – Shannon Foley, Sammy Rosofsky
Xavier – Peter Drabinski, Gregory Pollard
The winners of the 2015 Bill O’Brien Community Service Scholarships ($500 each): Naomi Caldwell, Amity Regional and Charles Ahern, Branford.
The SCC hosted its 20th Scholar Leader Banquet on March 24 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven. Forty-four scholar leaders, two from each SCC member school, were recognized for their outstanding efforts in the classroom and their school and local communities.
Click here for the event program that contains biographies of each scholar leader (pdf)
The SCC hosted its 19th annual Scholar Leader Banquet on March 25 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven. Forty-four scholar leaders, chosen by their respective school principals, were recognized.
Click here for the event program, which includes each scholar leader’s biography (pdf)
SCC Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Hannah Bercovici, TJ Meehan
Branford – Julian Pino, Calla Cameron
Hill Regional Career – Sameir Rankins, Shayla Jackson
Cheshire – Kendra Zdanowski, Nicholas Jakowenko
Daniel Hand – Kelly Tomasevich, Matthew S. Richard
East Haven – Robert Osei-Bonsu, Elise Tomasello
Fairfield Prep – Timothy Peterson, Mark Giannini
Joseph A. Foran – Elissa Paulino, Kyle Michelson
Guilford – Carolyn Duman, Michael Albergo
Hamden – Andrew Klimaszewski, Janelle Avelino
Hillhouse – Remy Gardner, Jacques Alexis
Jonathan Law – Ratan Manohar, Hayley Soulier
Lyman Hall – Carolina Reyes, Jeff Zakrzewski
Mercy – Samantha Formica, Meghan Nelson
North Haven – Tracy Buechele, Doron Rose
Notre Dame – Steven Comeau, Jr., Matthew T. Schumaker
Sacred Heart Academy – Tess Cersonsky, Christina Jiang
Mark T. Sheehan – Nicholas Bartek, Lauren Moscato
Shelton – Stavros Koumbaros, Colette Harley
West Haven – Christopher Mazzacane, Brenda Calderon
Wilbur Cross – Max Pelloth, Imani Webb
Xavier – Michael Massaro, Carlos Mesquita
The 2012 SCC Scholar Leader banquet was held on March 26 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven. Click here for event info, program and photos
On Monday, March 28 at Anthony’s Ocean View, the Southern Connecticut Conference held its annual Scholar Leader recognition banquet. The league recognized 44 outstanding individuals who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.
Many thanks to the event sponsor, Marcum LLP.
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2011 SCC Scholar Leaders
Amity Regional – Emma Speigel, Gregory Loscalzo
Branford – Emily Owen, Austin Day
Hill Regional Career – Briana Conyers, Teodoro Garcia
Cheshire – Audrey Zhang, Ray Noonan
Daniel Hand – Samuel Hodgson, Kathleen Wu
East Haven – Lawrence Cifarelli, Brittany Douglas
Fairfield Prep – Matthew P. Fornshell, Maxwell E. Rein
Joseph A. Foran – Katherine Sylvester, Paul Huebner
Guilford – Thomas Albergo, Sonya Zhou
Hamden – Kevin James Hochstrasser, Bonnie Hawkins
Hillhouse – Jenna Wilborne, Joel Clarke
Jonathan Law – Emily Bak, Ted Kostopoulos
Lyman Hall – Taylor Culmone, Christopher Kelly
Mercy – Bridget Scott, Allison Pearson
North Haven – Charles T. Hoyt, Victoria J. Liquori
Notre Dame – Benjamin Donarum, Kristopher Matthews
Sacred Heart Academy – Katherine Lee, Meghan Zwahlen
Mark T. Sheehan – Stephanie DeMaio, Alicia Gansley
Shelton – Leann Misencik, James Szabo
West Haven – Gilbert Agyeman, Gypsy Garcia
Wilbur Cross – Nathalie Hall, Alex Conaway
Xavier – Michael Breault, Dominick Proto
Congratulations to Benjamin Donarum (Notre Dame) and Alicia Gansley (Sheehan) for being named recipients of the “Bill O’Brien Community Service” scholarship – each received $500.
The 16th annual SCC Scholar Leader Banquet was held on Monday, March 22, 2010 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven. Forty-four students were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.
Congratulations to Caitlin Axtmayer (Sacred Heart Academy) and Claire Crouch (Mercy) who were selected as the recipients of the Bill O’Brien Community Service Scholarship – each received $500 scholarship award.
2009-10 SCC Scholar Leader Recipients – view event program (pdf)
Amity Regional – Rebekah Stein, Jack Sun
Branford – Nildi Pino, Ally Perrotti
Hill Regional Career – Najeia Mention, Sheldon Poole
Cheshire – Marie Zhang, Nathan Gaudio
East Haven – Gina Impronto, Gianlucca DeLaRosa
Fairfield Prep – Thomas Gaudett, Joshua J. Jowdy
Joseph A. Foran – Shenali Parikh, Dylan Leonard
Guilford – Kristine Trotta, Evan Brown
Hamden – Crystal Johnson, Emily Lynn
Daniel Hand – Julia Rubano, Bradley Napier
Hillhouse – Julian Pearsall, Khamille Turnage
Jonathan Law – James Quish, Nayab Mir
Lyman Hall – Jennifer Ruys, Will Rodenhizer
Mercy – Claire Crouch, Mallory Perry
North Haven – Rachel Yen, John King
Notre Dame – Brandon Gomez, Mark Powell
Sacred Heart Academy – Caitlin Axtmayer, Meagan Edmonds
Mark T. Sheehan – Michael Kadow, Leanna Verch
Shelton – Mark Lacerna, Kelsey McDonnell
West Haven – Sarah Green, Ryan Smith
Wilbur Cross – Harrison V. Strom, Mackenzie Vigliotti
Xavier – Giosue Improta, Casey Taillie
The 15th annual SCC Scholar Leader Banquet was held on Monday, March 30 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven. Forty-four students were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.
Congratulations to Matthew Schell (Branford) and Sharon Hwang (East Haven) who were named the recipients of the “Bill O’Brien Community Service” Scholarship… Each received a $500 scholarship.
2008-09 SCC Scholar Leader Recipients – view event program (pdf)
Amity Regional – Annelies Gamble, Gregory Swan
Branford – Matthew Schell, Valerie Milici
Hill Regional Career – Maya McReynolds, Michael White
Cheshire – Alexa Barchini, Marcus White
East Haven – Patrick O’Brien, Sharon Hwang
Fairfield Prep – John D. McKissick, Peter O. Gruppo
Joseph A. Foran – Megan Holton, John “Jack” Olexovitch
Guilford – Michelle Sliwinski, Parker Sulkowski
Hamden – Rong Rachel Bian, Justin Whitfield
Daniel Hand – Miller Sakmar, Emily Gao
Hillhouse – Jeremy Moore, Ashley McWilliams
Jonathan Law – Alejandro Dorado, Ryan Pandya
Lyman Hall – Christina O’Byrne, William Abildgaard
Mercy – Rachael Conte, Arissa Opalacz
North Haven – Drake Smith, Fiona Wood
Notre Dame – Michael Laracuente, Joseph Sweeney
Sacred Heart Academy – Raca Banerjee, Amymarie Bartholomew
Mark T. Sheehan – Lisa Cheung, Stephanie Dubois
Shelton – Margaret Ercolani, Neville Commissariat
West Haven – Taylor Norton, Thomas Ciarleglio
Wilbur Cross – Zach Kofoglis, Iryna Mohylnytska
Xavier – John Daniel McGrath, Adam J. Tomasiello
2007-08 SCC Scholar Leader Recipients – view event program (pdf)
2006-07 SCC Scholar Leader Recipients – view event program (pdf)
2005-06 SCC Scholar Leader Recipients – view event program (pdf)
2004-05 SCC Scholar Leader Recipients
