2026 Community Service Award Recipients Announced By Greenwich Public Schools

GREENWICH, CT — Greenwich Public Schools has announced that the 2026 Community Service Awards will be held on Tuesday, April 21, at 5 p.m. at Greenwich High School’s Performing Arts Center to recognize student participation in service activities that help to improve both their school and the community.

The entire community is invited to attend. In addition, GHS senior Riona McKersie, has been named the winner of the prestigious Fleishman Service Award.

Since 1986, students are annually selected from each elementary school to accept the award on behalf of the entire school for service activities and projects that they have participated in throughout the year.

Community Service Awards are presented to middle school students, representing each of GPS' three middle schools and five high school students, representing each GHS house.

An additional high school student is also selected to receive the Fleishman Service Award.

Dr. Ernest Fleishman, a former GPS superintendent and the founder of the Community Service Awards, presents this award to a GHS student who has made significant contributions to their school and community.

The student award recipients and program participants are:

Elementary School Awards

School, Representatives, Principal

• Cos Cob School, Jonah Meyer. Kerry Gavin
• Glenville School, Nora McQueen, Klara Monaco
• Hamilton Avenue School, Derek Lulgjuraj, Diane Chiappetta-Fox
• International School at Dundee, Charlotte Ranalli, Phil Hammack
• Julian Curtiss School, Declan Krupa, Eduardo Calderón
• New Lebanon School, Jose Rocha, Dr. Daniel Russo
• North Mianus School, Catherine Peters, Kathleen Ramirez
• North Street School, Olivia Crohn, Jill Flood
• Old Greenwich School, Willem Watson, Dr. Jennifer Bencivengo
• Parkway School, Robert Pacaj, Mary Grandville
• Riverside School, Rodrigo Ferrario Alonso, Jason Martín

Middle School Awards

School, Recipients, Principal

• Central MS, Lilia Dubin, Thomas Healy
• Eastern MS Blake Shattuck, Marc Guarino
• Western MS, Daniela Puchi, Suzanne Coyne

High School Awards

House, Recipients, Administrator

• Bella House, May Collins, Lucy Arecco
• Cantor House, Ambika Jha, Christina Shaw
• Clark House, Megan Carriello, David Walko
• Folsom House, Sylvester Pecora, Andrew Byrne
• Sheldon House, Ella Whitridge, Brigid Barry

• The Fleishman Service Award: Riona McKersie