Lindsey MilkowskiAnsonia High SchoolTennis, 4 years; Volleyball, 2
years; National Honor Society;Spanish Honor Society; Vice
President - Class of 2002; Make-A-Difference Club Member; Most
Promising Freshman Award -Tennis
John ScaifeAnsonia High School
Baseball Captain 02, ConnecticutPost All State, All Naugatuck
Valley League Team; Yale BookAward; West Point Award;
President of National HonorSociety; President of Spanish
Honor Society
Barbara TalbotEmmett O’Brien
Technical HS, AnsoniaBasketball, 3 yrs, Captain;
Softball, 4 yrs, All AcademicTeam; Volleyball, 4 yrs, All
Academic Team; National HonorSociety, Vice President; All-
American Scholar Award; Baush &Lomb Honorary Science Award
Andrew ButkusEmmett O’Brien
Technical High School,Ansonia
Golf Team, 4 yrs; National HonorSociety; All-American Scholar;
VICA; Tech-Prep; Pro-TechTalented and Gifted
Stacy OrfAvon High School
Field Hockey, 4 yr Varsity Starter,Senior All Star Team, First TeamAll State, All NCCC; Basketball;
Track; Tara Morris InspirationAward; National Honor Society;Newspaper Co Editor in Chief;
Connecticut Latin Award; DebateTeam; On-Call Volunteer
Max PodellAvon High School
National Honor Society; VarsitySoccer; National Forensic League;
Varsity Basketball; Track Team;Debate Team
Heather OlewnikAcademy of the Holy
Family, BalticNational Honor Society; Student
Council; Soccer; Basketball;Softball; Sophomore Class Vice
President; Junior Class Secretary
Kate BaumannBerlin High School
All Northwest Conference Trackand Basketball; State Place Winner
Track 2001; State Open PlaceWinner Track 2001; Captain Soccer,
Basketball, Track
recipientsThe Connecticut HighSchool Scholar AthleteAwards Program honorsannually two outstandingseniors, one male andone female, from each ofthe CAS/CIAC memberschools in the state:
• whose academic andathletic careers havebeen truly exemplary(A minimumcumulative gradeaverage of 3.5 or theequivalent.),
• whose personalstandards andachievements are amodel to others,
• who have exhibitedoutstanding school andcommunity service,
• who possess highlevels of integrity, self-discipline andcourage, and
• who have participatedin interscholasticathletics. (A minimumof two years ofparticipation in a CIACsponsored sport inConnecticut.)
William AustBerlin High School
Captain Soccer, Wrestling, Track;Northwest Conference Champion -Wrestling ‘00, ‘01, ‘02; Stateplace
Winner Wrestling ‘00, ‘01, ‘02
Margaret PittBethel High School
Softball; Volleyball; National HonorSociety; World Languages Honor
Society; Harvard Book Award;AFS Publicity Officer; Principal’sAdvisory Group; Yearbook Staff
Steven RountosBethel High School
Captain 2001 Cross-Country; VarsityTrack and Field; 400m State Open;
National Honor Society; StudentCouncil President
Saida NemriBloomfield High School4 yr Volleyball, Varsity Captain; 4
yr Basketball, Varsity Captain; 3 yrTennis; Spanish National HonorSociety/National Honor Society;
Editor of Yearbook
Da’Shone HugheyBloomfield High School
CCC Conference Champions, All-Couzant All Academic Basketball;President-Globe Future Business;
National Honor Society; AllConference Varsity Basketball,
Captain ‘01-’02; Top 100Basketball-New Haven Register
Rebecca HeinBolton High School
Basketball 4 yr Varsity Starter,Captain, All Conference, 1000 PointScorer; Soccer 4 yr Varsity Starter,All Conference; Student Council
President; National Honor Society;Spanish Honor Society; ConcertBand; Jazz Band; Sax Quartet
Kevin GrovesBolton High School
National Honor Society; VarsitySoccer & Golf Captain; Yale BookClub Award; Church Youth Groupand Audio/Visual Team at First
Assembly of God in East Hartford
Megan DevlinBranford High SchoolNational Honor Society;Captain
Scholar;Bausch and Lomb &Yale BookAwards;Basketball Captain in ‘00 & ‘01,
All Area-Division-County-State ‘01;Volleyball Division Champions ‘00 & ‘01,Captain in ‘01, All Area ‘01 All Division-
State ‘00-’01
Daniel CaseyBranford High School
2001 Cross Country Captain, All-SCC; Hammonasset Division
Champion; New Haven RegisterAl-Area Team; 2001 Track All-SCC; All-Hammonasset; 2002
Indoor Track Captain; 2001 WestPoint Leadership Award; National
Honor Society
Venice MonsantoBassick High School,
BridgeportNational Honor Society; MVPVolleyball Award; Basketball
Sportsmanship Award; VarsityBasketball; Varsity Volleyball; BHSOutstanding Female Athlete ‘01
Ayodele AsaoluBassick High School,
BridgeportVarsity Soccer ‘98 & ‘99; Varsity
Volleyball ‘98 & ‘02; HobyLeadership Award; National Honor
Society; Yale Book Award;Connecticut Pre-Engineering
Program; UConn MentorConnection Program
Danielle SpearsBridgeport Central High
SchoolScholar Athlete of the Week;
Basketball Captain ‘01-’02; CrossCountry ‘01-’02; SportsmanshipAward; National Honor Society;Volleyball; Smart Start College
Prep Program
Adrian GreenBridgeport Central High
SchoolVarsity Wrestling Captain; JV
Football; Power Club Champion;All-FCIAC Honorable Mention;
National Honor Society; Coach’sAward; Excellence Award for
Outstanding AcademicAchievement
Anne Rodrigues-Hennessey
Kolbe Cathedral,Bridgeport
Varsity Volleyball, Co-Capt; VarsitySoftball, MVP, Capt; SWC All
Academic Team; National HonorSociety; Harvard Book Award;Excellence in Science & Math
Award; CT Post Staff Writer Intern
Jabar SmithKolbe Cathedral,
BridgeportVarsity Basketball, 1999 ClassState Champions; Junior Class
President; Hugh O’BrienLeadership Award; Shepherds
Scholar; Barnum FestivalNominee; Principal’s Honor Roll
Chanella BentleyWarren Harding HighSchool, Bridgeport
National Honor Society; NationalHonor Society, Vice President;VarsityVolleyball, 4 yrs;Varsity Basketball, 4
yrs;Varsity Softball 4 yrs; GospelChoir; FCIAC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete; Give a Gift, Get a Smile
Volunteer; Senior Class Treasurer
Charles Bentley IIIWarren Harding HighSchool, Bridgeport
National Honor Society 4 yrs;NationalHonor Society President;Cross
Country Varsity, 4 yrs;Varsity Basketball,4 yrs;Varsity Baseball, 4 yrs;FCIAC
Baseball Scholar-Athlete 2 yrs;SeniorClsas President;Bridgeport Education
Fund Member;NAACP Youth
Kelly HarriganBristol Central High
SchoolNational Honor Society; Spanish
National Honor Society; StateOpen MVP ‘00 & ‘01, State OpenChampion 5 times, 3 State Open
Records, Class L Champion 8times, Class L MVP ‘98 & ‘00 & ‘01
Ryan PonteBristol Central High
SchoolNational Honor Society; AllConference Soccer, Soccer
Captain ‘01, Hartford Courant AllAcademic Team, Defensive Player
of the Year ‘99 & ‘01
Lauren MentastiBristol Eastern High
SchoolSenior Class President; NationalHonor Society President; Science
National Honor Society VicePresident; Spanish National Honor
Society; Varsity Swim TeamCaptain; Yale Book Prize; DAR
Good Citizenship Award
David SmanikBristol Eastern High
SchoolSwimming, Varsity 4 yrs, State
Qual 3 yrs; National HonorSociety; Science & Spanish NHS;Jazz Band President; Model UNTreasurer; Madrigals; Concert
Choir
Jennifer PietrzakSt. Paul Catholic High
School, BristolAll Academic ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01;
Varsity Swimming ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01;Nutmeg Swimming
Championships, SwimmingCaptain ‘01; National HonorSociety Secretary; Student
Government President ‘00, ‘02
Daniel RoySt. Paul Catholic High
School, BristolSenior Class President; NWC
Scholar-Athlete (Baseball); UnitedWay Youth Board Member;
National Honor Society;Eucharistic Minister; Peer Minister
Erika BohnBrookfield High School
Soccer, All New England 2 yrs, AllState 3 yrs, All Conference 4 yrs,
Team Captain 2 yrs; Wendy’sHeisman Nominee Award;
National Honor Society; SpanishNational Honor Society
Joshua TanzBrookfield High School
Swimming Class S Championship,Finalist State Open, All SWC
Academic 4 yrs, All Conference3rd team, Swim Team Captain;
Varsity Baseball; National HonorSociety; SWC Swim Champion
Laura HansenLewis S. Mills, Burlington
AP Scholar/Honor; Yale BookAward; Bausch & Lomb Science;
Litchfield Superintendent’sAwards; Varsity Diving & Track;Berkshire Leag & Class M State
Finals, X-Country; Model UNPresident; Mock Trial; Band;
National Honor Society Vice-Pres.
Jason BoucherLewis S Mills, Burlington
Soccer; Volleyball; Mills Club;Yearbook; State Police Volunteer
for DARE
Deborah EifesCanton High School
Soccer Captain, All-State, All-Conference; Basketball Captain,All-Conference; Varsity Tennis;National Honor Society; PeerCounseling; Athletic Council
Benjamin NorlAndCanton High SchoolCaptain, All NCCC, Allstate-Soccer; Captain, All NCCC-
Tennis; National Honor Society;Athletic Council Vice President; AllNCCC Concert Band; Mock Trial
Jessica SpragueParish Hill H.S., ChaplinNational Honor Society; French
Honor Society; Class Secretary; 4yrs. Soccer All Star, All Conference
MVP; 4 yrs. Basketball All Star,MVP-4 yrs; Softball All Star MVP;
Student Government; Chorus VP &Pres.; Church Choir and Youth
Group Member
Zachary Potter-VoseParish Hill H.S., Chaplin
Pres. Student Government;Diversity Club; Peer Mediationand Tutoring; 4 yrs. Soccer &Track; Yearbook; Band; Guitar
Ensemble; Young Peoples Institute
Kate BetteriniCheshire High School
Cross Country Captain; OutdoorTrack and Field; National HonorSociety; Spanish Honor Society;Math Honor Society; Conference
All Academic Team; Concert Choir
Brendan CarrollCheshire High School
National Honor Society; Math andSpanish Societies; SwimmingCaptain; Volleyball Captain, All
State & All League; State StudentAdvisory Council; Special
Olympics Volunteer
Ashlee FoxThe Morgan School,
ClintonClass President;Spanish National Honor
Society President;Volleyball, All StateVolleyball;Basketball;National HonorSociety;Honors Program;DartmouthBook Award;Superintendent’s Award;DARERolemodel;SAVEPresident;
Valedictorian
Aaron CramerThe Morgan School,
ClintonNational Honor Society; Footballand Wrestling Captain ‘00 & ‘01;
Academic All State; Class S StateFinalist and Open Place Winner
Wrestling; ‘01 All Conference andAll State Football
Shelley StarzykBacon Academy,
ColchesterEC Sportsmanship Award;National Honor Society; APScholar; Univ. of Rochester
Humanities and Social SciencesAward; Varsity Soccer; Varsity
Softball
Jeffrey BatulevitzBacon Academy,
ColchesterNational Honor Society; Boys
State; 8th ranked Shot Putter inCT ‘01, CT State Champion ShotPutter ‘02; All-ECC First Team, All
Star 2001, First Team All ECCFootball ‘02; Diversity Club; Band
President; New England ShotPutter Champion ‘02
Jessica KirchherrCoventry High School
National Honor Society; YearbookEditor; Volleyball; Softball; Wind
Ensemble; Chorus; Band
Michael VanceCoventry High School
Honor Roll Four Years; ConcertBand; Jazz CVC Band; Nat’l Merit
Scholarship Commendation;Freshman Basketball; Nat’l Young
Leaders Conference; ModelUnited Nations; Varsity Golf Team
Captain
Amanda VernerDanbury High School
Soccer Captain, Second Team AllFCIAC, Second Team All-Area,Senior Bowl; Tennis Captain, #1
Singles; Varsity Basketball;National Honor Society;
Newspaper Design Layout Editor;DAR Good Citizen Award
Steven DalonzoDanbury High SchoolFootball 4 years, ‘01 Western
FCIAC Champs, All-FCIAC & All-Area; Basketball 2 years; Indoor
Track 2 years (Shotput)Champions; Outdoor Track & Field
3+ years (Shotput - Discus) -Champions
Kathleen BatchlerImmaculate High School,
DanburyCross Country Captain ‘01;
Basketball Captain ‘02; NationalHonor Society; Spanish HonorSociety; Track & Field; Soccer;
Softball
Alexander HerbstImmaculate High School,
DanburyFootball Captain ‘01; All Patriot
Division Football; BasketballCaptain ‘02; National Honor
Society; Student CouncilPresident; McGetrick Scholarship
Alicia LiguzH.H. Ellis Technical High
School, DanielsonVolleyball; National Honor Society;Class Secretary; Student CouncilTreasurer; Yearbook Editor; Ski
Club President
Charles DubinaH.H. Ellis Technical High
School, DanielsonBaseball; Rifle Club Captain;
National Honor Society; FishingClub
Courtney HarmerDarien High School
Soccer; Outdoor & Indoor Track;Tennis; National Honor Society;
Community Council; SpanishHonor Society; Cornell BookAward; ‘01 Society of Women
Engineers of CT Award
Sarah HerbstCromwell High SchoolVarsity Tennis Captain; UConn
Nutmeg Scholarship; Cabe Award;Lt. Governor’s AcademicAchievement Award; CAS
Outstanding Arts Award; YaleBook Prize; National Honor
Society; Tri-M National MusicHonor Society; CT All State Band
Justin WynterCromwell High School
Lead Program in Business 2001;Hartford Courant All-AcademicTeam; All-Conference OutdoorTrack and Field; National Honor
Society; Varsity BasketballCaptain; Varsity Track and FieldCaptain; Student Council; COC
Senate; cross-Country
Brian KellyDarien High SchoolVarsity Ice Hockey; Varsity
Baseball; National Honor Society;Humanities and Social SciencesAward; French Honors Society;
Challenger Baseball; St. ThomasMore Youth Group
Amanda LundValley Regional HighSchool, Deep River
Field Hockey, 4 yrs, Captain ‘01;Softball, 4 yrs; National Honor
Society; Student Council President;High Honors 4 yrs; School Musical4 yrs; Band; Jazz Band; Laurel Girl’s
State; Dartmouth Book Award;Rensselaer Medalist; Chorus;Madrigals; Prom Committee
Derek BuckleyValley Regional HighSchool, Deep River
Cross Country; Football; IndoorTrack, Captain ‘01; Track, Captain‘02; JETS; Mountain Bike Club;
Honors/High Honors, 4 yrs; WarrierAward Football; National Football
Foundation Scholar-Athlete
Anna JasickiDerby High School
Student Council; Interact Club;PeerMediator;Peer Tutor;Varsity BasketballCaptain;Varsity Softball Captain;Varsity
Cross-Country Captain;JuniorAchievement;Globe Company
President;SCC Cultural Diversity Club
Jeffrey RoginielewiczDerby High School
Track 4 yrs, Captain 2 yrs; CrossCountry Captain 2 yrs; NationalHonor Society; Class S Champ
Track ‘01; SCC Champ Track ‘01;Cross Country ‘01; All New
England Track & Cross Country;All State Track & Cross Country
Cara MuzikCoginchaug Regional
H.S., DurhamNational Honor Society; SpanishHonor Society Treasurer; Captain
Indoor and Outdoor Track; 2 yrSoccer Captain; All Shoreline, AllState Indoor and Outdoor Track -
past 3 yrs; Yearbook SelectionEditor
David GaffeyCoginchaug Regional
H.S., DurhamNational Honor Society; Track;Cross-Country; Jazz Band; YaleBook Award; Rennselaer Medal;
University of RochesterHumanities and Social Sciences
Award
Carol ForneyEast Granby High SchoolHartford Courant Scholar-Athlete;
National Merit CommendedScholar; National Honor Society;Varsity Softball; NCCC Scholar-Athlete; Class of 2002 Treasurer
Timothy BalthazarEast Granby High School
Senior Class President; CrossCountry Captain; BasketballCaptain; Varsity Golf; NCCC
Scholar Athlete Award;Farmington Valley
Superintendent’s Award
Shannon O’DonnellNathan Hale-Ray HighSchool, East HaddamNational Honor Society Secretary;
DAR Award; Holiday Tournament MVP‘01, First Team All Shoreline ‘00 & ‘01,
Shoreline Conference Scholar ‘01,AAU National Conn Storm 9th in USA,
Soccer 1-4
Colby DurenNathan Hale-Ray HighSchool, East HaddamV. Basketball 1-4, Captain; V.
Soccer 1-4, Captain; V. Baseball 1-4; Boy’s State; Student CouncilPresident; Class Officer; Nat.
Honor Society; Presidential Clrm.Scholar 2001/2002; Spirit;
Diversity; & From the Heart Clubs
Sarah BrownEast Hampton High SchoolVarsity Cross Country; Basketball;Track; 3 Seasons All-ConferenceCross Country ‘00 & ‘01 Captain;8 Seasons Hartford Courant All-Academic Team; National HonorSociety; Newspaper Club, ‘00-’02
Editor; Governor’s Scholar
Blake HelvestonEast Hampton High School4 yrs Varsity XC; Indoor, Outdoor;4 yrs All Conference XC, 3 yrs All
State XC, 2 Time ConferenceChamp XC; Captain; 1000m
Indoor State Champ, ‘01 & ‘02,Captain; ‘01 NE Qualifier; 3 time
All-Conference Indoor andOutdoor; National Honor Society
Andrea BurkeEast Hartford High School
Captain Cross Country; IndoorOutdoor track; All New Eng. Indoor,
All Conference Cross Country;Show Choir; National Honor
Society; Rensselaer Math/ScienceAward; National Merit Commended
Scholar; Start Retreat Coord;Governor’s Scholar Semifinalist
Raymond CohenEast Hartford High
SchoolVarsity Tennis; Student Council
Treasurer; National Honor Society;Ski Club; Harvard Book Award;
HOBY
Julie DoughertyEast Haven High School
National Honor Society; TrinityBook Award; Girls’ State; HOBY;
Swimming Co-Captain ‘99-’02, All-State for Clads LL, SCC AllAcademic, Hartford Courant
Scholar Athlete, HammonassettAll-Division, CT Swimming Scholar
Matthew StoutEast Haven High SchoolCross Country and Tennis Captain;Student Council President ‘00-’01;Senior Class President;Yale Book
and Rensselaer Math Award; SchoolNewspaper Editor-in-Chief; HartfordCourant All-Academic Team, Varsity
Basketball Team ‘00-’02
Elizabeth MurrayEast Lyme High SchoolNational Honor Society; French
National Honor Society, VicePres.; Key Club 4 yrs; SeniorClass Vice President; VarsityTennis 4 yrs, Capt 11 & 12;
Outdoor & Indoor Track; CrossCountry; Habitat for Humanity
Founder & Vice Pres.
Michael IrrEast Lyme High SchoolStudent Senate 3 yrs, Pres. 12;National Honor Society; Sports
Editor School Newspaper;Football Capt 12; Outdoor TrackAll State; Basketball 4 yrs; Key
Club; Swing Club; Diversity TaskForce; School Blood Drive
Organizer
Caitlin DowdEast Windsor Jr./Sr.
High SchoolVarsity Cheerleading Captain;Hartford Courant Athlete; NCC
Triple Jump Champion; NationalHonor Society President; SeniorClass Vice-President; Yearbook
Editor; Student Council Secretary
Elizabeth WalkerEllington High SchoolCross Country; Indoor Track;Outdoor Track; Class Officer;
FBLA, Holy Cross Book Award;Bausch & Lomb Science Award;
Rensselaer Medal
Michael Tosca Jr.Ellington High SchoolCross Country; Indoor Track;
Outdoor Track; Captain’s Award All-Conference; Class Officer; Band &Vocal Ensemble; Band Treasurer;Thespian Society; National Honor
Society; Varsity Blanket
Stefanie BourassaEnfield High School
Soccer Captain ‘00 & ‘01, 4 yrsVarsity, NCCC All Conference ‘99
& ‘00; National Honor SocietyPresident; Basketball 4 yr Varsity;
Girls State Representative;Presidential Classroom Rep;
Wendy’s Heisman Trophy StateFinalist
Timothy MonsonisEnfield High School
Varsity Ice Hockey Captain, CCCAll Conference; CCC All Academic;
Varsity Tennis, All Academic, #1Singles; National Honor Society;
DECA, Vice President
Angie ChengEnrico Fermi High
School, EnfieldCross Country, Captain, MVP; Track
Team, Captain; National HonorSociety Vice President; Lt.
Governor’s Academic AchievementAward; Brown Book Award; RPI
Medqalist; Mt. Holyoke Book Award;Student Senate; Future Business
Leaders of America; Robotics
Nicholas GelbarEnrico Fermi High
School, EnfieldCross Country Varsity; OutdoorTrack Varsity; National Honor
Society; Mentor for the OutreachProgram for Soccer; Who’s Who
Among High School Students
Colin MacleodFairfield College Prep.
NHS; Spanish Honor Society; U ofRochester Book Award; SCC Scholar
Leader; Captain Hockey Team, AllState Hockey-CT Post, HartfordCourant, NH Register; Captain
Lacrosse Team, CT Post All State,NHR All Area; Student Government;
Channel 12 Scholar Athlete
Kathryn HurdFairfield High School
Varsity Soccer, Captain, All FCIACSoccer, FCIAC Scholar Athlete;Varsity
Skiing, Captain, All State, AllConference, State Champions, DivisionChampions;Varsity Softball, Captain,All FCIAC;National Honor Society;Youth for American Cancer Society;
Wendy’s Heisman Award State Finalist
James GumpperFairfield High SchoolVarsity Skiing ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, L
Division 3rd Place ‘01; VarsitySoccer, ‘01 FCIAC West Division
Champion; National HonorSociety; Senior Class Secretary
Carli RochaNotre Dame High School,
FairfieldVarsity Basketball, Captain ‘01 &
‘02; Varsity Cheerleading, Captain‘01 & ‘02; National Honor Society
David Mihalov Jr.Notre Dame High School,
Fairfield‘01 All State Football, All SW
Conference Team ‘00, ‘01, FootballCaptain; Student Ambassador;
Bowling Captain ‘00, ‘01, ‘02; LacrosseCaptain ‘01
Kate SimondsHousatonic Valley
Regional HS, Falls VillageMichael’s Jewelers Award; 4 yrsVarsity Basketball, Soccer, andSoftball; First Team All LeagueBasketball; Captain all 3 teams
Senior Year
Matthew ChapinHousatonic Valley
Regional HS, Falls VillageSoccer Captain, MVP, All BL 2ndTeam 12, Scholar Athlete 9-12, 4
yr Starter; Tyburski Award 9;Hockey Scholar Athlete, Starter 9-
12; Baseball Captain 12, 4 yrStarter, Scholar Athlete 9-11; John
L. Mahoney Award 9-11
Julia Oat-JudgeFarmington High SchoolVarsity Field Hockey, Captain ‘01-
’02, Class M Field HockeyChampions ‘99, Allstate Class L
Scholar Athlete ‘01; CT Governor’sScholar Award ‘01; National Merit
Finalist ‘02; National HonorSociety; NFHCA Scholar Athlete
‘02
Matthew KlemanskiFarmington High School
Soccer, Capt & All State & AllCourant ‘01, Soccer All NWC ‘00 &
‘01; Class L State Finalist ‘01;Track 4x100 School Record, TrackAll NWC ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, Val MorettiScholar-Athlete Soccer; Nat’l &
French Nat’l Honor Society
Caitlin CancellieriGlastonbury High SchoolSwim Team 4 years, Captain ‘01,
All Conference; VarsityCheerleading; Class Treasurer;Hartford Courant All Academic;National Honor Society; Latin,
Spanish, and Slavic HonorSocieties; CCC All Academic Team
Jonathan GhergurovichGlastonbury High SchoolFootball, Captain, All-Conference;
All Academic Award; HartwellAward; Top Lineman Award;
National Honor Society; FairfieldCollege Book Award; Key Club,
Secretary
Emily BemanGranby Memorial High
SchoolVarsity Gymnastics, 4 years, MVP,1st Team All-State, Team Captain‘01-’02; National Honor Society;French National Honor Society;JETS; American Field Service;
Exploring Diversity through AquaCulture
Cory WillisE.T. Grasso Southeastern
H.S., GrotonVarsity Basketball; ElectricalApprentice; All League Team
CVTC; National Honor Society
Rachel HarringtonFitch High School, GrotonFive times All-State in Track and
Cross Country; All New England inIndoor Track; Member of 3 timeOpen Champion Team in Cross
Country; Library Volunteer; ClassSecretary; US Coast Guard BookAward; National Honor Society;
XC and Track Captain
Peter FaroniGranby Memorial High
SchoolNational Honor Society; Class VicePresident; Harvard Book Award; Lt.Governor’s Academic Achievement;
Soccer MVP ‘01, NCCC All-Conference ‘01, All Academic Team
‘00, Class S Champions ‘00-’01;TrackAll-State ‘00, WCCC 4x100 Record ‘00
Lindsey GladueGriswold High School
Varsity Soccer Captain; VarsityWrestling; Varsity Outdoor Track
and Field; Yearbook Staff
Michael CharronGriswold High School
Varsity Cross Country Co-Captain,All State, New England Class SSState Champion; Varsity IndoorTrack; Varsity Track and Field;
National Honor Society; Chorus
Julie DaSilvaE.T. Grasso Southeastern
H.S., GrotonNational Honor Society Treasurer;Student Government President;Varsity Basketball; Young ArtistsSociety President; Senior ClassOfficer; Peer Mediation; VICA
Adam LandryFitch High School, Groton
National Honor Society VP; FitchStudent of the Month; High Honors;
Pfizer Scholar Athlete; VarsitySoccer; Indoor & Outdoor Track;
Indoor Track Captain; Science ClubPresident; Varsity Club;YearbookStaff; National History Day Club
President
Katie DunnGuilford High School
Field Hockey, Captain, All-State 2yrs, All-State Academics;
Basketball Captain, SCC MVP, ‘01St Champs; Track 2 yr Captain,
All-New England 4x800; NationalHonor Society; Hartford Courant
Fall & Winter Scholar Athlete;Harvard Book Award
Gregory MulveyGuilford High School
4 yrs Varsity Lacrosse, LacrosseCo-Captain, Lacrosse
Sportsmanship Award; NationalMerit Finalist; National Honor
Society; Yale Book Award; Boy’sState; GHS Newspaper Editor;
Athletic Leadership Team
Thea LorentzenGreenwich High SchoolField Hockey, 9-12; Indoor Track,
11; Lacrosse, 9-12; NationalHonor Society; National SpanishHonor Society, Vice President;
Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete, 11-12; Hand in Hand Club; SpecialOlympics Figure Skating Club
Steve LongoGreenwich High School
Football, 9-12, Captain 12; Rugby10-12; Track, 9; All FCIAC 1st
Team Football, 11; National HonorSociety; National Merit Scholar;Biology Olympiad Qualifier, 9 &
11; Diversity Club; Math & ScienceTutor
Nicole ClarkHamden High School
Cross Country, Captain; IndoorTrack; Outdoor Track; National
Honor Society
Gregory NeyHamden High SchoolFootball, National Football
Foundation and College Hall ofFame, SCC Academic All Star
Team; Award for Math andScience; New Haven Grid IronClub; Physics Club; Jazz Band;
Lifting Club; Chess Club; Debate;Yale Physics Olympics
Edna EchevarriaHyde Leadership School,
HamdenStudent of the Month, 4 years;Volleyball Team, 4 years, team
Captain ‘01; Excellence in SpanishAward; principal’s Honor Roll ‘00;
Athletic Award for Track ‘00;Character Education Award ‘01;
Basketball Team, 4 years
William PerezHyde Leadership School,
HamdenHonor Roll; City Wide Student
Government Team; Varsity Baseball,4 yr Starter, Rookie of Year ‘99,
Most Improved Player Award ‘00,Character-Leadership Award ‘01,team Captain ‘02; National Young
Leaders Conference ‘01
Jessica WatckeSacred Heart Academy,
HamdenDiving Class M and SCC
Champion, All American, All Area,All SCC, Captain, 4 years Varsity;All State Track, Captain, 4 yearsVarsity, All SCC, All Quinnipiac;
SADD President; Key Club; Chorus,Peer Connection,; Musical
Jeanne McKeonBulkeley-Hartford
Swimming, Captain; Tennis Team;Class President; National Honor
Society, President; Yearbook Staff;Student Council; Valedictorian
Luca DelPuppoBulkeley-Hartford
Salutatorian; National HonorSociety; SINA Student of theMonth; Captain of X-Country,
Indoor & Outdoor Track Teams for2 yrs; City Champion in One, Two
and Three Mile Events; Member ofAll-Conference Team for All Sports
Aurelia GaleHartford Public High School
Swimming, 3 yrs Varsity, 2 yrCaptain - Holds 100 Yard Backstroke
Record; Varsity Soccer; VarsityGymnastics; Varsity Cheerleading;
National Honor Society; SchoolImprovement Team; Student
Council-Community Representative;Junior Class President
Jimmy NgoHartford Public High SchoolVarsity Tennis; Varsity Swimming;F.I.R.S.T.; Robotics; Mass Mutual
Academic Achiever
Geneva ArterA.I Prince Technical High
School, HartfordNational English Merit Award;
National Honor Society Secretary;Honors, High Honors; Volleyball
Captain; Softball; NationalLeadership & Service Award
William RiosA.I Prince Technical High
School, HartfordCaptain Boys Basketball; Book
Buddies; Honor Roll 4 years (HighHonors); Scholar Athlete ‘02; XC
Varsity Letter ‘00 & ‘01; BasketballVarsity Letter ‘01 & ‘02, 1st Team All
League Basketball ‘02
Katherine RamierzSport Sciences Academy,
HartfordVolleyball and Softball, Varsity 3 yr,Captain; National Honor Society;Yearbook and Prom Committees;Senior Class President; StudentCouncil; Special Olympic and
Unified Sports Volunteer, 3 yrs.
Hector CruzSport Sciences Academy,
HartfordFootball, 3 yrs Varsity, Captain;
Baseball, 2 yrs; Track 1 yr;National Honor Society; School
and Safety Committee; YearbookCommittee; Chess and FilmClubs; Special Olympic and
Unified Sports Volunteer, 3 yrs.
Camille ThomasWeaver High School,
Hartford4 yr Varsity Tennis; National HonorSociety; Parliamentarian/CT Youth
Forum; Leadership and CommunityService Committee; City of Htfd
Youth Commissioner; FBLASecretary; Lt. Governor’s Academic
Award; CT All Academic Team;Welles College Book Award
Alexus BramwellWeaver High School,
Hartford4 Varsity Golf Letters; 3 Varsity
Wrestling Letters; EugeneRobinson Award Winner; ‘02 Golf
Captain; HOBY LeadershipAmbassador; Kodak Young
Leaders Award; President NationalHonor Society; Vice President of
Class; Vice President of FBLA
Amy VolzRHAM High School,
HebronVarsity Soccer Captain ‘01;
Hartford Courant Scholar Athlete‘99, All CDC Conference Javelin
‘00; Class President 4 years;National Honor Society; Student
Council
Michael OverendRHAM High School,
Hebron2 Time All COC Soccer, Soccer
Captain ‘99-’00; All COC Baseball,Baseball Captain ‘01; Wrestling‘99-’01; National Honor Society
Erin StannardHaddam Killingworth
High School, HigganumVarsity Soccer, 4 yrs, Captain 11 &12, All-Shoreline;Varsity Indoor &Outdoor Track, 4 yrs, Captain 11 &
12, All-Shoreline 4 yrs, MVP 3Seasons, School Record 100m;Student Council President; Band
Council; Smith College Book Award;National Honor Society
Jason DeRosaHaddam Killingworth
High School, HigganumSwimming Championship Class
S; National Honor Society;Swimming Captain in ‘01 & ‘02;
Soccer Captain in ‘01; SwimmingState Open in ‘02; School Web-
Site Co-Chair
Michael ButlerKillingly High SchoolBasketball; Soccer; Tennis;
National Honor Society; HarvardBook Award; High Honors
Kimberly TomlinsonLyman Memorial High
School, LebanonVarsity Basketball ‘98-’02; VarsitySoccer ‘98-’99; AAU Basketball;
National Honor Society; ScholasticAchievement Award; World
Language Award-Latin I & II;ECSU 4-year Spanish Award
Joshua FaustmanLyman Memorial High
School, LebanonSoccer ‘98-’01; Indoor Track ‘99-
’02; Outdoor Track ‘02; IndoorTrack State Chanpionships S ‘02;
National Honor Society; BoysState Delegate
Katie AyerLedyard High School
Volleyball, Captain, ECC Champs‘01; National Honor Society;
Marching Band 4 yrs; Drum Major2 yrs; Irish Dance; Handbell Choir
Andrew DuttonLedyard High School
All Eastern ConnecticutConference Swim Team 3 yrs;Swim Team Captain ‘00-’02;
Founder of Ledyard High SchoolCycling Club; Cycling Club Pres.‘00-’02; Recipient of the 2001-2002 Principal’s Leadership
Award
Lindsay MurphyLitchfield High School
All Berkshire League Basketball &Soccer; Basketball Captain ‘01-
’02; National Honor Society;Senior Class President; Board ofEducation Student Representative
Christopher BlazekLitchfield High SchoolVarsity Captain ‘01-’02, Soccer,Swimming, Baseball; Berkshire
League All-Star, Soccer,Swimming, Baseball; All-State
Baseball
Allison CornishWamogo Regional High
School, LitchfieldSoftball Captain ‘02; Swimming-
Coach’s Award ‘01; Band & Choir,All-State Chorus; DAR Good
Citizen Award; National HonorSociety
David MoscaWamogo Regional High
School, LitchfieldSoccer Captain ‘01; Track and
Field Class S State Open; SecondTeam Berkshire League Soccer;
Skiing Instructor
Jessica HartzellDaniel Hand High School,
MadisonNational Honor Society; Student
Leadership Team; Varsity Tennis 9,10, 11, 12; Peer Advocates; SADD;Safe Rides; Honor Athlete 9, 10, 11,
12; Chorus; Dare Role Model;Student Council; American Legion
Girls’ State
Steven MichienziDaniel Hand High School,
MadisonNational Honor Society; National
Merit Commendation; Varsity Golf;Varsity Soccer; DHHS Math
Excellence 10,l 11, 12; HarvardUniversity Book Award; Honor
Athlete; Class President 9; PeerAdvocates; Reach Out, Elem. Tutor
Lisa GalloEast Catholic HighSchool, Manchester
Varsity Volleyball 10-12; NationalHonor Society; Student Council
Vice President; Newspaper Editor-in-Chief; Kodak Young LeadersAward; Yale Book Award; Peer
Minister
Michael SaittaEast Catholic HighSchool, Manchester
National Honor Society; NationalArt Honor Society; National MeritScholar; Rensselaer Science &
Math Medal; Varsity Hockey - 4 yrLetterman
Erin ConterManchester High School
Girls Swimming ‘99-’02, AllConference Team, Captain,Outstanding Spirit Award,
Outstanding Dedication Award;Tennis‘01-’02, Captain; Student Council;
National Honor Society; IOH; Bd. ofEducation Outstanding Achievement
and Leadership Award (96, 01)
Nicholas Au YeungManchester High SchoolCross Country, Captain, All-CCC
East; Indoor & Outdoor Track,Captain, All-CCC East; 4 yr. Letter
Winner in all three sports; AllState & All New England Concert
Band; National Honor Society;High Honors every quarter; State
Finalist; Chemistry Olympiad
Lisamarie RusateMaloney High School,
MeridenCheerleading 11-12; Softball 11-
12; National Honor Society; ItalianNational Honor Society; ClassPresident ‘00; Key Club; Tutor,Homework Club-Nathan Hale
Elementary School
Matthew GoldenMaloney High School,
MeridenNSCAA Adidas Scholar All
American; Wendy’s Heisman AwardFinalist; CHSCA All State Soccer ‘01,
All Conference ‘00 & ‘01, Soccer;Letterman 3 yrs Basketball & 3 yrsSoccer; National Honor Society;
Italian National Honor Society; ClassPresident ‘00, ‘01, ‘02
Joy BattistaO.H. Platt High School,
MeridenTennis Captain Grade 11 & 12,
All-Conference 10, 11 & 12; BestSportsmanship Award for
Volleyball 12; National HonorSociety; Record-Journal Scholar
Athlete
Melissa GowingWilcox Technical High
School, MeridenNational Honor Society; Student
Pro tech Robotics Team #228; VICAState Officer; VICA Chapter Officer;
VICA National Voting Delegate;Tech. Talk (Newspaper); 3 years
Volleyball; 3 years Softball;Automotive Class of ‘02
Michael GlowaskyWilcox Technical High
School, MeridenNational Honor Society; Chess
Club President; 4 yearsBasketball, 3 Varsity, Senior Year
Captain; 4 years Baseball, 2 yearsVarsity; 1 year Cross Country
Amanda MilardoMiddletown High School
Soccer, 4 years All AcademicAward; Indoor Track, 2 years AllAcademic and All ConferenceAwards; Secretary of Student
Council
Pete BarakosO.H. Platt High School,
MeridenNational Honor Society;
Basketball Co-Captain ‘02;Wendy’s High School Heisman
Finals; Hartford Courant All-Academic Team; 3 Varsity LettersBasketball & Tennis; Latin ClubPresident; FBLA Vice President
Daniel NorwoodMiddletown High School
Class MM Track Championship ‘99& ‘00; Track Captain ‘02; NWCSoccer Champion ‘99, Soccer
Captain ‘01, All ConferenceSoccer ‘01; Courant All Academic
Team
Stephanie ThomasMercy High School,
MiddletownVolleyball, Captain; Varsity Softball;
National Honor Society; StudentCouncil Treasurer; Saint Anselm
Book Award; Peer Minister; NFCAAll-America Scholar Athlete;
National Youth Leadership Forum onMedicine
Daniel PuglieseXavier High School,
MiddletownCross Country Captain, All State;
Indoor/Outdoor Track Captain;National Honor Society; Latin Honor
Society; Cross Country All NewEngland; National Merit Commended
Student; Brother Celestine Award;Peer Ministry;’ Model Court Team
Laurie ButterworthVinal Technical HighSchool, Middletown
Cheerleading, MVP ‘00; CaptainSoccer; Captain Softball; Pro-TechGifted and Talented; VICA; StudentCouncil; National Honor Society;
Principal’s Leadership Award
Ryan DennyVinal Technical HighSchool, Middletown
Varsity Baseball, 4 yrs, CharterOak All Conference Baseball; ProTech Talented and Gifted; National
Honor Society
Diana HudakForan High School,
MilfordNational Honor Society, President;Swimming, Captain, All-Academic;
Gymnastics, Captain, All-Academic; Tennis, Captain, All-
Academic; Yale Book Award; GoldAward; Commended National
Merit Scholar; Future Woman ofDistinction; JETS Team
John HudakForan High School,
MilfordNational Honor Society, Treasurer;Tennis; Cross Country; Wrestling;Eagle Scout; Winner of NationalChemical Society Puzzle 1999;
JETS Team
Jennifer O’NeillJonathan Law High
School, MilfordGymnastics Captain, 1st Team AllState Gymnast, All New England
‘00; SWC All-Conference andAcademic Team, SWC All Around
Champ ‘01; USMC ScholasticExcellence Award; CT Post and
NH Register All-Area Teams;Powder Puff Girls Football ‘00-’01
Candace BrakewoodMasuk High School,
MonroeAll-American Scholar Athlete,
Soccer ‘01; All-State Indoor Track‘01; All-Conference Indoor Track ‘00,
‘01, ‘02; All-Conference Lacrosse‘01; Lacrosse Captain ‘01, ‘02;
Indoor Track Captain ‘02; Seniorclass Vice President; Ranked 1st in
Senior Class
James TurkoszMasuk High School,
MonroeNational Honor Society; National
Merit Scholar-Commended;American Invitational Math ExamQualifier; Cross Country; IndoorTrack; Outdoor Track; Coaches
Award ‘01; Soccer, Most ImprovedPlayer Award ‘01
Dawn PedroMontville High School
Basketball; Softball;Volleyball;Marching Band - Drum Major; SpanishHonor Society; National Honor Society
Bruce HutaMontville High School
Soccer; Basketball; Baseball; 1999ECC Small Soccer Co-
Champions; French Honor Society
Drew MostPlatt Technical High
School, MilfordStudent of the Month; Golf ‘00-’02;Tech Prep; Baseball ‘98-’00; Blood
Drives; Toys for Tots; Volunteer-Jewish Home for the Elderly; Work
Study
Anthony PietriniJonathan Law High
School, MilfordCHSCA All-State Football ‘00-’01,
New Haven Register All-AreaFootball ‘01, All-SWC Football ‘00-’01,
Football & Track Captain ‘01, AllSWC Academic ‘99-’00-’01; High
Honor Roll Student; National HonorSociety; Harvard Book Award Winner
Rebekah SeaburyLauralton Hall, Milford
Volleyball; Indoor Track; Track andField; Indoor Track Captain ‘01-’02,SWC All Conference Second Team
‘01; National Honor Society andSpanish National Honor Society;
Yale Book Award
Theresa FletcherPlatt Technical High
School, MilfordNational Honor Society President &Historian; Tennis Team, 3 yr Captain,
4 yr Varsity; First Robotics Club;Fairfield University and Sikorsky
Aircraft Math and Science Award;West Haven Rotary Club Student of
the Month; Student Council
Jessica ClarkeNaugatuck High School
Indoor & Outdoor Track; YearbookEditor; Interact Club Vice
President; National Honor Society;Diversity Club; Top 5% of Class of
2002
Justin KievitsNaugatuck High School
All-State Defensive Lineman;Waterbury Orthopedic Assoc.
Naugatuck Team Award; All-NVLOffensive Lineman; West PointLeadership Award; Michael’s
Jewelers Award
Megan SmithNew Britain High School
Varsity Basketball & Volleyball,Captain Basketball ‘00-’02,Captain Volleyball ‘02, All
Conference, Member of CCC2001 Championship Team; 2002
Olympic Torch Bearer
David GiancolaNew Britain High SchoolBaseball; Golf; School Newspaper,
Honor Roll
Pamela PetersonNew Canaan High School
Basketball, Captain, All FCIAC, 3point record holder; Softball, Captain,
All FCIAC Honorable Mention;Volleyball, FCIAC Scholar Athlete, All
FCIAC; Wendy’s Heisman StateFinalist; NHS; 2001 Dartmouth Club
Award; National MeritCommendation;YMCA Volunteer
Daniel MarkiewiczNew Canaan High School
Wrestling Captain ‘00-’02, ClassM, FCIAC Place Winner ‘99-’02;Varsity Track, Pole Vault; Varsity
Soccer; JETS Team; TrinityCollege Award; 2001 Excellence
in Architecture
Ashley WyandNew Fairfield High School
All SWC First Team, All PatriotDivision-2 Times, All Area Team,Senior Bowl Attendee, SoccerCaptain 2001; National Honor
Society; CT Top 60 Girls SoccerGames in ‘01
Alex DeepNew Fairfield High School
Soccer Captain ‘00-’01, All-Conference SWC, All-Area Team;Track, Captain ‘02; National Honor
Society
La’Keisha MassenburgHillhouse High School,
New HavenCapt. Girls Freshman Basketball ‘98;
Freshman Executive Officer of JROTC‘00-’02 National Honor Society; 2nd inScholastics-The American Legion; All
Academic Team-SCSU; 1st PlaceClass Championship, Track; 2nd Place,
State Championships, Track; HobyAmbassador
Andrew SolanoHillhouse High School,
New HavenSoccer Captain ‘01; Spanish
Honors Society; All HammonassetDivision Soccer; Play It Smart
Program; National Spanish Exam,3rd in CT ‘99-’00; ‘01 MVP Soccer
Claire FabianWilbur Cross High
School, New HavenCaptain, Swim Team; NationalHonor Society; Vice President,Spanish Honor Society; Latin
Honor Society; Brown UniversityBook Award; SCC Scholar LeaderAward; SCC All Academic Team
Youssouf KaneWilbur Cross High
School, New HavenSoccer, 4 yrs; National Honor
Society; French Honor Society;Winner of Yale’s Shafer Scholarship;SCC All Academic Team; President,French International Club;Yale New
Haven Hospital Volunteer
Rosa DiazNew London High School
National Honor Society; VicePresident of Class ‘03; Captain
Girls Tennis; DAR Recipient; GirlState Delegate; George ParkAcademy (DMA); Smith Book
Award
Ramel MurphyNew London High School
Wrestling Captain ‘01-’02; ClassPresident ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02; NationalHonor Society ‘01, ‘02; Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. Scholar; American
Legion Boys State; ECCSportsmanship Award, Track;CHSCA All-State Academic
Wrestling Team
Sarah DomoffNew Milford High School
Cross Country, 4 yrs, Captain;Track, 4 yrs, Captain; National
Honor Society, Secretary; FrenchHonor Society, Vice President;
Red Cross Volunteer; AllConference Academic Award;
Girls’ State; Williams College BookAward
Jonathan SauerNew Milford High School3 year Varsity Wrestler, 2002 SWC
Champion, Set Season PinRecord, 4 yrs on the Academic
Team, 34 times Attended NationalCompetition; Varsity Baseball;National Honor Society Vice
President; Accepted to West Point
Elizabeth FrancolinoNewington High SchoolVarsity Lacrosse Goalie; Varsity
Swimming-4 yrs, 2001 CCC SouthChampions, ‘99-’01 Courant AllAcademic team; National HonorSociety; Harvard Book Award;
New England Band; Tri-M MusicHonor Society, Treasurer
Hisaaki KobayashiNewington High SchoolVarsity Golf-4 yrs, Varsity GolfCaptain, All Conference-3 yrs;
National Honor Society President;Spanish Honor Society; Tri-M
Music Honor Society
Morgan HainesNewtown High School
4 yr Varsity Soccer, Captain, MVP,All Conference 2nd Team; 4 yrVarsity Basketball, All ColonialHonorable Mention; Wendy’s
Heisman Scholar Athlete Award;National Honor Society; Spanish
Honor Society
Andrew LysaghtNewtown High SchoolCross Country Captain; IndoorTrack; Wrestling; All-Conference
Academic Teams; National HonorSociety; Latin Honor Society;
Bausch & Lomb Science Award;Dartmouth Book Award; CT Boy’s
State Representative
Lauren TeixeiraNorth Branford High
SchoolSoccer; Track Captain; StudentCouncil; National Honor SocietyPresident; FBLA; SADD; Aroma;Chorus; Boys Varsity Basketball
Manager; Superintendent’sStudent Recognition Award of
Excellence
Fernando TrindadeNorth Branford High
SchoolBaseball-Captain ‘01-’02, SecondTeam All-Shoreline ‘00; Basketball;Student Council-Treasurer ‘01-’02;Honor Society; Future BusinessLeaders of America; American
Legion Boy’s State ‘01; Who’s WhoAmong High School Students ‘02
Alison LaventureTourtellotte MemorialH.S, N. Grosvenordale
Track Captain in ‘00, ‘01, ‘02;Basketball Captain ‘02; Soccer StateChampionship-Clsas S; ECC All-Star
Soccer & Track; State Track MeetClass S ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; Student Council;
National Honor Society
Anthony ConsiglioTourtellotte MemorialH.S, N. Grosvenordale
Baseball, Captain; Soccer, Captain;Basketball; National Honor Society,
Treasurer; Senior Class President; All-Academic Team Clipper Classic; ECC
Leadership Conference
Jill CreamerWheeler High School,
North StoningtonAll Conference Soccer Champs,2nd Team All Conference ‘98 &
‘01; Soccer & Basketball Captain‘01-’02; National Honor Society;Class President ‘99-’02; Student
Council ‘98-’02
Tara StevensNorth Haven High SchoolNational Honor Society, President;
Latin Honor Society, President;Italian Honor Society; Swimming;SCC All Academic Team; Future
Problem Solving; Project AdventureFacilitator; DAR Award; MV Alpha
Theta
James SalzanoNorth Haven High School
National, French, Math HonorSocieties; Cross Country, Captain;
Track, Tri-Captain; Fencing, Tri-Captain; Boy’s State; Trinity BookAward; Drama; Band; Jazz Band;
Dare Role Model; N.H. CountyMADD Advisory Board; Town
Substance Abuse Council
Lee CamfieldWheeler High School,
North StoningtonClass S State Champions Soccer,‘99 & ‘01, Captain of Soccer Team,‘01, Class S Shoreline Conference
Champions, ‘01, All ConferenceFirst Team ‘00, 2nd Team ‘01, CTOlympic Development Program; 4
yrs Scholar Athlete
Jillian DemmerleBrien McMahon High
School, NorwalkVarsity Volleyball, Capt; Varsity
Tennis, Capt; Key Club; SenatorsCommunity Foundation; MinorityAcademic Achievement Tutoring
Program; Indoor Track; CPYCSailing Instructor
Sebastian PetersBrien McMahon High
School, NorwalkNational Honors Society,
President; Harvard Book Award;Varsity Soccer ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; Varsity
Track ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02
Amanda HilsonNorwalk High School
Indoor Track Captain; OutdoorTrack Captain; Indoor Track State
Qualifier; Outdoor Track StateQualifier; Cross Country State
Qualifier; National Honor Society;Girl’s State; Holy Cross Book
Prize; Volleyball
Sagar MakanjiNorwalk High SchoolVarsity Cross Country; Varsity
Indoor and Outdoor Track;National Honor Society; Asian
Club, President; CT Boys’ StateDelegate; Bausch & Lomb
Science Award; Yale Club BookAward
Krista RappahahnNorwich Free Academy
Basketball, Captain, All-ECC, All-Area, All-State, Nike All-America;
Soccer, Captain, All-ECC;Heisman Scholar-Athlete State
Finalist; AP Scholar with Honors;National Honor Society; ClassVice President; Varsity ‘N’ ClubPresident; Coalition of Children
Lucas SouthworthNorwich Free Academy
4 yrs Soccer, 2 yrs Varsity,Captain ‘01; 3 yrs Volleyball, 2 yrsVarsity; National Honor Society;
Outdoors Club; US NavalAcademy Summer Seminar
Program
Eric GileauNorwich Technical
High SchoolNational Honor Society, Vice President;
Soccer, All CVTC Conference;Lacrosse;Pro-Tech Gifted and Talented
Kara DonnellyLyme-Old Lyme
High SchoolVarsity Soccer; Softball; Fencing,Captain; National Honor Society;Yale Book Award; Class Marshall;Pfizer Math and Science Award
Patrick YoungLyme-Old Lyme
High SchoolNational Honor Society; High
School Bowl Co-Captain; CrossCountry Co-Captain; Lyme Street
Journal Columnist; WLYM Co-Anchorman; Class Officer
Karen WyzykowskiOld Saybrook High SchoolTrack and Field, All American, All
New England Track 2 yrs, All StateTrack and Field, 3 yrs; Basketball,2nd Team All Shoreline; Honorable
Mention Soccer; National HonorSociety; All Shoreline Scholar
Athlete
John-Paul AldiOld Saybrook High SchoolAll-Pequot Conference First Team;
All-State Honorable Mention,Football Captain 2001; National
Honor Society; Dartmouth CollegeBook Award
Nicole KurekPlainfield High SchoolOutstanding Freshman ScholarAthlete; Football Cheerleading
Captain ‘99-’01; Indoor Track Captain‘02, Highest Points ‘02; OutdoorTrack ECC All-Star ‘01; National
Honor Society Secretary ‘02; SADDSecretary ‘01; President ‘02
John BaldwinPlainfield High SchoolSoccer, Captain ‘01; All-StarMedium Division, Team Most
Valuable Player, Team DefensiveMost Valuable Player; CAPPS
Award Winner; Rotary Student ofthe Month; 4 years Honor Roll
Erica PernellPlainville High SchoolSoftball, 4 yrs Varsity, All-NWC‘00-’01, All-State ‘00, Offensive
Leader Award; Soccer 3 yrsVarsity, Captain ‘01; All-Academic
4 yrs; Yale Book Award; Nat’l &Spanish Honor Societies; Lt. Gov.Academic Achievement Award;
Nat’l Achievement Finalist
David DziuraPlainville High SchoolCross Country-3 yrs, Varsity
Letter, 2 yr, Captain, AllConference; Indoor Track-3 yrs,Varsity Letter, Captain; Outdoor
Track-3 yrs. Varsity Letter, Captain,All Conference; All AcademicAward 4 yrs; National Honor
Society
Sarah HutchinsPortland High SchoolNational Honor Society; GirlsState Representative; Varsity
Track, ‘99-’01, Captain ‘02, HighJump Class S Championships ‘99-’01, Pole Vault All State ‘01; Who’sWho Among American Students‘00-’01; Top ten Percent of Class
Matthew FinkelsteinPortland High School
Student Council President; NationalHonor Society; Connecticut Assoc.
of Student Councils President;HOBY Award; Wendy’s Heisman
Award; All Conference Tennis,Captain ‘01-’02, #1 Singles, ‘00-’02;
Varsity Basketball ‘00-’02;Acapella/Southern Region Choir
Christopher CyrPutnam High School
Basketball 9, 10, 11, 12; Golf 11;Soccer 9, 10, 11, 12-Captain;Student Council 11; Athletes
Reaching Out 11 & 12
Casey RondeauPutnam High SchoolSoccer; Basketball; Track;
Marching Band; Concert Band;National Honor Society; Girl’s
State
Lara BateyJoel Barlow High School,
Redding4 yr Varsity Soccer Starter, Co-
Captain ‘01, SWC ChampionshipMVP, All-State ‘01, All-Conference‘99, ‘00, ‘01 Olympic Development
Program 6 yrs; Harvard Book Award;Barnard Book Award; R.O.T.C.
Scholar-Athlete Award for Science
Brian FriedmanJoel Barlow High School,
Redding4 yr Starter on Varsity BaseballTeam, Captain, Team MVP ‘99;
Babe Ruth New England MVP ‘99;Babe Ruth World Series 7th Place;U.S. Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete
Award; Oberlin College BookAward; Calculus Award;
Rensselear Math.Science Award
Jill SchweitzerRidgefield High School
First Team All-Conference Cross-Country, Captain; All-Conference
Relay-Indoor Track, Captain;Outdoor Track, Captain; National
Honor Society; Art & LiteraryMagazine Art & Layout Editor
Matthew CauteroRidgefield High School1st Team All-FCIAC Football ‘00-
’01; Varsity Football captain;Wendy’s Heisman State Finalist;
Red Cross Good Samaritan Award;Key Club Lt. Governor; NationalHonor Society; NHS Blood Drive
Chairman
Karen FellRocky Hill High School
Volleyball, Captain, Defensive MVP,Hustle Award; Basketball, 6th Man
Award; Softball; Golf; YearbookEditor; Newspaper; National Honor
Society; Drama; Trinity BookAward; COC & NWC Scholar-Athlete; Lt. Governors Award;USMC Distinguished Athlete
Christina D’AnnaSeymour High SchoolVarsity Soccer-Captain ‘01;
Second All Naugatuck Valley ‘99-’00; All Naugatuck Valley ‘02;
Player of the Week-NH Register;National Honor Society-Treasurer
Jacob TucciaroneSeymour High School
National Honor Society; Class MFootball Championship; NVL
Weightlifting Competition; Class MTrack & State Open Finalist
Caitlin CallaghanShelton High School
Basketball Captain ‘02; SoftballTeam ‘99-’02; Basketball Co-
Housatonic Champs ‘02; SSC AllAcademic Team-3 yrs; National
Honor Society; Spanish NationalHonor Society; High Honor Roll-4 yrs
Patrick LombardiShelton High School
Football Champions Class LL;Housatonic Championship ‘00-’01;
Yale Book Award; Interact Club;National Honor Society; Peer
Tutor; Governors’ ScholarSemifinalist; Yearbook Staff;
National and World LanguageHonor Societies
Kevin LucasRocky Hill High School
Football, Captain, MVP, All-herald;Basketball, Captain, Courant All-
Academic; Baseball; ClassTreasurer; COC Scholar-Athlete;
National Honor Society
Shawn DuffySimsbury High School
Simsbury Scholar; National HonorSociety; C.O.L.T. Spanish
Excellence Award; Soccer 4 yrs;Basketball 4 yrs, Captain; Track 4yrs; Christian Youth Organization;
Youth Track Coach
Daniel JachymSimsbury High School
Football, All Conference, Captain;Basketball, Captain; Track
Captain; All Academic Team;National Honor Society; Brown
University Book Award; NationalMerit Semifinalist; AP Scholar
Joy TraceskiSomers High School
National Honor Society; VarsitySwimming 2 years; Drama Club
President; CT Girl’s StateRepresentative; Class Treasurer, 3
years; Big Brother/Big SistersOfficer; Holy Cross Book Award
Matthew PicardSomers High School
Soccer Captain ‘01; Track Captain‘99, MVP ‘01; Athlete of the
Month, May ‘01; Minds in MotionAward; Soccer & Track ‘99-’01;
National Honor Society VicePresident; Emergency Room
Hospital Volunteer
Laura BridgeSouth Windsor
High SchoolTennis, CCC All Academic Team;National Honor Society; NationalMerit Commended Scholar; Holy
Cross Book Award; Girl ScoutGold Award
Daniel MarreroSouth Windsor
High SchoolBasketball Championship CCC
East; National Honor Society; ‘01All Conference Varsity Track; ‘01All Area Team J.I. Track Meet;
UConn Leadership Scholarship
Jessica EisensteinPomperaug High School,
SouthburyCross Country Captain ‘01; IndoorTrack Captain ‘02; Varsity Track;National Honor Society; Harvard
Book Award; Spanish HonorSociety; Jazz Band
Matthew KieltPomperaug High School,
SouthburyNational Honor Society; Spanish
Honor Society; AP Scholar;Football, Captain, All-State, All-SWC; Golf, All colonial Division;
SWC All Academic Team; LiteraryMagazine Editor; Chess Club;
Pomperaug Guidance Association
Jennifer CiulloSouthington High SchoolLacrosse Captain; Field HockeyAll Conference; Record Journal
Scholar Athlete; Courant All-Academic; Class Vice President;National Honor Society; FBLA;
Peer Mediator; SADD; Peer Tutor
Colin MissettSouthington High SchoolTennis Captain; Cross Country-Captain; National Honor Society
President; Peer AdvocatePresident; Jazz Ensemble;
CANHS Secretary Boys State Rep
Emily WhiteStafford Springs High
SchoolVarsity Soccer 4 yrs, Capt 2 yrs, All
Conference, All State; Board ofEducation Representative; Secretary
of Student Council; Excellence inSpanish, English & History; Rotary
Club Award; CABE Award
Travis GagnonStafford Springs High
SchoolNational Honor Society; Connecticut
Boys’ State; Hugh O’Brian YouthLeadership Award; Soccer Captain
‘01; Class Vice President
Diane YacendaStamford High SchoolVarsity Soccer, Captain ‘01;
Varsity Basketball, Captain ‘02; All-FCIAC 2nd Team Soccer ‘00 &
‘01; Honorable Mention Basketball‘00; National Honor Society; TheRound Table School Newspaper;Student Government Senior Rep
Richard SenatoreStamford High SchoolTrack & Field Championships,
State Tournament Class L & LL,Indoor Track Captain in ‘01 & ‘02,
Outdoor Track Captain in ‘01 & ‘02,Arlington Relays Invitational;
National Honor Society President
Megan SpillaneTrinity Catholic,
StamfordVolleyball Captain; Outdoor TrackCaptain; National Honor Society
President;Yearbook Editor-in-Chief;Newspaper Editor-in-Chief; Harvard
Book Award; Rensslaer Medal;Wendy’sHeisman Nominee; FCIAC VolleyballScholar Athlete; Respite for Autism
Stephen BedoskyTrinity Catholic,
StamfordBaseball-3 yrs Varsity, 2000 FCIAC& State Champions; Football-3 yrsstarter on Varsity; Indoor Track, ‘02FCIAC Qualifier in Shot; Captain‘02; Baseball & Track; Student
Council Secretary; Ambassador;National Honor Society; Nominee
Wendy’s Heisman
Sharlene SatawhiteWright Technical High
School, StamfordBasketball; Honors ‘99 & ‘00; Track
& Field ‘99-’00, All West CVTC‘00-’01; All West CVTC ‘01-’02;
Team MVP ‘00-’01
Stephen FryczWright Technical High
School, StamfordNational Honor Society; NYLC; High
Achievement in Electrical Trades;High Honors ‘98-’02, T Soccer Team
Member-goalie-4 yrs; SoccerCoach/Counselor-Ukrainian-American Youth Association
Jennifer CyconWesthill High School,
StamfordVolleyball Captain ‘00, ‘01; TeamMVP ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; All FCIAC 4thTeam ‘99, 2nd Team ‘00 & ‘01;Barnard Book Award; National
Honor Society Secretary
Matthew BarwinskiWesthill High School,
StamfordBaseball, Captain, All Fairfield County;
National Honor Society;VolunteerFirefighter; Holy Cross Book Award;American Legion Baseball; FBLA,
Treasurer
Kathleen BoyleStonington High School
Captain of Soccer & Indoor Track;All-ECC Soccer, 4 yr Varsity Letter
Winner, Coaches Award; ECCSportsmanship Award; 4 yr
Member of Crew Team; All NewEngland Choir; Laurel Girls State
Mark BrissetteStonington High School2000 Cross Country Class SS
Individual Champion; All-State, All-New England Cross Country,
Captain; All-State Indoor Track,Captain; National Honor Society,
President; Editor of SchoolYearbook
Deborah NewmanE.O. Smith High School,
StorrsSoccer, 4 yrs, All-Conference, 3
yrs, All State, 2 yrs, All-NewEngland, 2 yrs, senior Bowl,
Captain; National Honor Society;Basketball, 4 yrs, Captain; Mock
Trial; Best Buddies
John RidyardE.O. Smith High School,
StorrsCross Country, 4 yrs, Captain, 2-time
All State;Track, 4 yrs, Captain;National Honor Society;Wendy’sHeisman Nomination; EconomicsExcellence Award; Best Buddies;
Habitat for Humanity
Christina SenftBunnell High School,
StratfordNational Honor Society, President;Spanish Honor Society; Dartmouth
Book Award; Student CouncilExecutive Board; Sunday School
Teacher; Soccer, 4 yrs Varsity, Captain;Indoor Track, Captain; Outdoor Track;
SWC All-Academic Team
Stephen MalloyBunnell High School,
StratfordNational Honor Society; SpanishHonor Society;Wendy’s HeismanState Finalist; Captain’s Council;
SADD; Cross Country, Captain, All-State ‘00, All-SWC ‘00, ‘01; Basketball,
Captain; Outdoor Track, Captain; 8Time All-SWC Academic Team
Zaria WilliamsStratford High School
Student Council, 4 yrs; SpanishHonor Society, 3 yrs; Walk For
Hunger Coordinator, 3 yrs; ModelUN Representative ‘01; Conference
of Municipalities Rep; All-SWCOutdoor Track ‘01 & ‘02; IndoorTrack & Cross Country, 2 yrs
Colin SheldonStratford High School
National Honor Society, President;Brown University Book Award;
Bausch and Lomb Science Award;Wendy’s H.S. Heisman State
Finalist; CT Governors’ ScholarRunnerup ‘00; Football;
Indoor/Outdoor Track, 3 yrs;Sports Editor School Newspaper
Melanie SchorrSuffield High School
National Honor Society;Governors’ Scholar Award;
Wendy’s High School HeismanNational Finalist; CT State OpenIndoor Track Champion; HartfordCourant All-Academic Team; CaptProficiency Test Excellence Award;Giraffe Club Student Activity Board
Robert NimsSuffield High School
Scholars Breakfast Award; NCCCMusic Award; Athlete of the
Month; Daniel F Sullivan Men’sSportsmanship Award ‘00-’01;Varsity Soccer; Varsity Tennis;
High School Band; Jazz Ensemble
Emily MillerTerryville High SchoolCross-Country, Captain, All BL,MVP, All-Class Divisional Team;
Varsity Track, Co-Captain;Basketball; Hoby Leadership
Award; National Honor Society; St.Joseph College Book Award;
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Matthew O’ReillyTerryville High School
Cross Country Co-Captain; Track;National Honor Society; Student
Council; Hartford Courant AllAcademic Award; Berkshire
League Scholar Athlete
Alissa DaytonThomaston High School
Soccer, Basketball, Softball, 4 yrs;Basketball Captain ‘02; SoccerCoaches Award ‘00; Berkshire
League Scholar Athlete; NationalHonor Society; Student Council
Jeffrey NageotteThomaston High School
Soccer Captain ‘01; VarsityBaseball, Basketball, Soccer, 4
yrs; National Honor Society;Student Council President;
Yearbook Editor; Harvard BookClub Award
Julie JakoboskiTolland High School
National Honor Society; NCCC All-Conference Cross Country, Indoor
Track, Track and Field; StudentCouncil Secretary & treasurer; Indoor
Track MVP 00-’01; 2000 CrossCountry Coach’s Award; All-Region
Band; Greater Htfd Youth WindEnsemble
Brian RobinsonTolland High School
Cross Country, Captain; IndoorTrack, Track & Field, 4 yrs, Varsity,
All Conference, All Academic;National Honor Society; JETS;
Envirothon; Student Council; HolyCross Book Award; Bausch &
Lomb Science Award; Governors’Scholar Semi-Finalist
Kerrie BartoszekOliver Wolcott TechnicalHigh School, Torrington
Cheerleading, 2 yrs, Varsity;Softball, Captain ‘02, 4 yrs Varsity;
Briarwood Book Award
Paul McCulloughOliver Wolcott TechnicalHigh School, TorringtonSoccer, Captain ‘02; Basketball,Captain ‘02; Baseball; National
Honor Society; HOBY; DAR GoodCitizen Award; Rensselear Medal
Christine ArsegoTorrington High SchoolBasketball, Captain; 1000 PointsClub; All-NVL and All-Suburban
Teams; Varsity Soccer and Track;National Honor Society; Waterbury
Rep. All-Academic Team; YaleBook Award; Student Council;
Spanish Club Secret
Alexander SabiaTorrington High School
National Honor Society; 3 yr LetterWinner Football; 4 yr Letter
Winner Track; All NVL Track ‘01;Academic Letter ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02;
WTBY Republic AmericanScholar-Athlete; NVL Honorable
Mention-Linebacker
Ellizabeth ElyTrumbull High School
Varsity Field Hockey & Tennis ‘99-’01; Field Hockey Captain ‘01 &‘02; National & French Honor
Societies; All FCIAC & All State1st Team ‘01; All-State Scholar
Athlete ‘01; French Club Sec. ‘00-’01; Pres. ‘01-’02
Gabriel GoldmanTrumbull High School
All State Pole Vaulter, 4th At Open,Indoor School Record, 3 yearVarsity, 1st PV Nutmeg State
Olympics 2001; National HonorSociety; AP Scholar; All StateChoir; We the People; Junior
Achievement Award 2001; NationalMerit Commended Student
Heather BurkartSt. Joseph High School,
TrumbullNational Honor Society; SpanishNational Honor Society; Wellesly
Book Award; Class of 2002Scholarship Award; Volleyball, All-
FCIAC Honorable Mention;Basketball Captain, All-FCIAC
Honorable Mention
Thomas NoonanSt. Joseph High School,
TrumbullNational Honor Society, President;
Student Council, Treasurer; ‘01 ClassL State Basketball Champs; Golf,Varsity, ‘01 All FCIAC, East StateFinalist; Wendy’s Heisman Award;West Point Leadership Award; CT
Boy’s State Representative
Amanda PietraszewskiSt. Bernard High School,
UncasvilleBasketball, 4 yr Varsity Team Member,
1000+ Points, 42 pts-Career High,Team Co-Captain, 1st Team ECC AllStar, Small Division Best Offensive
Player; Jr Class Treasurer; PeerMinister; National Honor Society;
NYLC Scholar; Who’s Who ‘00-’01
Keith GyntherSt. Bernard High School,
UncasvilleFootball; Baseball; Lacrosse; NationalHonor Society; Congressional Youth
Leadership Conference; ECC AthleticLeadership Conference; NationalMerit Commended Scholar;Who’s
Who Among American High SchoolStudents; Boy Scouts of America
Erin GarnettRockville High School,
VernonSoccer; Basketball; All-ConferenceSoftball; National Honor Society;
Mount Holyoke Book Award;CGSCA Scholar Athlete Award;
Editor-in-Chief of Yearbook
Matthew LaBodaRockville High School,
VernonCT Governor’s Scholar Award;
Cross Country, Captain;Indoor/Outdoor Track, Captain;Math Team, Captain; CT State
Math Team; National HonorSociety
Kimberly GrunwaldLyman Hall High School,
WallingfordSoftball, Captain ‘02; NationalHonor Society; Varsity Club
Officer; Connecticut Scholar; St.Joseph’s Book Award; Society of
Women Engineers Award
Krzysztof KowalskiLyman Hall High School,
WallingfordNational Honor Society; CrossCountry Captain; Indoor Track;
Outdoor Track; RensselearMedalist; Hartford Courant All
Academic Team; Society ofWomen Engineers Award
Crystal CartierMark T. Sheehan HS,
WallingfordVolleyball, Captain; Indoor and
Outdoor Track, Captain, AllSouthern Connecticut Conference;Literary Magazine Editor; NationalHonor Society; Captains’ Council
President; Record Journal ScholarAthlete
Carlo MoscaMark T. Sheehan HS,
WallingfordTennis Team, Captain; CrossCountry Team; Italian Club;
Captains’ Council; Record-JournalScholar-Athlete; Hartford Courant
All-Academic Team; SCC All-Academic Team
Megan SearsShepaug Valley HighSchool, Washington
National Honor Society; PeerLeadership; Smith College Book
Award; Boys Varsity Soccer,Captain; CT Senior Bowl MVP;
Varsity Basketball, Captain, FirstTeam All League; Varsity Trackand Field, All League, All State
Mathew RichardsonShepaug Valley HighSchool, Washington
National Honor Society; Soccer, AllAcademic, Captain, Senior Bowl, AllBL; Track, Captain; Hockey, Captain;
Class Treasurer
Gina CalabroCrosby High School,
WaterburyNational Honor Society; CaptainVarsity Tennis, #1 Singles; Co-
Captain Varsity Basketball;President Art Club; Sgt. of Arms,
Key Club; USA NationalLeadership Merit Award; The Holy
Cross Book Prize
Elvis AnesCrosby High School,
WaterburyVarsity Soccer Captain ‘01;National Honor Society; US
Marines Scholastic Excellence;Who’s Who in America
Megan ShoveHoly Cross High School,
WaterburySwimming Captain, All State, All NVL,Class M 100 Breaststroke Champion,State Open Qualifier; National Honor
Society President; College of theHoly Cross Book Award; French
Honor Society;Yearbook Copy Editor;President’s Council
John KancaHoly Cross High School,
WaterburyVarsity Tennis; Varsity Skiing;
National Honor Society; SpanishHonor Society; Salve Regina Book
Award; University of RochesterSocial Sciences and Humanities
Award
Ernest Moore IIIW.F. Kaynor Technical
HS, Waterbury‘00 Cross Country, Captain; ‘01Track Team All City; ‘-01 CrossCountry All City, All Vo-Tech;Sportsmens Club Scholarship
Kimberly SmeadKennedy High School,
WaterburyNational Honor Society; VarsityBasketball, Captain 12; Varsity
Softball, Captain 12’ Spanish ClubPresident 12; Soar Program;Gifted Program; Junior Class
President
Andrew ThompsonKennedy High School,
WaterburySoccer Team Captain, 4 yr Varsity
Starter, 2nd Team All-NVL;Republican-American All-
Academic Team; Member of theVarsity Baseball and Golf Teams;National Honor Society; Jr. Class
Secretary; Mock Trial
Jenna LogiudiceSacred Heart HighSchool, Waterbury
Varsity Swimming, 3 yrs, Captain;Varsity Tennis, 4 yrs, Captain;
Student Council President;National Honor Society; Yale Book
Award; Rensselear PolytechnicInstitute Medal
Brian StasaitisSacred Heart HighSchool, Waterbury
National Honor Society, President;Yearbook and Prom Committees;JETS; Student Campus Minister;
Eucharistic Minister; TimothyO’Connor Memorial Scholarship;Basketball, 4 yrs; Baseball, 4 yrs;WTBY Republican All Academic
Alyssa BuzzelliWilby High School
Varsity Swimming, Swim Captain;Varsity Tennis, Tennis Captain, MostValuable Tennis Player ‘01, Co-CityTennis Champions ‘00; Member ofNVL and State Open Swim Team;National Honor Society; Talented
and Gifted Program
Matthew DavisWilby High School
Varsity Swimming, Swim Captain;Varsity Golf, Golf Captain; Who’sWho Among H.S. Students; Capt.
Scholar; Michael’s Jewelers Awardfor Academics; National HonorSociety; Talented and Gifted
Program
Caroline RitterWaterford High SchoolValedictorian; Cross-Country,
Captain, All-State, All-ECC, MVP;Indoor Track, Captain, All-ECC,MVP; Outdoor Track, Captain,MVP; Harvard Book Award;Wendy’s Heisman Nominee;
Pfizer/WSUB Scholar Athlete;National Honor Society
Jeremy GriffinWaterford High School
Football Captain ‘01, AllConference Football; National
Honor Society; Connecticut BoysState; Coast Guard Book Award;
Wendy’s Heisman NominationAward; CT National Guard Young
Leader
Katherine RinaldiWatertown High SchoolPlayed Soccer for 3 yrs; NationalHonor Society; Foreign LanguageHonor Society; Student Council;Yearbook Personals Co-Editor;Yale Book Award; Marine Corps
Academic Excellence
Bryan VanSteenbergenWatertown High SchoolNat’l & Foreign Language HonorSoc; Basketball-Captain ‘01-’02;
Track and Field, AAU CT StartersNational Basketball Team 2001;
Student Council; FBLA; Yearbook;Theatre; DECA
Emily HardyWestbrook High SchoolAll-State Field Hockey, 2 yrs; All-State Basketball, 2 yrs; ShorelineConference Basketball Player ofthe Year, 2 yrs; 3-Time ShorelineScholar-Athlete; Smith CollegeBook Award; National Honor
Society
Gregory TalpeyWestbrook High School
All Shoreline Baseball; All PequotFootball; 2-Time Shoreline
Scholar-Athlete; Capt. Football,Basketball, Baseball; National
Honor Society
Carolyn WeaverConard High School,
West HartfordCross Country Captain; LetterWinner Cross Country, Indoor
Track, Outdoor Track; Vice Pres.National Honor Society; Vice Pres.
Jr. Class Board; National HonorSociety; National Merit Scholar
Michael FrancisConard High School,
West HartfordCaptain Football, Wrestling & Trackand Field; President National Honor
Society; Spanish National HonorSociety; All Conference Honors in
Track & Field; Writer for SchoolNewspaper
Kathleen KrauseHall High School,
West HartfordVolleyball, Captain, All-League;Indoor Track, All-State; Outdoor
Track, Captain, All-League;National Honor Society; FrenchHonor Society; AP Scholar; All-
State Choir
Anthony KeatingHall High School,
West HartfordCross Country, Captain; Indoor
Track All-League, All-State;Outdoor Track; Student
Association President; NationalHonor Society; Spanish HonorSociety; French Honor Society
Ashley LockwoodNorthwest Catholic High
School, West HartfordAll State Soccer ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; All
Conference Soccer ‘99, ‘00, ‘01; AllAcademic ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01;
National Honor Society; NationalStudent Athlete Award
Patrick SkahillNorthwest Catholic High
School, West HartfordAll Conference Cross Country ‘99;All Conference All Academic Team‘98-’01, National Scholar Athlete
of the Day; National Honor Society
Jacquelyn AcamporaWest Haven High SchoolVarsity Volleyball Captain; Varsity
Lacrosse Captain; Girls IceHockey Club Captain; Peer
Advocate; National Honor Society;Special Olympics Volunteer; West
Haven Community HouseVolunteer
Christopher FerraroWest Haven High SchoolMartial Arts, 3rd Degree Blackbelt;
Yale University Book Award;Harvard University Book Award;Fairfield University Book Award;
Varsity Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4;Captain 4; Chess Team; Marching
Band - Drum Major
Stephen SanseverinoNotre Dame High School,
West HavenSwimming Captain; Jazz Band; 4-
H; National Honor Society VicePresident; Italian Honor Society;
Stage Crew; Concert BandPresident; Yearbook Editor-in-
Chief; Musical Theater; Yale BookAward; Penguin Plunge
Dana LaMendolaWeston High School
National Honor Society; PrincetonUniversity Award; All-SWC
Academic Team; Soccer 4 yrsVarsity, Captain, All-Conference,All-Area Team, MVP; Tracks, All-State, All-Conference; ‘02 SWC
Indoor Champion
Kevin BeardsleyWeston High School
Tennis, Captain, All Conference‘00; Cross Country, Captain,
Coaches Award ‘00, ‘01; IndoorTrack, 2nd Team All Conference;
JETS, Co-Captain ‘01, JV NationalChamp; Help Our World, Co-
Founder/Co-Pres; National HonorSociety; Mensa
Katherine YearwoodStaples High School,
WestportField Hockey, Captain, All State
Academic, All FCIAC East, GinnyParker Award; Softball, Captain;National Honor Society; StudentAssembly, Treasurer; National
Achievement Scholarship Finalist
Peter DoughertyStaples High School,
WestportCaptain Cross Country &
Swimming; National Merit Semi-Finalist; National Honor Society;
National Latin Honor Society; JazzEnsemble; Cross Country Scholar-
Athlete ‘01
Emily CrowleyWethersfield High School
Cross Country Captain; Indoorand Outdoor Track Captain;
National Honor Society President;French Honor Society President;
Yale Book Award; RensselaerMedal; Hartford Courant All
Academic Team
Jonas MaciunasWethersfield High SchoolFootball, Captain; All CCC WestFootball, 2001 Joseph Cottone
Football Award; Basketball,Captain; National Honor Society;
National Merit ScholarshipCommendation
Kathleen ReevesWilton High School
Cross Country Captain ‘00-’01; AllArea - All FCIAC; National HonorSociety; Indoor and Outdoor Track3 Varsity Ltrs; Madrigal Singers;
Student Body Secretary
Tyler DoddsWilton High School
Captain of Cross Country, Indoorand Outdoor Track; Cross Country
All Area and All FCIAC;Emergency Medical Technician
Erin MorganWindham High School,
WillimanticTennis; Field Hockey; Orchestra;National Honor Society; Tennis
Captain & Field Hockey Captain
Pamela PanosWindsor High SchoolTennis, 3 yrs, Captain, All-
Conference, All-Academic Award;Soccer, 3 yrs; Softball; NationalHonor Society; French Honor
Society; Captain, First RoboticsTeam; Jazz Ensemble, 1st
Trombone; Tri-M Music HonorSociety; AJ Drexel Scholar; Peer
Tutor
Patrick MuzinWindham High School,
WillimanticBasketball 9, 10, 11, 12; Golf, 9,
10, 11, 12; Football 9, 10; StudentCouncil 9, 11, 12; National Honor
Society 11, 12
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Lisa HorvayThe Gilbert School,
WinstedVolleyball, State Champs Class S,
Senior All Star, 5 year PlayerJunior Olympic; National Honor
Society; Spanish Honor Society; 3year Varsity Softball
Brian SeabackThe Gilbert School,
WinstedSoccer, Captain; Basketball; Track,Captain; Chamber Choir, Concert
Choir, President; Boys’ State;Superintendent’s Award;
Rensselaer Medal; National HonorSociety
Carly McGinnisNorthwestern RegionalHigh School, Winsted
National Honor Society; Soccer, 4yrs, Captain; Indoor/Outdoor Track,
2 yrs, Captain; CAPSS Award;Harvard Book Prize; Valedictorian
of Senior Class; Varsity SoccerSportsmanship Award; Volunteer
Drug Counselor; French ClubTreasurer, Drama Club
Ryan EnglishNorthwestern RegionalHigh School, Winsted
National Honor Society; HOBY;Boys State; 3 yr Class President;Referee of the Year; 4 yr Varsity inSoccer, Track, Swimming; Captain
of Soccer & Swimming; LeagueAll-Star 3 yrs; Special OlympicVolunteer, 4 yrs; Tutor for Inner
City Grant Program
Allison BalterAmity High School,
WoodbridgeAll-State Swimming, Class L, 9, 10,12; All-SCC; All-Housatonic 11, 12;Swimming captain; CHSCA ScholarAthlete; CAS Governors’ Scholar;Yale.Brown Book Awards; StudentGovernment Secretary; National
and Spanish Honor Societies
Stephen NapierAmity High School,
WoodbridgeVarsity Basketball-Captain; VarsityTrack and Field; National HonorSociety; Vice President-Senior
Class; VFW Voice of DemocracyAudio Essay - 1st Place Winner;
Superintendents Award ofExcellence
Karissa BrazauskasNonnewaug High School,
WoodburyField Hockey Captain, First Team
All-Berkshire League, Second TeamAll-State; Basketball Captain;Edward Kolakoski Berkshire
League Sportsmanship Award;Tennis; CT Superintendents
Excellence Award; PresidentialStudent Service Award
Eric VillanovaNonnewaug High School,
WoodburyFirst Team All Berkshire LGE
Soccer; 2nd Team All BerkshireLGE Basketball; Ranked 10th of
187 in Class; National HonorSociety; Honorable Mention All-BL
Baseball
Harley StokesWoodstock Academy
National Honor Society;Spanish HonorSociety;‘01 ECC Tennis Champs;‘01
ECC Soccer Champs;SoccerSportsmanship Award ‘02
Derek ChildWoodstock Academy
National Honor Society; SpanishHonor Society, Pres; Model UN;
Soccer, Captain, ECC All-Star, All-State Honorable Mention, All-Area
Team; Baseball, Captain, ECCSportsmanship Award; Governor’sScholar Semi-Finalist; Dartmouth
Book Award
Danielle ChagnonWindsor Locks High
SchoolSoccer, Captain; Basketball, Captain;Softball, Captain, All-State; NationalHonor Society; Rensselaer Medal;
Superintendent Award
Ryan MarinoneWindsor Locks High
SchoolYale Book Award; CT Boys StateRepresentative; National Honor
Society, President; Varsity Soccer,4 yrs, captain; Varsity Baseball, 4
yrs; Show Choir, 4 yrs; DanceCaptain
Lisa BelvalWolcott High School
National Honor Society; Girls StateRepresentative; Captain Softball,
Basketball, Volleyball;Superintendent’s Award; PromChairperson; National Student
Athlete Day Award
Stephen CarrWolcott High School
National Honor Society; CT BoysState; Class MM State X-Country
Champion ‘01; Tri-Captain,Basketball, Track, X-Country;
Hartford Courant All-Academic‘00; Senior Class Officer; All-State
X-Country ‘99, ‘00, 01
office staff Mrs. Yolande Ahlberg Administrative AssistantMiss Jennifer Grandpré Administrative AssistantMrs. Patricia Gray Administrative AssistantMrs. Janice Grecco Administrative AssistantMrs. Joanne McCoy Administrative AssistantMrs. Joyce Smith Administrative AssistantMrs. Judy Sylvester Administrative Assistant/CIACMrs. Carmel Walsh CAS/CIAC Office Bookkeeper/Accountant
scholar athlete Ansonia High School
awards sponsors Berlin High School Booster Club
2002 Haddam-Killingworth Cougar Club
2 Southington High School Booster Club
2 Amity Athletics Booster Club
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Connecticut High Scholar Athlete AwardsCONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS/CONNECTICUT INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Program Welcome Mr. Bob PicozziESPN SportsCenter Anchor
greetings Mr. Anthony G. Molinaro, Principal, King Street Elementary School, DanburyPresident, Connecticut Association of Schools
Mr. Paul Hoey, Principal, Newington High SchoolChair, Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
Sylvia Verdo, McDonald’s
Jay Margnelli, Representative,Coca-Cola
introduction of head Mr. Bob Picozzitable and guests
dinner
remarks Dr. Theodore S. SergiCommissioner of Education, State of Connecticut
introduction Mr. Bob Picozziof speaker
address Special Guest
presentation Commissioner Sergi of awards
concluding remarks Mr. Bob Picozzi
ConnecticutAssociationof Schools
The Connecticut Association of Schools (formerly the ConnecticutAssociation of Secondary Schools) was created in 1953 through themerger of the Connecticut Association of Secondary SchoolPrincipals and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.CAS is an organization of member schools, united to serve the needsof the students and schools of Connecticut in all areas of inter-schoolactivity.
In 1990, CAS extended membership to elementary schools, asignificant milestone since the Association had worked exclusively inthe service of secondary schools for over fifty years. CAS is charteredby the State of Connecticut as a non-profit, tax exempt educationalorganization. It is affiliated with the National Association ofSecondary School Principals, the National Association of ElementarySchool Principals, the National Federation of State High SchoolAssociations, and the National Middle School Association. TheAssociation today represents over 1000 of Connecticut’s schools.
Bob ValvanoGuest SpeakerBob Valvano is the host of the popular "V Show with BobValvano," heard nightly on ESPN Radio affiliates across thecountry. He is a color analyst for college basketball for ESPNTelevision and ESPN Regional Television, and is the radioanalyst for University of Louisville basketball. He is the authorof "The Gifts of Jimmy V. . .a Coach's Legacy," a popular-sellingbook about his brother, Jim, who coached North Carolina Stateto the 1983 NCAA Championship. He is actively involved in"The V Foundation," which has raised more than 23 milliondollars for cancer research and awarded more than150 research grants.
Prior to joining ESPN, Valvano served as analyst for University of Louisvillebasketball telecasts and sideline reporter for television coverage of Universityof Louisville football games. Valvano coached basketball for 19 seasonsbefore entering broadcasting full time. He successfully rebuilt four differentcollege programs, setting all-time records for wins in a season at threedifferent colleges. At Kutztown University his team was 16-12 during the 1983-84 season. at Catholic University his team was 20-6 (1991-92) and atSt. Mary's College his team was 14-12 (1993-94 ).
Valvano-coached teams set more than 15 college records and six NCAArecords. The NCAA records were: three-point field goals made in a season,three-point field goals attempted in a season, three point field goals made inone game (27), three point field goals attempted in one game (63), three pointfield goals made, two teams combined (32), and most players making a threepoint field goal in one game (11).
Valvano's last season on the sidelines saw him guide Bellarmine College toits 10th winningest season, and a No. 25 powerrating in Division II.
Valvano lettered in soccer, basketball and golf at Virginia Wesleyan College,named All-Conference 1st team, and soccer MVP in 1978. He was a cumlaude graduate of Wesleyan where he majored in Communications. Theyounger brother of the late Jim Valvano, Bob serves on the Board of Directorsof both the V Foundation for Cancer Research, and Kosair Childrens HospitalFoundation. Born January 29, 1957, he is married with two children.
SPONSORS OF THE 2002 CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARDS BANQUET
McDonald’s commitment to education:Celebrating an 19 year partnership with CAS/CIAC
Coca-Cola’s commitment to education:Celebrating its partnership with CAS/CIAC
In 2002, McDonald’s Restaurants of Connecticutcelebrates its 19th year as co-sponsor of theConnecticut Association of Schools/ConnecticutInterscholastic Athlete Conference Scholar Athleteand Scholar Leader banquets.
McDonald’s restaurants and individualowner/operators have a long-standing commitmentto supporting educational initiatives. In addition toproviding flexible work hours for student crewmembers to accommodate homework andextracurricular activities, McDonald’s demonstratesits long-standing commitment to education bysupporting curriculum programs, scholarships andby awarding educational grants.
Many McDonald’s restaurants are owned andoperated by local businessmen and womendedicated to their communities. Most host a widerange of school fundraising events, includingMcEducator nights where teachers, principals andschool administrators work behind the counters at arestaurant and a portion of the sales is donated tothe school.
Additionally, since 1988 Ronald McDonald HouseCharities® (RMHC) of Connecticut and WesternMassachusetts has provided more than $2.5 millionto over 150 nonprofit organizations includingseveral schools and educational organizationsbenefiting children and their families in Connecticutand western Massachusetts. McDonald’s and RMHCalso sponsor the RMHC/HACER ScholarshipProgram which awards scholarships to college-bound high school seniors of Hispanic descent.
McDonald’s Restaurants of Connecticut proudlyreceived the Connecticut Association of Schools“Distinguished Friend of Education Award,” thehighest honor presented to a non-educationalorganization.
Sponsorship of the CAS/CIAC banquets representsone of the many ways local McDonald’s benefits thecommunities where they do business. We salute thisyear’s outstanding students and CAS and CIAC fortheir efforts in honoring such deserving youngpeople each year.
2002 marks the fifth consecutive year of Coca-Cola’sco-sponsorship of the Connecticut Association ofSchools/Connecticut Interscholastic AthleticConference’s “Scholar Athlete” and “Scholar-Leader”banquets. Coca-Cola congratulates this year’s awardrecipients, and is proud to participate in events andactivities that recognize the outstandingaccomplishments of Connecticut’s students.
Coca-Cola, the most powerful consumer brand andworld’s pre-eminent soft drink company, remainssteadfast in its support of educational initiatives onall levels. In addition to refreshing the residents ofConnecticut, Coca-Cola Bottlers across the statehave provided programs and funding that touch theindividual student, the schools, and the districtswhere they do business. Coca-Cola is a globalcompany with a local commitment to enhance thecommunities where its employees and their familieslive and work.
To further support the higher education of deservinghigh school seniors in the United States, Coca-Colaformed the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation back in1986. This non-profit foundation awards over $1.5million each year to more than 150 studentsrepresenting a diverse cross-section of the youngpeople selected from over 130,000 applicants. The
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is one of thenation’s largest business-supported, merit basedscholarship programs of its kind. Connecticut highschool students have received nearly $70,000 inscholarship money from the foundation to study atany accredited college university.
Additionally, the Coca-Cola Foundation, thephilanthropic arm of the Coca-Cola Company, wasformed in 1989 and has focused on helping othersthrough education. The Foundation supportseducational programs that foster globalunderstanding, enrich lives through art, encouragechildren to stay in school, train those who lacksufficient opportunity and link higher education toyounger students. Between 1990 and 2001, theCoca-Cola Foundation will contribute over $100million to educational initiatives, with Connecticutinstitutions receiving more than $400,000 forprograms that will enhance and improve theopportunities of Connecticut’s students.
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New England isproud to support the students, the administrators,the schools, and statewide organizations such asCAS/CIAC. Congratulations to all award recipientsand best wishes for continued success.
CAS/CIAC Connecticut high school scholar athlete awards program 2002scholar athlete honorary chaircommittee
Dr. Theodore S. SergiCommissioner of EducationState of Connecticut
steering committee co-chairsMr. William Farrington, PrincipalMontville High SchoolMember - CIAC Board of Control
Mr. Walter Zalaski, Assistant PrincipalSimsbury High SchoolMember - CIAC Board of Control
MembersMr. Robert Hale, PrincipalWestbrook High SchoolMember - CIAC Board of Control
Mr. Richard Hadden, PrincipalLitchfield High SchoolMember - CIAC Board of Control
Mr. Paul Stringer, PrincipalWeaver High SchoolMember - CAS Board of Directors
Ann Jarvis, Assistant PrincipalGlastonbury High SchoolConsultant - CAS Board of Directors
CAS Executive Staff
Mr. Michael H. Savage, Executive DirectorMr. Earl G. Bidwell, Assistant Executive DirectorDr. Michael F. Buckley, Assistant Executive DirectorDr. Robert F. Carroll, Assistant Executive DirectorMr. Thomas F. Galvin, Connecticut Principals’ Center DirectorMr. Anthony C. Mosa, Assistant Executive DirectorMrs. Karen B. Packtor, Assistant Executive DirectorMrs. Ann Malafronte, Director of Unified SportsMr. George Hull, Assistant Director of Unified SportsMr. J. Robert Ford, Director of Financial Development
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