Greenwich Students To Receive 2020 Community Service Awards

GREENWICH, CT — A number of Greenwich students will receive community service awards this week for their participation in service activities, school officials announced Tuesday. A virtual awards ceremony is scheduled to be held Wednesday, May 27, at 6 p.m. through Zoom.

During the ceremony, Superintendent of Schools Toni Jones, Board of Education Chair Peter Bernstein, and First Selectman Fred Camillo will share remarks, and school principals and house administrators will present the awards to the elementary, middle and high school student recipients. (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

"The Community Service Awards are an honored tradition in our school district, recognizing students who have given so much of their time, energy and efforts to improve their school and broader communities," Jones said in a statement. "I am filled with so much pride when I see and hear about the impact that these impressive students have made."

Ernest Fleishman, who previously served as superintendent from 1976 to 1989, will present the Fleishman Award for Community Service to Greenwich High School student Emil Perdue. According to a the announcement, the award recognizes students who have made "outstanding contributions to their community."

Additionally, each student will receive state citations in recognition of their accomplishments.

The following students will receive awards, according to Greenwich Public Schools:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AWARDS

• Nina Baldinucci (Cos Cob School)
• Ava Hagerty and Emma Maini (Glenville School)
• Keeghan Kortner (Hamilton Avenue School)
• Slater Palmer (The International School at Dundee)
• Lynn Gulli (Julian Curtiss School)
• Alexis Palanca (New Lebanon School)
• Kaitlyn Qin and Kyler Woerz (North Mianus School)
• Charlotte Marek and Isabella Nedder (North Street School)
• Patrick Owen Cunnion and Oliva Leach (Old Greenwich School)
• Noah Coppel and Aliza Torop (Parkway School)
• Bobby Stanley (Riverside School)

MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS

• Martin Fomin (Central Middle School)
• Audrey Long (Eastern Middle School)
• Kristine Anne De Jesus (Western Middle School)
• Daniella Gavalas (Western Middle School)

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS

• Emma Burstiner (Bella House)
• Lucas Gazianis (Cantor House)
• Amy Barratt (Clark House)
• Luciana Stefani (Folsom House)
• Kate Ochoa (Sheldon House)

THE FLEISHMAN SERVICE AWARD

• Emil Perdue (Greenwich High School)

Those who wish to attend the Zoom meeting can do so through this link, or dial in by phone at 646-558-8656 and using the webinar ID: 879 7276 8847.