Here’s who won awards presented at the Darien High School Awards Ceremony Thursday, May 23, 2019:
Below, the students and awards are listed twice: first by student names in alphabetical order, then by award name (the way the list was released by Darien High School):
LIST BY STUDENT NAME
A
Joshua Ageloff — Faculty Award
Grady Allen — Theatre 308 Performance Award
Ashley Amirsakis — Principal’s Award
Cole Anderson — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation Darien Fire Department
Cameron Appleby — Faculty Award
Cameron Appleby — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Hassana Arbubakrr — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award – Junior
Alec Armstrong — Gerry Mulligan Jazz Award
Anne Arrix — The Depot Spirit Award
Anne Arrix — Principal’s Award
B
Christian Bailey — Principal’s Award
Morgan Beiler — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Jacqueline Benisch — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Lindsey Bennett — Art Department Photography Award
Skyler Bennett — English 11 Award
Christopher Berardino — The Technology Student Association Award
Matthew Bergwall — Gerry Mulligan Jazz Award
Emily Boucher — CIAC Award of Excellence
Emily Boucher — Art Department Ceramics Award
Elizabeth Branca — Elaine Fattibene Book Award
Elizabeth Branca — Faculty Award
Elizabeth Branca — Special History and Social Science Award
Elizabeth Branca — Theatre 308 Award for Technical Theatre
Mirela Bregu — Faculty Award
Ellison Brennan — Faculty Award
Margaret Brooks — Principal’s Award
Thomas Brown — Dr. Helen Merritt Award
Thomas Brown — Faculty Award
Folke Bruno — English Department Award
C
Charlotte Campbell — CAS Student Leadership Award
Nicole Carlo — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Elizabeth Cator — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Lindsay Cator — Faculty Award
Elizabeth Cator — Faculty Award
Emma Cavoli — Principal’s Award
Blake Cellar — Fairfield County Association of Secondary School Principal’s Scholar Leader Award
Emma Chase — Debate Team Leadership and Excellence Award
Eleanor Chase — English 10 Award
James Cherico — Theatre 308 Director’s Award
Christopher Conte — Music for Youth Scholarship Award
Patrick Conway — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Patrick Conway — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation Noroton Fire Department
Clement Coombs — Principal’s Award
Elizabeth Corney — Faculty Award
Sophia Cortellesi — Northeast Conference Award for Latin
Samuel Cragin — Daughters of the American Revolution
Samuel Cragin — Economics Book Award
Samuel Cragin — University of Chicago Book Award
Liliana Cullen — Art Department Photography Award
Liliana Cullen — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award -Senior
Liliana Cullen — Faculty Award
Lucinda Cullen — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award – Sophomore
Megan Cunningham — American Field Service Award for Excellence in Spanish
Megan Cunningham — The Darien Nature Center Environmental Award
D
Austin Dehmel — St. Michael’s College Book Award
George Demopolous — The Technology Student Association Award
Katherine Dempsey — Neirad Writing Award
Nicholas Derby — Harvard Club Book Award
Nicholas Derby — Junior Mathematics Award
Ria Dhull — Dr. Stewart Atkinson – Valedictorian Award
Hayley Dineen — Principal’s Award
Andrew Donovan — Principal’s Award
Sergei Doroshin — Faculty Award
Sarah Dorris — Principal’s Award
Ethan Drake — Gerry Mulligan Jazz Award
Anan Durango — Theatre 308 Service Award
E, F
Caroline Egan — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Katherine Elders — Dariannus Award
Katherine Elders — English Department Award
Katherine Elders — Senior Excellence in Athletics Award
Spencer Erickson — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Cristina Escajadillo — Ralph M. Gibbs Award
Cristina Escajadillo — Rhode Island School of Design Award
Lily Fairleigh — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Abigail Farrell — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Alyssa Farrell — Art Department Graphic Design Award
Connor Fay — Tom Ryan – Student Government Award
Connor Fay — The Western Connecticut Military Officers Young American Award
Connor Fay — Principal’s Award
Connor Fay — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation Noroton Heights Fire Department
Lindsey Fay — Sam Hougas Memorial Award
Caitlin Feeley — The Alicia Sillars Depot Director’s Award
Bruce Ferguson — Principal’s Award
Skylar Ford — English 11 Award
Skylar Ford — University of Michigan Award
Skylar Ford — William & Mary Leadership Award
Amelia Fordyce — Faculty Award
Donald Freeman — Senior Excellence in Athletics Award
Charles Fuller — Principal’s Award
G
Robert Gaaserud — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Elizabeth Garijo-Garde — Faculty Award
Elizabeth Garijo-Garde — Music Service Award
Catherine Garrett — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Catherine Garrett — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Elizabeth Genovese — The Depot Service Award
Emma Gilbert — Faculty Award
Nicholas Giotis — English Department Award
Nicholas Giotis — Theatre 308 Performance Award
Peter Gorman — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Emily Grandon — Kiwanis Musicians Award
Jacob Grimm — University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award
H, I
Katherine Hackett — Clem Miner Jr. Mathematics Achievement Award
Katherine Hackett — Faculty Award
Caroline Haddad — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Cole Hanson — Principal’s Award
Ellen Harnisch — Law and Government Award
Josiah Harris — The Technology and Engineering Service Award
Carl Hathaway — DHS Technology and Engineering Award
Carl Hathaway — Technology and Engineering Award
Gabrielle Highton — Principal’s Award
Grant Hedley — Computer Technology Achievement Award
Grant Hedley — Faculty Award
Tyler Herget — CIAC Award of Excellence
Tyler Herget — Principal’s Award
Elise Hilton — Principal’s Award
Isabelle Hole — Principal’s Award
Ian Holly — World Studies Book Award
Pierce Hoyda — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Sean Huffert — George Washington University Book Award
Sean Huffert — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award
Benjamin Huffman — Cornell Book Award
Alan Hyatt — Faculty Award
Alan Hyatt — Kiwanis Award for Excellence in Technology Education
Alan Hyatt — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation Noroton Fire Department
Stefan Inzer — Principal’s Award
J, K
Danya Jafri — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Anyergui Jimenez — Faculty Award
Caroline Johnson — John Rallo Award for Excellence in Two World Languages
Philip Johnson — Faculty Award
Philip Johnson — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation Noroton Fire Department
William Keating — Principal’s Award
Aidan Keleghan — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Rowan Kennedy — Music for Youth Scholarship Award
Juliette Kiernan — Music for Youth Scholarship Award
Hannah Knight — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
William Koehler — Faculty Award
Lily Kosnik — Northeast Conference Award for Mandarin
Lily Kosnik — Principal’s Award
Caroline Krueger — Faculty Award
L
Peter Lattimer — Principal’s Award
Hudson Lazzara — Fairfield University School of Engineering & Sikorsky Aircraft Award
Hudson Lazzara — Veterans of Foreign Wars Award
Katherine Lester — Special History and Social Science Award
John Lochtefeld — CAS Student Leadership Award
John Lochtefeld — Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award
John Lochtefeld — Principal’s Award
John Lochtefeld — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
James Louis — Faculty Award
Michaela Loura — Faculty Award
Nolan Lovegrove — Music for Youth Scholarship Award
John Lowitz — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation Darien Fire Department
Christopher Lyons — Special History and Social Science Award
M
Bosco Machievelo — Faculty Award
Bridget Mahoney — American Field Service Award for Excellence in French
Bridget Mahoney — Principal’s Award
Manvi Malhotra — Faculty Award
Manvi Malhotra — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Mason Maloney — Principal’s Award
Max Marcin — Faculty Award
Elizabeth Markham — Neirad Editorial Award
Cassandra Maroney — Principal’s Award
Daniel Martorella — Fitch Spirit Award
Scott McGraw — Faculty Award
Kelly McKay — Art Department Ceramics Award
Lachlan McLaren — The Depot Service Award
Mac McLaughlin — William McNichol Award
Peter McLean — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award – Freshman
Peter McLean — Debate Team Novice Debaters Award
James McPartland — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Veronica Mejias Faculty Award
Brooke Minichini — Art Department Ceramics Award
Brooke Minichini — Faculty Award
Rylee Mirabile — Principal’s Award
Amina Mobarik — Theatre 308 Service Award
Octavia Molkenthin — Oberlin Book Award
Justin Mossa — Art Department Ceramics Award
Justin Mossa — Connecticut Association of Schools Arts Award – Art
Justin Mossa — Theatre 308 Award for Technical Theatre
Annabelle Mueller — Art Department Ceramics Award
N, O, P
Nisha Nalawade — Columbia Book Award
Maya Nalawade — Special History and Social Science Award
Maya Nalawade — Yale Award
Emma Neumann — Principal’s Award
Caeleigh O’Connor — Kiwanis Musicians Award
Catherine O’Connor — Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
Catherine O’Connor — Gettysburg College Book Award
Connor Olson — Principal’s Award
Siddhant Parwal — American Field Service Award for Excellence in Mandarin
Siddhant Parwal — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Ashwini Patel — Wellesley Club of Southern Connecticut Book Award
Julia Pfrommer — Brandeis Book Award Megan Streeter Brown Book Award
Julia Pfrommer — Society of Women Engineers Award
Julia Pfrommer — Veterans of Foreign Wars Award
Samantha Pensiero — Elaine Fattibene Book Award
Rosali Pirone — Mary McKee Award
Alix Platt — Principal’s Award
Reade Plunkett — Computer Technology Achievement Award
Hudson Pokorny — Principal’s Award
Luigi Porretta — Principal’s Award
Claire Pullen — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation Darien Fire Department
R
Nadejda Radoulov — Mt. Holyoke Book Award
Aleevelu Raparti — Barnard College Book Award
Taylor Richards — CAS/CIAC Scholar Athlete Award
Taylor Richards — English Department Award
Taylor Richards — Harold A. Peterson Math Award
Paul Ridder — Current Award
Paul Ridder — Theatre 308 Performance Award
Paul Ridder — Principal’s Award
Nina Rodriguez — Neirad Editorial Award
Tyler Roland — Current Award
Jackson Roberson — Trinity College Alumni Award
Scott Roney — Faculty Award
Scott Roney — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation Darien Fire Department
Sofia Fea Ruiz — Northeast Conference Award for French
Aram Russell — CAS/CIAC Scholar Athlete Award
Aram Russell — Northeast Conference Award for Spanish
Aram Russell — Salutatorian Award
Aram Russell — Special History and Social Science Award
Aram Russell — Superintendent’s Citizenship Award
Margaret Russell — Western Civilization Book Award
S, T, U, V
Sarah Shabet — Poetry Award
Srishti Sharma — Darien Historical Society – Thaddeus Bell Award
Chloe Sheehan — Paul Engemann Heart and Soul Award
Chloe Sheehan — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Evelyn Sload — Connecticut Association of Schools Arts Award – Music
Evelyn Sload — Outstanding Musicianship Award
Evelyn Sload — Theatre 308 Director’s Award
E’Sachi Smalls — Superintendent’s Citizenship Award
Isabelle Smith — St. Michael’s College Book Award
Halle Spataro — Delta Kappa Gamma Book Award
Cason Stone — Senior Mathematics Award Skyler Bennett Smith Club Book Award
Tyler Strub — The Technology and Engineering Service Award
Ryan Sullivan — Kiwanis Award for Excellence in Technology Education
Olivia Stein — Fairfield County Association of Secondary School Principal’s Scholar Leader Award
Katherine Stevens — St. Lawrence Book Award
Wren Stewart — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Sophia Talwalkar — Governor’s Scholar
Sophia Talwalkar — English 11 Award
Sophia Talwalkar — Dartmouth College Book Award
Nicholas Teitler — Business Education Award
Nicholas Teitler — Faculty Award
Evan Tong — Kiwanis Musicians Award
Adeline Tousignant — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Johann Trippitelli — Special History and Social Science Award
Helen Van den Broek — Senior Excellence in Athletics Award
Natalie Vasileff — Poetry Award
Michael Vitiello — Faculty Award
W, X, Y, Z
William Walsh — Principal’s Award
Samuel Walter — Art Department Photography Award
Nathan Whittaker — Faculty Award
Sofia Wilkinson — Fitch Spirit Award
Henry Williams — Senior Excellence in Athletics Award
Nicholas Witkowski — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Meghan Wood — Faculty Award
Stephen Wood — Faculty Award
Vincent Xu — Math Team Award
Vincent Xu — American Chemical Society Award
Angelica Yika-Nacarino — The Board of Education Award
Olivia Yoo — Authentic Science Research Award
Olivia Yoo — Town of Darien Certificate of Appreciation – Post 53
Ken Zheng — Faculty Award
Ken Zheng — Kiwanis Award for Excellence in Fine Arts
Alexis Zitzmann — European History Award
Alexis Zitzmann — Princeton University Book Award
Alexis Zitzmann — Society of Women Engineers Award
Kai Zhou — Darien Board of Education Chairman’s Book Award
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LIST BY AWARD NAME
Vincent Xu — American Chemical Society Award
Siddhant Parwal — American Field Service Award for Excellence in Mandarin
Bridget Mahoney — American Field Service Award for Excellence in French
Megan Cunningham — American Field Service Award for Excellence in Spanish
Emily Boucher — Art Department Ceramics Award
Kelly McKay — Art Department Ceramics Award
Brooke Minichini — Art Department Ceramics Award
Justin Mossa — Art Department Ceramics Award
Annabelle Mueller — Art Department Ceramics Award
Nicole Carlo — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Lily Fairleigh — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Catherine Garrett — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Caroline Haddad — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
James McPartland — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Adeline Tousignant — Art Department Drawing and Painting Award
Alyssa Farrell — Art Department Graphic Design Award
Liliana Cullen — Art Department Photography Award
Samuel Walter — Art Department Photography Award
Lindsey Bennett — Art Department Photography Award
Olivia Yoo — Authentic Science Research Award
Aleevelu Raparti — Barnard College Book Award
Catherine O’Connor — Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
Julia Pfrommer — Brandeis Book Award Megan Streeter Brown Book Award
Nicholas Teitler — Business Education Award
Charlotte Campbell — CAS Student Leadership Award
John Lochtefeld — CAS Student Leadership Award
Taylor Richards — CAS/CIAC Scholar Athlete Award
Aram Russell — CAS/CIAC Scholar Athlete Award
Emily Boucher — CIAC Award of Excellence
Tyler Herget — CIAC Award of Excellence
Katherine Hackett — Clem Miner, Jr. Mathematics Achievement Award
Nisha Nalawade — Columbia Book Award
Grant Hedley — Computer Technology Achievement Award
Reade Plunkett — Computer Technology Achievement Award
Justin Mossa — Connecticut Association of Schools Arts Award – Art
Evelyn Sload — Connecticut Association of Schools Arts Award – Music
Benjamin Huffman — Cornell Book Award
Paul Ridder — Current Award
Tyler Roland — Current Award
Katherine Elders — Dariannus Award
Kai Zhou — Darien Board of Education Chairman’s Book Award
Hassana Arbubakrr — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award – Junior
Peter McLean — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award – Freshman
Liliana Cullen — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award -Senior
Lucinda Cullen — Darien High School Parent’s Association Award – Sophomore
Srishti Sharma — Darien Historical Society – Thaddeus Bell Award
Sophia Talwalkar — Dartmouth College Book Award
Samuel Cragin — Daughters of the American Revolution
John Lochtefeld — Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award
Emma Chase — Debate Team Leadership and Excellence Award
Peter McLean — Debate Team Novice Debaters Award
Halle Spataro — Delta Kappa Gamma Book Award
Carl Hathaway — DHS Technology and Engineering Award
Thomas Brown — Dr. Helen Merritt Award
Ria Dhull — Dr. Stewart Atkinson – Valedictorian Award
Samuel Cragin — Economics Book Award
Samantha Pensiero — Elaine Fattibene Book Award
Elizabeth Branca — Elaine Fattibene Book Award
Eleanor Chase — English 10 Award
Skyler Bennett — English 11 Award
Skylar Ford — English 11 Award
Sophia Talwalkar — English 11 Award
Folke Bruno — English Department Award
Katherine Elders — English Department Award
Nicholas Giotis — English Department Award
Taylor Richards — English Department Award
Alexis Zitzmann — European History Award
Meghan Wood — Faculty Award
Stephen Wood — Faculty Award
Joshua Ageloff — Faculty Award
Cameron Appleby — Faculty Award
Elizabeth Branca — Faculty Award
Mirela Bregu — Faculty Award
Ellison Brennan — Faculty Award
Thomas Brown — Faculty Award
Lindsay Cator — Faculty Award
Elizabeth Cator — Faculty Award
Elizabeth Corney — Faculty Award
Liliana Cullen — Faculty Award
Sergei Doroshin — Faculty Award
Amelia Fordyce — Faculty Award
Elizabeth Garijo-Garde — Faculty Award
Emma Gilbert — Faculty Award
Katherine Hackett — Faculty Award
Grant Hedley — Faculty Award
Alan Hyatt — Faculty Award
Anyergui Jimenez — Faculty Award
Philip Johnson — Faculty Award
William Koehler — Faculty Award
Caroline Krueger — Faculty Award
James Louis — Faculty Award
Michaela Loura — Faculty Award
Bosco Machievelo — Faculty Award
Manvi Malhotra — Faculty Award
Max Marcin — Faculty Award
Scott McGraw — Faculty Award
Veronica Mejias Faculty Award
Brooke Minichini — Faculty Award
Scott Roney — Faculty Award
Nicholas Teitler — Faculty Award
Michael Vitiello — Faculty Award
Nathan Whittaker — Faculty Award
Ken Zheng — Faculty Award
Blake Cellar — Fairfield County Association of Secondary School Principal’s Scholar Leader Award
Olivia Stein — Fairfield County Association of Secondary School Principal’s Scholar Leader Award
Hudson Lazzara — Fairfield University School of Engineering & Sikorsky Aircraft Award
Sofia Wilkinson — Fitch Spirit Award
Daniel Martorella — Fitch Spirit Award
Sean Huffert — George Washington University Book Award
Alec Armstrong — Gerry Mulligan Jazz Award
Matthew Bergwall — Gerry Mulligan Jazz Award
Ethan Drake — Gerry Mulligan Jazz Award
Catherine O’Connor — Gettysburg College Book Award
Sophia Talwalkar — Governor’s Scholar
Taylor Richards — Harold A. Peterson Math Award
Nicholas Derby — Harvard Club Book Award
Caroline Johnson — John Rallo Award for Excellence in Two World Languages
Nicholas Derby — Junior Mathematics Award
Ken Zheng — Kiwanis Award for Excellence in Fine Arts
Alan Hyatt — Kiwanis Award for Excellence in Technology Education
Ryan Sullivan — Kiwanis Award for Excellence in Technology Education
Emily Grandon — Kiwanis Musicians Award
Caeleigh O’Connor — Kiwanis Musicians Award
Evan Tong — Kiwanis Musicians Award
Ellen Harnisch — Law and Government Award
Rosali Pirone — Mary McKee Award
Vincent Xu — Math Team Award
Nadejda Radoulov — Mt.
