More than 200 awards were presented Thursday, May 24 at the Darien High School Awards Ceremony. Here’s who won each of them.
Quite a few students won two awards; some won three awards, and two — Daniel Pfrommer and Kerry Blatney — took in four awards.
The Salutatorian Award went to Pfrommer. Zhihao Wang won the Valedictorian Award.
Pfrommer’s three other awards were the Authentic Science Research Award, the Computer Technology Achievement Award and the Harold A. Peterson Math Award.
Blatney won the CAS/CIAC Scholar Athlete Award, the English Department Award, the Northeast Conference Award for French and the Superintendent’s Citizenship Award.
Full List
A
Alexandra Adelman — European History Award
Catherine Alter — Principal’s Award
Matthew Alvarado — The Depot Service Award
Matthew Alvarado — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Noroton Fire Department
Kailey Anderson — Principal’s Award
Kailey Anderson — Theatre 308 Director’s Award
Tyler Aponte — Faculty Award
James Armstrong — Gerry Mulligan Jazz Award
B
Sara Baldwin — Connecticut Association of Schools Arts Award Music
Sara Baldwin — Distinguished All-State Music Festival Award
Sara Baldwin — Outstanding Musicianship Award
Samantha Ball — Principal’s Award
Betsy Barthold — Principal’s Award
Betsy Barthold — The Western Connecticut Military Officers Young American Award
James Batson — Principal’s Award
Sarah Bellis — Business Education Award
Sarah Bellis — Faculty Award
Corinne Bevill — Principal’s Award
Christopher Bilby — Art Department Photography Award
Christopher Bilby — Principal’s Award
Kerry Blatney — CAS/CIAC Scholar Athlete Award
Kerry Blatney — English Department Award
Kerry Blatney — Northeast Conference Award for French
Kerry Blatney — Superintendent’s Citizenship Award
Amanda Blaze — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award – Senior
Amanda Blaze — Tom Ryan Student Government Award
Cody Boccuzzi — Faculty Award Elizabeth Bradley Principal’s Award
Colleen Brereton — Northeast Conference Award for Spanish
Thomas Brown — Brown Book Award
Onora Brown — Faculty Award
Folke Bruno — University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award
Kaela Buggy — Faculty Award
C
Alicia Cacciotti — Faculty Award
Charlotte Campbell — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award- Junior
Cristina Canora — Kiwanis Award for Excellence in Fine Arts
Mary Carlo — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Keilani Caruso — Faculty Award
Keilani Caruso — The Good Friend Scholarship Award in Memory of JR and Jacob
Nicholas Casciari — Faculty Award Blake Cellar Cornell Book Award
Emma Chase — Veterans of Foreign Wars Award
Kayin Chisolm — Faculty Award
Julia Clarke — The Alicia Sillars Depot Director’s Award
Chase Cleary — Gettysburg College Book Award
Sean Collins — Principal’s Award
Nicholas Conte — Faculty Award
Nicholas Conte — The Technology and Engineering Service Award
Erin Corrigan — Principal’s Award
Sophia Cortellesi — Brandeis Book Award
Abigail Cragin — CAS Student Leadership Award
Liliana Cullen — Darien Community Association Community Service Award
Nadia Czebiniak — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Nadia Czebiniak — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
D
Emma Dahlquist — Faculty Award
Andrew Darby — Senior Excellence in Athletics Award
Taylor Davis — Neirad Editorial Award
Elise de Parcevaux — Faculty Award
Alexander Dehmel — CIAC Award of Excellence
Alexander Dehmel — Faculty Award
Alexander DelVecchio — Western Civilization Book Award
Nicholas Derby — American Chemical Society Award
Ethan Dewbrey — Special History and Social Science Award
Ria Dhull — Current Award
Ria Dhull — Harvard Club Book Award
Matthew DiMeglio — The Technology and Engineering Service Award
Matthew DiMeglio — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Noroton Fire Department
Grace Drugge — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Cassidy Duffy — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Danielle Durkovic — Faculty Award
E – F – G
Hayden Edwards — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Noroton Fire Department
Hayden Edwards — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Timothy Egan — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Nicholas Elwell — Faculty Award
Ryan Espitia — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Andrew Evanchick — Principal’s Award
Calista Fay — Faculty Award
Sofia Fea Ruiz — The Darien Nature Center Environmental Award
Mia Feng — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Mia Feng — Faculty Award
Emily Findlan — Faculty Award
Emily Findlan — The Good Friend Scholarship Award in Memory of JR and Jacob
Christine Fiore — Senior Excellence in Athletics Award
Emma Fiorita — Art Department Ceramics Award
Liam Fitzsimmons — The Good Friend Scholarship Award in Memory of JR and Jacob
Shandaken Ford — The Technology Student Association Award
Shandaken Ford — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Shandaken Ford — William McNichol Award
Jack Gabriel — Gerry Mulligan Jazz Award
Elizabeth Garijo-Garde — Music for Youth Scholarship Award
Elizabeth Garijo-Garde — The Board of Education Award
Catherine Garrett — Wellesley Club of Southern Connecticut Book Award
Maxwell Gasvoda — Faculty Award
Elisha Ghaloo — Art Department Ceramics Award
Elisha Ghaloo — Faculty Award
Nicholas Giotis — Columbia Book Award
Steven Gomez — John Rallo Award for Excellence in Two World Languages
Kelly Grady — Blue Wave News Service Award
Daphne Gray — Art Department Graphic Design Award
Daphne Gray — Principal’s Award
Ryan Griffin — Principal’s Award
Peter Guttoso — The Good Friend Scholarship Award in Memory of JR and Jacob
H – K
Austin Hagander — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Noroton Fire Department
Audrey Hagen — Music for Youth Scholarship Award
Paul Hager — Debate Team Leadership and Excellence Award Paul Hager Dr. Helen Merritt Award
Paul Hager — English Department Award
Paul Hager — Fairfield County Association of Secondary School Principal’s Scholar Leader Award
Carson Halabi — Neirad Editorial Award
Carson Halabi — Principal’s Award
Cole Hanson — St. Lawrence Book Award
William Harman — Mary McKee Award
William Harman — Principal’s Award
Charlotte Harmon — Art Department Ceramics Award
John Harron — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Noroton Fire Department
Annabel Hartigan — Faculty Award
Annabel Hartigan — The Depot Spirit Award
Hunter Hazelton — Kiwanis Award for Excellence in Technology Education
Hunter Hazelton — Principal’s Award
Connor Henry — Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award
Connor Henry — Northeast Conference Award for Latin Kent Hurtado Faculty Award
Katherine Keady — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
JonCarlo Kearney — Principal’s Award
Robert Keeney — Darien Community Association Community Service Award
Robert Keeney — Principal’s Award
Hailey King — Faculty Award
Victoria KIarer — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Kenneth Klarer — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Noroton Fire Department
Larsen Klein — Faculty Award
Larsen Klein — Theatre 308 Service Award
Emily Knapp — Faculty Award
Emily Knapp — Kiwanis Musicians Award
Oliver Knight — Principal’s Award
Jake Kooyman — John Rallo Award for Excellence in Two World Languages
Lily Kosnik — University of Michigan Award
William Krueger — Kiwanis Musicians Award William Krueger Music Service Award
William Krueger — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
L – M
Brooke Laird — Principal’s Award
Dante Lancellotti — Principal’s Award
Isabel Larino — Faculty Award
Isabel Larino — Theatre 308 Service Award Forrest Lazzara Senior Mathematics Award
Forrest Lazzara — Special History and Social Science Award
Cheyenne Li — Faculty Award
Jenelsy Lopez — Connecticut Association of Schools Arts Award Art
Jenelsy Lopez — Principal’s Award
Hannah LoPiano — Faculty Award
Caroline Lui — Fairfield County Association of Secondary School Principal’s Scholar Leader Award
Caroline Lui — Kiwanis Musicians Award
Caroline Lui — Special History and Social Science Award
Bridget Mahoney — Dartmouth College Book Award
Manvi Malhotra — Junior Mathematics Award
Manvi Malhotra — Smith Club Book Award
Kaitlyn Manghirmalani — Darien Community Association Community Service Award
Elizabeth Markham — Fairfield University School of Engineering & Sikorsky Aircraft Award
Elise Maro — Art Department Photography Award
Elise Maro — Faculty Award
Alexander McKay — Faculty Award
Alexander McKay — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Noroton Fire Department
Veronica Mejias — Music for Youth Scholarship Award
Jeremy Merrifield — Global Art Award
Aislinn Mobley — Principal’s Award
Kylie Morgan — Art Department Photography Award
William Morrill — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
William Morrill — Superintendent’s Citizenship Award
William Morrill — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Justin Mossa — Oberlin Book Award Barak Mustafa Principal’s Award
Barak Mustafa — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Noroton Fire Department
N – O – P
Michael Neary — Senior Excellence in Athletics Award
Elizabeth Nelson — Neirad Editorial Award
Elizabeth Nelson — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Emily Neuner — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Emily Neuner — Ralph M. Gibbs Award
Alex Newton — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Henry Nolte — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Caroline O’Malley — Faculty Award
Sean O’Malley — Principal’s Award
Andrew Orner — DHS Technology and Engineering Award
Andrew Orner — Special History and Social Science Award
Kara O‘Rourke — English Department Award
Griffin Ott — CAS/CIAC Scholar Athlete Award
Kyle Pan — Faculty Award
Thomas Pankowski — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Noroton Fire Department
Siddhant Parwal — Fairfield University Book Award
William Pegler — Neirad Writing Award
Juan Perfumo — Principal’s Award
Brett Peters — Theatre 308 Award for Technical Theatre
Scott Peters — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Darien Fire Department
Daniel Pfrommer — Authentic Science Research Award
Daniel Pfrommer — Computer Technology Achievement Award
Daniel Pfrommer — Harold A. Peterson Math Award
Daniel Pfrommer — Salutatorian Award
Clare Phelps — Northeast Conference Award for Mandarin
Reade Plunkett — St. Michael’s College Book Award
Mitchell Pryor — Elaine Fattibene Book Award
Q – R – S
Tiernan Quinn — The Good Friend Scholarship Award in Memory of JR and Jacob
Katie Ramsay — Senior Excellence in Athletics Award
Harrison Rayhill — Faculty Award
Molly Read — Principal’s Award
Taylor Richards — Princeton University Book Award
Taylor Richards — Society of Women Engineers Award
Paul Ridder — Current Award
Tiffany Rivera — Principal’s Award
Brendan Ross — Principal’s Award
Brendan Ross — Video Award
Aram Russell — Daughters of the American Revolution
Aram Russell — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award
Aram Russell — Yale Award
Jack Savage — Theatre 308 Performance Award
Sydney Schrenker — Principal’s Award
Samuel Scott — CAS Student Leadership Award
Samuel Scott — Faculty Award
Livia Scura — American Field Service Award for Excellence in Spanish
Matthew Shabet — Math Team Award
Pragun Sharma — Debate Team Novice Debaters Award
Maguire Shea — The Technology Student Association Award
Chloe Sheehan — Sam Hougas Memorial Award
Grace Silsby — Art Department Ceramics Award
Grace Silsby — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Evelyn Sload — Music for Youth Scholarship Award
Evelyn Sload — St. Michael’s College Book Award
E’Sachi Smalls — A Better Chance Excellence Award
Emery Smith — Faculty Award
Blake Sommi — Principal’s Award
Olivia Srednicka — Art Department Photography Award
Olivia Srednicka — Paul Engemann Heart and Soul Award
Charlotte Stansbury — Dariannus Award
Alexa Staubi — Theatre 308 Performance Award
Olivia Stein — Mt. Holyoke Book Award
Owen Stevens — Faculty Award
Wren Stewart — Delta Kappa Gamma Book Award
Cason Stone — Darien Board of Education Chairman’s Book Award
Cason Stone — Economics Book Award
Megan Streeter — English 10 Award
T – V – W – Y – Z
Sophia Talwalker — World Studies Book Award
Olivia Taylor — Faculty Award
Olivia Taylor — Mary McKee Award
Lucas Thompson — Principal’s Award
Edward Tierney — Neirad Writing Award
Thomas Tousignant — DHS Technology and Engineering Award
Cara Tracey — Faculty Award
Johan Trippitelli — Trinity College Alumni Award
Kathleen Tropsa — CIAC Award of Excellence
Justin Van de Graaf — Principal’s Award
Helen Van den Broek — Barnard College Book Award
David Volz — Faculty Award
Peter Wade — Principal’s Award
Grace Wakim — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Scott Walter — Faculty Award
Zhihao Wang — Valedictorian Award
Zhihao Wang — Law and Government Award
Reilly Warble — Darien Community Association Community Service Award
Rory Washecka — American Field Service Award for Excellence in French
Rory Washecka — Art Department Photography Award
Douglas Werner — Gerry Mulligan Jazz Award
Nathan Whittaker — Denison Book Award
Natalie Wittstock — Art Department Ceramics Award
Jackson Wood — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award – Freshman
Olivia Yoo — Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
Olivia Yoo — University of Chicago Book Award
Sheena Zhou — Dariannus Award
Kai Zhou — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award – Sophomore
Alexis Zitzman — Special History and Social Science Award