DURHAM AND MIDDLEFIELD STUDENTS HONORED AS STATE'S TOP SCHOLAR LEADERS

May 29, 2015 – Middle school students from Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Hampton, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Moodus, Old Saybrook, and Portland were recognized as the state’s top Scholar Leaders at the 2015 Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) Scholar Leader Banquet sponsored by the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts McDonald’s Owner/Operator Association.

As part of its long standing commitment to supporting educational programs in Connecticut, McDonald’s joined CAS to honor the following local students as the best of the best in the state at an awards ceremony held at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, Conn. on May 28.

• Erin Lindsay and Paddy Murray, Jared Eliot Middle School, Clinton
• Cara M. Jordan and Joseph L. Reilly, Cromwell Middle School, Cromwell
• Sophia Finkeldey and Michael Ryan, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River
• Bailey Zettergren and Eric Lipka, Strong Middle School, Durham
• Hannah Balda and Joseph Caruso, East Hampton Middle School, East Hampton
• Marie Emerson and Matt Wills, Haddam-Killingworth Middle School, Killingworth
• Noelle Sorensen and Ryan Doyle, Memorial Middle School, Middlefield
• Rafaida Khan and Lochlan Reeder, Keigwin Middle School, Middletown
• Sonya Hadley and Tyler Wenzel, Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Middletown
• Shayna Moffatt and Christopher Cappitella, Nathan Hale Ray Middle School, Moodus
• Madeline Bradley and Aidan O’Donnell, Old Saybrook Middle School, Old Saybrook
• Morgan Elizabeth Tammaro and Mark Anthony Matera, Portland Middle School, Portland

“McDonald’s is pleased to congratulate this year’s Scholar Leader recipients,” said Scott Taylor, McDonald’s owner/operator and president of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts McDonald’s Owner/Operator Association. “As a proud partner with CAS, McDonald’s is honored to recognize Connecticut’s top middle school students, who have put their best foot forward and earned remarkable achievements in both school and in their local communities.”

The Connecticut Scholar Leader Awards is the largest program of its type in the state. The award is presented to one male and one female student in each middle school whose record of academic achievement and service have been truly exemplary, whose personal standards and accomplishments are a model for others and who possess high levels of integrity, self discipline, honesty and courage.

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