East Haven High School Students Honored

Local students, Jessica Benevento and Denny McDermott, from East Haven High School, were two of 305 top Connecticut seniors who excel in the arts that were honored at the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) High School Outstanding Arts Awards Banquet held on April 6th at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington.

The students are pictured here receiving their awards from left to right with Jerry Kristafer, Weekday Morning Host, WJMJ Radio; Jennifer LaJoie, Sales Associate, Bearingstar Insurance; Kevin Myjak, Sales Associate, Jostens; and Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of CAS. The CAS Outstanding Arts Awards Banquet annually recognizes two seniors in each CAS member high school for outstanding ability in the performing or visual arts.

The students are selected by their schools to receive this honor. The banquet, with more than 1,400 in attendance, is sponsored by Jostens and Bearingstar Insurance.

About the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) – The Connecticut
Association of Schools serve’s Connecticut’s K-12 public and parochial schools in all areas of inter-school activity. CAS has emerged as an informed leader in
Connecticut’s educational system, providing services to Connecticut’s schools in areas ranging from academics to athletics. The association represents over 1,000 schools in the state. The Connecticut Association of Schools is a non-profit organization located in Cheshire, Connecticut.